October 20, 2016 Students Come First Eagles of the Week
Dear Parents, Important Dates Red Ribbon Week - Be 100% Drug Free Monday, October 24, 2016: Wear Red Tuesday, October 25, 2016: Wear sports shirt or jersey Safety Presentations and Pumpkin Night Wednesday, October 26, 2016: Wear shirt backwards, Safety Presentations & Hot Lunch Thursday, October 27, 2016: Wear neon colors and sunglasses Friday, October 28, 2016: Wear a lei and/or hawaiian clothes Red Ribbon Week: Erickson Elementary School will have a Spirit Week next week in honor of Red Ribbon Week and our commitment to stay DRUG FREE (Please refer to the attached flyer). Safety Presentations: Officer Odoi from the Bloomingdale Police Department will be at Erickson on Tuesday and Wednesday to provide safety talks to all grade levels. Officer Odoi will provide safety tips on a variety of topics. Please have a conversation with your child about safety tips when at home or playing outside in the neighborhood. Pumpkin Night: Family Pumpkin Night will take place on Tuesday. Students will decorate a pumpkin and write a short story about the pumpkin. Pictures will be taken and posted around the school. Halloween Parade & Party: On Monday, October 31st, the Halloween Parade will begin at 1:30 pm. Students will parade through the various classrooms and travel outside the building for parents & family to view. If the weather does not cooperate, parents & family members will be invited into the gym to experience the Halloween Parade. Room parties will immediately follow the Halloween Parade. Students that wish to leave school prior to the start of the lunch period to dress, should notify the office in writing (see attached dismissal form). There will be a change in the lunch period: 12:30 pm 1:20 pm. Trick or Treat Safety Tips: STAY on the sidewalk, ONLY eat candy that has been inspected by an adult, Throw away any unwrapped candy, Travel with a group, Wear a reflecting item on your costume so cars can see you, Observe the Trick-Or-Treating hours, Have a hauntingly good time!
Wacky Wednesday Pajama Day
Wacky Wednesday Pajama Day
Help Erickson Elementary celebrate Red Ribbon Week October 24-28th Monday - Proud to Be Drug Free! (wear red to kick off Red Ribbon Week) Tuesday - Team-Up Against Drugs (wear sports shirts or jerseys) Wednesday - Turn Your Back on Drugs (wear shirt backwards) Thursday - We re too Bright for Drugs (wear neon colors and sunglasses) Friday - Lei Off Drugs (wear a lei and/or hawaiian clothes)
Socktober A National Sole Warming Movement Grades EC-2 and Grades 3-5 will compete against each other by donating new pairs of socks. The grade level with the most pairs of socks will earn a sock hop in the gym during recess. All donated socks will make a huge difference in the lives of our neighbors who are homeless.
Parent/Teacher Conferences Erickson Elementary November 21 st & 22 nd Visit the Erickson Elementary School Website to schedule parent teacher conferences. Parents will have the opportunity to conference with the classroom teacher. The PTC Wizard will be available on Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 9:00 pm. Parents have until November 15 th to sign-up online. 20 minute time slots If you have questions regarding parent/teacher conferences, please contact the building principal at phaugens@sd13.org or by phone 630-529-2223. November 21 st 1:00 pm 8:00 pm November 22 nd 1:00 pm 8:00 pm ERICKSON ELEMENTARY 277 Springfield Dr. Bloomingdale, Il 60108 http://www.sd13.org/erick sonelementary_home.aspx 630-529-2223 Principal Patrick Haugens AP Stacy Johnston
ERICKSON ELEMENTARY 2016 Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. 2 3 4 5 6 7 School Store during lunch Hot Lunch Book Fair 8:30am-2:00pm Teacher Institute No School Book Fair Open until 6:30pm 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Hot Lunch 5 th grade Lorado Taft Dist. 13 Blood Drive 5:45pm 5 th grade Lorado Taft 5 th grade Lorado Taft Fall Fundraiser Ends No School Celebration 6:30pm 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 School Store during lunch Hot lunch Wacky Wednesday Pajama day Early Dismissal 1:40pm Bus Evacuation Drills 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 RED RIBBON WEEK Family Pumpkin Night Safety Presentations Hot lunch Safety Presentations PTO Box Tops Due 30 31 12:30 1:20 Lunch Time 1:30 Halloween Parade 2:00-3:00 Halloween Parties notes Please refer to the Weekly Erickson Express for up-to-date list of activities and events. Follow Erickson Elementary School on Twitter @D13Eagles Running Club 3:30-4:30 Tuesday and Thursday Ends Oct 6. Chess Club Mondays from 3:30-4:30 (no class 10/10 & 10/31) Build it Club Thursday from 3:30-4:30 (no class 11/24)
Tuesday, October 25 th from 5:30 7:30pm Come join us for a night full of fun for the whole family! We will have a pumpkin patch for you to pick your new pumpkin friend, and then you will be decorating and writing a short story about him/her. Pictures will be taken with your new friend then posted all over the school. We will also have digging for prizes and apple decorating! $10.00 includes a pumpkin, one round of digging for prizes and a caramel apple to decorate and bring home! If the other family members would like to join in the decorating experience please list them below. There will be food and drinks available for purchase. Please complete the bottom portion of the form then send it back to school (cash or checks made payable to Erickson PTO) by Wednesday October 19 th. Make sure the payment is labeled with PTO Pumpkin Night. If you have any questions, please contact ashleyvercillo@att.net. Family Name: # of people attending Number of pumpkins x $10.00 (1 pumpkin, 1 digging entry, 1 Caramel Apple) Additional Apples x $2.00 Digging for Prizes x $5.00 Total amount enclosed
Halloween Parade & Room Party Parents may pick up their children to dress for the parade 12:15 pm: Dismissal for students to change at home (permission slip must be returned). HALLOWEEN PARADE & ROOM PARTY Lunch 12:30 1:20 Parade: 1:30 2:00 Room Party: 2:00 3:00 The Halloween Parade and Room Parties are scheduled for Monday, October 31st. Any student attending Erickson Elementary School is able to participate in this event. All family members are welcome to attend the parade at approximately 1:30 pm (the parade route will travel outside the building). Due to safety & security, the number of parents able to attend the classroom party will be limited to six (6) individuals. If you are interested in volunteering for the Halloween Room Party, please contact the head room parent for your child s classroom (see list below). If you do not have the contact info for the room parent, please contact Jill Melford: janders51990@gmail.com. Thank you for understanding that the safety and security of the students at Erickson Elementary is our number one priority. ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 277 Springfield Drive Bloomingdale, IL 60108 Phone: 630 529 2223 Principal: Patrick Haugens AP: Stacy Johnston
ROOM PARENT INFO Hayes AM Volkman AM Borsellino PM Gunther Binder Smith Atchison Bucci Koziol Cockerham Sliwa Stankoskey Juhas Patla Gajewski Winiarczyk Kotwas Ikens Clasey Warner Paoletti Lepore Kristin Fiorito Dena Sizopoulos Lorie Gironda Julie Coronato Jennifer Johanek Nora Mariani Rebecca Wyatt Jessica Bowman Tami Pagliuco Jacquelyn Whiting Kim Grumeretz Shauna Hogan Jessica Lukes Rebecca Wyatt Julie Coronato Jill Melford Liliana Hernandez Lorie Gironda Dawn Zakic Peggy Nielsen Lynn Kane Lisa Cozzi
HALLOWEEN LUNCH DISMISSAL MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2016 I WILL PICK UP MY CHILD/CHILDREN ON MONDAY OCTOBER 31st. Dismissal at 12:15 Return to school by: 1:20 KEEP THIS PART FOR YOUR INFORMATION RETURN THIS PORTION TO SCHOOL BY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26th. STUDENT ROOM# TEACHER 1. 2. 3. 4. (Parent/Guardian Signature) Date
Please join the Bloomingdale Park District, to help cleanup and maintain Springfield Park! Saturday, October 22, 2016 Springfield Park 269 Springfield Drive Bloomingdale Cleanup 9am-11am Followed by lunch Please share this invitation with all of your friends and family! Respond if you can make it to natalie@wmwolffconstruction.com We hope to see you out there!
October 20, 2016 FAMILY PUMPKIN NIGHT: It s not too late! Pumpkin Night is Tuesday, October 25. Join us for pumpkin decorating, story writing, and more. Dinner can be purchased at the event as well. Please send the form and payment to school by tomorrow. TURKEY TROT: We will be having a 1 mile Fun Run with a portion of the entry fee donated to the Wounded Warrior Project on Friday, November 4th after school. Please see the attached flyer for details and to register! BOX TOPS: One more week for the first round of box tops! Send them to school with your child to turn in for their class. The class that collects the most box tops by October 28 wins a treat from the PTO! SPIRITWEAR STORE RE-OPEN: New winter items will be available soon. Watch for the new flyer to order. Orders will be in before the holidays. THANKSGIVING FEAST: The planning is in progress and we are very excited for another great year! Please look for the donation letter that will be coming home with your child soon. We greatly appreciate each and every donation to help make our Feast a success. Please contact Tami Kolvitz-Pagliuco with any questions tamipags79@gmail.com HOT LUNCH: WT Cafe is the new Hot Lunch vendor this year. Hot Lunch can be ordered on a weekly basis up to 36 hours prior. No orders for that week will be accepted after Monday at midnight. Contact Angie Selvaggio angelm7880@sbcglobal.net if you have questions. https://order.wtcafe.com/login.html?frid=31 PTO EVENTS October 25 Family Pumpkin Night 5:30-7:30 PM October 28 Box Top Contest Ends November 4 Turkey Trot Run 3:30-4:30 PM November 9 PTO Meeting 5:45 PM November 14 Thanksgiving Feast If you would like to get involved with the Erickson PTO or have comments or questions, please email us at: ericksonpto13@gmail. com PTO Meeting Notes http://bit.ly/1tytrhq President Vice President Fundraising Treasurer Secretary Julie Coronato Marie Marciniak Liz Buck Michelle Caravello Kathy Boebel
Erickson Elementary 1Mile Trot for Wounded Warriors Run Walk Trot Rain or Shine Friday, 11/4 3:30PM 4:30PM Where: Erickson Elementary Cost: $15 per participant Erickson backpack or t shirt Turkey Trot Finisher Medal Water & Snack @ Finish Line $5 Wounded Warriors Project donation Register: By Tuesday, 11/1* Who: All grades, Run Club, & parents welcome. Send questions to janders51990@gmail.com Submit registration form by Tuesday, November 1. Student Name: Grade: Yes. I give my child permission to participate in Erickson s 1 Mile Trot for Wounded Warriors. Parent Printed Name: Parent Signature: My child will be picked up by: Phone Number: E mail: Total Amount: Please make checks payable to Erickson PTO.
Erickson Parent Teacher Organization Thanksgiving Feast November 14th Dear Parents, The Erickson PTO Thanksgiving Feast is scheduled for Monday, November 14th. The involvement of the students, teachers, administrators, local businesses and parents all play an important role in making this event a success. We are asking for your support to keep our Thanksgiving Feast a success. Please let us know if you would be willing to make a donation for this festivity to help cover the cost of food for your child/children by filling out the form below and returning it to school. If you are aware of any local businesses that may be interested in making a donation, please make a note on the form below. On behalf of the Erickson Elementary students, thank you all for your help! Thanksgiving Feast Committee Enclosed is my check or cash in support of the Thanksgiving Feast. (Payable to Erickson PTO) Enclosed is my business donation I know a business you may contact for a donation I would like my name listed as a donor on the 2016 Thank You letter. Parent Name: Child(ren) Name: Business Name: Telephone#: Room#: Please return by November 9th