The Newsletter Date October 5, 2012 PTO President s News Welcome Back Seth Paine Families!!! Seth Paine Elementary School PTO Newsletter Upcoming Events Oct. 8 Columbus Day No School Oct 12 Hats off for Cancer Day and Sonic Restaurant Night Oct 17 Early Release Oct 26 Freaky Friday Oct 27 Spooky Saturday Oct 22-26 Red Ribbon Week Oct 31 Halloween Parties/Parade Nov 2 Institute Day Nov 14 PTO meeting Nov 15 Early Release Nov 14 16 Book Fair Nov 21 23 Thanksgiving Break The first month is always such an adjustment at my house as we get back into the school routine. I hope that you are settling into the school year nicely. It was great to kick off the school year with our Back to School Picnic. I loved re-connecting with familiar faces and meeting new families. Seth Paine has so many exciting things going on that I want to highlight. The PTO is changing things up a bit this year and we hope that you like what you see. In terms of fundraising we have limited the number of times that we will ask you to sell something. Innisbrook, going on thru 10/9 is the only fall fundraiser. Additionally, we have added a no stress fundraiser option. If you prefer to make a donation to Seth Paine PTO in lieu or in addition to participating in traditional fundraising activities you may. Donations can be made by writing a check to Seth Paine PTO and putting DONATION on the memo line or online via the District 95 Education Foundation. Look for Donate Now button on Seth Paine PTO page and select Seth Paine School (the Dragon), follow the steps to donate. Your financial support is critical in order to offer grade level events like Revolutionary War Days for 5th grade and Teddy Bear Tea for 2nd, all school assemblies, after school enrichment, family events, Halloween fest, etc... New this year, Manna cards can be ordered monthly! Manna cards are gift cards that you purchase thru the PTO and the PTO is given a percent back on each purchase (varies per gift card). It is no additional cost to you. Check out the website for more details. Want to get involved and volunteer your time? You should have already received a classroom volunteer form from your students' room parent(s). Additionally, a general PTO volunteer form has been sent home and is also available on the website. Throughout the year volunteers will be recruited for specific events or activities. The PTO motto is the more the merrier! Whether you can spare an hour of time or more. It is a great way to meet other Seth Paine parents and have fun! I am looking forward to another spectacular year together at Seth Paine!!! Beth Slaughter PTO President
Page 2 of 8 Your Trash, Our Treasure September collections of Box Tops and Labels for Education have been made and we are in process of counting them all. Thank you to everyone who so faithfully cuts, collects, and sends them in! If you'd like to find out more about where you can find the labels we collect or more about the program, additional information can be found on the Seth Paine website, along with links to complete lists of participating products. Next collection week: Oct 22 nd -26 th Hearing and Vision Seth Paine Vision and Hearing Testing Friday, October 19 Classroom sign-ups will be in the Teachers Lounge this week. If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Melanie Collins at thecollins4@comcast.net
Page 3 of 8 2 nd Annual Back to School Picnic Our 2 nd annual back to school picnic was a great success. A special thank you to Bella Lukes, Alpha Baking Company, and Leader Ace Hardware for sponsoring the picnic. A big thank you to the numerous volunteers that helped to make the event a success. Family Events Thank You s and Upcoming Buzz Books are completed and have been distributed to students. A special thank you to Tara Elder, Debbie Miller and Debbie Theys-Dice for their help putting the books together. Bingo was a success. Thanks to all who came out to play and volunteer! A special thanks goes to Debbie Miller for organizing this fun family event! Chili s Restaurant Weeks PEPPER PROFIT EVENT The first restaurant night of the year is fast approaching. This time it will be a little different, eat at Chill's in Kildeer any night from Oct 29th thru November 11th and provide them with a copy of voucher (can also be displayed on your phone) and Seth Paine will receive 10% of your entire order before tax! Watch the school website for more information and your copy of the voucher. You can share this voucher with all your friends and family in the area and help make this event a huge success. For questions please contact, Debbie Miller at dbm1032ceo@comcast.net.
Page 4 of 8 Seth Paine PTO announces its Fall Fundraiser Sept. 28 th Oct. 9 th Important Instructions Collect orders, then enter them on the Innisbrook website. Go to www.innisbrook.com - Follow the EZ Steps to enter your orders. - Our school number is 104193. - Deadline for entering orders is Tuesday, October 9 th. - Make checks payable to Seth Paine PTO. - Calculate and Collect 7.0% sales tax on all orders. *Sales tax will be automatically included when you enter the order online. - After entering your order online, send in your payment in the envelope provided. - Call Innisbrook Customer Service with questions, 1-877-525-5608 / customerservice@innisbrook.com. - All orders will be ready for pick-up during Parent/Teacher conferences in November. ***Our goal is $10,000 in total sales!*** We need your help! New This Year! - If your family does not want to place an order with Innisbrook, but would still like to support the PTO, you are able to send in a monetary donation instead. Families can either send in a check made out Seth Paine PTO with "donation" in the comment line, or submit a donation to the District 95 Educational Foundation via credit card using the following link: http://www.district95foundation.org/ptofundraising.html A donate button can also be accessed from the Seth Paine PTO web page. Out-of-town family and friends can support our fundraiser. To receive credit for orders, your child must first be registered. Log on to the www.innisbrook.com website to register and send Emails. Please do not return your order worksheet to school. You will need it for product distribution.
Page 4 6 of 8 Page 5 of 8 Dragon Freaky Friday and Spooky Saturday Halloween is just around the corner! Please join us for our annual Halloween event. Order your tickets in advance for a discount, notice will go home shortly and be posted on the school website. Admission includes: One Creepy Trip through the Haunted House, Spooky Spa (nails, face painting and ghostly tattoos), Ghoulish Games & Frightful Prizes, Devilish DJ & Dancing on Friday, Beastly Bouncy House on Saturday There will be Frightening Refreshments for sale at both evenings. Friday, October 26 7:00-9:00 pm - 4th and 5th Grades (Drop-Off Event - No Parents) Saturday, October 27 5:00-7:00 pm - Kindergarten through 3rd Grade (Parents must attend) Please bring a food item to donate for an extra, free ticket for the Haunted House. VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED!!! An hour of your time will insure a memorable event for your child. Volunteer forms are on the school website. Questions? Please contact: Debbie Miller - dbm1032ceo@comcast.net or Christy Middlebrook - christymarie92@yahoo.com Spook House inquiries should be directed to: Cory Clouse - cclouse@courtesyassembly.com
Page 6 of 8 Red Ribbon Week is October 22-26. The theme for this year is "Lake Zurich Schools Link-Up Against Drugs". Information on Red Ribbon Week will be coming home the week prior, and will include a pledge/link for the students to sign and return to school, which will then be "linked up" to create a giant pledge paper chain that will be hung in the cafeteria during Red Ribbon Week. Also included will be a coloring contest, for which there will be one winner in each grade K-5. The pledge/link and coloring sheet are to be returned to school on Monday, October 22nd. Look out for the Red Ribbon Week information coming home week of October 15th. Fall Book Fair The Fall book fair is coming up! Get Ready an All-Star event November 14th - 16th. We will also host our Bagels and Books Event on Friday, November 16th. Parents can enjoy shopping and eating breakfast from 8:30-10:00 am. We are looking for volunteers to help set up, work during the fair and break down. We need your help to make this event a great success! If you are interested, please email Nicole Babcock at nicmariani@yahoo.com. More details to follow soon!
Page 7 of 8 First After-School Book Club a Homerun! Over 50 students attended Seth Paine's after-school book clubs on September 24th. The baseball-themed book clubs featured fun, food and friends. Our older students had a chance to participate in a rousing game of Jeopardy, testing their recall and insight into the book they read in preparation for the afternoon -- King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige. The younger students were treated to out-loud readings of Clemente and Batter Up, Wombat before they competed in their own Jeopardy game. Both groups received a surprise visit from ballpark vendors, complete with popcorn and apple juice. The afternoon concluded with the kids decorating their own baseball cookies, complete with licorice stitching. Stay tuned for information about our upcoming book clubs so your kids can join in the fun!
Page 8 of 8 First After-School Book Club a Homerun! (Continued) Next PTO Meeting Nov. 14th at 7 pm in Library Next Newsletter Deadline Nov 9 for a publish date of Nov. 16th th