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Hello Elmwood Families!
Keep informed by checking out Elmwood’s web page at: http://d203.schoolwires.net/Domain/9
Elmwood Visitor Identification Procedure
In an effort to make Elmwood School (along with the other 13 District Elementary Schools) the safest place possible for our children,
your cooperation in observing the following procedure is vital to the safety of our children. All parents and visitors entering Elmwood
School will now be required to show their driver’s license or state identification card when signing your child out of the office. Please
continue to wear a red apple visitor sticker at all times while in the school building or on the school grounds. We recognize and know
most of you. Please realize we are following District procedure and anything to keep our students safe is a good thing. Thank you for
you your cooperation.
Staff News
Please join us in congratulating Linda Griffin, Robin Green, Nancy Kendzora, Mary Kirby and Becky Madawick on their retirement at the end of this
school year. Home & School will be having a special celebration on May 28th 2:40 – 4:00 in the Eagle’s Lair. Please stop by to wish them well. We also
wish some additional staff members best wishes as they pursue new opportunities for the 2015-2016 school year. The most current staff list for the
2015-2016 school year can be found on our Elmwood web page tomorrow morning.
Safety Update regarding drop off/pick up lanes
Please ensure that everyone arrives and leaves school safely everyday by obeying all signs and signals. Please stay in the proper lanes and pull ahead
accordingly. Only drop off/pick up your children in designated drop off/pick up lanes. Do not stop in the cross walk area while waiting to proceed in
line. This will ensure the safety of all students and adults. Thanks in advance for your assistance in regards to safety at Elmwood School!
Jump Rope for Heart Update (see below)
Upcoming Dates:
Friday, April 17th
Spirit Bash Ticket Order Forms Due (see below for more information)
Movie Night 7:00 – 9:00 PM (see below)
Saturday, April 18th
Garden Plot Soil Work Day (see below)
Monday, April 20th
Battle of the Books Preliminary Round –
Kennedy Jr. High School 4:00 4th Grade 5:30 5th Grade
Tuesday, April 21st
Battle of the Books Final Round – Nicolas Library
4:00 - 4th Grade
5:30 - 5th Grade
Friday, April 24th
Registration Packets DUE to Office
Saturday, April 25th
Annual Home & School Spirit Bash at Elmwood 5:30 – 8:30 PM (see below)
Friday, May 1st
Daddy Daughter Dance (see below)
Monday, May 4th
New Y Safe ‘n Sound Before and After School Program registration begins (see below)
Thursday, May 7th
10:00 AM Elmwood Elementary School Garden Dedication Ceremony (see below)
2nd Annual Taste of Elmwood - Elmwood Elementary - 6:00 – 8:00 PM (see below)
Thursday, May 14th
Volunteer Breakfast – Information coming soon!
Summer Garden Planning Meeting MPR – Information coming soon!
Friday, May 15th
Be Active for Elmwood Garden - 5:30 PM GYM (see below)
Tuesday, May 26
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Rescheduled Elmwood Field Day
Thursday, May 28th
Home & School Retiring Teacher Celebration 2:40 – 4:00 PM Eagles Lair
Monday, June 1st
SOAR Recognition Ceremony 1:15 PM
Jump Rope for Heart Update
Thank you to all those families that assisted or donated to the American Heart Association during the annual Jump Rope For Heart. We raised over
$1,500.00 this year! This event was for such a worthy cause, the continuous fight against heart disease! This year’s event was a lot of fun because we
combined our jump roping skills with our dancing skills too. We had the Wii Just Dance playing throughout the entire event to encourage everyone to
enjoy an active and healthy lifestyle.
Special thanks to Mr. Cleveland, Mr. McLeod, Mrs. Bailey, and Mrs. Czerak, our very friendly Elmwood teachers who helped us out too!
Once again, thank you to all of you that donated or participated this year! You certainly make a difference! Please plan on joining us for our next big
event, Elmwood Field Day on Tuesday, May 26th. There will be many fun and challenging activities throughout the day.
Thanks again for everything that you do,
Mr. Howard
Family Movie Night
Friday, April 17th
Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Please enjoy a viewing of: Big Hero 6 or Penguins of Madagascar 3
The Movie Night committee is seeking volunteers to help during the event. Please visit the link below to help:
http://www3.signupgenius.com/mobile/index.cfm?action=signups.signup&URLID=20f0e4eafa72ea13-friday
Garden Plot Soil Work Day
The Elmwood Garden Committee is looking for volunteers to help fill the garden beds with soil on Saturday, April 18. Many hands make light work...so
whatever your schedule allows, we appreciate the help! To sign up, go to:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0D4BA8A622A6F49-elmwood
SPIRT BASH 2015!
Save the date for the Spirit Bash Carnival! April 25 at Elmwood Elementary School from 5:30 - 8:30 pm. Spirit Bash is our largest
fundraiser of the year and we have lots of fun activities planned for this year's event!
Raffle Baskets: We are still in need of donations for the Spirit Bash Classroom Raffle Baskets. Any donations of kid's items are appreciated for the
baskets.
Ticket Order Forms: Order forms are coming home this week. Additional forms will be available on Elmwood’s webpage.
Please turn your orders for admission tickets in by April 17! .
Cake Walk: Please donate a baked item for our Spirit Bash Cake Walk! This activity is always a hit with the kids. Cake Walk donations will be accepted
on April 23, 24 and 25.
Silent Auction: We are seeking donations of items for our silent auction. If you have an item to donate or have a connection at a business, please let
us know!
Volunteers: Can you help with the event? We need lots of volunteers to help with Spirit Bash and appreciate any volunteers who can help! Sign up
here: Spirit Bash 2015
Daddy Daughter Dance
Break out your Hawaiian Shirts and Hula Skirts!
Guest DJ playing today’s hits & yesterday’s beachy faves, limbo contest, dance lessons, photo booths, candy bar and a treasure to take home!
Tickets: $25 - daddy/daughter or $30 - daddy/daughters
By Credit Card: reserve your tickets online at: http://elmwooddaddydaughterluau.weebly.com/
New Fall 2015 - Y Safe ‘n Sound before and after school program
Y Safe ’n Sound will now be offering before and after school program at Elmwood Elementary 2015-2016 school year. Please visit their website for
more information. Registration begins May 4th www.ymcachicago.org/safensound
Elmwood Garden Dedication Ceremony
The Elmwood Home and School Association's Garden Committee cordially invites you to a brief ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of our
new school garden.
Date: Thursday, May 7
Time: 10 am
Location: Elmwood Elementary School garden, on the south side of the building
Elmwood Taste of Elmwood – May 7th
We are so excited to be hosting our 2nd Annual Taste of Elmwood next month on May 7th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. However we need your help! Please
send in your RSVP as soon as possible, so that we can plan for this great event! We are still in need of families who are willing to offer Cultural
Heritage displays. This can include a poster, artifacts, or pictures. The more creative, the better! We’d love to have as many displays as possible! We
are also in need of families willing to bring a special cultural dish to share. This promises to be a great evening for our Elmwood Community. So please
RSVP today! Thank you for all of your help to make this a spectacular event!
Be Active for Elmwood’s Garden Plot
Be Active for Elmwood’s Garden Plot and participate for 45 minutes of a “family workout” lead by an instructor on Friday, May 15th 5:30 PM in our
GYM. Planks, pushups, sit ups etc. This is a free event but cash donations will be accepted.