NOVEMBER 2014
IPTO .
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ITASCA PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION
Proudly serving Benson Primary, Franzen Intermediate, and Peacock Middle Schools
November Events
3
IPTO Meeting @ Peacock
7:00PM
7
Market Day and Pie orders
DUE to school
7
Dec. newsletter entries
DUE to
[email protected]
10
Online Market Day orders
DUE by 11:00PM
13
Market Day Pick-up @ Park
District 5:30-6:30PM
15
Dec. IPTO newsletter
ONLINE
24
NO SCHOOL - Parent/
Teacher Conferences
25
NO SCHOOL - Teacher
Institute Day
26-28 NO SCHOOL - District
closed for Thanksgiving
holiday
President’s Letter
Thank you to all the parents
who have already volunteered
this year. The Itasca Parent
Teacher Organization is
dedicated to enriching the
educational experience of
students at Benson, Franzen
and Peacock schools, and we
couldn’t accomplish this
without YOU – our parent
volunteers!
• Benson/Franzen/Peacock
Spiritwear order forms
• Culture Night 2015 Information
Lisa Ciccia
IPTO President
Thank you to all the parents
that volunteered to organize
the Halloween parties in each
classroom. The students
always look forward to these
parties and I’m sure they are
going to be SPOOKTACULAR!
To those parents organizing
the Holiday parties, thank
you in advance for making
the holiday season extra
special for our students.
Be sure to mark your
calendars for our next IPTO
meeting on Monday,
November 3 at 7:00PM in the
Peacock Media Center. We
have free onsite babysitting,
so join us if you can.
2014-2015 IPTO Board
New on the Website this
Month:
If you have any questions or
comments, please contact any
of the IPTO Board members.
Wishing everyone a festive
and happy fall season!
President: Lisa Ciccia
630.773.8708
[email protected]
VP Benson: Sherri Wolfe
630.467.1314
[email protected]
VP Franzen: Denise Glennon
630.250.1322
[email protected]
Treasurer: Lori Tobler
630.773.4142
[email protected]
VP Peacock: Vittoria Carey
630.773.1017
[email protected]
Secretary: Anita DeValk
630.467.0513
[email protected]
FOR MORE IPTO INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.ITASCA.K12.IL.US, CLICK PARENT GROUP TAB, THEN IPTO
NOVEMBER 2014
Import ant N ew s
The IPTO and District 10
schools are now on Twitter!
Follow us:
@ItascaPTO
@D10Benson
@D10Franzen
@D10Peacock
The District 10 Education
Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for
profit and tax exempt
organization founded in 2013 to
support the educational process
by awarding annual grant money
to District 10 schools in
Itasca. The mission of the D10EF
is to provide funds for educational
programs, technology, activities
and other resources that are
beyond the scope of public school
funding and not covered by
District 10's operating budget.
Stay informed on Foundation
news, progress and activities by:
• Following our Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/D10EF
• Visiting our website at
www.d10ef.org/
Coming Up Next Month:
• IPTO Bake Sale at K and 2nd
grade holiday programs
• Hot Lunch forms for JanuaryMay
• Parent-Teacher Conferences
Mother/Son Bowl
Invitations to the Mother/Son
Bowling Event held on Sunday,
January 26, 2015 will be coming
home in late November. This
event includes bowling, lunch,
raffles and more. Registration
and payment should be returned
to school by Friday, December
12. The committee is also looking
for any family or business raffle
prizes and voluteers (especially
dads) for the day of the event.
Please contact Ann Deardorff at
[email protected] or
630.285.1164. This event is only
for Benson and Franzen boys
accompanied by a mother or
adult.
Market Day Pie Sale
This month Market Day is offering
a yummy way to earn profits for
our schools - PIE! The more pies
ordered, the more we earn. This
year’s goal is 500 pies! Be sure to
check out the great selection.
This is an easy way to simplify
your holiday preparations and
support our schools at the same
time. Pie orders and payments
are due November 7.
Box Top Fundraiser
Collecting Box Tops, Campbell’s
Labels, SunnyD Labels, and
Tyson points throughout the year
is an easy way for parents to
support their child’s education.
These labels and points earn
Benson/Franzen/Peacock
money or products for our
Spirit Wear
schools. For example, Campbell’s
Hey Bulldogs, Falcons and
labels earn points that can be
Chargers! Show your school spirit redeemed for educational
with this year’s great line-up of
resources. In the past, Franzen
spirit wear! School spirit wear
School received new basketballs
order forms are available online.
and footballs thanks to your
Paper copies should be coming
efforts and the Campbell’s Labels
home soon. Spirit wear samples
for Education program. For every
will be available for viewing at all 20 SunnyD labels we collect, we
schools at the end of the month. receive 20 new books for our
All orders are due Monday,
teachers. Box Tops gives money
December 1. Orders will be
to our schools just for sending
delivered to schools the week of
them in!
December 15 - just in time for
the holidays.
Simply look for the labels on
products you purchase and send
Culture Night 2015 - JAPAN
them to school. There will be
Mark your calendars for
some contests coming up soon
Thursday, January 29, 2015 as
for Box Tops, Campbell’s and
we celebrate the culture of
Tyson labels, so start collecting
JAPAN! Planning for this highly
now! For more information, see
attended event will begin in
the flyers on the IPTO website.
November. The culture night
Happy clipping - and thank you!
committee is looking for
volunteers to help assist with
food, entertainment, student
posters and art/culture displays.
If you are interested in helping,
contact Virginia Ciaccio at
[email protected].
QUESTIONS? Please contact any of the IPTO Board Members via email or phone. Contact information is listed
on the front of this newsletter. You may also email the board at [email protected].