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1 Issue 2 Koala Talk Newsletter October 2014 Cowlishaw Elementary School Sanctuary Ln, Naperville, IL Important Numbers: Office: (630) ~ Fax: (630) ~ Attendance: (630) PTA EveryChild.OneVoice Superintendent scheduled to speak at Cowlishaw PTA General Meeting on October 15 The next Cowlishaw PTA General Meeting is scheduled for October 15th at 6:30pm. We are honored to have District 204 Superintendent Dr. Sullivan as the guest speaker at the meeting. Dr. Sullivan would like to know what topics Cowlishaw families would like her to talk about during the Help Needed Friday the 17th.. meeting. Please your topics and/or questions to the Cowlishaw PTA Presidents at cowlishawpta.president@gmail.com. Thank you. We are in need of volunteers to help pop and bag popcorn starting at 9:30 AM. If you are interested in helping make the fall party a bit more fun for the students, please biancalballard@aol.com. Thank you so much for considering Inside this addition: PTA Calendar 2 PTA Halloween Party..3 Reminders. 4 PTA Form..5 page 1

2 8/21Meet&Greet/IceCreamSocial 9/3GeneralMee3ng 9/16PTAVolunteerOpenHouse 9/17CurriculumNight 9/26PTAMovieNight 10/15GeneralMee3ng 10/17FallClassroomPar3es 10/24PTAHalloweenParty 11/12GeneralMee3ng 12/9CultureNight 12/19WinterClassroomPar3es 1/30PTAMovieNight 2/11OpenHouse 2/18GeneralMee3ng 3/6FriendshipDance 3/18GeneralMee3ng 3/26PTASpringClassroomPar3es 4/17ScienceFair 4/22GeneralMee3ng 5/4 5/8TeacherApprecia3onWeek 5/13GeneralMee3ng 5/15CowlishawFunRun Dinner Nights Out Sweet Tomatoes and TCBY October 28th - Sweet Tomatoes November 18th - TCBY Look for more information on these events soon. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming Dinner Nights Out. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the Dinner Nights Out program, please contact Tracy Hurley at or tkmarich@gmail.com. End of the First Quarter October 24th Please make sure to mark your calendars to check Edline and the school website for report cards. Also, make note of parent teacher conferences coming up the beginning of November. page 2

3 Volunteers needed for PTA Halloween Party This year s Halloween Party is set for Friday, October 24th Flyers should have been sent home with your children last week. Early discounted admission fee money is due on Friday, October 17th. Please contact Liz Sieben at ensieben@gmail.com if you can help with donations, game prizes and/or decorations. We are also looking for many volunteers to help set up, bake treats for the cake walk, run games, sell food, and clean up the night of the party. Please follow the easy three step process below to volunteer your time. We look forward to another fun and successful party 1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: 2. Enter your address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot) 3. Sign up Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your address, please contact Liz Sieben and she can sign you up manually. Cowlishaw)PTA)Box)Tops)&)Campbell s)soup)label)collec9on) Contest October)13@24) Cowlishaw)PTA)will)hold)a)contest)to)see)which)class)can)collect)the)most)Box)Tops)for) Educa:on)or)Campbell s)soup)labels)this)program)supports)many)of)the)ptabfunded)programs) such)as)accelerated)reader,)assemblies,)and)more Turn)in)your)Box)Tops)and)Campbell s)soup)labels)between)october)13b24,)and)the)classroom) submijng)the)most)will)receive)a)prizeb)don t)forget)to)put)your)box)tops)in)a)bag)or)envelope) with)your)teacher s)name)on)it If)you)have)any)ques:ons,)please)contact)Box)Tops)Chair)Nicol)Stewart,) nicol6807@hotmail.com) page 3

4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friendly Reminders... Being on time for school is very important. All students are expected to be in the their classrooms, ready to learn by 9:05 (9:15 on Wednesdays). All exterior doors, except Door #1, are closed and locked at 9:00 a.m. (9:10 Wednesdays). Any student arriving after 9:00 a.m. (9:10 on Wednesdays) needs to enter the school using Door #1. " Support your school Don t forget to get your water bottles They will be available at the Halloween Party for just $4 each ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" CAR LINE When using the carline, please pull as far forward as possible prior to dropping off or picking up your child. This helps us keep the carline as safe and efficient as possible. Parents should not use the parking lot by the carline to drop off or pick up your child. Crossing the carline is not safe and disrupts the flow of cars." When exiting the carline parking area, left turns onto Sanctuary Lane are prohibited during drop off and pick up times." Special Needs PTA News" Get involved If you would like to receive the Special Needs PTA News letter or add an event please contact ipsnpta@gmail.com. " On behalf of the new board we would like to thank our predecessors, Wanda Malone, Padmini Navalpakkam, Elizabeth Lardio, Shelly Menendez, Aime Crouse, Janine McDonough and Michele Linden for their tremendous past and present service to the special needs community here in District 204." We are updating the website so please check in often for new information. Our goal is to give our members valuable school and community resource information that they can use to help enrich the lives of our special needs children and adults." Sincerely, Penny Boyle IPSN PTA President" THANK YOU so much for all your support during our fundraiser of Yankee Candles page 4

5 Welcome back to school everyone PTA Volunteer Form COWLISHAW PTAs Mary Lou Cowlishaw Parent Teacher Association s As you can see from the list below, there are a lot of great activities planned for our children this year. You can choose to volunteer in planning, day of, or any amount of time to any event. Please mark off any and all of the activities that are of interest to you.* Please complete this form ASAP and return no later than Friday, September 12 th. All volunteers will be contacted by the committee chairperson(s) when it is time to begin planning an event. *New this year* Manage your volunteer sign-ups online All members who volunteer to help will receive an with a link which will allow you to monitor, change, and add volunteer opportunities throughout the year If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kelly Cowan at kelly.cowan88@att.net. Thank you so much for helping to provide our children with another fun-filled year Educational Events: Art Awareness Career Day PTA STEM Committee Science Fair Ways & Means Committee Spring Fun Run Box Tops / Soup Labels Manna Fundraising Square One Art Spring Fling Manna Cards Service Committees: LMC Aid LMC Bulletin / Laminating Book Fair Picture Day Spiritwear School supply Kits Kindergarten Orientation Communication Office Liaison Indian Prairie Parents Council Social Committee: Movie Night Teacher s Luncheon Staff Appreciation Week Fifth Grade Farewell Head Room Parent Halloween Party Friendship Dance Help Out at School When Needed Help Out at Home When Needed Volunteer Name: Phone: Child s Name: Grade ( ): Teacher (Leave blank if before start of school year): page 5