Today is the deadline for your September Market Day order! Visit www.MarketDay.com to check out all their products and special online deals! Pick up is Monday, September 22.
Tomorrow is the deadline for turning in your PTO membership if you want to be included in the Membership Directory! You can send the form in your child’s backpack or sign up online at: http://www.d118pto.org/join-the-pto/.
Thank you to everyone who came out in support of the District 118 Community Crawl. We got great feedback from the participating businesses and were pleased to see so many generous people brave the sudden cold snap last Thursday to donate to the School Supply Drive at Back to School Night at the Wauconda Farmer’s Market!
Here’s what’s coming up this week:
Market Day Orders Due
Do you need to stock up on family favorites for dinner or school lunch essentials? The first Market Day order of the year is due this week, on Thursday, September 18. You may turn in the paper order form that your student brought home in his or her backpack, or place an order online. You will then pick up you order in the Cafeteria on Monday, September 22 from 3:40-5:30.
We are also looking for volunteers to help sort orders between 2:30 and 3:40 on the day of pick up. Contact Jessica Schachelmayer if you can help out!
Popcorn Sales
The first popcorn sales of the year are on Friday! Look for a reminder flyer in your student’s backpack this week. Each student has the opportunity to purchase 1 small 25-cent bag of fresh-popped popcorn during their lunch period. Kindergartners and Early Childhood students can also purchase popcorn and will bring it home in their backpacks.
If you have any questions or would like to help pop or sell popcorn on Friday, or any other “popcorn day” throughout the year, contact Jill Morino.
Room Parents/Classroom Parties
All Head Room Parents were notified by their teachers last week and will be meeting on Wednesday, September 17 at 7 p.m., to kick off the year’s fun and festivities! You should receive a letter of introduction from your child/ren’s Head Room Parent within the next couple weeks, as planning for the Halloween party — scheduled for October 31 — will kick into high gear.
As a reminder, only three additional parent volunteers will be allowed to attend the classroom parties and assist the Room Parent. The teachers will choose the parent helpers based on the feedback they receive from everyone and you will be notified if you were selected. Weather permitting, we will hold a Halloween costume parade around the outside of the building that everyone is welcome to attend, but only the selected volunteers can stay for the parties!
Upcoming Events
Mark your calendar!
We hope everyone is having a great school year so far! Here’s what’s happening with Robert Crown PTO this week.
Community Crawl – Sept. 9-11
This week marks the first joint fundraiser of the year between the three grade schools and two middle schools — the District 118 Community Crawl. Stop by participating local businesses between Tuesday, September 9 and Thursday, September 11 for a bite to eat, a drink, a haircut, a gift or something fun for yourself.
And don’t forget to join us at the Wauconda Farmer’s Market for our Back to School Night school supply drive on Thursday, September 11 from 3-7 p.m. All of the supplies collected will be distributed between the five schools for use in stocking up classrooms as needed.
Manna Gift Card Order Forms Due
Do you have birthdays or holidays coming up where you’re stumped for gift ideas? Does your business offer gas cards or incentives to your employees? Did you know the Robert Crown PTO offers a program that helps us raise money while providing our families with an easy way to order gift cards for those very occasions? Your child should have brought home an order form for our Manna Express program in his or her backpack last week. All you have to do is fill out the form, send in a check, and within about a week you will receive all of the gift cards you ordered! We hand deliver them to your child’s classroom and make sure they are put directly in their backpack to ensure safe delivery home.
Order forms for our Manna gift card program are due this week, on Wednesday, September 10. You can download the order form here. Contact Cinda Hansen with questions.
It’s time again for our annual Community Crawl! On September 9th, 10th, and 11th, the three elementary schools and two middle schools will team up to support our local businesses. The participating businesses are listed on this flyer and will also display a sign in their storefronts.
Please visit these businesses September 9th, 10th, and 11th! A percentage of each sale comes back to our schools, and we are able to show our generous business owners how much they are appreciated. Throughout the year, they make numerous donations to assist our PTOs in the various events that are held. The Community Crawl is a fantastic way to support our schools and local businesses at the same time!
Thursday, September 11th, we will be hosting a Back to School night at the Wauconda Farmers’ Market. We will be collecting school supplies to distribute to the teachers in our district. When you drop off a donation, you will receive a coupon for a free item from one of several businesses as a thank you!
Invite your friends, relatives, and co-workers to participate too! Additional flyers are available at your school or you can download the Community Crawl flyer here. Be sure to mention that you are a District 118 parent when making your purchases so our schools get a percentage back from your support!
Enjoy a delicious beverage, pastry, lunch, dinner, dessert or pamper yourself at one or more of the participating merchants! Have fun shopping! Remember, it’s all for a good cause!
If you have a question, please contact one of the committee members or drop us an email at d118pto.commcrawl@att.net.
The Wauconda District 118 PTO
Community Crawl Committee
Dana Plunkett (WMS), Lauren Maihack (WGS) Jill Morino (RC),
Rachel Coty (CC), Kim Miller (MMS), Michelle Huspen (WMS)
Volunteer Opportunity: The PTO is looking for a few more people to help with our Entertainment Book fundraiser this coming Monday, August 18th at 9:30AM.
We will be stapling paperwork to the books and then bringing them to the classrooms. Please bring a stapler (Cinda will have staples).
Thank you to those of you who have already offered to help! Anyone else who can help out please let me know.
Any questions, feel free to contact volunteer coordinator, Laura Weintroub.
It’s that time of year again! Can you believe Summer Break is over already?
The Robert Crown PTO Board wishes all of our families — new and returning — a very successful 2014-2015 school year!
We look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new families throughout the year. Our first Robert Crown PTO meeting will be held in the cafeteria on Wednesday, August 27, at 9:30 am. Join us to hear about everything we have coming up to kick off the year and how we were able to support the school with all of the funds raised last school year.
Don’t forget to make your PTO membership official for this year. You will receive forms in the mascot folders sent home in your child(ren)’s backpack on the first day of school. You can also download the forms online here or at the District #118 PTO website.
Be sure to check out the RCS PTO Calendar 2014 2015 for all of the great events and activities we’ll be supporting this year and visit this website regularly for information and event details!
All our best,
Cinda, Judy, Lyn, Carrie and Jill
