Koala Talk March - Indian Prairie School District 204cowlishaw.ipsd.org/uploads/March Koala...

PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE PTA!

1

Dates to REMEMBER.............March 2nd - No School

March 11th - Daylight Savings

March 20th - No School

March 23rd - Half Day of School

March 26th - 30th - Spring Break

Koala Talk Newsletter

PTAImportant Numbers: Office: (630) 428-6100 Fax: (630) 428-6101 Attendance: (630) 428-6114

Inside this edition:

School Spirit & Staff Appreciation " 2

Box Top Winner & Special Thanks"" " " " 3

Culture Fair Up-date" " " 4

PTA 5th Graders Shop"" " 5

PTA Movie Night " " " 6" " " " Manna " "" " 7-8

SAVE THE DATE - Friday, May 11th - SRPING FLING is coming back to Cowlishaw!

Get your hula skirts ready for a LUAU!

Hello Cowlishaw Families! What a wonderful year we have had! All 3 classroom parties have been held and were so much fun! Art Awareness is under way, as well as, the Six Flags and Ozzie Reading program. Our Open House was well attended and the Book Fair was a huge success! Thank you to all who attended. We saw a lot of families at the Cultural Fair and had wonderful demonstrations from our families. Another opportunity to bring the family out is our upcoming Spring Dance on April 5th. Watch for details to follow. Look for our Spring fundraiser to come around mid-March and how it coordinates with Earth Day.

We are in the process of putting together our boards and committees for the 2012-2013 school year! Wow! If you would like to be a part of or know more about available positions please contact either one of us. There are so many wonderful opportunities - at home and at school - where you can show your support and we can't do it without YOU!As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.Usha Iyengar and Jackie [email protected]@att.net

mailto:[email protected]





2

FRIDAYS ARE

SCHOOL SPIRIT DAYS!!!

Please have your children show their School Spirit by wearing their

Cowlishaw Apparel or our school colors BLUE and GREEN every Friday!

The PTA organizes Staff Apprecia,on Week to thank and to celebrate the dedica5on and commitment of our teachers and staff. They are an integral part of the Cowlishaw community and we want to show them our gra5tude by organizing a few events during the week. During the week of May 7th – May 11th the following programs have been planned for them: the students will give the teachers something special throughout the week (TBA), a “coffee break” with coffee and goodies, and a breakfast and raffle.

For the raffle, we would like to have as many giJs as possible for the staff so we are asking for an op5onal dona5on of $5 to purchase gi< cards and/or donated gi< cards. If you would like to par,cipate in the dona,on please send cash or check (made payable to JeaneGe Fitzgerald) no later than May 4th. Please put the dona,on in an envelope marked “Teacher Apprecia,on/J Fitzgerald” and send it to the office. Please note that giJ cards will be raffled off and will not go to specific teachers.

Should you have any ques5ons, please call (630) 961-‐1746 or email me at [email protected]

Thanks,JeaneZe Fitzgerald

Ozzie Reading Program:Home Run logs are due Wednesday, February 22nd! If you haven't been turning in your previous logs and your child has been reading all along, please note on the form and return to classroom teacher. Once the logs are received by your teacher, you will receive an order form for Cougars tickets in Backpack mail. Ticket orders are due back to school no later than Friday, March 16th. Any questions, please contact Carol Borowski (630/637-0431) or [email protected].

Six Flags Reading Program:Wow! 205 students completed the 360 minute reading requirement to earn a free ticket to Six Flags! Tickets will be distributed by the end of May.






3

The Box Tops/Labels Contest is done and the big winner of the pajama day is Mrs. Swi)'s 4th grade classroom with 999 box tops/labels! Congratula?ons! You should all be proud of yourselves though because as a whole we collected over 10,000 box tops and labels!! Nice work!! That will go toward our playground equipment (labels) and our PTA programming (Box Tops).

Please con5nue to send in your box tops and labels. We will s5ll be collec5ng them year-‐round. We won't do another contest this school year so be mindful of saving them up for a contest, because, unfortunately, they do have an expira5on date on them. Another note is to be sure to collect the box top "official coupon" or "bonus box tops" for it to count and for the labels, we need the UPC barcode part of the label (not just the "labels for educa5on" logo).

Thank you for your support and making the contest a huge success!! For any ques5ons or comments about Box Tops/labels, please contact Katy Loo at [email protected]. Thank you.

SPECIAL thanks to those that supported the PTA by eating at Jersey

Mike’s on January 18!

We raised $95!

Thanks!

A very special thank you to Bianca Ballard and Sarah Teichler for all of you work

coordinating the school parties and service projects. We truly

appreciate all your hard work and the time you volunteer!

Thank you to Jen Mantia for doing a fantastic job

coordinating the Teachers Dinner!




4

The Culture Fair

The Culture Fair held at Cowlishaw Elementary was a wonderful opportunity for our families to showcase their heritage. We had representatives of America, Brazil, Colombia, Hawaii, Honduras, Persia, India, Pakistan, Mexico, Poland, Sweden and South Korea. All of our families did a wonderful job of sharing their pride in their culture, showcasing it with beautiful displays, crafts, delicious food, and exciting performances!

Thank you so much to all our Cowlishaw families who attended the event, and especially to our dedicated volunteers: Maria Arias Lombana {Colombia}, Carla Penalva {Honduras}, Marzenna Chmielecki {Poland}, Dana Jacobson {S Korea}, Inga Sara Sweeton {Sweden}, Faranaz Kavina {Persia}, Sowmya Prasad, Shalini Dixit, Usha Iyengar, Shweta Joshi,Purnima, Lakshmipriya Sukumar, Barkha Sharma, Padmaja Nagarajan {India}, Ayesha Ali, Henna Lawai, Erum Faisal {Pakistan}, Gabriela Galvez {Mexico}, Marcos Correa {Brazil}, Marianne Vickers {Hawaii}, Jabeen Shaik, and Zainab Imran.

Special thanks to Zainab Imran for chairing the Cultural Fair. You did a fantastic job and

what a great learning event for our Cowlishaw families.


5

Can you believe our 5th graders are getting ready to enter middle school?!?!? The soon-to-be middle-schoolers would like to thank the school and all their teachers for helping them grow into strong individuals. They would like to show their appreciation and affection by giving a gift to the school that can be used by all their fellow koalas. The 5th Grade Store is selling Smencils and other fun stationery products to raise funds for the gift and need your support.

Name ____________ Phone ____________ Teacher ____________ Cowlishaw PTA 5th Graders Shop

Any question? Contact Sowmya Prasad(630)904 8679, [email protected]

Hello Fellow Koala’s,

We 5th graders have opened a shop to raise funds for a school gift and farewell party and asking your help support us by buying the stationery products listed below.

Products Price Quantity Total

Smencils $1.00

Pencil grips $0.25

Barrel of Slime $0.75

Knead Erasers $0.50

Chocolate bar

sharpener and Eraser

$0.75

Erasable Highlighter

$0.75

Confidential secret

Decoder pen

$1.50

Grand Total _____________________________________________________________________ Please make checks payable to Cowlishaw PTA.

Orders due by Thursday, March 15th. Goods will be distributed Monday, April 2nd.




6

Cowlishaw PTA Movie Night presents…

Bring your blanket, pillow and join us for the fun!

When: Friday, April 20th Doors open @ 6:30pm - Movie starts at 6:50pm

Where: Cowlishaw Gym

Cost: PTA Members: FREE Non-Members: $1 per person

Water, Chips and Candy will be available for purchase for $1 each.

****Please remember this is a family event. Parent supervision is required.


7

Manna Card FundraiserDue: Friday March 9.

Gift cards will be returned Friday March 23, before spring break. What are you going to do with the kids during that week off? Plan ahead by prepaying the PTA for a gift card, at no additional expense to you! The PTA makes a profit on gift cards sold. We have gift cards for special activities including a movie at the Regal or AMC, bowling at Brunswick Zone, shopping at Claire’s Boutique, Gordman’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods, donuts from Dunkin Donuts, or dining at IHOP, Dave & Buster’s, Chuck E Cheese, or Pizza Hut with the Book It! reading certificate your child may have earned. There are also gift cards to pay for everyday purchases such as groceries and gas.

Gift cards will be returned on the following Friday in backpack mail when you mark the box on the form. If you prefer, they can be picked up at Jen Phelan’s house on Thursday from 5:15pm-7:00pm or by special arrangement.

The Manna Schedule for the Year

Return completed orders by 3:30pm on this date to school with your payment

Pick up gift cards at Jen & Howard Phelan’s home,816 Livingston Ct, on this date,Between 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM

Friday, March 9 Thursday, March 22Friday, April 13 Thursday, April 26Friday, May 11 Thursday, May 24

Order forms are printable from the website cowlishaw.ipsd.org. Click on “PTA” on the left side of the screen, then “Documents,” and “Manna Order Form.” For specific company information on gift cards, click on “Vendor Guidelines” on the Manna Group website at http://www.mannagroup.net/index.htm.

Direct questions to Jen Phelan, home 630-548-2518, [email protected]

http://www.mannagroup.net/index.htm







8

Manna Gift Cards Order FormPhone #: Email:

* Please send checks, no cash.

TEACHER NAME: PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE:

QTY GROCERIES % AMT QTY RESTAURANTS % AMT QTY RETAIL % AMTDominicks $25 5% $25 Panera $10 10% $10 Kohl's $100 5% $100Dominicks $100 5% $100 Papa John's Pizza $10 9% $10 Lands End $25 15% $25Jewel Foods $25 5% $25 Pizza Hut $10 9% $10 Lowes Home Impr $25 5% $25Jewel Foods $100 5% $100 Qdoba Mexican Grill $25 8% $25 Lowes Home Impr $100 5% $100Meijer $25 4% $25 Red Robin $10 10% $10 Macy's $25 10% $25Meijer $100 4% $100 Red Robin $25 10% $25 Macy's $100 10% $100Target $25 3% $25 Restaurant.com $10 30% $10 Menards $25 4% $25Target $100 3% $100 Rockbottom $25 7% $25 Menards $100 4% $100Walgreens $25 7% $25 Starbucks $10 8% $10 Once Upon A Child $25 9% $25Walmart / Sam's Club $25 3% $25 Starbucks $25 8% $25 Payless $10 14% $10Walmart / Sam's Club $50 3% $50 Steak & Shake $10 9% $10 Pier 1 Imports $25 10% $25

RESTAURANTS Subway $10 4% $10 Pottery Barn / Wm Sonoma $25 9% $25Applebee's $10 9% $10 Sweet Tomatoes $25 9% $25 Sears $25 5% $25Arby's $10 9% $10 Texas Roadhouse $25 9% $25 Shoe Carnival $25 5% $25Boston Market $10 14% $10 TGIFridays $25 9% $25 Shutterfly $25 10% $25Buffalo Wild Wings $25 8% $25 Wendys $10 5% $10 Sports Authority $25 9% $25Buona Beef $10 9% $10 RETAIL Staples $25 6% $25Burger King $10 5% $10 Ace Hardware $25 5% $25 Talbots $25 10% $25Caribou Coffee $10 9% $10 Amazon.com $25 5% $25 The Childrens Place $25 14% $25Carrabba's Italian Grill $25 9% $25 American Eagle $25 10% $25 TJMaxx/Marshalls/HomeGoods $25 8% $25Chili's / On The Border $25 12% $25 Barnes & Noble $10 10% $10 Toys R Us / Babies R Us $20 2% $20Chipotle Mexican Grill $10 12% $10 Bath & Body Works $10 14% $10 Ulta Cosmetics $25 4% $25Chuck E Cheese $10 9% $10 Bath & Body Works $25 14% $25 SPECIALTYCold Stone Creamery $10 10% $10 Bed Bath & Beyond $25 7% $25 AMC $25 9% $25Cracker Barrel $10 10% $10 Best Buy $25 3% $25 Brunswick Zone $10 9% $10Dairy Queen $10 5% $10 Best Buy $100 3% $100 Fandango $10 10% $10Dave & Buster's $25 15% $25 Build A Bear Workshop $25 9% $25 Mario Tricoci $25 9% $25Denny's $10 8% $10 Burlington Coat Factory $25 9% $25 Regal Entertainment $25 10% $25Domino's Pizza $10 9% $10 Carson Pirie Scott $25 10% $25 Visa $25 3% $25Dunkin Donuts $10 5% $10 Claire's Boutique $10 10% $10 Visa $50 3% $50Egg Harbor $15 4% $15 Crate & Barrel $25 7% $25 TRAVELHome Run Inn $25 20% $25 DSW $25 10% $25 American Airlines $100 5% $100IHOP Intl House of Pancakes $25 9% $25 Dick's Sporting Goods $25 7% $25 Choice/Clarion/Comfort Hotels 5% $100Lettuce Entertain You $25 14% $25 Eddie Bauer $25 10% $25 Disney Hotels $100 3% $100Lettuce Entertain You $100 14% $100 Fannie May $20 25% $20 Hyatt Hotels $100 9% $100Lou Malnati's Pizza $25 8% $25 Game Stop $25 4% $25 Marriott Hotels $100 9% $100Macaroni Grill / Maggiano's $25 12% $25 Gap / Old Navy $25 15% $25 GASOLINEMimi's Café $25 10% $25 Gordman's $25 10% $25 BP Amoco $50 3% $50Mrs. Field's Cookies $5 19% $5 Gymboree $25 14% $25 Delta Sonic Car Wash $16 20% $16Noodles & Company $10 7% $10 Home Depot $25 5% $25 Marathon $25 4% $25Noodles & Company $25 7% $25 Home Depot $100 5% $100 Marathon $100 4% $100Oberweis $10 10% $10 iTunes $25 4% $25 Mobil Exxon $50 3% $50Olive Garden / Red Lobster $25 10% $25 JCPenney $25 5% $25 Shell $50 3% $50Outback $25 9% $25 JCPenney $100 5% $100 Speedway $25 5% $25

Kohl's $25 5% $25 Speedway $100 5% $100

Child's Name:

Marked box on left indicates Manna purchased cards & certificates should be sent home by BACKPACK Mail. I take full responsibility. I will not hold Cowlishaw School or the Cowlishaw PTA accountable or liable for lost/stolen gift cards/certs.

Check Amount payable to Cowlishaw PTA: $ Coordinator : Jen Phelan [email protected]

# of Certificates Ordered:

Koala Talk March - Indian Prairie School District 204cowlishaw.ipsd.org/uploads/March Koala...

Documents

Transcript of Koala Talk March - Indian Prairie School District 204cowlishaw.ipsd.org/uploads/March Koala...