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Nancy Young Elementary PTA 2011-2012

From the PTA President...

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EWSPLASHMay 2014

Volume 15, Issue 9

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Nancy Young Elementary PTA 2013-2014

From the PTA President...April was a very busy month here at Nancy Young.

On April 22nd, the DuPage West Region PTA held their Awards Night. Nancy Young PTA was fortunate to bring home several awards, showing once again what a great group of parent volunteers we have here at Nancy Young.

Our PTA received the Newsletter Award for the “Newsplash,” and we all can see why! A big thank you to Joanne Jachimiec for her time and dedication in putting our newsletter together. She always does an outstanding job and we truly appreciate all of her hard work.

The NYE PTA also received the Vince Lombardi award, “Many Hands Make Light Work,” for our annual Dolphin Dash. Thank you to Wendy Balda, Dawn Malarsik, and Jennifer Radina as well as their dedicated group of volunteers. Many hours go into the planning of this event and it is always an amazing experience for all our Young Dolphins!

As we all know, the excellent programs, events, and opportunities that take place at Nancy Young can be credited to our wonderful parents that “give” their time and talent and our dedicated teachers and staff that also “give” by encouraging, assisting, and engaging our students to be their very best! Thank you for all you do!

One of those great programs that speaks for itself is the 4th Grade State Fair. Thank you to Sherri Nugent for coordinating, our 4th grade parents for volunteering, and our 4th Grade Teachers for making it all happen. I would also like to thank Mr. Pape for his direction of the Fifty Nifty United States program!

Staff Appreciation week is May 5th through the 9th. There are many fantastic events planned to help celebrate the wonderful staff we are lucky to have here at Nancy Young. Please remember to send a note or e-mail to let your child’s teacher know how much you appreciate them and all they do.

Please join us on May 10th for the Nancy Young Dolphin Dash 5K/1 Mile Run. Nancy Young herself will be joining us that day. Stop by and have her sign your Dolphin Dash T-Shirt. This is an event you do not want to miss. It is not too late to register online at www.nancyyoungrun.com.

Finally, I hope to see you on Tuesday, May 13th, at 9:15 am in the MPR for this years’ final PTA meeting.

Enjoy the warm weather!

Mari WalbridgeNancy Young PTA President

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 1 Parent Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

May 10 Dolphin Dash

May 13 PTA Meeting 9:15am

May 17 Fine Arts Festival - Metea

May 19 Walk-in Registration

May 22 KDG Walk-in Registration

May 23 Science Assembly

May 27 Walk-in Registration

June 3 Marvelous Mathitude Assembly

June 5 5th Grade Farewell

June 6 Last day of school

June 6 End of Year Assembly

June 6 Field Day

June 7 SUMMER VACATION!

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From the PrincipalDear Young Families,

We have had a great year learning and growing together as a school community. Young students and their teachers have worked very hard exploring and investigating new topics and learning standards. In addition, Young students have continued to focus on demonstrating the 3Rs (Respecting Others, Self, and Property) with their classmates and peers.

I would like to recognize and thank our parent community for their continued support with homework, grade level programs, book check-in/out in the LMC, and volunteering in the classroom. Thank you to the PTA Board and our parent volunteers for supporting school events such as classroom parties, school programs, family nights, and staff appreciation. These are just a few of the many events run by the PTA and parent volunteers. I would also like to thank Mrs. LaVine for changing the outside school sign every week, regardless of the weather conditions. The last weeks of school are filled with many activities. The LMC Book Fair, Dolphin Dash, Science and Math Assemblies, 5th Grade Farewell Party, Field Day, the End of the Year Assembly, and the Fine Arts Festival at Metea Valley High School.

Please find below a condensed list of the various activities that occurred over the course of the year. This has been a full year and we have enjoyed participating in many fun filled events sponsored by Young School and the Young PTA.

School EventsBefore and After School Intramurals: (Rainbows, Writing Club, Sports Intramurals, Technology Club, Book Cooks, Webworkers, Spirit Council, Art Club, and Drum Ensemble)Author visits (Octavia Spencer, Marianne Malone, and Obert Skye)Multicultural Fair3rd Grade Concert4th Grade State Fair5th Grade Concert1st Grade Art Night2nd Grade PE NightKindergarten Letter Parade and PerformanceGrade Level Curricular Parties: Letter Parade, Solar Party, Earth Day Party, Cinco de Mayo Party, 4th Grade State Fair Party, and 5th Grade FarewellField TripsField Day

STEM Activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM))Assemblies: Close Encounters of the Chemical Kind and Marvelous MathitudeNalco Science AssemblyScience Fair

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PTA EventsBack to School Ice Cream SocialWalk to School DayMarket DayRed Ribbon WeekArt AwarenessFamily Movie NightBingo NightOne Book/One School: The Sixty-Eight RoomsThe Dolphin DashMarket DayDolphin DepotYoung Son’s NightYoung Daughter DanceRestaurant NightsFall Party, Winter Party, and Grade Level Classroom Parties

Our school has continued to focus our attention on serving others as we have participated in various community service projects.

Service ProjectsBlood DriveFood DriveDiabetes WalkDonations of Halloween Costumes and Winter CoatsSecret Snowflakes

We are grateful for the continued financial support of the PTA and the Young School Community. The PTA has sponsored many school activities and has purchased school items to be utilized by students within the Young community.

PTA Gifts to SchoolWelcome Back to School Gifts for StudentsAssignment NotebooksRainbows Materials

School Parties (crafts and snacks)Testing Pencils and SnacksField Trips for each Grade LevelAssemblies Support of the Multicultural Fair, Science Fair, 4th Grade State FairBooks for the LMCBirthday PencilsRecess EquipmentTeacher Grant Program (primary books, document camera, and eBooks for the LMC)Granger t-shirts for 5th grade students

I would like to end by thanking Young students, staff, and families for a wonderful school year.

Sincerely,

Ms. Morgan

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THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Thank-you Rachana Shenoy, Chantelle Thompson, and Hilda Rivera for helping with Spring pictures. They helped line the students up for the photographer, comb hair & adjust collars.

Thank you Mr. Maldonado, Mr. Hood, and Spirit Council for their help and support during Earth Week. Spirit Council created beautiful posters in honor of Earth Week. All their art work was displayed along our hallways. Spirit Council also started each day of Earth Week with Earth Day Fun Facts during morning announcements. Thank you to Dr. Bell for the Earth Day Fun Facts afternoon announcements and Jennifer Radina for all her support during Earth Week!

A big thank you to our Environmental Committee for providing bean plants to every student on Earth Day.

Thank you to our second grade parents and teachers for their help with the 2nd Grade Earth Day party on April 22nd. The students created a cute keepsake using their hand and finger prints and learned some tips about taking care of our environment. Thank you to our head room moms and all the volunteers who helped plan the party as well as help run the party.It was a fun afternoon for all of our 2nd grade students!

A huge THANK YOU goes out to Sherri Nugent and to all the volunteers who worked on 4th Grade State Fair. Sherri spent many countless hours organizing, emailing, purchasing, and making sure that everything ran smoothly for the performance and the party. THANK YOU!

A huge THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who worked on 4th Grade State Fair: Melissa Sofos, Mari Walbridge, Natalie Shaw, Carrie Czarnik, Priti Amin, Kristine Luster, Emily Dykstra, Brenda Montemayor, Jeanne Sheehan, Lakshmi Suram, Tracy Henkle, Joanne Jachimiec, Karen Welsh, Jody Taylor, Gail McClure, Farzana Kherani, Mary Ann Dichoso, Melinda Ontiveros, Jen Lester, Erin Leslie, Shahana Khan, Mindy Finch, Jaya Pothina, Pam Baldwin and John and Maxine Gaziano…for cutting and baking shrinky dinks, binding reports, helping with the license plate t-shirts, and helping decorate for and cleaning up after the program. There were so many people that helped in various ways, please accept our apology if anyone was not mentioned.

Thank you to Joanne Jachimiec for graciously letting us meet at her home to make the license plate t-shirts and for organizing and handing the heat press and for all the extra things she did behind the scenes to help.

The 4th grade team (Mrs. Bluhm, Mrs. Dodd, Mrs. Grezlik and Mrs. Hartje) and their students spent a great deal of time preparing for State Fair. Mr. Pape led the students in a wonderful State Fair evening performance, ending with a NYE favorite “Fifty Nifty.” The day after the program, the students enjoyed their State Fair party and played a game of State Fair Jeopardy. Thank you Ms. Morgan for being the game show host.

Also, a huge thank you to our custodian, Jay Novotny, for taking care of the building set up for the program and party.

A special thank you to Tammi Arostegui for all the time she spent “training” us and answering numerous questions about State Fair. You were a tremendous help!

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Dear Parents/Guardians: If you have a child who will be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2014, (as required by Illinois State Law), he or she is eligible to enroll in kindergarten for the 2014-15 school year. We are pleased to offer ALL-DAY kindergarten for your child. A HALF DAY kindergarten class is also available. The hours for both of the options are as follows:

Ø Half day 9:05 - 11:50 AM or 12:50 - 3:35 PM (your child will be assigned to either AM or PM)Ø All Day 9:05 A.M.-3:35 P.M.

You are being asked to indicate your preliminary choice of all day or half day kindergarten on the attached form. Parents are encouraged to return registration materials as soon as possible for planning purposes. The final deadline is May 23, 2014, after which changes in placement cannot be accommodated. Please note that if you select the half day option, your child may not necessarily attend his or her home school. Buses will be provided if your child attends a half day program at another school. Pre-registration and registration materials will be used to anticipate the need for half day kindergarten classes, but final decisions, including location, will not be made until after the registration deadline of May 23, 2014. We need the Pre-Registration information on the attached sheet as soon as possible, so that we can begin planning kindergarten enrollment for the upcoming school year. This Pre-Registration information will be used to form a kindergarten mailing list. Once on the mailing list, additional information will be mailed to eligible kindergarten parents. If you have any neighbors who do not presently have school-aged children, but will have an incoming kindergartner, please give them a copy of this form or ask them to call our office at Young Elementary School, 630-375-3800, so that we may send them this information. I look forward to meeting you at the Kindergarten Parent Preview Night.

Sincerely,

Ms. MorganPrincipal, Young School

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INDIAN PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT #2042014-15 KINDERGARTEN PRE-REGISTRATION

Choose One Option: ALL DAY KINDERGARTEN HALF DAY KINDERGARTEN(CIRCLE ONE)

Legal Student Name__________________________________ _____Gender: Male or Female (first) (middle) (last) (circle one)

Student’s Nickname ________________ _______ (name you would like teacher to use in class)

Current Address________________ ______________________________

Subdivision___________________ ______ Phone Number (H) ____ ________________

Student Date of Birth_______ ___________

Mother’s Name ____________________________ ______ Cell Number (first) (last)

Mother’s E-mail address ___________ ________________

Father’s Name ____________________________________ Cell Number ______ ___________ (first) (last) Work Number ____________ ___ Father’s E-mail address ______________________________ Did your child attend District 204’s Prairie Preschool? (circle one) YES NO

Other Preschool(s) Attended _______________________________________________________

Do you have other children at Young ? NO YES List Name(s)______________________

List Name(s)______________________

Primary language spoken in the home

Additional languages spoken in the home

Health concerns ________________________________________________________________

Other services needed, or any additional information you wish to share:

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Thank You!

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2014-2015 PTA ELECTED OFFICERS

SPRING BOOK FAIR

PTA Board elections were held at the PTA’s General Meeting on April 15th. The Officers elected for the 2014-2015 school year are:

President: Mari Walbridge1st Vice President: Joanne Jachimiec2nd Vice President: Kathleen Erdman

Treasurer: Jody TaylorRecording Secretary: Rebecca Curtis

Corresponding Secretary: Sherri Nugent

Congratulations to our new PTA Board. We look forward to the 2014-2015 school year!

Our Spring Book Fair runs from Monday, May 5th, through Friday, May 9th.

Our book fair is supplied by Anderson’s Bookfair Company and offers a great selection of elementary school titles as well as a small selection of titles for adults. A portion of the proceeds go to support reading and literacy programming and to purchase more books for our library.

The book fair is open during the following hours:

Monday, May 5th 9 AM to 4:30 PM (student book preview during the day)Tuesday, May 6th 9 AM to 4:30 PM Wednesday, May 7th 9 AM to 4:30 PM Thursday, May 8th 9 AM to 4:30 PM Friday, May 9th 9 AM to 12 PM

Thank you for your support of the Nancy Young Elementary LMC!

On the following pages, you will find the PTA Membership and Volunteer Sign-Up Forms for the 2014-2015 School Year. Attached are also Descriptions of the Committees as well as Room Parent and Art Awareness Sign-Up forms. Please complete and return these forms to the PTA upon completion.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the PTA Officers. Thank you!

2014-2015 PTA MEMBERSHIP

BOOK EXCHANGEWe are pleased to announce that we are putting a BOOK EXCHANGE into place at NYE. Students will be able to bring in gently used books and receive coupons to exchange for other gently used books.

This way, every child in our school will have the opportunity to read and “own” some books.

To gear up for this program, we are asking families to look through their bookshelves at home and send in any books that are appropriate for Kindergarten through 5th grade.

We will have boxes available in the LMC from Monday, May 5th through Friday, May 16th. Books should be deposited in the boxes provided.

More information about this program will be forthcoming. If you are interested in volunteering for this program, please contact Joanne Jachimiec at joanne17@sbcglobal.net.

ONE BOOK/ONE SCHOOL BOOK DONATIONS

Our One Book/One School program is completed and we thank all of our families for their time and participation. To make this program even more rewarding, we are asking families to donate their The Sixty Eight Rooms book back to NYE so that we may pass it on to another school in our district for their use.

We will have boxes available in the LMC from May 5th through May 9th for depositing books.

This is completely voluntary. Thank you for your kindness!

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NYE Field Day 2014

Field Day is June 6th! Show your school spirit by ordering a Field Day T-Shirt!

T-Shirts are $5.00Orders are due May 16

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Family Name_____________________________ Email________________________

Oldest Child_________________________ Teacher ______________________

Place the #of shirts next to the size you desire to purchase.

Youth S ____ Youth M ____ Youth L ____ Youth XL ___

Adult Small ______ Adult Medium _____ Adult Large _____ X-Large _____

Total number of T-Shirts_____ X $5.00 = Total Cost _______________

Please make checks payable to Nancy Young PTA.T-Shirts will be delivered to the oldest child in your family.

Questions - please contact Kristen Flanders at kflanman@juno.com.

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DOLPHIN DASH 2014

The week of May 5th through May 9th is Staff Appreciation Week. The PTA will be hosting the following events to show the staff at Young how much they are appreciated:

Monday, May 5th - Breakfast in the lounge. PTA Member volunteers will handle parent drop off and buses.

Wednesday, May 7th - Smoothie/Sweets day in the lounge.

Friday, May 9th - Staff Lunch

If you would like to assist with any of these events, please contact Zena Weir at zenaweir@comcast.net.

STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK EVENTS

Hi! I’m Noelle Thorne, Vice President of Nancy Young Spirit Council. I’m going to share with you some of the recent events Spirit Council has sponsored.

First there was Zumba Night! This was an optional way to exercise in a fun way with lots of dance routines. We had a great time as Ms. Morgan’s sister led the program!

The next event was Walk for Diabetes which was held during the school day. We had sixteen stations, all with different activities. This event was important because it raised money for people with Diabetes. All grades had fun at the Walk for Diabetes!

Thank you to the NYE staff and the parent volunteers for helping us with all of the Spirit Council events. It has been fun to be a part of Spirit Council this year! Thanks again!!!

SPIRIT COUNCIL

Register Now for the 7th Annual Dolphin Dash

The 7th annual Dolphin Dash is taking place Saturday, May 10 and you will not want to miss it! Joining the event as a sponsor and honored guest is our own school namesake Nancy Young! We will have a special Ribbon Cutting ceremony featuring Nancy Young, Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner, Alderwoman Scheta Hart-Burns, Illinois State Representative Darlene Singer, and NYE Principal Adrienne Morgan.

NYE Families and friends can participate in either a 1 Mile Fun Walk or a 5K timed run. All kids receive a medal for crossing the finish line and the top three boys and the top three girls in each grade level receive trophies.

The event also features a pancake breakfast, vendor expo, and a silent auction including an autographed jersey by Chicago Bulls player Joakim Noah and great gift baskets from local businesses and restaurants. Donations are sti l l being accepted. Please email wendybalda24@gmail.com if you would like to donate.

To register online please go to: www.nancyyoungrun.com

This is our largest fundraising event of the year and we hope that you can join us!

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On Wednesday, May 28th, the McDonald’s at 425 North Eola Road in Aurora will be holding a Restaurant Night to benefit Nancy Young Elementary.

From 4:30 - 8:00 p.m., 10% of all sales will benefit our school.

Invite your friends and family, because all sales that night at the McTeacher's Night are included and you do not need a flier to participate.

We hope to see you there!

RESTAURANT NIGHTS

McDONALD’S RESTAURANT NIGHT

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DOLPHIN DEPOTThe NYE PTA is again offering a “school store” for our students so that they can purchase inexpensive school supply items every Thursday morning. The Dolphin Depot is set up in the Multi-Purpose Room on Thursday mornings from 8:50am – 9:05am for our Young Dolphins to shop for supplies and other fun items. Prices for most items range from $0.05 to $2.00. We carry useful supplies such as pencils, pens, mechanical pencils and lead refills, highlighters, notebooks, folders, and erasers. We also have an ever-changing assortment of fun products, such as novelty pens, mini erasers, puzzle erasers, sharpeners, markers, colored pencils, pencil toppers, pencil grips, and more. Send your student with some pocket money (that perhaps they have earned!) so they can practice adding amounts, counting change, and being responsible with money. SMALL bills are greatly appreciated and we DO NOT accept checks or credit cards. Please check the schedule below to see which week your student’s grade is invited to shop:

May 1 - NO Dolphin Depot due to Volunteer BreakfastMay 8th – all gradesMay 15th – all gradesMay 22nd – all gradesMay 29th – all grades

Be sure to remind your student to check in with their classroom teacher BEFORE going to the Dolphin Depot to avoid being marked tardy. For questions, please contact Beth Zeitner at thezeitners@sbcglobal.net.

NANCY YOUNG PTA - MEETING IN A MINUTE APRIL 15, 2014

-The 5Essentials Survey has hit 30%. Thank you to all the parents that took the time to complete the survey.-Bylaws are available for anyone who would like to see them.-Toolbox orders will be online ONLY. Items will still be delivered to classrooms at beginning of school year.-Standing Rules will be updated by the new Board.-Membership predictions will need to be better next year based on number of families attending Young.-Thank you to all the volunteers that helped with the Sunrise Lakes Field Trip. The trip was a success and the fifth graders had a great time.-Dolphin Dash is running on schedule. Registration forms have been sent home.-Box Tops - Please keep collecting for next school year. We are waiting on final check. -The 5th Grade Memory Book is running on track.-The Yearbook is at printers. No delivery date has been scheduled yet.-Thank you to Bakers R Us for Mother/Son Night donations.-Thank you to Mrs. Lally for passing out Young Daughter’s Dance Pictures.-Thank you to our wonderful Student Council and for all they have done throughout the school year!-The Spring Book Fair is scheduled for May 5-9th. Volunteer registration is online.

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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

IPPC UPDATE

FREE BRUSH COLLECTION April 7 - November 1

Branches and limbs that are 1/2 inch to 4 inches in diameter and 2 to 4 feet in length can be placed at the curb without waste sticker from April 7th through November 1st. Brush must be stacked in neat piles in the same direction, with the cut side of the limbs facing the streets. Brush resulting from commercial tree trimming jobs will not be collected and is the responsibility of the contractor. Yard waste and unbundled brush should be placed at the curb by 6 a.m. on your regular garbage collection day. For more information, visit www://aurora-il.org or call 630-256-INFO.

IPPC board elections for 2014-15 school year:

President: Shannon Lynch

1st VP: Karen Duncan

2nd VP: Vicki Chow

Secretary: Tammy Reid

Treasurer: Elizabeth Tiseo

Guest Speaker – Michelle Liebried – Counselor, Gregory Middle School – gave presentation on POWer (Powerful Outstanding Women) program/event hosted by Gregory Middle School. Extremely well received. Girls and significant females in their lives were invited to the event, which had speakers and a trade show (yoga, self-defense, therapy dogs, health within, etc...). VERY well received by all who attended.

Superintendent Update

• Grade Scale will change for high school and middle school starting 2014-15 school year. It will become a straight 90/80/70/60 scale to make D204 more competitive. Elementary grade scales will remain the same.

• Pathways for Prosperity – for non-college-bound students wanting to start jobs immediately after high school. D204 is working with East and West Aurora on program, with Caterpillar being one of the sponsors.

• Graduation Day for high school students will be Dr. Birkett’s last day as superintendent. Karen Sullivan officially starts on May 30th.

• Technology – 1 to 1 ratio – If child does not bring in their own technology, it WILL be provided for them by the district.

• Legislation to watch – Senate Bill 16 – All schools will be funded the same in order to equalize funding.

• Bussing changes started April 21st – 10 minutes earlier for high school students, due to construction on Route 59.

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DEADLINESOnline Order Deadline:

May 24, 2014

Paper Deadline:

May 23, 2014

Pick-up Date:

May 28, 2014 - 4:30pm-6:00pm in NYE gym

BOX TOPSTHANK YOU to all the families that sent in their Box Top labels throughout the school year. You did a FABULOUS job!

Our goal was to make $2,050, and we reached a total over $2900. This means that our NYE families brought in over 29,000 box tops.

THANK YOU and Great Job!

**PLEASE NOTE that all Box Tops collected through the remaining school year will be applied toward the October 2014 shipment. **

Effective for sale dates 5/4/14 to 5/31/14

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Programs and promotions are subject to change or termination at any time without notice.

Effective for sale dates 5/4/14 to 5/31/14

FREE 4-Pack of Cheesecake Pops with $90 online purchase*Promo Code: MAYBONUSShop Now*Limit one (1) per qualifying customer. Offer valid only on marketday.com using promo code at checkout. Purchase amount is calculated after applicable discounts/coupons and before tax. Promotion not available in Market Day/GFS Stores or on Peapod orders. No substitutions.

Programs and promotions are subject to change or termination at any time without notice.

Effective for sale dates 5/4/14 - 5/31/14

Save Up To $5.00 on Pre-portioned Cookie Dough!*Buy 2, Save $2 Buy 3, Save $5

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Our next newsletter will be published the first week of June via List-Serve and will be posted on the Nancy Young Website.

If there is anything that you would like included in that newsletter, please submit to Joanne Jachimiec at joanne17@sbcglobal.net by May 15th, 2014.

PTA Meetings are held in the Multi-Purpose Room at NYE at 9:15am, unless noted otherwise. Children are welcome to attend with you.

May 13th

Get involved and find out what is happening at your child’s school! Anyone can attend the meetings - only PTA members can vote.

NYE PTA WEBSITEIf you are looking for any information about our PTA activities, please check out the PTA pages on the Nancy Young Elementary w e b s i t e a t h t t p : / / y o u n g . i p s d . o r g /Subpage.aspx?id=626.

The website is updated every Thursday with current information about PTA events at Young Elementary. The tabs include Forms, Meetings, Events, Art Awareness, Reflections, Committees, Volunteers, Newsletters, Support PTA, and PTA News.

If you would like more information about this website, please contact Robin Schoolman at schoolmanr@aol.com.

PTA MEETINGS

If you would like to view the lunch menus, p l e a s e c l i c k o n h t t p : / /www.indianprairielive.schooldish.com/School%20Menus.aspx.

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ILLINOIS PTA

If you are interested in learning more about the Illinois PTA and its programs, log on to:

http://www.illinoispta.org

The website is full of information useful to NYE parents.

The current Illinois PTA Bulletin for February 2014 can be found at:

h t tp: / /www. i l l i no i sp ta .o rg/Bu l l e t ins /2014/02.2014%20%20bulletin.pdf

Resources for the Common Core can be found at:

http://www.illinoispta.org/ccss.html.

Information on the Illinois PTA 112th Annual Convention to be held on April 11, 2014, may be found at:

h t t p : / / w w w . i l l i n o i s p t a . o r g /iptaconvention.html.

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Nancy Young PTA and WBIG1280 – Radio Shopping Show have teamed up to offer you a great way to raise funds for our school.

It’s fun, and it’s easy! The Big Radio Shopping Show’s year round shopping program offers families the opportunity to shop online for restaurant certificates, movie passes, entertainment packages, and hundreds of other items for half price or less, right from the convenience of your home. For every purchase you make, 10% will go to Nancy Young PTA.

All you need to do is:

• Go online to www.wbig1280.com• Click the “Shop Now” button• Order the items you want (50-80% off the retail prices)• Click on “Nancy Young Elementary” at the checkout • 10% of your purchase goes back to our school

It’s so easy, and you get to save money on hundreds of items:

Movie Tickets Fast Food Pizza Sit Down Restaurants Birthday Parties Theaters & Entertainment Local Hotels Tropical Resorts and Sunny Destinations Manicures & Pedicures Oil Changes Car Washes Holiday Gifts Health Clubs

*Should any of the businesses you purchase from go out of business, just bring your certificates back to WBIG prior to the expiration date and they will gladly make an exchange for a different business.

Please contact Jennifer Radina if you have any questions at 630.229.8853 or theradinas@gmail.com.

HAPPY SHOPPING!

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