K O A L A T A L K MAY NEWSLETTER - Cowlishaw Elementarycowlishaw.ipsd.org/uploads/Koala Talk - May 2012.pdf · SPRING FLING LUAU is coming! _____ Aloha, The Cowlishaw Spring Fling

K O A L A T A L K

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

PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE PTA!

Inside this edition:

Spring Fling & Raffle Donations" 2

Spring Fling Luau Info & Tickets " 3

Announcements & Special Thanks " 4

Treasurer’s Report" " " 5

Dinner Night Out & Teacher " 6,7Appreciation " " "

Manna "" " " 8,9

P R O U D L Y B R O U G H T T O Y O U B Y T H E P T A!

We are proud to announce our PTA Board for 2012-2013

It is amazing how fast this year has gone by!! It seems like just yesterday, we were two newbies nervous and overwhelmed at the role we had taken on. It has been an awesome learning experience! We have learned to look at the big picture, rejoiced in the ups and stood by each other when things were down and witnessed how a hopeless situation can be turned around by the dedication and efforts of our amazing volunteers. We have had a very successful year all around. On the financial front we will be ending the year on a positive note. Our fundraisers did well and all our social events were well attended. As part of Community Outreach, we helped Hesed House with our service projects at the room parties and we donated money to Feed My Starving Children from our Spring Dance proceeds. We have tried hard to accomplish our goals as a PTA, to enrich our children's experience at school and build a strong community. We still have a long way to go but hopefully we have made good progress in the right direction. We have been very lucky to have the support of our Executive Board Members. Thank you - Cristen Austgen, Priya Sukumar, Paul Drayton, and Mona Verma. Your hard work and input has been priceless. We are grateful to all the Committee Chairs - Karen Ahern, Jen Mantia, Monica Houston, Jennifer Billadeau - THANK YOU!!! Above all, HATS OFF to all our volunteers who stepped up and went above and beyond to ensure the success of all our programs - YOU ROCK!!!! We are very happy to report that our PTA was recognized by District 36 this year for a 7 percent increase in membership. A BIG THANK YOU to all members for supporting the Cowlishaw PTA!! Please continue supporting the PTA in the coming years as well. Sincerely, Your Presidents, Usha & Jackie

Co-Presidents - Usha Iyengar and Jackie Cuculich

1st VP Special Events - Bianca Ballard

2nd VP Memberships and Volunteers - Victoria Senese

Treasurer - Karen Ahern

Secretary - Gineen Vargas

We look forward to having a fantastic 2012-13.Our best wishes for a fun-filled summer!!

Usha & JackieCo-Presidents

Cowlishaw PTA 2011-12

A SPECIAL NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENTS....


"Spring Fling Cake Walk”

We are in need of cakes, cupcakes and any sweet treats that you can donate for The Spring Fling Cake Walk. You may drop off your treats on Friday morning, May 11th at the of:ice from 8:45 am – 9:15 am. You may also bring your treats before the event begins between 4:15 pm and 6:00 pm at the gym.

If you are able to donate, please contact Gineen Vargas at 630-‐995-‐3599 or email [email protected].

RAFFLE DONATIONS NEEDED…

Families of Cowlishaw – We are asking for a donation of items or services that will be used for the raf:le at the Spring Fling Luau. A wide variety of items including gift cards will be great prizes for the raf:le with all proceeds going toward special activities for the children of Cowlishaw. If you are able to donate or know someone who would, please contact Victoria Senese at (630)219-‐3807 or email [email protected] or Bianca Ballard at email [email protected].

Donated items can be dropped off at my house: 808 Lamont Ct., Naperville. Please be sure to include your name or business with the donation so we may acknowledge you in our PTA newsletter. Deadline is Friday, May 4th.

Thank you for your help with our Spring Fling Luau!

Victoria SeneseRaf:le Committee Chair


NEW for 2012-13 Science Fair comes to Cowlishaw!

If you are interested in being on the Planning Committee please contact Usha Iyengar at [email protected] ASAP.

Don't miss the Spring Fling Luau!

Friday, May 11th 6:30-8:00 pm. Bring the family for games, food, and fun. Big inflatable slide, photo booth, mini golf, etc....

Details on the next page!!!!

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The 2012 COWLISHAWSPRING FLING LUAU

is coming! ______________________________________Aloha, The Cowlishaw Spring Fling Luau will take place on Friday, May 11th, 2012 from 6:30pm until 8:00pm inside the gym at the school. This is the last PTA event of the 2011-2012 school year, so let’s make it a hit!

The Spring Fling Luau will only be open for 90 minutes, so with all of the exciting games, fun activities, great raffles and food galore, who wants to wait in line for tickets?

Order ahead of time, save money and avoid the ticket lines!

We have two options this year:

TICKETS: Pre –Order 6 tickets for $2.50 (tickets will cost $0.50 each on the day of the event).These tickets can be used for games, food and other activities. Drinks and Snacks will be 1 or 2 tickets each, and the meal deal will be 8 tickets. Cake-walk will be 1 ticket and Games will be 1 or 2 tickets each time. Raffle tickets can be bought on the day.

WRISTBANDS: This option includes all games and the inflatable slide. Wristbands will not be sold on the day of the event. FOOD AND CAKE WALK ARE NOT INCLUDED WITH WRISTBAND.COST: $10.00 each or buy 3 @$30, get one free.

Just fill in and send the lower part of this form back to school with your child in an envelope marked “Spring Fling Tickets” along with your (non-refundable) check made out to Cowlishaw PTA. Your tickets will be given to your child to bring home from school via backpack mail.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call or e-mail:Paul Drayton, (630-548-1329) [email protected]’ll see you at the Spring Fling; don’t forget to wear your most colorful Hawaiian shirt. Aloha-oe.

(Return this portion in an envelope marked “Spring Fling Tickets”)

Child’s Name

Parent’s/ Guardian’s Name

Oldest Child’s grade Teacher

$5.00 for 12 tickets $20 for 48 tickets

$10.00 for 24 tickets # of Wristbands

Misc. Enclosed $ Return this form by Monday, May 7th, 2012

Come celebrate at the last PTA event of the school year!



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Keep saving Box Tops and Labels for Education all year long. You can drop them off at the school over the summer, hold onto to them

until school starts in the fall or you can always drop them in my mailbox at 2304 Lexington Lane. Thank you so much for all your

support of this program and our PTA!! This has been a very successful year for Box Tops and Labels raising almost $2,000!!

Katy Loo

Thanks to those that supported the PTA by eating at Panda Express on our Dinner Night Out! We raised $157!

Thanks to your support the 6 Dinner Nights Out have raised over $1260 for the school year!

--A HUGE thanks to all those dictation, illustration and typing volunteers for the first grade student publishing project, First Edition. This wouldn't happen without all of you willing to give your time to our first grade authors!! Thank you goes out to the following people who played a big part in getting this project completed: Su Singaraju, Karen Battaglia, Hyeon Tai, Satavisha Pati, Stephanie Birch, Amy Hatfield, Sonali Kaimal, Dominic Leung, Vasudha Ganesan, Akiko Roe, Dipali Prabhu, Rosie Sifuentes, Suparna Banerjee, Jennifer Gerard, Emily Vincent, Denise Lease, Kelly Johnson, Sadia Khan, Julia Prilutskiy, Lisa Elliott, Sandy Black, Denise Funk, Madhavi Koney, Deb Loehrke, Jennifer Billadeau, Linda Pazanin, Karen Ahern, Jen Mantia, Sheri Brown, Julie Kornak, Rita Skende, Eileen Vaupel, Jeanette Fitzgerald, Sirisha Koneru, Ellen Dube, Henna Dojki, Michelle Baker, Padmaja Guru, Stacy Clifford, Nazia Qureshi. A very sincere thanks from Katy Loo and Jen Halvorson!!--

Thanks to everyone who helped make Green Ribbon Week a great week! With everyone's help we were able to bring in athletic/gym shoes and keys.

The classroom winners that earned a popcorn/movie prize are as follows: ALL grade levels won a party!

Special thanks to Mrs. Cisko for heading up the poster/color page contest!

Money &/or gift cards for the staff raffle can be sent

in until May 4th!

Thanks for your help,Jeanette


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March-April 2012 Treasurer's ReportIncome

Restaurant Nights brought in $196.88 in March for the Aurora Skate Night and $157 in April from Panda Express. Year to date income from restaurant nights is $1,263.37.

The Manna card program continued in March and April, Year to date income from Manna is $1,153.50.

The Dance brought in $707.01, we donated $240 to Feed My Starving Children, leaving a net profit after other expenses of $98.86.

The Second Movie Night used drinks and snacks leftover from the Dance and had a net profit of a very smurfy $159.43.

The Fifth Grade Farewell Shop has a net profit of $527.21 with some expenses still to be submitted.

The Kane County Cougar tickets for the Ozzie Reading Program brought in $1,960, which was all used to buy tickets.

Expenses

The Culture Fair had a total cost of $466.20.

The cost for supplies for Kinder-Press, First Edition and Going to Press was $840.89.

The PTA reimbursed Cowlishaw School for $606.30 for Field Trip Bus Expenses in March.

In April, the PTA sent the National and State PTA $51 for dues for members that have joined in 2012.

We paid $25 for a raffle license from the City of Naperville for the Spring Fling Raffle.

The PTA paid $25.42 for supplies for the community service project at the last room party.

In April, we paid $100 for the fourth grade reading incentive.

We paid $393.20 for gift cards for staff appreciation week using the Manna Card program.

We paid $42.72 for gift cards to be used as prizes for the Butterbraid fundraiser using the Manna Card program.

As of 4/24/2012 the PTA has $5,901.98 in the checking account at Oxford Bank, and has $200 in cash to be used as change for the Spring Fling.


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Cowlishaw PTA Fund Raiser

Monday, May 7 AND Wednesday, May 16 between 11 am and 11 pm.

Buffalo Wings & Rings is located at 1279 Rickert Dr., Naperville, next to Taco Bell.

20% of all sales showing this flyer on either day will benefit Cowlishaw Elementary School PTA.

In addition, Buffalo Wings & Rings is providing the Cowlishaw PTA with a free lunch consisting

of 150 boneless wings to be used at a special luncheon for the teachers in May.

*No coupons or discounts will be accepted for this fundraising event. Thank you very much and we appreciate your business!*

Please contact us for any Catering needs at (630) 548-5021

Next week is Teacher Apprecia1on Week!

Cowlishaw will be having Teacher Apprecia4on Week the week of May 7th. Here are the themes for each of the days:

Monday May 7th: Bring in the Thanks For Helping Me Grow flower notes

Tuesday May 8th: Bring in something in your teacher’s favorite color (candy, flower, pen, pencil)

Wednesday May 9th: Bring in your coupon for the teacher coupon book

Thursday May 10th: Bring in something for your teacher’s classroom supply kit

A copy of the flower note and student coupon is available on the Cowlishaw website under the PTA documents sec4on. Thanks for making it a great Teacher Apprecia4on

Week!

Thanks for helping us grow

Cowlishaw Families,

Staff Appreciation Week is May 7th• let's tell our staff how important and wonderful they are! Have your child fill in the

flower petals with a descriptive message to give to a teacher or staff member. Make as many copies of the flower for as

many people as you wish. Be sure to include the staff member's name. You can also find the handout on the Cowlishaw

website under the PTA documents tab: http://cowlishaw.ipsd.org

Manna Card Fundraiser

Last order of this school year is due Friday May 11.

The Manna Card Fundraiser has raised over $1200 for the PTA this school year! Thank you to everyone for your support! Let’s get one more big order while you stock up for the summer!

Need graduation gifts? Buy gift cards right here!

Going to Six Flags with your child’s free ticket from the reading program? You’ll need a ticket. Pay the reduced rate of $35 for a one day admission ticket for all ages. It is a paper ticket that expires 12/31/12.

Time to plan ahead for summer! Want to pay now for fun summer activities, gas, and groceries? Support the PTA by purchasing a gift card at no additional expense to you! The PTA makes a profit on gift cards sold. Gift card choices include Brunswick Zone, movie theaters, restaurants, hardware stores, grocery stores, clothing stores and gas stations.

Gift cards will be returned to backpack mail Friday May 25 if you mark the box on the form. If you prefer, they can be picked up at Jen Phelan’s house on Thursday May 24 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, May 11 Thursday, May 24

Order forms are printable from the website www.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






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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 $50 3% $50Dunkin Donuts $10 5% $10 Claire's Boutique $10 10% $10 TRAVELEgg Harbor $15 4% $15 Crate & Barrel $25 7% $25 American Airlines $100 5% $100Home Run Inn $25 20% $25 DSW $25 10% $25 Choice/Clarion/Comfort Hotels 5% $100IHOP Intl House of Pancakes $25 9% $25 Dick's Sporting Goods $25 7% $25 Disney Hotels $100 3% $100Lettuce Entertain You $25 14% $25 Eddie Bauer $25 10% $25 Hyatt Hotels $100 9% $100Lettuce Entertain You $100 14% $100 Fannie May $20 25% $20 Marriott Hotels $100 9% $100Lou Malnati's Pizza $25 8% $25 Game Stop $25 4% $25 GASOLINEMacaroni Grill / Maggiano's $25 12% $25 Gap / Old Navy $25 15% $25 BP Amoco $50 3% $50Mimi's Café $25 10% $25 Gordman's $25 10% $25 Delta Sonic Car Wash $16 20% $16Mrs. Field's Cookies $5 19% $5 Gymboree $25 14% $25 Marathon $25 4% $25Noodles & Company $10 7% $10 Home Depot $25 5% $25 Marathon $100 4% $100Noodles & Company $25 7% $25 Home Depot $100 5% $100 Mobil Exxon $50 3% $50Oberweis $10 10% $10 iTunes $25 4% $25 Shell $50 3% $50Olive Garden / Red Lobster $25 10% $25 JCPenney $25 5% $25 Speedway $25 5% $25Outback $25 9% $25 JCPenney $100 5% $100 Speedway $100 5% $100

Kohl's $25 5% $25

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: