February 8,
2013
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Feb 12 - Teddy Bear
Celebration
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Feb 14 – Valentine’s Parties
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Feb 15 – Early Release
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Feb 18 – No School –
President’s Day
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Feb 22 & 24 – Flat Stanley
Musical
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March 6 – PTO Meeting
Seth Paine Elementary School
PTO Newsletter
It is snowing...finally!!! I love the serene white scene outside. The kids are excited to play in the snow...mom and dad too. While things are cooling off outside the PTO has lots of indoor fun for our families. A Seth Paine tradition continues with our 4th and 5th grade students putting on the production of The Musical Adventures of
Flat Stanley Jr. This is an event that you don't want to miss!!! Performances at LZHS Performing Arts Center on
Friday February, 22nd @ 7:00 pm or Sunday February
24th @ 2:00 pm. See ticket order form on page 3 of newsletter or Seth Paine website. The first annual Seth
Paine Game Night is Tuesday, February 26th, 6:30 pm -
8:00 pm. Fun Fair is just around the corner. Our annual
Fun Fair is Saturday, March 9th from 10 am - 2 pm. The
2nd Annual Recipe Rhapsody is Thursday, March 14th.
Do you have a favorite recipe? Join us in the Seth Paine
Bistro and we will be the judge. It is a friendly contest with bragging rights. Chef demonstration and recipe booklet included. Stay tuned to the Facebook fan page and Seth Paine website for more tasty details. Mark the calendar, Square 1 Art orders will be due March 14th.
Delivery in time for Mother's Day.
Make a snow angel and stay warm!
Beth
PTO President

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Saturday, February 23rd 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The Arboretum Club
401 Half Day Road
Buffalo Grove
Cost: $75/person or $650 for a table of 10 byline
[Name]
All event proceeds will benefit the eight Lake Zurich schools enhancing the classroom learning experience for all CUSD 95 students.
Square 1 Art is on its way...Funds for the PTO Hip Hip Hooray!!! Gifts for family and friends, not to mention great keepsakes where memories never end!
An example of your child's artwork along with a catalog of the variety of products that may be ordered will be distributed in early March. Orders will be due March 14th! All the keepsakes that you order for your family and friends will be ready early May, in time for Mother’s Day.
The next restaurant night is just around the corner. Wednesday March 6th, Lou
Malnati's will donate 20% of your total bill back to Seth
Paine PTO! What a great way to feed your family and our school benefits! Watch for more details coming soon to the website.
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Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Lyrics by Timothy Allen McDonald and Jonathan K. Waller
Music by Stephen Gabriel, Timothy Allen McDonald, Jonathan K. Waller and David Weinstein
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All Tickets General Admission Seating
Pre-sale tickets: $6.00 Tickets at the door: $7.00
Please return the ticket form along with payment (cash or check) to either:
Seth Paine Elementary
50 Miller Rd.
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Beth Slaughter
234 Lions Ct.
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Checks made payable to: Seth Paine PTO
Deadline for pre-sale ticket orders: February 14 th
All ticket orders must contain payment. No unpaid Will Call. Shows will sell out!!!
Tickets will be distributed via backpack mail to Seth Paine families
Options for non -Seth Paine families are:
1) To have your tickets mailed to you, include a self addressed stamped envelope with your order.
2) Pick up your tickets at Will Call on the day of the performance starting one hour prior to the show.
Questions? email Beth at: flatstanleyjr.tickets@gmail.com
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Ticket Order Form:
Name ________________________ Teacher’s Name: ________________________ Classroom #: ___________
E-mail address________________________________________________________
Show Date: Friday, February 22 nd ______ No. of Tickets _______________ @ $6.00 each
Sunday, February 24 th ______
Total # of Tickets: __________
No. of Tickets _______________ @ $6.00 each
Total $___________
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Game night is Tuesday, Feb. 26th, 6:30-8:00!
This is a free family event, so come on out and play games like
Yahtzee, Charades, Win Lose or Draw and many others. We will have a drawing for a $25 gift card to Target. Please
RSVP, forms are available now on the Seth Paine Website.
We still need volunteers, contact Debbie Miller at dbm1032ceo@comcast.net
if you can help us out.
Hello! My name is Irene Stange and I am a member of the Middle School South
PTO. In April 2013 the MSS PTO Community Service Committee and SOAR program will combine efforts to provide Mother’s Day gifts for residents of local women’s shelters. We would like to open this project to all schools in District 95 and ask that you donate unused toiletries, cosmetic samples, cosmetic bags, perfume samples, scented candles, etc. by the middle of March. We will wrap and deliver the items to the women in April. This is an initial notification that this program will be taking place in 2013, and more information detailing collection procedures, etc. will be forthcoming. If we collect enough items, we might be able to donate to several shelters. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you! ( irene.stange@sbcglobal.net
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Mark your calendar for one of our most popular family events! The annual Fun Fair is fast approaching and we need many volunteers to make it all possible. Please consider volunteering some of your time during the event, baking for the cakewalk, or helping gather and organize the silent auction items. Do you have a middle schooler, teen or a scout that needs service hours? We would be happy to have their help at the Fun Fair!
If you are interested in volunteering, please visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0848A8AC22AA8-funfair . If you have an item to donate to the silent auction or have any questions, please feel free to email Mary Cohen at marycohendesign@comcast.net
Are you interested in serving on the PTO Executive Board? Please contact
Beth Slaughter for more information, spptopresident@gmail.com
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Next PTO Meeting th
March 6 at 7 pm
Seth Paine Library
Next Newsletter Deadline
March 15 th
for a publish date of March 22 nd
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Madeleine's Light - A Book Club Delight!
At our last after-school book club, students were privileged to meet with local author Nalalie Ziarnik, who read from her book Madeleine's Light: A Story of
Camille Claudel. The book imagines how a real girl named Madeleine became the inspiration for many of sculptor Camille Claudel's finest works. Like the fictional character in the book, the Seth Paine students sculpted clay birds and nests. They also learned a few French words, and enjoyed a snack of Madeleine cookies and a kid-friendly version of cafe au lait (hot chocolate)!
Approximately 50 kids of all ages attended the December event, and many of them purchased a personalized copy of the book to commemorate the event. The
PTO also purchased an autographed copy of the book to dedicate to our own school library.
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The 2nd Annual Recipe Rhapsody is Thursday, March
14th. Do you have a favorite recipe? Join us in the Seth
Paine Bistro and we will be the judge. It is a friendly contest with bragging rights. There will be a Chef demonstration and a recipe booklet is included. Stay tuned to the Facebook fan page and Seth Paine website for more tasty details.
The Seth Paine Second Graders have been hard at work decorating teddy bears for children at the One Step Summer Camp, a camp for children with childhood cancers. The children participated in the Teddy Bear Factory on January 25th and learned how a factory works as they completed 54 bears, 27 girl and 27 boys. The children worked with volunteers from the Ela's "55 Plus" organization as well as teachers and parent volunteers to make this possible.
On February 12th, the completed bears will be given a joyous sendoff at the
Teddy Bear Celebration. Second grade families, teachers, and the 55 Plus helpers will participate in an evening celebration to send the bears off to their new owners while celebrating the children's altruism and hard work. We are very proud of our 2nd grade class!
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Popcorn anyone? The 5th graders were serving it up at
Movie Night, where ICE AGE 4 was featured
Friday, January 25th. Between ticket, hot dog, candy and water sales the 5th graders earned money to offset the cost for TAFT (an educational trip for 5th graders).
Posters made by the 5th graders surely contributed to the sale of 95 pre-purchased tickets. And of course, those morning announcements most likely contributed to another 65 students and parents who purchased tickets that evening.
We hope the 5th graders learned a bit about the entertainment/fundraising business - as they were in charge of set-up, clean-up, sales and marketing. Great job 5th graders!
Thank you to the Kochanny family for donating 70 hot dogs!! And of course we are ever grateful for our parent volunteers who kept things running safely and smoothly -
Colleen Andrews, Susan Brown, Melanie Collins, Lisa Fewkes, Deanna Hagen, Becky
Keller, Lisa Monoson, Carmel Pfeifer, Sue Richards, Beth Slaughter and Rita
Washburn.
Where would we be without the help of Mrs. Diana Christ - who graciously helps us post information on the web, guides students through the announcements and so much more...all with a cheerful smile on her face! We are so appreciative of our movie night
“director” and “staff-in-charge” for the night - Miss Black! She got to spend her
Friday night in the gym with practically the whole school! Sincerest thanks Miss
Black!
A special thanks to the TAFT chair Christine Chialdikas, who so tirelessly has devoted her time and energy to ensure every Taft fundraising event was a success. She would monitor sales from start to finish. When sales were low, she would think up ideas to increase sales. She is to be commended for her commitment and dedication to raise funds, which benefits all 5th grade parents financially. Hats off to you Christine!
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