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Seth Paine Elementary School
PTO Newsletter
Newsletter Date
October 5, 2012
PTO President’s News
Welcome Back Seth Paine Families!!!
Upcoming
Events
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Oct. 8 – Columbus Day
No School
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Oct 12 – Hats off for
Cancer Day and
Sonic Restaurant Night
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Oct 17 – Early Release
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Oct 22-26 Red Ribbon
Week
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Oct 31 – Halloween
Parties/Parade
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Nov 2 – Institute Day
Oct 26 – Freaky Friday
Oct 27 – Spooky
Saturday
Nov 14 – PTO meeting
Nov 15 – Early Release
Nov 14 – 16 Book Fair
Nov 21 – 23
Thanksgiving Break
The first month is always such an adjustment at my house as we
get back into the school routine. I hope that you are settling into
the school year nicely. It was great to kick off the school year
with our Back to School Picnic. I loved re-connecting with
familiar faces and meeting new families. Seth Paine has so many
exciting things going on that I want to highlight. The PTO is
changing things up a bit this year and we hope that you like what
you see. In terms of fundraising we have limited the number of
times that we will ask you to sell something. Innisbrook, going
on thru 10/9 is the only fall fundraiser. Additionally, we have
added a no stress fundraiser option. If you prefer to make a
donation to Seth Paine PTO in lieu or in addition to participating
in traditional fundraising activities you may. Donations can be
made by writing a check to Seth Paine PTO and putting
DONATION on the memo line or online via the District 95
Education Foundation. Look for Donate Now button on Seth
Paine PTO page and select Seth Paine School (the Dragon), follow
the steps to donate. Your financial support is critical in order to
offer grade level events like Revolutionary War Days for 5th
grade and Teddy Bear Tea for 2nd, all school assemblies, after
school enrichment, family events, Halloween fest, etc... New this
year, Manna cards can be ordered monthly! Manna cards are gift
cards that you purchase thru the PTO and the PTO is given a
percent back on each purchase (varies per gift card). It is no
additional cost to you. Check out the website for more details.
Want to get involved and volunteer your time? You should have
already received a classroom volunteer form from your students'
room parent(s). Additionally, a general PTO volunteer form has
been sent home and is also available on the website. Throughout
the year volunteers will be recruited for specific events or
activities. The PTO motto is the more the merrier! Whether you
can spare an hour of time or more. It is a great way to meet
other Seth Paine parents and have fun!
I am looking forward to another spectacular year together at
Seth Paine!!!
Beth Slaughter
PTO President
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Your Trash, Our Treasure
September collections of Box Tops and Labels for Education have
been made and we are in process of counting them all. Thank you to
everyone who so faithfully cuts, collects, and sends them in! If you'd
like to find out more about where you can find the labels we collect or
more about the program, additional information can be found on the
Seth Paine website, along with links to complete lists of participating
products.
Next collection week: Oct 22nd -26th
Hearing and Vision
Seth Paine Vision and Hearing Testing
Friday, October 19
Classroom sign-ups will be in the Teachers Lounge this week.
If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Melanie Collins at
thecollins4@comcast.net
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2nd Annual Back to School Picnic
Our 2nd annual back to school picnic was a great success. A special
thank you to Bella Lukes, Alpha Baking Company, and Leader Ace
Hardware for sponsoring the picnic. A big thank you to the
numerous volunteers that helped to make the event a success.
Family Events – Thank You’s and Upcoming
Events
Buzz Books are completed and have been distributed to students. A
special thank you to Tara Elder, Debbie Miller and Debbie Theys-Dice for
their help putting the books together.
Bingo was a success. Thanks to all who came out to play and volunteer! A
special thanks goes to Debbie Miller for organizing this fun family event!
Chili’s Restaurant Weeks
PEPPER PROFIT EVENT
The first restaurant night of the year is fast approaching. This time it will be
a little different, eat at Chill's in Kildeer any night from Oct 29th thru
November 11th and provide them with a copy of voucher (can also be
displayed on your phone) and Seth Paine will receive 10% of your entire
order before tax! Watch the school website for more information and your
copy of the voucher. You can share this voucher with all your friends and
family in the area and help make this event a huge success. For questions
please contact, Debbie Miller at dbm1032ceo@comcast.net.
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Seth Paine PTO announces its Fall Fundraiser –
Sept. 28th – Oct. 9th
Important Instructions
Collect orders, then enter them on the Innisbrook website.
Go to www.innisbrook.com
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Follow the EZ Steps to enter your orders.
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Our school number is 104193.
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Deadline for entering orders is Tuesday, October 9th.
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Make checks payable to Seth Paine PTO.
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Calculate and Collect 7.0% sales tax on all orders. *Sales tax will be automatically
included when you enter the order online.
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After entering your order online, send in your payment in the envelope provided.
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Call Innisbrook Customer Service with questions, 1-877-525-5608 /
customerservice@innisbrook.com.
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All orders will be ready for pick-up during Parent/Teacher conferences in November.
***Our goal is $10,000 in total sales!***
We need your help!
New This Year! - If your family does not want to place an order with Innisbrook, but would still like to
support the PTO, you are able to send in a monetary donation instead. Families can either send in a check
made out Seth Paine PTO with "donation" in the comment line, or submit a donation to the District 95
Educational Foundation via credit card using the following link:
http://www.district95foundation.org/ptofundraising.html A donate button can also be accessed from the Seth
Paine PTO web page.
Out-of-town family and friends can support our fundraiser. To receive credit for orders, your child must first be
registered. Log on to the www.innisbrook.com website to register and send Emails.
Please do not return your order worksheet to school.
You will need it for product distribution.
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Freaky Friday
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Spooky Saturday
Halloween is just around the corner! Please join us for our annual Halloween
event. Order your tickets in advance for a discount, notice will go home shortly
and be posted on the school website. Admission includes:
One Creepy Trip through the Haunted House, Spooky Spa (nails, face painting
and ghostly tattoos), Ghoulish Games & Frightful Prizes, Devilish DJ & Dancing
on Friday, Beastly Bouncy House on Saturday
There will be Frightening Refreshments for sale at both evenings.
Friday, October 26
7:00-9:00 pm - 4th and 5th Grades (Drop-Off Event - No Parents)
Saturday, October 27
5:00-7:00 pm - Kindergarten through 3rd Grade (Parents must attend)
Please bring a food item to donate for an extra, free ticket for the Haunted
House.
VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED!!! An hour of your time will insure
a memorable event for your child. Volunteer forms are on the school
website.
Questions? Please contact:
Debbie Miller - dbm1032ceo@comcast.net or
Christy Middlebrook - christymarie92@yahoo.com
Spook House inquiries should be directed to:
Cory Clouse - cclouse@courtesyassembly.com
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Red Ribbon Week is October 22-26. The theme for this year is "Lake
Zurich Schools Link-Up Against Drugs". Information on Red Ribbon
Week will be coming home the week prior, and will include a pledge/link
for the students to sign and return to school, which will then be "linked up"
to create a giant pledge paper chain that will be hung in the cafeteria during
Red Ribbon Week. Also included will be a coloring contest, for which
there will be one winner in each grade K-5. The pledge/link and coloring
sheet are to be returned to school on Monday, October 22nd. Look out for
the Red Ribbon Week information coming home week of October 15th.
Fall Book Fair
The Fall book fair is coming up! Get
Ready an All-Star event November 14th 16th. We will also host our Bagels and
Books Event on Friday, November 16th.
Parents can enjoy shopping and eating
breakfast from 8:30-10:00 am.
We are looking for volunteers to help set
up, work during the fair and break down.
We need your help to make this event a
great success! If you are interested,
please email Nicole Babcock
at nicmariani@yahoo.com.
More details to follow soon!
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First After-School Book Club a Homerun!
Over 50 students attended Seth Paine's after-school book clubs on
September 24th. The baseball-themed book clubs featured fun, food and
friends. Our older students had a chance to participate in a rousing game
of Jeopardy, testing their recall and insight into the book they read in
preparation for the afternoon -- King of the Mound: My Summer with
Satchel Paige. The younger students were treated to out-loud readings of
Clemente and Batter Up, Wombat before they competed in their own
Jeopardy game. Both groups received a surprise visit from ballpark
vendors, complete with popcorn and apple juice. The afternoon concluded
with the kids decorating their own baseball cookies, complete with licorice
stitching. Stay tuned for information about our upcoming book clubs so
your kids can join in the fun!
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First After-School Book Club a Homerun! (Continued)
Next PTO Meeting
Nov. 14th at 7 pm in Library
Next Newsletter Deadline
Nov 9 for a publish date of Nov. 16th
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