Central PTA News

With our recent change from PTA to PTO, we’ve created a new website at www.centralptonews.org. (Note the O instead of an A).

This PTA website will remain accessible for a while as we move the relevant content to the new PTO website. For anything related to the 2008/2009 school year, please visit the new website.

Thanks,

Chris Hajer

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Don’t forget the PTO meeting is scheduled for 9am on Tuesday, September 9th in the library. Dr. Lamberson will be there to fill us in on what’s happening in District 96 and Dr. Limperis will share information about Central School! Hope to see you there!

With the recent change from PTA to PTO, we took the opportunity to redesign the website. In the coming weeks, we’ll be modifying and posting relevant content from the old PTA website to this new PTO website (things like the Accelerated Reader list, Cultural Arts reference material, Bylaws and other PTO-related documents, etc.)

A special Thank You goes out to Janan Cain for providing us with the beautiful Roadrunner graphic you see above.

We’ll also be incorporating into the website many of the suggestions you’ve submitted over the past three years. If you have any further feedback or comments, please feel free to send an email to webmaster@centralptonews.org.

Thanks,

Chris Hajer

Calling all Library Volunteers!

• If you want to help maintain the high quality of library services offered to our children, please come to the Library Volunteer Orientation Meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 from 9:00 am to 9:45 am in the Library.
• Sign up to volunteer at the meeting.
• Jobs include reading to children during classroom library time, and many jobs which can be done at your convenience including shelving, creating monthly bulletin boards, and repairing books. Learn about these opportunities at the meeting.
• A class library schedule will be provided at the meeting. Lead Room Parents are responsible for completing the schedule of volunteers during class library time.
• If you are unable to attend, please contact Jeannine Glavas or your Lead Room Parent.
  Questions? Please contact Jeannine Glavas at librarychair@centralptanews.org.

Summer break is here with swimming, riding bikes, camps, sunshine, relaxing and fun! I hope your summer is off to a great beginning! My belief is the more informed we are as Central School parents, the better!

I had the opportunity to attend the June 17, 2008 D96 Board of Education meeting and thought I would share some agenda items.

• The District 96 Offices will move their offices this summer to Mater Christi in North Riverside to help clear some space for additional classrooms at Hauser.
• Increasing proof of residency checks being considered.
• A temporary class size change for the D96 08/09 Kindergarten class to 23 students has been approved by the BOE to accommodate the large incoming class.

If you want to continue to be informed, I’d encourage you to attend the next 96 Board of Education Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 7:30pm, Hauser Learning Resource Center.

If you have any questions that you think I may be able to answer, please feel free to email me at marrymelon@sbcglobal.net.

Enjoy your summer!
Mary Ellen Meindl, Central PTA/PTO 08/09 President

Hike and Bike to School: Plan and promote a week of awareness and activities promoting walking or riding bikes to school. (Fall Program) Co-chair/Chair needed.

Birthday Boards: This committee honors all of the student and staff birthdays on the bulletin board in the hallway outside the office. Great opportunity to show off your creativity! Co-Chair needed.

Grant Writer: Are you a writer? Do you have a way with words? Assist with research, writing and editing all grant applications. Co-Chair needed.

Science in a Can: A weekly commitment for 6 weeks beginning in January to check in cans and replenish supplies for the experiments. Usually requires 30 minutes at school during the program. Co-Chair needed.