These items were available in the Central School E-Backpack on 9/1/10.

Central School

• September 1, 2010
• Picture Reminder 9/9
• 4th Grade Junior Girls Scout Troop
• September Reading Connection – Primary
• September Reading Connection-Intermediate

• August 25, 2010
• After School Activity Brochure 2010-11
• 5th Grade Instrumental Music Open House 9/8 & 9/9
• School Safety
• Faculty Music Recital 9/15
• REEF 2010 Membership Drive

• August 11, 2010
• Back to School Letter 2010-2011

These items were available in the District 96 E-Backpack on 9/1/10.

District 96

• 2010-2011 Approved Community Organizations

• September 1, 2010
• RB Junior Bulldog Basketball

• August 25, 2010
• Sokol Spirit Flyer
• Girl Scout Flyer

• August 11, 2010
• Village of North Riverside Kindergarten Enrichment Program
• Sokol Spirit Class Schedule 10-11

We are on our way to 100%

Give now to the school fundraiser that uses your money, but NOT your time.

• 100% goes to Central!
• 99.9% hassle free (just write a check)
• 100% tax deductible!
• 100% product sales free
• 100% APPRECIATED

Now the majority of funds raised for valuable PTO events and activities will come from the Central 100% fund – a “just write a check” option that is simple, quick and benefits your children … 100%!  We are well on our way to our goal of $8,000 and you can help us achieve it. 100% fund supports educational programs and social community building activities such as:

• Classroom items like cameras and Science-in-a-Can
• Books for Central School Library
• Teacher appreciation activities and luncheon
• Recycling bins for classrooms and Ecology Club
• Birthday Boards
• Jr. Great Books/Flying Carpet Club
• Roadrunner Yearbook
• Read to Succeed Program
• Kid’s Care
• Board Games for indoor recess
• Hike and Bike to School
• Talent Show
• Social events such as Ice Cream Social, Skating Party and Family Fun Night
• Artist in Residence Projects
• Halloween Play
• Living Classrooms
• Turn off TV week
• 5th Grade Games Night
• Cultural Art Materials and Field Trips

Giving to the 100% club is optional, but parents are encouraged to contribute a suggested amount of $100 per family. Any amount, however, will be greatly appreciated and well utilized!  To donate to the 100% fund – click here- 100% Fund Donation Form.

Any questions, please contact Stephanie O’Brien or Jane Wilhelm

Please contribute by September 8, 2010.

The PTO is missing

14 Cultural Arts folders

The folders are missing their homes in our lovely cultural arts file folder in our hot cultural arts closet.

Please return any that you haven’t returned from last year.

No questions asked nor fines imposed

Drop the found folder off in the PTO box in the office.

Missing are:
Calder, Wood, Braque, Tanner, Klee, Degas, Gauguin (2), Mondrain, Grandma Moses, Caillebote, Wyeth, Chagall and Albright.

Thanks for your cooperation in helping us locate these folders!!

Your cultural arts chairpeople,

Allyn Pilewski
Molly Carl

If you wish to be included in the Student Directory, please print out and complete the Student Directory Information Form 2010-11 and return the completed form to the PTO mailbox (located in Central’s front office) by Thursday, September 2.

The Directory Order Form was available in the Spring.  If you have not yet ordered your Directory, please complete the Directory Order Form Fall 2010 and return it with payment ($5), to the PTO Mailbox by Friday, September 3.

For questions regarding the Student Directory Information Form, contact Sandy Briolat at briolats@centralptonews.org or Jennifer Pacourek at pacourekj@centralptonews.org.

For questions regarding the Directory Order Form, please contact Jeanine Vaia @ thirdvp@centralptonews.org.

Order gift cards from

Riverside Foods

and earn 5% for Central PTO!

Order gift cards from Riverside Foods and have them delivered to your door! Riverside Foods will donate 5% of each sale back to Central PTO. Orders received by 10:00 a.m. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month will be delivered to you by the following Friday. Money raised helps support great programs and events such as Cultural Arts, Jr. Great Books, and skating parties.

Just fill out the order form below and drop it in the PTO mailbox in the school office. Cards may be ordered in $25, $50 and $100 increments, and all orders must include a hard copy of the order form and a check.  To print your order form – click here – Riverside Foods G.C. order form

Questions? Contact Jane Wilhelm at wilhelmj@centralptonews.org

PLEASE COME TO THE CULTURAL ARTS
MEETING/ORIENTATION

Friday, September 24th 2010
8:30 a.m.
Central School 1st floor conference room

WHO? Moms, Dads, Grandparents.

WHY? Cultural Arts is an easy and great way to be involved in your child’s class.

HOW EASY IS IT? You choose the date and time of the day that works for you within the school year. Just arrange it with your child’s teacher.

WHAT WOULD I DO? You present the “picture of the month” to the class. You can work with a friend (or spouse) if you like. It is up to you. The research is done for you on the artist and the artwork…and is available on-line! Learn a little and share a little with the class!

You also conduct an art related activity as a follow-up to the artist and artwork that was looked at that day. (Ideas and suggestions are provided – folders provide examples).

The whole thing takes about 45 minutes! That’s it!

WOULD I LIKE IT? YES!

HOW DO I SIGN UP? An information and sign-up meeting will be held on September 24th at 8:30 a.m. in the Central conference room. Don’t worry if you cannot make the meeting, you may sign up in the school office at the front desk through September 30,2010.

You may also contact Molly Carl at carlm@centralptonews.org

or Allyn Pilewski at parliamentarian@centralptonews.org

For centuries, Central School parents/

grandparents/ guardians

have given their all to entertain.

The Central Halloween play is performed by Central parents

and enjoyed by the Central children, staff and parents.

Are you feeling the call of the Theater?

What’s involved:
AM rehearsals (8:30-11) for 2 weeks in October
Opening and closing matinee performance at 1 PM on October 29th

Children roar with amusement (if we get it right)
Children leave for the costume parade and room party (with joy in their hearts)
Interested yet reluctant to get on the stage? We are currently casting for talkie parts as well as back stage help.
No commitment is too small, or too big, for that matter!

If this is something you are remotely interested in, we’ll consider it.
Your child will never forget, nor forgive, you for participating.

Please contact Angie Cary at carya@centralptonews.org if you would like to volunteer for the time of your life!!

Mark your calendars for the Central School

Family Fun Night

Join us on

September 24th from 5:30-7:30 PM*

to kick-off the school year with other Central families.

Family Fun Night will take place behind Central/Hauser in the school parking lot. This is a great way to meet new Central friends and catch up with old ones.

Don’t miss our games, prizes and giant jumpee! Dance lessons will be provided by Riverside’s Principle Dance along with rockin tunes from our DJ!

What if all of that dancing gets you hungry?

Pizza, popcorn and ice cream too! Look for more information about this exciting event over the next few weeks.

We are currently looking for parent volunteers to sign-up for 1/2 hour time slots to help set-up, serve food and supervise activities during the event on September 24th. This is a great way to meet other parents.

If you are interested in volunteering — please contact Tracy Sloan at sloant@centralptonews.org.

Thanks in advance for your help.

*Note – in the event of rain, Family Fun Night will be held in the Hauser gyms from 6:30-8:30.

Hello Students, Parents, and Faculty,
A student who attends Ames School needs our help!   His name is Ethan Tkalec, and he was diagnosed with Giant Axonal Neuropathy (GAN), a rare and fatal disorder.  This disorder slowly takes away all the abilities we take for granted, like walking, writing, speaking, moving around, and even swallowing.
Hannah’s Hope Fund, the organization working to find a cure and treatment for GAN, is competing for $250,000 in the Pepsi Refresh Project.  The prize money will help fund human clinical trials in 2011.  This prize money will help save Ethan’s life.

We are asking that you vote for us EVERY DAY by each method below, if you can, with your parents’ permission.  Please pass this along to all your friends. Anyone with a valid email address can vote.

We are currently in 4th place, but  need to be in 1st or 2nd to win the prize.  Please help Ethan and the other children with GAN to live!  The Contest ends August 31, 2010! TODAY

With Deep Appreciation,
Gelse and John Tkalec

EVERY VOTE IS CRITICAL!!  Vote 3 times a day!  Remember, just because you hear the Pepsi can open doesn’t mean you’ve casted your vote.  You need to then click the VOTE FOR THIS IDEA button again! (at the bottom of the screen – You’ll see the number of remaining votes go from 10 to 9.)  Only vote for Hannah’s Hope Fund in the $250k category, as we are competing against all the rest in this category to be either #1 or #2.

You can make your vote count 3 times a day!

Voting instructions
1) Vote Daily by texting To:73774 (stands for Pepsi), Message:101885 (stands for Hannah’s Hope Fund)
No additional charge to text – it’s whatever your text plan is.
2)  Vote Daily on-line at   www.refresheverything.com/hannahshopefund  with every valid email account you have: work, personal etc. Then, press the ‘VOTE FOR THIS IDEA’ button.
3) If you have a facebook account, you are able to vote AGAIN on-line daily by logging into the Pepsi site using your facebook login. After you’ve finished voting as outlined in step 2 above, click the ’sign-out’ link on bottom left of Pepsi window.  Then, click ‘sign-in’ link, and press the blue ‘LOGIN WITH FACEBOOK’ button on top left of the Pepsi sign-in window.  Then, click ‘BROWSE IDEAS & VOTE’ button on right.  On the top right of the Pepsi screen where the magnifying glass is, type Hannah’s Hope Fund in the search field. Vote again!

Thank you for your support!

These items were available in the Central School E-Backpack on 8/25/10.

Central School

August 25, 2010
• After School Activity Brochure 2010-11
• 5th Grade Instrumental Music Open House 9/8 & 9/9
• School Safety
• Faculty Music Recital 9/15
• REEF 2010 Membership Drive

August 11, 2010
• Back to School Letter 2010-2011

These items were available in the District 96 E-Backpack on 8/25/10.

District 96

• 2010-2011 Approved Community Organizations

August 25, 2010
• Sokol Spirit Flyer
• Girl Scout Flyer

August 11, 2010
• Village of North Riverside Kindergarten Enrichment Program
• Sokol Spirit Class Schedule 10-11