It's hard to believe the first quarter is nearly over. Sally Foster and Greenery Sales are now over. We'll find out how we did on these sales at the November PTO meeting scheduled for November 5 at 7 pm in the Central School Library. All are welcome.
On October 10, our children who completed the summer reading goal had a delightful field trip to Enchanted Castle, compliments of PTO.
Our first Family Night, a movie night held on October 12th, was a huge success. Our amazing staff of volunteers had the popcorn machine running smoothly, the sound system was great (thank you Mr. S. for the technical instruction) and the screen on the stage made viewing easy for everyone. We hope you'll join us for our next Family Night. Details coming soon.
Installation of our new bleachers in the Central School gym is now complete. Stop by and see what you helped us purchase for our school.
In November, we voted to support a number of teacher/staff philanthropy requests.
Our Back to School Spirit Wear sales have been delivered. We still have several items in a variety of sizes available. If you missed the sale or find you didn't order
enough or perhaps you'd like something extra for Holiday presents, check out this link (Spirit Wear ) to see what we have in stock.
While you are thinking about holiday gifts, check out the many opportunities to support PTO and Winfield schools by shopping the way you normally shop. If you shop online, you can shop through a portal on Boxtopsforeducation.com, marketday.com or escrip.com and donate up to 10% of your purchase price. At www.Escrip.com you can register credit cards and debit cards so that you can shop at participating brick and mortor stores and contribute to your school. Escrip even has some participating hotels and vacation destinations so that your Winter vacation could become a fundraiser.
Below are fundraisers ongoing through the 2nd quarter:
All School Student Directory (Orders will be filled from October 10th through the end of the school year. )
Winter Concert Bake Sale
Ultra Foods--Save your Ultra Foods receipts from October 1 through December 31 and send them in to school. They are worth 5% of the pretax purchase price (excluding alcohol and tobacco products). Boxes are located in the front entry of the Primary School and the hallway just past the commons area in the Central School.
Market Day (proceeds support our Activities & Sports programs)
Box Tops for Education (Click on link for a complete list of General Mills Products) Thank you to all our students and families who helped us collect over 5,500 boxtops. Congratulations to Ms. Voss' 5th graders for collecting the most. Our next contest will be held in February. Each class will be competing to collect the most boxtops and win a class party! Keep clipping those boxtops and get ready to win!
Campbell's Labels (Its more than just soup, now. Check the site for details.) While we don't run any contests on this one, if you send in your labels in a ziploc bag (or any other brand) with your child's name, grade and teacher listed, our coordinator will return it to your child with a small prize.
Kemp's Caps (Save caps from Kemp's Milk for the Nickels for Education Program)
Target Take Charge of Education Program (Link your Red Card or Target Visa to Winfield Schools and 1% of every dollar you spend goes to Winfield PTO.)
Dominick's Grocery Store (This is a new one. If you go to the escrip website and register your Dominick's Fresh Values Card, every time you shop at Dominick's and use your card a donation will be made to the school. This is an easy one--nothing extra to buy, nothing to save, just 5 minutes of your time.)
Tyson A+ Program (Save Project A+™ redemption labels from Tyson products. We earn 24¢ for each label saved. Check out www.tyson.com/projectaplus/labels for a complete list of products.)
Cook's Night Out (The 3rd Wednesday of each month, we make arrangements with a local restaurant to donate a percentage of purchases made by Winfield 34 families. Take a night off from the kitchen, bring the form from the school to the restaurant, and whether you get take out and go home, or eat in and enjoy some social time with other Winfield families, the school profits. Last year we averaged about $100 per month. Our November Cook's Night out will be held at Baja Fresh in Danada. Thank you to everyone who came out to the West Chicago Augustino's in October. Watch Tiger Prints and look for flyers to come home in the back pack announcing the restaurant of the month. And when you stop in, thank the managers and owners for supporting our school.)
Thank you for helping us do some wonderful things for the school.
Mary Schramer
PTO President
