SPRING IS IN FULL SWING!
Welcome back from Spring Break! Even though the weather may still feel like winter, we are in full swing planning our Spring PTO activities! Please read the blog carefully to learn more about our Spring Bookfair, Evening Storytime for incoming and current first graders, and other fun events coming up.
EVENING STORYTIME
Calling all 1st graders! Please join us on Wed., Apr. 18, from 6:30–7:30 PM for Kildeer's Evening Storytime. This is a fun event just for incoming kindergartners and 1st graders. Come and welcome the future Kildeer students, show off your classroom, and hear stories read by your 1st-grade teachers.
Please RSVP to Alicia McGowan at [email protected] to let us know you are coming. Hope to see you then!
SPRING BOOKFAIR – PAWS FOR BOOKS!
We have a wonderful selection of books with many new additions to well-loved series and favorite authors. The Spring Book Fair is scheduled for Tues., Apr. 17 – Thurs., Apr. 19 during school hours and also during our Evening Storytime Event on Wed., Apr. 19, from 6 – 8 PM. Be sure to check your child's classroom blog for information on when their class will be attending!
GET YOUR SUPPLY KITS FOR NEXT YEAR
Don't delay – minimize the hassle of back-to-school shopping and order your school supply kits for 2018/2019 school year today! School supplies will be delivered to your child's classroom and waiting for you at Meet the Teacher Day in the fall! The PTO will accept orders through Thurs., May 31, 2018. Once the sale closes, you will not have another opportunity to purchase a supply kit. Purchase your kit online today by logging into the KILDEER PTO MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT. Make sure to update Parent and Student Information, ensuring the "Current Grade" for each student is the grade they are in as of the 2017–2018 school year. Note: School Supply Kit Orders will not present correctly if this information is not updated.
Attention 5th-grade parents – Order your 6th-grade school supply kit from the WOODLAWN PTO MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT.
If you are NEW to Woodlawn, CREATE A NEW Woodlawn PTO Membership Toolkit account. You can use the same log-in and password, but this is a different system than the elementary.
If you already have an EXISTING Woodlawn Membership Toolkit account, you need to ADD A NEW STUDENT. From the Family Information link, click NEXT STEP to access the student info. You can then add another student. Please enter the current grade and don't add any teacher or locker information.
COMMITTEE CHAIR OPENINGS FOR 2018/2019
Take this time to go online and check out all of our exciting Committee Chair openings for the 2018/2019 school year. Chairing one (or more!) of our fantastic committees is a great way to get involved with Kildeer. Hurry now and chair the Dessert Day or Special Lunch Committee... these two fun opportunities allow for parents with flexible schedules to be in the school all year long and see their children with friends at lunch. Also open to chair next year is the Cultural Arts Showcase! This chair will be able to attend programs at the Cultural Arts Showcase in the fall and work with Mrs. Kieser to choose the best ones for Kildeer.
We are asking ALL–both RETURNING and NEW chairs–to go to MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT to sign up. Log in to your family account and you will find the sign-up under MyAccount/FormsAndPaperwork/VolunteerOpportunities. Chairpersons for the 2018/2019 school year will be notified by May 1.
Please feel free to share this information with any friends/parents you think might be interested in chairing a committee next year, including families with incoming 1st graders. We would love to have as many families as possible involved in the wonderful activities we plan for the students at Kildeer. We thank you for your continued support of the Kildeer PTO. Looking forward to having you join us next year!
SPECIAL LUNCH & DESSERT DAY CARDS!
Reminder... You can still order Dessert Day Cards!! Dessert Day cards are now going for $10!!! Also, don't forget you can still place Special Lunch orders!
The form is on MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT – access the form any time before the Special Lunch or Dessert Day to place your order. As a reminder:
• Dessert Day Card orders must be placed by end of day Saturday to guarantee a card for the following Thursday.
• Orders for Special Lunch must be placed 2 weeks before the Special Lunch Date. If the option is not available, the date has passed to place an order.
Not sure if you placed an order for Special Lunch or Dessert Day? Access "Previous Orders" under "My Account" on Membership Toolkit to check orders you have placed. Questions? Contact Laura Elizalde.
MINIMIZE LOST AND FOUND WITH LABELDADDY!
Help keep lost items to a minimum and help support Kildeer with LabelDaddy!
LabelDaddy offers customized peel-and-stick labels that can be placed on clothing, books, backpacks, lunchboxes, scarves, hats... you name it. Kildeer PTO receives 15% of each order placed. CLICK HERE to order today – don't forget to enter school code KILDEER at checkout!
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
Online in our school VIRTUAL BACKPACK you will find the link for Membership Toolkit as well as information and links for other activities that are not included in the Membership Toolkit.
Please feel free to contact PTO co-presidents Alicia McGowan or Jodi Zachara if you have any questions.