John Shields PTO Newsletter

John Shields PTO Newsletter
March 1, 2014 Edition
“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have a heart.” – Elizabeth Andrew
DATE
Friday, March 7th
TIME
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
PTO MONTHLY
MEETING
LOCATION
The Pine Room at
Open Range in
Sugar Grove.
Here are some of the killer silent auction items that will be
Members of the John Shields
Elementary School PTO meet
on the second Wednesday of
each month at 6:30 pm in the
John Shields Elementary
School teacher’s lounge - take
a right down the hall from the
main entrance.
Our next meeting is
March 12th, 2014.
at 6:30pm.
Are you up for the challenge?
The Kaneland John Shields Elementary PTO,
adult-only, Trivia Night is next week!
Even though registration is now closed, walk-ins
are welcome. Come join an adults-only, fun
and friendly trivia competition between teams.
Don’t have a group – let us team you up.
Come out and support a great cause! All
proceeds will be used to enhance the
technology in the John Shields classrooms.
There will be:
 Free appetizers & soft drinks
 Cash bar
 Lots of laughs, brain twister, games and
Join us afterward when we
visit one of our local
waterholes.
entertainment!
 Amazing prizes and a silent auction.
 A $50 drawing for teachers, but you must be
present to win!
Questions?
Contact Todd Naab at thenaabs@gmail.com.
offered at Trivia Night:
 Great Wolf Lodge (Wisconsin Dells): one night stay in
standard suite, fourwater park passes & a $200 gift card
 Tricia Russell, Certified Personal Trainer: (5) personal
training sessions.
 Corporate Tailgating: two-hour pontoon ride for eight
people on the Fox River
 Vargo’s Dance Studio: (2) private dance lessons for
couple
 Squadron Ops Simulation Center: 75-minute flight
simulator package for four people
 Avenue J Studios: gift card towards class enrollment
 John Morrell Food Group: (2) NASCAR Ride-Along
experiences
 Sugar Grove CrossFit: (1) month free membership,
including foundation assessment
 Deb Cargola: boutique purse
 Glancer Magazine: wine basket
 Private donation: Titleist golf bag
 John Morrell Food Group: master grill set,
autographed by Kirk Herbstreit
 St. Charles Park District: Day pass for four people to
Swanson Water Park, River View miniature golf,
concessions
 Todd and Linda Naab: 100 section level Chicago Cubs
tickets
 And many more…
Join the Kaneland John Shields PTO, and invite your other KSS friends.
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Volunteer Opportunities
for the 2014-2015 School Year
Individual Highlights
Spring Clothing & Toy Resale
2
Dates to Remember
3
Volunteer Opportunities
Right NOW
4
Helpful Web Resources
5
The Kaneland John Shields PTO is looking for volunteers to for the 2014-2015 school year. Please
consider leading and/or participating to help us make a successful organization that will benefit our
children’s school. Being involved in the PTO is a great way to meet new people, and to stay involved
in your child’s school! If you are interested, please email Lisa King at LKing353@yahoo.com.
OPEN Board Positions:
Co-President, Vice-President of Social Committees, Vice-President of Fundraising Committees.
OPEN Committee Chair Positions:
Corn Boil Chair, Back-to-School Fall Family Event Chair, Family
Knights Out Chair, Fun Run Chair, Hospitality Chair Spirit Week
Chair, VAC Fitness Program Chair, Yearbook Chair, and various
Community Relations Chairs. If these Chair Positions are not
filled, these programs will be cancelled for the next school year
(2014-15).
For more specifics, please visit our PTO section on KONNECT,
or our Facebook Group.
Those items in orange are high priority.
JOHN SHIELDS PTO NEWSLETTER – MARCH 1, 2014
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Clothing & Toy Resale
Friday, March 14th at 6 to 9 p.m.
and
Saturday, March 15th at 8 to 11 a.m.
John Shields and McDole Elementary are
holding their semi-annual children’s clothing
and toy sale. Become a seller and earn up to
70% of your sales. Remaining proceeds will go
to support the school of your choice.
If you’d like to sell, you will be assigned a seller
number and be given a tag template to print
and attach to each item. You set the price,
drop off the items the day before the sale and
we can do the rest. If you volunteer for the
sale or set up, you can earn up to 70% of your
sales. Volunteers can also pre-shop before the
sale is open to the public.
If you would like to register as a seller or find
out more information, please contact
resaleinfo@mcdolepto.org or like us on
Facebook at
www.facebook.com/johnshieldsandmcdolere
sale. The seller registration form can be found
on KONNECT, and the PTO Facebook page.
Website Committee Needs HELP – THIS SCHOOL YEAR
The KSS PTO Website Committee is looking for a volunteer interested in helping to set up our Square
Market for payment processing. Basic PC skills with online services experience (i.e. Flickr, Yahoo Groups, or
similar) and basic photo editing skills required. Please contact Wes at kssptoweb@yahoo.com with any
questions or if you are interested in helping.
Mother & Son BINGO Night
A Brilliant Success!
There were lots of laughs, hugs, shots of joy and noogies – yes, even noogies! A BIG ‘thankyou’ goes out to the celebrity guests – Mr. Countryman, Mr. Wenz & Mr. Rutter for their
outstanding MC and comic entertainment, as well as to the event’s hardworking committee
– Dawn Eby, Lara Hosking, Amy Nordell, Cindy Babka & Jill Nuppenau. Your efforts to
Help our school
earn points toward
lots of cool stuff
from Coca-Cola
products.
Visit MyCokeRewards.com
assemble a fun event for both mothers and sons to enjoy are much appreciated. We can’t
wait for next year! If you would like to see some fun pictures from the event, join our PTO
Group on Facebook – Kaneland Johns Shields PTO.
This year’s event was not only a fun night for mothers and sons, but
it was transformed into a fundraiser for the PTO. The committee
managed to raise $1,100 that help fund our technology purchases
for our school. Thank you everyone for your support!
A ‘thank-you’ also goes out to the wonderful sponsors/supporters
of the event. Be sure to offer them a heartfelt thanks the next time
you visit their business.
“A fundraiser . . .
. . . like no other.”
JOHN SHIELDS PTO NEWSLETTER – MARCH 1, 2014
Kaneland John Shields PTO
Facebook Group Goal
WOW! The Communications
Committee has reached and
surpassed their membership goal for
the PTO Group on Facebook. We
currently have 232 members!
Thank you everyone who helped
make this goal a reality. We hope
that you are finding the PTO Group
informational and enjoyable.
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Dates to Remember . . .
March 2nd
March 5th
Read Across America Day – Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
Fun Lunch – McDonalds Burgers
March 7th
Trivia Night at 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
March 12th
PTO Board Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
– All are welcome to attend!
March 14th
Spring Clothing & Toy Resale at 6 to 9 p.m.
March 15th
Spring Clothing & Toy Resale at 8 to 11 a.m.
March
15th
March 19th
March
19th
Market Day Order DUE DATE
Fun Lunch – Jimmy Johns
Market Day Order PICK UP 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.
Keep spreading the word about our PTO Group on
Facebook, and invite your fellow KSS friends to join too.
Let’s aim even higher – let’s go for 250 members by the
end of the school year!
March 28th to
April 4th
Facebook.com/groups/370839587656
April 26th
Daddy Daughter Dance
April 27th
School Outdoor Spring Cleanup
March 24th
Board of Education Meeting
Spring Break
NEWS from the February 12th PTO Meeting:
The PTO is happy to announce that we will be funding (8) iPad Minis for the Kindergarten Team, and (4) ELMO's for the
2nd grade team. Thank you to all our John Shields families for your ongoing and generous support. It is because of YOU
that we are able to fulfill these types of funding requests from our teachers.
Market Day Fundraising
“A fundraiser like no other.”
Last month we earned: $134.68! For this school year we have raised $934.08!
To place an order, visit www.marketday.com or simply turn in the order form that
came home with your child. Questions? Contact Shannon at gswhitt14@gmail.com.
Pick-up Location:
John Shields
Elementary School
Enter on West Side Door #7
Pick-up Time:
3:45 to 4:30pm
Order Deadline
Saturday,
March 15, 2014
Pick-Up Date
Wednesday,
March 19, 2014
The more desserts we
purchase, the more we
earn for the school!
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Volunteer Opportunities
Available Right Now
Volunteers are needed to help keep our programs and events running.
Please consider volunteering your time to help out at one of these various programs/events.
Website Committee Needs Help – Will Enable Electronic Payments for PTO Items
The KSS PTO Website Committee is looking for a volunteer interested in helping to set up our Square Market for payment processing. Basic PC skills
with online services experience (i.e. Flickr, Yahoo Groups, or similar) and basic photo editing skills required. Please contact Wes at
kssptoweb@yahoo.com with any questions or if you are interested in helping.
Market Day – Monthly Helped Needed
Volunteers are needed to help open and sort orders on the day of pickup. It is a quick and easy way to volunteer. Please contact
Shannon Whittington at gswhitt14@gmail.com with any questions or if you are interested in volunteering at this event.
Spring Clothing & Toy Resale – Shop, Make Money & Volunteer – March 14th & 15th
Become a seller and earn up to 70% of your sales, with the remaining proceeds going the KSS PTO. Be a volunteer and you can pre-shop before the
sale is open to the public! Volunteers are needed to help set-up, sell, and clean-up. To register as a seller or to find out more information, contact
resaleinfo@mcdolepto.org. Look for more information on Konnect – coming soon!
Daddy Daughter Dance – “How Sweet It Is” – April 26th
How sweet would it be to help with this fabulous event? Volunteers are
needed to help make decorations, purchase decorations, make gift baskets
and setup the day of the event. Volunteers are also needed to help run the
event, dessert donations, and for cleanup. The committee is also looking for
a photographer to capture the special moments of the evening. Please
contact Christine Noel at cesnoel10@hotmail.com with any questions of if
you are interested in volunteering at this event. Look for more information
on Konnect – coming soon!
Volunteers are the heart of our organization!
Please welcome our newest PTO team members!
Kristina Walter – Spirit Wear Chairperson for the current school year and the next school year.
Jenn Cannon – Cans 4 Kids Chairperson for the next school year.
Shannon Whittington – Spirit Week Chairperson for the next school year.
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It’s Time to Start Thinking about Spring!
The PTO’s Beautification Committee has announced their official
Spring Cleanup date for Sunday, April 27th from 1 to 4 p.m. We need
LOTS of volunteers to make this event successful! Three hours of time
has been set aside to clean up the front and sides of the school. We
will be weeding, raking, trimming as needed, and picking up trash.
Girl Scout Troop #4106 will be helping us with the cleanup, and they
will be planting flowers with the money they earned from various Girl
Scout events. Thanks Troop #4106!
Questions or to signup to volunteer, contact Rachel at
rrockwell98@yahoo.com.
Check out the NEW & EASY
Ongoing Fundraisers
Fundinco.com
MyCokeRewards.com
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About Our Organization
PTO MONTHLY
MEETING
Members of the John Shields
Elementary School PTO meet
on the second Wednesday of
each month at 6:30 pm in the
John Shields Elementary
School teacher’s lounge - take
a right down the hall from the
main entrance.
The Kaneland John Shields Parent Teacher Organization
(KSS-PTO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching
the educational experience of all Kaneland John Shields
Elementary Students by providing fun and educational
programs and activities during the school year. All teachers
and administrators at the school, as well as all parents and
guardians of John Shields students, comprise our voting
membership. We rely on our members to help with the
many programs and activities the Kaneland John Shield PTO sponsors. We are striving to
make our programs family- oriented, educational and environmentally conscious.
Our next meeting is
March 12th, 2014.
Get Connected
at 6:30pm.
Join us afterward when we
visit one of our local
waterholes.

Remember to update
your PTO Manager
profile.
To stay up-to-date on all Kaneland John Shields
Elementary School PTO events and happenings,
find us on Facebook.

If you don’t have one,
REGISTER today!
Search for “Kaneland John Shields PTO,” and click on
the words “Join Group” on the top right portion of
your screen.

Three-Hour Pledges – Our Facebook page is a great
place to find out where you can earn your volunteer
hours.
See website below.
THE 2013 – 2014
PTO BOARD MEMBERS
See website below
Lisa King
President
Amy Nitsche
VP Academic/Community
Committees
Collen Weiberg
VP Fundraising Committees
Christine Kermend
VP Social Committees
Todd Naab
Treasurer
Helpful Web Resources
John Shields PTO Website
PTO Manager
PTO Facebook Page
KONNECT
www.JohnShieldsP TO.co m
www.KSS.P TOMana ger.co m
www.facebook.co m/gro ups/370839587656/
http://konnect.kaneland.org/
Lisa Ulbrich
John Shields Elementary Website
http://kss.kanela nd.org/
Wes Nuppenau
Kaneland School District Website
http://web.kaneland.org/
Co-Secretary
Co-Secretary
Kaneland Web Store
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