Country Trails PTO OCTOBER 2016 www.countrytrailspto.org October: 11 PTO Meeng @ 7:00 pm 14 6 th Annual Walkathon 17 Book Fair Week Begins 18 Family Literacy Night 22 Mother/Daughter Event Mark Your Calendars! Fall Book Fair Mark your calendar! Our Scholasc “Bookaneer” Fall Book Fair will run Monday, October 17 th - Friday, October 21 st . Don’t want to wait and take a chance your book may be sold out? Order online beginning October 5 th by going to hp://bookfairs.scholasc.com/homepage/countrytrailspto. The online fair will close on October 25 th . We have lots of volunteer opportunies to fit your busy schedule, beginning with set up on Friday, October 14 th . Please contact Kimberly Marx at [email protected]to volunteer. See the enclosed flyer for a more detailed schedule. Family Literacy Night Don’t miss out on all the fun on Tuesday, October 18 th during Family Literacy Night. It’s a great night for reading with the family and you won’t want to miss other literacy acvies that are planned! Please see the aached flyer for more informaon! 6th Annual Walkathon Lace up your running shoes. The annual Country Trails Walkathon is fast approaching. Remember to turn in all pledge envelopes no later than October 13 th to be eligible for prizes. You could win a chance to rule the school and be Principal for a day, or go home with a SUPER sized giſt basket! This year’s theme is Superheroes, so channel your inner Superman, Wonder Woman or Captain America and let’s see you speed around that track. The top class with the most laps in each grade will earn an ice cream party! 2016-2017 Yearbooks are on Sale! Purchase your yearbook by October 31 st and you have a chance to get your yearbook for FREE with personalizaon added. See the aached flyer and order form for details. Hands Around the World The Hands Around the World commiee will be hosng an informaonal meeng on October 17 th for the event to be held in January, 2017. Please see the aached flyer for more informaon.
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Country Trails PTO
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www.countrytrailspto.org
October:
11 PTO Meeting @ 7:00 pm
14 6th Annual Walkathon
17 Book Fair Week Begins
18 Family Literacy Night
22 Mother/Daughter Event
Mark Your Calendars!
Fall Book Fair Mark your calendar! Our Scholastic “Bookaneer” Fall Book Fair will run Monday, October 17th - Friday, October 21st. Don’t want to wait and take a chance your book may be sold out? Order online beginning October 5th by going to http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/countrytrailspto. The online fair will close on October 25th. We have lots of volunteer opportunities to fit your busy schedule, beginning with set up on Friday, October 14th. Please contact Kimberly Marx at [email protected] to volunteer. See the enclosed flyer for a more detailed schedule.
Family Literacy Night Don’t miss out on all the fun on Tuesday, October 18th during Family Literacy Night. It’s a great night for reading with the family and you won’t want to miss other literacy activities that are planned! Please see the attached flyer for more information!
6th Annual Walkathon Lace up your running shoes. The annual Country Trails Walkathon is fast approaching. Remember to turn in all pledge envelopes no later than October 13th to be eligible for prizes. You could win a chance to rule the school and be Principal for a day, or go home with a SUPER sized gift basket!
This year’s theme is Superheroes, so channel your inner Superman, Wonder Woman or Captain America and let’s see you speed around that track. The top class with the most laps in each grade will earn an ice cream party!
2016-2017 Yearbooks are on Sale! Purchase your yearbook by October 31st and you have a chance to get your yearbook for FREE with personalization added. See the attached flyer and order form for details.
Hands Around the World The Hands Around the World committee will be hosting an informational meeting on October 17th for the event to be held in January, 2017. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Classroom Photographers Needed The following classrooms are in need of a classroom photographer. The job of the classroom photographer will be to take pictures at all classroom parties and special events, too. Without a photographer, these classes will not have a "memories page" in the yearbook. You don't have to be a professional, just own a digital camera (no smartphone photos, please). Please contact Christine Zeinieh at [email protected] or 310-594-7144 if you would like to volunteer.
Kindergarten Second Third Fourth Fifth
Crichton Barnard Lopez Drake Leberecht
Kennemer Patrick Sewell Johnson Peters
Kroeger Webb
Martino
Newquist
2016-2017 Student Directory
If anyone is interested in placing a business ad in this year’s student directory, please email your business card or contact information to Jason Taylor at [email protected].
Advertisements should be submitted in one of the following electronic formats: .jpeg, .eps, or .pdf. This art-work should be print ready in black & white format. Please feel free to reach out for additional questions.
Seeking Student Directory Sponsorships
Country Trails PTO publishes a FREE student directory (one per family) every school year. The directory contains school contact information, upcoming events, and student contact information should you wish to provide it. If you have more that one student, please fill out one form for each student. Please visit http://bit.ly/2dnpisc to get started!
Option 1: 4”h x 5”w ad space for $30 Option 2: 2”h x 5”w ad space for $15
Mother/Daughter Event This year’s Mother/Daughter event will be held on Saturday, October 22nd from 3:00 - 5:00pm at Randall Oaks Park in West Dundee! Please see the attached flyer and map for more information. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to enjoy time together outside!
Please note: The Mother/Daughter committee is looking for volunteers to help at the event; volunteers are needed to help with check-in and monitor the pumpkin and food tables. They also need someone to take pictures of the Mothers and Daughters. Please email Lauren Rickard if you are able to volunteer at: [email protected]. Thank you!
Meet the newest Cougar at Country Trails – Box Top Buddy! He’s a cute, little guy who wants to help Country Trails reach our goal of $2,000 from Box Tops this year to help fund PTO and school programs! The Fall Box Top Contest runs from 9/30/16 – 10/17/16. There will be individual and class prizes for submitting the most Box Tops. The class who submits the most Box Tops will get to have Buddy join them until the next contest!
Please have your students submit all Box Tops to their teacher by Monday, Oct 17th to make the submission cut off. There is a form attached to collect Box Tops if you prefer that method. Please make sure your child’s name, grade and teacher are on the bag/envelope/sheets so they get proper credit! Feel free to contact Nancy Morden at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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Restaurant Nights - Buffalo Wild Wings It’s “Restaurant Night” all year long at Buffalo Wild Wings! Effective immediately, BWW will keep a running total of 10% of sales from every check when a CT family eats at the South Elgin, Schaumburg or Geneva locations through April 2, 2017! All you have to do is present the “Home Team Advantage” (HTA) card to your server when you order and they will add 10% of the check to our total. Be sure your receipt lists HTA on it to ensure that we received the credit. Please see the attached flyer for the HTA card.
Fall Labels for Education Contest
We are having our annual Fall Labels for Education Contest from October 18th -November 18th . In order for labels to apply for the contest, they must be cut out and placed in a labeled envelope with the student's name, grade, and teacher. Additionally, please make sure the Labels for Education logo is on each turned in label.* Prizes will be awarded to the winning class and to the student that turn in the most labels.
*New info from Labels for Education!!: As of August 1, 2016, only UPCs with the Labels for Education logo will be accepted and redeemed for points. Therefore, labels without the Labels for Education logo will not be counted for the contest. Please make sure to check for the logo. Thank you!!!
For a full list of participating products, visit: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/Portals/0/assets/pdf/Labels_for_Education%20_Handout_2014.pdf
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The 3rd Annual Ferocious 5K will be held Sunday, May 7, 2017! Registration is live - don’t miss out on early bird registration. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Get cash back, help Country Trails earn income! Order your Halloween costumes online through www.cougarprideshops.com.
Cougar Pride Shops
OUR FALL BOOK FAIR IS COMING OCTOBER 17TH -OCTOBER 21ST
Book Fair Hours: Book Fair Setup: Friday, October 14th (9am-3pm) Student Preview Days: Monday, October 17th and Tuesday, March 18th (9am-3pm) Student Sale Days: Wednesday, October 19th and Thursday, October 20th (9am-3pm) Literacy Night: Tuesday, October 18th (5:30pm-8:30pm) Family Sale Day: Friday, October 21st (9am-11am) Book Fair Cleanup: Friday, October 21st (11am-2pm)
Online Fair: Our Online Fair will be open from 10/5 – 10/25. The Online Fair offers an expanded selection of titles from preschool to adult. Shipping is FREE to the school! You can access our Fair Homepage and the Online Fair link at:
Volunteers: Parents, we need your help to have a successful book fair! There are different types of jobs available, and you can choose what time(s) and day(s) would be convenient for you. If you are interested in volunteering and haven’t signed up yet, please contact:
Smart Phone App Available: Get the Scholastic Book Fairs app from the Apple Store or Google Play and shop the Online Fair directly from your device! You can also view book details including age, grade and reading levels.
ADD ICONS TO YOUR COVER EACHMust purchase personalization to add icons.
Enter 4 digit icon code from chart on the right into boxes provided above.
Personalization $5.00Icon(s) ea. $3.00 x QTY
N/A N/A
$3.00
ORDER BY 10/31/2016Order by 10/31 and your name will be put into a raffle for a FREE yearbook with personalization. Please make checks payable to: CT PTO
YEARBOOK $16.00
Includes Yearbook, 1 Line of Personalization, Color Autograph Section and 8 Multicolor SigningMarkers
SIGNATURE PACKAGE $29.00
$5.00
N/A
COUNTRY TRAILS ELEMENTARY
If you want to personalize your cover, and Personalization is not included in your package, please add thecharge to your order below.
™ CLIP IT, EARN IT!Earn cash for your school with Box Tops.
BUYBuy Box Tops products. You can
find pink Box Tops on hundreds
of items. Each Box Tops clip is worth 10¢ for your child’s school.
EARNEarn cash for your school: Your
school’s Box Tops Coordinator
will submit the Box Tops and your
school will receive a check to use
for whatever it needs.
CLIPClip the Box Tops from the
packages. Make sure
they’re not expired!
SENDSend the Box Tops to school on
collection sheets like this one.
LET BUFFALO WILD WINGS® GIVE YOU THE
Congratulations, your team has been selected to participate in our Home Team Advantage Program for your upcoming season! Each teammate has received via email, a “Teammate Card” and every time they show this card at the sponsoring Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant, we will donate 10% of their total bill (less promotional discounts and unless otherwise specified) back to your program if you have met all of the program requirements.*
Here is How the Program Works:
1. Bring your Teammate Card into your sponsoring restaurant, during your season. Details are on your card.
2. Show your card, on a mobile device or via printed copy, to your server and let them know you are part of the Home Team Advantage Program.
3. The server will add 10% of your total sales to your team’s running total. It’s that easy!
4. At the end of the season, Buffalo Wild Wings will donate the 10% of sales that your entire team generated throughout the season back to your team.
5. The manager will contact your coach to set up a date and time to present your team with the donation.
Buffalo Wild Wings believes that teamwork builds the foundation for a successful community and our goal is to help make your community the best place to live, work, play and dine. We want to help keep our community working and playing together.
**Must present card on mobile device or via printed copy with payment. Not valid with any other offer. Card is non-transferable. No cash value. Does not include tax or gratuity. Not valid toward other promotional discounts.
HOME TEAM ADVANTAGE™
TEAMMATE CARD 10% of your total sales at your sponsoring
Buffalo Wild Wings will be donated back to your team at the end of the season.**
Country Trails Grade School PTOTEAM E // Expires: 4/02/17
Valid Only at: 402 Randall Rd., South Elgin, IL
Sunday, May 7, 2017 5K Run/Walk @ 8:00 am
Kids’ 1 Mile Fun Run @ 9:00 am
Country Trails Elementary School
3701 Highland Woods Blvd., Elgin
(off of US 20, west of Randall Rd.)
A 3.1 mile course will take you through winding wild-flower and tree-lined paths and the streets of the Highland Woods Subdivision in Elgin, IL. This course will offer some slight uphill challenges, not all that ferocious, as well as some downhill relief with plenty of flat areas! Whether you run
or walk, we hope you will find it a peaceful and visually relaxing journey. The course is currently pending USATF certification!
Proceeds will go to the Central School District 301’s youth programs and for classroom resources and technology equipment.
Discounted price until January 1, 2017!! Only $25! Price will raise to $35 for the 5K as of January 1, 2017!!!!
To register or learn more visit https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Elgin/Ferocious5K
