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PANTHER PRESS Stuart R. Paddock School PTA Newsletter

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR April 1, 2015 Volume 60, Issue 2 PTA PRESIDENTS

Nira Shah and Carolyn McLeod In This Issue

PTA President Message Spring could not come soon enough! We all hope you had a wonderful spring break and feel refreshed and energized to School Programs finish off the school year.

Program Recap This month we have various events going on beginning with our monthly Dine-n-Share at Wendy's next week, to the Spring Fundraising Musical entitled "Enchanted Sleeping Beauty" on the 17th and 18th and finally to an informative workshop entitled "More Than Sticks and Stones" put on by SPARK. We will end the school year with Paddock's Day of Service, Field Day and Sixth Important Grade Activities.

Dates As the school year draws closer to an end, it is important to begin thinking about how Paddock PTA will look in 2015/2016. APRIL If you would like to get more involved or just get your toe wet, 2 Yearbook Orders Due take a look at the committee descriptions on Paddock's PTA website. If something intrigues you, print out an Interest Form 3 No School and email it to one of us or drop it in the President Folder in the school office. There are a variety of ways you can get 6 MAP Testing begins involved that vary in time commitment so don't hesitate to reach out to one of us if you have any questions. The PTA Smile Illinois depends on volunteers, so any help you can provide is always truly appreciated. 7 Wendy's Dine-n-Share 5-8pm With the school year coming to a close, it is also time for us to bid farewell as your PTA Co-Presidents. We have truly enjoyed 8 Board of Education Meeting, our role this year and couldn't have accomplished what we did 7pm, Sundling without all of your support, and for that we are extremely grateful and appreciative. Thank you for letting us serve as 17-18 Spring Musical your Co-Presidents this year! "Enchanted Sleeping Beauty" Enjoy the warmer weather and rest of the school year.

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Nira Shah and Carolyn McLeod 21 PTA General Membership

Meeting, 7pm

22 Beginning and Intermediate Band Concert, 7pm, Winston SCHOOL PROGRAMS

24 Dance-A-Thon D15 Foundation Fundraiser

27 SRP & TJ Beginning and GET INVOLVED IN PTA Intermediate Orchestra Concert and Chorus and Interested in becoming more involved in the PTA for the Chimes Concert, 7pm, 2015/2016 school year? A great way to do that is to Paddock become a committee head! All committee descriptions can be found here. Find one you like, fill out an Interest Form SPARK Workshop, "More and submit it to Nira Shah or Carolyn McLeod. Than Sticks and Stones," 7pm, Sundling Open PTA Positions

2nd VP Fundraising Ways and Means 30 No School - Teacher Plan 3rd VP Legislation Day Calendar

Community Cares MAY Electronic Communication Environmental Education 1 No School - Teacher Plan Day Family Pantherfest Holiday Shop 4 PARCC Testing begins Kindergym Reflections 5 Wendy's Dine-n-Share, 5-8pm Talent Show Website 6 Intermediate Orchestra Yearbook Concert, 7pm, Winston

13 Board of Education Meeting, 7pm, Sundling YEARBOOK 14 SCRIP Orders due

18 SPARK Workshop, 7-8:30pm "An App for That"

21 PTA Meeting 7pm

22 School Wide Day of Service

25 No School - Memorial Day

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Official Publication of the Stuart R. Paddock PTA National Congress of Parents and Teachers Illinois PTA, District 37

Stuart R. Paddock School 225 Washington Court Palatine, IL 60067 Office Phone 847-963-5800 Absence Recorder (847) 963-5801

Principal Order Your Paddock Yearbook Now! Christie Samojedny [email protected] $20 Deadline: April 2nd PTA Presidents This is the only chance to order your yearbook for the Carolyn McLeod 2014/2015 school year. Order forms went home in your child's [email protected] backpack.

Nira Shah If you have any questions, please contact Vickie Murphy at [email protected] 847-212-7587 or [email protected].

Newsletter Editor Kathleen Reynolds [email protected] SPRING MUSICAL

PTA Website www.paddockpta.org

DISTRICT 15 NEWS

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Paddock School Ensemble is proud to present Enchanted Sleeping Beauty for its spring musical. This is our 5th Anniversary show. You'll love this highly energetic version of the ever-popular story of Sleeping Beauty. The beautiful score adds charm to this classic tale. The king and queen of Never Nod have a new baby, Princess Briar Rose. The witch Evilina, who lives with a giant spider, black cat, and other evil minions, sets a terrible curse on the poor young princess. Sixteen years later, it's up to Prince Alexander to come to Briar-Rose's rescue and the court's too...for they are all asleep! The prince must battle a Wall of Thorns, a False Princess and, most frightening of all, the exalted Dark Knight! The zany, lovable characters and the score are as enchanting as Briar Rose herself. Tickets can be purchased at the door or reserved in advance by going to www.paddockarts.com. Tickets are $5. Please email Andre Zielinski at [email protected] if you have any questions.

SUPER U! CHALLENGE ASSEMBLY

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We are excited to announce that the second assembly brought to Paddock School by the PTA will be held on Friday, April 17th. Super U! Challenge (super YOU!) is an exciting, interactive with an important message for every student. It promotes a bully-free school environment by encouraging students to build positive character traits and identify (and stop!) bullying behavior. It's all about challenging students to become their own "personal super heroes" and let their best traits shine - at school and at home.

The Super U! Challenge is designed after classic Kid's TV game shows such as "Double Dare" and the current smash-hit "Brain Surge". During the 45-minute show, contestants from the audience are invited to take part in imaginative, funny, and wacky interactive challenges that involve oversize props, creative costumes, and yes...even some slime!

Each exciting challenge is based around a specific message about bullying and positive character traits that reinforces what students hear in school. The Super U! Challenge does not put students "on-the-spot" or require that they have memorized any facts. The only requirement of the hand-on challenges is that the volunteers (and the audience!) are ready to have fun. This means students from all grade levels can participate in the show!

In addition to helping kids identify bullying behavior and encouraging positive character traits, The Super U! Challenge also promotes teamwork and cooperation among students.

Topics highlighted in this program are:

Building friendships and trust Avoid being a bully How your actions build character Honesty Respect Being a part of a community Good Sportsmanship & Teamwork

SCHOOL-WIDE DAY OF SERVICE COMMUNITY CARES

Every Paddock student will participate in a service activity with

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his or her classroom for Paddock's annual School-Wide Day of Service on Friday, May 22nd. We're hopeful that all students enjoy this meaningful opportunity to engage in a service activity where each student will make a difference in the lives of other children.

This year, all students will support one organization, Naomi's Village, an orphanage and school in Kenya.

Here are some of the items your child may make :

1. Making beaded bracelets (students may make a brace- let for children in Naomi's Village or bring their brace- let home as a gift to remember their service day)

2. Creating tie-dyed hats

3. Sorting and creating birthday goodie bags

4. Making cards/writing letters

5. Decorating rulers

6. Decorating spiral notebooks

All families are invited to donate supplies for these projects. You are welcome to send the following items to the school foyer PTA bin (marked Service Day) by May 1st:

Plastic beads (we need lots to make 750+ bracelets) Colored/decorative duct tape, not grey or black (even partial rolls are appreciated!) 8 1/2 x 11" spiral notebooks in light colors (will be decorated) Miscellaneous goodie bag toys (like that would come home from a child's birthday or classroom party)

Please contact Julie Vander Ark (847-963-6346 [email protected]), Susanne Glazbrook (847-202-4708 [email protected]) or Gwen Reilly (847-502-8483 [email protected] ) with questions.

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FIELD DAY

WHEN: June 10, 2015 (Wednesday) WHERE: Paddock School TIME: Shift One- Grades K AM and 4-6 (8:30-11:00) and Shift Two- Grades K-3

Mr. Simonian would appreciate any help that you can give. It's fun and easy. Just show up to Paddock 10 minutes before either session. Please email this form to [email protected]. I ______would like to volunteer to help with field day. I can work both shifts ______I can work shift one______or I can work shift two ______. EMAIL TO CONTACT YOU ______

If you have questions, please contact Mr. Simonian at (847) 963-5864.

SPARK SPARK meetings are designed to give parents information to help them in their current and future steps of the journey of parenting. April 27th's topic "More Than Sticks and Stones" will be led by Gina Musielski of STAR NET. She will share signs of bullying or "Disability Harassment," what to do and how to discuss bullying with your child. For this event, you will need to register at http://www.thecenterweb.org/starnet-family- workshop-registration/. The final SPARK meeting for the 2014-2015 school year will be on Monday, May 18th. The topic will be "An App for That" and will be led by Linda Wallin, who has a degree in Preschool Special Education and a CAS (Certificate of Advanced Study) in Technology in Education. She will share how technology and applications can be used for academic retention. This session will focus on teaching parents how technology can be used to supplement "in school" learning. Both of these sessions will be held at Walter R. Sundling Jr. High School at 7pm. For more information contact Jenni Bennett at [email protected].

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SCHOOL SUPPLIES

. . . means . . . CONVENIENCE

Save time and effort while supporting your school. The Schoolkidz program is a convenient and economical way to get your child's school supplies for the 2015 school year.

Your child's SchoolKidz kit will contain everything on their school supply list except for gym shoes, a backpack and items specifically marked "purchase from school". In addition, you will find personalized stickers printed with your child's name to make it easy to label items.

Each custom packed kit is filled with top quality name brands like Elmer's, Crayola and Fiskars. Schoolkidz offers a competitive price for the kits while allowing the ease of picking up a complete school supply kit a few days prior to the first day of school. Imagine not running around looking for supplies on the day before school starts!

Make back to school SIMPLE with a school supply kit and enjoy those last few days of summer.

Order forms will come home with your child in the near future. Please return your order form or place your order online as soon as possible!

For questions, please contact Lisa Szczupaj 847-221-5691 or [email protected].

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PROGRAM RECAP

MOMS, GRANDMAS AND MUNCHIES RECAP

Thank you to everyone who donated and helped at Moms, Grandmas, and Munchies. It was great to see so many families enjoying dessert together.

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HOT CHOCOLATE SOCIAL RECAP

Thank you to everyone who helped make the first Paddock Hot Chocolate Social a success. We had a snowy night, and the hot chocolate was a perfect ending to it!

PANTHERFEST RECAP

We had a great turnout at Paddock's annual fun fair known as Pantherfest this past March 13th. Melted snow and warm weather helped to bring out approximately 240 students and siblings to the event. Children bounced, raced through an obstacle course, played games, and won cute prizes. Some children got their faces painted by Paddock alum Katie DeWitt and her friends from Fremd High School. Sue Conley ran the craft table, helping children make prince and princess hats and color. Peapod generously donated a $50 gift card so we could purchase some of the pop and snacks for the event. We had several volunteers from St. Theresa's Religious Education Program as well as student volunteers from Fremd and Palatine High School help with crafts and games. We had a lot of teachers sign up to help as well--thank you greatly! Finally, thanks to all the parents who pitched in to run games and concessions, monitor the inflatables, or work the check-in and the prize tables. The event literally could not run without over 80 volunteers donating their time to make it a fun evening for all. Thanks to all!

VALENTINE'S DANCE RECAP

A fun time was had by all at the 2015 Valentine's Dance! Over 150 parents and kids enjoyed dancing, games, a clown, cookie decorating, and refreshments. Thank you again to all our volunteers for making the night a success. And a special shout out to our dad DJ's Mehul Patel and Erin Morgan.

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KINDNESS WEEK RECAP

Thank you to everyone who participated in Paddock's Kindness Week in February. The week was a success with many random acts of kindness.

TALENT SHOW RECAP

Paddock sure does have talent! The talent show was a great success this year with 39 acts and 55 participants. Acts in the show included singing, dancing, comedy, and more!

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Congratulations to all of the student performers on a job well done! We would like to give a special thanks to the teachers who helped out during the process, as well as Mr. Z for helping with the lights and sound. We would also like to extend a thank you to the PTA for their support- especially Mrs. McLeod and Mrs. Shah, Mrs. Conneely, Mrs. Kaliszewski, Mrs. Panzino, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Tofilon, and Mrs. VanderArk. Thanks for you did to help make the show a success!

REFLECTIONS 2014-2015

Paddock PTA is proud to announce that two students' Reflections Projects advanced to the State level for further judging. We offer an enthusiastic congratulations to:

Amalia Sanchez whose visual arts entry was entitled, "Sticks and Stones."

Rosalea Colucci whose literature entry, "Let's All Take Care of Each Other," received an Honorable Mention designation at the State level.

Illinois PTA has a page dedicated to the Reflections Program and other arts related news. If you are interested, please give the page a like at ILPTAArts.

FUNDRAISING

SCRIP - Fundraising Made Easy!

Thank you so much for your support of SCRIP this past year. We have one more sale coming up in May. Please consider buying any gift cards you may need for summer birthdays, anniversaries, vacation, thank you gifts for teachers, etc. at that sale. Order forms will go out May 4th and 5th, with orders due May 14th and delivery on May 21st. Please contact Colleen Meyers at [email protected] if you have any questions.

WENDY'S DINE AND SHARE Come join us on April 7th and May 5th at Wendy's (across from the Buehler YMCA)

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for our monthly Dine-n-Share. Whether you choose to dine in or drive thru, 15% of all sales collected between 5 and 8pm on those two nights will be donated to Paddock's PTA. These funds help make the many wonderful and exciting activities and programs possible for students and staff at Paddock. A big thank you to Mrs. Rosenbarger and Mr. Simonian for attending our February and March Dine-n-Shares.

CULVER'S FUNDRAISER

What a HUGE success! The Ways & Means Committee and the Paddock PTA wanted to say how grateful we are for the teachers who made themselves available to serve Paddock families at Culvers on Tuesday, February 24th. Thank you to all the families that came to support this fundraiser. A great time was had by all and the teachers were kept extremely busy serving...making the entire night a HUGE success! The following day, even Culvers mentioned to us that they had never had such a large crowd. In their own words, it was a "spectacular" event. Thank you Paddock Families. Please be sure to thank all your Paddock teachers and staff who volunteered their personal time for us:

Ms. Woods Mrs. Marchiando Ms. Blanchfield Mrs. Kloser Mr. Simonian Mrs. Barry Ms. Jares Mrs. Drazkowski Mrs. Uhrich

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