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Class
Assignments and First Day of
School—September 2nd
Class lists will be posted in the
hallway outside the office on September
2nd, the first day of school, and staff
members and other volunteers will be
stationed on the playground with
complete lists to help families and
students find classrooms. Most students
received class assignments on their
report cards in June, and there have not
been significant changes.
Scholastic Book Fair—September 9th -
September 25th (COMMUNITY WELCOME)
Audubon’s Scholastic Book Fair, offering
a variety of wonderful children’s
literature for all elementary grades,
raised approximately $10,000 for the
school last year. These funds were used
to improve classroom libraries
throughout the school, purchase a
magazine subscription for the entire
2009 school year for every child in the
school, and purchase needed classroom
supplies for teachers. Not only do
families benefit from the book fairs at
Audubon, but so does the entire school.
The Book Fair can always use parents to
work a two hour shift.. If you’re
interested in helping out or have
questions, please contact Trinda Cutler
at: 773.230.5305 or email
tlloydcutler@aim.com. Also, to preview
books, view our schedule, volunteer or
create your very own wishlist, check out
our bookfair website http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/audubonschool.
The bookfair will run from September
9th-25th. Student and Teacher preview
days are September 9th and 10th. The
book fair will also be OPEN for these
special school events: Family Fun Fair,
Sunday September 14th,
Back-To-School Family Open House Night,
Tuesday September 16th and RVN Family
Movie Night at Audubon, Friday,
September 19th. Check the school
communication board for other special
events and times. At left is Scholastic
Book Fair Specialist Trinda Lloyd Cutler
and Support Staff Winston Cutler
(parents of kindergartner and 5th
grader).
Local
School Council Meeting—September 15th
(COMMUNITY WELCOME)
6:00 Audubon Community Room. The Audubon
community of faculty, staff, parents and
friends always has exciting initiatives
going on behind the scenes. Come find
out what’s happening at Audubon.
Back to
School Night Open House—September 16th
All Audubon families are invited to a
school open house the evening of
Wednesday, September 16th, 6:30-8pm.
This is a great opportunity to meet and
speak with your children’s teachers, see
their classrooms, learn about grade
level expectations, get information
about school curriculum, and connect
with other families in your child’s
class. Lots of take home information,
too, including materials about Audubon’s
Band Program (grades 4-8). Parents of
students in 6th and 7th grade will have
a special meeting at 7:00, and parents
of 8th graders will meet at 7:30pm to
discuss specific programs for their
kids.
RVN
Family Movie Night at Audubon—September
19th (COMMUNITY WELCOME)
Please join neighborhood and Audubon
families for the second annual “RVN
Family Movie Night” on the Audubon
school lawn. The movie starts at 7pm,
but gates will open at 6pm to allow
families time to visit the Scholastic
Book Fair in the Community Room. This
event, presented by Roscoe Village
Neighbors, is free-of-charge and will
feature a family movie (specific title
TBD) on a giant (9' x 12') outdoor
screen. Popcorn, soft drinks and cotton
candy will be available for $1 each.
John Price will be in attendance and
will speak briefly on Audubon’s recent
successes and upcoming goals. In the
event that the weather does not
cooperate, Audubon has agreed to make
the gymnasium available. Audubon
restrooms will also be available for use
during the movie. RVN requests that
families with chairs keep to the back of
the viewing area, leaving room for
families with blankets in front. Please
join us for this wonderful
community-building event. Roscoe Village
Neighbors and Audubon are looking for 2
adult volunteers interested in serving
popcorn, soft drinks etc. for about a
2-hr time commitment. Please email
audubonptp@yahoo.com if you’re
interested. GREAT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
FOR
DADS!
Audubon
Family Fun Fair—September 21st
(COMMUNITY WELCOME)
The Audubon Family Fun Fair will take
place on Sunday, September 21st from
11:00am to 5:00pm on the Audubon School
grounds.
Admission to the fair is only $5
(children age 2 and under are free) and
includes entertainment, games and a
vendor fair. Other fun
activities (dunk tank, balloon animals,
face painting, etc.) will be available
for a small additional cost. The very
popular Dad's Grill will
return featuring all kinds of delicious
food. Mark your calendars and invite
your friends. The AFFF is open to
everyone! Friends of
Audubon is looking for some volunteers
to help on the day of the event for
2-hour shifts at the admission gate,
games area, ticket sales,
concessions, etc. If interested in
working the day of the event, please
email bish@speakeasy.net. We also need
someone to supervise
the games area and, prior to the event,
be responsible for purchasing prizes for
the games. If you are interested in
helping out with games, please contact
sandy@herestothecook.com.
Hawk
Walk—October 3rd
Friends of Audubon is looking for a few
parents to help with this year’s Hawk
Walk. We need help prior to the event
managing volunteers and gathering prizes
for individual walkers and classrooms,
and also at the event tallying walkers’
scorecards and cheering on walkers. This
is an important fundraiser for Audubon
School. If interested in assisting with
this fundraiser, please email
audubonptp@yahoo.com.
Parent
Mixer—October 21st
Audubon will soon start planning its
Fall Parent Mixer. We need one parent
interested in helping us find a venue.
This is an important
community-building event, and the
associated raffle is an important
fundraiser. If interested, please email
audubonptp@yahoo.com. |
