IN THIS ISSUE
- Curriculum Night
- First 2019-2020 PTO general meeting
- Bike Rally
- Fun Lunch Volunteers
- Learning Commons (Library) Volunteers
- New South Park PTO Website - Register
- PTO Membership Dues & Directory
- Facebook Pages: PTO and Family Network
- After School Enrichment
- Before Care and After School Club
- Fun Lunch Program
- Sign up to be a Classroom Party Photographer
- PTO Website Advertising
- South Park Spirit Wear
- Mabels Labels
- Deerfield Discount Cards
- Yearbook submissions
THANKS- Ice Cream Social
Thank you to the Ice Cream Social committee: Lauren Brown, Abby Ranzer, Karen Clutter and Erica Lindon for planning such a fun event and to the volunteers who helped hand out ice cream & water - Caroline Chess, Sheri Rosen, Mary-Claire Meehan! Also, HUGE thanks to all the Committee Chairs and to the PTO board that worked the Spiritwear, Discount Cards and Membership tables. You made the night a success and we couldn't have done it without you!
Come Visit the PTO at Curriculum Night - 8/29
Ask us questions and learn more about:
1. PTO Directory & Membership
2. Discount Cards (will be available to purchase)
3. Mabels Labels & Gift Wrap fundraisers
4. Spirit Wear
5. Fun Lunch
6. How to get involved & volunteer
PTO meeting - Fri, 9/6 - 9am
Join us for our first General Meeting of the year!
Coming to a meeting not only gives you a chance to hear what is going on in both the school and in the District; but it also provides an opportunity to give your input and ask questions of Dr. Sherman, Mrs. Faust and the PTO board members.
ALL PTO meetings are open to ANY South Park parent.
Please mark your calendar for the rest of the general meetings; we would love to see you there!
Friday, 9/6 - 9am
Wednesday, 10/2 - 7pm
Friday, 12/6 - 9am
Wednesday, 2/5 - 7pm
Friday, 4/3 - 9am
Wednesday, 6/3 - 7pm
Bike Rally - Save the Date
Saturday, September 14th
9:00-10:30AM
Meet on the Rosewood Blacktop
Join us for this FREE family event where you can ride with your classmates and make new friends!
** Every child must wear a helmet and ride with an adult **
There will be a bike safety presentation from Deerfield Cyclery, and an opportunity to purchase
South Park SpiritWear! Water and fruit will be provided.
Visit the PTO website for registration and volunteer sign up.
Fun Lunch Volunteers
Please help volunteer during lunch!
We greatly appreciate all of you who are able to and/or considering volunteering during lunch at South Park. We offer lunches to over 200 students every school day and cannot do so without your help! We welcome everyone's involvement and no formal experience required! You can sign up to volunteer as many times as you like this fall, but we kindly ask you to commit only to dates you know you can be there to help as a courtesy to Marla’s Lunch Program. When you cancel, it impacts being able to distribute during lunch hours so thank you in advance for your help and support. Volunteer days are Wednesdays & Fridays - time is 11:10 am to 12:30 pm.
https://southparkpto.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/41615
Contact Judith Feldman Belofsky (judithbelofsky@gmail.com) with questions.
Learning Commons Volunteers needed
The shifts are 1-2 hours at the start & the end of the school day.
Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri: 8:40-9:30am & 2:15-3:25pm.
Wednesday: 8:40-9:30 am & 1:15-2:25 pm.
*Times are flexible with advance notice.
Questions? Contact Kerri Madura at kerrimadura@gmail.com.
To sign up to volunteer: https://southparkpto.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/48110
NEW PTO Website - Step 1
https://southparkpto.membershiptoolkit.com
Step 1: Register with the website
This is a new website for South Park, so EVERYONE will need to create a login and password.
Registration includes completing the Parent/Family and Student Information & Directory/Publish Preference forms.
PTO Directory & Membership - Steps 2 & 3
Step 2: Purchase the membership
Buying a $25 membership for our PTO will allow you access to our mobile/online directory. It also helps fund events and purchases for the entire school. This is a yearly PTO subscription.
**If you were a member last year, you will still need to sign up again.
https://southparkpto.membershiptoolkit.com to purchase the Membership/Household Directory.
Step 3: Download the Membership Toolkit App
Once you've purchased the Directory, download the "Membership Toolkit" App for free in either the Apple Store or in Google Play. To filter by grade or by teacher, click on the funnel icon in the upper right corner.
This APP will be your "virtual" phone directory as well as give you ability to receive PTO announcements. Being part of the PTO directory is one of the only ways other parents have access to your contact information when they would like to schedule playdates, invite to birthday parties, and receive classroom information from the Room Parents.
Have any questions with Membership purchase - visit the PTO at Curriculum Night or
Contact Karee Schwartz: karee.schwartz@outlook.com
South Park PTO is on Facebook
On the South Park Family Network page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/486019461773088/) you can post and ask questions to other South Park Families - please no "selling items or services"
Both are great pages to follow and get useful information about all things South Park related!
After School Enrichment
Registration is open for South Park Fall Enrichment classes. The Deerfield Park District in conjunction with the PTO at South Park School run these fun & exciting programs. They are open to grades K-5. To learn more about programming click on the link below.
Classes begin on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019.
Before Care and After School Club
Both Before Care and After School Club begin in August and run through the last full day of school.
Before Care runs from 7:00am-8:30am and After School Club runs from dismissal until 6:00pm.
Both programs offer registration options as few as 2 days and up to 5 days per week. In order to participate in After School Club on early release Wednesdays, a minimum registration of 3-days per week is required.
Morning Care information and how to register:
https://southparkpto.membershiptoolkit.com/assets/03591/South_Park_Before_Care_Flier_2019-2020.pdf
After School Club registration is available at this link: https://www.deerfieldparks.org/programs/youths-teens/after-school-programs/after-school-club/
Please contact Megan at the Park District with any questions.
Megan Carbone
Recreation Supervisor – School Age Programs
Deerfield Park District
Direct Line: 847.572.2621
Fun Lunch Program
Looking to shake things up from homemade lunch? Fun Lunch is a tasty, nutritious alternative that also raises money for South Park. For each lunch purchased for your kids, Fun Lunch Program Founder & CEO Marla Stone donates a percentage to the school.
Registration will open on Thursday, August 8 for students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade. We will continue to offer lunch 5 days a week and are excited to introduce new restaurants and additional menu items this fall based on feedback from our parent community last school year. Gluten free and vegetarian options are also available daily. Weekly deadline to order will be Tuesday at 3pm for the following week.
- To order, go to: http://www.marlaslunchordering.com on your computer or phone
- First time ordering, use our school code, SPE296, when creating an account.
- Returning users - don't forget to update student profiles with grade/teacher for the new school year.
- Any questions on menu items, contact Marla at marlaslunchinfo@gmail.com or call 224-269-0068.
- First day of Fun Lunch begins Tuesday, August 20th
Contact Judith Feldman Belofsky (judithbelofsky@gmail.com) with questions.
Classroom Party Photographer Sign-Up
Classroom Photographers for parties will be different this year; (1) photographer per grade level.
This person will be responsible for taking pictures of each classroom party in their grade and submitting the pictures to the yearbook.
There are three parties (Halloween (10/31), Winter (12/20), Valentines Day (2/14); therefore we can have a different photographer each time.
Sign up here: https://southparkpto.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/41551
Questions?
Dana Mandell: danamandell@gmail.com or Jen Bernstein: jbernstein05@gmail.com.
Mabel's Labels
Help your child find their things on the lost & found table WHILE supporting the South Park PTO.
Mabel's Labels is an easy way to order labels for clothing, water bottles, medicines, allergy alert bracelets, etc. https://southparkpto.membershiptoolkit.com/mabels_labels
Simply type in South Park Elementary PTO on the Mabel's Labels site and voila!
Deerfield Discount Cards
Why aren't you saving money at local businesses? Buy a discount card and do just that WHILE supporting the PTO!
Available for purchase at upcoming PTO EVENTS, and on the PTO website in the "PTO Shop" at https://southparkpto.membershiptoolkit.com/discount_cards
Discounts include...
-Subway
-Menchie's
-B Friends
-McAlister's Deli
-Sport Clips and so many more!
Questions? - Contact Melissa Zabel at mczabel@yahoo.com
2019-2020 South Park Yearbook - We need YOUR help!
As you take pictures of your kids at South Park during the 2019-2020 school year, please consider submitting to yearbook so we can make sure EVERYBODY is included!
Especially group shots as we try to include as many kids as possible for all of our events.
There are two EASY ways to do this:
1) Download the HJ eShare app on your phone (free) and use our code: SPPenguins
Please enter your child’s grade and a brief description of photo (ex: "first day of school", "Halloween", "Bingo Night", etc.).
You do NOT need to list all names of everybody in the shot - just the grade they are in
2) If you are on your computer, you can also email your photos directly to one of our Yearbook coordinators - Andrey Shinkarev at andrsh21@gmail.com
If you email him directly, please just include the grades of the kids in the picture(s) and event name.
The SP Yearbook Committee thanks you for your help & support!
