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April 14 - Capannari's Coolest School Competition

April 15 - No School

April 27 - Administrative Professionals Day

May 2-6 - Staff Appreciation Week

May 8 - Mother's Day

May 10 - 5th Grade Parent Night @ RTMS 7pm

May 11 - School Nurse Appreciation Day

May 15 - Chicago Dogs RTSD26 Day

May 18 - National Speech and Language Pathologist Day

May 20 - PTC Hamburger Day

May 27 - Last Day of School

We will be completing make-up testing for grades 3-5 students that missed any of the IAR testing days last week.

2022-23 Registration for all students is open Friday, April 1. To register your child, please log in to your PowerSchool account and complete all of the forms. If you have multiple students in the district you will need to complete the forms for each student.

We are also hosting a Registration Assistance Day for any district family who needs help completing the process. This will take place on Wednesday, April 20 at Euclid. People can attend from 9 to 11 a.m. OR 5 to 7:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary.

Visit rtsd26.org/registration for more information or call the district office with questions.

The River Trails Education Foundation is bringing back their annual Flower and Plant Sale after a pause due to the pandemic.

This year's beautiful flowers and plants come from Michigan. Orders can be placed online and are due by Monday, April 11. The pick-up day is set for Saturday, May 7, the Saturday before Mothers' Day, from 9 a.m to 11 a.m at River Trails Middle School.

Proceeds from the sale will go toward enrichment programs for the district that are not funded through typical tax funds and other channels. Past fundraising efforts have been able to provide library carts for Prairie Trails School, several teacher grants, a $15,000 donation to the RTMS science lab, and steel drums for the RTMS band. The annual Flower and Plant Sale is the RTEF's largest fundraiser.

You can learn more about the RTEF on our website.

April 15 is a non-attendance day for all RTSD26 students.

Let’s celebrate the end of the school year with some baseball! Sunday, May 15 is River Trails School District Day at Impact Field in Rosemont, home of the Chicago Dogs. Your whole family is invited to attend a 3:00 p.m. Dogs game against the Gary SouthShore Railcats!

The Dogs are offering discounted tickets and additional deals to everyone in our district. The package includes:

• $12 outfield reserve tickets
• $3 bottomless soda
• $3 bottomless popcorn
• $3 parking
• Pre-game catch on the field
• Pre-game player autographs
• Chicago Dogs hat for everyone who attends

To reserve your tickets, please visit https://bit.ly/3LrekN1 and use promo code RIVERTRAILS.

You can view or print out this flyer with all the information about the event.

We’re looking forward to the game and hope you can join us!

If you would like to learn more about the new block scheduling for River Trails Middle School starting in 2022-23 school year, please click this link.

Through our partnership with NSSEO, we are provided a variety of services and resources to best serve our students and community. Once a year, NSSEO sends a survey to better understand the needs of the community so they can provide the type of supports needed most.

Please consider filling out the form linked here by April 11 to provide feedback as they plan their parent education and networking events for next year.

Want to choose your own schedule and help make a difference in our students’ lives? Come join us as a substitute teacher! We have an immediate need for subs at all of our schools. Daily rates were recently increased! For more information or to apply, visit applitrack.com/rtsd26/onlineapp/default.aspx.

Week of April 11

**Menu items subject to change due to availability and supply chain disruptions. A meal will always be available for every student who would like one.**

Our mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

Website: https://www.rtsd26.org/schools/ig/ptc/index
Twitter: @GrovePtc

Are you looking for a way to volunteer and get involved at Indian Grove?

The Indian Grove PTC gives parents and teachers the opportunity to work together to supplement and enrich the educational experience for our students. With the return to in-person events again this spring, we will be looking for volunteers to help create a fun experience for the students and to support our teachers and staff.

We'll be looking for PTC Board Members, Committee heads and volunteers for upcoming events. There will be several opportunities to volunteer your time this spring and next school year. We'd love to have you join us!

This May, we need a Committee Head for Breakfast with Buddies - May 10 & 11, 2022.

This committee head will organize a special breakfast with your favorite relatives. Communicate the event, take orders, purchase the food and beverage, organize volunteers, and set up the cafeteria the morning of the event. This event is held on two consecutive mornings before school in May.

For the 2022 - 2023 school year, we have these PTC Board and Committee Openings:

PTC Vice President (2022-2023 School year)

• Assists the president(s) and carries out duties in his or her absence

• Coordinates, recruits and motivates the Committee heads and updating the Committee head spreadsheet.

• Organizes Effie Tsoronis Award and Volunteer appreciation.

PTC Secretary (2022-2023 School year):

• Keeps all records of the PTC, including minutes, agendas, and bylaws.

• Handles the PTC email communications and correspondence.

• During PTC meetings:

• Takes attendance, presents the draft minutes of the previous meeting, making any corrections.

• Ensure approved minutes are included in the PTC's permanent record.

• Takes minutes, including counting and recording any votes

Please email indiangroveptc@gmail.com if interested in any positions or with any questions. Thank you!

Email: wtimmins@rtsd26.org
Website: http://ig.rtsd26.org/
Location: 1340 North Burning Bush Lane, Mount Prospect, IL, USA
Phone: (847) 298-1976
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndianGroveSchool
Twitter: @IndianGroveEdu