Irvington Weekly Newsletter

Just a reminder that you should expect to see second quarter report cards soon. They have been mailed to your address on file. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions!

The Read-A-Thon closes tonight at midnight! We’re so proud of our Eagle readers for all the minutes they’ve read so far. They’ve already earned an extra recess and are on the road to earning one or both of the other prizes! A few last minute details:

• You have until midnight tonight to log minutes into your Pledgestar account.

• If you've been recording minutes on a paper reading log and didn’t turn it in to your teacher today, you may email a photo of it or send your student’s name, teacher and total minutes to stephanie.m.vallance@gmail.com by Sunday morning.

• If you've been collecting cash/checks using the paper pledge sheet, please return the labeled pledge sheet with cash/checks securely attached to the main office today or next week.

• Final, school-wide minute total and prizes earned will be announced by Mr. G. Monday morning before school, and in an email during the school day on Monday. Don't miss it!

Movie Night is on tonight, Friday, February 2! A free community event hosted by the PTA, this time we’ll be showing Leo. See all the details below:

• Where: School Cafeteria

• When: Friday, February 2. Doors open and disco party at 6pm, movie begins at 6:30pm. Use the cafeteria doors behind the school for entry/exit.

• Who: Irvington students and their families! Children MUST be accompanied by an adult.

• Food and Drink: Free popcorn provided! Please bring your own water bottles filled with water only. Picnic dinners are ok, too. Thank you in advance for cleaning up after yourselves.

• Seating: Bring a blanket or camp chair to sit on. Cafeteria tables are also available.

• Disco: Enjoy some fun lights, music and dancing before the show and during a short intermission.

Girls on the Run participant registration is opening soon on February 21! You will be able to sign up here. A lottery system is run for the first 7 days of participant registration. This is an equitable system that all GOTR programs use. Families will be notified of registration status soon after the lottery. After that, the remaining spots are first come, first served. We are so very lucky to have enough coaches for 30 participants, so I am hopeful that you will have a spot if your child is interested! Practices will be Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:00-4:45pm, starting March 19. Email Carolyn Sykes (csykes@pps.net) for questions.

The Green Team invites all Irvington students to try walking, biking, or rolling to school on Wednesday, February 7!

Join a walking group:

8:25am - NE 7th & Stanton

8:25am - NE 7th & Thompson

8:20am - NE 24th & Brazee (this one meets every Wednesday!)

If you live too far to walk or bike, consider parking a few blocks away and walk in from there. There will be some small prize giveaways & snacks at school for all!

Thank you to everyone who has been able to help serve lunch in the cafeteria so far this school year! February sign ups are open and there are many holes to fill! CLICK HERE to sign up if you’re able. Interested in helping out? Start by becoming a PPS-approved volunteer here.

Counselor Corner Monthly Update

• Career/College information and diving deeper in kindness and managing anxiety

Irvington’s turn to supply volunteers to the PTA/PPS Clothing Center is just two weeks away. We have 3 volunteers signed up (thank you!) and we need a few more. If you’re interested in helping Thursday, February 15, from 9:30am-1:30pm, click here to learn more and sign up.

Friday, February 2: Read-A-Thon ends at midnight

Friday, February 2: Movie Night, 6pm

Monday, February 5: Popcorn Monday, 3pm

Wednesday, February 7: Walk + Roll to School Day

Wednesday, February 7: Site Council meeting, 7-8pm

Sunday, February 11: Family Gym "Night," 10am-12pm

Thursday, February 15: Clothing Closet Volunteer Day, 9:30am-1:30pm

Friday, February 16: Spirit day (kindness)

See it all at a glance here: https://www.irvingtonschool.com/