Have a Great Summer Twin Groves!  We can’t believe the year is over already!!  We would like to give a big thank you to our 2013-14 chairpersons and volunteers. The PTO mission is to support the educational, academic, community and social activities of Twin Groves Middle School and School District 96. We wouldn't be successful without all of you! The many hands make the work easier. 

Announcing the 2014-15 Twin Groves Executive Board:

• Co- Presidents:  Dianne Newmark and Susan Benyukhis

• Vice-President:  Linda Kull

• Co-Treasurers :  Myra Hersh and Joanne Fogliatti

• Corresponding Secretary:   Tracey Wright

• Recording Secretary:  Julie Bloom

Twin Groves Needs YOU!!!!  We still need to fill a few chairperson positions for next year.  We need 1 more person to help chair each of the following committees:  Gym Uniforms, our new Catalog Fundraiser, Book Fair, and School Supplies.  Please think about whether you might be able to volunteer for one of these positions. Click on this link for descriptions of these openings and Click Here to sign up!  If you have any questions, you can contact Dianne Newmark at thenewmarks@comcast.net or Susan Benyukhis at sbenyukhis@yahoo.com.  

Locker Set Up and PTO Volunteer Sign-up for 2014-15Most of our Committees will need volunteers for their events next year, and the PTO will need volunteers to help with Locker Set-up Day on August 19th. Our on-line volunteer sign-up is currently available by clicking on this LINK.

Class PartiesAs an end-of-year treat for the students, the PTO sponsors 8th Grade Ice Cream Day and PTO Lunch for the 6th and 7th Grades.  The 8th Graders were provided with concrete mixers from Culver's on their last full day of school, May 30th.  The 6th and 7th Graders will be getting lunch from Wiener Take All and custard from Culver's on June 9th (this date was changed due to the added snow days this year). Both events are paid for and organized by the PTO!

PTO PurchasesWhat does the PTO do with the money it raises?  The PTO uses it's funds to purchase items that benefit Twin Groves students and staff.  This year PTO dollars went toward:

• New uniforms for Poms

• A Contract with an artist to paint a mural at Twin Groves

• New Projection System

• Blue Ribbon Celebration

• 4 Cultural Arts Assemblies

• Sports supplies for the Twin Groves Athletic Department 

• Donation to the American Cancer Society (Winter Bash Proceeds)

• Staff Appreciation and Hospitality treats for the Twin Groves staff

• Class Parties for the students 

• Gift from Class of 2014

• and more...

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

Ongoing                Box Tops for Education

Ongoing                Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538
6/9                         PTO Lunch for 6th and 7th grade
8/19                       Locker Set Up Day: 4 -7 pm

Hi Twin Groves!  Thanks to everyone who came out for our Wendy’s Fundraiser!  It’s hard to believe it was our last fundraiser of the year. 

Twin Groves Needs YOU!!!!  We still need to fill a few chairperson positions for next year.  We need 1 more person to help chair each of the following committees:  Gym Uniforms, our new Catalog Fundraiser, Book Fair, and School Supplies.  Please think about whether you might be able to volunteer for one of these positions. Click on this link for descriptions of these openings and Click Here to sign up!  If you have any questions, you can contact Dianne Newmark at thenewmarks@comcast.net or Susan Benyukhis at sbenyukhis@yahoo.com.  

PTO Volunteer Sign-up for 2014-15

Most of our Committees will need volunteers for their events next year, and the PTO will need volunteers to help with Locker Set-up Day on August 19th. Our on-line volunteer sign-up is currently available by clicking on this LINK.

Class Parties

As an end-of-year treat for the students, the PTO sponsors 8th Grade Ice Cream Day and PTO Lunch for the 6th and 7th Grades.  The 8th Graders were provided with concrete mixers from Culver's on their last full day of school, May 30th.  The 6th and 7th Graders will be getting lunch from Wiener Take All and custard from Culver's on June 9th (this date was changed due to the added snow days this year). Both events are paid for and organized by the PTO!

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

Ongoing                Box Tops for Education

Ongoing                Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538
6/9                         PTO Lunch for 6th and 7th grade

Hi Twin Groves!  We hope you will come out to support our school at our Wendy's Fundraiser on Wednesday.  It's our last fundraiser of the year!

Wendy's Fundraiser -  Part 2 of our Wendy's Community Fundraiser will be this Wednesday, May 28th from 5 - 8 pm at the Wendy's on Half Day Road!  Just come in during that time and Twin Groves will receive 15% of the proceeds!  No flyer is necessary. Another easy way to support our school!

Special Lunch - We just had our final Special Lunch of the year.  Thank you so much to our chairs, Ellen DeLay, Linda Kull, Janet Ventrella, and Maria Papageorgiou, for planning these great lunches for our students every month!  And thanks to everyone who came in to help serve them!  We really appreciate our volunteers!

PTO General Meeting - Tuesday, May 27th at 7pm will be our PTO General Meeting.  We'd love for you to come and find out more about the PTO and help us plan for next year.

Twin Groves Needs YOU!!!!  We still need to fill a few chairperson positions.  We need 2 more people to help chair Gym Uniforms, 1 more for our new Catalog Fundraiser, 2 more people for Book Fair, and 1 more for School Supplies.  Please think about whether you might be able to volunteer for one of these positions. Click on this link for descriptions of these openings and Click Here to sign up!. If you have any questions, you can contact Dianne Newmark at thenewmarks@comcast.net or Susan Benyukhis at sbenyukhis@yahoo.com.  

PTO Volunteer Sign-up for 2014-15

Most of our Committees will need volunteers for their events next year, and the PTO will need volunteers to help with Locker Set-up Day on August 19th. Our on-line volunteer sign-up is currently available by clicking on this LINK.

Class Parties

As an end-of-year treat for the students, the PTO sponsors 8th Grade Ice Cream Day and PTO Lunch for the 6th and 7th Grades.  The 8th Graders are provided with concrete mixers from Culver's on their last full day of school, May 30th.  The 6th and 7th Graders are provided with lunch from Wiener Take All and custard from Culver's on June 9th (this date was changed due to the added snow days this year). Both events are paid for and organized by the PTO!

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

Ongoing                Box Tops for Education
Ongoing                Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538

5/27                      PTO General Meeting - 7pm

5/28                      Wendy's Fundraiser - 5 - 8 pm

5/30                      8th grade ice cream day

6/9                        PTO Lunch for 6th and 7th grade

Hi Twin Groves!  The school year is winding down, but we still have a few more events coming up....

District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser - Come out to Wiener Take All on May 17th, between 12 and 8 pm.  10% of the Proceeds from the day will go to Willow Grove School.  For more information click HERE.

Wendy's Fundraiser -  Our Next Community Fundraiser will be at Wendy's on Half Day Road - Mondays, May 20th and 28th from 5 - 8 pm!  Just come in during that time on either (or both) days and Twin Groves will receive 15% of the proceeds!  No flyer is necessary. Another easy way to support our school!

Special Lunch - Our last Special Lunch of the year is this Wednesday.  We will be serving Papa John's Pizza.

PTO General Meeting - Save the date:  May 27th at 7pm will be our PTO General Meeting.  We'd love for you to come and find out more about the PTO and help us plan for next year.

Twin Groves Needs YOU!!!!  We still need to fill a few chairperson positions.  We need 2 more people to help chair Gym Uniforms, 1 more for our new Catalog Fundraiser, 2 more people for Book Fair, and 1 more for School Supplies.  Please think about whether you might be able to volunteer for one of these positions. Click on this link for descriptions of these openings and Click Here to sign up!. If you have any questions, you can contact Dianne Newmark at thenewmarks@comcast.net or Susan Benyukhis at sbenyukhis@yahoo.com.  

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

Ongoing                Box Tops for Education
Ongoing                Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538

5/17                      District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser - 12 - 8 pm

5/20                      Wendy's Fundraiser - 5 - 8 pm

5/21                      Special Lunch - Papa John's Pizza

5/27                      PTO General Meeting - 7pm

5/28                      Wendy's Fundraiser - 5 - 8 pm

5/30                      8th grade ice cream day

6/9                        PTO Lunch for 6th and 7th grade

Thank You Twin  Groves!  We are very thankful for our Twin Groves Staff, and luckily we had a chance to celebrate them this week!  We are also thankful for all our PTO volunteers!

Staff Appreciation Week was this week, and our Staff Appreciation Committee was hard at work organizing fabulous, college-themed meals for our Twin Groves teachers and staff. Thank you to our hard-working chairpersons, Gladys Youkhanna, Julie Botten, Susan Benyukhis, and Dianne Newmark!  We also thank everyone who donated items for the week!

Dessert Day - We just had our final Dessert Day of the year.  Thank you so much to our chairs, Karyn Gitler, Jane Oh, Wendy Wunsch, and Julie Bloom, for planning such great treats for our students every month!  And thanks to everyone who came in to help serve dessert!  We really appreciate our volunteers!

Wendy's Fundraiser -  Our Next Community Fundraiser will be at Wendy's on Half Day Road - May 20th and 28th from 5 - 8 pm!  Just come in during that time on either (or both) days and Twin Groves will receive 15% of the proceeds!  No flyer is necessary. Another easy way to support our school!

Twin Groves Needs YOU!!!! Although our children are growing up, the school still needs the help and support of parents!  PTO fundraisers help provide many necessities and "extras" that our students enjoy. We still have MANY openings for PTO Executive Board and Committee Chairpersons for next year.  Please think about whether you might be able to volunteer for one of these positions. Click on this link for descriptions of our openings and Click Here to sign up!. If you have any questions, you can contact Dianne Newmark at thenewmarks@comcast.net or Susan Benyukhis at sbenyukhis@yahoo.com.  

PTO General Meeting - Save the date:  May 27th at 7pm will be our PTO General Meeting.  We'd love for you to come and find out more about the PTO and help us plan for next year.

District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser - Come out to Wiener Take All on May 17th, between 12 and 8 pm.  10% of the Proceeds from the day will go to Willow Grove School.  For more information click HERE.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

Ongoing                Box Tops for Education
Ongoing                Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538

5/17                      District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser - 12 - 8 pm

5/20                      Wendy's Fundraiser - 5 - 8 pm

5/21                      Special Lunch - Papa John's Pizza

5/27                      PTO General Meeting - 7pm

5/28                      Wendy's Fundraiser - 5 - 8 pm

5/30                      8th grade ice cream day

6/3                        PTO Lunch for 6th and 7th grade

Here's what's happening at Twin Groves...

Dessert Day is this Wednesday, May 7th.  We will be serving S'mores Sundaes.

Staff Appreciation Week is next week, May 5 - 9!  Our Staff Appreciation committee is planning fabulous, college-themed meals Tuesday through Friday for our amazing teachers and staff at Twin Groves.  If you are interested in donating anything for this event, please contact Susan Benyukhis at sbenyukhis@yahoo.com.

Wendy's Fundraiser  Our Next Community Fundraiser will be at Wendy's on Half Day Road - May 20th and 28th from 5 - 8 pm!  Just come in during that time on either (or both) days and Twin Groves will receive 15% of the proceeds!  No flyer is necessary. Another easy way to support our school!

Twin Groves Needs YOU!!!! Although our children are growing up, the school still needs the help and support of parents!  PTO fundraisers help provide many necessities and "extras" that our students enjoy. We still have MANY openings for PTO Executive Board and Committee Chairpersons for next year.  Please think about whether you might be able to volunteer for one of these positions. Click on this link for descriptions of our openings and Click Here to sign up!. If you have any questions, you can contact Dianne Newmark at thenewmarks@comcast.net or Susan Benyukhis at sbenyukhis@yahoo.com.  

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

Ongoing                Box Tops for Education
Ongoing                Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538

5/5-9                     Staff Appreciation Week

5/7                        Dessert Day - S'mores Sundaes

5/17                      District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser - 12 - 8 pm

5/20                      Wendy's Fundraiser - 5 - 8 pm

5/21                      Special Lunch - Papa John's Pizza

5/27                      PTO General Meeting - 7pm

5/28                      Wendy's Fundraiser - 5 - 8 pm

5/30                      8th grade ice cream day

6/3                        PTO Lunch for 6th and 7th grades

Hi Twin Groves!  Here's our news for this week...

Twin Groves Needs YOU!!!! Although our children are growing up, the school still needs the help and support of parents!  PTO fundraisers help provide many necessities and "extras" that our students enjoy. We still have MANY openings for PTO Executive Board and Committee Chairpersons for next year.  Please think about whether you might be able to volunteer for one of these positions. Click on this link for descriptions of our openings and Click Here to sign up!. If you have any questions, you can contact Dianne Newmark at thenewmarks@comcast.net or Susan Benyukhis at sbenyukhis@yahoo.com.  

Wendy's Fundraiser  Our Next Community Fundraiser will be at Wendy's on Half Day Road - May 20th and 28th from 5 - 8 pm!  Just come in during that time on either (or both) days and Twin Groves will receive 15% of the proceeds!  No flyer is necessary. Another easy way to support our school!

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

Ongoing                Box Tops for Education
Ongoing                Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538

5/5-9                     Staff Appreciation Week

5/7                        Dessert Day - S'mores Sundaes

5/20                      Wendy's Fundraiser - 5 - 8 pm

5/21                      Special Lunch - Papa John's Pizza

5/27                      PTO General Meeting - 7pm

5/28                      Wendy's Fundraiser - 5 - 8 pm

5/30                      8th grade ice cream day

6/3                        PTO Lunch for 6th and 7th grades