Hey Twin Groves!  Thank you to everyone who came out for our Potbelly fundraiser on Monday! We really appreciate your support.  March is a busy month at Twin, so please mark your calendar with the upcoming events mentioned below.

Dessert Day is this Wednesday, March 5th.  We will be serving Fondue!

Save the Date for the Book Fair and Bake Sale - both are during the March Parent-Teacher Conferences.

You can find the Book Fair in the Learning Center. Our book fair hours are:

• Friday, March 14th is preview day, 7:30 a.m. -  2:30 p.m.

• Monday, March 17th during school, 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and then during conferences, 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, March 18th during conferences, 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Raffle -  Have your students read the book "Divergent"?  The movie comes out in theaters on March 21st!  Every student that purchases a book (any book) will be entered into a raffle to win movie tickets, so they can see Divergent.  Three lucky winners (one per grade level) will receive 2 movie tickets!

Can't make it into the book fair? Need suggestions for the family on what to buy your middle schooler? You can also check out our book fair online. Here's the link for our book fair homepage and on-line fair.  This link is active from March 9 through March 29. Your order will be delivered to the school and come home with your student.

The Bake Sale will be open during conferences on 3/17 and 3/18

Mmmm... check out the tempting baked creations from our talented Twin Groves Community. We will be selling mouth watering baked creations during the parent teacher conference times. Stop in and browse the book fair and get a snack to enjoy while you are waiting for your conference.

3 on 3 Basketball Tournament 

For the first time, the Twin Grove PTO will be assisting staff with a fundraiser for the Athletic Department.  This 3 on 3 Basketball tournament will be on March 17 from 1:30 - 4:45.  You can have up to 4 players per team from any grade. Participants must be current students at Twin Groves. Anyone can sign up to play. To get the sign-up form and a copy of the tournament rules, you can go to the Twin Groves Virtual Backpack. Forms can also be found in the office and must be turned back in with payment by March 7th. Some prizes for the top teams include tickets to the Chicago Sky WNBA game, the Schaumburg Boomers baseball team, and more. 

School Supply Kits 
School supply kit orders for the 2014-2015 school year are due THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH when sending in a check.  Please mark the envelope School Supply Kits and make the check payable to Twin Groves PTO.  The deadline for online orders is FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH (on-line orders will include sales tax).   The kits will be distributed at Locker Set-up Day in August.  For any questions, please contact Elisa Nusinow,enusinow@comcast.net or Vandana Kanduri, vkanduri@aol.com. Click on this LINK for an order form and online ordering information.

Twin Groves PTO Exec Board and Chairpersons - We are looking ahead to the next school year and trying to fill open positions in our PTO.  Click on this link for job descriptions of our openings and Click Here to sign up!. We have several positions open on our board as well as our many committees, so please think about whether you might be able to volunteer for one of these positions. If you have any questions, you can contact Dianne Newmark at thenewmarks@comcast.net or Susan Benyukhis at sbenyukhis@yahoo.com.

To the Parents of Incoming Stevenson High School Freshmen:
The Stevenson Patriot Parent Association (PPA) is in the process of building its Exec Board and Committee Chair People for the 2014-2015 school year. Getting involved with the PPA is a great way for you to get involved at Stevenson, especially as a freshman parent.
If you would like more information about the PPA and/or apply for a position, please visit our web site (beginning Monday February 17) at www.d125.org under the PPA link. Please note that the deadline to apply for a Board or Committee Chair position is April 1st. We would love to have you join us!
If you have any additional questions, please contact our Co-President, Jill Katz, at katzndog@cisclaims.com or 847-366-6015.

Special Lunch Date Change!  The April Special Lunch date has been changed to 4/9.This was to avoid any overlap with Passover.  Please mark your calendars accordingly.

District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser:  Saturday, March 15th, noon to 8 pm, Wiener Take All will be donating 10% of all sales to the Willow Grove PTO.  Click HERE for the flyer.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

Ongoing               Checkbook Fundraiser
Ongoing               Box Tops for Education
Ongoing               Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538
3/5                        Dessert Day - Fondue Fun
3/14-18                 Book Fair 
3/15                      District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser

3/17                      3 on 3 Basketball Tournament 1:30 - 4:45 - Click here for forms
3/17 -18                Bake Sale
3/18                      Hospitality Committee Brunch for staff
3/19                      Special Lunch - Pastabilities

3/20                      School Supply Kits- paper order deadline

3/28                      School Supply Kits- online order deadline

Hey Twin Groves!  We hope you can come to our Potbelly Fundraiser on Monday!  We have lots of news and events coming up, so please see below...  

Potbelly Fundraiser Our next community fundraiser will be on Monday, February 24th, from 5pm - 8pm. Potbelly in Wheeling is generously donating 25% of sales to Twin Groves that night! What a great excuse to eat out with your family and friends.  Spread the word!

Save the Date for the Book Fair and Bake Sale - Our next book fair is during the March Parent-Teacher Conferences. 
You can find the book fair in the Learning Center. Our book fair hours are:

• Friday, March 14th is preview day, 7:30 a.m. -  2:30 p.m.

• Monday, March 17th during school, 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and then during conferences, 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, March 18th during conferences, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

The Bake Sale will be open during conferences on 3/17 and 3/18.

3 on 3 Basketball TournamentFor the first time, the Twin Grove PTO will be assisting staff with a fundraiser for the Athletic Department.  This 3 on 3 Basketball tournament will be on March 17 from 1:30 - 4:45.  You can have up to 4 players per team from any grade. Participants must be current students at Twin Groves. Anyone can sign up to play. To get the sign-up form and a copy of the tournament rules, you can go to the Twin Groves Virtual Backpack. Forms can also be found in the office and must be turned back in with payment by March 7th. Some prizes for the top teams include tickets to the Chicago Sky WNBA game, the Schaumburg Boomers baseball team, and more. 

School Supply Kits 
School supply kit orders for the 2014-2015 school year are due THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH when sending in a check.  Please mark the envelope School Supply Kits and make the check payable to Twin Groves PTO.  The deadline for online orders is FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH (on-line orders will include sales tax).   The kits will be distributed at Locker Set-up Day in August.  For any questions, please contact Elisa Nusinow, enusinow@comcast.net or Vandana Kanduri, vkanduri@aol.com.  Click on this LINK for an order form and online ordering information.

Twin Groves PTO Exec Board and Chairpersons - We are looking ahead to the next school year and trying to fill open positions in our PTO.  Click on this link for job descriptions of our openings and Click Here to sign up!. We have several positions open on our board as well as our many committees, so please think about whether you might be able to volunteer for one of these positions. If you have any questions, you can contact Dianne Newmark at thenewmarks@comcast.net or Susan Benyukhis at sbenyukhis@yahoo.com.

To the Parents of Incoming Stevenson High School Freshmen:

The Stevenson Patriot Parent Association (PPA) is in the process of building its Exec Board and Committee Chair People for the 2014-2015 school year. Getting involved with the PPA is a great way for you to get involved at Stevenson, especially as a freshman parent.

If you would like more information about the PPA and/or apply for a position, please visit our web site (beginning Monday February 17) at www.d125.org under the PPA link. Please note that the deadline to apply for a Board or Committee Chair position is April 1st. We would love to have you join us!

If you have any additional questions, please contact our Co-President, Jill Katz, at katzndog@cisclaims.com or 847-366-6015.

District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser:  Saturday, March 15th, noon to 8 pm, Wiener Take All will be donating 10% of all sales to the Willow Grove PTO.  Click HERE for the flyer.

Special Lunch Date Change!  The April Special Lunch date has been changed to 4/9.This was to avoid any overlap with Passover.  Please mark your calendars accordingly.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

Ongoing               Checkbook Fundraiser
Ongoing               Box Tops for Education
Ongoing               Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538
2/24                      Potbelly Fundraiser 5-8 pm
3/5                        Dessert Day - Fondue Fun
3/14-18                 Book Fair 
3/15                      District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser

3/17                      3 on 3 Basketball Tournament 1:30 - 4:45 - Click here for forms
3/17 -18                Bake Sale
3/18                      Hospitality Committee Brunch for staff
3/19                      Special Lunch - Pastabilities

3/20                      School Supply Kits- paper order deadline

3/28                      School Supply Kits- online order deadline

Happy Valentine's Day Twin Groves!  We have lots of news for you this week...

The Winter Bash was a blast! Close to 200 students enjoyed our very own Twin Groves alumni DJ - Ross Bessinger and his staff who kept the joint jumping. They bounced in the bounce house and slid down the slides. They played dodge ball and basketball. They enjoyed treats donated by parents and slurped snow cones. There were many prizes raffled off, and two lucky winners went home with gift certificates to overnight camp thanks to some generous donations. We heard many compliments from our students. We would like to thank our Winter Bash Chairs - Sandy McArthy, Nancy Swidler, Jim Driscoll and Julie Botten for all their efforts!  A big thanks to all the volunteers who donated refreshments and/or their time to help. More than 100 cans of food were collected in our food drive and will be delivered to the Vernon Township Food Pantry.  We will report on the donation to The American Cancer Society after we tally our results.  

Special Lunch is this Wednesday, February 19!  We are serving Culvers.

Special Lunch Date Change!  The April Special Lunch date has been changed to 4/9. This was to avoid any overlap with Passover.  Please mark your calendars accordingly.

Potbelly FundraiserOur next community fundraiser will be on Monday, February 24th, from 5pm - 8pm. Potbelly in Wheeling is generously donating 25% of sales to Twin Groves that night! What a great excuse to eat out with your family and friends.  Spread the word!

School Supply Kits for the 2014-15 school year will be available for pre-order starting February 21st.  Orders submitted with paper forms are not subject to sales tax, and are due no later than March 20.  Online orders will be accepted through 3/28, but sales tax will be added. See next week's blog for the flyer.

District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser:  Saturday, March 15th, noon to 8 pm, Wiener Take All will be donating 10% of all sales to the Willow Grove PTO.  Click HERE for the flyer.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

Ongoing               Checkbook Fundraiser
Ongoing               Box Tops for Education
Ongoing               Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538
2/19                      Special Lunch  - Culvers
2/24                      Potbelly Fundraiser 5-8 pm
3/5                        Dessert Day - Fondue Fun
3/14-18                 Book Fair 
3/15                      District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser

3/17                      3 on 3 Basketball Tournament 1:30 - 4:45
3/17 -18                Bake Sale
3/18                      Hospitality Committee Brunch for staff
3/19                      Special Lunch - Pastabilities

3/20                      School Supply Kit - paper order deadline

3/28                      School Supply Kit - online order deadline

Hey Twin Groves - The Winter Bash is on!  Are your kids looking for something fun to do tonight? We hope they can come in from the cold and join their friends at the Bash!  See below for the details and more PTO info.... 

Tonight's the Night - The Winter Bash is Here!  Tonight, February 7th, will be our third annual Twin Groves Winter Bash.  It's not too late -  admission is $8 at the door. We'll have raffle prizes, an open gym, inflatables, food and drink, and best of all our favorite DJ (and Twin Groves alum) - Ross Bessinger!! This event is not only fun but a fundraiser for a student selected local charity - The American Cancer Society.  A raffle ticket is included with admission, but you can get an extra ticket by donating 3 cans of food to our food drive!  Click HERE  for the flyer/preregistration form. 

Potbelly Fundraiser Date Change
Our next community fundraiser will be on Monday, February 24th, from 5pm - 8pm (not 2/17 as previously advertised). Potbelly in Wheeling is generously donating 25% of sales to Twin Groves that night!  What a great excuse to eat out with your family and friends!

Special Lunch Date Change!  The April Special Lunch date has been changed to 4/9. This was to avoid any overlap with Passover.  Please mark your calendars accordingly.

School Supply Kits for the 2014-15 school year will be available for pre-order.  We will have more information coming soon.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:
Ongoing               Checkbook Fundraiser
Ongoing               Box Tops for Education
Ongoing               Magazine Sales – on-line order account # 2537538
2/7                        Winter Bash - 7pm
2/19                      Special Lunch  - Culvers
2/24                      Potbelly Fundraiser 5-8 pm
3/5                        Dessert Day - Fondue Fun
3/14-18                 Book Fair 
3/15                      District 96 Wiener Take All Fundraiser
3/17 -18                Bake Sale
3/18                      Hospitality Committee Brunch for staff
3/19                      Special Lunch - Pastabilities