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