PTO newsletter - Week of October 5

CHIPOTLE FUNDRAISER

Want an easy dinner and a chance to support our school? Come to chipotle in Hopkins (786 Mainstreet, Hopkins) on October 9th anytime from 4-8pm and 33% of all proceeds will go directly to ISLA to support our activities. Just tell the cashier you’re from ISLA or show them the flyer included in this email. Stay and hang out with ISLA friends, or grab a burrito to go! Doesn’t include online orders. Hope to see you there!

Fiesta Planning is a great way to get involved and support our Language Ambassadors.  Want to learn more?  Come to the Fiesta de la Primavera Information Night!

When: Tuesday, October 9th at 7:30pm

Where: Gretchen Merritt’s Home

Contact: Tasha Bredeson & Gretchen Merritt

RSVP: Fiesta@isla-academy.org

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

We are coming up on our deadline to turn in our Box Tops for Education for this year! ISLA can use the money for anything it needs! Examples include computers, books, and playground equipment are just some of the ways schools have chosen to use the funds raised through Box Tops for Education.

A form to attach box tops is included in this email. Use the form, or turn in the box tops to the box by the office by October 12th.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Are you looking for a fun volunteer opportunity or have talents you would like to share with school and PTO needs? Check out opportunities and sign-up for more information in the Volunteer Interest form: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4fa4a62aa1ff2-volunteer

Questions? Email us at Volunteer@isla-academy.org

OPEN OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:

• Library Volunteers - Seeking parent volunteers to help with class library time and occasional library assistance cataloging and stocking new books.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4fa4a62aa1ff2-library
• Lost & Found Coordinator - Organizes lost & found items and helps items find their way home. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4fa4a62aa1ff2-volunteer
• Popcorn Machine Coordinator - Let’s bring fresh popcorn back to our events!! Contact the PTO if you are interested in coordinating the popcorn machine for school and PTO events. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4fa4a62aa1ff2-volunteer
• ISLA Board Committee Openings: Interested in joining one of the Board Committees? Human Resources, Governance, Facilities, Technology, Marketing and Communications, Strategic Planning, and Board Fundraising  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4fa4a62aa1ff2-volunteer

THANK YOU!!!

Thank you to all the wonderful ISLA volunteers!!!  We appreciate all that you do! With your time, efforts and talents the school and students were supported in the following ways last month:

- Classrooms set up and supported by Room Parents and parent volunteers

- ISLA students were picture ready on Picture Day

- Lunches supported daily

- Student book selection in the library

- ISLA families join together at Back to School picnic and Yahoo/Boohoo to kick off the new year

- New Chromebooks unpacked and set up for students

- School grounds cleaned up for the start of school

- Playground updates with new wood chips

- Language Ambassadors arrived to ISLA and host families

- Uniforms were exchanged and donated

- Lost items found their way home

- ISLA wear splashed the hallways by way of Spirit Store

- State of the School/Curriculum Night supported

- Improvements to the teacher's lounge

- Fun field trips for some of the classes

- School Board, PTO Board and Committees activities

- and many, many more behind the scenes efforts to support the ISLA community!

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much!" - Helen Keller

SUPPORT THE PTO

Looking for easy ways to help support the great work that the PTO does for our kids and their school?  Here are two great options!

    Mabel’s Labels:  You can find your child’s things easily in the lost and found by marking them with bright, durable, Mabel’s Labels. Go to https://campaigns.mabelslabels.com/ and click on ‘Select your School/Organization and choose International Spanish Language Academy.  A portion of your purchase will support the PTO.

    Amazon Smile: Shop at Amazon?  You can have a portion of your purchase donated to the PTO!  Go to https://smile.amazon.com/ and search for International Spanish Language Academy.  Then just make sure to bookmark AmazonSmile and use it for all your Amazon shopping needs.

UPCOMING PTO IMPORTANT DATES:

10/9 - Restaurant Nite at Chipotle in Hopkins 4-8pm

10/9 - Fiesta de la Primavera info night 7:30pm @ Gretchen Merritt’s home

10/26 - Dia de los Muertos family night

11/13 - PTO General Meeting with Juntos Presentation

12/2 - Barnes & Noble Book Fair