The December Meeting has been canceled. Enjoy the holidays!

...are posted - see link to left.

It's time to get creative!!! For anyone who is interested from all grades, the yearbook cover contest is currently being held. Entries must include the name of the school, the school year and the student's name. All entries must be submitted by December 13. No late entries will be accepted. No exceptions! If you have any questions please contact Debbie Damato at via Contact Us.
Good luck to all!

Purchase tickets here:

https://squareup.com/store/arbor-view-elementary-parent-teacher-council

Or, Printable Order Form

The Arbor View Book Fair is now OPEN! Click HERE to start shopping now online! The onsite sale will begin November 29 - December 1. Books make wonderful holiday gifts! Families can also support the Arbor View teachers by purchasing a book for their classrooms. Each teacher has created his/her own wish list on Scholastic--take a look and consider gifting your child's classroom with a book specially chosen by his/her teacher. The teacher wishlists will also be available at the onsite sale. Click HERE for details on ordering from the Teacher wish lists. Let's Raise Readers!

Monday, December 3, 2018

- 2 volunteers for the 8:40 - 11:45 am shift

- 2 volunteers for the 12:35 - 3:35 pm shift

Mrs. Johnson needs volunteers to help escort students to and from the classrooms for the vision & hearing screenings. Please email Julie Lerch at julielerch13@gmail.com if you are able to spare a couple of hours to help out Mrs. Johnson. Thank you!

See links to left.

Thank you to all who donated Box Tops and dimes for the class contest. We collected over 7,600 Box Tops and dimes!!! Wow, great job!

The results are in.....

Mrs. Langman's class came in third place and Mrs. Nitz's class in second.

The winning class is... Miss Alesia's third grade class!! Congratulations! They will receive the Box Top Trophy, a Pajama Day, and treat!

Thanks everyone for supporting Arbor View School!!

The Arbor View PTC Box Tops & Dimes Class Contest Deadline is Oct. 17th!

Please make sure your student's name and teacher's name are on submitted baggies.

Check expiration date on Box Tops. Expired Box Tops are not accepted.

Your support is appreciated!

Beth Woods

It's not too late to order Spirit Stick Parent Packs.

Arbor View PTC is still offering you a chance to pre-order a Parent Pack of Spirit Sticks or individual Spirit Sticks to celebrate your child's birthday (or half-birthday), Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, or to show your pride for the amazing things your kids do at home and/or school.

The $10 Parent Pack has five (5) Spirit Sticks: Birthday (or half-birthday), Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Learning is Sweet, and I Love My School!

All Parent Packs also include a FREE Spirit Stick that is a PTC choice! Your child will be surprised when he/she receives his/her Spirit Stick, delivered to the classroom on the appropriate day, in a special envelope.

If you are interested in ordering a Parent Pack or any of the Individual Grams/Sticks, please fill out the attached form and return it and payment to Arbor View.

Questions? Contact Jennifer at jennifercoppolino@yahoo.com.

October 17, 2018 – November 7, 2018 

Help Support Arbor View PTC!

We’re excited about our new Mixed Bag fundraiser to kick off the school year. Together we can get some cool stuff, give back to our school, and help the environment at the same time. Mixed Bag Designs offers colorful bags & accessories that are reusable, recyclable, and are super cool. 

Have too many bags already? Don’t worry - they have something for everyone. Check out their amazing selection of housewares and kitchen gadgets.

www.mixedbagdesigns.com  Enter School ID #832789

Check your child’s backpack next week for your fundraiser envelopes.

(This post relates to volunteer/donation sign up.  See separate post below for registration to attend.)

Hello Arbor View Families! Halloween Harvest is 16 DAYS away!!! (Saturday, October 27th). We need your help to make this event a success! Please sign up in the attached sign up genius to volunteer.

We're using SignUp.com (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming activity.

Please sign up to help at Halloween Harvest!

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: 
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com:http://signup.com/login/entry/186982733511588036 
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com) 
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact Rachel Anderson and she can sign you up manually.

(This post relates to registration to attend.  See separate post above for volunteer/donation sign-up.)

Slime! Costume Contest! Games! Cake Walk! Paint a Pumpkin! And More!!! Please join us for Halloween Harvest, one of Arbor View's favorite celebrations! 

It will be on Saturday, October 27 from 11:00-2:00.

Classic favorite activities combined with new attractions will make for a day of Halloween fun!

Order your tickets in advance for games, attractions and food online at https://squareup.com/store/arbor-view-elementary-parent-teacher-council or return the order form that came home in backpacks! 

PAINT A PUMPKIN tickets must be ordered by October 17th

ALL other tickets orders must be ordered by October 22nd.

Tickets will be available on the day of the event for games with a small up charge.

Wear your favorite Arbor View gear every Friday to show support for your school. It's a great chance to come together as a school and show our Arbor View school spirit. Roadrunner Power!!!!

The latest PTC budget update, including Project Playground summary, is here.

Now that you've paid the registration fees, bought the clothes, and gathered the supplies, I know you want to show your support of your child's music education and opportunities in D89 this year! Please help us by sending in your Music Boosters membership form and check ASAP! It only takes a few minutes to print out and complete the form (linked below and also found on the D89 website or from your child's music teacher) to make a huge collective impact! You can send it to school with your child to give to any music teacher.

Thanks so much for your support!
Jennifer Sellers & Cheryl Dodd
MBA Co-Presidents

We hope you will attend the September Arbor View PTC Meeting. The PTC meets in the teachers lounge on the 2nd floor at 7 pm. Special guests will include CCSD89 Superintendent Emily Tammaru and Vote Yes for 89 committee member Carrie Zimmer.

Please review the proposed 2018-19 Budget (find it at the About PTC tab above) and August 2018 meeting minutes (find them in the sidebar to the left) prior to the meeting. Both will be approved during the meeting. The agenda for September's meeting is linked below.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!

District 89 Basketball Registration NOW OPEN! This is a fun, recreational league for youth in grades 3-6 entirely run by parent volunteers. The participation fee is $50 and includes 10 games + end of season tournament, t-shirt, and awards night. All games are played at D89 schools. Teams practice 1 hour per week and most games are Saturdays between 9a-3p. We also need parents to volunteer to coach or referee games, so please indicate if you can help when you register your child. Please see information sheet linked below and/or visit www.d89bl.com to register.

See link to left.

We are continuing to work with Rosatis in Wheaton for the school year. They have been extremely generous and have helped raise a lot of money for our PTC! Rosatis pizza nights will continue on the LAST THURSDAY of each month and will run all day! Upcoming pizza days are: 8/30, 9/27 and 10/25 so mark your calendars! Stay tuned for additional restaurant nights this year! Thank you for your continued support!

The Arbor View Elementary School Parent Teacher Council would like to extend our sincerest gratitude for your support of Project Playground over the past three years. We are excited to announce that at the Arbor View PTC meeting on April 24th, we voted to approve the appropriate funds to be used to build our new playground!!! We plan on breaking ground this June and will be completed by the start of the 2018/19 school year. Thank you to everyone in our community who has supported this project; we could not have done it without you! Arbor View PTC works diligently to fund many social, cultural and educational events, and with the generous support from you we will now realize our dream of a new playground this summer. The commitment and support of our community directly benefits the students and will provide a new, barrier-free playground and outdoor classroom for the students at Arbor View Elementary School.

Stop by Potbelly next Wednesday April 11 from 5-8 PM! Arbor View gets an amount equal to 25% so be sure to spread the word. Flyers will be sent home.

The Arbor View Elementary School Parent Teacher Council would like to extend our sincerest gratitude for your support of Project Playground over the past three years. We are excited to announce that at the Arbor View PTC meeting on April 24th, we voted to approve the appropriate funds to be used to build our new playground!!! We plan on breaking ground this June and will be completed by the start of the 2018/19 school year. Thank you to everyone in our community who has supported this project; we could not have done it without you! Arbor View PTC works diligently to fund many social, cultural and educational events, and with the generous support from you we will now realize our dream of a new playground this summer. The commitment and support of our community directly benefits the students and will provide a new, barrier-free playground and outdoor classroom for the students at Arbor View Elementary School.

Reminder: Rosati's Pizza Day is today (Thursday 3/29/18). Visit Rosati's on Butterfield in Wheaton any time throughout the day and AV will receive an amount equal to 10% of your order!

Click here for information about the Roadrunner Raffle!  Also see the Roadrunner Ramble page on this site for more information.

See link to left.

Our fundraiser at Fox Bowl is this Saturday, March 10 from 2-6 PM. This will be a fun opportunity to get together as an Arbor View family! Our school gets a donation equal to 20% of what we spend on bowling, pizza AND cocktails! And the best part...100% of these proceeds will go directly to PROJECT PLAYGROUND!! See flyer a few posts down.

Fabienne McMillan is an Arbor View Mom and oil paint artist! Let's show our Arbor View spirit and have your child complete a coloring page! Thanks you everyone who participated in the Jan. "draw your own animal" coloring page. Attached are the winners for Jan. and more details about Mrs. McMillan!

Come one; come all to the annual Arbor View Art and Collections Fair!!
Thursday, March 1, 3:35 - 4:30 - old gym
ALL Arbor View students can participate!
ALL students who register are guaranteed an award certificate and prize!
Show and share your favorite collection, personal drawings and works of art!
This is a great way for children to be recognized for their time, effort and creativity in developing their
own personal collection and art!
Attached is the registration form, due Friday Feb. 23

See link to left.

Would you like to leave a lasting mark at Arbor View and support Project Playground at the same time? We are once again accepting orders for engraved bricks to be installed along the sidewalk at Arbor View! All proceeds will go toward the new playground! The bricks ordered last school year are installed along the sidewalk in front of the school; any bricks ordered this year will be interspersed in the same area. This is a great way to commemorate your support of Arbor View in a public and lasting way! It is also a unique opportunity to celebrate a student graduating from Arbor View this spring! DEADLINE FOR SPRING 2018 ORDERS IS THURSDAY, MARCH 1 if you would like your brick installed by the end of this school year! You can pay by cash, check or credit card. Please see the Project Playground page for a printable form and the online ordering link. Questions? Contact Lisa Loftsgaarden and Emily DeMayo.

Thanks to all the students who took time out of the busy holiday schedule to turn in a coloring page of "An Afternoon at La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat. Attached are the winners for Dec and information on January's Art Smart Challenge, James John Audubon, "Pink Flamingo". We want to see the student's own creation of their very own favorite animal!

A big thank you for sending in your Box Tops! For our first submission this school year, Arbor View received a check in the amount of $344.40. Please keep clipping! The final submission date for the school year is March 1. Please turn in all Box Tops by February 22 to allow time for counting, organizing, and shipping. Thank you for your support! -Beth Woods

The Project Playground "Let's Swing It! Sponsorship Opportunities Packet has been updated. See the Project Playground page for the packet.

See the Budgets document library under the About PTC tab.

See link to left.

Variety Show Tryouts are coming up fast!!!

Sign up for a tryout time slot on the announcement board next to the gym!!!!!

Tryoyts are Thursday, Dec. 21st. 3:45-6:00 in the art/music room (must sign up for a time slot)

Volunteers needed for dress rehearsal and show Feb. 1st and 2nd. 6:30pm-8:30pm

Questions?? Email Kerri Galas: kngalas@gmail.com

The Book Fair will NOT be open for sale after school on Thursday. We will be OPEN after school on FRIDAY from 3-6 and on SATURDAY with the Winterfest from 10-1. If anyone would like to help move the fair into the gym on Friday morning email Shelly Barlow.

Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to work Halloween Harvest. The AM & PM shifts for games are covered!! We still need a couple adults to help with concessions and check in table, please email Laurie at monkeyboo24@yahoo.com if youҲe able to work a shift. We still need CANDY (anything non chocolate) and BAKED GOODS (homemade or store bought). Candy donations can be turned into the school office ASAP! Look for pre order forms coming home soon! Any questions contact Laurie Full, thank you!!

Any Box Tops you wish to contribute towards our first submission of the school year should be turned into the Arbor View office by Friday, Oct. 20. Thank you for your continued support! Beth Woods

Vision and Hearing screening and Smile Squad is coming! Our school nurse, Marcia is looking for help from a few parents. The task is easy, you simply need to bring the students to and from the room they'll be testing in. If you're able to give a few hours of your time, we'd greatly appreciate the help!

October 20th help is needed (one parent) in the morning starting at 8:50.

November 30th help is needed in the AM and PM (pm starts at 12:40).

December 14th AM only

Please contact Laurie Full at monkeyboo24@yahoo.com ASAP if youҲe able to help! Thanks so much.

If you are not satisfied with your studentҳ school portrait for any reason, please return the complete package to school by Wednesday, October 11th, and indicate that you would like a retake.

If you are not satisfied with your sibling portrait, please return the complete package to school by Wednesday, October 11th, and indicate that you would like a refund. Sibling portraits are not taken on Retake Day.

If your student was photographed on Welcome Day, but you did not place an order, and you are not satisfied with the portrait contained on the Personalized Order sheet, you may request a retake by emailing me by Wednesday, October 11th.

***Please note that Lifetouch does not offer a Personalized Order form for sibling portraits. If you had a sibling portrait taken on Welcome Day and did not order a package at that time, you may still place an order by contacting the Lifetouch local office at 630-859-2727.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Karen.

Sincerely,
Karen Daniels School Picture Coordinator

The first Art Smart of the school year was magnificent! Such amazing detail and creativity the kids showed in coloring Marc Chagall's 'Americas Windows'. We hope the students enjoy their activity booklets. October coloring page is 'Two Cheeseburgers, with Everything'. Please see attached for interesting facts about this piece and the September student winners. Happy Coloring!

The Arbor View PTC is once again accepting orders for engraved legacy bricks to be installed along the sidewalk in front of Arbor View! All proceeds will go toward the new playground. The bricks ordered last school year are now installed; any bricks ordered this year will be interspersed in the same area. Please see attached form for instructions on ordering; you can pay by cash, check or credit card. This is a great way to commemorate your support of Arbor View in a public and lasting way! A great memory for alumni too! For questions, email Emily DeMayo and Lisa Loftsgaarden at arborviewlegacybricks@gmail.com.

One key factor in the success of our school is the fantastic amount of parent and family involvement throughout the year. PTC has prepared and published a Community Involvement and Volunteer Opportunities Brochure. In this brochure, you will find a brief overview of many of the ways you can get involved, from small one-time tasks to long-term committee positions which aligns with the information on the Volunteer page of this website.  Most of the activities and positions listed require multiple volunteers to ensure success, and we never turn down a helping hand!