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OCTOBER 2014 Eagle Eye PTA Executive Board Kerry Clemm / Kathy Lengiewicz-Sweeney Co-Presidents [email protected] Carrie Bessey 1st Vice President [email protected] Chrissy Baka 2nd Vice President [email protected] Megan Fox Treasurer [email protected] Micki Olawoye 1st Secretary [email protected] Nisha Sanghvi 2nd Secretary [email protected] INSIDE 2 School Information, steck calendar, dinner out event 3 Walk to school week, box top, fundraising 4 Dinner Night out 5 market day 6 Studio nafisa 7 Coat Drive Dear Steck Parents, A deep and heartfelt thank you goes out to all who participated this month in the success of what was the 2014 Steck Fun Run! Together we raised over $10,000 for Steck programs - a new record! We had over 500 registered runners - also a new record! The generosity of Steck parents, and our surrounding community and business partners, never ceases to amaze and inspire us. How lucky we all are to be a part of this supportive community! We would like to give a special shout out to Kimberly Mitchell and Shelby Beebe for chairing this event. Their hard work and dedication to the success of this event is appreciated and admired!! The PTA has many things going on this month at Steck from the fun "walk to school" event in early October, to the fall room parties on October 31st, but we wanted to use this space this month to raise awareness about a very special issue that effects all district 204 parents. SB-16 is an Illinois State Senate bill that passed the state senate in the spring. It is waiting to be voted on in the House in the late fall. This bill, nicknamed "The Robin Hood Bill" aims to redistribute school funding among Illinois school districts. While we can all agree that underfunded schools are a major issue that need to be addressed, there are many reasons that this bill is not the right piece of legislation to actually accomplish the job; not the least of which is that it will end up costing District 204 over $10 million dollars, even though our cost per student spending is actually less (sometimes by almost half!) than several of the districts that our funds (YOUR tax dollars!) will be redistributed to! This is a crucial topic and time is short to get something done about it. The district is holding several informational meetings about SB-16, and you can view the list of those meeting dates here: http:// www.ipsd.org/News.aspx?id=64359 the closest one to us will take place at Fischer Middle School on October 8th at 7:00pm. Any district 204 parent or community member is welcome to attend. Topics covered will include: What SB-16 is, how it will impact our district, and what YOU can do about it. We urge all parents to seriously consider attending one of these meetings. This is a very serious topic that has the potential to make life in the 204 school district very challenging for our students. Jay Strang, our district 204 financial guru, and Dr. Sullivan, our new superintendent, will be the speakers at these meetings. Hope to see you there! In closing, we would like to encourage all PTA members to attend out next general meeting on October 14th at 7:00pm in the Steck MPR. Mrs. Christakes, Steck LMC Director, will be our guest speaker and she will walk us through the apps and databases that our children use with their BYOT devices every day. This is a topic we have had a lot of demand for, so we hope to see you there! Additionally, we are very excited to ask all PTA members to mark their calendars for November 12th at 7:00pm, as we have been able to schedule Dr. Sullivan, our new district 204 superintendent, to be our guest speaker! She will be addressing topics at your request, and we will be sending out a request for questions ahead of time, so please watch your email in early November for the opportunity to submit your questions! Have a wonderful October and thank you, as always, for your continued support of the Steck PTA! Kathy Lengiewicz and Kerry Clemm Steck Co-Presidents
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PTA Executive Board Kerry Clemm / Kathy Lengiewicz-Sweeney
Co-Presidents
Carrie Bessey
1st Vice President
Chrissy Baka
2nd Vice President
Megan Fox
Treasurer
Micki Olawoye
1st Secretary
Nisha Sanghvi
2nd Secretary
INSIDE 2 School Information, steck calendar, dinner out event 3 Walk to school week, box top, fundraising 4 Dinner Night out 5 market day 6 Studio nafisa 7 Coat Drive
Dear Steck Parents,
A deep and heartfelt thank you goes out to all who
participated this month in the success of what was the 2014
Steck Fun Run! Together we raised over $10,000 for Steck
programs - a new record! We had over 500 registered runners
- also a new record! The generosity of Steck parents, and our
surrounding community and business partners, never ceases
to amaze and inspire us. How lucky we all are to be a part of
this supportive community! We would like to give a special
shout out to Kimberly Mitchell and Shelby Beebe for chairing
this event. Their hard work and dedication to the success of
this event is appreciated and admired!!
The PTA has many things going on this month at Steck from
the fun "walk to school" event in early October, to the fall
room parties on October 31st, but we wanted to use this space
this month to raise awareness about a very special issue that
effects all district 204 parents. SB-16 is an Illinois State
Senate bill that passed the state senate in the spring. It is
waiting to be voted on in the House in the late fall. This bill,
nicknamed "The Robin Hood Bill" aims to redistribute school
funding among Illinois school districts. While we can all
agree that underfunded schools are a major issue that need to
be addressed, there are many reasons that this bill is not the
right piece of legislation to actually accomplish the job; not
the least of which is that it will end up costing District 204
over $10 million dollars, even though our cost per student
spending is actually less (sometimes by almost half!) than
several of the districts that our funds (YOUR tax dollars!)
will be redistributed to! This is a crucial topic and time is
short to get something done about it. The district is holding
several informational meetings about SB-16, and you can
view the list of those meeting dates here: http://
www.ipsd.org/News.aspx?id=64359 the closest one to us
will take place at Fischer Middle School on October 8th at
7:00pm. Any district 204 parent or community member is
welcome to attend. Topics covered will include: What SB-16
is, how it will impact our district, and what YOU can do
about it. We urge all parents to seriously consider attending
one of these meetings. This is a very serious topic that has the
potential to make life in the 204 school district very
challenging for our students. Jay Strang, our district 204
financial guru, and Dr. Sullivan, our new superintendent, will
be the speakers at these meetings. Hope to see you there!
In closing, we would like to encourage all PTA members to
attend out next general meeting on October 14th at 7:00pm in
the Steck MPR. Mrs. Christakes, Steck LMC Director, will
be our guest speaker and she will walk us through the apps
and databases that our children use with their BYOT devices
every day. This is a topic we have had a lot of demand for, so
we hope to see you there! Additionally, we are very excited
to ask all PTA members to mark their calendars
for November 12th at 7:00pm, as we have been able to
schedule Dr. Sullivan, our new district 204 superintendent, to
be our guest speaker! She will be addressing topics at your
request, and we will be sending out a request for questions
ahead of time, so please watch your email in early November
for the opportunity to submit your questions!
Have a wonderful October and thank you, as always, for your
continued support of the Steck PTA!
Kathy Lengiewicz and Kerry Clemm
Steck Co-Presidents
REBA O. STECK ELEMENTARY
Elizabeth Pohlmann
Principal
Miriam Tavegia
Secretary
Joanne Basic
Health Aide
Attendance Line
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School Office
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Steck / PTA Website
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Steck Calendar Mon—10/6/2014
1st Grade PE Night, 6:30pm
Mon - Fri—10/6/2014 - 10/10/2014
Walk to School Week
Wed—10/8/2014
PTA Meeting, 7pm
Thur—10/9/2014
Market Day Pick-up, 5 - 6pm
Mon—10/13/2014
No School - Columbus Day
Mon—10/20/2014
5th Grade Math & Science Night, 6:30pm
Tues—10/28/2014
Picture Retake Day
Fri—10/31/2014
Halloween Parade & Fall Party
DINNER OUT EVENT WHEN: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
WHERE: Jet’s Pizza
2849 E New York St,
Aurora
TIME: 10am - 10pm
See flier on page 4 for more details.
The Next Box Top Contest will be here before you know it.....
Collect Box Tops, Campbell's Labels and Tyson's Project A+ labels. Classroom contest starts October 13th and ends October 24th. Start saving your labels now so your child's classroom could win a pizza party! Any questions, contact Morgan Trotter at [email protected].
The week of October 6th is Walk to School Week. We encourage all students to walk whenever
possible. There will be a contest and the class that has the most walkers at the end of the week will win a gift
card. See you on the sidewalk!
www.studionafisa.com [email protected]
630-340-0534 4260 Westbrook Drive,
Suite 101, Aurora, IL
Art Adventures Class (Afterschool at Steck)
This engaging afterschool art class focuses on Visual Arts. Students will use a variety of materials and techniques in combination with their
unique imaginations to create fabulous works of art. Art including
Origami, Quilling, Collage, Painting and more. Each session will have a different project. Students will carry back home art created by them. All supplies are included.
When: Thursdays; 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
October 16 to December 18; 8 classes; No class on Nov 6 and Nov 27
Where: Steck Elementary School - Art Room Who: Grades 3 - 5 Cost: $120 per student Class Limit: 20 children
Young Artists Class (Afterschool at Steck)
This fun and engaging afterschool art class focuses on Visual Arts. Students will work on projects that require them to think creatively, de- velop unique details and style, expanding their creative skills. Each ses- sion is a new experience exploring and working with a variety of materi- als, textures and techniques to create beautiful pieces of art. Students proudly carry back home art created in class. All supplies are included.
When: Tuesdays; 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm October 14 to December 16; 8 classes No class on Nov 4 and Nov 11
Where: Steck Elementary School - Art Room Who: Grades 1-2 Cost: $120 per student Class Limit: 20 children
4260 Westbrook Drive, Suite 101, Aurora, IL 60504 (South of Fox Valley Mall)
630-340-0534 | www.studionafisa.com | [email protected]
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Please Join Us in Supporting Indian Prairie Parents’
Council’s Annual
Winter Coat & Boot Drive!!!
During the month of October, the Indian Prairie Parents’ Council is sponsoring
a district-wide winter coat and boot collection. Due to the growing needs
within our district, IPPC is collecting “new and gently-used,” warm, clean coats and boots of all
sizes from infant to adult. The coats will be distributed to families in need within our district in
early November.
The Steck PTA will be collecting gently worn coats and boots in October from the 6th through the
29th. Please drop off in the bin outside of the school front office.
If you have any questions about the coat drive in your school, please contact your local PTA/
PTSA (Tina O’Sullivan at [email protected]) or contact IPPC Secretary, Tami Reid at
[email protected]. – Please put COAT DRIVE in the subject line.
