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Greetings to all of our White Eagle families! Check out the latest PTA news below...

We were thrilled to see so many White Eagle Elementary school families this past Saturday at the Fall Festival & Color Run (with a little Ice Cream Social on the side...).

It is hard to believe that there were 567 attendees!

This amazing crowd consumed 500 Andy's frozen custard scoops, 224 pieces of pizza, & 339 concession items.

We raised $346 through our Fall Festival Raffle & the children easily played HUNDREDS of rounds of the fun games that our awesome volunteers brought to life.

And, we managed to fit all of that fun into a mere three hours!

A huge thank you to all of our White Eagle Teachers & Staff who volunteered, not to mention all of the amazing parent volunteers. Your support is heartwarming! 💜

Also, a huge thank you to the 30 student volunteers from the Waubonsie Valley High School Key Club who ran all of the games, crafts, & Color Run color stations, as well as helped with concessions.

We still have spots open for Classroom Party Volunteers in: KB, KD, 1JT, 1K, 1T, 4W, & 5P. CLICK HERE to signup

REMINDER: The Fall Class Parties will be on Friday, October 25th. Doors will open for volunteers at 1:30pm & the parties will go from 2:00pm - 3:00pm.

A few classrooms are still in need of Classroom Lead Party Parents: 1JT, 2A, 4E, & 4W. If you are interested in helping lead all three of the classroom parties this year, CLICK HERE to signup

REMINDER: The Class Parties this year are:

• Fall Class Party -- Friday, October 25th
• Winter Class Party -- Friday, December 20th
• Friendship Class Party -- Friday, February 14th
  

We need a parent to step up to lead our Reflections art program. Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing of the submissions between 10/15 and 10/21 to ensure all proper information is noted on the entry
• Taking all submission to the Crouse Education Center on or before 10/22
• PIcking up all submissions, after judging is complete
  
• Organizing the Reflections showcase & student awards ceremony to be held prior to the school Open House & Multi-cultural Night on February 20th, 2025

There are 7 days left to complete any Reflections artwork! Entries can be turned in to the White Eagle Elementary school front office until: Tuesday, 10/15/24.

What is Reflections? Reflections is the oldest & largest national student arts recognition program. Students can submit literature, photography, visual arts, dance, music, & film entries to this national competition.

This year's theme is “Accepting Imperfection". For more information, check out the Info. Packet

NOTE: This is not a virtual event, do not email any submissions. Media files for dance, music, & film should be submitted on a flash drive.

The White Eagle Elementary School Spirit Wear Store is now OPEN for business! The store will be open for the ENTIRE school year. BUT, keep in mind that Spirit Week is October 21st-25th. If your child needs spirit wear or has outgrown last years, we advise ordering sooner rather than later to ensure your gear arrives in time for Spirit Week.

Orders placed by October 4th will be delivered to the school & distributed by PTA.

Order placed after October 4th can be shipped to your home or picked up at Boomer's T's in Oswego (approximately 15 minute drive from WEE).

Below is a preview of the great items for sale this year!

Check out the STORE link to ORDER: https://white-eagle-elementary-2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/

How do you PTA?

Today, PTA’s role is more important than ever in connecting parents, teachers & administrators, & supporting critical school needs. We want every family in our schools to join PTA, because we can do more together than apart.

Join today CLICK HERE

This year the district has implemented a new process for those parents/guardians wishing to volunteer in District 204 schools. ALL parents/guardians wishing to volunteer during the school day must fill out an online application that will be processed by the district. This must be done several weeks BEFORE you wish to start volunteering in the school. This only needs to be done once and is valid for the entire school year.

The PTA leadership STRONGLY encourages ALL parents who know they will be volunteering this school year to FILL OUT THIS FORM TODAY. (i.e., Classroom "Lead" Party Parents, Classroom Party Volunteers, etc.)

NOTE: Parent/guardians will still be asked to provide a valid form of identification (valid driver 's license, Real ID, passport) when they come into the building to volunteer.

The Indian Prairie School District (IPSD) 204 is placing a referendum on the November 5th Election Day ballot. This referendum is a funding referendum to address their highest-priority facility and safety needs, without a tax rate increase.

For information on the referendum, please visit the school district's website at: https://www.ipsd.org/saferstronger204

White Eagle Elementary PTA will host Mr. Matt Shipley, Chief School Business Officer at our virtual Membership Meeting on October 16th at 11:00am over Zoom. He will give a brief 10 minute presentation about the referendum & entertain questions after his presentation.

The school district will be hosting Town Hall Meetings where information will be presented and questions can be asked. All meetings will take place from 7:00-8:30pm.

• Gregory Middle School: Wednesday, October 16
• Waubonsie Valley High School: Tuesday, October 29

A committee of community members has been formed to support the referendum with an education campaign. Information on their efforts can be found at: https://www.yesd204.org/ or they may be contacted at: info@yesd294.org

We look forward to seeing you at these events and appreciate your continued support in making White Eagle Elementary a fantastic place for our kids! 💜

Thank you for being part of our community!