Wolf Pack Weekly

Mon. 4/22: North of the Border Restaurant Fundraiser

Thurs. 4/25: Scholastic Book Fair with Guest Readers

Ongoing:

Weds. 3/6 - Mon. 5/6: San-a-Can Fundraiser

Tues. 4/2 - Tues. 4/30: Plastic Bag Collection Contest!

Delicious food AND money for our school - what could be better!

11 AM - 8 PM

https://www.northotb.com/

Who? Nature Ridge students & families

What? Scholastic Book Fair & Special Guest Readers from the Community!

When? Thursday, May 25th @ 5-8 pm ONLY

Where? Nature Ridge School

Why? To stock up on great books for the summer, purchase books for your teacher's classroom library, and listen to a few stories from special guest readers! Plus, a portion of all sales comes right back to our school so we can buy even MORE books for the teachers and the library!

We are still looking for parent volunteers to help the evening of the fair, as well as to set up and take down. If you are interested in helping out, please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/NRSpring24BookFairVolunteers Thank you!

**The PTO is also looking for someone to take over as Book Fair Chairperson for next school year. If you are interested, please email NatureRidgeBoard@gmail.com**

After week #2 of collections, we have recycled 121.7 pounds of plastic bags!! Nature Ridge is in the lead over Otter Creek Elementary by 24.85 pounds! Keep sending in those bags until April 30th, so we can win the trophy!

ECO-FRIENDLY TRASH CAN CLEANING $25 PER BIN.

This spring, San-a-Can is offering a 2-month window for Nature Ridge to earn money from their services! Book a can cleaning ANY TIME between March 6th and May 6th, and a portion of your fee will come straight back to our school!

To support the fundraiser, fill out the request form on the website here: https://www.san-a-can.com/signup.html or call the office at (844)726-2226. To ensure proceeds go to the PTO, mention Nature Ridge PTO in the comments section of the form or when you speak with your customer service rep.

$5 each

Order here: https://forms.gle/jVMMpu3Shrx56jxQ6

Magnets will be sent home with your child.

• Fri. 5/3: Field Day! (5/10 rain date)
• Mon. 5/6-Fri. 5/10: Teacher Appreciation Week!
• Tues. 5/14: Donuts with a Grown-up @7:15-7:45 am
• Sat. 5/18: Nature Ridge Fun Fair & Silent Auction @4-7 pm
• Weds. 5/22: Cherry on Top Fundraiser
• Tues. 5/28: Sixth Grade Recognition
• Thurs. 5/30: Last Day of School

Nature Ridge Field Day is scheduled for Friday, May 3rd! (Rain date = Friday, May 10th)

We are looking for 24 volunteers for each shift (morning and afternoon). You are more than welcome to sign up for both shifts! YOU MUST HAVE FINGERPRINTS ON FILE WITH THE DISTRICT!

8:00-11:45 am K-2nd grades, and ILP primary

10:45-2:00 pm 3rd-6th grades, and ILP intermediate

Rather than following your child's class from event to event, volunteers will be assigned to one station for the entire shift. We will also have a few floating volunteers to help with restroom and nurse visits.

All students will eat lunch from 1045-1140 in their own classrooms. Volunteers will be assigned to random classrooms to supervise during the lunch hour.

If you sign up for a shift, please know we need you to stay the whole time, including lunch.

Example: 8-1045 supervise Bozo Buckets, 1045-1140 supervise a classroom during lunch.

Without enough volunteers, we CANNOT have a Field Day this year. Please sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/bd8mw767

It's time to thank our teachers for all of their hard work this year! The PTO will be spoiling them with tokens of appreciation each day, but we know they really LOVE to receive *thanks* from their students! Here are a few ways you can show your appreciation...

*Buy something for the classroom from the Giving Tree: http://tinyurl.com/s4mnbcyc

*Choose one of their Favorite Things from this list: https://tinyurl.com/5ectt7dx

*Do a little something each day from the attached flyer!

Please join the PTO for a sweet treat before school on Tuesday, May 14th! This is a free event, but please RSVP by May 6th so we can be sure to have enough donuts for everyone! Notice: One adult per Nature Ridge student.

The PTO is thrilled to bring back the Fun Fair this year on SATURDAY, May 18th, from 4-7 pm!

The gym will be FULL of carnival games! We will have pizza, popcorn, and candy for sale! The Ice Cream Overload truck will be outside selling delicious, hand-scooped sundaes! PLUS, we have over 75 donations for our SILENT AUCTION!

Our sponsors include: Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Bartlett Wellness Center, Bartlett Aquatic Center, Kohl Children's Museum, Cooper's Hawk, Dogfather, Orange Theory, Main Event, Zanie's, Zyia Active Wear, Two Brothers Brewing, and MANY MORE!

All Access Wristbands = $12 presale / $15 at the door

Taylor Street Pizza slices = $4 presale / $5 at the event

The PTO is looking for volunteers to help out during the Sixth Grade Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, May 28th at SEHS from 5:30-7:30 pm. Volunteers are needed to cut/serve cake, pour juice, hang photo backdrop, and clean up afterwards.

Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EAEAB2AA5FCC07-nature

If you missed the chance to order, you can order here https://www.aacustomwear.com/nature-ridge/ and have your Spirit Wear shipped directly to your home for a flat rate.

The Nature Ridge PTO has created a Google Calendar to keep you up-to-date on all of our events this year! Click here for detailed instructions to add the calendar to your Google account.

*Don't worry - you can "mute" the calendar when not in use!

Click here to add your contact information to the PTO Directory. Only those who contribute will receive a link to the Directory.

Email: NatureRidgeBoard@gmail.com
Website: https://www.u-46.org/domain/2840
Location: 1899 Westridge Blvd., Bartlett, IL 60103
Phone: 630-372-4627
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NatureRidgeElementaryPTO/