Our district education foundation sponsors many programs and events and provides grants across the district. Coming up is the Fine Arts Festival in May that they sponsor. To raise funds, each year Team IPEF participates in the Naperville 1/2 Marathon. !/2 of the funds raised by our school team go to IPEF, and 1/2 comes back to our building. Patterson does not have a team yet!! We are looking for some walkers or runners to participate and start our team! Register Today and select Patterson as your school!

Beat the May 1st Price Increase – Register with Team IPEF Today!

Beat the Endeavor Health price increase on May 1st and register for Team IPEF 2024 before THIS Tuesday, April 30th! Run, walk, and raise funds as a Team IPEF Charity Hero in the Naperville Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K on October 20th. 50% of funds raised go to your favorite IPSD 204 school and 50% to IPEF-funded district-wide programs. The goal is to have a team at every school, so gather your friends and family to register and join the fun!

Let's make this year's Team IPEF a huge success! Learn more and register HERE for Team IPEF today!

April 30 - Square 1 Art Orders Due

May 1 - Principal Day! 2024-25 REGISTRATION OPENS!!!!

May 6 - Nurse's Day! Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6 - 10), Executive PTA Meeting at 9:15

May 13 - PTA General Meeting at 6:30 PM in the LMC - District Budget Presentation from Dr. Louis Lee & BOE member, Supna Jain

May 15 - RETIREMENT OPEN HOUSE for MRS. FROST 4:00 - 6:00pm Patterson -

May 16 - 5th Grade Visits Gregory Middle School

May 17 - 5th Grade Sock Hop 2:00-3:15, Kane County Cougars Game 6:30pm

May 20 - Mrs. Frost Retirement Recognition at the Board of Ed. Meeting

May 21 - Gregory Middle School Visiting LMC; Student Council End of The Year Party 3:35

May 22 - 3rd Grade Wax Museum at 6:30 in the Gym

May 24 - RAMP Day

May 27 - No School - Memorial Day

May 29 - Mrs. Frost Student Retirement Party 2:00 outside/gym - by PTA

May 31 - 2:15 5th Grade Celebration, Last Day of School

3:15 - Fifth Grade Clap Off - guests line the walk on the North side and around back past bike racks, to join in.

June 23 - 2024-25 School Supply Kit Orders Due

August 19 - 1:30 pm K orientation 2:30 Meet & Greet

August 22 - First Day of School! K-5!

CROSSTOWN BATTLE OF BLUESTEM! WOW what a great battle it was!💓📚

The Bluestem Bookworms will be representing Patterson placed 3RD PLACE! at the Crosstown Battle against 17 other 204 elementary schools! Congratulations to Mia, Jordan, Prayag and Adi! We are all so proud of you. ALSO first ever 3rd grade team to place at Crosstown!

Keep on reading, Mrs. Maly

Here is a great article and information from Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (offical website of the United States government).

Roller Skating began last week and continues this week. The kids have been having a blast! We appreciate the volunteers that have came in to help us get started. We are rolling into another week of skating, please make sure your student has a pair of socks available each and every day.

If your student is not returning next year to Patterson (moving out of our district or school boundary) please fill out the 2024-2025 Transfer & Withdrawal form and return it to the office. This does not apply to our Fifth grades who are moving on to Greggory M.S.

If you know of any neighbors with children that will be 5 by Sept. 1, 2024, please encourage them to either call Patterson 630-428-6500 to pre-register for Kindergarten, or look for the K pre-registration information on our website! Thank you!!

Parent University: Becoming an Elementary School Parent

Parent University: Becoming an Elementary School Parent is an interactive presentation geared toward incoming kindergarten and first grade parents and guardians to better prepare them for this new transition in their child's life. The purpose of this presentation is to share what to expect as your child enters school full time and how parents can support their child’s emotional development throughout the early school years. A panel discussion among Indian Prairie School District 204 staff members will round out the evening.

Please note: This presentation is open to any IPSD 204 parent/guardian of an incoming kindergarten and/or first grade student. The information presented will not address any individual elementary school's policies or procedures.

The presentation will be offered both in-person and virtual. The content presented will be the same at both sessions.

In-Person Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Time: 6-7 pm

Location: Welch Elementary School, 2620 Leverenz Road, Naperville

Childcare will be provided for children ages 3-10 by District 204 high school students. Children must be able to use the bathroom independently.

Virtual Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Time: 7-8 pm

The webinar link will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event.

Register here.

The Patterson PTA Executive Board and PTA Committees help support exciting enrichment activities for the Patterson students, staff and community. There are many great volunteer opportunities available through the Patterson PTA, such as Prairie Dog Partners, Greeter Desk, or a Committee. Check out the PTA Website for a description of the PTA Committees to see if anything is of interest to you.

If you would like more information about the PTA volunteer opportunities and to volunteer with the PTA, please contact the Patterson PTA: thepattersonpta@gmail.com

Please join us for our next PTA General Meeting: Monday, May 13th 6:30pm, Patterson LMC for a District Budget Presentation from Dr. Louis Lee and Board of Education Member Supna Jain. Following the District Budget Presentation, we will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Celebration.

If you are unable to join us in person, feel free to join via Google Meet at the scheduled time.

https://meet.google.com/qka-sdkw-wzq

Or by phone: (US) +1 475-441-5230 PIN: 183 264 997#

Thank You to all of the wonderful volunteers who graciously gave their time to support Patterson this school year! If you participated in one of the many volunteer opportunities, such as a PTA Committee or Committee Chair, Prairie Dog Partners, Greeter Desk, LMC Helper, Class Parties, Field Trips, Field Day, Mystery Reader, or other classroom volunteers, we would like to honor your hard work! Please join us for our next PTA General Meeting: Monday, May 13th 6:30pm, Patterson LMC, for a District Budget Presentation from Dr. Louis Lee and Board of Education Member Supna Jain. Following the District Budget Presentation, we will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Celebration in your honor!

Please fill out the Volunteer Appreciation R.S.V.P. link below whether you are able to attend or not by Friday, May 10th at 5:00pm.

Hope to see you there!!

We have two optional opportunities for you to show your appreciation for Principal Frost's amazing contribution to the Patterson community over the past 15 years!

First, you can send a thank you and congratulatory Video Montage Message to Mrs. Frost at the link below!

Additionally, the PTA is collecting voluntary donations for a Prairie Dog Mural in honor of Principal Frost, to be added to the Gym wall when Gym renovations are complete. If you would like to contribute to the new Mural, please click the link below!

Turn your student's art into a keepsake! Square 1 Art offers all Patterson families the opportunity to turn your child's art into memorable keepsakes and gifts. Ordering information and catalogs will be sent home with your student(s) soon.

You can place your order online, simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order!

Orders are due by: 4/30/2024

If you turned in a Kane County Cougars Reading Club ticket order and payment, your tickets will be sent home with your student prior to the game.

Game Date: Friday, May 17th at 6:30pm

*Please note, students must be supervised at the game by a parent/trusted adult.

IPSD has a new Facebook page. Please click the link to follow IPSD on Facebook! Facebook

Mrs. Fischer (Patterson Art Teacher) is looking for volunteers to help return student artwork displayed at the Fine Arts Festival to the Patterson students. Volunteers will meet at the Fine Arts Festival at Neuqua Valley High School on Saturday, May 18th, 4pm-6pm to take down the Patterson student artwork and bring the artwork back to Patterson by 9:15am the morning of Monday, May 20th. Volunteers are also needed to help sort the artwork to be returned to the students on Monday, May 20th at Patterson, 9:30am-11:30am. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up at the link below!

*Volunteers must be Patterson PTA Members

5th Grade Families: Order your Gregory Middle School Supply Kits for 6th Grade today!

Neuqua Valley High School is offering boys Summer Basketball Youth Camps for students in 1st-9th grades. See Flyer for registration information!

Update your Spirit Wear for Spring, plus a $10 Voucher!! Shop for Patterson Spirit Wear at the link below!

There is an exciting volunteer opportunity at Patterson called PRAIRIE DOG PARTNERS. The goal of the volunteer program is to increase parent involvement during the unstructured times during the school day. This year, Prairie Dog Partners Volunteers will be supporting the school staff and helping to facilitate games and activities during lunch recess, 11am-1:20pm. If you are unable to volunteer for the full 11am-1:20pm slot, you may still volunteer for a portion of the time. Although the program focuses on positive male role models, everyone is welcome to join Prairie Dog Partners.

If you are new to Prairie Dog Partners (have not volunteered for PDP in the past) but are interested in learning more about the Prairie Dog Partners program, please fill out the Interest Form in the link below for more information about the program and training opportunities to become a Prairie Dog Partners Volunteer.

Prairie Dog Partner Volunteers who previously volunteered during the 2022-23 school year OR if you have attended the Prairie Dog Partners Training, you are welcome to sign up for a volunteer slot in the link below now. If you have not filled out a Volunteer Form for the 2023-24 school year yet, please make sure you have turned in a completed form to the office before your first volunteer day.

* Please note all Prairie Dog Partners Volunteers must be PTA Members.

Please contact PTA: thepattersonpta@gmail.com with questions.

Support Patterson by becoming a PTA member or renewing your membership for the 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 school year! PTA members are able to volunteer for school PTA activities, such as Class Parties and Field Day! Click on the membership link below!

Follow the Patterson PTA on Facebook! If you wish to join the Patterson PTA Facebook page, please make sure you answer both questions so a moderator can add you to the group!

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