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Making the Difference
Run for 102 Race to the Finish
All School Success Night
PTC Executive Board Open Positions
End of the Year Event Volunteer Sign Up
Order Your End of the Year Event T-Shirt
Yearbooks on Sale Now
Spring Cleaning Opportunity
Thank You Art Club Chair
Grades 4-6 Flying High Pizza FUNdraiser
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Cossitt Friday News
April 27, 2018

Welcome to your emailed Friday Folder. Thank you for choosing to reduce our paper usage by receiving announcements by email. These flyers are also available on the Cossitt PTC website.
Making the Difference
Want to help make a difference in your student's Cossitt experience?  Volunteer to chair a Cossitt PTC committee!  There is a wide variety of jobs with all different levels of responsibilities, from large to small, from email only to in-school, from one day to a full year.  

We especially need volunteers from families with younger students to ensure that PTC programs can continue in future years. 

If you would like to help, but need more information to evaluate what position is best for you, please feel free to email Casey Livingston at CLEL67@aol.com.  She would be happy to lend assistance.

Please consider signing up for any of the many committee opportunities by clicking on the link below.

Run for 102 Race to the Finish
THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 29
Ready, Set, Go......!!!!  The Run for District 102 5K and 1 mile run/walk takes place  Sunday, April 29th at 8:30 am!  There is still time to register to run.  Register at Gemini gymnastics or at the race itself!  

For more information, go to the race website: 

Register to volunteer:
All School Success Night
Cossitt's All School Success Night (formerly known as "The Education Fair") is scheduled for
Tuesday, May 8, 6:30-8:00.  Visit your sudent(s) classroom(s) and celebrate a great year.
PTC Executive Board Open Positions
The PTC Executive Board is still searching for an Assistant Treasurer for 2018-19 school year.
If you are interested in filling one of the open positions, please contact David Grayson at dbgrayson@comcast.net.   It's a great way to play a meaningful role in shaping your student's experience at Cossitt.

For additional information about the nominating procedures, click on the following link:  PTC Nominating Procedures
End Of the Year Event Volunteer Sign-up
Parents!  The End of the Year Event 2018 is quickly approaching.  It is scheduled for 
Friday June 1,  12:00-3:00 pm .  This all school event is a fun and rewarding celebration for our children and a great way to end another productive year at Cossitt!  In order to make this event successful, we rely on parents to volunteer for the many different roles throughout the day - games, food, face painting etc.  Our volunteer sign ups are managed through Sign Up Genius.  Please click on the following link to register:
 
Questions? Please contact Amanda Maciag at 773-729-8091 or
Order Your End of the Year Event T-Shirt
The 22nd annual End of the Year All School Event is scheduled for  Friday, June 1.  It will be an afternoon of games, music, food, friends and fun to celebrate a year of success together and promote a spirit of unity among our students. To celebrate our spirit of unity, each student will receive a t-shirt to wear the day of the event and to have as a keepsake.  

This year we are collecting the orders through this SignUpGenius.   The cost of the shirt is $4.00 for youth sizes and $5.00 for adult sizes, plus the transaction fee (5% fee + $0.50 per transaction - which is added on to the order in order to keep the PTC costs low). Payments can be made by credit card or debit card.   If you are not able to or prefer not to pay online,  please contact Laura Tussing: the2sings@gmail.com
 
Orders are DUE BY MAY 6TH.  
  Click on the link below to order:  
Yearbooks on Sale Now!
Capture the 2017-18 School Year at Cossitt.   Yearbooks are $13 each and will be distributed to students during the last week of school. All yearbook orders and payments are done online (see link below). You will receive an email confirmation upon placing an order.   If you are not able or prefer not to order a yearbook online (via personal PayPal or credit card), please contact  Jen Barnicle,   jlbdesign@yahoo.com  

Please note: To order a yearbook for more than one student, follow these instructions...
1. Click on the link below, then click "Add to Cart"
2. Key in recipient last name (select your child from the drop-down list)
3. Include your email
4. To add a yearbook for another child, click "Continue Shopping" at top 
5. Repeat the process for each additional child
6. Click Checkout

To order yearbooks, please click on the following link:
Spring Cleaning Opportunity!
As the weather s-l-o-w-l-y begins to warm up, it's time to bring out the shorts and t-shirts!  Instead of putting away clothes that won't fit next fall, donate them to the Cossitt clothing sale!  

We are accepting items NOW for the September 29th sale. Drop them off on the front  porch   at 76 S. 7th Avenue (only current items in excellent condition please).  We will prep the clothes for the sale and all proceeds go directly to Cossitt PTC. Don't forget that donations are tax-deductible, a receipt is available on our website by clicking on the following link: Cossitt Clothing Sale.   Get some spring cleaning done while helping Cossitt!  

Questions?  Contact Katie Allan (kgallan@gmail.com) or Kim Schau (kimberly@schau.name).
Thank You Art Club Chair

Thank you to Lara Taylor for Chairing Art Club.  The student's enjoyed exploring many new art forms, experimenting with different kinds of art materials, and having the chance to put all their learning into perspective with a visit to the Art Institute.  
Grades 4-6 Flying High Pizza FUNdraiser
THIS SATURDAY
Calling all 4th-6th graders!  Join us for a Flying High Pizza FUNdraiser on  Saturday, April 28, 7:30-9:30pm !  

Race your friends in the inflatable obstacle course, jump on the trampolines, and enjoy open gym time, pizza, and lemonade.  For more information, click on the following link: 

To Register, click on the link below and s croll down to "Pizza Fundraiser" and click on "Cossitt School April 28"  Be sure to complete the online waiver at the bottom of the payment screen.  A receipt will be emailed.

Chaperones needed.  Please click on the link below to sign up.
Questions? Please contact  Lisa Gibbons at  lisamgibbons@gmail.com
Please help us protect Cossitt property after hours. If you see inappropriate or suspicious activity after school hours, please call the LaGrange Police at it's non-emergency phone number of 708-579-2333.

Questions about the PTC budget? Please email Mandy Vadbunker at cossittptctreasurer@gmail.com  to receive a copy. The Cossitt PTC budget is also available at all PTC meetings.

Interested in ways the Cossitt PTC has put our fundraising dollars to use in our school? Please take a look at some of the ways our families and community have made a difference!

Sincerely,
The Cossitt PTC