TIGER TIMES - 12.18.20

TIGER TIMES 12.18.20

Notorious RBG Virtual Exhibition
6th Grade Yearbook Art
5th Grade March Madness Book Tourney
Cossitt Book Club - Sign Up Today!
Nothing Bundt Cake Fundraiser
AmazonSmile

Notorious RBG: Virtual Exhibition

Join us for a virtual viewing of the first-ever museum exhibition focused solely on this judicial icon and cultural touchstone, focusing on her numerous, often simultaneous roles as student, wife, mother, lawyer, judge, women's rights pioneer and internet phenomenon. We are excited to offer Cossitt families an hour-long virtual Zoom tour of this blockbuster Illinois Holocaust Museum exhibit Saturday, January 16 at 2pm. A Museum docent will lead us through pre-recorded exhibit footage, answering questions at the end of the tour. Note the presentation is appropriate for youth but one of the court cases discussed involves abortion.

Hosts: Atkinson, Collins, Current, Dee and McElory Families

Sixth Grade Yearbook Art

Attention 6th grade parents! You child is invited to create artwork for the yearbook cover! We hope your sixth graders take this opportunity to get creative and contribute to their last yearbook at Cossitt. All artwork submissions that meet the requirements laid out in the attached flyer will be considered for the front and back covers of the yearbook, and those not selected for the covers are often printed elsewhere in the book. Submissions are due Jan 8th! For more details & submission requirements click here.

Fifth Grade March Madness Book Tournament

Get excited! Our Virtual March Madness 5th grade battle will begin the week of February 15, 2021. Check out the book list. Kids can enjoy reading these fabulous books over the holiday break! Also, don't forget to check out Mrs. Davis' awesome 5th-grade LRC Canvas page for more information on each book.

The sign up genius is ready. Click the button below to sign up! It would be helpful to sign up your kids as soon as possible so that we can create and order bookmarks for all students participating. And, don't forget to sign up to volunteer. It's a great way to experience a fun and interactive Zoom class. If you have any questions, please contact Tiz Lambert (tizianalambert@gmail.com), Julia Cunningham (julia.b.cunningham@gmail.com), and Sarah Colomb (sarah.colomb@gmail.com)

Cossitt Book Club -2nd, 3rd, 6th Grades

Deadline to submit info and payment for book club is TODAY. Cossitt Book Club is open to all 2nd, 3rd and 6th graders. We encourage all levels of readers to join their specific grade. We are looking for enthusiastic readers who are excited to discuss characters and plot as we move through the book as a group! The cost is $10 / child and this is expected to start the week of January 18th.

The selected books for each grade are:

2th - Ellrya Jakes is Not a Chicken

3rd - Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen

6th - The Parker Inheritance

The program is led by parent volunteers and will meet VIRTUALLY once a week. If you are interested, please sign-up using the link below. Being a volunteer in your child's group is a fun way to interact with your child and to get to know other children in their grade level.

Please do not sign up your child unless he or she wants to be in this program. This is not a club for children who do not enjoy reading- it takes away from those who really want to be in a reading group and who enjoy talking about books and ideas.

Please note that SignUpGenius will also attach a processing fee. If cost is a barrier for joining, scholarships are available. Please contact social worker Alison Vogt (vogtal@dist102.k12.il.us) for more information.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Katzenberger (lisakatz17@gmail.com).

Please note: 4th grade book club will be part of the District 102 sponsored “Battle of the Books”. Stay tuned for more info!

Nothing Bundt Cakes Fundraiser

Now through Saturday 12/19

Sweeten up your holidays with delicious desserts and Nothing Bundt Cakes will donate 20% of proceeds to Cossitt! Purchases can be placed in store, over the phone, and on-line, and you can even pre-order for your upcoming 20/21 events as long as you pre-pay for orders during the fundraiser timeframe of 12/7-12/19/20. Just be sure to mention the Cossitt PTC fundraiser or show the flyer when ordering, or enter "Cossitt PTC fundraiser" in the special instructions section for online ordering. Let Nothing Bundt Cakes do some of your holiday baking! Click here to print the flyer or use your smartphone to show the flyer to the cashier.

Amazon Smile

Get your Amazon orders in before it's too late!

Did you know Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Cossitt School? AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. To start, go to smile.amazon.com and choose to support the “Cossitt Parent Teacher Council.”

To learn how to download the Amazon Smiles App for your smartphone, click here: