A NOTE FROM THE PTA PRESIDENT
Dear Families,

The PTA Board and I are looking forward to hopefully a more normal year this year. We hope to be able to meet and greet both new and returning families at in person events this year.

Please take a moment to look at the list of wonderful people who have volunteered to serve on our Executive and General Board (listed below). Without their generous gifts of time and talent we would not be able to do all we do. We have lots of new faces on our board and we are excited for the year ahead. If you are looking to get involved with this wonderful group of people please reach out to me as we do have several positions open that still need to be filled. I also, want to take a moment to say THANK YOU to Beena Amin who is also staying on for a second year as treasurer.

As we look forward to a new year, I want to take a moment to say thank you for supporting the PTA this last year. With your continuous support, we were able to fund both last year AND this year without any major fundraising. BUT, your support this year is key to keeping our PTA thriving. It starts with registering for the PTA. (Note: We are bringing back the paper directory, so join now so you can get one of those fabulous directories!). See below for information on how to register. We will be sharing our budget for this year and where we are financially at the September Meeting. I hope to see you there!

This year we are going to alternate our monthly meetings from in-person (hopefully) meetings at Lyon or PR at 9:15 AM and evening Zoom meetings at 7:15 PM. I will continue to send the agenda out the Monday before the meeting and when they are at night, the Zoom link will be included in that email. We are hoping this will allow more parents the ability to join our meetings. We are also looking into the possibility of being able to have people zoom into our in-person meetings so if you can’t make them you can still take part. I am hoping that we can continue to work to make the PTA more accessible to ALL parents in our community and want to make sure anyone who wants to be a part of it can.

We are hoping to do more in-person events this year but we are still waiting on what that will look like. We have scheduled our annual events including Book Fair, International Night, and the Benefit, along with a few new events we hope we will be able to do. Our plan is to do as much as we can following the current guidelines at the time of the event.  Please join us at the Park and Popsicles before school starts and the parent/principal coffees in September (see calendar below for dates and times). The calendar of events can be found below. Information on how to volunteer to be a room parent can be found below.

If you haven’t joined our Facebook group, Parents of Lyon and Pleasant Ridge, please do as we will be using that along with our e-blast as our way of communicating with all of you.  

Last year the PTA Board used the phrase “Keeping our community together even though we are apart” to guide us in our plans and decisions. This year, the PTA Board will be using, “Building our community back stronger now that we can be together”, as our guide. We also plan to continue to utilize as many community businesses as possible.

Looking forward to working with all of you this year,
Crosbie Lind
LY/PR PTA President
2021-22 PTA BOARD
Please considering volunteering for the PTA! It's a great way to meet other LYPR parents and give back to your community! You can read more about the different positions here.
EXECUTIVE BOARD 2021-22

President
Crosbie Lind, crosbielind@gmail.com

Vice President- President Elect
Jessica Pritzker, jessica@pritzker.ws

(Co)Vice Presidents - Community
Andrea Miller, andrealiedtke@hotmail.com
Jennifer Havill, jenniferh92@gmail.com

Vice President - Room Parent (PR)

Vice President - Room Parent (LY)
Kate Carleton, kstirrat@gmail.com

Secretary
Dawn Hentze, dawn.hentze@gmail.com

Treasurer
Beena Amin, bamin7@yahoo.com

Assistant Treasurer
Eve Cooper, evejcooper@gmail.com

Immediate Past President
Crosbie Lind
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GENERAL BOARD 2021-22

Benefit
OPEN

Book Fair - Fall
Ashley Yosay, ashleygrenesko@gmail.com
Co-Chair
Gretchen Olsen, gretchen.grenesko@gmail.com

Book Fair - Spring
Staci Willis, stacijwillis@yahoo.com
Co-Chair
Suzy Pachtman. spachtman@gmail.com

Cultural Enrichment-Lyon
OPEN

Cultural Enrichment-PR
Natalie Carson, natacarson@gmail.com

Electronic/Paper Directory/Membership
Karen Kim, yipkim99@gmail.com

5th Grade Picnic
Laura Freund, laurafreund@gmail.com
Whitney Chango, whitneychango@yahoo.com
Holiday Helper
Michelle Folkman, michellefolkmann@hotmail.com
Co-Chair
Christa Willis, rcwillits@yahoo.com

International Night
Suma Shah, suma.udupa.shah@gmail.com
Anjali Patel, Anjali.patel@gmail.com

Jump Rope for Heart
OPEN

Website
Karen Kim (see Directory for email)

PTA Grants
Katie Jones,

Newsletter
Jennifer Havill & Crosbie Lind (see Exec Board for emails)

Science Fair
OPEN

School Supplies

Six Flags Read to Succeed
Bridget Gauer, balbersgauer@yahoo.com

Spiritwear - Lyon
Laura Freund (see 5th grade picnic for email)

Spiritwear - PR
Whitney Chango (see 5th grade picnic for email)

Student Needs Parent Liaison- LY
OPEN

Student Needs Parent Liaison- PR
OPEN

Character Counts Food Drive
Staci Willis and Suzy Pachtman (see Spring Book Fair for emails)

Staff Appreciation Week
OPEN
LYPR PTA CALENDER 2021-22
Check out all the things we have going on this year! We hope you can make it out to one of our community events this Fall! Please note this calendar is for PTA sponsored events only. Go to our website for the most up-to-date calendar.

August 11- Lyon School Park and Popsicles 4-5pm @ Cole Park
August 15 - Pleasant Ridge Park and Popsicles 4:30-5:30pm @ Cole Park
August 18 - First day of School (late start)/KG Orientation
August 26 - LY Curriculum Night @ 6:30pm
September 2 - PR Curriculum Night @ 6:30pm
September 3 - PR Picture Day
September 10 - LY New Family Coffee, 9:15 am @ Lyon playground
September 17 - PR New Family Coffee, 9:15am @ PR playground
September 21 - PTA Meeting (@ 9:15am LY Staff Lounge)
October 15- Parent/Teacher Conferences, No School
October 19th - PTA Meeting (7:15pm @ Zoom)
November 10-13th - Fall Book Fair @ Lyon 
November 16 - PTA Meeting (9:15 @ PR)
November 8- Holiday Helper Coats Pick-up (@ 4-6pm LY)
December 4 - Holiday Helper Pack UP (morning at LY)
December 6- Holiday Helper Pick UP (LY)
January 18 - PTA Meeting (7:15pm @ Zoom)
January 21 - PTA Grants Due
January 22 - Science Fair @ PR 9am-11am
February 15 - PTA Meeting (9:15 @ LY)
March 12 - PTA Benefit
March 15 - PTA Meeting (7:15pm @ Zoom)
April 19 - PTA Meeting (9:15am @ LY)
April 29 - International Night @ PR
May 2-6 Staff Appreciation Week
May 17 - PTA Meeting (9:15 @ PR)
May 11-12 - Spring Book Fair at PR
May 12- Literacy Alive! 6:00-8:00 pm @ PR
May 20 - LY/PR Community Night, 5:30-7:30pm, Location TBD
June 1 - Last Day of School

Note: Please look out for more community events posted throughout the year!
GOOGLE AND OUTLOOK CALENDARS
Did you know you can add the Lyon and Pleasant Ridge School calendars to your Google or Outlook calendar? Just go to the D34 calendar page, click on a school calendar, and then click on the "calendar feed" icon (gray box in right hand corner).
LY/PR PARK PLAYDATES
Our first park playdate is this Wednesday! Please join us!
2021-22 PTA REGISTRATION
Welcome to your new AtoZ Connect!

Exciting news! AtoZ Connect is now powered by Membership Toolkit to bring you the best online directory experience available. The system is secure and easy to use. All families must create new login credentials to gain access. Previously created login credentials will not work! Also, be sure to visit the store to purchase your 2021-2022 PTA membership ($25) which will grant you access to the online directory for the rest of the school year in addition to 1 copy of the printed directory.

Visit Lyon PR PTA Membership Toolkit to get started. Signing up is easy:

1) Click "Register/Login", then "Create Account"
  • Create your family's account and click "verify my email".
2) You've got mail!
  • Check your email for a link to complete the process. The link expires in 2 hours. If you do not receive the email, check your spam or junk folders.
3) Finish your registration
  • Parent/Family and Student Info
4) Visit the Store!
  • Join the PTA ($25). Joining the PTA allows continued access to the online directory for the school year. In addition, you will receive 1 printed Lyon/PR directory.

Your $25 membership is important this year since we did not have an Annual Benefit last year and we are unsure what next year will look like. Membership fees will be a large portion of our fundraising this Fall. Thank you for your support of the PTA!
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LOOKING FOR ROOM PARENT VOLUNTEERS!
  1. You have the opportunity to develop a relationship with your child's teacher and other parents in the class.
  2. Your cutting skills will improve tremendously in a year.
  3. You get a glimpse of your child's life inside the classroom.
  4. You'll spend more time at Michael's than you ever wanted too.
  5. Seeing the joy on your child's face when you walk in the classroom is priceless!
  6. You'll start to see definition in your arms from carrying juices boxes from your car to the classroom multiple times.
Room parents facilitate communication between the homeroom teacher and the parents of the class, disseminate PTA information and events to families, and support the homeroom teacher in needs that may arise, including organizing classroom celebrations and coordinating classroom volunteers. Room parents also collect contributions from the class to use for class celebrations, teacher appreciation gifts, and end of year staff gifts. Being a room parent is a great way to get to know your child’s teacher and get involved with their class!

To register to be a room parent just click the button below!
DON'T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR SUPPLIES!
**More information can be found on our school supplies webpage.**
New families, save-the-date for our Principal Coffees in September! Meet the principals at the school playgrounds while you sip a hot cup of joe. Younger siblings are welcome! LY Coffee is on September 10th at 9:15am and the PR Coffee is September 17th at 9:15am. More details coming soon!
OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE PTA
Shop at Amazon and earn money for the PTA. Be sure to use this link to register and select Lyon/ Pleasant Ridge PTA as your charity.
When you join Heinen's Tasteful Rewards program and select Lyon/Pleasant Ridge PTA we will recieve 1% of all purchases you make. Learn more here.
UPCOMING EVENTS

August 11 - Lyon Info Sessions and Tours (K-2)
August 16 - Lyon Teacher Meet and Greets (1st and 2nd Grade)
August 11- PTA Lyon School Park and Popsicles 4-5pm at Cole Park (K-2)
August 13 - Class placement emailed to all parents
August 15 - PTA Pleasant Ridge Park and Popsicles 4:30-5:30pm at Cole Park (3-5th grade)
August 18 - First day of School / KG Orientation w/ parent (Please see Principal Shefler's KG email from 7/23 for more info)
August 23 - Regular schedule for all KG begins
August 26 - Lyon Curriculum Night @ 6:30pm
September 2 - Pleasant Ridge Curriculum Night @ 6:30pm
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