DrumBeat: Drummond LSC and PTO News & Views

Reminder for Rooms: 100, 104, 200, 201, 207, 300, 301, 306, and 307

Orders must be turned in to Ms. Wheatley by Thursday, September 27^th.  

(Checks only -  payable to Scholastic)

You may also order on line at: http://parents.scholastic.com/parentordering/login.jsp

User name: DrummondSchool

Password: Drummond

Attention Drummond Community!

You can expect your next Drummond Dollars order in backpacks on Thursday, Sept 27th.  Orders are due in to the main office after break on Wednesday, Oct 17th.  This gives you plenty of time to talk with neighbors, friends and family about placing their orders for gift cards with you!  Purchase all your Halloween and Day of the Dead supplies with gift cards this year!

You can download the Order Form and a complete list of participating retailers here to make it easy.  Refer your friends & family to this link so they can check it out as well!

We are well on our way to our fundraising goal for this school year.  Thank you for participating and supporting Drummond Dollars!

Drummond Dollars Order Form.doc

Drummond Dollars Participating Retailers.doc

Check in with the largest park district in the nation Check in with the largest park district in the nation http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com for fall classes and events for all ages. North Park Nature Center at 5801 N. Pulaski Rd. is particularly great, with free classes and events for children. Call 312-744-5472 to get the nature center’s quarterly newsletter.

Your Tax dollars at work… Log on to www.cityofchicago.org

Click the links for exploring Chicago, then kids and family

for free city sponsored special events. Event highlights include the following:

The Art of Play: Summer in Chicago 2007 includes more than 150 interactive events, performances, demonstrations, tours and exhibitions featuring toys, games and the spirit of play through September 30.Mayor Daley’s Kids and Kites Festival at Cricket Hill, Montrose Harbor Sept 29^th

Niki in the Garden ends Oct 31^st. Come enjoy more than 30 monumental outdoor sculptures by phenomenal artist Niki de Saint Phalle at the Garfield Park Conservatory.

Ukrainian Village Children’s Art Center

This local gem is run by Sarah Boone, artist, mother of two, and creator of a unique space for children to play, grow and expand their imaginations. Several classes each week are taught by Drummond’s own Mom extraordinaire, Cindy Nicita. Her woodland fairy class already has a waiting list, so check in early and often. Class fees vary, but are reasonable.

826CHI www.826CHI.org

Do you want to be a spy when you grow up? Check out The Boring Store at 1331 N. Milwaukee for all your secret agent, undercover supplies. The biggest secret, 826CHI, is behind the store. This nonprofit organization offers free, highly creative, writing workshops, tutoring and homework help for 6-18 year olds.

You can’t enjoy mUSEUMs unless U-See-Um

We have a wealth of cultural institutions including The Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Peggy Notebaert Nature Center, The Science and Industry Museum and an array of smaller, free museums. The Art Institute of Chicago http://www.artic.edu/aic/kids/index.php is a special favorite, and was voted most kid-friendly art museum in the nation.

Go City Kids

Sure, www.gocitykids.com is funded by Viacom, but the local editor is a punk, vegan mother of two, and gives alternative Chicago events a fair representation. This is the Cliff Notes of Chicago’s Children’s events and they’ll deliver a free weekly update to your in box.We’ll be teaming up with student writers this year, and there‘s always room for more great recommendations, so contact Bonnie Kenaz-Mara at if you have any additions for ChiIL Fun.

Work is beginning on the 2007-08 Drummond School Family Directory! This year, all students enrolled at Drummond will be included, unless their parents/guardians fill out the form indicating that they DO NOT wish to be included. Contact information will be taken from records in the office and will include:  Student’s name, birthday, address, phone number and parent/guardian names. With luck, the Directories will be distributed before Fall Break.
If you DO NOT want your contact information to be included in this directory, please fill out the form in the office this week.

If you would like to CHANGE, DELETE or ADD information (such as an email address), please fill out the form with the revised information and turn it into the office this week.

It is our sincere hope that all Drummond families will participate and use this directory as a safe, effective way to communicate with classmates and the school community. The Directory is a private listing provided for internal school communications, and will not be loaned or sold to any outside party.

Thank you!
Drummond PTO

Please join us for the September LSC meeting next TUESDAY (not Wednesday), September 11 at 5pm. Highlights on the agenda include updates on the Garden Project, report cards and 8th grade high school preparation. Snacks are provided, kids are welcome!

Complete agenda follows:

1.    WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER

2.    APPROVAL/MODIFICATION OF AGENDA

3.    APPROVAL OF MINUTES from 4/11, 6/6 and 8/8 meetings

4.    OPEN FORUM:
Members of the public are invited to speak to the council. Please sign up to speak, introduce yourself and try to limit your remarks to two minutes.

5.    NEW BUSINESS
French textbooks fundraising proposal – Rachel Gross (5 min)

6.    OLD BUSINESS
LSC Meeting Schedule 07-08 – Sabrina Craig (5 min)

7.    REPORTS
Acting Principal’s monthly report – Miriam Espada (10 min)

Montessori program – Mark Neidlinger (15 min)
a. Classroom lunch procedures
b. 8th grade high school preparation
c. Report card transition
d. Montessori schools coalition

Garden Project – Mark Neidlinger (10 min)
a. Status
b. Parking lot

FOD Fundraiser – John Hennelly (10 min)

Principal Selection – Sabrina Craig (30 min)
a. Receipts
b. Thanks
c. Contract addenda (closed session)

8.    NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 5pm (pending approval)

9.    ADJOURN

Participating in Drummond Dollars is as easy as 1-2-3!

1. Look through the complete list of vendors here on the list provided below.  You’ll find familiar names of stores, restaurants, and service providers located in your neighborhood.  These gift cards have no extra cost attached, just use them as you would cash for groceries, gas, clothes, haircuts, vacations and much, much more!  Drummond PTO receives a percentage of each card purchased.
2. You can print an order form here and drop the order form with cash or check into the PTO drop box in the office or hand it in to your homeroom representative by FRIDAY, SEPT 7th.
3. Have your Drummond Dollars sent home in your child’s backpack or pick them up on SEPT 21st at the table set up near the east side entrance of the school.

Its just that easy!  Convenience for You, Dollars for Drummond!