DrumBeat: Drummond LSC and PTO News & Views

Credit cards will be accepted for other purchases, but you need CASH for the raffle.  Bring lots of it and SPREAD THE WORD to your friends.

I spent a few hours over at our Pink Tower Party venue yesterday and was SO impressed by all the hard work and creativity that our event co-chairs and MANY other volunteers already have put into tomorrow night’s celebration!

More help is needed!  If you have even just an hour or two to spare anytime b/t now and 7pm tomorrow (Party Time!!), please stop by Chicago Liquidators, 1830 Besly Court (1/2 mile east of the school up Cortland – -go East, under the highway, and take a right on Besly before you hit Elston, parking lot 1/2 block down on your right).  Volunteers will likely be there til midnight tonight and again from 11am on tomorrow.  (No kids in the homestretch unless they are old enough to really help themselves.)

Help also is needed cleaning up afterwards so stay late if you can or come back on Sunday!  (Kids may be able to come on Sunday if they don’t require a lot of supervision.)

**Not able to donate?  Admission is free if you volunteer!**

Thanks,

Monica Lasky, President

Friends of Drummond

Hey everyone,

 If you haven’t bought a tomato from garden club yet, Friday the 11 is your chance. We will be selling plants Friday after school next to the ice cream stand on Cortland. The plants look better than ever and free herb comes with purchase while supplies last.

See you there!

 Kristine Greiber and Ms Steiger

PTO

School

Uniform

Straight Up

Trade Up

We’ll be on the Cortland side of Drummond, near the ice cream table, weather permitting.

The Next 3 Fridays 5/28, 6/4 & 6/11

2:30-3:15

Stop by for FREE school clothes & spirit day shirts

donate any navy or white clothes your children have outgrown and trade up for a larger size for free.

Share ‘em if you have ‘em. Take ‘em if you need ‘em

No $$$ necessary

We will also run a uniform trade up in August when we come back to school, so save tose whites and blues.

Come and hang out with other people from our school on Sat. June 26th at the wonderful Chicago Botanic Garden!  Transportation is provided.  We only have 12 spots left!  Stop in the office and sign up or fill out the flyer that went home in the childrens’ backpacks and send back to school.

Meet at school 9:45 arrive at the gardens by 10:45.  Lunch is not provided so pack lunch and a picnic blanket.  There is a cafe if you choose to purchase lunch.

Please meet us 10:45 if you plant to drive yourself.  It is $20.00 per car (there is no admission charge).

 This will be a fun and educational trip for all!  Come learn about plants, relax, mingle, spend time with your the family and check out the fruit and veggie garden, english walled garden, japanese garden, sculptures, rose gardens, water gardens and much, much more! 

Link to Chicago Botanic Garden website  http://www.chicago-botanic.org/

Sponsored by the NCLB

Our last Budget and Fundraising Meeting of the year is tomorrow morning at 7:30am.  All are welcome. Here is the agenda.

Drummond Local School Council
 

Budget and Fundraising Committee
 

Friday, June 11, 2010, 7:30 am, Room 007
 

Agenda
 

1.         Call Meeting to Order

2.         Approval of Minutes

3.         Accounting of expenditures from previous fundraisers

4.         Vote on expenditure of internal funds for Teacher’s Assistant
5.         Vote on expenditure of internal funds on a Spanish teacher

6.         Vote on expenditure of internal funds to purchase a Parent Worker for the front office

7.         Adjournment

Committee Members: Nicole Cantello, Holly DuPart, Jonathan Goldman, Mike Hannan, Richard Kosmacher, Mark Neidlinger, Kelli Rick, Paul Sill, Mike Walther, Mary Wheatley,

The deadline to buy your tickets for the Leona’s Game Night for Adults is this Thursday, June 10. Game Night, a fundraiser/social event to support Spanish Language Instruction in the school curriculum for all students, is on Thursday, June 24 from 6-8pm.  Advance tickets are required – buy a bunch of tickets and invite your friends for an evening out! Includes dinner, 1 drink ticket, and lots of games to play. Tickets are $25 per adult/$40 per couple, available in the school office. Presented by the Diversity and Outreach Committee.

Hi, all,

The Pink Tower Party, a celebration which marks the culmination of our Drummond Montessori Matters campaign, is scheduled for next Saturday, June 12.

Here’s a message from our week-of Coordinator, Neha Gandhi, about how you can help this week:

“Hi Everyone -

The countdown to the Pink Tower Party has begun. We’ve gathered amazing raffle prizes, received yummy food and drink donations, and expect a great many Drummond parents, families and friends. It’s going to be a great way to end the year and raise some money for our school!

To pull this all off, we need your help…. We still need more volunteers and that’s why I’m sending this email. Please take a look below and let me know if you can give us some time.

ALL MEETINGS WILL BE AT:
Chicago Liquidators
1830 N. Besly – right off of Cotrland between Ashland and Elston.

Wed 6/9 11am – Pink Box Wrapping – bring scissors and tape
if you need to bring the kids, we can probably accommodate – just let us know

Wed 6/9 6:30 pm – Pink Box Wrapping, Food plan finalizaiton (Megan Hinchsliff), plus other volunteers needed,
if you need to bring the kids, we can probably accommodate – just let us know

Thurs 6/9 6:30 pm – Help need with Raffle Prize finalization (Aimee Kam) and Room Set -up (Rich Sullivan) plus other volunteers still needed
if you need to bring the kids, we can probably accommodate – just let us know

Fri – last minute prep time TBD

Sat – 11 am onwards – multiple activities going on, need help all day. Sign up for an hour or commit for a little longer.

Please let me know what works for you!
Thanks,
Neha Gandhi

”

Let us know if you can help!

If anyone has or can borrow large gatorade coolers, we need a few more for the picnic tomorrow. Please contact me at or just bring in am to the Gallery entrance. Ask for Maria, Laura, or Malefia. 

http://chiilmama.blogspot.com/2010/06/win-disc-wednesdays-mr-singer-sharp.html

Win a great, free kids disc every week. This one is folky, fun and really well done! Also, see Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies live, at Andersonville Midsommerfest, June 12th.