PTO News 4/26/2020

We Love Indian Trail!

While the school year is definitely not wrapping up as any of us had planned, PTO Exec Board and Committee Chair
volunteers are working hard to figure out how to further support teachers, students, and families. ​Your continued
ideas are welcome at ​indiantrailpto@gmail.com​.

In case you missed it, here is a video Dr. Grable shared of our fabulous teachers sending their love to share with
your students: ​https://youtu.be/DUNRYM9_1Ho

In honor of Earth day our organic gardener, Mrs. Leah and IT teacher, Mrs. Lesser created these fun activities you
can do at home without supplies. ​Indian Trail Garden Learning Center

IT PTO Proposed Slate 2020-21

Please click ​HERE​ to view the slate of Executive Board Officers and Committee Chairs for next year. General
members will be invited to vote (or contest this slate) at our next General PTO Meeting via Zoom on Thursday, May
7th at 7:00pm. Further details about joining this meeting will follow in next weekend’s eblast.

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 4-8

Our Teacher Appreciation Chairs, Lindsay Cohen and Laura Docks, are working to modify our plans to celebrate our
teachers and staff in a virtual way next week, May 4-8. We will be emailing Amazon gift cards to our teachers and
staff on behalf of the whole school, working on a whole school teacher appreciation message, and asking our room
parents to coordinate a message to classroom teachers. Please be on the lookout for an email from your Room
Parents about how you can contribute to a message for your classroom teacher.

Please help us create a whole school message of support for our teachers and staff:

1) Take a photo of your child or children giving a virtual hug(s) (see examples below).
2) Name the picture with your child’s name and teacher and add it to this ​Teacher Appreciation Photo google
folder​. If you have technical difficulties, email the photo to ​lindsay@designereventchicago.com​, with the
subject line including your child’s name and teacher ​by this Thursday, April 30th​. We realize that’s soon
and appreciate your assistance.
3) Photos will be compiled in an electronic message for teachers and staff during the week of May 4.
April Ice Cream Day Credits/Refunds
We would like to offer our Indian Trail families the opportunity to donate their missed ice cream day credits for
April and May to the Highland Park Community Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Response Appeal, which will be
used to fund requests from grant recipients and other agencies that serve Highland Park and Highwood residents.
100% of all donations will go directly to support services and supplies for those in need. An email was sent on 4/20
to all who had ordered asking if you would like to donate your $3 per ice cream day or request a refund. ​If we do
not hear from you via the email survey​ by tonight ​we will assume you would like to have your refund donated.

Last Call for Yearbooks!​ Ordering Deadline - This Friday, May 1st
Don’t forget to order your yearbook before our May 1, 2020 deadline at ​www.indiantrailpto.org​ (For
Sale-->Yearbooks). ​We are working with our vendor to try to ship yearbooks directly to your homes.

Please double check if you ordered earlier in the year before placing your order!​ ​Login to your PTO account
(​www.indiantrailpto.org​), select “For Sale”-->Yearbook. If there is a ​green check box​ next to the item like the
image below, you have already ordered a yearbook.
School Supply Kits for Next Year

Click on the image to order.

**GRADES 3,4,5: Required assignment notebooks are already includ​ed in our school supply kits. If you will not be
ordering a school supply kit for your student you will still need to login to Deerfield Coalition to purchase your
assignment notebook separately. We WILL NOT be selling assignment notebooks at the school office next year.**

Please note, if you have an Edgewood or HPHS student school supply sales are also through Deerfield Coalition.

Marla’s Lunch Credits Through June + Option to Donate Credits

From Marla’s Lunch:
ALL LUNCH CREDITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO ACCOUNTS THROUGH THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR (JUNE 2020)​.
The lunch credits are now in your account and will rollover to the next academic year. They do not expire. Once we
return to school in Fall, credits will automatically be applied at checkout.
TO VIEW YOUR CREDITS:
1. Log in to your account at ​https://marlaslunch.boonli.com/login
2. Click on the 3 bars (upper left hand corner) and go to history
3. Credit totals are displayed

**If you have an 5th grade student with no younger siblings to use the credits in Fall, please email us at
marlaslunchinfo@gmail.com​.

TO DONATE MARLA’S LUNCH CREDITS TO THE HUNGER RESOURCE NETWORK:

1. Log in to your account at ​https://marlaslunch.boonli.com/login
2. Click on “Donate a Lunch to a Local Food Pantry”
3. Enter quantity
4. Save
5. Go to cart and confirm

Important Dates
Friday, May 1​ - Yearbook Ordering Closes
Thursday, May 7, 7pm ​ - IT PTO General Meeting via Zoom (Further details to follow)
Tuesday, June 9 ​ - School Supplies Ordering Deadline, ​www.deerfieldcoalition.com