Patton PTA Pulse Newsletter
December 2, 2024
Traffic Patrol Subs Needed!
Gift Card Collection for Staff until 12/12!
We collecting gift cards for all 59 Patton Staff.
Donations via:
- Zelle (cgandor@gmail.com)
- Venmo (@Christine-Gandor)
- cash donations
- Gift Cards ($20-$25)
12/6 - Patton Spreads Joy!
Important Dates:
- 12/06/24: Patton Spreads Joy- Patton Commons: 2 Time Slots
- 6:00pm-7:00pm
- 7:15pm- 8:15pm
Now through 12/12/24 - Patton Staff Holiday Gift Card Collection
2/1/25: Save the Date! Parent Trivia Night!
SHOUT OUTS To our Awesome Volunteers!
We would LOVE to shout out your name in our next newsletter! Can’t wait for YOU to get involved!
Patton Spreads Joy - December 6th 2024
Join us for the Patton Spreads Joy Event on December 6th!
This is a very special event to show our Patton kids how to give back and learn how to donate to our community. Also, it’s SUPER FUN for the whole family to attend!!!
Each Family MUST sign-up to attend this event- PattonSpreadsJoy Sign-Up
(Only sign-up for ONE time slot per family)
Please bring a new unwrapped toy and/or new book to donate to Advocate Lutheran Children’s Hospital. The Amazon Wish List is linked in the sign-up to see what the Hospital needs for those kiddos !!!
Location: Patton Commons
Any questions???
Please feel free to reach: Elie Simonson ( tobiaseloise@hotmail.com)
Ashley Dalton (ashleypdalton@gmail.com) or Danielle Witkowski ( danielle.witkowski@gmail.com)
Notice: This event is solely sponsored by the PTA. School staff might not be present and have no responsibility for the event. Please direct all inquiries or concerns to the sponsoring PTA.
Spread the Patton Joy!
Patton Staff Holiday Gift Card Collection
Did you know that Patton has 59 staff members?
Many of them, such as support staff, lunch supervisors, and long-term subs don't often get remembered at holiday time. PTA wants to make sure that all the Patton staff during this holiday season feel our love and appreciation.
Consider contributing a $20 to $25 gift card to the Patton PTA to provide to Patton Staff before the winter break (cards will be given to staff the week of December 16-20).
Examples of gift card locations could be Target, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts (don’t forget about local businesses like Gerry’s Cafe, Sweet T’s, Passero), etc. We are looking to collect enough gift cards or funds for all 59 Patton Staff.
If you can’t make it to a store, but want to contribute, you can provide donations via Zelle (cgandor@gmail.com) or Venmo (@Christine-Gandor) or cash donations.
Please drop off gift cards or monetary donations by December 12th at 1107 N Chicago Ave.
Any questions contact Jamie Knapstein (jamieannk1@gmail.com; 920-540-2260) or Lindsay Sudol (lindsaysudol@gmail.com) or Chrissy Gandor (cgandor@gmail.com; 847-650-4440).
Yearbook Orders
Year books are available for purchase. Two free customizable pages are included. If you have any problems please contact yearbookpatton@gmail.com
Final day to purchase for school delivery: April 30, 2025
Personalized pages due: April 8, 2025
If there are any financial issues please contact: Barb Donahue bdonahue@sd25.org
Patton PTA Meeting Dates (24-25):
Mark your calendars to attend our PTA meetings this school year. They take place at 7:30 PM in the Patton Commons.
- January 15th
- March 12th
- May 14th
All parents are invited and encouraged to attend - we'd love to see you there! Even if you've never attended before, please consider attending! Your participation and presence makes a difference! Come see all that we do and learn more about where our budget goes, upcoming activities, hear from Mrs. Chin, and more. We promise we won’t make you volunteer for anything unless you want to! After the meeting, join us for a meetup somewhere fun to be social and meet some new people. Hope to see many of your faces there!
Join The Patton PTA!
If you haven’t joined the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year, please consider! Annual PTA membership is only $12 and can easily be completed through the School District 25 Online store! Click here to Join the Patton PTA
As a Patton PTA member, you will be able to access the Patton Student DirectorySpot App, which is useful for planning birthday parties, carpools, and playdates.
Your PTA membership gives you discounts at different retailers (see www.pta.org/benefits for details). You are also a member of the National PTA, which advocates for the safety, education, and well-being of our children.
Questions? Please e-mail ahpattonptamembership@gmail.com
Traffic Update
- Picking up or dropping off your kiddos? Spend a half an hour helping out our wonderful and fun traffic team one shift or more each week! Can’t commit?! Feel free to sign up to sub. Have questions?
- Fill out the Google Form and Volunteer Now!
- As a reminder: Kiddos need to be seated on the right side(curbside) or have access to get in and out curbside if you are utilizing the car line. Our volunteers can not for safety reasons for both the student and volunteer load or unload a student from the left side of the car.
You may see our wonderful traffic team out setting up before 8:50 am. They aren’t quite ready to receive our wonderful students. Please arrive after 8:50 am. Please note there is no supervision until 8:50 am. Please make sure kids aren’t arriving before then as our traffic volunteers can not supervise.
Just a reminder there is no supervision until 8:50am so please do not drop your child off before then. The traffic team is not responsible for supervising your child.
Have questions about a PTA-sponsored event or activity?
Please contact the following email addresses INSTEAD of asking Patton School:
- General inquiries: ptapatton@gmail.com
- Traffic / Juvenile Safety: pattontrafficteam@gmail.com
- Room Reps / Class Parties: pattonroomrep@gmail.com
- Membership: ahpattonptamembership@gmail.com
- Yearbook: yearbookpatton@gmail.com
- Budget / Money: ahpattonptatreasurer@gmail.com