South Park PTO Spotlight
April 17, 2025
Spotlight on the Staff Appreciation Week Committee
While we are still only in the month of April, there is no better way to begin the upcoming month of May than by showing appreciation for our South Park Staff! We are so fortunate to have such an incredibly talented staff to teach and guide our children every day! Our gratitude is abundant and we can't wait for the first week of May to celebrate! Our Staff Appreciation Committee comprised of Katie Horan, Desiree Novak, Lindsay Pearlman and Becky Wolf has been hard at work planning an eventful week of food, fun and gratitude to say thank you to the South Park Staff! We are so thankful for our committee for all the time and effort spent on making our staff feel special!
Please refer to the flyer below to help us make this the best week ever! We are looking for bakers as well as donations for raffle gifts! We appreciate any help you can offer for the week of May 5-9!
We wish you a wonderful weekend!
Paula Sklar and Courtney Cohen, PTO Co-Presidents
Staff Appreciation Week is May 5th-9th- WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
Sweet Table
Love to Bake? Want to spoil our staff with homemade treats? Please plan to bake a batch of your
favorite recipe (with an ingredient list) and drop off before school on May 5th. Email Desiree Novak
desireecnovak@gmail.com to sign up and get more information!
South Park Staff Raffle Gifts – We Need Your Help!
Each year during Staff Appreciation Week, we celebrate our incredible teachers and staff with a special raffle, ensuring that every staff member receives a prize. This school-wide event is a highlight of the week, with students cheering as their teachers are awarded!
The prizes for this raffle come from the generous donations of our South Park families, and we need your help to make it a success.
How You Can Contribute:
We need ~70 prizes and donations can come in all shapes and sizes! Here are some ways you can help:
• Gift Cards – Restaurants, coffee shops, salons, retail stores, or anywhere our staff would enjoy!
• New & Unused Gift Items – Any fun or thoughtful items staff might love.
• Monetary Donations – Let us do the shopping for you!
How to Donate (By April 27 th ):
• Drop off physical donations with Becky Wolf. (973-420-4066)
• Send monetary donations to Katie Horan via:
Venmo: @HoranFam
Zelle: khoran519@gmail.com (last 4 digits: 6659)
Any questions? Reach out to Katie Horan (khoran519@gmail.com). Thank you in advance for your
generous support! We look forward to making our staff feel very special!
It's Time To Order School Supplies for the 2025-2026 School Year!
Purchase your 2025/26 school supplies kit here:
https://www.write-stuff.com/storefront/school/southpark
Order deadline to receive FREE shipping to school is June 9th!
*After June 9, standard shipping rates apply...kits will only be available to order online through July 15!
Click here for slate position descriptions
Room Rep Sign up for 2025-2026 School Year
Please sign up here if you are interested in being a Parent Room Representative for the 2025-2026 school year!
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR END OF THE YEAR BASH!
Order Fun Lunch!
REGISTRATION AND ORDERING IS OPEN!
DEADLINE TO ORDER FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK is every TUESDAY at 12pm NOON.
New to Marla's Lunch- Get Started Here:
GO to: marlaslunch.boonli.com (bookmark that page)
Click on Create an Account
Click on New to Boonli and enter One-Time School Password: DPS299 (case sensitive)
○ IMPORTANT NOTE: Please enter YOUR information for the account registration and enter the STUDENT information for the profile(s)
RETURNING PARENTS
Go to: marlaslunch.boonli.com (bookmark this page)
Sign In with your existing username & password
Update your Student(s) Profile
○ Click on their name, select their teacher and grade from drop down & click “update profile”
■ If a student has graduated, click on their name & click “remove profile”
3. Once all profiles are updated, you can begin placing orders
PAYMENT INFORMATION: The program accepts payment by Debit Card or Credit Card: Visa, MasterCard & Discover and ACH/ECheck Program
● QUESTIONS: email marlaslunchinfo@gmail.com or call 224.269.0068
● TECHNICAL SUPPORT (help navigating the site): email support@boonli.com or call 800.381.6511
Love It Labels
Keep your kid's stuff out of the Lost and Found this year and at camp (& support a Deerfield small business)!
Summer is almost here and we've partnered with Love It Labels to label all your child’s belongings for camp! Countless belongings get lost throughout the camp day, but can easily be returned to your child if it has a label on it.
Make sure to click our special link to order and 20% of the proceeds will automatically be donated back to the South Park PTO
Sign up to be a Fun Lunch Volunteer
Interested in volunteering during lunch? More information and volunteer calendar on the PTO website.
Order a South Park Birthday Sign!
Celebrate your child's birthday with a hand-delivered lawn sign for their birthday! Purchase your sign for $10 through the South Park PTO website! Additional details regarding purchase and delivery instructions are on the ordering page! Click here to order!
We joined Instagram!
Follow the PTO on Instagram...@southparkfamilynetwork! We will be posting upcoming events and South Park happenings!