Ivy Hill PTA Happenings

Eagles Fun Run - Donations accepted through October 17th
Room Rep sign up

Order 2025-2026 Yearbook now through October 31st at a discount
Thursday October 16 - PTA Board Meeting @ LMC 7pm
Wednesday October 22 - Be Internet Awesome Parent Event 6pm-7pm @LMC

*If you'd like to volunteer this winter for Book Club or Chess Club, see below for fingerprinting requirements.

Help needed, Annual Funding Goal ALMOST achieved!

We’re so close! We need just $2,500 more to fully fund the PTA’s budget for the year. Reaching this goal means all other fundraising for the rest of the year will be optional. Every donation makes a difference!
PTA fund are fully donation based and make possible the programs and events our Eagles love, including:
Book club, Chess Club, and Running Club
Field Day, Movie Night, and the 5th Grade Celebration
Safety Patrol, Garden Committee, and Welcoming Committee
Teacher Appreciation Week, Valentines and Halloween Classroom Parties
Dads on Recess and in-school cultural events (dancing & drums, storm chasers, and more)
Birthday Books and Classroom Enrichment
If you haven’t yet, please consider supporting the Fun Run today — your donation helps ensure all these programs continue this year.
[Click here to donate or register your child and then donate]

With the next $3,000 the children will also earn their last reward of a lunchtime show at school!

Eagles Fun Run | FundHub

For it's second year, the Ivy Hill PTA is approaching our annual fundraising with a healthy, in-school option, the EAGLES FUN RUN! We aim to raise the funds needed to support the PTA initiatives while respecting parents requests for an easy no-nonsense approach to helping us reach the budget goal to benefit all Ivy Hill Students.With full success at the EAGLES FUN RUN, it could be our ONLY fundraiser for the 2025 school year. Last year, the success of the EAGLES FUN RUN enabled the PTA to fund:

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Employer Company Matching Counts towards the goal!!

A quick reminder: the PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which means all donations are tax-deductible. Even better, Funhub will automatically generate a corporate matching request receipt so your employer can help double the impact of your contribution!

Reach out to ivyhillhappenings@gmail.com if you need the PTA's EIN.

Thank you for supporting our Eagles—it’s your generosity that helps fund the programs and experiences our kids love!

We are limiting each class to 8 volunteers (4 per party), so please volunteer in the class(es) you will be able to be at for the Halloween or Valentine's Day party. You can add your preference for which party you'd like to help within the comments section, but will have to confirm with your group. You may only go to one party per holiday. The Room Rep committee will be in touch with details after sign-up!

Click here to sign up to be a Room Rep!

Event Information

PTA Meeting

Please join us for a PTA Meeting in the LMC of Ivy Hill.

The meeting will start at 7pm.

Dr. Brian Kaye, Superintendent will be in attendance to answer any questions you may have. Come join us and meet Dr. Kaye!

When?

Thursday, Oct 16, 2025, 07:00 PM

Where?

Ivy Hill Elementary School, North Burke Drive, Arlington Heights, IL, USA

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Join the Arlington Heights School Resource Officers for an informative evening learning about online safety. Bring a friend to the Ivy Hill LMC and hear the current trends and what to look out for with your kids. Drawings for gift cards and refreshments will be provided! Adults only, please.

Order your 2025-2026 Yearbook today! From now until October 31st, enjoy 10% off your order! This year you can choose between a softcover or hardcover yearbook (different pricing applies). Each child’s yearbook includes 2 free custom pages that you can personalize- and those pages will only appear in your child’s book. To order, simply create an account using the QR code or access code on the flyer.

Chess Club and Book Club will both begin the week of 1/19/26 with Book Club running on Tuesdays and Chess Club running on Wednesdays for 8 weeks. If you are thinking about helping out, please read below about fingerprinting. You will NOT BE ALLOWED to volunteer for these activities until you follow this district protocol. Exact schedules to be announced, but they are both during lunch periods (12:10-1:10pm). Exact dates and timing will be announced soon.

Volunteers (in certain situations) must be fingerprinted and have a background check every two years. Fingerprinting is done at the District Office, 1200 S. Dunton Avenue, located one block west of Arlington Heights Road. The front door is on Cypress Street in between Dunton and Arlington Heights Road. Please walk up to the front door, ring the doorbell, and let the person who answers the bell know you are here for fingerprinting. All you need to bring is your Driver's License. You can sign-up for a time to come in by clicking here. When you sign-up, please put your name with (Ivy Hill - Chess/BookClub/PTA) after your name. Fingerprinting should take no more than 30 minutes. Provided free of charge.

If you did not sign up during school registration please use the QR code below:

PTA provides the opportunity for parents to take an active role in their child's educational environment.
PTA sponsors many school events such as Fall Fest, Field Day, Movie Night, Book Fair, Picture Day and Yearbooks.
The PTA provides birthday books for all students.
Opportunities to volunteer in your kids classroom and lunch periods.
Get access to the school directory. (Please note the district compiles the directory and when it is available (typically Sept/Oct) those that signed up for it during PTA registration will receive an email how to set up the app.)
Priority volunteer opportunities for school events such as Fall Fest, Field Day, Movie Night and Book Fair.
Visit pta.org for membership discounts available.

Any membership collected for the 2025-2026 school year by Friday, October 3rd will be automatically entered to win a Scholastic Gift card! Membership is $15/person

Scan the QR code or click the link below to purchase a membership. https://ivyhill.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

LINK:

https://humankind.shop/collections/ivy-hill-elementary-school-spirit-wear

Help our school earn a $2,500 grant by becoming a member of the ABC/25 Foundation. Ivy Hill needs just 40 more families to join to meet our goal and receive this grant!

Become a member by October 17th, and your child(ren) will be entered into a drawing to win a ride to school with the Arlington Heights Police Department!

Have you been thinking about getting more involved in PTA, but you're not sure how? Take a look at the PTA Committee Sheet linked below to find something that catches your interest. There are plenty of events and opportunities, and we are always looking for all kinds of help!

Committee Sheet Link

Please connect with Lauren Chaharbakhshi (committeecoordinatorivyhillpta@gmail.com), or any other PTA board member, if you have any questions about any of our amazing committees.

Members may add themselves to this sheet if they are interested in joining a committee this year.

If you are looking to volunteer time or donate items, watch for Sign Up Geniuses throughout the year as things come up. Some items are one time events (Ex: Fall Fest) and some are spread throughout the year (Ex: Staff Events). **This is NOT the sign up for Room Rep (room parents who plan parties).

The Yearbook committee will be accepting the pictures from the following events to include in this year's yearbook:

Current School Year (2025-26)

Welcome to Kindergarten August 12, 2025
New Family Welcome Night August 13, 2025
Meet the Teacher and Ice Cream Social August 20, 2025

First Day of School August 21, 2025
Fall Fest September 19, 2025
Fun Run October 8, 2025

Please submit these photos to Megan Cook at ptayearbookivyhill@gmail.com

Thank You:

A huge thank you to Don O. and Ann G. for organizing an unforgettable Movie Night! 🎉 Your dedication and planning made the evening truly special.

We also extend our heartfelt appreciation to all the volunteers who helped with setup, concessions, and cleanup—you kept the night running smoothly and made it a joy for everyone.

Students and families had a blast dancing 💃🕺, playing games with the DJ 🎧, and enjoying this year's smash hit on the big screen 🍿. It was a night full of laughter, connection, and community spirit.

A huge shoutout to the amazing Fun Run Committee for organizing a fun event that brought the Ivy Hill community together in the spirit of health, joy, and generosity. Your tireless planning, creative energy, and attention to detail made every step of the day a celebration.

Not only did you create a fun and engaging experience for all students, but your efforts also helped the PTA's fundraising goals! Thanks to your dedication and the enthusiastic support of our participants and donors, we have raised over $9K!

Your work truly made a difference—thank you for running with heart and purpose!