Grayslake Middle School PTO Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 2012 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR, VOLUME 2, NUMBER 2

In This Issue:

Fall Book Fair

Conference Dinners

Craft Fair

PTO Board Members

What does the PTO do for your School?

Restaurant Nights

Chair for Scripps

Did You Know?

Box Tops for Education

Craft Fair Vendor Form

Entertainment Books

Fall BOOK FAIR – October 2nd – 4th The GMS PTO will be hosting the Fall Book Fair, which is during the week of Parent-Teacher Conferences, October 2nd through October 4th, in the GMS lobby. We would really appreciate your help, as this Book Fair requires a tremendous amount of work We would greatly appreciate it if you would please visit the following link to register to volunteer your time to help out with cashiering, setting up, tearing down - anything - during these 3 days.

All of this work, though, is well worth the effort, since it serves the purpose of bringing new books to our library, as well as enabling the GMS PTO to fund many necessary events throughout the year. Please type the following link into your web browser to be able to sign up for volunteer time:

http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/363161718077

Conference Dinners During the book fair, we provide dinner for the teachers on Thursday evening, October 3rd at 4:30pm. Our theme this year is Italian Diner. We have an online volunteer space for you to sign up to bring a dish or other items (utensils, drinks, etc.). The Teacher Dinner will be held in the GMS multi-purpose room. Please type the following link into your web browser:

http://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=CGZQ1860&welcome=1

GMS PTO Board Members: Nicole Hickle, President Sandy Krishak, Vice President Carol Turnbull, Treasurer Vicki Comerford, Secretary

Email: GMSPTONews@gmail.com

“If you think education is

expensive, try ignorance.”

~ Andy McIntyre

“The task of the excellent

teacher is to stimulate

"apparently ordinary" people to

unusual effort. The tough

problem is not in identifying

winners: it is in making

winners out of ordinary

people.” ~K. Patricia Cross

Those who can, do. Those who can do more,

volunteer. ~Author

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Craft Fair Saturday, November 10th is our Annual GMS PTO Craft Fair. Attached is the registration form. If you or anyone you know would like to be a vendor, please submit the attached form and payment via US Mail to GMS, or via email to GMSPTONews@gmail.com. The cost is $35 per table, per vendor. The deadline to submit a vendor form is October 10th.

What does the PTO do for your School? Do you know what the PTO does for Grayslake Middle School? Below is a list of examples of things that the PTO purchased for YOUR SON/DAUGHTER’s school:

1. Purchased 7 MOBI’s for the classrooms 2. Purchased 12 Headphone Splitters for the Music classes 3. Field Trip Scholarships 4. Many donations toward the Teacher Appreciation Week 5. Dinner on Thursday evening of both Conference Weeks (Fall & Spring) 6. New books for the classrooms and libraries through the Book Fair 7. 8th Grade Celebration 8. ….and many more!

Through your time, we are able to provide many things that normally wouldn’t be a part of the budget. We are going to try to keep you abreast of the things we provide during the 2012-2013 school year, so that you can see the tangible and non-tangible items provided by your donated time and money.

Restaurant Nights

Tuesday, October 23rd – Mitch’s Grill, On Rte. 83, North of Rte. 120 in Grayslake – Please visit their website at: http://mitchsgrill.com/

Tuesday, November 13th – Culver’s, On Rte. 83, North of Washington Street in Grayslake.

Dog ‘n Suds’ Restaurant Night was held on September 19th – Thank you to

those who participated!!

Would you like to be a Chair for SCRIPPS? We are actively seeking a Chair Person for the Scripps fundraising program. Scripps is a program by which parents send in money for gift cards to stores they normally frequent (or would give as gifts at holiday/birthday times), and GMS PTO is given a percentage of the amount of each gift card purchased (the percentage varies by vendor). This is a great opportunity for a working Mom or Dad who wants to be involved, but doesn’t have time during the day or weekends, as it is something you can do almost entirely from home. If you are interested in Chairing this program, please send us an email at GMSPTONews@gmail.com.

The dream begins with a teacher who

believes in you, who tugs and

pushes and leads you to the

next plateau, sometimes poking you

with a sharp stick called

"truth."

~Dan Rather

Making the decision to have

a child is momentous. It

is to decide forever to have your heart go

walking around outside your

body.

~Elizabeth Stone

Did You Know?

If you work for a large corporation, your company may offer a matching donation to our school? Please speak to someone in your Human Resources or Employee Services Department and ask “What is our policy?” It can’t hurt to ask!!

If you have a high schooler who needs volunteer hours for their religious

education or otherwise, please contact us as we have a need for these eager helpers!

Please look for us on Facebook! We are a closed group for parents & teachers only, & will provide you with lots of valuable information about the GMS PTO & ongoing fundraisers. Request to join our group: “Grayslake Middle School PTO”.

Please join us… For the next GMS PTO Meeting. We are meeting on Wednesday, October 10th at 6:00pm at GMS in the small conference room. We’d love to hear what you have to say, or just come to join us and help brainstorm for new ideas!

Entertainment Books The GMS PTO is selling Entertainment Books for $30 each this year. Rather than sending them home, this year we are selling them as cash ‘n carry items directly out of the school. If you are interested, and would like to purchase one, please contact us via email at GMSPTONews@gmail.com as soon as possible. We have a limited number of books to sell this year, and they will go quickly! Sales close on September 15th, so please send in the attached is an order form today. Thank you for your participation!

Please see the attached order form.

Please feel free to contact the GMS PTO at GMSPTONews@gmail.com with any questions, concerns, etc.

Our monthly board meetings are open, and anyone is welcome to attend.

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

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Grayslake Middle School   Craft & Vendor Application Form –  Saturday, November 10, 2012 

Contact Name(s):________________________________________________________________________ Company Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Address (City, State, Zip): ________________________________________________________________ Phone Number:_______________________ Emergency Name:____________________________ Email Address:________________________ Emergency Contact Ph:_______________________ Description of items to be sold (Please include your website, if applicable): ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Cost per space: Non-electricity space: $35 Electricity Space: additional $10

**TABLES ARE NOT PROVIDED**

Number of 10’ x 8’ spaces needed (includes 2 chairs):_________ Electricity Needed: Yes No Total due: $ __________ Check # __________ Make check payable to: Grayslake Middle School

Application Deadline: October 15, 2012 All crafters must remain set up until the craft show ends at 4:00 pm.

**Due to this event being a fundraiser,

donation of one item for Raffle Room Donation is not required, but appreciated. Worth $10 or more**

Exhibitor Agreement: I have read all of the rules for participation and agree to abide by them. I understand that the Grayslake Middle School will not be liable for any loss or damage to any exhibited material, or injuries that may occur to me, or any person from my business, during the event. I also understand that the Grayslake Middle School has the right to ask any exhibitor to leave, at any time, for behavior they deem inappropriate or unacceptable. Participant Signature: _____________________________ Date: _______________________ Send application and self addressed stamped envelope to GMS PTO, 440 N. Barron Blvd., Grayslake, IL 60030.

September 2012 

Dear Crafters, 

The Grayslake Middle School is sponsoring the GMS 5th Annual Craft & Vendor Show on Saturday, 

November 10, 2012.  The show will be from 10:00am to 4:00pm and will be held at Grayslake Middle 

School’s large gymnasium.  The GMS 5th Annual Craft Show will include raffle items, a bake sale, and 

over 75 crafters and vendors. 

General Guidelines: 

All spaces are 10’ x 8’ and will be provided with 2 chairs.  **NOTE: TABLES ARE NOT 

PROVIDED.**   Crafters must provide their own tables/displays.  All displays must be kept within 

the 10’ x 8’ space.  All crafters must remain set up until the craft show ends at 4:00pm. 

Entry fees are non‐refundable, unless Craft Show organizers cancel the show. 

Set up will be from 7:30am – 10:00am. 

Some electrical spaces may require an extension cord.  Be prepared and bring your own please!  

Electrical spaces are limited and reserved very quickly.  Note: For those using electrical outlets, 

you will be sharing a circuit with other crafters.  Please be courteous and limit your amperage 

requirements so that you do not cause power disruption to your neighboring booths. 

Volunteers will be available to assist with unloading and unloading at the front entrance.  We 

ask that crafters move their vehicles to the parking lot as soon as their vehicle is unloaded.  

Consider your fellow crafter waiting to unload.  Park your vehicle towards the side lot or back 

part of the parking lot, allowing attendees to park close. 

All items you are selling must have been listed on your application form or you will be asked to 

remove them.  We will try to eliminate multiples crafters/vendors.  There may be other vendors 

selling like items, but we will try to keep this to a bare minimum. 

Each crafter is required to donate a $10 raffle item that will be given away as part of the raffles 

going on throughout the day. 

Vendors must be cleaned up by 5:30pm. 

By law, Grayslake Middle School, both inside and out the building, is a SMOKE FREE environment. 

Grayslake Middle School is not responsible for any losses or damage to crafters’ property or 

personal injury to persons attending the craft show. 

Confirmation letters with space assignments will be mailed after October 15, 2012. 

Thank you for making our 2012 craft show a success!  We would love to welcome you back next year.  

Applications and letters will be mailed to current crafters/vendors prior to the public “Request for 

Vendors” for upcoming events.  Remaining spaces will be assigned on a “first‐come, first served” basis. 

Questions or comments, please email Vicki Comerford at vsc2197@gmail.com. 

Thank you! 

The GMS PTO is selling Entertainment Books for $30 each. Rather than sending them home this year, we are selling them as cash ‘n carry items directly out of the school. If you are interested, and would like to purchase one, please contact us via email at GMSPTONEWS@gmail.com as soon as possible.

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