St. Giles School

St. Giles School

St. Giles School exists to foster the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, social, and physical growth of our elementary school children.

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENTS:

Dear Parents-

Thank you to the those who were able to attend our November PTO meeting. The group was small but your voice was heard.

This Thanksgiving we would like to express our gratitude to the parents and caregivers who have been able to make a difference at our school, be that serving hot lunch, working at Birthday Book Club, setting up the Book Fair, or helping create a fun and memorable Halloween party for our children. You make St. Giles a warm and welcoming community!

We would also like to thank the teachers and staff who have dedicated their professional lives to help educate our children, mentally and spiritually. Please look for the red envelope that was mailed home this week with our annual appeal for the staff and faculty Christmas Bonus Fund. We graciously accept any donation--big or small--to share with our dedicated staff this Christmas season.

As always, we welcome comments and suggestions! Please feel free to reach out to us (our contact information is below, under "PTO Executive Committee"). We want to hear from you.

Jennifer Fox and Amy Crilly
PTO Co-Presidents

Joanne Biemer and Marguerite Roza
Vice-Presidents of Finance

Kristen Reale and Grisel Robles-Schrader
Vice-Presidents of Communication

P.S. Don't forget to send your Box Tops to school. PTO earns 10 cents for every Box Top submitted, and all funds support an activity or purchase for the school!

Next meeting - Thursday, November 15, 7 pm in McDonough Hall

September 4 7:00 PM Minutes
October 9 8:30 AM Minutes
November 15 7:00 PM
December 11 8:30 AM
January 8 7:00 PM
February 12 8:30 AM
March 12 7:00 PM
April 9 8:30 AM
May 7 7:00 PM (Year End Social)

UPCOMING EVENTS:

**keep an eye out for our letter about the Christmas Bonus Fund for Faculty and Staff

ROOM PARENTS

THANK YOU to our room parents!
Click here for list of room parents

Room parent toolbox - Click here

Volunteer Opportunities for PTO sponsored events:

  • Fun Lunch
  • BBC
  • Smoothies
  • All events

Coming soon!

  • Catholic Schools Week

Questions or problems?
Contact Sign Up Coordinator:
Stacy McEnery

Volunteer HourLog:
Click here to record your hours!

2018 Executive Committee:

Jennifer Fox and Amy Crilly - PTO Co-Presidents
Kristen Reale and Grisel Robles-Schrader - Vice Presidents of Communication
Joanne Biemer and Marguerite Rosa - Vice-Presidents of Finance

COMMITTEES:

BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB BOOK FAIR BUDDY FAMILIES CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FAITH & FAMILY FUN LUNCH HOSPITALITY ROOM PARENT TEACHER/OFFICE SUPPORT UNIFORM RESALE VARIETY SHOW WELLNESS
BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB

BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB

Birthday Book Club is a way to celebrate student birthdays while building our school library. For a small donation, students are invited during their birthday month to participate in a special pizza party during which they can select a new book to be presented to the school library. Volunteers are needed to organize attendees, oversee donations, and run the lunch.

Committee Chairs:

  • Heather Pflederer heather_leach@yahoo.com
  • Kristen Reale kreale@gmail.com
BOOK FAIR

Volunteers in this committee coordinate with Anderson’s Bookfair Company to sponsor a school book fair and organize an in-store fundraiser with Magic Tree Bookstore. The book fair is held in conjunction with the parent-teacher conferences in October and potentially again in spring. The in-store fundraiser occurs at the end of the school year. Volunteers are needed for publicity, set-up, collecting teacher wish lists, sales, finances, and clean-up for the book fair.

Committee Chairs:

  • Karen Pauwels
    krpauwels@gmail.com
  • Becky Mongiat
    rmongiat@gmail.com
BUDDY FAMILIES

What better way to get an introduction to a new school than from a current student and family?!? Through the Buddy Family Program, the PTO will pair each new family with a current family who will provide a personal welcome, answer any questions and offer advice on the best ways to become acclimated with the St. Giles School community. The Program organizes an ice cream social just prior to the start of the school year as an opportunity for new families to meet one another, some current families, and St. Giles staff and leaders.

Committee Chairs:

  • Sarah Arnett arnettse@gmail.com
  • Meghan Hurley Gibbs mhurley906@yahoo.com
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

Over 20 activities take place during this special event for families, students, and teachers. Catholic Schools Week occurs the last week of January and is important in growing school spirit. Volunteers are needed to publicize the week, decorate the school, coordinate family events, create teacher goodie baskets, and organize buddy lunches. Volunteer opportunities are available in the day, evening, and weekend hours.

Committee Chairs:

  • CSW Buddy Lunch: Amy Crilly acrilly@sbcglobal.net
  • CSW Assembly: Megan Patterson megsmalagoli@hotmail.com
  • CSW Teacher Baskets: Jenn Sabatino sabatinomail@gmail.com
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee is committed to bringing relevant and innovative diversity programming to St. Giles School.

Committee Chairs:

  • Deirdra Jenkins deejenkins@aol.com
FAITH & FAMILY

FAITH & FAMILY

The Faith & Family committee works to foster participation of students, parents, and teachers in the parish’s spiritual services and events, such as Great Grade Masses, Faith On The Go, and service opportunities. Volunteer hours are very flexible.

Committee Chairs:

  • Sarah Valaika svalaika@gmail.com
  • Margaret Murphy margaretmurphy4@gmail.com
FUN LUNCH

FUN LUNCH

The Fun Lunch committee organizes special student lunches to be delivered from local restaurants, twice a month. Volunteers for this PTO fundraiser help select meals, purchase food, organize volunteers, and distribute orders during the school lunch period.

Committee Chairs:

  • Kelly Richard kjrichard1972@yahoo.com
  • Beth Jelaca mbjelaca@sbcglobal.net
  • Andrea Grote andreagrote@comcast.net

HOSPITALITY

HOSPITALITY

Volunteers for this committee organize and provide food and refreshments for events such as Welcome Back Coffees, teacher luncheons, and meetings.

Committee Chair:

  • Jenn Sabatino sabatinomail@gmail.com
ROOM PARENT

ROOM PARENT

Room Parents in each class work together to plan, run, and solicit volunteers for the classroom Halloween party, Valentine party, and year-end picnic per the teacher’s specific requests. Click here for more information.

Committee Chair:

TEACHER/OFFICE SUPPORT

TEACHER/OFFICE SUPPORT

Volunteers meet weekly to support staff with specific tasks such as laminating projects and re-shelving library books.

Committee Chair:

  • Julia Harmon Bell   harmonbell@gmail.com
UNIFORM RESALE

UNIFORM RESALE

This committee gathers donations of used uniforms and spirit wear and arranges opportunities for returning and new St. Giles families to purchase the clothes at a discounted price. Sales are a PTO fundraiser and community outreach.

Committee Chair:

  • Christina Martinez-Sahagun  cjmartinez_sahagun@hotmail.com

VARIETY SHOW

The Variety Show is an annual talent show at St. Giles run by parent volunteers. Assistance is needed with auditions, rehearsals, and the production of the show, which is held in May. Volunteer efforts occur during school hours and some evening hours.

Committee Chairs:

  • Kelli LaChance
    kellisom@yahoo.com
  • Heather Kroll
    heatherhiatt5@yahoo.com
WELLNESS

WELLNESS

This committee recognizes and fosters the relationship between good nutrition, physical activity, and positive educational outcomes among our students. Volunteers help with the Outdoor Classroom, monthly  smoothies, Giles Miles, nutritious snacks at Lion’s Leap, yoga enrichment, Zero Waste recycling initiative, and the Spring Plant Sale.

Committee Chairs:

  • Susan Povilaitis  susanpovilaitis@hotmail.com
  • Laura Milder spargo.milder@yahoo.com

YEARLY INITIATIVES:

1034 Linden, Oak Park, IL 60302 | p: 708-383-6279 | office@stgilesschool.org
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