Goals & Accomplishments

 

Updated:  Feb. 24, 2010
(2009 - 2010 School Year)

We want to THANK the Chairpersons, Committee Members, Volunteers and Supporters of Home and School Association (H.S.A.) fundraisers and events. We can not do it without your participation! Here is an update of our H.S.A. activities.


In the first half of this school year, H.S.A. coordinated numerous fundraisers. Listed below is a summary of our income:

• Gold Party $ 263
• Magazine Sale * $2,680
• Market Day Gifts Life: Styles* $2,984
* 10% of these fundraisers go to the Parish Endowment Fund
• Fall Book Fair $2,513 in product vouchers for school library
• Santa’s Workshop $1,558
• Christmas Program Poinsettias $ 120
• Stratford Mall Points $ 500
• Family Dining Nights $ 355
• H.S.A. Start Up Fee $1,520


Fundraising Changes for H.S.A.:

Genesis Magazine / Football Mania: For several reasons, we plan to discontinue our annual Genesis Magazine Fundraiser for Fall 2010. We have enjoyed many years of success from this fundraiser, but have decided that it is time for a change. So, do not save your magazine renewals this year!  In place of this fundraiser, we will take over management of the Football Mania Fundraiser.  This is an exciting, new idea for us and we know it will prove to be a successful fundraiser for H.S.A.!

Tuition Credit for 2010-2011 School Year:  All families who participate in the Football Mania and Market Day Gifts fundraisers will receive 10% of their participation dollars in tuition credit! This is a great incentive!

With your support, we were able to achieve our goal of providing students and teachers with these “extras” that are not included in the school budget:

• Classroom and Teacher Start-up Fees
• Classroom and Teacher Requests
• Teacher Birthday Gift Cards and Candy
• New Parent Mentor Social
• Supplemented New Risers for the Music Department
• Cookies and Water for Jogathon
• Family Halloween Party
• Family Reading Night
• Support of Classroom Christmas Parties and Crafts
• Catholic Education Week Family Roller Skating Party and Wheel of Wisdom
• Catholic Education Week Raffle Items and Sock Hop Root Beer Floats
• Supplemented Bus Trip for Grades 4-8 to Feed My Starving Children
• Six Flags Read to Succeed – Six Hour Reading Club
• Purchased Playwrights for our 2010 Play “Fiddler on the Roof”


For the remaining school year, with your continued support, we hope to accomplish the following:

• Kindergarten Chicks
• First Grade Butterflies
• Fast Food Fridays
• Family Dining Nights
• Spring Book Fair
• Teacher Appreciation Week:  Flowers and Luncheon
• 8th Grade Dinner Dance decoration supplement
• Uniform Resale and Hands of Hope Uniform Donations
• Field Day Supplies
• Year End Celebrations
• DJ Deposit for 2010 Halloween party


Thank you for your support!

H.S.A. Board
Rita Crotinger and Chris Schoaf, Co-Presidents
Patty Frost, Treasurer


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Updated: Feb. 5, 2009

We want to THANK the many volunteers and supporters of Home and School Association (H.S.A.) fundraisers and events.  We can not do it without your participation.  Here is an update of our H.S.A. activities to date.

In the first half of this school year, H.S.A. coordinated numerous fundraisers.  Below are the profits of each:

• Magazine Sale*                $3,168
• Market day Silver Bells*    $2,789
  * Profit after the 10% has been given to the Endowment Fund
• Halloween Party                $  876
• Shop at Stratford               $  500
• Fall Book Fair                   $2,513 in product vouchers for books
• Buona Beef Family Night   $   102
• Christmas Poinsettias       $   152
• Monthly Fast Food Friday       ---

With your support, we were able to achieve our goal of providing students and teachers with these "extras" that are not included in the school budget:

• Patrol Belts
• Classroom and Teacher Start-up Fees
• Classroom and Teacher Requests
• Teacher Birthday Gifts and Flowers
• St. Isidore New Parent Meeting
• Cookies and Water for Jogathon
• Family Reading Night
• Support of Classroom Christmas Parties and Crafts
• Supplemented Christmas Program Costumes for the children
• Recycling materials
• Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Performance
• Legent of St. Nicholas Assembly (K-8)
• Catholic Education Week Family Roller Skating Party and Wheel of Wisdom
• Catholic Education Week Raffle Items and Sock Hop Root Beer Floats
• Purchase playwrights for our 2009 Spring play "Music Man"

For the remaining school year, with your continued support, we hope to accomplish the following:

• Sponsor Internet Safety Presentation*
  * Feb. 9th are for parents and Feb. 12 are for students Gr. 5-8
• Supplement bus trip for Grades 5-8 to Feed My Starving Children
• 8th Grade Dinner Dance: picture frames, picture developing and balloons
• Sponsor Assemblies:  Windy City Aladdin, Benjamin Franklin (March)
• Teacher Appreciation Luncheon - Sprint
• Kindergarten Chicks
• First Grade Butterflies
• Spring Book Fair
• Field Day Supplies
• End of Year Celebration
• DJ deposit for 2009 Halloween party

Thank you for your support!                  - Tracy Locanto & Rita Crotinger, H.S.A. Co-presidents

 

Updated: Nov. 13, 2008

Thank you for supporting our Silver Bells 2008 Holiday Collections.  The profit is approx. $3,000.  This will go back to support all of the functions that H.S.A. sponsors.  Parents, please pick up you orders at the Ministry center on Thursday, Nov. 20th from 10:45am to 3:00pm.  For questions, please contact MaryBeth Larson.

 

 

Updated: Oct. 16, 2008

Thank you for supporting our Fall Fundraisers:
            Genesis Magazine Sale
            Market ay Product & Wrapping Paper Sale
            Stratford Mall Points Fundraiser (Aug-Feb)
            Restaurant Night Fundraisers (Ongoing)
            Poinsettia Sale for Christmas Program (upcoming in Dec.)

This year, with your continued support, H.S.A. has already sponsored the following:

• Purchased Playwrights for our 2009 school play, "The Music Man"
• Purchased new Patrol Belts
• Helped to sponsor an Informational Meeting for New Parents
• Hired the DJ for the Halloween Party
• Funded Classroom and Teacher Start-Up Needs for classrooms
• Funded cookies and water for students following Jogathon
• Purchasing teacher birthday flowers throughout the year (new this year)
• Contracted 2 Fall Student Assemblies and 3 Assemblies for 2009

We look forward to some fun school H.S.A. sponsored events:

            Halloween Party                Saturday, Oct. 25th
            Fall Book Fair                    November 17 & 18
            Family Reading Night         Monday, Nov. 17th
            Santa's Workshop              December 4 & 5

Our goal is to enhance the school lives of our children by engaging them in activities that are educational and fun.  This can only be accomplished with YOUR support of our fundraisers and by volunteering YOUR TIME for these events.  Helps us make this year a memorable year at St. Isidore School ... togehter we will make this school even better!

We welcome any comments or suggestions, so please feel free to contact your H.S.A.
Co-presidents:

        Tracy Locanto                                            Rita Crotinger
        221-0432                                                   221-8746
        tracyandsteve@sbcglobal.net                      throwsize@aol.com

 

 

2008-2009 GOALS

                                                                               
August   
  First Grade Information Session (8/20)
  H.S.A. Fees $8 per Child/($2 for Santa's Workshop)
  Teacher Start-up, Wish Lists (Mrs. Collins)
  Teacher Birthday Money (Mrs. Collins)
  Teacher Birthday Flowers (Cindy Judnic)
  Teachers Requests (ongoing)     

September
  Mentor New Parent (Tracy, Rita, Mrs. Collins)
  Speak at Curriculum Night (Tracy Rita),
     sign-up sheet volunteer table, Room helper
  Recap letter of last year/funds goal for this year
  Jogathon - Drinks/cookies
  Magazine Sale - 9/19 (Barb Churney)

October
  Markey Day Wrapping Paper Sale - 10/9
                      (Mary Beth Larson, Tracy & Rita)
  McDonald's Assembly          
  Halloween Party - 10/25 (Tracy, Rita, Chairpersons)
          Pumpkin decorating contest (supply pumpkins)
          Volunteer 'Thank You' gifts

November
  Book Fair (Chris Schoaf/Maria Mercola/Michele Zygmunt)     
          Teacher wish lists/Proceeds go back to library for new books
  Assembly – Windy City Players (Aladdin) 11/14
  Family Reading Night Event (11/17)                 
          (Mrs. Yerly, Mrs. Neal, Michele Ryan, Michele Zygmunt,
           Chris Schoaf, Maria Mercola, Tracy Locanto &
           Rita Crotinger)

December
  Santa's workshop (Tracy/Rita, M. Snyder, J. Read)
          (Set up Wed. 12/3, sales is 12/4 & 12/5)
           Marcia Snellgove, Kim Sawko
  Poinsettia Fundraiser for Christmas program   
  Volunteer Christmas Thank yous (Patty Frost,
           Barb Churney, Gina Beyer, Chris Schoaf/
           Maria Mercola, Kima Sawko, Karen Lombardo,
           Andrea Kuchler, Cindy Judnic, Jane Bronge)

January
  Mid-year HSA progress report/letter (Tracy/Rita)
  Catholic Education Week
           Roller skating party (Barb Churney)  
  All school assembly - Wheel of Wisdom (already booked) 

February/March
  Kindergarten Chicks
           (Kindergarten paren, Kim Sawko or Jessa Heydt) 
  First Grade Butterflies  (1st grade parent, Rita/Tracy)
  PTO EXPO

Spring
  Book Fair (Chris Schoaf, Maria Mercola, Michele Zygmunt)
            Teacher wish lists/Proceeds go back to libary for new books
  FUNDRAISER                                              
  Robert Crown Assembly, grades 5-8                
  Retreat - Director's Fee                   
  Holocaust Survivors (8th grade)
  End of Year Volunteer 'Thank you'  (Tracy/Rita)
            (13 Panera $10 gift cards, gifts to Mrs. Collins, Ann Hatt,
              Armie Redpath, Mrs. Paulus)

May
  Teacher Appreciation Week - 5/18 (Tracy/Rita)
  Flower bouquets Tuesday, Teacher luncheon Friday) 
  Book DJ - Halloween party
  Uniform Resale - 5/29  (Chris Konchel)
  End of Year Celebration   (Tracy/Rita)
  Field Day - Drinks/snacks (Mrs. Collins/Butler)
  8th Grade Picture frames (Mrs. Collins)  
  Class outings (Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd....)  

Ongoing
  Assemblies - Reptile Man? Farm Bureau/Karate
  Attend monthly school board meetings
  Fast Food Friday (May - Oct)
  Stratford Square Mall points - Aug-Feb (Kuchler)
  No 'Night of Giving' this year
  Family Restaurant Night (Sawko)    

Future Ideas
  Kids Art Fundraiser
  Family Reading Night
  Help with classroom field trips
  Mascot Book fundraiser