Crow Island PTO

The Parent Teacher Organization for Crow Island School in Winnetka

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District 36 Strategic Plan and Portrait of a Graduate

The Winnetka Public Schools community has shared a deep commitment to Progressive Education for over 100 years. Our School Board, administrators, and staff are honored to continue our history of excellence by cultivating rich experiential learning opportunities and fostering the academic and social and emotional skills that our students need to thrive now and into the future. To further advance this important work, the District embarked on an ambitious Strategic Planning process starting in March 2020 with the involvement of over two-thousand contributors representing students, staff, parents, community members, and alumni. One of the results of this process is the District’s Portrait of a Graduate:

Portrait of a Graduate

The District’s full revised Mission and Vision, Portrait of a Graduate, and Strategic Plan 2021- 2025 can be found here: Strategic Plan.

Marla’s Brown Bag Lunch

Marla’s lunch will be offering a Brown Bag Lunch. Families can now add a profile for each child to order lunch at school.

Login to Marla’s Lunch, order and check out by noon on Wednesday for the following week.

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2021-2022 PTO Calendar

Tuesday17Kindergarten Playdate (9:00am – 10:00am) Kdg Playground
Thursday19Tours for Incoming K,1 & 2 Families (10:00am -11:00am)
Thursday19Tours for Incoming K,1 & 2 Families (12:00pm -1:00pm)
Thursday19Tours for Incoming K,1 & 2 Families (3:00pm – 4:00pm)
Friday20Tours for Incoming K,1 & 2 Families (10:00am -11:00am)
Friday20Tours for Incoming K,1 & 2 Families (12:00pm – 1:00pm)
Monday23Institute Day
Tuesday24Institute Day
Wednesday251st Day of School – Grades 1- 4 Early dismissal @ 11:25am
 25PM – Institute Day
Friday27Kindergarten Coffee hosted by Principal and PTO President (8:45am)

September

Thursday2Crow Island Back To School Bash (5:00pm – 6:30pm) 
Monday6No School – Labor Day
Tuesday7No School – Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday14Go-To-School Night (3rd & 4th: 6:00pm – 7:00pm / 1st & 2nd: 7:00pm – 8:00pm)
Wednesday15Picture Day
Thursday16No School – Yom Kippur
 TBDGo-To-School Night – KDG (TBD)

October

Mon-Fri4-8PTO Walk to School Week
Monday4Rain date – Picture Day
Friday8PTO Run-A-Thon
Thursday14Early Dismissal @ 11:25am 
 14Bus Evacuation Drill (8:45am – 11:20am)
 14PM No Student Attendance – Conference Day
Friday15No Student Attendance – Conference Day
Tuesday19Picture Retake Day (8:30am – 10:00am) Tentative Date
Friday29Halloween Ghost Walk (1:00pm)

November

Friday1No Student Attendance – Institute Day
Mon-Fri22-26No School – Thanksgiving Break

December

Wednesday1Book Fair (2:00pm – 7:00pm)
 1Hour of Code (After school – Time TBD)
Thursday2Book Fair (8:00am – 10:00am)
Thursday16Winter Sing-A-Long (9:00am: TBD, 10:30am: TBD 1:00pm: TBD) 
Friday17PTO Community Outreach – Sack Supper Project
Saturday18Winter Break begins

January

Monday3School resumes
Monday17No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Wednesday19Pioneer Room Open House (9:00am & 7:00pm)

February

Thursday10STEAM Expo – 3rd Grade – Mrs. Flynn & Mrs. Ambrose (9:30am-10:00am) 
Thursday10STEAM Expo – 3rd Grade – Mrs. Brody & Ms. Keenan (10:00am-10:30am) 
Thursday10STEAM Expo – 4th Grade – Mr. Dunn & Ms. Dechovitz (1:00pm-1:30pm) 
Thursday10STEAM Expo – 4th Grade – Mr. Dugo (1:30pm-2:00pm) 
Friday11STEAM Expo – 2nd Grade – Ms. Elliott & Ms. Martin (9:30am–10:00am)
Friday11STEAM Expo – 2nd Grade – Mrs. Petersen (10:00am–10:30am)
Thursday17No Student Attendance – Conference Day
Friday18No Student Attendance – Conference Day
Monday21No School – Presidents’ Day

March

Friday4No Student Attendance – Institute Day
Thursday173rd Grade Spring Sing @5:45pm 
 174th Grade Spring Sing @7:15pm 
Saturday26Spring Break begins

April

Monday4School resumes
Friday15No School – Good Friday
Thu-Fri28-29Camp Edwards – 4th Grade

May

Mon-Fri2-6Staff Appreciation Week
Thursday121st Grade Spring Sing (5:45pm) 
 122nd Grade Spring Sing (7:00pm) 
Friday20PTO Recognition Luncheon (11:30am – 12:30pm)
Friday27Early Dismissal @ 11:25am
 27PM No Student Attendance – Teacher Report Writing 
Monday30No School – Memorial Day
 TBDBike Safety Check – 2nd Grade

June

Wednesday1Crow Island Field Day
Friday3Rain Date – Field Day
 TBDCrows On Parade (held 2nd last day of school) 
 TBD4th Grade DVD (held 2nd last day of school)
Thursday9Anticipated last day of school  (Dismissal @ 11:25am) 
 9PM – Institute Day
Friday10Emergency School Closing Day (if needed)
Monday13Emergency School Closing Day (if needed)
Tuesday14Emergency School Closing Day (if needed)
Wednesday15Emergency School Closing Day (if needed)
Thursday16Emergency School Closing Day (if needed)

About the Bulletin

The Crow Island Bulletin, our school newsletter, is published biweekly (Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m.) by the Crow Island PTO Communications chairs.  It is distributed via email to all school parents.  The Bulletin contains information about upcoming school programs and events.

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Order School Supplies

The Crow Island PTO offers prepackaged school supply kits for your convenience through Educational Products, Inc.  EPI will deliver the supply kits to Crow Island and PTO volunteers will deliver the kits to each classroom before the first day of school.  Your child will arrive on the first day with all of his/her supplies.  It’s so easy!

Orders can be placed until June 12, 2022 by clicking HERE and using the following school code: CRO020 (letters C, R and O followed by zero, two and zero).

If you wish to purchase supplies independently, a copy of the supply lists can be found HERE.

Questions? Contact [email protected].

PTO Texts

Sign up today to receive easy text reminders from the PTO (through Remind)!  If you choose to opt-in, you can expect to receive an average of 1-2 texts per month, with important reminders from the PTO about school events, outings and deadlines.

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Directory Spot

As a convenience to parents, the Central PTO publishes a school directory each year. This online directory app (available for IOS and Android users) contains contact information for all 5 D36 schools. The directory also contains often-requested information about the school, such as school hours and a school calendar. If you encounter problems, please contact Leigh Sears at [email protected].

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