The NBS Colt Derby
Trotting into the PTO News Arena
November 3 - November 5
Colt Agenda
From the Desk of the PTO President Amy Vandenbergh
Good morning NBS and Happy November!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween. Despite a rainy Friday last week, I witnessed so much FUN at our school! Thank you again to all the parent volunteers, staff and office staff that made it a special event! Our social media team has done a fabulous job sharing many awesome pictures! Moving right along to November! We look forward to some PTO events coming up! We are planning for a family "garden cleanup" date coming up soon on Saturday, November 13th. Come anytime with the family between 10-2pm. Many hands make light work! We appreciate the help in cleaning up and closing our school community garden! Look for a google sign up form to go out soon!
NBS is also excited for our Fall Annual Book Fair! Thank you to Melissa Gerber and Crystal McConnell for chairing and organizing this awesome event! Not only do the students get books in their hands; our book fair is an important fundraiser for our school. We also earn Scholastic dollars, which goes directly back to our school library! Please check out the Sign Up Genius link as volunteers are needed and appreciated! Check out more details below for that link and our Fall Book Fair hours.
We are also excited that we have a new shopping link for our Winter Spiritwear Sale! Online orders will run from November 1-November 14th! Thank you to Courtney Young for organizing! The LINK to shop and more details are listed below!
Lastly, I'm very excited to share that the P.O.P Program (formerly Blessings in a Backpack) is BACK! Volunteers are packing each Thursday at the District 220 Building at 310 James Street, Barrington from 8AM until about 10AM. This is a special program that provides extra food to deserving families over the weekend. As in years past, they also need one volunteer to deliver the bags to each elementary directly after the packing. What a wonderful way to volunteer and give back to our community!
Have a great week!
Amy Vandenbergh
***Last Day to Order Will Be Friday 11/5/21***
Free Virtual Town Hall with Area State Legislators
District 220 is partnering with the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and Barrington Area Council of Governments to co-host a free, virtual town hall with our area's state legislators. Come join to hear updates on state issues. Register at www.barringtonchamber.com to receive login information. Questions? Contact NBS parent / BACOG Executive Director Kimberly Saunders at k.saunders@bacog.org.
Get Colt Cozy with the NBS Winter Spirit Wear
https://nbs2021holiday.itemorder.com/
Delivered to NBS on Dec. 20th... BUT Holiday Supply Chain setbacks does not guarantee on time holiday delivery
Items that are currently on backorder have been removed from the online shop. No late orders will be taken. Next sale will be in March.
Questions? Email Courtney Young courtney.y@me.com
Save the Date for NBS Book Fair! We're Back In Person!!!
Save the Date: November 15-19, the Book Fair is back at NBS!
The book fair will run online at the same time as our in-person fair for those who aren't able to make it in.
Please help make our book fair a success and sign up to volunteer! Even if you can't stay the whole time, coming part of the time will still be a huge help. Please review the available slots below. If you had signed up to volunteer for your class, this is where you can "officially" sign up for the book fair. Set up and take down is a great way to get to know other parents at the school and is always FUN!
Also, Please take note that due to the new State mandate, anyone who is inside the school for longer than 30 minutes, MUST fill out and turn in a google doc showing either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours. Thank you for understanding!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiQDz9G0UW4z-8pfRdxJ-KtVRlFjDoQKrRLXyxMUUGEtaI0g/viewform
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4caba728a3f85-fall
Book Fair Hours:
11/15: 12-2:40
11/16: During school hours and until 5pm
11/17: During school hours and until 5pm
11/18: During school hours and until 5pm
11/19: 8-2:40
Looking for a great way to give back? Packs of Plenty is Back (P.O.P)
Hi Everyone!
We hope that you all had a great summer and things are off to a great fall season. We are so sorry for the delay in getting information out to you. With the students back in school full time, there are many new and always changing rules, regulations and logistics to consider. After a strange 18 months, the district was trying to figure out where the biggest needs in the district are and where and how we should begin packing.
That all being said, we are finally ready to get back to work and start packing! We will be going back to our original schedule of once weekly, packings on Thursday AMs. The location this year is the District 220 Building at 310 James Street, Barrington. We will begin at 8am by unpacking boxes and setting up the assembly line. Packing will begin at 9AM and should be completed by 10AM. As in years past, we will need one volunteer to deliver the bags back to each elementary school directly after the packing.
**We will NOT require a "sign up” prior to packing anymore. You may come when it is convenient for you without any prior commitment.
Garden Club Fall Clean Up!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QVhHblmy58VWkvTf2BGrERcZMgGt5AT9yMc_bSzMIkM/edit
Fundraising Information
Welcome Back, Colts!
I will be your VP of Fundraising this year, and we are looking forward to offering some unique and low-pressure fundraising opportunities for this school year. We are kicking off the school year with our Spiritwear Sale! All of the information for that is provided below.
One of our easiest fundraisers each year is to enroll in Amazon Smile! If you login to your regular account through www.smile.amazon.com, you can select Parent Teacher Organization of North Barrington School as your charity. We are a registered 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization. Whenever you order through your Amazon Smile Account (now available through the mobile app!), a percentage of your purchase will be directly donated to the NBS PTO.
Thank you and I can't wait to share more with you soon.
Ilana Forbes, ilanamorgan@gmail.com
Girl Scouts Information!
You're Invited to Join Our Troop!
Is your girl looking to connect with friends and have fun? Then Girl Scouts is the place for her! Our Junior Girl Scout Troop #1969 would like to invite all 4th and 5th grade girls to join our troop. In Girl Scouts, your girl will shine in confidence-boosting, girl-approved exciting experiences. We hope to see you at our first troop meeting for the 2021-2022 school year.
First Junior Troop Meeting: Wednesday September 29th
Grades: 4th and 5th Graders
Location: North Barrington Elementary School
Time: 2:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
When Our Troop Meets: Once a month, right after school
Simply register at https://www.girlscoutsni.org/.
Indian Guides and Princess Program
Are you a dad looking for a unique experience with your son and/or daughter? There is a program in your school that offers this type of activity.
From camping out in northern Wisconsin to staying the night at the Museum of Science and Industry, Indian Guides and Princess offers a 6 year program that is filled with unique adventures and events.
If you would like to learn more about the Guides program please email Rick Rivero at rrivero@connectionsmarketing.com and Princess please email Ray Pickett at emanpickett@gmail.com.
Cub Scout Pack 229
The North Barrington PTO proudly presents Cub Scout Pack 229 – a “family scouting” pack - that welcomes all Boys and Girls from our community, K-5th grade; where our motto is DO YOUR BEST!
This year our goals are focused on getting back together as a Pack!
1. Re-invigorate our kid’s joy of scouting now that we have a roadmap for in-person scouting.
2. Use one of the best and safest tools, the outdoors, to get together as much as possible
3. Refocusing on the Cub Scout Oath and Law to foster the scouting spirit in the kids.
We invite you and your child to join us for our first Pack meeting where you can learn more about our Pack and our plans for the 2021-2022 Scouting Year.
September 19th at 4pm. NBS, Outside!
Interested, Please check out our Facebook Page www.facebook.com/nbspack229/
Or Contact our CubMaster Dave Carver: davecarver22@gmail.com
Letter from the Treasurer
We are looking forward to a great school year.
Due to changes within the district portal, we made some adjustments to our accounting process. This year, you can now pay your NBS PTO Membership Dues through Infinite Campus as part of your registration fees OR via the following link (membership, yearbook and help another student): https://barrington220.revtrak.net/b220-pto-menu/pto-nb/nb-pto-membership/#/list
The PTO Membership Dues are $15.00 per family and are optional. Membership dues help to pay for field day, assemblies, author visits, family nights, interactive habitat and much more. Fundraising dollars make up the balance. As we kick off the new school year, we are excited to host events and provide support to the students, teachers and staff at NBS. Our first two events of the year (Popsicles with the Principal and the Kindergarten Playdate) were so much fun and we look forward to hosting many more fun events throughout the school year. These funds help support our school and your child(ren)!
The “Help Another Student” donation helps provide school supplies, yearbooks and other necessities to students at NBS.
If you have any questions about PTO Membership Dues, Helping Another Student, etc., please reach out to Courtney Olson at courtney@elevatedsolutionsgroup.net
Thank you!
Courtney Olson
NBS Social Media
We love to share what our students are doing as well as showing the hard work of the teachers, students and staff through out the day with our NBS family.
We encourage and are very grateful for teachers and families to please submit pictures and tell us a little story if you'd like to our PTO social media email. We love to include the students teacher, grade and name with all pictures that are submitted! We enjoyed seeing all the first day of school photos on our pages! Thank you! Let's keep our positive vibes going for our Colts this year!
Pictures can be submitted @ coltsptosocialmedia@gmail.com
We are very excited for what the new school year brings for all of us!
Thank you!
Jenelle Pierce and Stephanie Conboy
Find us on:
Facebook at ”North Barrington School PTO”
Instagram at northbarringtonpto
Twitter at @NBSPTO
Newsletter/PTO Website Submissions
North Barrington Elementary School
Elementary School Hours
Regular: 8:00 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Wednesday Early Release: 2:10 p.m.
Kindergarten Hours
A.M. Only 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Full Day: 8:00 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Wednesday Early Release: 2:10 p.m.
Email: nbsptonewsletter@gmail.com
Website: https://www.barrington220.org/north
Location: North Barrington Elementary School, North Grandview Drive, North Barrington, IL, United States
Phone: 847-381-4340
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/North-Barrington-School-PTO-182434201818768/
Twitter: @nbspto