Family School Partnership News
Your 157c Parent Teacher Organization
Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!
Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays and time off. As we welcome a brand New Year, we would like to wish each and every one of you a year filled with much peace, happiness and laughter. Happy 2018!
Our next FSP Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 9th at 6:30PM in the District Office Boardroom at Grand Prairie. We hope you can join us!
**Spirit Day is Friday, January 12th. Wear your spiritwear and show your Tiger pride!**
What's Going On?
Thank You for Dining & Donating at Buona Beef!
Thank you to all who came out and supported the FSP at our Buona Beef Dine & Donate event. We raised over $200.00 which will in turn benefit our students! THANK YOU!
Our next scheduled Dine & Donate events are:
February 1st - Chipotle
April 12th - Pot Belly Sandwiches
It's Coming Up - Exploration Night is Thursday, January 25th at Chelsea
Exploration Night will be held on Thursday, January 25th at Chelsea and will run from 5:30-8:00PM.
We have a fun and educational family evening planned featuring the Human Body, with presentations by the Carnegie Science Center of Pittsburgh and local healthcare professionals. We are still seeking volunteer healthcare providers to provide school age appropriate activities related to the human body.
In order to make this event successful, please consider volunteering your time to help out with the event. Please use the Signup Genius link below to sign up.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080845a5aa2fa0f49-exploration
Any questions or inquires can be sent to Katie Sweeney at krhanko@hotmail.com.
Wolves Game Order Forms are Here! Game is February 3, 2018 at 7:00PM
Ticket Order Forms (for both students and teachers) are attached below and must be returned to school by January 11th. Tickets for registered 157C students are free with an adult or non-157C student ticket purchase. Ticket prices for adults and non-157C students are $15.00 each.
There is no online ordering for this event.
If you have any questions, please reach out to MinDee Richard at mindeerichard@gmail.com.
Hope to see you there!
Shopping amazon?
If you shop online, please consider signing up for Amazon Smile via the link below. There is no cost to you and a portion of eligible purchases comes back to the Frankfort School District 157-C Family School.
Check out the NEW FSP Website
The new FSP website has launched and is full of great information about FSP and upcoming events. Go check it out at www.FSP157c.org.
If you have any problems, questions, or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to the FSP directly at fsp157c@gmail.com .
February Happenings!
February 9th - Spirit Day! Sport your Tiger pride by wearing your spiritwear!
February 23rd - SCRIPP Gift Card orders due
February 26 thru March 2nd - Book Fair at Chelsea
February 28 - Book Fair Family Night at Chelsea
Stay tuned for more details!
Save the Date - Around the World is Thursday, March 15th
If you'd like to volunteer to help plan and prepare this event, please reach out to:
Kris McGuire- kkmacfsp@yahoo.com
Julie Kreyenbuehl- julie.kreyenbuehl@gmail.com
Hana Yassin- hanajyassin@yahoo.com
Earth Day Donation Drive - April 21st
Thank you for your donation!
Everyday What To Know
FSP Hot Lunch and Smoothie Days
January Smoothies are:
Friday, 26th - Chelsea
February Hot Lunches are:
Tuesday, 6th - Chelsea
Wednesday, 7th - Hickory Creek
Thursday, 8th - Grand Prairie
Tuesday, 20th - Chelsea
Wednesday, 21st - Hickory Creek
Thursday, 22nd - Grand Prairie
February Smoothies are:
Friday, 2nd - Hickory Creek
Friday, 9th - Grand Prairie
Regular Lunch Volunteers at Grand Prairie and Chelsea for January & February! We need your help!
FSP is looking for daily lunch volunteers. The signup genius links for Grand Prairie & Chelsea can be found below. The children love to see familiar faces in the lunchroom everyday. Please consider picking a day to come in and help. Thank you for your support!
January
Grand Prairie Gold/Green Lunchroom
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084AAAAC29A4F58-january
Grand Prairie Purple Lunchroom
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084AAAAC29A4F58-january1
Chelsea
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4ba8a82baaff2-january
February
Grand Praire Gold/Green Lunchroom
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084AAAAC29A4F58-february
Grand Prairie Purple Lunchroom
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084AAAAC29A4F58-february1
Chelsea
Hot Lunch & Smoothie Volunteers Needed!
FSP has 10 hot lunches scheduled and 6 smoothie days scheduled to help cover our Family Nights and Teacher Appreciation Week events. We are looking for help to distribute on these scheduled days at each school. Please see the signup genius links so you can signup to volunteer.
Grand Prairie Hot Lunch Volunteer Signup
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044EA4AB2BA5F85-fsphot2
Chelsea Hot Lunch Volunteer Signup
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044EA4AB2BA5F85-fsphot
Hickory Creek Hot Lunch Volunteer Signup
February Hot Lunch and Smoothie Sales - Order by January 15th
Hot Lunch sales and smoothie sales are on-line now!
You can find the entire hot lunch and smoothie schedule with the menus and booster that is sponsoring that lunch on the 157c website in the Virtual Backpack under Boosters.
Purchases are done on Rev-Trak and you can purchase lunches up until the 15th of the month prior. February Hot Lunches and Smoothies can be purchased now until January 15th! No cash will be accepted on the day of.
Remind 101 FOR 157c Booster Events - Have you signed up?
If you would like that extra reminder via text the day of or the night before you can now sign up for the 157c Boosters Remind 101. This will include reminders for Booster events like Hot Lunch as well as Family Nights and Fundraisers. To get these reminders please send a text with the following: @157cb to: 81010
Next FSP Monthly Meeting
Everyone is welcome to come to the FSP meeting. This is where we discuss upcoming events and hot topics. The FSP Board is always present as well as the 157c Superintendent, Grand Prairie Principal, Chelsea Principal, and Hickory Creek Principal.
Your input is encouraged. We hold two meetings a year in the evening to allow working parents to join in.
Tuesday, Jan 9, 2018, 06:30 PM
Grand Prairie Elementary School, Nebraska Street, Frankfort, IL, United States
About 157-c Family School Partnership (FSP)
We are the 157c Parent Teacher Organization. We are non-profit. We provide free family events as well as parent support, teacher appreciation, assembly funds, and curriculum enrichment. All parents with students in 157c are encouraged to help us. We can only do as much as we can with the volunteers that help. If you prefer not to support our fundraisers you can always support us by donating to our un-fundraiser. You can do this via Rev-Trak under FSP.
http://fsd157c.revtrak.net/tek9.asp?pg=products&grp=8
FSP meets monthly on the first Tuesday.
Email: fsp157c@gmail.com
Website: www.fsp157c.org
Location: 10480 Nebraska Street, Frankfort, IL, United States
Phone: (815)469-3366
Facebook: facebook.com/familyschoolpartnership157c
School Calendars
November 20, 2017 Booster E-Blast