The 4th grade musical is here! As always, we would love to have the 4th grade parents sit back and relax during their child’s performance, so we are asking all of our Dryden families to help out if they can. Please see the Sign Up Genius to see how you can help!

We are also in need of some costumes. If you have any of the following costume items, and you’d be would be willing to loan or donate them, please contact Nikki mathfam4@gmail.com or Michelle mjcastaneda16@gmail.com.

Costume Needs:
Black suspenders
Red & black buffalo plaid shirt (Lumberjack)
Penguin costumes or onesie PJs
Courier/messenger bag
Snowman costume/onesie PJs
White &/or blue lights
Orange pants to fit a 4th grader
Snowflake decor/lights

If your child has a role in the musical and you have an outfit for him/her, please let Michelle know.

Visit the Noodles in downtown Arlington Heights from 4-8pm on Wednesday, 12/11! Show or mention the flyer, and 25% of the proceeds will come back to Dryden PTA.

On December 20th during the school day, we’ll be giving the teachers a little break and the kids a lot of fun as we turn the Commons at Dryden into a Winter Wonderland with crafts and activities! Please consider signing up to volunteer. You can choose a time when your child will be visiting the Commons if you’d like. To volunteer, you can visit the Sign Up Genius HERE.

Dryden PTA Teacher Appreciation committee is looking for volunteers to bake or purchase desserts for a cookie exchange on Thursday, December 12th, 2019. This will be our last special treat for the teachers and staff for 2019. Please bring in your treat between 8:30-9:00 AM to the staff lounge through the front office. We will have goodie bags for the teachers to make their own take away bags. Please volunteer via the following sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E044FAFA92EA1FB6-holiday1.

We would have been excited to reach our goal of raising $7000, but instead we are ECSTATIC to report that we, the Dryden community, raised $10,335! With your incredibly generous donations, we are going to be able to continue our current programs, and we also are looking forward to adding new opportunities for Dryden’s families. It is such a gift to have our children in a school where the staff and families are so committed to each child’s elementary experience.

ABC/25: Be a Part of Something Great!
Ever wonder where those Osmos, BeeBots, Maker carts and Lego Walls came from? Grants made possible by the ABC/25 Foundation!

The ABC/25 Foundation is a non-for-profit organization founded by a group of caring parents to give “A Better Community” to students and staff of District 25 by fostering innovation, creativity and excellence in our schools. Over the past 24 years, the foundation has raised and contributed over one million dollars to fund numerous projects and grants for District 25 which directly impact students and teachers!

Are you a member of the ABC/25 Foundation? If not, you’re missing out on an amazing way to support the D25 schools! Proceeds from the $40 family memberships go directly to fund grants that allow D25 teachers and staff to access tools and resources that aren’t available through curriculum budgets. Learn more about the wonderful things ABC/25 is doing in our community at www.abc25.org and become a member here! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Gina Faso at gmfaso@yahoo.com.

Donate
Each year, the ABC/25 Foundation grants $2,500 to all District 25 schools when 25% of the school’s families become members! Become a member today by clicking on this link!

Take a look at the Dryden car line map that is used for drop off and pick up before and after school! car line map

The Innovation Lab in the LMC is now open for business! This will be a space that can be used by all classes and individual students interested in building and/or designing as a part of their Personalized Learning and/or classroom work. We are still in need of some items in order to make this space everything we are hoping it will be. Please send the items to school labeled Innovation Lab LMC and we will put them to use! Feel free to send in supplies throughout the year as you come across them- they will always be welcome. Thank you in advance for your supply donations!

The Dryden Directory is up and running! All members have access, online and through the app. If you were a user in the past and kept your same email address at registration, you will just see the updated version. If you’re new or have a new address, please follow the instructions to set up your account. If you’ve lost access, it is possible that you didn’t renew your PTA membership, which you can do online HERE.

Questions? Contact Lauren Noble (lnoble@denalicap.com) about the Directory or Jillian Sheehan (jilliansheehan78@gmail.com) about Membership.