PTO Penny Drive When: Mon. 2/25/08 to Wed. 3/5/08 Result will be announced on Friday, March 7, 2008 The class that collects most number of pennies wins a PIZZA PARTY! 1. Pre-K3 2. Pre-K4A 3. Pre-K4B 4. Kindergarten-A 5. Kindergarten-B 6. 1st Grade - A 7. 1st Grade - B 8. 2nd Grade 9. 3rd Grade 10. 4th Grade 11. 5th Grade 12. 6th Grade 13. 7th Grade 14. 8th Grade 15. 9th, 10th & 11th Grade (combine) A special thanks to Sr. Rebeka Sultana for getting the collection containers ready. PTO Eid Gift Sale Venue: ISI Library Duration: Mon, Dec. 10 - Friday, Dec. 14 Winner of lucky draw: Suha M., 3rd grade Thanks to all teachers and students for supporting this event. Special thanks to Sr. Shorouq Husein, 3rd grade Teacher, for conducting the lucky draw. Special thanks to Sr. Jennifer Almasri, 2nd Grade Teacher, for coordinating this event. BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION HOORAY! HORRAY! HOORAY! For the 2006-2007 school year, we were able to collect 2510 Box Top coupons. Thanks to the teacher, parents and students support, the school received $250 from General Mills to help the ISI Library Media Center. For 2007-2008, we hope to collect 3000 Box Top coupons. As of November 2007, we have collected 1,828 coupons. We really need continuing support from students, parents, staff and teachers to help us reach our goal. If you need more information, please contact Sr. Jill, Librarian at 972-812-2222. Sr. Saleemah Box Top Coordinator Click on the link below to Download and Print the latest "Box Tops Collection Sheet" Collection Sheet OFFICE DEPOT - 5% BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM This program gives parents, teachers and community members an opportunity to help ISI receive credits for free supplies when you shop at Office Depot for your child's school supplies. Here's how: - Buy qualifying student school supplies at Office Depot. - Designate the Islamic School of Irving to receive 5% of your qualifying purchase (ISI Code Number: 70200079) - Office Depot will tally the qualifying purchases made during the program period. - Office Depot will award ISI 5% of the qualifying purchases in credits the school can use for free supplies! For a list of qualifying student school supply items, please visit the Office Depot Store nearest you. KROGER SHARE CARD The Islamic School of Irving is now a member of the Kroger Share Card program. Each time parents, teachers and community members shop at any Kroger store in Texas and Louisiana, present a share card to the checker before they begin to ring up your order. Ask the checker to "scan" the card and 1% of all purchases in a year will be donated to ISI. If you would like to get a card, please see Sr. Malika, Administrative Assistant. You can also email Sr. Jill, Librarian, or call her at 972-812- 2222 to have cards mailed out to you. Please give the cards to friends and family that shop at Kroger as well. Every bit helps! BAKE SALE Bake sales have been one of the most popular ways of raising funds for the school since December 2006. Parents are encouraged to sign up with homeroom teachers to help in the bake sales. With effect from April 17, 2007 all PTO sponsored events including bake sale must be approved by the school administration. Copies of the ISI Event Checklist can be obtained from Sr. Malika, Administrative Assistant. Prior approval must be obtained from Sr. Shahnaz, Assistant Principal, at least one week before the event date. Please feel free to contact the PTO Board if you have any questions. Click on the link below to download a copy of the ISI Event Checklist. [DOC] ISI Event Checklist PAPER RECYCLING Dear Families of Islamic School of Irving student: You can recycle paper at our campus 7 days a week. We earn money for paper dropped off at our green and yellow Abitibi Paper Retriever® bin. In 2007, we received $34.11 for recycling 7.06 tons of paper! This is an easy way for you to recycle your paper every week and help us raise money for projects like classroom supplies, printing services and other worthwhile activities. Please remember to bring your paper and drop it in the Abitibi Paper Retriever® bin. This bin is free to use, just bring us your paper! We accept: Newspaper Magazines Shopping Catalogs Office and School Papers Mail We do NOT accept: Plastic, Metal & Glass Please add recycling to your errand route and bring your paper by once a week – help your school and the environment! Thank you for your support of this important fund-raising effort. For more information, log on to PaperRetriever.com or call the school office at (972) 812-2222. USED INK CARTRIDGES AND CELL PHONES RECYCLING We have just started a new recycling program - collecting used inkjet and laser printer cartridges and cell phones. We are helping keep the earth clean while earning new equipment and cash. You can make a difference and help us earn even more by bringing your used ink cartridges and cell phones to the Library Media Center during school hours. If you have any questions about this recycling program, please feel free to contact Sr. Jill, Librarian, at 972-812-2222. Click on the link below to see how many points we have collected. Library Recycling Program The ISI-PTO is not responsible for the content of external sources. For questions about the content of this page, please contact Sr. Jill. If you would like to suggest a link to this page or give your comments, please feel free to contact Sr. Jill.