The PTO welcomes all parents and caregivers to join us for our first meeting of the new year tonight January 16th from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. The meeting will take place in the Lake Bluff Library. The PTO will discuss plans for the remainder of 2025 and beyond. Please enter the school through the front doors, see you there!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP TO HELP MAKE THIS ANNUAL EVENT A SUCCESS!

All Lake Bluff Families are invited to join us for a movie night on January 17th in the Cafetorium, doors will open at 6:30pm and the movie will start at 7pm.

Feel free to bring a blanket, and/or folding chairs.

Popcorn and juice will be available for purchase.

Bottled water will not be for sale, but feel free to bring a water bottle!

THIS IS NOT A DROP OFF EVENT!

Featured Movie: Inside Out 2

Questions? E-mail Lizzy Howayeck here.

All Lake Bluff 5th and 6th Graders are invited to join their friends on Friday, February 7th from 6:30-8pm for music and dancing in the cafetorium.

Students are voting on the theme this week!

Join us for Trivia Night, where teams from Atwater and Lake Bluff, SIS and SHS take each other on. All four schools will vie for the coveted BluffWater Trophy! 

Adults from the Shorewood School District (parents, guardians, teachers and staff) are welcome to form teams connected to one of the four schools (but please leave the kids at home). 

More info and registration instructions can be found here!

Thank you to the Lake Bluff community for your generous support of the Beagle Dash! The first and second phases of the educational grants have been awarded. This enabled the PTO to provide the highest amount of grants in our history - approximately $13,000! 

Grants awarded in Round 2:

• $1800 for new dictionaries, books, and reading intervention tools
• $1500 access purchase to an education platform that enhances reading and literacy skills
• $230 in winter gear storage for the Heath Office

Grants awarded in Round 1:

• Almost $2,500 in books to support the new ELA curriculum and Battle of the Books
• Almost $2,500 in classroom accessories like magnetic white boards, flexible seating options, and bulletin boards to display student artwork throughout the building
• $1,700 in early education toys
• $2,000 in student experiences like Thai dance, Comedy Improv, and the 1st grade First Stage Play
• $600 in playground equipment and microphones

Did you know you can shop online for Lake Bluff spirit wear and gifts? The shop has a small curated collection of items including t-shirts, mugs, water bottles, Pura Vida bracelets and more! Items are delivered to classrooms weekly.

Visit our shop at https://lakebluffpto.membershiptoolkit.com/FallStore2024.

Do you have photos from any of our school events - First Day, 100th celebration, Walk & Roll to School, Beautification, Beagle Dash, Playground time, etc? 

Please take a moment and email them to LakeBluffYearbook@gmail.com.

Please take a moment to go to the PTO Website, www.LakeBluffBeagle.com. Within five minutes and a few clicks, you can update your child's information in the PTO/School Directory, pay your annual contribution to the teacher/staff gift fund, review the volunteer opportunities, and more. Please be sure to select this year's teacher for each student to receive class-specific communications.

The Lake Bluff Directory is the only place to find the names and contact information of Lake Bluff students. It serves as the school directory. Also, by updating/inputting your information, the PTO can send occasional emails regarding upcoming events.

Download the free Membership Toolkit companion app for mobile access to the website.

It's the PTO's mission to foster the Lake Bluff through community events and supporting the wonderful staff. The PTO raises money to support a wide array of programming for the Lake Bluff Community. What do we spend it on? 

To date in the 2024-25 school year, your volunteer run PTO has:

• Free Little Libraries installed and filled. (One FLL was donated by the 2023 6th grade class and the other was donated by the PTO in conjunction with the All School Read)
• Hosted the New Families Popsicle Social for over 240 people and gifts for new families
• Hosted Back to School Breakfast for all staff
• Provided mini-grants to all teachers to help underwrite the out-of-pocket beginning-of-the-year costs
• Beautification and cleanup of the Lake Bluff grounds
• Hosted our Welcome Back Coffee
• Planned and Hosted the 100th celebration!
• Hosted Walk & Roll to School Celebration
• Hosted a the Fall grounds beautification and planting
• Planned Parent Teacher Conferences' Staff Buffet 
• Executed Beagle Dash
• Hosted Hot Chocolate for the Halloween Party
• Planted 1000 tulip bulbs across the school grounds
• Hosted Scholastic book fair and made sure every child had a book and all classroom wish lists were fulfilled.
• Distributed over $14,000 in Education Grants throughout Lake Bluff
• Thanked teachers with Thanksgiving Pizza Pie lunch.
• Planned, purchased and wrapped Holiday gifts for all 78 staff members through the Staff Gift Fund. 
• Coordinated Holiday Treat Buffet for staff
• Purchased books for little free library.
• Planned winter break Admirals game
• Working on various activities for 2025!
• And more...

Please take a few minutes to look at the list of volunteer opportunities. We have something for everyone's interest, time limits and talents. Looking to 2025, there will be several events in the beginning of the year including the Family Movie Night in January and the School Dance in February.