All Whittier Families must register on our new website to access our online directory, sign up for WISE, and view other important content.  Register today!     

The 76th Whittier Pumpkin Festival is going virtual!

Post a clear photo of your carved, painted, or decorated pumpkin on the Padlet that best represents who made the pumpkin between October 28th-30th. Whittier staff will vote for their favorites on October 30th and winners will be announced the following week. 

Padlet Links: 

EC, K,1st: https://padlet.com/hgawne/9it8dvumy55xmms4
2nd, 3rd:  https://padlet.com/hgawne/8pcn9sw0zkdp2e6z
4th, 5th: https://padlet.com/hgawne/ymixldzyyp2kbywj
Family: https://padlet.com/hgawne/env2iw5vdl1h8sbz

DIA DE MUERTOS OFRENDA AT WHITTIER

Whittier is joining this year's Dia de Muertos Scavenger Hunt! Whittier parents are planning to set up an ofrenda outside our school to honor and memorialize the people we have lost in our lives as a part of a larger community effort to create community.

If you are interested in being a part of this effort, please reach out to Sofia Daly @ sofiavdaly@gmail.com and stay tuned for a map of all the ofrendas in Oak Park and River Forest!

WILDCAT VIRTUAL FUN RUN ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Whittier Wildcat Fun Run was a blast! Congrats Wildcats on a fantastic Virtual Fun Run year! Check out some of our Wildcats in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uVLktXg0wQ. Please send us your pictures and videos to funrun@whittierpto.org, as we are putting together a Fun Run compilation video of all our Wildcats. We can't wait to see your Wildcats in action!

We are still holding regular prize drawings and will distribute all class and all-school prizes based on the amount raised. As of 10/19, we've raised $9,655, which is 60% of the way to our all-school goal of $16K. Top classrooms are Cousin, Baker, Dunn, and Weiss, who exceeded their way to their respective class goals. Want to contribute? Fundraising is open through the end of October. Cash/check can be dropped off at the school next week (in an envelope with your child's name/classroom), or donate here www.getmovinfundhub.com. Our Top Prizes Winners will be announced next week! Stay Tuned!

All students at Whittier will receive our traditional Wall Ball and Fun Run Number Bib.  Supplies are available at the Whittier front office or the Fun Run Team can personally deliver the gear to you!  Email at funrun@whittierpto.org.

Please check out this special message from Nurse Hillary:

Our school is participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember that allows you to purchase keepsake products customized with your child's art. There are over 60 products and many are less than $15. These make great gifts and a percentage of every purchase goes right back to our school. The exciting part is that you can select any piece of artwork from home! You can use art from e-learning, choose a piece from earlier in the year, or create something new. Just click on the link below, search for your child's name, and upload the piece of artwork you selected. You can upload additional pieces and save them in a digital family gallery. Have fun creating and shopping!

https://arttoremember.com/school/LWMJ8D

 PTO Open Positions for 2020-2021 School Year 

The Whittier PTO has several open positions for the 2020-2021 school year. We’d love to have you join us! View the openings here and the leadership job descriptions here. Some of our open positions include:

Co-Presidents (2)

Co-VP Parent Engagement

Co-VP Enrichment

Spring Silent Auction Chair

Please contact Shailushi Ritchie at shailushi@gmail.com if you have interest in a position. 

Amazon Smile Program

If you use Amazon, please consider using the AmazonSmile site (smile.amazon.com) to make your purchases and selecting “Whittier School PTO” as your supporting organization. This adds up fast to support our school!

WHITTIER PTO WEBSITE – UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT OR REGISTER NOW!

Welcome to the new school year! Please go to our website at whittierpto.org to make sure that you have updated your account information with your child’s new grade and teacher.  And if you have not registered yet, please do!  Registration is required to see private content, access the online directory, sign up to volunteer, register for WISE classes, and more! Please see our FAQ if you have questions.

Wondering how you can lend a hand? 

Check out our Current Volunteer Signups on our PTO website.  Please note that you will need to register on the PTO website in order to see the volunteer sign ups.

 If you already have a Membership Toolkit account with another organization,
you can use the same log-in here.