Tuesday, February 21, 2012

A Night at the Oscars


Get ready for "A Night at the Oscars!" this 
Saturday, February 25!  


We promise it will be a fantastic evening! 

If you haven't turned in your RSVP card yet, please do so to Sue by Wednesday, February 22 to ensure you have a reserved ticket!

Here are just a few things you can look forward to after you walk the red carpet!  
Two raffle opportunities...a "First Choice" raffle at $100 a ticket gives you "first choice" of any live auction item you want -- no strings attached! 

And a "Stock-the-Bar" raffle at 1 for $20 or 5/$50 tickets that gives you a stocked bar including premium beer, wine, spirits and bar accessories worth over $800.  

A silent auction with great items for the leading lady, the leading man, the child star...and everything else in between.  

A slide show starring your child!  

A live auction featuring trips to Maine, Aspen and Chicago, plus premium sports tickets and memorabilia.   

A live auction featuring trips to Maine, Aspen and Chicago, plus premium sports tickets and memorabilia. 

Great music from classic and favorite movies  

And best of all, a night with other family and friends of TCNS!

Bid books will be delivered by Wednesday either via the cubby system or at your home, depending on your child’s class schedule. 

 Bid numbers are located on the back of your bid book and will be used for both the silent and live auction. 

Please bring your bid book to the benefit—it will serve as your paddle during the live auction.

Dress code for the benefit is cocktail attire, but feel free to go all out for a "Night at the Oscars!"

The schedule for the evening is as follows:

6:30 p.m. - Check in begins and silent auction opens with cocktails & passed hors d'oeuvres

7:45 p.m. - Dinner begins with welcome from TCNS Director Sue Gaertner & Parent Advisary Board Chair Christine Quinn. Slide show and live auction during dinner.

10:30 p.m. - Silent auction closes

11:30 p.m. - Benefit ends

We hope to see you there!
The TCNS Fundraising Committee

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Pssst... just thought I would give you a little sneak peak at a few items I was able to bring in from my connections via my blog www.keepingupwithstella.com

$100 Gift Certificate at Makaboo
 Some items you can make!




$25 Gift Certificate at Coral Belles


Le Papier Studio Custom Family Silhouette Package + Silhouette Book
(Value of $120) 



Velvet & Tweed Cherry Pop Picnic Dress donated by ShopBelle.

Cherry Pop Picnic Dress by Velvet & Tweed 
The Cherry color certainly does POP! This fantastic dress is 100% Silk, featuring a ruffled collar and sleeves. This dress is truly timeless and can certainly be worn from the hottest day of summer with an easy, comfortable fit to the cooler days of fall by pairing it with a sweater and black leggings, even a long sleeve tee underneath. This versatile dress buttons down the front and has a very luxurious look and feel. This is a “look how cute I am” dress!



Eloise Tuxedo Dress - $48
donated by - www.sweetiepiedesign.com 

  
Hot Tot Organic Hair Care
donated by Megan Gage creator of Hot Tot
Value $26




 
Ultimate Oscar Hair Package!

Basket of Bows & Headbands
Value $26.50

Donated by BowsNBands
as seen at Pigtails & Crewcuts
Designer Kim Miller has put together a fabulous basket of bows for your little one! 
Value $26

AND

Pigtails & Crewcuts Haircare Package
Value $60

Donated by Bob Farster, Owner & Theresa Lamb, Manager
Pigtails & Crewcuts Glenview (at the Glen) has donated 2 Haircuts and Hair & Body products
(As seen at KUWSTELLA)





Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday night!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

TCNS e-News February 3rd

TCNS e-News
February 3rd 2012 

PLEASE let Sue know if you did not receive your invitation to the Benefit!!   
We hope YOU will be there!
The slide show is always heartwarming, and this year there will be a short film (complete with hilarious dialogue) featuring every class!

So, please join us on the Red Carpet!
February 25th

Return your RSVP today!

Classroom Valentine’s Day Parties will be held on the 13th and 14th of February!   

Watch for details via classroom emails.


Interested in going to a Justin Roberts concert???  Contact Beth Beeler at babeeler@hotmail.com


And now... let’s  take a tiny peek behind the classroom doors...
Parent Tot kids are amazing!! 
There have been no tears!

Wooo Hooo!

And they loved their visit from Miss Wendy this week!


Ready Two Grow painted heart shaped bubble paper and then made a print of it.   

COOL!!


The 3’s made their binoculars and maps and are ready for their Polar Expedition!

 Kids can bring a backpack and flashlight on Monday!
If yesterday was Thursday, the 4’s enjoyed Centers! 
At Center 1 the kids played Alphabet Bingo, but to make it more challenging, they were told the letter sound and name, but not shown the letter!   
Center 2 was a fun game of Go Fish with numbers.   
Center 2 involved comparing and contrasting several objects.   
(We used the words same and different with the kids.) 
It was wonderful how many different attributes the children were able to identify and compare!


The AM KE Kids enjoyed pancakes in their jammies on Pajama Day! 
The PM KE kids poured oil and water into a soda bottle to demonstrate that oil and water don’t mix!!

After playing with Iris B., Ben S. was overheard saying to himself,”Wow!  That was some shirt Iris was wearing!” 
Tyler V. and Brock B. were in the bathroom together washing their hands for snack.  Just then, Ty looked at Brock in the mirror and noticed that he was wearing a Trinity shirt.  “Hey!!” Ty said.  “I have a bag like that!”