Blythe Park PTA Happenings 08/20/2013
The first full day of school for District 96 students is Tuesday, August 27th. Please note, the first day will be a FULL day with a start time of 8:25am and end time of 3:05pm.
On Tuesday, August 27th all kindergarten students are asked to come to the “Kindergarten Open House” with a parent/guardian during an assigned time slot. Please see below for your Kindergarten Open House time slot.
- 8:25 - 8:55 - AM session students with last names beginning A-D
- 8:55 - 9:25 - AM session students with last names beginning E-H
- 9:25 - 9:55 - AM session students with last names beginning I-L
- 9:55 - 10:25 - AM session students with last names beginning M-P
- 10:25 - 10:55 - AM session students with last names beginning Q-T
- 10:55 - 11:20 - AM session students with last names beginning U-Z
Students and parents can plan on spending between 15-30 minutes visiting their classroom, meeting their teacher and dropping off supplies.
The regular kindergarten schedule (8:25-11:20am) will begin on Wednesday, August 28th.
Blythe Park PTA will hold a welcome picnic for kindergarteners and their families on Monday, August 26th from 11:30am-12:30pm in the amphitheater (inside if weather is inclement). All Kindergarteners and their families are invited to come enjoy lunch and meet their kindergarten classmates. If you did not RSVP, please do so. Any questions, please reply back to blytheparkpta@yahoo.com or contact Cindy Vitek at 708-442-0145.
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It is not to late to complete your PTA membership registration and purchase a district calendar and school directory.
To complete the process start by clicking on this link http://www.blytheparkpta.org and clicking on the membership registration button and filling out your membership information.
The information you provide will be used for PTA communication in the following areas:
-To prepare the 2013-2014 Blythe Park school directory.
-For distribution of the PTA weekly e-mail newsletter, ” Blythe Park Happenings.”
Your e-mail address will remain CONFIDENTIAL to Blythe Park PTA. Your e-mail address will NOT be shared with others. It will ONLY be printed in the school directory if you denote by checking the box.
For the 2013-2014 school year, the PTA Membership/School Directory package will cost $6.00, and District 96 School Calendars will cost $5.00. Please make checks payable to Blythe Park PTA ($11.00 for both) and bring your payment to the membership registration table on the first day of school. Once your registration form is completed, don’t forget to fill out your volunteer information form by clicking on the link at the top of the registration page.
Any questions, please contact www.blytheparkpta@yahoo.com or Lisa Gaynor.
*FIELD TRIP DAYS**SPIRIT DAYS**BIRTHDAY & HOLIDAY GIFTS*
Parents can you feel the excitement? Not only is a new school year starting but the 2013 Spirit Wear Sale will begin on the first day of school! Apparel offerings are being finalized and an order form with pictures will be available on Tuesday, August 27 on the PTA website as well as on sight before the morning bell and at the end of the school day as well. Look for the spirit wear table and come with your checkbook or cash and place an order. If you are new to Blythe Park School or have not purchased spirit wear in the past, please consider taking a look and making a purchase for either yourself or your student…. cute shirts/sweats/flannel pants/hats/jerseys/skirts in school colors with Blythe Park logos. These clothing items make great gifts so please share the ordering information with your family and friends who may be looking for gift ideas for your children. Orders are due on or before Friday, September 20, 2013 (make checks payable to Blythe Park PTA) and can be dropped off by you or your student in the school office. Students dress for spirit day on average of once a month. Spirit wear is also very helpful for chaperones on field trips throughout the school year.
Questions? Please contact Mary Proteau, Spirit Wear Committee Chair via phone 847-867-3204 or email: msproteau@comcast.net
**BULLDOG PRIDE**SCHOOL SPIRIT**PICNICS**BELONGING**
 To celebrate the new school year and an updated school building, we are hoping to chalk all the sidewalk squares that surround Blythe Park with beautiful artwork. So, come join in the fun!
How does it work? Sidewalk squares can be purchased for $3.00 each. Purchase a family square or one for each member of your family. Squares will need to be chalked with your artistic design on Wednesday, September 18th, Thursday, September 19th or Friday, September 20th. As part of this year’s ice cream social, we will have our very own art gallery on display.
To sign-up, go to www.blytheparkpta.org and click on the Sidewalk Art Show button.
Any questions, contact blytheparkpta@yahoo.com or Lisa Gaynor.
 Tie dye t-shirts are back! Your family will be able to make their very own Blythe Park tie-dye t-shirts. Place your order now and tie-dye your t-shirts on Friday, September 20th at the Ice Cream Social. Short sleeve t-shirts are $15.00 and long sleeve t-shirts are $17.00. Place your orders by Friday, September 11th by going to www.blytheparkpta.org and clicking on the tie-dye t-shirt button. Look for a table on the first day of school to check out samples and sizes. Any questions, please contact Ana Maria McCarthy.
Hopefully you’ve been clipping Box Tops over the summer because the Annual Box Tops for Education Summer Contest is back!
Submit all the Box Tops you’ve clipped over the summer to the collection bin outside the school office with your student’s name on the bag/envelope. Send your Box Tops for the Summer Contest to school by Friday, September 6th. A cool prize will be awarded the following week to the family that submits the most Box Tops (in other words, if one family turns in Box Tops for different classrooms, those submissions will be combined for purposes of the Summer Contest). All submissions also count toward the year-long classroom contest. Contact Paula Fritsch (708-853-9794) with any questions.
It is a new school year! For those of you with a Target card and Meijers card, please continue to use them on your visits to both stores this Fall. Blythe Park raised over $1,000 last year from the use of the Target card alone!
If you have not signed up for the Meijer’s program yet, here the information to sign-up today. Meijers Community rewards program gives our school money just for shopping at Meijers! Sign up at Meijer.com/rewards use code 701902 when signing up for Blythe Park PTA. This program allows members to shop at Meijers paying with CASH, PIN-debt card or their linked Meijers credit card to earn rewards. If you prefer to mail in your application, there will be forms outside the school office at the box top collection station.
Don’t have a target card. Click on the flyer below for all the information you will need to sign-up for a target card.
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Any questions, contact blytheparkpta@yahoo.com.
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Keep clipping those Box Tops$ and sending them to school in a zippered plastic bag with your child’s classroom name on it. Each month, the classroom with the most Box Top$ turned in will receive a prize for all the students in the classroom. We also be keeping track by classroom for an end-of-the-year prize for the class that submits the most Box Top$. Here is a link to all the products that feature Box Top$http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx
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Help earn equipment to support our arts, athletics and academic programs at Blythe Park by clipping & saving your Labels for Education! Simply look for the label on participating brands, clip it out and drop in the “Labels for Education” drop box right outside the office. Click on this link to see the complete product list:http://www.labelsforeducation.com/earn/participating-products.aspx
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Please continue to bring in your used ink cartridges, empty chip bags and empty drink pouches. Collection bins are outside the front office. Lisa Gaynor @ 708-442-4509.
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New this year. Clip the “Support your School” label on the back of the Tyson Project A+ products. Drop your labels off in the collection bins located outside the office. Each coupon can be redeemed for 24 cents. Check out the program at http://projectaplus.tyson.com/
 I scream, you scream, we all scream for Blythe Park PTA’s annual Ice Cream Social!
It will take place on Friday, September 20th at 6:30pm in the Amphitheater (inside if weather is inclement). Bring the whole family to tie-dye your t-shirts (if ordered), enjoy an ice cream cone and play some games in the gym. Any questions, e-mail blytheparkpta@yahoo. com or contact at Carmia Stanovich at 708-829-4075.
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