Our first WELLNESS WEDNESDAY will be this Wednesday, October 9th and our guests will be coaches from the Lions Jr. Volleyball Club. Our students will get to practice bumping, setting, spiking, and volleying. The Lions Jr. Club is part of a larger volleyball association called 1st Alliance Volleyball Club. This organization offers many options for playing volleyball, including leagues, clinics, tournaments, and beach volleyball for boys and girls in first grade through high school. Check out their website at
Fifth graders will get to sample the healthy snack of the month which is sweet potato fries. Sweet potatoes are rich in vitamins A and C, calcium, and potassium. They are a good source of fiber and are low in calories. Baking fries is healthier than frying fries in fatty oils. Try them at home for a tasty treat!
Baked Sweet Potato Fries
- 2 sweet potatoes
- Tbs olive oil
- Salt to taste (you can include other seasonings like, cinnamon and brown sugar, or cumin, red pepper and oregano, or rosemary)
Bake at 400 degrees for 20-30 minutes
This year, some of our spirit wear days are also an excuse to be wacky! This Friday, add some pizazz to your spirit wear with wacky socks! Go with mismatched, crazy colors or whatever you’d like!
Bulldog Brain Games winners may want to show their brains off by wearing their charms on Spirit Day, too!!
Friday, October 11th is an Early Release Day. All children will be dismissed for release at 11:30am with the exception of kindergarten which will release at 11:20am. School will be back in session on Tuesday, October 15th. Enjoy the long weekend!
FUN FAIR is coming up quickly! We are looking for parent volunteers to help with Fun Fair on Friday, October 18th. Fun Fair will be held in the evening from 6:30pm-8:00pm. To make this event a success, we need lots of volunteers to run the games. If you are interested and available in helping, please sign up on-line by using the link below.
 The Original Works Art creation program at school is almost completed.
In the next couple of weeks, you will be receiving your child’s creation on a magnet along with a catalog of products you may order with your child’s creation on it. Please keep an eye out for it in your child’s backpack.
Did you know that you can create a timeless treasure from any work of art or photo you’d like to preserve? You can submit work done by siblings, family photos, birth announcements and so much more - all ready for holiday gift giving! Your original artwork must be submitted by Wednesday, October 15th to ensure the products ordered will arrive in time for holiday gift giving. Artwork must be submitted on a 8 x 10 1/2 piece of paper. Please use thicker than copy paper strength. Place a “T” on the back of the artwork in pencil to indicate the TOP.
Questions: contact Julie Stack or Mia Stanovich.
It is time to paint the Halloween windows in downtown Riverside. Window painting will take place at the Hollywood House (located right next to Hollywood school) in Brookfield.
Here are the details:
- Painting will take place on Sunday, October 20th from 1-5pm
- Paintings will be done on paper and then hung in local business windows
- Program available to students in Graders in Riverside Township
- Registration form is attached
- Registration deadline - Wednesday, October 16th
Any questions, contact Sue Gersch at tnsgersch@comcast.net.
Show off your Bulldog pride with our new car magnets! They’re 6” high, UV protected and will last for years! At just $5.00 each, put one on all your cars, the fridge, and your child’s locker, too! They make great stocking stuffers.
Place your order by clicking on the magnet button located on the right banner at www.blytheparkpta.org. Orders can be placed starting Tuesday, October 8th. Once you have placed your order, send your payment to the school office in an envelope labeled with magnets and your family name. Checks can be made payable to Blythe Park PTA. Any questions, contact blytheparkpta@yahoo.com for information.
 On October 15th, the District 96 Board of Education will hold rededication ceremonies to celebrate the successful completion of the summer 2013 capital improvement projects. The ceremony will take place at 4:00pm at Blythe Park and 5:00pm at Hollywood schools. For more details, please see the attached press release.
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Calling all 4th and 5th Grade Student Reporters! The Bulldog Newspaper needs you!
On Wednesday, October 16th from 3:15-4:00pm in the auditorium there will be a meeting for any interested 4th and 5th grade students who would like to be reporters and/or illustrators for the Bulldog Newspaper.
At this meeting, interested students will learn about their roles and responsibilities of being a reporter and/or illustrator. A project calendar will be presented and assignments will be finalized. We would like all students to sign-up prior to the meeting for two topics of interest that they would like to report on and/or illustrate. Please click on the sign-up below for the topics available to sign-up for.
If you child will be attending, please e-mail back blytheparkpta@yahoo.com to let us know by Tuesday, October 15th.
If your child has another commitment but would like to participate, please e-mail us with that information as well.
Any questions, contact Trish Adelman at tadelman@tvsdesign.com or reply blytheparkpta@yahoo.com.
 The revised standing rules have been posted. The standing rules have changes that were presented at the September PTA meeting and will be voted on at the November PTA meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Stack.
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