Blythe Park PTA Happenings 03/03/2014

Blythe Park PTA’s Pool Party will be held this Saturday, March 8th at the Oak Brook Aquatic Center.  From 6:00-8:00pm, we will have the entire Oak Brook Aquatic center to splash around in with Blythe Park families and friends.  Admission will be $3.00 per person.  A snack will be provided and an adult must accompany all children attending.   Sign-up now by visiting  www.blytheparkpta.org and by clicking on the pool party button on the right banner.    Once you completed your RSVP, please send your admission fee in an envelope labeled with your name and the event to the school office.  RSVP deadline is Monday, March 3rd.

Any questions, contact www.blytheparkpta@yahoo.com or Michelle Ruska.

      

Your invited to the March PTA Meeting. It will be held on this Wednesday, March 5th at 6:30pm.  We will nominate officers for the 2014-2015 PTA Executive Board.  We will sample lunch items from Buona Beef for upcoming Variety Hot Lunches.  Come try a snack! Babysitting will be available.

The agenda and other meeting documents have been posted.   Please click on the links below to review them.

Meeting Agenda/Minutes for Approval: http://www.blytheparkpta.org/?page_id=22

      

Bulldog Challenge fitness logs for February are due by this Wednesday, March 5th.  Remember, the class with the highest participation will earn a free day in gym!  Mrs. Goletz will also be raffling off prizes to students who turn in their sheets! A special competition for the month of March only,  4th vs. 4th grade and 5th vs. 5th grade.   March logs will be going home in your child’s backpack this week.   If you need another log for February, click on the following link: http://www.blytheparkpta.org/?page_id=2760 and you can find one to download.

      

Will your child be 5 by September 1, 2014? Then you are invited to District 96 Kindergarten Information Night on Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 7:00-8:00pm. Please come and learn about our Kindergarten program. Elementary principals and kindergarten teachers will be available to answer your questions about each elementary school. Parents only please.

      

This is the week! For those of you working on a Young Author book, books are due Friday, March 7th. We are looking forward to some great stories!

      

This year’s Adult Social will be held on Saturday, February 5th.  Please watch upcoming Happenings for time and location.  If you have items you would like to donate to the raffle, please contact Sarah Leone at smrios@sbcglobal.net.

      

llinois largest waterpark, Raging Waves Waterpark, located in Yorkville is offering a fitness program for kids.

Children are invited to Plunge into Fitness this spring as Raging Waves Waterpark joins the battle against childhood obesity. The fitness initiative runs now through April 14th, and each child completing the program requirements during this time period will receive a free Raging Waves full day admission pass.

The Plunge into fitness program requires a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise each day, which totals 25 hours for the seven week period. Any activity that increases heart rate qualifies including: walking, running, biking, playing team sports, skateboarding, swimming, jumping rope and hopscotch. For the duration of the program, each child will complete a fitness log attached below.  Once complete, a parent will sign it and the child will turn it into the school office by April 14th.

Any questions, contact Mia Stanovich.

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