Blythe Park PTA introduces KIDS Yoga. The class will be held every Thursday from 3:00-3:45pm in the Blythe Park Gym.
Class Dates-Session 1: Thursday, 9/3- Thursday, 12/17 (no class 11/19)
Class Cost: $10 per class or buy a punch card for all 14 classes and get one free class! You can do any number of classes with our easy punch cards.
Please sign up by clicking on the Cheddar Up button below. Pay online or send cash/check to the school office with “Kids Yoga” on the envelope and child’s name. Please make checks payable to Blythe Park PTA.
Weekly class reservation deadline is Wednesday.
Any questions, contact Rory Dominick at rory.dominick@gmail.com.
This Thursday, September 3rd is the first Blythe Park Spirit Day! Show off those cool tie-dye shirts or find your favorite Blythe Park spirit wear and show it off!
 Join PTA today! Complete your PTA membership registration and purchase a district calendar and school directory.
 To celebrate the new school year and Blythe Park creativity, 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? Different from last year, this event will no longer be a fundraiser. It will just be a fun, creative, family art event. To participate, please sign-up by clicking on the sidewalk chalk art program button at www.blytheparkpta.org. The button will be located on the right banner.
Squares will need to be chalked with your artistic design on Tuesday, September 8th, Wednesday, September 9th or Thursday, September 10th. As part of this year’s Fall Parent Night on Thursday, September 10th, we will have our very own art gallery on display. The squares will be marked with family name but artists will need to supply chalk.
In addition to chalking after school, children will be able to chalk during lunch recess. Look for more details in next week’s happenings about chalking during lunch recess.
Tips for great sidewalk art:
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Create a simple design - either abstract or an object
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Plan to use the whole square
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Rub chalk in design and then use your hands to spread over entire area
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Google sidewalk chart art for ideas
Any questions, contact blytheparkpta@yahoo.com or Aimee Sahlas @aimeesahlas@hotmail.com
As you may have heard, the Board of Education of District 96 has launched a strategic planning process. They are gathering community input about what the District priorities and goals should be over the next five years.
The first step in this process is to survey the community. An online survey is now available on the District website and hard copy surveys are also available from the District by request. We encourage as many community members to respond by September 15th as possible.
Also, after the survey data has been gathered, they will be looking for volunteers to participate in one of five focus groups. Using the survey data as input, each focus group will work to identify the top District priorities in the areas of Instruction, Climate and Culture, Finance, Facilities, and Human Relations. The focus groups will meet in two sessions of roughly four hours each on the evenings of October 15th and 16th.
If you are interested in serving on a focus group, please contact our interim Superintendents Mr. Patrick Patt (pattp@district96.org) and Dr. Griff Powell (powellg@district96.org).
 Does your 4th or 5th grade child enjoy singing? Have them join the District 96 Choir. The Choir meets on Tuesdays in the Central Music Room and is looking for members for the 2015-2016 school year. Choir will begin on Tuesday, September 8th. Please see the attached flyer. Please note- the attached flyer has an incorrect start date. September 8th is correct.
Contact Mrs. Lauritsen with any questions at lauritsenj@district96.org.
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The 5th Grade Instrumental Music Enrollment will take place in the Hauser Jr. High auditorium next Wednesday, September 9th for Blythe Park students. Please see the attached flyer for more detailed information.
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 Mark your calendars - Blythe Park PTAs first meeting will be held on Thursday, September 17th at 9am in the lunch.
 As you are doing some back to school cleaning, don’t throw anything away….Blythe Park PTA will be holding a garage sale on Saturday, September 19th. We will be accepting donations of household items, games, toys, furniture, clothes, electronics on Friday, September 18th from 6:00-8:00pm. So, as you are cleaning save your items to donate to our annual Garage Sale!
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. Look for details of this year’s Box Top program in an upcoming Happenings. Here is a link to all the products that feature Box Top$-http://www.boxtops4education.com/participating-products
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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. Click on this link to see the complete product list:http://www.labelsforeducation.com/earn/participating-products.aspx
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