Blythe Park PTA Happenings 11/02/2015

Scrips November deadline is Tuesday, November 3rd.  Place your order now!

What is Scrips Fundraiser?
Scrip is just another way to pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash, checks, and credit cards. You purchase gift cards from your PTA at face value, and your coordinator orders those cards at a reduced price. The difference is an instant rebate for your organization.

It’s really that simple! Great Lakes Scrip Center has over 300 of the country’s biggest brands, including grocery, department stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, home improvement, and more. Just by using scrip to pay for your normal weekly purchases, you can easily raise $500 or more per year. It’s time to put your shopping dollars to work!

Blythe Buck$ orders are due November 3rd by 4pm. Orders will be delivered to you by Friday, November 6th. Orders can be placed online with checks payable to Blythe Park PTA for those who do not enroll in PrestoPay online (optional). Orders can be filled out using attached form and checks sent to school office.

Your Organization:
Blythe Park PTA

Your Coordinator:(630) 244-2455
tfrese@att.net

Your Enrollment Code:
L5B75B5E43736

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Any questions, contact Tina Frese at  tfrese@att.net.

    

Kids Yoga will be held this Thursday, November 5th from 3:00-3:45pm in the Blythe Park Gym.  The class cost is $10.00.  You may purchase a punch card to attend multiple classes.  The first session will run until Thursday, December 17th (no class 11/19).

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.

Please make sure to make a weekly class reservation by WEDNESDAY each week regardless of your payment method (cash, check or credit).

Any questions, contact Rory Dominick at rory.dominick@gmail.com.

    

The Blythe Park Staff and Student Council are teaming up to promote school pride while raising funds for a great cause.  They are selling Blythe Park School Pride T-shirts.  All proceeds from the T-shirt sales will go towards sponsoring a child from a poverty-stricken area of Ghana.

    

Full week of Cardio Kids this week!  See you on Wednesday and Friday.

Please have your runners/walkers dressed appropriately for the activity and the weather and be ready to go at 7:45am.  The students will join Ms. Gorman and Mr. Bartelt in a run or walk around the Blythe Park Campus. Four laps around the school equals one mile.  Students will be tracked with the goal of completing an incremental marathon.  Parents are welcome to join as well.

    

A special thank you to all those who volunteered themselves, their spouses, and their children to help with all the events in October! The games were great, the prizes were awesome and the food was fabulous at the Fun Fair.   And the Halloween play…it would not be Halloween without the play!  It was enjoyed by all! How about the Day of the Dead Celebration?  What spectacular skull cookies we all enjoyed.  A great time was had by all in October thanks to our amazing volunteers and the wonderful support of our Blythe Families! It is very much appreciated.

    

The Bulldog Newspaper crew is looking for photos from September and October events.  If you have any great photos from Sidewalk Chalk, the Garage Sale, Fun Fair, Halloween or anything else and would like to share them with the Bulldog Newspaper, send them blytheparkpta@yahoo.com or contact Lisa Gaynor @ ltgaynor@aol.com.

    

It is PTA Reflections time! Each year the National PTA sponsors the Reflections Program. This program encourages children in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade throughout the nation to explore their artistic talents.

We encourage you to unleash your child’s talents by encouraging participation in this wonderful program.To participate, your child needs to interpret this year’s theme “Let Your Imagination Fly…” to one of six art categories. To get your creative juices flowing, a brief explanation of each category is provided below.

Literature
Poetry, Prose, Drama, Short Stories, Song Lyrics, Fiction and Non-Fiction

Musical Composition
Scores of original composition, with or without words, accompanied with CD, not exceeding five minuteshgh

Photography
Color or black and white prints or collage of photographic prints measuring up to 11×14 inches, including mat.

Visual Arts
Painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, needlework, computer art up to 20” x 24”

Dance/Choreography
DVD, not to exceed five minutes

Film/Video Production
All aspects of the film must be done by the student on DVD not to exceed five minutes.

How does the program work? Your child creates an original work of art in one of the six categories listed above. Each submitted piece will be forwarded to our local District for judging. District winners will move on to the State level. Reflections Program awards culminate with a national winner in each of the six categories. Take a look at the National award-winning entries in the PTA Reflections Program gallery at www.ptareflections.org

All Blythe Park entrants will be awarded a certificate and Reflection ribbon.  The student entry form is attached as well as a link to the rules for each category. If your child will be entering, please contact Lisa Gaynor for a copy of the detailed rules for their category of interest. All entries must be received to the school office by Friday, December 4th

We have a talented group of students at Blythe and we look forward to receiving some great creations. Contact Lisa Gaynor at ltgaynor@aol.com or 708-442-4509 with any questions.

Student Form: http://www.illinoispta.org/pdf/02.%20Student%20Entry%20Form.pdf

Rules for each category: http://www.illinoispta.org/reflections.html

    

October fitness logs are due by this Wednesday, November 4th.   Extra forms are available by clicking on this link:  http://www.blytheparkpta.org/?page_id=2760.

Make sure you have taken credit for all the exercise you did in October.  Remember every 30 minutes of physical activity counts as one point.  The class who has the highest percentage of students turning in a form will get a free day in PE!  Fitness logs for November were sent home last week and are also available on the PTA website.

Our November Wellness Wednesday will be held on November 18th and will feature the coaches of the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club.

    

Blythe Park will be celebrating Veterans Day with a special music program to be held on Wednesday, November 11th at 10:00am in the auditorium.  As part of the program each year, we invite Veterans to be our special guests.   If you know a Veteran, please invite them to attend the special program.  Also, please remember to have your children dress patriotically in red, white and/or blue clothing.

See the attache flyers for more information.

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Come get in shape, clear your mind and help raise a little dough for the Blythe Park PTA!

As seen in SELF magazine, Stephanie Lukich Roldan is bringing Blythe Parents and Friends of Blythe a customized version of her Bootcamp Ballerinas class called After Hours Bootcamp. This fast paced cardio/sculpting class will utilize small repetitive movements mixed with large muscle stretching and cardio boosting calisthenics and plyometrics to give you the ultimate full body workout!!

The class will run on Wednesday, November 11th at 7pm.  The cost for the class is $10.00.

Please sign-up by clicking on the CheddarUp button below.  Pay online or send cash/check to the school office with “Adult Fitness”  on the envelope and your name.  Please make checks payable to Blythe Park PTA.

Any questions, contact Rory Dominick at rory.dominick@gmail.com.