Blythe Park PTA Happenings 11/30/2015

All District 96 families are invited to attend this community event to be held at Ames School – all the PTO/PTAs have been asked to help spread the word…

We are living in a global community and sparking our children’s interest in other cultural norms, values, beliefs and languages will set them up towards a path of LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT.  We have great resources within our own community. Let’s discover these hidden riches that may have a profound effect on the future and welfare of our community.  This forum will be held at Ames School on Monday, November 30th from 6:30-8pm.  For more information, contact Pearl Cervantes @ (708) 447-0759.

Cultural Inclusiveness Flier

    

Is your child working on piece for this year’s PTA Reflections program?  This is the week the piece needs to finished.  All entries are due to the office or Mrs. Alvin by Friday, December 4th.

Still would like to participate in Reflections?  You still can create a piece this week! 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, take a look at this youtube video and the description of each category below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkRcJCDfIjs

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 minutes

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

    

This Friday, December 4th, Cardio Kids will hold our annual Cocoa Run!  All Cardio Kids are encouraged to run.  Mr. Bartelt and Ms. Gorman would love if parents joined us for this run as well.  We will begin a little earlier that morning (7:40 AM).  There will be music, Santa/Elf hats, cookies and hot chocolate. Parents festive holiday gear is encouraged!  Looking forward to everyone coming out to join the fun!

    

November fitness calendars are due this Wednesday December 2nd! Don’t forget to turn in your forms so that you will get your paw charm! Remember that the class with the highest percentage of students turning in sheets will earn a free day in PE!

Our next Wellness Wednesday will be December 9th and our guest will be Trish Kaufman who will amaze the students with her roller derby skills! She will bring skates for students in 3rd-5th grade and they will get to try roller skating! All 3rd-5th graders must bring their own bike helmet to PE on December 9th in order to be allowed to roller skate! The younger students will be using scooter boards rather than roller skates so they do not need to bring a helmet. Please contact Jill Glawe with any questions!

    

We are now offering a Girls and a Boys Yoga class.

Here is the schedule for the rest of the fall session.
12/3   boys
12/10 girls
12/17 boys

Class runs 3pm - 3:45pm on Thursdays and the cost is $10 per class. Please sign up here by clicking on the Cheddar Up button below.

While we can accommodate day of registration/payment it’s always preferred to have sign ups the day before class.

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

    

Blythe Park days at Five Below are this week!

Five Below will donate back 10% of all your holiday purchases to our PTA from December 2nd - December 8th. Make your list and head over to the North Riverside or Countryside locations. Please bring the attached flyer to the event, so we can get credit for your purchase. Look in your child’s backpack for a hard copy of the flyer.  For more information contact Rory Dominick.

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SHOP WITH SCRIPS
Gift Cards for teachers, tutors, family, friends…even your everyday shopping!

Go to the www.shopwithscrip.com and use enrollment code: L5B75B5E43736

PLACE AN ORDER WITH SCHWAN’S
Take the stress out of meal planning during the holidays.  Schwan’s is a great soure for side, entrees, appetizers and more.

Use the Schwan’s On-Line Ordering Page to place your order.

Blythe Park will get 5% from your order

SHOP AT FIVE BELOW

Five Below will donate back 10% of all your holiday purchases to our PTA from December 2nd-December 8th.  Make your list and head over to either North Riverside or Countryside.  Don’t forget to bring the attached flyer.

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