Blythe Park PTA Happenings 11/01/2016

Join us on Saturday for a night out supporting Blythe Park PTA and a local business!

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 5th from 7-10pm
WHERE: Tipsters Village Pub (8839 W. Cermak, North Riverside)
COST: $40.00 per person. Ticket will include appetizers, salads, sausage/peppers and a two drink ticket.

The evening will also feature a $100 cash door prize, raffles and auction items.

Adult Social tickets can be purchased online by clicking on the Cheddar Up button below or bring cash/check (made payable to “Blythe Park PTA”) to the office in an envelope labeled with your name and “Adult Social”.

Any questions, please contact Karla Highland at kjs4674@aol.com

    

The Blythe Park Teachers and Staff have generously donated special raffle items for the students as part of the PTA’s Adult Social Fundraiser. All funds raised help the PTA support ongoing programs such as the Science Fair, assemblies and more.

Students have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets BEFORE school (at south doors). The more tickets you buy for each item, the better your chances to win! There will be 81 student winners! Students may buy more than one raffle ticket per item and may buy tickets for as many items as they like.

WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 1^st – Friday, Nov. 4^th
*Students may purchase tickets before school (at south doors)

COST (cash only): One ticket for $1 or Six tickets for $5

RAFFLE ITEMS: Click on the following link to view raffle items- PTA/Teacher Raffle Flyer 2016
*Raffle is open to Blythe Park students only.

    

Girls Yoga –
TOMORROW from 3:00-3:45pm in the Blythe Park Gym for girls in K-5th Grade. *Weekly class reservation deadline is Tuesday.

Purchase one class or two-class pass at $10 per class. Please sign up by clicking on the Cheddar Up button. Pay online or send cash/check to the school office with “Girls Yoga” on the envelope and child’s name. (Please make checks payable to Blythe Park PTA.)

Any questions, contact Julie Laube at (708)447-8722 or jlaube@laubecompanies.com

Kids Tae Kwon Do –
THURSDAY from 3:00-3:45pm in the Blythe Park Gym for all students in K-5th Grade. *Weekly class reservation deadline is Wednesday.

Purchase one class, four class pass or ten class pass at $10 per class. Uniform (Dobuk) is optional. Purchase information will be handed out during class. Please sign up by clicking on the Cheddar Up button. Pay online or send cash/check to the school office with “Kids Tae Kwon Do” on the envelope and child’s name. (Please make checks payable to Blythe Park PTA.)

Any questions, contact Julie Laube at (708)447-8722 or jlaube@laubecompanies.com

    

Cardio Kids will be held this week on Wednesday and Friday at 7:45am. Please have your runners/walkers dressed appropriately for the activity and the weather.

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. Parents are welcome. Click on the following link for the flyer and permission slip.
Cardio Kids Fall 2016 Flyer

    

October fitness calendars are due this Friday, November 4th! Don’t forget to turn in your forms to get your paw charm! Click on the following link for an extra form: October 2016 Bulldog Challenge Tracking Calendar

Please don’t hesitate to contact Julie Laube at (708)447-8722 or jlaube@laubecompanies.com or Julie Stack at stackjulie@yahoo.com with any questions.

    

Blythe Park PTA’s Election Day Bake Sale will be held next Tuesday, November 8th. Let’s make the bake sale a success! We need everyone to bake! We also need volunteers to help run the bake sale throughout the day. Please click on the link below to sign up to be a baker and/or a volunteer.

    

Parents are needed for a committee to help organize a whole school Color Run Fundraiser. This fundraiser will take place on a Saturday or Sunday in the spring.

Committee meetings will be at 11:30-12:15pm and/or 3-4pm (days to be determined).

If you are interested in being on the committee, please contact Mrs. King ASAP at kingr@district96.org

    

Blythe Park School is Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF this Halloween, sponsored by the Student Council. UNICEF collection boxes were sent home with students.

Please send all money collected to Blythe Park by Friday, November 11th. The school will be accepting cash and checks made payable to “Trick or Treat for UNICEF”.

NOTE: Please DO NOT donate online. Mail in donations or take money to a Coinstar. It’s very exciting to view the total collected by the entire school!!

    

Blythe Park will be celebrating Veterans Day with a special music program on Friday, 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.  Also, remember to have your children dress patriotically in red, white and/or blue clothing.

See the attached flyer for more information:
Blythe Park Veteran’s Day Invitation 2016

    

“What is Your Story“
It’s PTA Reflections time! Each year the National PTA sponsors the Reflections Program. This program encourages children in grades K-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 “What is Your Story” to one of six art categories.

CATEGORIES –
For creative inspiration, take a look at this YouTube video and the description of each category below: 2016 Reflections YouTube Video

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

Get started with a fun activity with your child. With your child, write a list of words and draw pictures of as many things that you think of that relate to one or more of the prompts below. Remember there are no wrong answers. After five minutes, admire the list or pictures that you’ve created together and use this as inspiration for your Reflections submission.

• Imagine you are having a dinner with your favorite person of all time. What are all the things that you would want to share with this person about your life?
• Think about your first day of school. What did you tell your new classmates about yourself or what didn’t you tell them but wish they knew?
• Think about the most important day in your life. What does that day look like, sound like, smell like feel like?

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 Michelle Backus at michelle.backus@live.com or Lisa Gaynor at ltgaynor@aol.com for a copy of the detailed rules for their category of interest.

DEADLINE: All entries must be received in the school office by Friday, December 2nd.

We have a talented group of students at Blythe and we look forward to receiving some great creations. Contact blytheparkpta@yahoo.com with any questions.

Student Form: Student Entry Form Reflections 2016

Rules for each category: Category Rules, Reflections 2016