Blythe Park PTA Happenings 01/09/2018

Blythe Park PTA’s Snowball Dance

WHEN: Friday, February 9th
WHERE: Blythe Park Gymnasium

Join us for a winter wonderland of fun!

 

The PTA Executive Board is looking for volunteers to fill the two general member and one alternate general member slots on the Nominating Committee.

The Nominating Committee will develop the slate of candidates for the 2018-2019 PTA Executive Board. The proposed slate will be presented at the March PTA Meeting, then voted on during the April meeting.

If interested, please contact Maria D’Amico at vmariadg@gmail.com

 

Registration is open for SESSION 3 Yoga and TaeKwonDo classes. 

• TaeKwonDo – Classes start Thursday, January 25th.
• Yoga – Classes start Wednesday, January 31st.

TO REGISTER – Please click on the following CheddarUp button, no matter your payment method (cash, check, credit). *NO single class passes will be available this year. You must register for the entire session.

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Kids TaeKwonDo
Vinson Villena, owner of Flying V Athletic Center, will hold TaeKwonDo classes every Thursday from 3:00-3:45pm in the Blythe Park Gym for all students in Kindergarten – 5th Grade.

Uniform (Dobuk) is optional. Purchase information will be handed out during class.

Session 3
Thursdays, 3:00-3:45pm
January 25th – March 22nd (9 weeks)
$90

Questions? Contact Julie Laube at (708)447-8722 or jlaube@laubecompanies.com

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Kids Yoga
Stephanie Roldan from Blissful Owl will hold classes every Wednesday from 3:00-3:45pm in the Blythe Park Gym for boys and girls in Kindergarten – 5th Grade.

Session 3
Wednesdays, 3:00-3:45pm
January 31st – March 21st (8 weeks)
$80

Questions? Contact Katie Lorch at katielorch@gmail.com

 

This month’s PTA meeting will be Tuesday, January 23rd at 7pm in the lunch room.

Please join us to hear about upcoming events. *The agenda will be posted next week.

Questions? Contact Katie Ford at fordfamily4@rocketmail.com

 

Help Blythe Park reach our goal of 20% parent participation! *The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete! Blythe Park needs at least 20% of parents to participate in the survey for results to be calculated. Currently there is 6% parent participation.

TO TAKE THE SURVEY, click on the following link and select the appropriate survey to begin: 5Essentials Survey

The Illinois 5Essentials Survey is designed to allow parents to share their thoughts on the effectiveness of Blythe Park School in the following areas:

1. Effective Leaders
2. Collaborative Teachers
3. Involved Families
4. Supportive Environments
5. Ambitious Instruction

Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help District 96 understand the conditions at Blythe Park and guide improvement. *Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. 

 

For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, or to view previous years’ Reports, please visit https://illinois.5-essentials.org

Questions or concerns, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or 5essentials@uchicago.edu

 

Log your recreational reading hours and participate in the Six Flags “Read to Succeed” Program to receive one free admission ticket to a participating Six Flags Theme Park this summer.

Every K-5th Grade Blythe Park student who completes six hours of recreational reading and submits a signed reading log by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9th will receive one free admission ticket to a participating Six Flags Theme Park this summer.

K-5th Grade STUDENTS: Read for fun for a total of 6 hours, log your time and have your parent/guardian sign the reading log.

PARENTS/GUARDIANS: Print the reading log listed below and help track your child’s reading. Then sign the form and send it back to school or email to the School Coordinator, Michelle Ruska at mbulir@aol.com

Six Flags “Read to Succeed” Parent Letter 2017-18
Read to Succeed” Reading Log 2017-18

Tickets are expected to arrive in May.
Questions? Contact Michelle Ruska at mbulir@aol.com