Blythe Park PTA Happenings 04/03/2018
 TOMORROW (Wednesday, April 4th) is the last day to turn in permission slips for 5th Grade Games Night! – PERMISSION SLIP Games Night 2018
*Every child must have a signed permission slip to attend this event.
5th Grade Games Night will be this Friday, April 6th from 5:30-8:30pm at Hauser Junior High.
5th Graders from Ames, Blythe, Central and Hollywood are invited to spend the evening together getting to know each other and their new school – Hauser Junior High! The students are grouped into teams with kids from all the D96 elementary schools. They’ll travel around Hauser with their team and play games in different areas (library, gym, cafeteria, etc).
Questions? Contact Suzy Kahle at friedkahle@gmail.com or Margaret Senese at margaretsenese3@gmail.com
 5th Graders: Help Hauser Fight Hunger! –
Bring cans of food OR a monetary donation when you come to Games Night.
It’s time again for the annual Hauser Canned Food Drive and next year you will be part of the great Hauser tradition! For the last 48 years, students have collected and donated over 35,000 cans of food to help fight hunger. Hauser Canned Food Drive Flyer 2018
This year, we are expanding our efforts and Hauser is partnering with Outreach, Inc. to co-host a “Feed Our Community Day” where we will pack meals to donate. We will be collecting donations of can/non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations. Monetary donations will be used to purchase food and support the “Feed Our Community Day.” The food we collect and the meals we prepare will go to the Riverside Township Food Pantry, the Salvation Army Red Shield Center Food Pantry in Englewood, and local residents in need.
So, when you come to Games Night, bring cans of food or a monetary donation to HELP HAUSER FIGHT HUNGER!
 Volunteer spots are available to help Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students during their library time tomorrow, Wednesday, April 4th.
Volunteers for Kindergarten will have the opportunity to read to the students. Volunteers for 1st and 2nd grade will help students find books for checkout and then have the opportunity to read to the students.
Following is the library schedule for K, 1st, and 2nd grade:
Wednesdays
Kindergarten: 8:40 – 9:00am
1st Grade: 1:50 – 2:20pm
2nd Grade: 2:20 – 2:50pm
TO VOLUNTEER, please click on the sign-up button:
Questions? Contact Maria D’Amico at vmariadg@gmail.com or Patty Prodanich at prodanichp@district96.org
Yoga and TaeKwonDo classes start this week!
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.
Kids Yoga –
Stephanie Roldan from Blissful Owl will hold classes in the Blythe Park Gym for boys and girls in Kindergarten – 5th Grade.
Session 4
Wednesdays, 3:00-3:45pm
April 4th – May 23rd (8 weeks)
$80
Questions? Contact Katie Lorch at katielorch@gmail.com
 Kids TaeKwonDo –
Vinson Villena, owner of Flying V Athletic Center, will hold TaeKwonDo classes 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 4
Thursdays, 3:00-3:45pm
April 5th – May 24th (8 weeks)
$80
Questions? Contact Julie Laube at (708)447-8722 or jlaube@laubecompanies.com
 Turn in your completed Raging Waves Fitness Log by this Friday, April 6th.
Each student completing the program requirements between February 12th through April 6th will receive a FREE full day admission pass to Raging Waves, located in Yorkville.
STUDENTS: Exercise a minimum of 30 minutes each day (equaling 25 hours per week) from February 12th through April 6th. Log your time and have a parent/guardian sign the log.
PARENTS/GUARDIANS: Print the log listed below and help track your child’s fitness, then sign the form and send it back to school or email to the School Coordinator, Deb (Galloway) Strama at dastrama@gmail.com by April 6th.
Raging Waves Flyer 2018
Raging Waves Log 2018
Questions? Contact Deb (Galloway) Strama at dastrama@gmail.com
 The deadline for shoe donations was extended! Donate your gently used or new shoes by this Friday, April 6th.
The Blythe Park Student Council is having a Shoe Drive for “Share Your Soles“. Share Your Soles is a non-profit organization that provides gently worn shoes to those in greatest need around the world. More information can be found at www.shareyoursoles.org
Share Your Soles accepts all types of footwear including gym shoes, sandals, boots and shoes of all sizes (men’s, women’s and children’s). Your gently worn or brand-new shoes will go to people in need who may never have owned a pair of shoes.
It’s important your donated shoes are in good condition to respect the dignity of those receiving them. Shoes older than five years decompose, even if they were never worn. So please: be respectful with your donations, understand that the goal is to provide good, clean shoes to those in need. For example, tennis shoes should include laces and not have holes. Share Your Soles will discard any old, overly worn shoes! Shoe Drive Flyer 2018
Questions? Contact Mrs. King at kingr@district96.org
 This month’s PTA meeting will be next Tuesday, April 10th at 8:30am.
Please join us to hear about upcoming events and to vote on the following 2018-2019 PTA Executive Board slate. The meeting agenda will be posted next week.
2018-2019 PTA Executive Board Slate:
* Elected officers will be installed at the May 15th meeting.
President – Katie Ford
1st Vice President – Angela Staron
2nd Vice President – Maria D’Amico
3rd Vice President – Katie Lorch
Secretary – Kelley Migacz
Treasurer – Deb Galloway
Parliamentarian – Jennifer Sloger
Communications Officer – Amy Wysocki
Questions? Contact Katie Ford at fordfamily4@rocketmail.com
 Cardio Kids will begin it’s spring session NEXT Wednesday, April 11th.
Students in Grades K-5 are encouraged to join Mrs. Gorman, Mr. Bartelt and Mrs. Rehor every Wednesday and Thursday morning from 7:45am – 8:05am where they will walk or run the Blythe Park Walking Path (warm-up begins in the gymnasium).
*NOTE: All parents/guardians are welcome to participate but parents/guardians of students in kindergarten and first grade MUST be present to walk or run with their child.
The mission of this club is to meet students at their fitness level and show them how to develop stamina, strength and speed. Other goals of the club include building friendships and a strong school community.
* All runners/walkers must fill out a permission slip to participate – Cardio Kids Spring Permission Slip 2018
Parent Helpers – Ms. Gorman is also looking for parent/guardian helpers this year. If interested, please click on the following sign-up button:
The PTA would like to thank everyone who baked, sold or purchased baked goods at the PTA Election Day Bake Sale.
It was a huge success and raised over $700 in sales and donations!
THANK YOU!!
 Bring out the scientist in your child and be a part of the PTA Science Fair on Thursday, April 26th at 5:30pm (prior to Spring Open House).
REGISTER your student for the Science Fair by clicking on the following button –
Need to Know Details –
- Students will conduct their own science experiments and create their display board at home.
- Students may work individually or in a group of no more than two students.
- Each student’s display will be setup on a card table in the gym.
- There will be no judging.
- Participation is optional.
- Each student will receive a participation award.
Display Boards Available –
Half-size display boards will be available for purchase in the office from the PTA for $2.
Need help getting started with your Science Fair project?
Check out the following resources:
Flyer – “What Type of Science Project Should You Do?”
Website Resources –
- If you need help finding a topic/project that would be of interest to your student, click on the following link: “Topic Selection Wizard“. After answering a series of questions about everyday interests and activities, project ideas will be suggested.
- Education.com – Science fair project ideas
- ScienceBuddies.org/guide – Science fair project guidance
Library Resources –
Riverside Public Library has a great collection of science experiment books by the following authors!
- Janice VanCleave, author
- Bill Nye, author
Questions? Contact Katie Ford at fordfamily4@rocketmail.com
 Field Day will be held on the last day of school – Thursday, June 7th, due to the addition of a snow emergency make-up day this year.
*Additional information and a volunteer signup will be posted closer to the event.
Questions? Contact Katie Ford at fordfamily4@rocketmail.com
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