Blythe Park PTA Happenings 12/08/2019 In This Issue... - Boon Supply Orders will be delivered soon! - Blythe Park PTA Sponsors Engineering Residency- Parent Volunteers Needed for some CodePlayLearn sessions - Hot Lunch registration open for Dec, Jan, ...
Thank you for supporting the Blythe Park Boon Supply Fundraiser! Catalog orders should arrive at school in the next 2 to 3 weeks. We will notify you when they have arrived and are available for pick-up. If you are interested in ordering again from ...
Thank you for supporting the Blythe Park Boon Supply Fundraiser! Catalog orders should arrive at school in the next 2 to 3 weeks. We will notify you when they have arrived and are available for pick-up.
If you are interested in ordering again from Boon Supply, please use the link below:
Blythe Park PTA is excited to introduce engineering in residence programs for our students! Through fundraising and the generous direct donations from parents, the PTA is offering students in kindergarten through 5th grade the opportunity to engage in hands-on STEM activities in the classroom. Code Play Learn is a company located in Oak Park that provides coding classes for elementary through middle school students. Instructors will be in Blythe classrooms for the first three weeks of December.
Code Play Learn instructors will encourage and teach critical thinking to let children explore, learn, and gain confidence in taking on new challenges for the 21st century. Engaging your children with coding experience that will give them tools to reason, design and program robots, solve problems, troubleshoot, and ignite their creativity. Code Play Learn will encourage our students to move from being users of technology to creators with technology!
Kindergarten – 2nd-grade students will receive a one-hour gadget class. This STEM-based class allows students to build their knowledge of engineering, electronics, and design as they construct their gadgets. They will learn about circuits, power, engineering, and movement. Students will bring their gadgets home.
3rd – 5th-grade students will engage in a four day (one hour per day) class where students will work in pairs to engineer battlebots using VEX equipment. At the end of the program, students will take on challenges against other students' battlebots. This STEM-based program allows students to build their knowledge of engineering, electronics, and design as they construct and code their robots.
Through this program, we hope the children will develop their ability to think creatively, work collaboratively and reason systematically. For more information about Code Play Learn and their after school programming please visit www.codeplaylearn.com.
Thank you to all the parents that have volunteered to help during these sessions
Registration is open for Hot Lunch – Register your student for the next three months or the remainder of the year (6 months). The Hot Lunch menu will include a slice of cheese pizza, seasonal fruit, a treat, and a drink.
If you have not registered your student by Wednesday, December 18th, they will not have the opportunity to register again for Hot Lunch until the next payment period in March.
Single lunch payments are not available. Also, no prorating, no make-up day, no refunds.
2019-2020 Hot Lunch PAYMENT Schedule –
PAYMENT #2 Deadline:Wednesday, December 18th
for December, January, and February ($15 per student for 3 lunches) OR remainder of the year($30 per student for 6 lunches)
PAYMENT #3 Deadline:Wednesday, March 18th
for March, April, and May ($15 per student for 3 lunches)
TO REGISTER – Please click on the following button, no matter your payment method (cash, check, credit).
If paying by cash or check (payable to Blythe Park PTA) please place payment in an envelope marked with your family name and “Hot Lunch” and bring to the school office. *NOTE – This program is only for children that have the option of staying at school for lunch.
2019-2020 Hot Lunch will be served on the following days –
Friday, December 20
Friday, January 24
Friday, February 21
Friday, March 20
Friday, April 24
Friday, May 22
Questions? Contact Katie Ford at fordfamily4@rocketmail.com
Every year the PTA makes a handmade ornament for each Blythe Park student and staff member.
If you'd like to volunteer to help assemble this year's ornaments, our next date is December 11th in the school library and December 13th at the Uribe's Home. Click on the following sign up button.
No crafting experience required. Supplies and instructions will be provided by the PTA. Bring your holiday cheer!
Questions? Contact Tiffany Uribe at turibe3@gmail.com
Thank you to parent Annette Petersen for transforming our gym into a relaxing yoga space and thank you to the parents who attended.
Please consider attending our last session in December. No yoga experience required! Come enjoy a yoga class and stay for a cup of tea and social time with other parents and teachers (adults only and tea and socializing not required). Location: Blythe Park Gymnasium
Doors open at 6:45 pm. Use north doors to enter school. Yoga class from 7 pm-8 pm
Social time and tea 8 pm-830pm Dates and instructors:
– Tuesday, December 10th : Wei Huang
Please join us for one class or all three. Bring your own mat and mug for tea.
Questions? Contact Jill Crist
773-758-0210 or chicagolmt@gmail.com
Box Tops is a great way to donate to Blythe Park PTA through products you already purchase. Each Box Top you collect is worth 10 cents to our school. Click to view the list of participating products: Box Tops for Education Participating Products
Starting this year, the Box Tops program has gone digital! Download the Box Top App to send your Tops to Blythe Park without clipping, bagging or bundling. Simply scan your store receipt with the Box Tops mobile app to identify participating products and twice a year Blythe Park PTA will receive scanned online.
Click below to download the app:
Choose Blythe Park Elementary as your school
Scan your receipt within 14 days of purchase
Traditional Box Tops are still accepted. – If you have traditional Box Tops or purchase new items with traditional Tops, you can still clip (*unexpired only) and hold on to them for now. We'll announce details on how to turn them in, in the future.
Registration is open for Hot Lunch – Register your student for the next three months or the remainder of the year (6 months). The Hot Lunch menu will include a slice of cheese pizza, seasonal fruit, a treat, and a drink.
Every year the PTA makes a handmade ornament for each Blythe Park student and staff member.
