Blythe Park PTA Happenings 01/11/2020

Our next set of volunteer spots are available on Wednesdays and Thursdays to help Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd-grade students during their library time.

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 read to the students.

Following is the library schedule for K, 1st, and 2nd grade:

Wednesdays (starting January 15th)

9:00-9:20 K Bassing

Thursdays (starting January 16th)

12:20-12:50 2nd Pollock

1:50-2:10 K Bassing

TO VOLUNTEER, please click on the sign-up button:

Questions? Contact Jennifer Sloger at jensloger@gmail.com or Patty Prodanich at prodanichp@district96.org

Treating Anxious Kids
Parents WorkshopDate: Thursday, January 16, 2020
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Place: Hauser Jr. High School
65 Woodside Rd, Riverside, IL 60546

Once again, RBHS is holding a Martin Luther King Fundraiser to collect items for the homeless. A donation box will be available at Blythe Park School now until January 15. Please see the attached the fundraiser information that lists donation items. If you are able, please consider donating to this important cause. With the winter season upon us, this must be an incredibly difficult time for those who live without shelter.

You are invited to come hear about renovation plans for Blythe Park's school building on January 21st at 6:30 pm in the school library. If you would like to learn more about the facility plans and construction plans, please consider joining us for this important meeting. A preview of plans is available: 2019 Addition and Renovation Plans

The January PTA General Meeting will follow at 7PM.

This month's PTA meeting is Tuesday, January 21st at 7 PM in the school library, following the facility planning update meeting. Please join us to hear about upcoming events. Meeting agenda to follow.

Questions? Contact Sarah Leone at smrios10@gmail.com

Please join us on Wednesday, January 29 at 6:30 PM at Hauser Junior High School for a presentation by Supervisory Special Agent Tara Smith and Special Agent Kassi Hulliberger of the FBI and Crimes Against Children/Human Trafficking.

To RSVP or submit a question for our panel please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehzI-YNTCH2QzcwG019yir0XBLp28qpl3yqOqJAvOJVY7f7g/viewform

On January 30, the West Suburban Humane Society will visit our school to help kick-off our annual Student Council fundraiser. This year, we will be raising awareness of the needs of homeless animals and the shelters that support them. Please see the two attachments related to this fundraiser. The first explains the fundraiser and the donations we are seeking. The second is a permission slip that must be completed and returned to the school. Hard copies of the permission slip will also be sent home with your child.

Questions? Contact Casmira Gorman gormanc@district96.org

Blythe Park PTA's Snowball Dance
DATE: Friday, February 7th
TIME: 6:30-8:30 PM, light refreshments will be served
WHERE: Blythe Park Gymnasium

*Note: Students must be accompanied by an adult. This is NOT a drop-off event.

Questions? Interested in volunteering? Contact Karen Magee at 708-415-3979 or karen@mageehome.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.