Blythe Park PTA Happenings 01/26/2020

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

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

Blythe Park PTA Fun Lunch is on Friday, February 7th! The PTA will serve all students lunch at no cost to their families.

To make this event a success, we're looking for volunteers to help set up, serve (buffet style), and clean up.

TO VOLUNTEER, please click on the Signup button below:

This year's theme is “That's Amore!”

The menu will feature:

• pasta (buttered or with marinara)
• salad
• red grapes
• cherry Italian ice
• pink lemonade and water.

Early Learners and Kindergarteners are invited to join us for lunch too!

*NOTE: Each Early Learner and Kindergartener must be accompanied by an adult guardian. A flyer will be sent home with an RSVP form.

Questions? Contact Mayra Bacik at mayra.bacik@gmail.com

Sign-up for Kids Yoga – Sessions 2 and 3 is now open! For these next two sessions, we are going to be offering separate sessions based on grade levels. Stephanie Roldan from Blissful Owl will instruct Kids Yoga classes on Wednesdays from 3:05 – 3:50 pm in the Blythe Park Gym for boys and girls in early Learners – 5th Grade.

Session 2
Wednesdays, 3:05 – 3:50 pm
February 5th -19th (3 weeks) for Early Learners through 1st Grade $30

Session 3
Wednesdays, 3:05 – 3:50 pm
February 26th -March 18th (4 weeks) for 1st-5th Grades $40

TO REGISTER – Please click on the following CheddarUp button, no matter your payment method (cash, check, credit). *NOTE: No single class passes will be available. Also, no prorating, no make-up days unless the instructor needs to reschedule, no refunds.

Questions? Contact Katie Ford at fordfamily4@rocketmail.com

Please see the attached flyer for after school activities for Blythe Park students offered through Riverside Parks and Recreation. Sign up deadline is January 31st

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

This year's Talent Show will be held on Thursday, February 27th at 7 PM with a mandatory dress rehearsal on Wednesday, February 26th from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM.

Requirements for participating in the show are as follows:

• All acts are prepared and rehearsed by the child or group on their own time
• All acts can be no longer than two minutes in length
• Music needs to be approved by Mrs. Smith. If possible, please supply a copy of the music for the show.
• Participants are responsible for supplying any props and costumes needed for their performance.

Participants will be asked to present their act to the Talent Show Committee the week of February 10th during their lunchtime. *Participants will be notified of their specific presentation date.

*Note: A permission slip will also be sent home in student backpacks.

Questions? Contact Sarah Leone smrios10@gmail.com

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