Blythe Park PTA Happenings 12/08/2020

The holidays are upon us. We are looking for a volunteer to host the Kindergarten PM class around lunchtime. If you are interested please contact Jill – chicagolmt@gmail.com.

Parents will be receiving an email from your classroom coordinator with information regarding the party that will happen during the kids' lunch break. We encourage them to wear their pajamas on this day!

Thank you to all who participated in the Gingerbread House fundraiser. We cannot wait to see the photos of the kids with their houses! If you purchased delivery, your houses will be delivered by Thursday, December 10th. If no one is home they will be left on your doorstep. Should you want to make other arrangements, please email diwrom@gmail.com. If you have chosen pickup, please check your email with the subject 'gingerbread house pickup'.

We are supplying you with an additional Icing (glue) recipe for your homes. We know sometimes the ones supplied just don't cut it. If you do not plan on eating your home, you can use regular glue. Be sure your home is not decorated until your icing has dried completely. Otherwise, it may come tumbling down during construction.

Royal Icing Recipe

1lb powdered sugar

1/2 cup pasteurized eggs (or 3 large eggs)

1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter
Mix high 7-10 minutes

As the holidays approach, we would like to thank our dedicated teachers and staff members with a gift. To ensure that everyone at Blythe feels appreciated, we are using the same approach as we did last year. Several parents (and classroom teachers) have suggested we spread the wealth (so to speak) and divide donations among all teachers and staff who work to make Blythe Park an extraordinary community. Moreover we also decided that instead reaching out to you to repeatedly ask for donations for holiday gifts and end-of-year gifts and teacher appreciation, we will ask for donations once and divide them among everyone for each occasion.

Of course, no one is required to give, but we encourage those who do to keep this new approach in mind as you plan your giving. Please do what you can if you can. We appreciate any and all contributions. It would be great if you could make your gift through Cheddar up by December 16th, but we welcome cash and checks as well if you prefer.

Our Book Fair is online! Support our school and help your child discover new books, favorite characters, complete series, and more! You'll love the fun new option to shop for Book Fair exclusives directly from the interactive booklist and enjoy free shipping on book-only purchases over $25.

It's a new school year… let's instill a new-found love of reading!

The event ends on Sunday, December 12th, 2020

Check out the cool Bulldog gear for kids and families. Time to show off your Blythe Park Pride. Check out our order page for more cool stuff!

We've got to get your gear to you – That means additional orders will NOT be accepted after the sales deadline of Tuesday, December 31st. (Delivery will be after Christmas.)

We are going to start posting events and other information in our new Facebook group. Please click below to join us for current events.

As always we thank you for your continued support. This is another way you can help the PTA this year without doing anything extra. Start using Amazon Smile for all you Amazon Purchase. Online you can just use https://smile.amazon.com/. If you shop from your phone, you can activate Amazon Smile in your settings. You can find us under the name Blythe Park PTA Inc.