Posted by admin on August 14, 2018 under Uncategorized | 
School Supply Kits are ready for pick-up on Monday!
If you ordered a 2018-2019 School Supply Kit in the spring, the kits will be available for pick-up in the Blythe Park Library on Monday, August 20th from 10:30am – 3:30pm.
*Note: If you are unable to pick up your kit on Monday, they will also be available for pick up during the 1st-5th Grade Meet and Greet on Wednesday, August 22nd from 2-3pm OR during the Kindergarten Meet and Greet on Thursday, August 23rd from 2-3pm.
Questions? Contact Amy Wysocki at awysocki1@hotmail.com
Posted by admin on July 8, 2018 under Uncategorized |
Buy your tickets now to see stand-up comedian Jim Flanagan!
- Date: Friday, October 19th
- Location: Riverside Town Hall
- Doors will open at 7pm
- Show will begin a 8:30pm with a comedian opener
- BYOB
- 50/50 Raffle
- Cost: $25 per ticket *Everyone is welcome! You do not have to have a student at Blythe Park to purchase tickets.
Click on the CheddarUp button below to purchase your tickets now! (There will be a limited number of tickets available.) –
Questions? Contact Katie Lorch at katielorch@gmail.com
Posted by admin on June 22, 2018 under Uncategorized |
Rainbow Run Committee volunteers are needed!
The 2018 Blythe Park Rainbow Run will take place on Friday, September 21st and the PTA is looking for committee volunteers to help plan this exciting event!
The following Rainbow Run Committee positions are available –
- Find sponsors for the Rainbow Run
- Organize games and buy prizes
- Organize volunteers to decorate on the day of the event
- Order pizza
Posted by admin on June 4, 2018 under Uncategorized |
We’re in the home stretch! Let’s have some extra fun the last week of the school year.
Come to school dressed to celebrate the following theme days:
- Tuesday, June 5th – “Lazy Hair Day”: Come to school with your bed head!
- Wednesday, June 6th – “Hat Day”: Wear your favorite hat to school.
- Thursday, June 7th – “A Rainbow of Color”: Wear your t-shirt color for Field Day! *Click on the following link to view K-5th Grade team colors: Field Day Teams 2018
Click the link to view the Countdown Flyer – Blythe Park’s Countdown to Summer Flyer
Questions? Contact Ms. Gorman at gormanc@district96.org
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Please have your K-5th Grade student wear a t-shirt representing their team color on Field Day (Thursday, June 7th). Please take a look at the attached list for your K-5th Graders’ team: Field Day Teams 2018
EVENT SCHEDULE, Thursday, June 7th:
- Rainbow Run Rally – 8:20am
- Field Day Games – 8:45am–10:45am
- Rain Gutter Regatta FINALS – 10:45am
- Lunch/Recess – 11:25am–12:20pm
Please make sure to send your child with a lunch. Milk will be available. The PTA will be supplying a sweet treat. Students will eat lunch in the amphitheater. *NOTE: Kindergarten and Early Learners are welcome to attend with an adult.
- Clap Out – 2:45pm
Return in the afternoon to help the entire school clap out the 5th Grade class!! All Blythe Park families are welcome to meet with students and staff in the amphitheater for this fun and bittersweet event!
*VOLUNTEERS: Field Day Volunteers will be sent an email with instructions on Wednesday.
Questions? Contact Katie Ford at fordfamily4@rocketmail.com
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Rainbow Run Committee volunteers are needed!
The 2018 Blythe Park Rainbow Run will take place on Friday, September 21st and the PTA is looking for committee volunteers to help plan this exciting event!
The following Rainbow Run Committee positions are available –
- Find sponsors for the Rainbow Run
- Organize games and buy prizes
- Organize volunteers to decorate on the day of the event
- Order pizza
TO VOLUNTEER or for more information – Please contact Angela Staron at Blytheparkpta1stVP@gmail.com or Katie Ford at fordfamily4@rocketmail.com
The PTA is looking for volunteers for the Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee will review bank statements and the Treasurer’s records and complete a one page audit form. This committee requires three volunteers (a background in business or finance is helpful but not necessary).
Committee responsibility is one day at the end of June or early July.
If interested, please contact Maria D’Amico at vmariadg@gmail.com
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Thank you Blythe Park families for your participation in the Box Tops Program at school!!
The competition was close, but the winner of the popsicle party is 3rd Grade!!
3rd Grade= 399
EL AM/PM = 377
5th Grade = 194
Kindergarten = 110
2nd Grade = 73
4th Grade = 72
1st Grade = 43
TOTAL Box Tops 1,269 = $126.90 raised for Blythe Park School!!
*NOTE: Only valid/unexpired Box Tops are counted towards the contest totals. Unfortunately, 98 expired Box Tops were turned in and were NOT added to the totals, so make sure to check those expiration dates! Also, the Labels for Education were not counted towards contest totals (and are no longer collected at the school).
Congratulations to all students on your efforts to raise money for Blythe Park!! Please continue to clip those Box Tops and turn them in to school at any time!
Questions? Please contact Sarah Isaacson at sarah@theisaacsons.org
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Sign up to water and weed the Blythe Park gardens over the summer!
If you’d like to help maintain the gardens at Blythe Park, please sign up to water and weed the Blythe Park Prairie and Butterfly Gardens for a week over the summer.
TO VOLUNTEER – There will be a signup table at Field Day (on June 7th) OR send an email to Mrs. Bryan at bryanh@district96.org
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The Blythe Park Rainbow Run is a one of a kind experience that’s about having fun with your friends and family! The Run will take place on Friday, September 21st.
How does it work?
Wear your Blythe Park Rainbow Run T-shirt (t-shirts will be distributed several days before the run.) The Run will start at 5:00pm. Participants will run laps around Blythe Park school, past stations where they will be sprayed by color (food coloring and water) to decorate their t-shirts. By the end of the run, everyone will be wearing their own original “masterpiece of art.”
Rainbow Run Registration – Registration will open at the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year.
Family Fun Night – after the Rainbow Run
After the Run, stay for the Ice Cream Social, music, dancing, games and tons of other fun activities for everyone to enjoy. *Pizza and drinks will be available for purchase.
Become a Sponsor for the Rainbow Run
Local business owners – Consider sponsoring Blythe Park’s annual Rainbow Run! Your logo will be printed on the event t-shirts and the PTA will recognize your generosity through our event materials. For more information, please contact Angela Staron for sponsorship details at blytheparkpta1stvp@gmail.com
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Attention local business owners –
Please consider showing your support for our outstanding Blythe Park students through sponsorship of our annual Blythe Park Rainbow Run on Friday, September 21st.
Runners (students and family members) will wear special t-shirts featuring your company’s logo as they are showered with color at every turn.
This festive, high-energy back-to-school celebration will begin at 5:00pm with dancing, games, and an Ice Cream Social to follow. We would be grateful for your sponsorship and will recognize your generosity through event materials.
CONTACT – Please contact Angela Staron for details at blytheparkpta1stvp@gmail.com
