December Hot Lunch is this Friday! Make your reservation by Wednesday, December 16th.

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Treat your kid(s) to a hot lunch and treat yourself to a day off from packing lunches!

The December Hot Lunch is Friday, December 18th. The menu will include: slice of cheese pizza, seasonal fruit, cookie and a drink.  The cost per child is $5.00.  Please register your child(ren) by clicking on the Cheddar-Up button below

Similar to last month, you will be able to pay for the Hot Lunch Fundraiser on-line. If you would not like to use the on-line payment option, please send cash or check (payable to Blythe Park PTA) to the school office with your family name and “Hot Lunch” written on the envelope.  You can pay for the remainder of the year or single lunches.

PLEASE NOTE – all children must be registered by clicking on the Cheddar Up button above no matter what your payment method  is going to be (cash, check or credit).  If you have paid for the entire year last month, no reservation is needed for the remainder of the year.

Reservation deadline is Wednesday, December 16th. This program is only for children that have the option of staying at school for lunch.

So, sign-up and pay for the Hot Lunch fundraiser now!

Questions, reply back to blytheparkpta@yahoo.com or contact Lisa Gaynor at 708-442-4509.

The December PTA meeting is this Thursday evening. Change to January meeting time.

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Blythe Park PTA’s December Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 17th at 7:00pm in the lunch room. Please join us to hear about all the programs taking place in December and January.

Make a note on your calendar
The January PTA meeting that is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, January 20th at 9:00am is being moved to the evening. The meeting will now take place at 7:00pm.   Merryl Brownlow, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, will join our January PTA meeting to discuss district initiatives in the area of curriculum.

The agenda, minutes and treasurer’s report will be posted Tuesday. Please click on the link below to review them.   Refreshments will be served.  We hope you can join us!

Meeting Agenda/Minutes for Approvalhttps://blytheparkpta.org/?page_id=22

This Friday is Spirit Day!

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This Friday, December 18th is the last Blythe Park Spirit Day of 2015!   Show off those cool tie-dye shirts or find your favorite Blythe Park spirit wear and show it off!

Boys Only Kids Yoga This Thursday. Sign-up by Wednesday.

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We are now offering a Girls and a Boys Yoga class.

Here is the schedule for the rest of the fall session.
12/17 boys

Class runs 3pm – 3:45pm on Thursdays and the cost is $10 per class. Please sign up here by clicking on the Cheddar Up button below.


While we can accommodate day of registration/payment it’s always preferred to have sign ups the day before class.

Any questions please contact Rory Dominick at rory.dominick@gmail.com

Consider giving to Blythe Park PTA’s Direct Donation Campaign

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Blythe Park PTA’s Direct Donation Campaign is a year long campaign. With all the donations thus far, we have successful eliminated some of the the smaller fundraiser from all of our busy lives.  As the year comes to the end consider making a donation.

The Direct Donation Campaign ensures all your money is going right back to the kids.
**100% of your donation is tax deductible
** 100% of the funds go directly to the school.

How to Give:

There are two ways to contribute to the Direct Donation Campaign:


1. Make a one time gift online by clicking on the Cheddar Up button below

2. Write a one time check to Blythe Park PTA

The suggested donation amount is $100.

Attached below is more information about the Direct Donation Campaign.
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If you have any questions, please contact any Blythe Park PTA Board member or send a note to blytheparkpta@yahoo.com.

Take some stress out of Holiday meal planning. Place an order with Schwan’s

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Take the stress out of meal planning during the holidays.  Schwan’s is a great soure for side, entrees, appetizers and more.

Use the Schwan’s On-Line Ordering Page to place your order.

Blythe Park will get 5% from your order

Does your holiday shopping list include gift cards? Purchase them through Scrips

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Gift Cards for teachers, tutors, family, friends…even your everyday shopping!

Place your order by Tuesday, December 15th and they will be ready for pick-up on Friday, December 18th.

Go to the www.shopwithscrip.com and use enrollment code: L5B75B5E43736


Blythe Park PTA to offer a Chinese Culture and Conversation Class

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Blythe Park PTA has partnered with Wei Huang, parent to a Kindergarten student at Blythe Park to offer a twice monthly class for students and families to learn Chinese Culture and Conversation.

For all the details for the new program, please see the attached flier.  If you have questions, contact Rory Dominick at rory.dominick@gmail.com

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Last two days to shop at Five Below for Blythe are Monday and Tuesday

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Last two Blythe Park days at Five Below are Monday and Tuesday!

Five Below will donate back 10% of all your holiday purchases to our PTA from December 2nd – December 8th. Make your list and head over to the North Riverside or Countryside locations. Please bring the attached flyer to the event, so we can get credit for your purchase. Look in your child’s backpack for a hard copy of the flyer.  For more information contact Rory Dominick.

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Girls Only Kids Yoga This Thursday. Sign-up by Wednesday.

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We are now offering a Girls and a Boys Yoga class.

Here is the schedule for the rest of the fall session.
12/10 girls
12/17 boys

Class runs 3pm – 3:45pm on Thursdays and the cost is $10 per class. Please sign up here by clicking on the Cheddar Up button below.


While we can accommodate day of registration/payment it’s always preferred to have sign ups the day before class.

Any questions please contact Rory Dominick at rory.dominick@gmail.com