Boulevard Friday Flyer 1/19/18

The Friday flyer is a weekly publication of the Boulevard PTO

Boulevard Principal  Dear Boulevard Families: Now that we are once again experiencing a typical Cleveland winter, please be sure to send in appropriate outdoor gear for your child, including winter coat, hat and gloves. The students will play outside as much as possible, and the students are only allowed to play in the snow if they have snow pants and boots.   If you are someone who drops off your child in the morning, please help us keep your child safe by dropping him or her off on the parking lot side of the building, as opposed to the playground side.   Also, please make certain your contact information is current. If not, please update the information with Mrs. Day or Mrs. Johnson in the Boulevard office so that we can reach you in the event of an emergency.   Thank you and have a wonderful weekend, Neal Robinson

Upcoming PTO Events PTO Meeting Wednesday, January 31, 7:00 PM Student Presentations/Funding Requests Around the World Sharing our Cultures Thursday, February 8, 2018, 6:30-8:00 PM Participants needed, see below for details Boulevard Book Drive February 12-15 See below for details Read-a-Thon February 26-March 5 Details coming soon Lake Erie Monsters Game Sunday, March 4, 3:00 PM Quicken Loans Arena Look for an order form for discounted tickets in your child’s backpack next week!

Artsonia Boulevard has started using  Artsonia  to create digital art portfolios for the 2017-2018 school year! Each student has an online gallery with his or her art work starting with this school year until they graduate from Boulevard! It is a great way to showcase and share students' creativity, art knowledge, and developing art skills! If you missed the letter that went home with directions for signing up online, please email your student's art teacher and we will send it to you! Ms. Gosses can be emailed at  gosses_a@shaker.org  and teaches the Monday and Wednesday art classes. Mrs. Ely can be emailed at  ely_j@shaker.org  and teaches the Tuesday and Thursday art classes. If you have any questions or if you would like to help us photograph and upload student art, please let us know.

SAVE THE DATE The Father Daughter Dance is now known as The SWEETHEART DANCE.  DATE: FEBRUARY 16, 2018 6-8PM at The Shaker Heights Middle School For Pre K-4th grade Girls.

Boulevard Book Drive Cleaning out after the holidays? Donate your used or new books to Boulevard February 12-15! Teachers will use the books to refill their shelves with "new" books before our Read-A-Thon. Please organize books by category: 1) Picture Books 2) Early Readers/Phonics 3) Beginner Chapter (pictures on pages, larger font size) 4) Harder Chapter (fewer pictures, smaller font size) Leftover books will be donated to the Cleveland Kids' Book Bank. We will have a bin to collect books that are not elementary-aged for our teachers or students (board books and middle grade/adult books) for donation as well.

Around the World - Sharing our Cultures SAVE THE DATE: February 8, 2018     ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL FAMILIES! ATTENTION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OTHER CULTURES! Boulevard will again be holding this much-loved event to celebrate our diversity, our cultures, and our community spirit: Around the World - Sharing our Cultures Thursday Evening, 6:30 pm, February 8th, 2018 Would you like to share a tradition from your country (or a country you are familiar with or would like to research) that evening? Stations will be set up around the school gym and multi-purpose room where you can share anything about your country such as: food, arts and crafts, words from your native language, board games, sports, music, dance, or an idea of your choice All ideas are welcome! Students and their families who attend that evening will receive a “passport” and visit the stations to learn about the various countries. If you are interested in participating, please email  aroundtheworldatboulevard@gmail.com   you may call   Hebba Shamia at (206) 792-6806 or Birgit Thiesbrummel at (216) 255-2910. Thank you! Gracias! ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ  謝謝  धन्यवाद     감사합니다

Boxtops Keep clipping those BOXTOPS!! Do you know any neighbors or relatives that can collect boxtops for our school?? Ask them to start collecting today. Every little bit counts!! Boxtops help PTO put together great programs and buy things for our school and students.

Homework help has arrived Homework help has arrived...Does homework take much longer than it should? Are you battling your child when it comes to doing homework? The Elementary  Homework Center  at Woodbury could be the answer. You can drop your child off for a ONE HOUR session with a certified teacher. There is no cost. No appointment necessary. The center is open Monday-Thursdays from 4:30-7:00.

DO YOU SHOP AT HEINEN’S?   The school gets 1 cent per dollar spent!  You must sign up and link your card each year . There are two  easy ways  you can link your card: Go to the CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER. Give your name. They will look you up and link your card. It takes 30 seconds! CALL THIS NUMBER - 216-475-2300 Ext 2337. Give your name. They will look you up and link your card. Simple as that! Every dollar you spend at Heinen’s could give back in a big way. Please link your card today!

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