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Boulevard Friday Flyer
12/15/17
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Boulevard Principal
Dear Boulevard Families,
We all know that it is important for every student to attend school regularly. The Ohio Department of Education has determined that missing too much school has long-term negative effects on students, such as lower achievement rates. In December 2016, the Ohio General Assembly passed House Bill 410 to encourage and support a preventative approach to excessive absences. The state considers a student to be excessively absent if the student is absent with or without a legitimate excuse for 38 or more school hours in one school month or 65 or more hours in one school year. If a student crosses either of these thresholds, state law now requires us to report these absences to the Ohio Department of Education. Should excessive absences continue, we will invite the parents to attend a conference to help us create an absence intervention plan to assist in approving school attendance.
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
Neal Robinson
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE PTO!!!
Thanks to everyone who provided brunch items for our teachers and staff today!
Teachers and staff, thank you for all you do for our children!
Great last-minute gift idea
Boulevard Night at Kalahari - Thursday, January 18, 2018
PLEASE RESERVE BY DECEMBER 18
On Thursday, January 18 (no school the following day), Boulevard families will receive a discounted rate of $122/night at Kalahari Water Park in Sandusky, Ohio. This includes a resort room for one night and water park admission that afternoon and most of the following day; plus Kalahari will donate $10/room to our PTO. This event has had a great turnout in recent years, and is a blast! To make a reservation, call 877-525-2427 and ask for the Shaker Heights School District-Boulevard Family Night and Fundraiser room block.
Rate and room availability are only guaranteed through December 18,
so please reserve before then. Hope to see you on the water slides!
MLK Day of Service
Monday, January 15, 2018, 10:00AM - 12:00PM, SHHS
Bring your child to Shaker Heights High School to help prepare items for the homeless with other Shaker students. Students in grades 1-4 will be making no-sew blankets, while students in grades 5-12 will prepare other items.
Click here
to make an optional donation to this event via your account at , under “fundraisers”, select “Boulevard MLK Day of Service PreK-8”.
PTO Meeting
Wednesday, January 31, 7:00 PM - Special Topic TBD
Around the World
Sharing our Cultures - Thursday, February 8, 2018
Boulevard families and friends, mark your calendars for this fabulous event where our international families share food, crafts, and more from their cultures with the rest of us, 6:30 pm at Boulevard! If you are an international family and would like to share something from your country (or locals - something from your ancestral homeland) - please email
aroundtheworldatboulevard@gmail.com
.
Stay Connected
Stay up to date on events at Boulevard (and other Shaker schools your children may attend) by downloading the Shaker Heights Schools App from the App Store or Google Play or
click here
for more detailed instructions.
Click here
to join the Shaker Schools Family Directory to stay connected with other families in the district.
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MLK Day of Service - Save the date and donate!
On January 15, 2018, MLK Day, Shaker students, staff and their families will gather at SHHS to do service projects to support neighbors experiencing homelessness, build community and celebrate Dr. King's
legacy
of service. Please plan to attend with your family!
Woodbury and SMS families will make personal care kits for teens in transition and foster care served by YWCA and Metro Health. Each kit costs about $10 and will include hygiene items, art supplies, and snacks suggested by our partner agencies. We'll package the kits in cloth bags created from t-shirts.
Boulevard, Fernway, Lomond, Mercer and Onaway families will make fleece blankets, and assemble water bottles with flavor tabs for children served by Bellefaire JCB. Each blanket costs about $10.
In advance of the event, we need your help!
* Drop-off clean plastic bags at several sites across the city - they will be used to make durable sleeping mats for the homeless.
Click here
for more information.
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Contribute clean, gently used T-shirts that will be up cycled into cloth bags for care kits. Email
Stacey
to donate.
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Make a donation
here
to allow us to buy materials to make warm fleece blankets and scarves, and create "care kits" that provide clean socks, personal products, and a snack. It's easy to give at whatever amount is comfortable for you.
Thank you for helping us build "beloved community" in Shaker!
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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.
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BOULEVARD TIMES IS COMING!
A huge thank you to all the students for their hard work and contributions to the Boulevard Times! Thank you to all the teachers for supporting this endeavor and to all the staff, and parents who assisted our students. We couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you, thank you!
The Boulevard Times is at the printer and should be arriving soon (before we leave for winter break)!
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SAVE THE DATE
For The Father Daughter Dance
on FEBRUARY 16, 2018
6-8PM at The Shaker Heights Middle School
For Pre K-4th grade Students
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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.
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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.
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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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Message from the School Nurse
The nurses office stocks up on clothing in case there is a need for students to borrow any. Currently the nurse is in need of boys pants sizes 5 to 8, preferably elastic waist. Please drop your donations into the office.
Thank you for your donations in advance!
Janet Meinhard
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The Shaker Heights Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is dedicated to facilitating the active and informed involvement of all parents and families to achieving the educational success and well being of children. You are receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in Shaker Heights Schools PTO. Add
boulevardfridayflyer@yahoo.com
to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox!
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STAY CONNECTED WITH SHAKER SCHOOLS
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