Boulevard Friday Flyer 3/30/18

The Friday flyer is a weekly publication of the Boulevard PTO

Dear Boulevard Families: Thank you to all of the Boulevard families who attended our annual PTO Math & Science Night at the High School on March 21! From all reports, the event was well attended and a great success, as the participants had fun exploring various math and science topics. A special thank you to all of the Boulevard parents, including co-chairs Jennifer Sekeres and Rebecca Spagnuolo, who worked hard to facilitate this year’s spectacular evening!  As we begin Spring Recess, I want to wish everyone a happy and safe break! While students take a momentary hiatus from their studies between March 30-April 6, I want to encourage all of our students to continue to read daily for at least 20 minutes. This practice will help students to have a successful return on Monday, April 9, when classes resume. Happy Spring Break! Sincerely, Neal Robinson

Upcoming PTO Events and Information Equity Task Force Presentation Wednesday, April 11, 7:00 p.m., Boulevard Gym Shaker is a uniquely diverse school district addressing the challenges of equitable education for children of all races and life experiences head-on. Please join us Wednesday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. to hear from the Equity Task Force, a group created as part of the district’s 5 year strategic plan, about what the district is doing to deliver equitable education for all students. Free child care will be provided. This will replace the regular PTO meeting, though a brief PTO update will follow. Parents’ Night Out Friday, April 13, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Felice Urban Cafe, 12502 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland 2nd and 3rd Floor Lounges Enjoy a night out without the kids, and meet other Boulevard parents/caregivers! Tickets/reservations are $25 per person and include assorted appetizers plus one drink voucher. Anonymous donors have paid the party expenses so all of your entry fee will go to support Boulevard! To make a reservation, please submit your name, number of tickets, and a check for $25 per ticket to the school office by April 11. Checks can be made out to “Boulevard PTO”. Hope to see you there! FitKidz by Jump Start Sports at Boulevard! Shaker Heights Recreation is partnering with Jump Start Sports to bring Fit Kidz Sports to Boulevard!  Who: Boulevard students grades K-4 Dates: Tuesdays, April 17 - May 22 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 Location: Boulevard Gym Fee: $60 Registration: call 216-491-1295, or sign up in person at Thornton Park - 3301 Warrensville Center Road, Shaker Heights. Fit Kidz Sports Description - Kids have a blast with friends and classmates playing a variety of sports and games each week. Sports may include basketball, floor hockey, flag football, “tennis baseball”, soccer, and traditional camp games like Dodge Ball, “Pac Man”, “Calling All Cars”, “Army, Navy, Marines”, Kickball, and British Bulldog. This enrichment program by Jump Start Sports is a great way to promote an active and healthy lifestyle right after school! Register now through April 16 - Space is limited, and will fill on a first-come-first-serve basis. A limited amount of financial aid is available. Please call the Boulevard School office for more information - 216-295-4020.

N ominating for 2018-2019 PTO Positions It’s time to Fill Positions for 2018-2019 School Year, We need YOU! The Boulevard PTO invites you to get involved! If you are a Boulevard parent or caregiver you are already on the PTO! Please take time to look at the list of positions that are available and choose which one may work for your schedule. We know your time is limited so the level of time commitment of each position is listed as well. Please feel free to ask any questions you have about the PTO and how things work. Click here to review the list of PTO positions then complete and return the volunteer sign up via backpack mail. You may also email your interest to Boulevard PTO Nominating Chair, Kim Harris Please see below for the current open positions. Thanks!

VP Positions needed 1st Vice President Nominating

Chair vacancies Assemblies Carnival, Prizes, Baskets Back to School Bash Clap Out (4 of 4 needed) fourth grade parents needed for this New Families New Students Raider Day Special Education

Work with someone else on an event: Coffee on the Lawn 2 more needed Science and Math Night 1 more needed Read-A-Thon 1 more needed Parent Night Out 2 needed International Families 1 more needed Kindergarten Round Up 1 more needed

Help Wanted: Newspaper Layout Experience Do you have experience with newspaper layouts? If so, the Boulevard Times could use your help! Please contact Katie Klimek . REMIND for PTO Events In case you’d like to be reminded of all that is going on with Boulevard PTO, you can now sign up for “Remind” notifications via text or email: Text “@22kfc2” to 81010 OR Email 22kfc2@mail.remind.com  (you may leave the subject line blank )

The Equity Task Force The Equity Task Force will be giving a short presentation on their work toward equitable education for all Shaker students at Boulevard Elementary School on Wednesday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. All Shaker families are welcome to attend.

Attention Parents of Rising 5th Graders It's time to fill the PTO positions at Woodbury for the 2018-2019 School Year. The Woodbury PTO invites you to get involved! Please click here   to look at the available PTO positions at  for the next school year and sign up to volunteer. If you have any questions, please contact Jen Pethel , Nominating Chair at or at  (248) 918-1861 . Thank you!

Author Visit Boulevard Elementary is excited to host award-winning author and illustrator Don Tate, Friday, May 11. Mr. Tate's is the illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children, including  Woosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions and The Cart that Carried Martin . He is the also the author of several books, including Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton and his latest book  Strong as Sandow: How Eugene Sandow Became the Strongest Man on Earth .   The library is holding a book sale if your student is interested in purchasing one of Mr. Tate's books to be autographed during his visit.  Look for an order form to come home with your student soon. You may also print an order form from the link below. All book orders should be turned in with payment by Friday, April 13. If you have any questions, email Ms. Roope .

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.

Boxtops  If you have Boxtop sheets that aren’t filled up or miscellaneous box tops laying around your junk drawer SEND THEM IN!! Boulevard is submitting another batch of boxtops to the boxtop headquarters at the beginning of March. We want and need as many boxes as we can get.

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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