Boulevard Friday Flyer 9/22/17

The Friday flyer is a weekly publication of the Boulevard PTO

Message from the PTO! Save the Date: Socktober - All of October Throughout the month of October, the PTO will be collecting sock donations for area homeless. More details will be coming soon. Pumpkin and Baked Goods Sale - Friday, October 6, 3:00 PM Pick up a pumpkin along with your student after school, and enjoy baked goods and games at this fall festival! Scholastic Book Fair - Saturday, October 14-Tuesday, October 17 New this year, book fair will be held during conference days and the preceding Saturday morning! More details will be coming soon.  PTO Meeting - October 25, 7:00 PM Special Topic: Shaker School Board and the Upcoming Election. 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.

Pumpkin + Bake Sale Get your Halloween pumpkins this year from the Boulevard Pumpkin and Bake Sale! Join us on Friday, October 6, 2017, from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on the front lawn at Boulevard Elementary. Enjoy lemonade, cookies, and pizza by the slice with your fellow Boulevard families while you choose your perfect pumpkin to spook your trick-or-treaters. You will be supporting the Boulevard PTO.  Baking Volunteers Needed!  We are calling for volunteers to bring baked goods - a great family project! If you'd like to donate to the bake sale be sure your donation is made with no nuts, and is packaged 1-2 pieces individually in plastic bags. Bring your treats to the office at Boulevard in the morning of Friday, October 6. Please contact Laurie Brem , Erika Lopresti or Traci Carpenter at for any questions on how to prepare.

Chess Club!  Attention 1 st -4th graders! It is time to start another amazing season of Chess Club! Local chess master, Mike Joelson of Progress with Chess will again be offering a six-week after school series of chess instruction for Boulevard students.    This fall, local chess master Mr. Mike Joelson will again be offering a 6-week after-school series of chess instruction for Boulevard Elementary School students. Sessions will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. at Boulevard Elementary School. The dates for the 6 sessions are: Wednesdays, October 11, 18 and 25 and November 1, 8, 15.   Forms will come home via Backpack Express on Monday, or you can register online  here . Please just indicate if you take the late bus! We will collect registrations until October 4. Any registrations received after that may not be eligible for the late bus for the first week!   Please complete the form online or return the form sent in Backpack Express to the office! We look forward to a great Chess Club! If you have questions please email Anne Jarrad or Jill Lasheen . Chess Club seriously does rock!   We can’t wait for chess season to start! Anne Jarrad and Jill Lasheen Chess Partners in Strategy

ELL Corner Next week on Tuesday Sept. 26th, there will be a  Library Night  event will take place from 6:30-8:00 PM at the Shaker Heights Public Library located at  16500 Van Aken Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120 .  This event is especially for the new international families in our community , but everyone is welcome! Each child who attends the event (even younger children) will receive a special gift so please  reply to this email by Friday Sept. 22  so we can prepare a gift for each child! We will tour the library in two groups, with one group beginning at 6:30PM and the 2nd group at around 7:15 PM. There will be fun activities to do, and the tour will end with a visit to the ESL class which takes place on the 2nd floor of the library.  If you need a library card, please bring two forms of ID with you (a driver's licence and a utility bill with your current address).  If you are attending, please email Jill Lasheen   or triozzi_m@shaker.org to tell us the following: The name of your child who attends Boulevard and The number of children who will attend the event.  We hope to see you next week for Library Night!

Homecoming Festivities!  Calling all Shaker families, friends and alumni: The WHOLE SHAKER COMMUNITY is invited to this weekend's Homecoming Festivities!  Tonight, join us for our adult party featuring a beer-garden style evening of live music, beverages and food trucks from 7-11 pm at The Dealership, 3558 Lee Road . On Saturday, 9/23, it's the Pre-Game Festival from 11 am-1 pm at the High School north fields with TONS of family-friendly activities, including the Rocket Car, Dr. U R Awesome bubble man, food and a bus ride of the Shaker city sights. At 1 pm cheer on Shaker vs Medina at the football game (tickets $6, on sale Friday night and Saturday starting at 11 am). See details and register for the free Friday night party and free Saturday bus ride register here . SEE YOU THERE!

Shaker CommUnity Market In collaboration with the Shaker Heights Schools Center for Family and Community Engagement (FACE) , Shaker Heights City Schools PTO, the City of Shaker Heights, the Shaker Heights Library and the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, Shaker Schools PTO Council CommUnity Builders is piloting the “ Shaker CommUnity Market .” We invite you to share our community’s space, resources, talents and knowledge at this zero-cost event. Come for the line-dancing and giant lawn games shared by the Shaker Library. Stay for the school and city information fair, connect to area opportunities, enjoy cooking demos by local chefs and access to fresh produce.* Of course, no community gathering would be complete without music and entertainment, so bring your fun side. Getting together as a community is always a cause for celebration! *Minors must be accompanied by an adult with a valid ID to receive fresh produce from the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. The first one is  Thursday, September 28, 2017 | 5pm - 7pm The second is Thursday, October 26, 2017 | 4pm - 6pm . Location:  Onaway/Woodbury shared parking lot & blacktop (rain location: Onaway gymnasium) 3115 Woodbury Rd, Shaker Heights, OH 44120.

BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATE FORUM Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 7:00 pm   Please plan to join us at Shaker Heights High School for a moderated candidate forum focused on "Excellence, Equity & Exploration" for our district's students will feature all four candidates running for three seats on the Shaker Heights Board of Education.  The Board acts as the governing body of the public schools with full powers of direction and control – so the Board’s decisions impact all of Shaker and as a resident, your vote matters. Come hear the candidates’ views!  Numerous school and community organizations, including the PTO Council, SHHS PTO, SOARR, The Shakerite, SHHS NAACP and several neighborhood associations, are sponsoring the event and urge you to join us. The candidates will respond to a series of questions posed by our moderator, Amy Hanauer, Shaker parent and founding executive director of Policy Matters Ohio. Doors will open at 6:30pm.  Please submit your recommendations for questions  here or email Anne Flamm . WHERE: SHAKER HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL – SMALL AUDITORIUM 15911 ALDERSYDE DRIVE SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH 44120

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!

Message from the School Nurse The nurses office stocks up on clothing incase 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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