Boulevard Friday Flyer
February 10, 2017
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Save the Date:
Parent-Teacher Conferences | Thursday, Feb. 16 - NO SCHOOL
Professional Day  | Friday, Feb. 17 - NO SCHOOL
F ather-Daughter Dance, Middle School | Friday, Feb. 17, 6:00 - 8:00pm
President's Day| Monday, Feb. 20 - NO SCHOOL
PTO Around the World Event | Thursday, Feb. 23, 6:30pm

Visit the  Online Calendar  and filter by Boulevard Elementary School for more upcoming events.
From Mr. Robinson

Dear Boulevard Families,

We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day this coming Tuesday, February 14. Unless  notified otherwise by your child’s teacher, parties will take place beginning at 2:45  p.m.

Please remember there will be no school this coming Thursday, February 16, Friday,  February 17 and Monday, February 20. Thursday is a conference day, Friday is a
professional day for teachers and Monday is Presidents’ Day.

And, finally, the District’s Father-Daughter Dance is scheduled for next Friday,  February 17 at the Middle School. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Tickets may be
purchased through the main office.

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

Neal Robinson

Boulevard Chess Club
February 15, 2017
Chess Club for 1st-4th graders, starts on Wednesday, February 15th, and will take place on Wednesdays until March 22nd. Your child will receive their room assignment on the first day of chess club. If you are picking up your child, please be at school by 4:30pm.

Boulevard PTO Needs Your Help!
We are presently in the process of filling PTO Leadership positions for the 2017-18 school year.  Many roles have been filled.  However, we have many important roles that are still vacant.  

Please contact us if you are interested in any of the following positions for next school year:

1st Vice President
Secretary
Assistant Treasurer
VP of Financial Management
Read a Thon
Carnival
Boulevard Times
Parent Night Out

All positions can be co-chaired.  Detailed job descriptions are available upon request.

Thank you!
Traci Carpenter
trthornberry08@yahoo.com
Erin Zelin
erinzelin@hotmail.com

ELL Corner
Our Feature Country: India


   مرحبا  Marḥaban! This week our spotlighted country is Iraq! This country is located on the continent of Asia in what we call the Middle East region. The population of Iraq is 38 million people. Iraq has a hot, dry climate characterized by long, hot, dry summers and short, cool winters. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Iraq allowed early civilizations to flourish in this region. One of the ancient world’s oldest libraries was in Iraq, which housed a collection of thousands of clay tablets and fragments containing texts of all kinds from the 7th century BC. Some popular Iraqi foods include Kleicha, a national cookie of Iraq, which is a date-filled cookie, and Dolma, which is stuffed vegetables. The currency in Iraq is the dinar.
Box Tops for Boulevard
Now through February 19
Boulevard School collects Box Tops for Education and enjoys the benefit of added funds to help finance PTO-sponsored activities.  For each Box Top cut, collected and redeemed, our school receives 10 cents! What’s not to like about a free donation?  

Clip Box Tops from your favorite products and send them to school through February 19 for our spring collection drive. 

For a list of participating products, see: http://tinyurl.com/jrvreun.  All loose and/or bagged Box Tops can be turned into classroom teachers any time throughout the school year.  

Thank you for supporting our Boulevard PTO.

Nominating for Woodbury PTO
Woodbury is getting ready to welcome the new fourth grade class!  Please consider signing up for a PTO position at Woodbury Elementary.  The PTO is a nonprofit, there are no financial obligations, just your time.  As a part of the Woodbury PTO you will be a part of an informative, rewarding group of parents that support the staff and students at Woodbury Elementary.  Please consider signing up!  A list of some activities available for Woodbury PTO is available here.

SAVE THE DATE:
Around the World - Sharing our Cultures
February 23, 2017  

Now it is more important than ever that we come together as a community, support our international families, and show our pride in our diversity.  

Around the World - Sharing our Cultures
Thursday, February 23, 6:30 p.m.
Boulevard Elementary School

Please join us for an evening where many of our international families, and a few of our “local” families, share something from their country. Bring your family, pick up your passport at the door, and experience the culture of many of the countries represented in our community.  You will learn some of the language and traditions, listen to music, create something unique, or taste something delicious!

Students and their families who attend that evening will receive a “passport” and visit stations in Boulevard’s gym and multi-purpose room to learn about the various countries.

**For anyone who would like to share something from their country who has not already informed us , please send an email AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to aroundtheworldatboulevard@gmail.com listing your name, your student’s name, and country you’d like to represent.  Questions? Contact Courtney Ottrix at (216)926-4723 .  Expenses associated with stations may be subsidized with prior PTO approval.

Each week the Boulevard PTO publishes the Boulevard Friday Flyer highlighting school events for our families. If you have items to contribute to the flyer, please submit to boulevardfridayflyer@yahoo.com by 12 pm on Wednesdays.
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