Boulevard Friday Flyer 4/20/18

The Friday flyer is a weekly publication of the Boulevard PTO

Dear Boulevard Families: Despite Mother Nature’s wintery blast this week, spring has officially sprung at Boulevard! I am happy to report that in the two weeks since returning from spring break, our third and fourth graders are joyfully nearing the midway mark of their AIR assessments, and our fourth graders are busy gearing up for Exhibition. A true sign of spring is the advent of Kindergarten Orientation! This week, I met with the families of incoming kindergarten students on Wednesday evening and provided them with an overview of a typical day in the life of our youngest learners. On the opposite end of the K-4 spectrum, an Incoming Grade 5 Parent Orientation is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25 at Woodbury. Two sessions are scheduled. The first is at 9:30 a.m., and the second is at 7:00 p.m. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend! Neal Robinson Sincerely, Neal Robinson

PTO News Parents’ Night Out Thank You! Thanks to everyone who came to Parents’ Night Out - we had a great time! Special thanks to Beth Gillespie and Karen Paradise for organizing!

Upcoming Events Wednesday, May 16, 7:00 pm - PTO Meeting Thursday, May 17, 6:30 pm - All School Art Show and Popsicle Social Friday, June 1, 6:00 pm - Carnival! 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)

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 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

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 )

Attention International Families! Please save the date:  On Thursday, May 3rd from 6:30-7:30, there will be an Ice Cream Social at Boulevard School. All families are welcome. If the weather is good, we hope to have the event outside near the playground; otherwise, the event will be in the multi-purpose room on the lower level of Boulevard.

Memory Book The Memory Book is a special keepsake given for free to every fourth grader at Clap Out on June 4 th . Please consider sending a personal message to your child, grandchild, sibling or friend by purchasing an ad to appear in the book. The money collected goes directly toward defraying printing costs. Please click here for more information.

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 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!

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.

Field Hockey A great opportunity for girls & boys in grades 3-8 is around the corner. It's your chance to gain more experience and learn important skills to play the field hockey.  This clinic, run by Shaker Heights High School’s VARSITY Field Hockey Players, is fun for everyone! Click here to see the flyer.

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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