Bobcat Blog

• Friday, December 8: Report Cards emailed home
• Wednesday, December 13: Orchestra Concert at Julian
• Wednesday, December 20: Beye Winter Festival of Music (6:30 - 8:00 pm) This concert features the Beginner Band, Chorus, Intermediate Band, Jazz Band, and World Drumming.
• Friday, December 22: Winter Break Begins - No School
• Friday, December 22 - Friday, January 5: Winter Break
• Monday, January 8: Return to School

On Thursday, November 30 Mr. Withers and Ms. Frost led our students in a fabulous Reading Olympics Competition. It was nice to see some parents who could attend, as well as our fifth and fourth grade students cheering them on during the event. All of the students who participated worked so hard reading many books this fall. Keep up the great reading!

Congrats to all of you who participated. As you will see there were some ties.

Team 1: Athena Blesoff-Ganacias - 5FC, Simone Cole - 5FC, and Emmy Cregler - 5FC (2nd place)

Team 2: Alice Conley - 5HH, Collin Kuipers - 5HH, and Eli Vander Griend - 5FC (3rd place)

Team 3: Elijah Felder - 5B, Wylie MacKenzie - 5FC and Lee Miller - 5B (2nd place)

Team 4: Ian Ahn - 5HH, Emmett Ryan - 5HH, and Arthur Strom - 5HH

Team 5: Robbie Gillies - 5B, Ian Whalen - 5B, and Miles Zimmer - 5B (1st Place)

Team 6: Hannah Herron - 5B, Amelia Schulman - 5B and Emma Wohrstein - 5B (3rd place)

Team 7: Ezra Richter - 5B, and Henry Walton - 5B

Team 8: Bennett Funk - 5FC, Noah Jang - 5FC, and Simon Vos 5FC (2nd place)

Congrats to Robbie, Ian and Miles who will now compete at the district level next week!

Back by popular demand, Beye School is doing a FUNdraiser with Sock Pals! Please check out our sales page at: palssocks.rallyup.com/beyepto and browse the cozy and adorable selection of mismatched socks for babies, toddlers, big kids and adults. These make great gifts-- or something nice for yourself as the weather turns cold-- and for every pair sold, Sock Pals makes a donation to the Beye School PTO. Purchase between now and December 15th! There's just two weeks left to participate, so please check out the sale now! As of today, we are up to 34% of our goal. Let's see that number climb!! We want to reach 100% by December 15. Thanks for supporting the PTO.

Just Launched: Take Home Baking Kits from Schoolhouse Kitchen

Beye School PTO is proud to partner with local nonprofit Schoolhouse Kitchen + Studio to provide take home baking/decorating kits for Beye families. Purchase your kits now for school pickup on 12/13. Schoolhouse Kitchen preps the kits in the commercial kitchen, and pick-up is done at Beye. These are some great (and delicious) kits to bring home over winter break that will allow you and your kids to make and decorate donuts, cinnamon rolls and/or pizzas-- and for every kit sold, Schoolhouse Kitchen will donate $5 to the Beye PTO. Check out details and order now through 12/10, here: https://www.iloveschoolhouse.com/https/wwwiloveschoolhousecom/beyepto2023

You do not need to be a Green Team member to volunteer. There are lots of options for one time or recurring volunteering shifts.

Lunchroom sorting sign up here

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0E49ADA92CA4FBC70-lunchroom

Student Green Team, Earth Month Events, First Grade Garden, Shoe Drive, and Food Recovery sign up here

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0E49ADA92CA4FBC70-45667625-beye

Emergency Closings and E-Learning Days

Please take a moment to review the information shared in the district’s Weekly Wrap-Up on Dec. 1 regarding winter preparedness.

The district’s emergency closing and E-Learning procedures are outlined in this brief deck; full details are posted at https://www.op97.org/communications/emergency-closings.

Cold Weather Reminders for Families
District 97 believes it is important for students to have opportunities for physical activity and play time during the day—even during the cold winter months. This winter, students will be permitted to go outside for recess when the temperature, with wind chill, is 15 degrees or higher. The district utilizes the Wind Chill Chart developed by the National Weather Service.

• It is important that students dress in warm layers when cold temperatures are expected. Students should remember to bring hats, gloves/mittens, scarves, coats, snow pants and boots. It is recommended that families label these items with their children’s names.

• Our staff will carefully monitor students while outside and take the necessary steps to ensure students are appropriately clothed/prepared for the cold weather, watching out for signs of frostbite and other cold-related issues.

Keeping Our Schools Healthy

This season, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging individuals to be aware of respiratory viruses, including the flu, RSV and COVID-19. CLICK HERE to watch a brief video of everyday strategies to keep our schools healthy this winter >>

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-4:30 beginning at the end of December

Where: Beye School Auditorium

Why: The goal of Drama Club is for students to be involved in performing or working backstage on a musical. This club helps create positive connections between 4th and 5th grade students, helps with reading fluency and comprehension, characterization, and allows students to build confidence on stage and in life! Come join in on the fun!

Aftercare on-site at Beye School, M-F through 6pm, with By Discovery:

By Discovery Art Enrichment Program currently has full and part time openings, M-F. We also have limited need-based scholarships available, offering a 50% reduction in the program fee. Jocelyne Adkins, Program Director & Lead Art Educator, is a former Beye parent who founded By Discovery in 2011 (formerly Beye Discovery). Students enjoy outdoor play everyday, weather permitting. Projects include painting, illustration, sculpture, clay, fiber/textile art, collage and printmaking. Follow us on Instagram at by_discovery_llc to see what our students are creating with us. To register, please visit https://forms.gle/YDLD31eMuELySwZg9 or visit https://www.bydiscovery.org/ For questions, please contact Jocelyne at jocelyne@bydiscovery.org Thank you!

The breakfast and lunch menus for our elementary and middle schools are available at http://www.op97.org/business-office/food-service. During the 2023-24 school year, students may:

• Bring a nut-free lunch from home.
• Order school lunch.

Free and Reduced Lunch Application
Students may receive meals at a free or reduced cost either by being directly approved by the State of Illinois OR being approved after completing the 2023-24 Free and Reduced Lunch Application (English/Spanish). All families who are directly approved by the state will receive an approval letter by email. If you feel your student may qualify for free or reduced priced meals but are not directly approved, we encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible Please visit https://www.op97.org/business-office/food-service for more information.

Cheryl Sullivan

Beye Principal

csullivan@op97.org

Location: 230 North Cuyler Avenue, Oak Park, IL, USA
Phone: 708- 524-3070
Twitter: @MrsSullivand97