It was great to see many familiar as well as new faces at the Back to Belding event on August 17th! See below for upcoming BPG events and opportunities to get more involved at Belding.

• Tuesday, 9/19: Dine & Donate at Easy Street Pizza on Irving Park, supporting Pre-K
• Mark your calendars to dine in or order out at Easy Street Pizza on Irving Park Road. Make sure to mention Belding when ordering, and a portion of the earnings will be donated to our school.
• This month the funds raised will go to Pre-K (for new families: we have a Dine & Donate event once a month and each raises funds for a different grade level).
• Wednesday, 9/20, 6 pm: Belding Night Out
• Kids of all ages play in the gymnasium or enjoy board games in the cafeteria. FREE FOOD and BABYSITTING!
• Parents, join us for the Local School Council (LSC) meeting at 6 pm, followed by the first Belding Parents Group gathering. Learn what's happening at our school and get to know other families in your community!
• Friday, 9/29, 7 pm: Movie Night on Belding Field
• Many of you voted at Back to Belding, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie was the clear winner! Come watch the movie outside on the big screen while enjoying freshly popped popcorn with your neighbors. $5 suggested donation per family, and snacks will be available for purchase. Movie starts at 7:30 pm.
• Friday, 10/13, 7 pm: Second Movie Night on Belding Field
• Movie TBD
• Wednesday, 10/18: Enjoy Dunkin Donuts While Supporting Belding
• Make a purchase at the Dunkin Donuts on Irving Park Road and mention Belding, and our school will earn a generous portion of the proceeds.
• Friday, 10/20: Belding Fall Walkathon
• Our Walkathon raises money for a wonderful art program for all Belding students!
• More details coming in the next couple weeks...

Help support your kiddo and their teacher by becoming a room parent! Room parent obligations vary based on what your child's teacher needs in terms of support: some teachers have a variety of tasks they ask of room parents, whereas others need minimal support. Teachers of the younger grades (typically 4th grade and below) do more class parties/activities.

Fill out this form if you're interested: https://tinyurl.com/BeldingRoomParent. Thanks to Jenny Ronan for coordinating the room parents this year!

Belding is hoping to host an in-person Scholastic Book Fair this year. We need one or two parents who have the capacity to organize and lead this event in order for it to be scheduled (and successful!).

We have all the information and plans for running the fair, so you won't need to reinvent the wheel, we just need someone who has availability and willingness. At a high level, the book fair organizer(s) will work with Scholastic to coordinate the delivery and equipment, manage the volunteer schedule, and be responsible for collecting and depositing the money.

Please reach out to Mrs. Durkin (mfcohen@cps.edu) if are willing to take on this leadership role or would like more information. We hope you'll choose to get involved in this fun and beloved event!

Last May, our school came together and raised over $25,000 at our Spring fundraiser with the goal of revamping an outdated, rarely-used computer lab into a space students and teachers could enjoy. We are so pleased with how the beautiful new Room 304 Student Center turned out!

Thank you to everyone who donated, including all the businesses and school families who donated items to our auction. We are grateful for you!

And a very special shout out to neighborhood volunteer Sally Fansler, who has come into Belding every week for months to help where needed and who coordinated everything for the new Student Center. We appreciate you, Sally!

We're grateful for these neighborhood companies, many of which are led by Belding parents, who chipped in to be Belding's inaugural corporate sponsors. We hope you'll check out and support these local businesses!

If you own or work at a company that might be interested in supporting our school as a Belding Booster, email HelpBelding@gmail.com or click here for more information.

R2iGames

Trostin, Kantor & Esposito, LLC

Freddie Crenshaw - State Farm

Jet's Pizza (Irving Park, Jefferson Park, and Logan Square locations)

City Smiles

The Nimble Bee

Lopp Mathias Law

St. John's Episcopal Church

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