Bobcat Blog

• Thursday, April 18: Reading Night: "Read, Recite, Recycle" 6:00 - 7:00 pm (We hope many families can come)
• Thursday, April 25: Choral Festival at OPRF
• Monday, April 29: Incoming 6th Grade Julian Parent/Guardian Orientation Night at 6:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 30: Elementary Instrumental Festival at OPRF
• Friday, May 3: Student Bobcat Bolt (more details coming soon)
• Monday, May 6 - 10: Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
• Friday, May 10: PTO Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon
• Saturday, May 11: Beye PTO Plant Sale Pick Up

• Thank you so much to Tawny Lane for securing solar eclipse viewers for all students and staff. It was so exciting taking part in this amazing event as a school. Hearing students say things like, "This is Epic" was the best.
• Thank You MIchele Jurewicz for organizing a fabulous 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. (See below for more)
• Thank you to Lauren Smith-MacGregor and Karen Finnegan for leading our Green Team Work. This past Wednesday they welcomed Gary Cuneen of Seven Generations Ahead, the mayor of Broadview, and many school leaders from two districts to view our lunchroom sorting (composting) in action. The PTO also brought back the Joey FineRhyme assemblies that same day to keep the learning going for the students.

Please help us prepare for our Reading Night by sending in gently used Children's books if you can. We could use many more books. Then this Thursday at our "Read, Recite, Recycle" Reading Night, students will be able to take home "new" books.

As part of Thursday's Read, Recite, Recycle Reading Night, students will have a chance to sign up to read a poem they wrote, read a poem they enjoy or take part in a reader's theatre skit they prepared. Homeroom Teachers will talk to students about this Monday in class, but thank you for also talking to your child(ren) and sign them up in the slots below. Everyone will be invited to visit the auditorium It will be set up like a cafe and students can sit at tables and draw while enjoying the Open Mic presentations. Thank you!

Recite: Open Mic Sign Up

See the flier below.

Congratulations to the 3-on-3 basketball tournament winners, Bauman’s Ballers! Each member of the team received an autographed Chicago Bulls jersey!

Other winners by category are…

Free-Throw Contest

Kindergarten: Ian Givens

1st Grade: Calvin Yulish

2nd Grade: Aditya Shrestha

(Each of these winners received an autographed professional photo of a Chicago Bulls player!)

Adult Tournament Team

No Basketball for Old Men

We were impressed with all the teams (including runners-up JTC All-Stars, as well as the only female participants Vicious Tigers) and participants of the free-throw contest! With 50-75 community members in attendance, the gym was bursting at the seams with people and excitement during all basketball activities and the Beye School Drill Team performance!

Many thanks to the group that made this happen:

Salvador Delorea, Mr. S, Ms. B, Ms. Houren, Trent Jurewicz, Tedd Strom, Evan McKerns, Azhar Majeed, Katie Hoogland, Fran Knechel, Ken Zimmer, Laura Barnard, Casey Goldberg, Wendy Borlabi, Kate Boonstra, Mrs. Harlan, Principal Sullivan, Simon Vos, Michele Jurewicz, and the Chicago Bulls!

PTO/Green Team Plant Sale: Volunteers needed, pick-up reminder and plants for purchase

Plants will be delivered on Saturday, May 11th and we need volunteers to help sort and distribute orders. Please sign-up for a fun volunteer opportunity here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4FA4A62DA20-48946235-beye

EARTH DAY CLEAN-UP IN COLUMBUS PARK

Saturday, April 20th 9:00-12:00

Looking for a tangible way to give back to the Earth on Earth Day Weekend?

Join One Earth and partners in cleaning up historic and beautiful Columbus Park and the state-of-the-art BUILD Chicago campus in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's Greater West Side.They will provide gloves and bags... you bring your energy! Sign up here: bit.ly/24ed-cleanup

After, they’ll provide a free vegan lunch and gather in a circle to reflect on our accomplishment.

YOUNG FILMMAKERS CONTEST

Is your student interested in making a short film about the environment? The One Earth Film Festival is seeking submissions for their Young Filmmakers Contest. Students in grade 3 up through age 25 are invited to submit films, they are due by June 25, 2024. There are no submission fees. All winning films will premiere on September 22, 2024, and some will be selected for the One Earth Film Festival in March 2025.

Join us for a Family Workshop hosted by the District 97 Student Services Team! The event will be held Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Holmes Elementary School. Learn more about the IEP process, eligibility meetings, school-based and clinical supports, and your parental rights. Click here to view the event flyer >>

Don’t miss out on this morning of learning and connection! Click here today to RSVP >>

Online registration for the 2024-25 school year in District 97 is now open for all students. Complete details about the process—including residency documents, timelines and other helpful resources—are available on the district web site: www.op97.org/registration.

Returning Students

Registration for returning District 97 students will be open March 5 - April 19. Complete details can be found at https://www.op97.org/hr/returning-student-registration.

New Students and Kindergarteners

Registration for kindergarten and new students opened Feb. 22. Please click the links below to learn more about the registration process for kindergarteners and new students.

• Kindergarten Registration

• New Students

In order to register your student, you must be the custodial parent/guardian and currently reside in Oak Park. Students who are registering for kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year must be at least 5 years old and must be born on or before Sept. 1, 2019.

We appreciate your partnership in preparing for a successful 2024-25 school year!

You will see information in the District's Weekly Wrap Up. Click here to learn more about One Book, One District >> Thank you for encouraging your child to read the designated pages or read with them. Here is the schedule again: reading schedule

Beye’s Student Leadership Team is leading Beye School in the Can Do Challenge! Starting April 1st we will be collecting food for Beyond Hunger, our local food pantry. We would LOVE for Beye to win the trophy. Although there are many ways to earn points, one is by bringing in certain foods.

Food Donation List - Most Needed Items:

High Need Items – 8 points

• Dry black-eyed peas (1-2lb bags)

• Canned salmon

• Brown Rice

Essential Items – 5 points

• Peanut Butter

• Canned Chicken Soup

• Cheerios’ Cereal

• Canned Mixed Vegetables (low sodium)

• Tomato Paste

• Bagged Rice (White or Brown)

• Refried and Dry Beans (Pinto and Black)

• Canned Pineapples

• Canned peaches (in natural juice)

• Canned chicken (in water)

Create your own Cooking Video with your family!

Star in your own cooking show! Students can choose one of the Healthy Recipes from our website and create their own cooking video for us to share on our social media and YouTube channel. Try to keep the video approximately 2 minutes or less. Once we post your video, be sure to share it with your friends and school community. Send video submissions to: corina@gobeyondhunger.org.

500 Points

You will see an update in the D97 Weekly Wrap Up, but wanted to share here as well since we will be a pilot school. More information will follow, but for now:

The Core Instruction team shared this update regarding K-5 literacy in the March 22 Weekly Wrap-Up.

2024-25 District 97 Blended Preschool Program

District 97 is now accepting applications for the early childhood blended classrooms at Whittier Elementary School for the 2024-25 school year. There are a limited number of spaces available. Click here to view the 2024-25 D97 Blended Preschool flyer >>

District 97 is seeking students who:

• are non-IEP students who will be between the ages of 3 and 4 years by Sept. 1, 2024;

• demonstrate age-appropriate language and social skills;

• are Oak Park residents;

• are not enrolled in a preschool program.

The registration window will be open through May 24, 2024. For more information about the Early Childhood Blended Program or to apply, please visit https://www.op97.org/teach-learn/ecblended.

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.

Join the 'Beye School Families' Facebook Group to connect with other Beye families and stay in the know about upcoming PTO events/programs

Cheryl Sullivan

Beye Principal

csullivan@op97.org

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