Bobcat Blog

• Sunday, May 19: Blast Off to Kindergarten for K students starting in the fall (see below)
• Thursday, May 23: Parents' Night Out (See details below)
• Thursday, May 30: All School End of Year Picnic
• Friday, May 31: Olympic Day
• Monday, June 3: 5th Grade Event
• Tuesday, June 4: Last Day of School

I truly enjoyed watching the Spring Sing shows this past week for K-4th. It was great to see so many of you there. This time of year seems to go so quickly and is packed with events. Thank you in advance for considering to sign up below to help at Olympic Day. We hope many of you can join us at the Parents' Night Out. If you have a child starting Kindergarten in the fall, please join us at Rehm Park Sunday between 10:00 and noon for the K Blast Off. Emails went out to registered K students, but thank you for sharing with neighbors and friends. Finally, take a look at the other important information, including considering to step forward to help on the PTO board or get involved in other ways.

Beye Olympic Day is fast approaching on Friday, May 31st! If you haven't had the chance to join in on the excitement of Olympic Day yet, you're in for a treat. It's a cherished year-end tradition at Beye, where each classroom represents a different country and engages in friendly competition through a series of outdoor stations and challenges. We're counting on your support to make this day a blast for our students, whether by volunteering your time or contributing supplies. Use the Olympic Day Volunteer Sign-Up link to learn more about volunteer opportunities. Let's make this another unforgettable day for our school community!

We're making our yearbooks using TreeRing, which is the same company as in past years.

https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015276181452624

(If you ordered in the past, it should remember you!)
They cost $14.53 + tax.

You can make a couple of pages that are customized for your kid using their website! Orders are due by June 3 for free shipping (they will ship to the school), and you'll need to create your custom pages by then too.
(It's possible to order any time after this date too, but they charge about $6 to ship it individually.)

We'll get these yearbooks during the summer -- probably mid to late July -- and we'll have multiple occasions for you to pick them up! If you have questions, feel free to e-mail Melanie Pivarski at pivarski@gmail.com -- she'll do her best to find the answer for you!

Have any fun photos from Beye this year? Send them in for our awesome yearbook! Photos could be from events, practices, field trips, classroom volunteering-- anything! Feel free to email yours to pivarski@gmail.com. If you could include what it's from, that would be even better! Would you like to help design a page for your kid's class? (time commitment: 30-60 minutes) Of course you would! Please email pivarski@gmail.com about that too!

You can order your school supply boxes now for next fall. Don't forget, and your future self will thank you. By ordering through this link, you can get all your school supplies in one place and support the Beye PTO, which receives a portion of the sales. Visit the website and purchase the specific box sorted by grade. Supplies will be delivered to the classrooms before the school year begins in August.

The link to order boxes is here: https://schooltoolbox.com/school-supplies/school/list-boxes/?schoolId=34093 or parents can go to schooltoolbox.com and search for Beye School.

Second Annual Parent's Night Out!

Thursday May 23rd from 6:00 - 8:00pm

Oak Park River Forest Museum

Last year we raised a glass at Friendly Tap and this year the Beye parents will hobnob after hours at the distinguished Oak Park River Forest Museum! Mingle with other parents while supporting Beye school programs! Emcee LB (aka Laura Barnard) is back to host this lively evening. Learn about the history of Beye School from museum staff, hear from Principal Sullivan and PTO volunteers, and be entered into a raffle to win a cash prize. A limited quantity of free childcare slots generously provided by By Discovery will be available. (details forthcoming).

Donate a ticket $30

Beye School PTO Parents Night Out - Beye School PTO

Run for next year’s executive board or find your perfect volunteer role! Online voting will begin at the picnic, following a brief introduction of candidates.

Run for the PTO Executive Board:

• Elections for the 2024-2025 Executive Board will be held in late May.

• Run for the board and help shape the PTO’s role in the school.

• What does the executive board do?

• Meet one evening per month

• Build the budget: Decide how best we can use our resources.

• Craft policies: Help foster equity and strengthen the PTO’s role in the community, and be part of shaping both short term and long term goals for Beye.

• Support our Working Groups: Help our tireless Working Groups get the assistance and information they need from the Board.

• Facilitate a family-school partnership: Be a liaison between Beye families and Beye staff in working to create the best possible school for our kids. You can have a direct influence on your child’s educational experience.

• Plus, great company and snacks!

• We are especially in need of someone to work with our current Finance Chair, Tawny Lane, with the intention of taking over as Finance Chair for SY 25-26. Email Tawny at director06@beyeschoolpto.org for more information.

• If you are interested or have any questions, please email board@beyeschoolpto.org, or reach out to a current board member (find us in the front section of the Beye Directory).

Other essential volunteer roles:

• There are many other ways to get involved at Beye, from leading a working group, to helping run an event, to volunteering a few hours at an event or in the front office. Here is a list of volunteer opportunities to explore.

The Collaboration for Early Childhood, in partnership with District 97, will host its second "Blast Off to Kindergarten" event on Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Rehm Park. Children and families who will be entering kindergarten in Oak Park this fall are invited to meet and explore after-school programs, District 97 staff, administrators, and parent teacher organizations.

Early learning programs, who have played a pivotal role in preparing our little adventurers for this next chapter, will also be in attendance. There will be games and refreshments, and a “kindergarten portal” for our future kindergarteners to pass through and “officially” enter the “kindergarten universe.”

Blast off to Kindergarten is meant to celebrate our little ones, but it also will help parents and caregivers connect to parent organizations and to make connections that will help jump-start a smooth transition to kindergarten for everyone involved. All incoming kindergarteners and their families are invited. No registration is required.

Click here to learn more >>

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 is now open. 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!

ABC Countdown

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