Beye School PTO Newsletter
MAY 2025

A huge thank you to Melissa Ingram and everyone who helped prepare for and participated in making the Beye School Fun Fair Carnival a huge delight! Congratulations to all of our winners and many thanks to all of our generous donators/sponsors including Legacy Sports Summer Camps! Legacy offers sports camps such as Flag Football, Baseball Training, Multi-Sport, Soccer, Wiffleball, etc. for ages 5-14 in many locations in and around Oak Park. 

Upcoming soon: from May 5th to the 9th we will be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week with a variety of activities including a luncheon with relief from lunchtime monitor roles on Friday! You've probably received a note from your classroom room leader, or will soon, that will detail specific plans for your classroom(s) appreciation activities but below is a summary of what we have planned for the school-wide community:

Get ready for an exciting day of fun and games—Beye’s Olympic Day is coming up! We need your help to make it a success. Please consider signing up to volunteer or donate supplies to support this special event. Every bit helps, and the kids will love seeing you there! Click here to sign up!

Following Olympic Day, later that night, The Beye PTO will host an evening of community and celebration starting at 5:30PM on the historic Fitzgerald's Nightclub Patio. Appetizers will be provided by Babygold BBQ and a cash bar will be available. Enjoy live music from Rick King’s Royal Hustle starting at 7PM and stick around for Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears starting at 9PM. Check out details about the performers HERE. Tickets are $40 per person which includes hearty appetizers and space to celebrate as a community together under a Patio Tent. All Beye parents, caregivers, and friends are welcome to experience this local treasure and raise funds for the Beye PTO to support student and classroom enrichment in the coming school year. Space is limited, so get your tickets now!

Want to be a part of the discussion? Candidates needed for the 2025/2026 PTO Executive Board. Do you have great ideas for PTO programming or initiatives?  Do you want to get involved in decisions about how best the PTO can help Beye and the Beye community?  Do you have an hour and a half a month?  We are currently looking for candidates for the PTO executive board for next school year.  The board meets once a month with a focus on working to build the budget, set policies, and addressing needs that arise for the school and community.  If you're interested in learning more, please email board@beyeschoolpto.org.  

We have a new BeyeWear vendor: 1st Place Spiritwear! As you may know, our longtime vendor stepped away from the business earlier this year, and we had tried another local vendor.  It quickly became clear that they were not a good fit, and we apologize for the many missing and incorrect orders. If you are still missing part of your order and have not received a refund from Color My Craft, please email president@beyeschoolpto.org. Our new vendor, 1st Place Spiritwear is a much larger company: they provide spiritwear for the other D97 schools and OPRF, and will ship orders directly to your home throughout the year.  Check out their Beye-focused webpage which includes original designs by Beye parent, Casey Goldberg.  All designs are available on a wide range of tees, sweatshirts, hats, and pants.  

Let’s have some fun…

We hope you can join us in having some fun! Many volunteers have been planning activities for your enjoyment and to raise money to accomplish several great things, as well as to meet our goals for the rest of the school year. Mark your calendars (or link your calendar to Konstella)... here’s what’s coming up for May and the last week of school in June:

Thursday, May 1st at 6:30PM
Beye Night with Mr. Filipowski, Principal of Julian Middle School
For fifth grade parents and guardians.

May 5th through May 9th
Teacher Appreciation Week
Please click the link for school-wide details, and check-in with your room leader for classroom-specific details.

Thursday, May 8th
Bobcat Bolt

Saturday, May 10th
Plant Sale Pickup
Please also consider signing up for a shift to help unload/sort plants and assist with order pick up.

Friday, May 30th
Olympic Day
We need your help to make the day a success—whether by volunteering or donating supplies. Click here to sign up!

Friday, May 30th at 5:30PM
Parent's Night Out
Check out all the details and buy tickets now, space is limited!

Wednesday, June 4th
Last Day of School Picnic and Talent Show
Details and volunteer sign-up sheet coming soon...

In other news…

• We're nearing the end of yearbook photo contribution opportunities! Photos for the yearbook can be emailed to beyebobcatyearbook@gmail.com. In the subject line please indicate ‘Grade - Teacher Name - Event’.
• We need you! Please consider joining a PTO committee. A list of committees and volunteer needs can be found in the "Committees" section in Konstella. Reach out to communications@beyeschoolpto.org if you have trouble locating this information.
• Have something to include in the next PTO Newsletter? Please submit your announcement to communications@beyeschoolpto.org at least one week prior to the first of the month.
• Questions about Konstella? We will save some FAQ info right here for you.