Beye Elementary School PTO

A Wednesday Journal story about a PTO fundraiser based on the network television show The Amazing Race.

The race began with a worm encounter involving D97 School Board president Peter Traczyk.

* First place: Whittier, $674
* Second: Mann, $510
* Third: Lincoln, $450
* Fourth: Hatch, $386
* Fifth: Longfellow, $381
* Sixth: Beye, $346
* Seventh: Irving, $323
* Eighth: Holmes, $236

The Wednesday Journal and the Oak Leaves published articles about the contest.

Combined, the schools earned a total of $3,331 based on a percentage of the total sales generated by customers representing their various schools during the month-long contest.

Renee Domenz, a parent at Hatch School, came up with the idea for the Tasty Dog Challenge.

Domenz also got a few area businesses to make donations of money, services or merchandise: Gloor Realty, Sunstar Dental, Charter One Bank, The Magic Tree Bookstore, The Oak Park Art League and Productive Displays.

“I’d love to see this as an annual event,” Domenz said. “I think people became more aware of it as it went on this year.”

Beye has a contract with Study Island, which provides web-based instruction, assessment, and reports for the Illinois Standards Achievement Test ISAT. Next fall Beye students will have the opportunity to use the program. A couple of years ago, Beye had a similar program called Kids College.

Study Island Research from the company’s website.

Magnolia Consulting evaluation of Study Island in Illinois:

From 2005 to 2006, first-year Study Island schools showed greater improvement in scores, meeting or exceeding Illinois standards from third to fourth grade and from fifth to sixth grade over all other Illinois public schools. Specifically, Study Island schools showed an average of 6.6% increase in scores meeting or exceeding standards in reading and an average increase of 8.0% in scores meeting or exceeding standards in math from third to fourth grade. From fifth to sixth grade, Study Island schools showed an average of 13.7% increase in scores meeting or exceeding standards in reading and an average of 8.4% increase in scores meeting or exceeding standards in math.

A review of Study Island from some teachers at Classroom 2.0
Another teacher’s review from proteacher.net

The Wednesday Journal has a story and photos of a recreation of a photo taken of Beye students and staff in 1997 to celebrate the renaming of Beye School for William Beye, the school board member who became in building a school on Ontario Street. The recreated photo will go on sale at the Beye picnic June 2nd.

With the help of Tim Rasmussen, whose company It’s a Sign provided the lift, Oak Park resident and professional photographer David Kindler recreated a photograph of Beye Elementary student body and faculty that was shot in 1997. More than 400 students and 50 faculty members smiled bright outside their school at Cuyler and Ontario. The original photograph was shot on the 100th anniversary of the school being renamed in 1897.

Letter from the principal of Julian Middle School:

Yesterday, one of our students who was walking near South Highland and Roosevelt around 10 a.m. was approached by a man who attempted to lure him into his car. The student refused and then asked a nearby AT&T worker to call the police. The AT&T worker was able to share with the police a description of the car and license plate number. The Oak Park Police located the man and he was arrested at that time. The man has been charged with felony child abduction and has a bond hearing tomorrow.

We are so very thankful that the AT&T worker was nearby and able to help our student. We are also thankful that our student reacted in a way that kept him safe. And thank you to the Oak Park Police Department for working tirelessly to keep our community safe.

The Wednesday Journal published a story about the incident.
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May 13, 2010

Dear Julian Families

This morning, one of our students was approached by a large gold van near Madison and Cuyler at about 8:15 a.m. The white male, about 40 years of age and slightly balding, asked the student if she wanted a ride. The student answered with a no and kept walking. She then spotted the van again on Ridgeland Avenue. At that time, our student quickly made her way to Julian and reported the incident to us. The police were immediately called in order to get the description out on the radio as soon as possible. The student did an excellent job of responding in just the right way. Read more

Mann School is holding a retirement reception for several of its staff members, including Nurse Cam, after school on Tuesday May 18th in the lunch room.

They need parents to bring dessert type foods and to help out with the reception. Please let Jane Miller know if you can bring desserts and also if you can help out. Please contact Jane at jane.miller4 at comcast.net or call her at 445-2692.

If you see Nurse Cam around Beye, wish her well as she makes the journey into the next episode of her life.

Beye Shopping Certificates and Gift Cards!

Buy $100 gift cards to Jewel and Dominick’s and use them for your regular grocery shopping. Gift cards make great graduation, Father’s Day, or teacher gifts.

Buy Home Depot, Lowes, or Menards gift cards and get a jump start on spring house projects. Buy gift cards for things you would already buy and Beye School gets a percentage of the proceeds at no additional cost to you.

Download the Beye Manna order form.

Home delivery offered with purchases of $100 or more. Deliveries will be made on Thursday, May 27th between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m.

Questions? Contact Lisa Kitzman at 763-0697 or use this email form.