A huge thank you to the Blythe Park PTA for making Teacher Appreciation Week so special! 💙✈️
From delicious breakfasts and lunches to relaxing chair massages and thoughtful travel-themed treats, we felt truly celebrated all week long. The Chicago-inspired goodies—including Chicago Mix popcorn and Malört—added a fun local touch that made us smile! 😆🌆
We are so grateful for all of our Blythe Park families who make us feel valued, cared for, and ready to keep helping our students soar! Your kindness and appreciation mean so much. ❤️
Meet our new Blythe Park Principal, Chris Reid, at a community coffee event. Blythe families are invited to chat and connect with Mr. Reid on Monday, May 18, 8:15 am-9:00 am, in the Blythe Library. Visitors must check in at the main door with an ID.
Mr. Reid joins us from Hinsdale District 181 where he served for 8 years as a pupil services administrator. The interview team was most impressed with his warm and welcoming demeanor and his strong commitment to student centered learning and a positive school culture for all.
A special thank you to our Blythe Park interview team: Erin Adelsman, Molly Castor, Bianca Dassinger, Carolyn Dirienzo, Catherine Dykes, Nora Geraghty, Todd Gierman and Bill Howes. We met several dynamic principal candidates during the interview process and are so excited to welcome Chris to District 96!
Mr. Reid joins us from Hinsdale District 181 where he served for 8 years as a pupil services administrator. The interview team was most impressed with his warm and welcoming demeanor and his strong commitment to student centered learning and a positive school culture for all.
A special thank you to our Blythe Park interview team: Erin Adelsman, Molly Castor, Bianca Dassinger, Carolyn Dirienzo, Catherine Dykes, Nora Geraghty, Todd Gierman and Bill Howes. We met several dynamic principal candidates during the interview process and are so excited to welcome Chris to District 96!
Arg!! Shiver me timbers!🏴☠️ What an incredible performance of Pirates! The Musical! A huge thank you to Mr. Howes for bringing this show to life and giving our students such a memorable experience. We are so proud of every single performer!
What an amazing All School Meeting! 🎉 We celebrated our Perseverance Award winners and cheered on a Student Council skit all about the power of trying again. As we head into our final month, we’re shifting our focus to gratitude! We are grateful for the friendships made, the lessons learned, and the incredible year we’ve shared together!
The Garden Club painted some awesome rocks to add some joy and color to the Blythe Park garden! 🪴🌸
High Touch, High Tech workshops were so much fun! From slime, to rocks, and chemical reactions, these scientists had a blast with hands on learning! 🧪🔬
Spring Open House was a huge success!Seeing our community show up to celebrate our students’ hard work means the world. Thank you to everyone who came out! We also had so much fun watching the annual 5th grade Tug of War! To our fifth graders… we can’t believe you’re almost off to Hauser. We are so proud of you! 😊🌸
There’s no place quite like kindergarten!! Today our littlest learners celebrated a special day all about them! Happy National Kindergarten Day! 🌟
As the weather warms up, our students are gearing up for safe adventures! 🚲 This week we learned all about bike safety and how to stay safe when crossing train tracks. Knowing the rules of the road, and the rails, keeps everyone safe this spring and beyond!
Big ideas and brilliant minds!! Our students poured their hearts into every project at this year’s Science Fair! So proud of our Blythe Park Scientists! The future is in great hands 💡🧪
Big ideas and brilliant minds!! Our students poured their hearts into every project at this year’s Science Fair! So proud of our Blythe Park Scientists! The future is in great hands 💡🧪
Miss Allen‘s class learned about static electricity with the Van Da Graaff Generator!! It was a hair-raising activity! ⚡️👩🏽🔬
Your Blythe Park teachers made the most of spring break — soaking up quality time with family, recharging, and enjoying some well-earned adventures! 🌸☀️ We hope your families had an amazing break too. We are SO ready to welcome our students back tomorrow — see you soon!
For our March All School Meeting the 1st graders presented about Empathy!! Our empathy award winners were recognized for noticing feelings in others. For the month of April we will be focusing on Perseverance & Determination!! 🙌🏼😊
Our One School, One Book celebration for Fenway and Hattie was a huge hit!🐶💙We had so much fun with face painting, puppet making, BINGO, Jeopardy, origami, and more! Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us! #osob #blythepark
Aria is our 2026 West 40 SCOTY (School Citizen of the Year) Award winner! Chosen by the Blythe Park staff, her kindness, positivity, and respect have made a lasting impact on our school community. We are so proud of you, Aria! 💙✨
Blythe’s Got Talent!!! 🌟 We are so proud of all our talented students. Thanks to everyone who came out to support!
Congratulations to our Blythe Park students who were recognized in the Riverside Women’s History Poster Contest!💙
5th graders had a great time at the Shedd Aquarium today! They’ve been studying ocean habitats and animal adaptations, so it was amazing to see everything come to life right in front of their eyes! 🐬🐠🌊
Blythe Park students proudly shared their science fair projects at the Brookfield Science Fair! So great to see their curiosity, creativity, and hard work on display💙🔬
