Irving Park Updates: August 22, 2016

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

8/22 – First Day of Extended Day (M/T/TH/F 3:30-6pm and W 1-6pm)
8/25 – NEW! Middle School Open House  (6th-8th Grade) (GYM) 5:30-7:00pm
8/31 – Latin Heritage Planning Group Meeting (room 203) 9:00-10:00am
9/1 – Updated! K-5th Grade Open House (classrooms) 5:30-7:00pm (time shortened from previous emails)
9/5 – NO SCHOOL/NO EXTENDED DAY – LABOR DAY
9/6 – Fall NWEA testing begins

NEW! WEEK OF 9/12 – UNIFORM PICKUP #2  – All orders placed by today (8/22) will be received by students the week of 9/12.  All students MUST be in full school uniform by the time these uniform orders arrive. Please contact the office or your child’s teacher for information about what is acceptable to wear while you wait for your uniforms.

9/20 – Fall Picture Day (K-7th) (8th Grade will participate in graduation pictures in January)


OTHER INFO

• MENUS August Breakfast  and Lunch Menus
• Dismissal Authorization Sheets – Please make sure you have completed a sign out sheet for every child. This should be given to the teacher at Meet & Greet or on the first day of school so that teachers know who may pick students up from school. Ms. Santiago will also keep copies at her desk and you can update any information with her throughout the year. Dismissal Authorization  Student Walk Home Form


• NEW! Latin Heritage Month Planning:
  • El Mes de la Hispanidad se celebra 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre.  Por favor, únase a nosotros para una junta de planificación el miércoles 31 de agosto a las 9:00 en la cafetería de los maestros. Escogeremos un tema y unas actividades para el mes.  Les solicitamos su asistencia y su apoyo . También hablaremos brevemente de nuestro 2016-2017 BAC (Comité de Padres Bilingües) que se pondrá en marcha en septiembre. Por favor, siga este enlace para apuntarse a la reunión.
  • Latin Heritage Month is September 15 through October 15.  Please join us for a planning meeting on Wednesday, August 31 at 9:00 in the Teachers’ Lounge.  We will be talking about a theme and activities for the month, and we want a lot of parent input.  We will also briefly discuss our 2016-2017 BAC (Bilingual Advisory Committee) that will launch in September.  Please follow this link to RSVP to the meeting.  
• All unpaid registration fees as now PAST DUE!  This can impact your student’s participation in field trips, sports and extended day. Please pay all fees ASAP!! Please contact Ms. Cotrone if you have any questions.
• Please review our uniform cheat sheet so that you will know what students may wear this year.  Uniform Cheat Sheet
• Family Income Form  
  • This form is directly tied to our federal assistance monies. It is imperative we get one form for every family, and it is filled out completely. Please print and fill out BOTH sides. You can return the form via scan/email to ysantiago@distinctiveschools.org, fax to 773.433.5009, drop it off in the office or through the mail slot by the main entrance doors.

PTO UPDATES:

• Limited Tickets Remain – Join other CICS Irving Park Families at Wrigley Field for the Chicago Cubs game on Monday September 19th at 7:05pm against the Cincinnati Reds.  Tickets are in the Terrace Reserve Outfield.  Students must be accompanied by a responsible adult. The cost is $18 per ticket.  Tickets can be purchased on line through the Puma Online Store –http://pumapto.3dcartstores.com.      

Please check the RESOURCES page on the IP website regularly for updates and quick links.Please also check out our FACEBOOK PAGE for any Donor’s Choose projects!

Please reach out to Ms. Cotrone or Ms. Santiago with any questions. We will send out another email early next week with more updates and information.
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Thank you!