News & Announcements

Thank you to all the students who wrote appreciation cards to our American veterans. Mr. Strawinski delivered more than 250 cards from our Garvy students.

Raising kids today is a roller coaster
NAMI Chicago and Lutheran Social Services of Illinois have teamed up to bring a monthly free peer support group for parents and caregivers to Portage Park and Belmont Cragin. Come meet other parents from the neighborhood to share experiences, advice, and even just lend an ear.

Every purchase from the Book Fair earns rewards for our school, so please stop by and support us. The eWallet is now open. Here is a link for the Homepage
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/garvyelementaryschool1

CPS is rolling out an updated method to track performance and progress in our District and schools, called Continuous Improvement and Data Transparency (CIDT). Feedback was gathered from more than 21,000 stakeholders.

Tuesday, November 19th

The 1st marking period ends on Friday, October 25th. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, November 4th from 11:45am to 6pm.

Dates and Times for this year:
- October 1st at 2:15pm
- December 3rd at 8:45am
- February 4th at 8:45am
- March 4th at 2:30pm
- May 6th at 8:45am