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March 16, 2025
Sunday Snapshot
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St. Patrick's Day
3/17/2025
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International Read to Me Day
3/19/2025
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LSC Meeting
3/19/2025, 5 PM – 5 PM
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First Day of Spring
3/20/2025
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PTA Hot Dog Lunch
3/20/2025
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3rd Grade Field Trip- Chicago History Museum
3/21/2025
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Spring Break Begins
3/24/2025
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No School: School Improvement Day
3/31/2025
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NO SCHOOL: Parent- Teacher Conference
4/1/2025
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Additional Notes
Parking Concerns: With the weather changing and more parents driving to school, I want to remind everyone about the parking guidelines. We must all be mindful of the flow of traffic at arrival and dismissal times. We continue to get complaints from our neighbors on Oak Park. As a community, it is important that we work together to ensure safety for our students as well as maintain respect for our neighbors.
- Permit parking: The west side of Oak Park is permit parking. Do not park on that side of the street.
- Driveways: Do not block private driveways nor park in other unauthorized areas
- Double Parking: Refrain from double parking or stopping in the middle of the street
- Traffic Flow: Remember that Oak Park is a one way going north and Rutherford is a one way going south at arrival and dismissal time.
Garvy School Feedback Form: If you would like to provide any feedback, please feel free to use the following Google Form.
Staff Shout-out: Our staff shout out form is back! I want to provide a space for parents to show their gratitude for our hardworking staff. If you would like to give a shout out to a staff member, please fill out the following form. We will share all submissions with our staff. Parent to Staff Shout out Form
Level I & Level II Volunteer Application Process: All individuals who are interested in volunteering (includes chaperoning field trips) must be approved by CPS. Depending on the level of volunteering you plan to do, you will be asked to complete an application for either a “Level I” or “Level II” volunteer.
Steps to follow:
(Please note: It is a CPS requirement that you fall into one of these two levels to become a volunteer)
Step 1: Complete THIS volunteer form for CPS
This form is necessary for CPS to verify you have students in the system and that they attend the school you are requesting to volunteer at.
Step 2: Bring a government issued ID to the main office for verification. If you do not do this step, the process will not move forward.
For Level II, the process ends here.
For Level 1, you must also do the following:
Step 3: After you submit your ID, you will receive an email from CPS which will contain links and information for fingerprinting, background check and TB test. For fingerprinting, please fill out this form and take it to any Accurate Biometrics location. For the TB test, use this form. These tests can be completed at MercyWorks locations. Please note, there is a $20 TB test fee.
Step 4: Email copies of both the fingerprints and TB test to [email protected]. The sooner they receive these forms, the faster your application can be processed. Please note, fingerprints can take 2-5 weeks to process.
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Happy Sunday Garvy!
Be Kind 🐾 Be Strong 🐾 Be Well 🐾 Be a Bulldog
Illinois State Testing
Reminder: State testing for 3-8th grade begins after Spring Break. Every year, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) administers required state assessments that help us gauge how our students are growing academically compared to their peers across the state.
Garvy will administer the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) in Grades 5th and 8th only, on Thursday, April 3rd and Friday, April 4th. Students in grades 3-8 will take the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) the week of April 8th. Retakes will be conducted April 11-17th.
SY25 IAR/ISA Test Family Letter
TreeMachine Clothing Collection
National Clean Out Your Closet Week (March 16-22) is here! This is the perfect opportunity to declutter, donate, and make a difference by using the Garvy TreeMachine clothing collection bin. Clean out your closets and drop off gently used clothes and shoes—it’s a simple way to promote sustainability while earning funds for our school!
Quarter 3 PAWs Pillars Breakfast
 Spotlight Skills: Gratitude and Creativity
Congratulations to our PAWs Pillars Spotlight Stars! We will celebrate the students who demonstrated Gratitude and Creativity at the Quarter 3 Spotlight Breakfast on Friday, April 11th at 9am in the MPR. Each Spotlight Star is welcome to invite one adult to the breakfast.
Join us for the LSC Meeting on Wednesday, March 19th at 5pm in the Music Room.
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3rd Quarter Ends on Friday, March 21st
Parent-Teacher Conferences are Tuesday, April 1st from 11:45 to 6pm
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It's time to order your yearbook 2024-2025!
John W. Garvy School- Order today before the dealine
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Tree Machine Clothing Bin
Do you have extra clothing that you and/or your child has outgrown? If so, please place in the green recycling bin located by the Teacher's parking lot. For every pound of clothing, our school received 2 cents and everytime the bin is filled the company plants a tree.
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Young Rembrandts After School Program- Spring Session
Spring Session starts April 15th
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Free HW Help at CPL
https://www.chipublib.org/news/free-homework-help/
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New Aspen Parent Portal Feature: E-Absence - Absence Reporting Made Easy!
Aspen Parent Portal allows parents and guardians to submit and track student absences electronically.
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Go Bulldogs!!!
Love, Mrs. Bester 🐾 🐾
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