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Veteran’s Day: School is in session
11/11/2024
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PPLC Meeting @8am
11/12/2024, 8 AM – 8 AM
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International Fest
11/19/2024, 5 PM – 7 PM
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Quarter 2 Progress Reports Distributed
11/22/2024
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Garvy Garb Day
11/22/2024
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Additional Notes
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
Title IX Student Training: On January 24, 2013, Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law, Erin’s Law, into effect for all Illinois schools. Erin’s Law requires schools to provide age-appropriate sexual abuse prevention education for all students on an annual basis. The Office of Student Protections and Title IX has collaborated across a number of departments to create developmentally appropriate sessions that will allow students to identify abuse and empower them to report any wrong doing that may have occurred. The sessions have been broken down by grade, and are all around 30-45 minutes. All training will be conducted in homeroom by November 22nd, 2024.
This is an important learning opportunity for students. However, a parent or guardian may opt their child out of the training if they do not wish for them to participate. The opt-out form will be good for the current school year only. If you choose to opt your child out, please complete this google form. If you wish to teach your child this material yourself, you can access the videos to the sessions on the OSP website at www.cps.edu/osp.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESPOND TO THIS FORM UNLESS YOU ARE OPTING-OUT YOUR CHILD FROM THIS PRESENTATION.
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
GoCPS and HSAT
The 2025-2026 GoCPS application deadline had been extended to Friday, November 22nd.
Please Note: The application deadline for Early Entrance and Single Subject/Whole Grade Accelerated Placement will remain November 15, 2024 at 5 pm. For our 8th grade parents, you should have received your child's High School Admissions Test scores on Friday via email from CPS. If you have questions or concerns, feel free to contact our school counselors, Ms. Stanis ([email protected]) and Mr. Cohen ([email protected]).
Scholastic Book Fair
The Fall Book fair is here! The Scholastic Book Fair starts next Monday, November 18 and ends on Friday, November 22nd. Your child's teacher will arrange a time to visit the fair during school hours.
Parent to Staff Shout-outs
Thank you to all the parents that sent a quick note of gratitude to our staff members. On behalf of the staff, we appreciate all of the support. Here are some recent Parent to Staff Shout Outs: Parent to Staff Shout Out Responses
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
AAC Updates
Go Shopping with Gift Cards! The Adopt-a-Classroom Gift card Fundraiser ends tomorrow,Monday, November 11th. Whether you’re giving a gift or doing your everyday shopping, when you buy a gift card, you’re supporting Garvy School.
How It Works:
↪Order by CASH or CHECK with the order form by MONDAY, Nov. 11, 2024
↪You receive the full value of your purchase and the store brand donates a percentage
for each card to Garvy’s Adopt-a-Classroom Committee
↪Looking for a card that's not listed on the order form? Email us to ask!
↪Cards will be sent home with students by Wednesday, November 20th
OR
order on the Raise Right website or with the app. There's 750+ vendors available!
Garvy School’s Enrollment Code: 142ECLB25665
BAC Updates
Our annual International Night is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19th. This is always a Garvy community favorite. We come together to honor and celebrate the beauty of the diversity of our school. Our theme this year is "Food of Champions". International Night 2024
PTA Updates
The November Dine and Donate is at Los Azares on Wednesday, November 13th from 11am to 9pm. Just mention Garvy and a portion of your total will go to our school community.
Please be aware that the dates for the annual PTA Holiday Happenings event has changed to Thursday, December 12th and 13th. Thank you to the PTA for organizing this event.
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Scholastic Book Fair
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
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Save the Date: International Night
Tuesday, November 19th
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Portage Crain Counseling Center
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.
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CPS’ New Approach to School and District Accountability!
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.
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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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