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October 27, 2024
Sunday Snapshot
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Halloween Parade
10/31/2024
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Native American Heritage Month
11/1/2024
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Quarter 1 Spotlight Award Assembly
11/1/2024, 9 AM – 10:15 AM
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Daylight Savings Time Ends
11/3/2024
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NO SCHOOL: Parent- Teacher Conferences
11/4/2024
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No SCHOOL: ELECTION DAY
11/5/2024
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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
Parent- Teacher Conferences
Quarter 1 Parent-Teacher conferences will be held on Monday, November 4th from 11:45am to 6pm. Please refer to the email you received from your child’s teacher to schedule a time to speak. Remember that Adopt-a-Classroom will be selling Garvy Lawn signs for $20. Funds support our classroom technology.
Red Ribbon Week
The Red Ribbon Campaign is the largest drug-abuse prevention campaign in the United States. During Red Ribbon Week, youth and adults around the nation pledge to increase their knowledge by learning more about the destructive effects of drug abuse, including prescription drug misuse, and renew their commitment to live a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.
Participation in the daily dress up days are all optional.
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Mon 10/28
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Tues 10/29
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Wed 10/30
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Thurs 10/31
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Fri 11/1
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Bulldog Buddy Pride
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Sports Fans
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Pirate & Sea Legends
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Halloween
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Culture Celebration
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Theme
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Add color to someone's day, by keeping drugs and bullies away
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Settle the score, leave drugs at the door
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Seas the day! Live Drug and bully free
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Hocus Pocus! Drugs and bullies aren't my focus
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Proud to be me, proud to be drug free
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What to Wear
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Team Colors
K/5: Yellow
1/6: Green
2/7: Blue
3/8: Black
4: Red
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Show off your favorite sports team
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Dress as a pirate, mermaid, or other sea legends
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Wear your costume to school. Follow the school costume guidelines
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Dress up to show off your culture
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Quarter 1 PAWs Pillars Breakfast
Spotlight Skill: Cooperation
Congratulations to our PAWs Pillars Spotlight Stars! These students ha  ve demonstrated the SEL Spotlight Skill of Cooperation. The following students and one adult are invited to the Quarter 1 Spotlight Breakfast on Friday, November 1st at 9am in the MPR.
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Kindergarten
Asher S
Grant M
Teresa R
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3rd Grade
Ayden F
Christopher T
Lucas V
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6th Grade
Gavin N
Leon J
Victoriya K
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1st Grade
Abraham B
Erik M
Leah R
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4th Grade
Henry N
Jake A
Xasha A
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7th Grade
Christopher E
Jackson G
Logan L
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2nd Grade
Andy T
Brixton C
Mateo O
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5th Grade
Briella R
Eilanna O
Lisa B
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8th Grade
Dominic C
Itza S
Sarafina S
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Halloween Parade
On Thursday, October 31st, we will have our annual  Halloween Parade which will begin on the turf around 2:15pm for students in Grades K-4. Join us to see all of our scary and creative costumes this year! We ask that adults stand on the middle of the turf to allow the parade to proceed around the turf without interference.
All students in grades K-8, who choose to participate, are allowed to wear a school appropriate costume, that will not be a disruption to instruction. All students can wear the costume to school. Keep in mind the younger students must be able to manage the costume by themselves. No guns, swords, or other weapon replicas. Masks and face paint are also not allowed.
AAC Updates
Adopt-a-Classroom will be. selling Garvy Lawn signs at Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday, November 4th for $20. Click on the following link for more information: Garvy Lawn Sign Flyer
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
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End of Quarter One
The 1st marking period ends on Friday, October 25th. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, November 4th from 11:45am to 6pm.
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Save the Date: International Night
Tuesday, November 19th
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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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