April 28, 2024
Sunday's Snapshot
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Adopt a Classroom Virtual. Meeting
5/2/2024, 6 PM – 7 PM
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Q4 Progress Report
5/3/2024
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Teacher Appreciation Week 5/6-5/10
5/6/2024, 12 PM – 1 PM
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PTA: Staff Appreciation Luncheon
5/9/2024
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BAC Meeting
5/9/2024, 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
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AAC Walk-a-thon
5/10/2024
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Kindergarten Registration 5/13-5/17
5/13/2024
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Additional Notes
Shout Out: If you would like to give a shout out pf gratitude to a staff member, please fill out the form below. We will share all submissions with our staff. We are grateful for the continued support in strengthening our positive learning community!
Volunteers: If you were approved, by CPS, to be a Garvy parent volunteer last year, please update your application using the link below. If you are new to the volunteer process, please sign up with the link below. Please note that you must bring your ID or Driver's license to the main office to process the new application. CPS Volunteer Process
Arrival & Dismissal: Remember that it is all of our jobs to keep our school community safe. Due to the size of our student population, arrival and dismissal times can be a challenge.
Be mindful that there are children everywhere. Please set the proper example of community, cooperation, and safety precautions for our children.
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🐾 Be Kind • Be Strong • Be Well • Be a Bulldog 🐾
Happy Sunday Garvy!
AAC Walk-a-Thon
The annual Garvy Walk-a-Thon is on Friday, May 10th.
- ATTENTION: Walk-a-Thon volunteers are needed. If you are available to assist, please choose a timeframe using the following link: WAT Sign up Genius
- AAC would love to see the local businesses that we support turn around and support us. Our annual Walk-A-Thon is a great way for your business to show its support of Garvy School’s Adopt-A-Classroom Committee. AAC Business Donation Letter
Fine Arts Night
The return of Fine Arts night was a wonderful success! Thank you to all the families who came out. We had quite a large crowd. Shout out to the 1st grade, the 5th grade, and the Band for Today student performers. I was so impressed!! I could not stop smiling. Thank you so much to the Fine Arts Night committee and all the adults who volunteered.
Earth Day
Thank you so much to Ms. Martin, the Garden Club, and the Garvy Girl Scouts for organizing the clean up work on Earth Day to beautify our campus. It was great to see our school community come together again to accomplish a common goal. More exciting additions to come.
Local School Council
Thank you to the current LSC for your unwavering support. On Thursday, during the Special LSC Meeting, I presented the CIWP adjustments for school year 25, we passed the FY25 School Budget, and we voted (due to budget constraints) to raise the school fee for next year. Please join us for the last regularly scheduled meeting of the year on Wednesday, May 15th at 5pm in the Music Room.
The newly elected LSC will start their two-year term on July 1st.
Sidewalk Repair
I recently shared the detailed proposal created by Mr. Szymczak, a parent LSC representative, to have the sidewalks surrounding Garvy be repaired. We received an email from Alderman Napolitano's office last week. They have made the Board of Education aware of the needed repairs. My engineer, Mr. Quillen and I will continue to work with CPS Facilities to have the sidewalks repaired during the summer break.
CPS My Voice, My School
The 2024 My Voice, My School Parent/Guardian Survey is open through April 30, 2024 and can be accessed online at cps.edu/parentsurvey. This annual survey is an excellent opportunity to give us your feedback on where your school is succeeding and where there is room for improvement. The survey is completely anonymous, available in several languages, and takes about 5–10 minutes to complete. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
Senior Sign Off Day
As we approach the end of the school year, we are starting a new tradition. We are in search of Garvy alumni who are graduating from high school this year to come back and speak with
our graduating 8th graders. We look forward to the seniors sharing their high school experiences. If you have or know of a Garvy alum who is a graduating from high school this spring, please share their names with Ms. Stanis, our school counselor, via email [email protected].
Garvy Elementary School Supplies On Sale: Garvy Elementary parents, buy your 1st Day School Supplies today and eliminate the nightmare of back-to-school shopping. Think of visiting those big box retailers: the empty shelves, the crying babies, the demands for more things from your kids! 1st Day School Supplies is the BEST way to buy back-to-school supplies! 1st Day School Supplies
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Garvy Garb: Our PTA store is live with options to purchase Garvy Garb! How exciting is that?! With having Garvy Garb Day every other Friday, this is a great way to show your school spirit. Visit our website: https://garvypta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true where you will find short and long sleeve shirts, pants, sweatshirts and more for purchase.
It’s Time to Think Spring Flowers! The Adopt-a-Classroom Committee funds STEM equipment and materials for ALL Garvy's classrooms. Help us GROW our funds and make your garden beautiful at the same time!
Buy Spring Flower Bulbs, Roots and Seeds with our new Flower Power fundraiser. 50% off all sales go directly to Garvy classrooms. Growth guaranteed. Use the following link to purchase your spring bulbs: Garvy AAC Flower Power Fundraiser
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FYI: You are able to purchase gift cards online throughout the year. The purchase benefits Garvy School Adopt-a-Classroom.
Place your order on the Raise Right website or with the app. There's 750+ vendors available! From the website, download and use the free app to purchase e-cards or reloadable cards.
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Order Your Yearbook Today! Order online at ybpay.com
Scan the QR Code or Order online
using Yearbook ID Code: 10190224
by
Friday, May 31st, 2024
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Kindergarten Registration for SY25
It is time to welcome our newest Bulldogs to the Garvy family!
If you have an incoming Kindergarten student for school year 2024-2025, Spring registration is the week of May 13-24th. New this year: To be more efficient and honor everyone's time, Mrs. Crespo and Mrs. Perez have created appointment slots for you to choose a time to come to register your child. Please see the links on the attached document to get started.
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Addams Family Musical at Rickover Naval Academy
Rickover Naval Academy would like to invite the Garvy Elementary school community to a fun, family-friendly musical of The Addams Family. This will also be a great opportunity for all prospective students to visit Rickover Academy and see what we offer.
The performances will last approximately 90 minutes with intermission. Admission is $10, cash only, with children under 12 free. All proceeds will benefit the theater program.
There will be three showings: Friday, May 3rd at 7pm, Saturday, May 4th at 7pm and Sunday, May 5th at 1pm.
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Join the St. Baldrick's Community Event
The St. Baldrick's community event to raise money for childhood cancer is on May 18th
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Free Camp Kangaroo
Camp Kangaroo is a free bereavement camp providing a supportive and therapeutic environment for children who have experienced the death of
someone close to them. For more insight into our experience, please visit our website for videos of our campers describing the weekend: https://seasonsfoundation.org/camp-kangaroo/
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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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