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                               October 12, 2025Sunday Snapshot |  |  
                    
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                                  | No School: Indigenous Peoples’ Day 
                                      10/13/2025
                                      
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                                  | LSC Meeting 
                                      10/15/2025, 5 PM – 6 PM
                                      
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                                  | PTA Blood Drive 
                                      10/16/2025
                                      
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                                  | Paws Peer Mentors School-wide Pledge 
                                      10/16/2025
                                      
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                                  | Breast Cancer Awareness: Wear Pink 
                                      10/17/2025
                                      
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                                  | End of Quarter 1 
                                      10/17/2025
                                      
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                          | Additional Notes  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   NEW: Volunteer services will send parents an email with instructions about a required CPS volunteer training. This is a new step required after being approved at the school level.  
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 2, once you submit your ID, you will receive further instructions from the CPS volunteer office via email.  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      
Anti-Bullying Presentations This week, our student Paws Peer Mentors will lead our students through a "No Place for Hate" pledge to reinforce October's focus on Anti-Bullying Behavior. We all must work together to eliminate the hate. If you see something, say something. Excellent work students!      
Halloween Parade
On Friday, October 31st, we will have our annual Ha lloweenParade 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. 
There a few upcoming Adopt-a-Classroom events. We look forward to your support.  
Garvy yard signs for sell on October 27 at Parent-Teacher Conferences Fall Gift Cards fundraiser: November 3-10thNEW!! Parent Bingo Night on November 20th   
Questions: Anna Kolanczyk-Olech. E-mail: [email protected]
  We would live to invite the families to participate in the annual International Night on November 18th, 2025 from 5:00-7:00.   If you are interested in participating, volunteering, or making a donation, please use this survey:     
Join us for our October LSC meeting this Wednesday, October 15th at 5pm in the Music room.    
October 16th, 2025 from 9:30am-2:30pm there will be a Vitalant bloodmobile in front of Garvy School. Signup is available online at Garvy Blood Drive.  Walk-ins are welcome as well if you are not sure what time you can stop by. If you are able to donate, you will receive a coupon for a pint of Culver's custard.  
10/16 Vitalant Mobile Blood Drive Signup10/21 McTeacher Night 4pm-7pm 4550 N Cumberland Ave 10/25 Trunk or Treat Signup  (volunteer signup coming soon!) |  |  
                    
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                                  | Tree Machine Clothing BinDo 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.Read More... |  |  |  
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 Go Bulldogs!!!Mrs. Bester 🐾 🐾 |  |  |  |