As you may have seen in the news CPS is bracing for roughly a 20-30% cut to overall school funding.   We have been fortunate enough to be able to review our school specific funding and budget and it is about a 25% cut across the board. 

We are currently doing a deeper budget analysis and we will prepare a scenario, plan, organizational chart and budget to present to the teachers/staff, school community and our Local School Council. As always, we will do our best with what we have and seek out creative ways to minimize cuts whenever possible.

Parents have also organized to help fight for equal funding.  Some have attended rallies and contacted their representatives.  The picture below shows some for our parents at the Raise Your Hand Billion Dollar Bake Sale. Please visit www.cps.edu/equality and find ways that you can get involved to help us fight for better funding. The site has many resources and tools to help parents get further involved. If we are successful in this more funds may be released to CPS and schools in the near future. 
 
Thanks for your support and flexibility as we continue to work together for the benefit of our children. 

We had a  fantastic turnout at STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Night!  At the event, students had the opportunity to explore virtual reality, coding, chemical reactions, engineering, architecture, math, careers in the STEM field and more.  Thank you to Ms. Kelly Kleinertz for spearheading the event and the Science PLC for their hard work in planning.  Another big thank you to all the parent volunteers and area businesses who shared their STEM knowledge and experience with our curious students.  It was such an enriching opportunity for our kids!

The 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Spring Music Assembly entitled Rockin' Renditions was a hit!  Students performed various popular songs and theme songs using recorders and ukuleles.  Songs included the Batman theme, Everything is Awesome, Stitches, Chelsea Dagger, Hedwig's Theme, Star Wars and many more.  Student were able to show off their hard work and gave a great show.  Thank you to Ms. Poznicek for her amazing organization and inspiring instruction.

On Wednesday, our 6th graders debuted 100 Channels of Fun.  This variety show was written and performed by the students.  The premise of the show was two students watching TV and seeing different shows while flipping through the channels on a rainy day.  Students showed their talents, humor and creativity during this entertaining show.  Thank you to Ms. Poznicek for her continuous encouragement and support of the creativity of students!

As you know, Chicago Public Schools is facing a financial crisis based on various factors.  One of them being an unequal state funding system.  The district is asking for you help.  Please read the letter below and go to cps.edu/equality for more information on  ways to help advocate for our schools. 

Monday, May 2 through Friday, May 6 is Teacher Appreciation Week.  We are always grateful for our teachers, but this week serves as a special time to show our appreciation.  Thank you to all of our teachers for what they do to help support our students, both academically and social-emotionally!

Student Council created themes for each day of the week.  Please see the document included in the post for the days.