Good afternoon!  We hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.  Please remember that there is no school on Monday and read below for a few updates and reminders.

Have a great day,
Katie and Derrick

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Graduation Photographer -  Our 8th graders are graduating on Friday, June 18 at 2 ceremonies (10AM and 2PM).  We are asking to see if any parent(s) are interested in photographing (amatuer or professional) the event.  Please respond to this email or email Ms. Ridgway (aridgway@cps.edu) if you are interested. 

Virtual Book Fair Reminder - This is the last weekend for the bookfair.  It ends at Midnight on Sunday. 


Use the link:https://www.scholastic.com/bf/skinnernorth to start shopping the book fair today!  We're also working to provide our classrooms and libraries with more books.  If you can help in this quest (previously called teacher wish lists), consider purchasing a gift card and sending/addressing  it to:  Skinner North New Books.  Send it to the email SNbookfairwishlists@gmail.com.   This will directly get many new books into the classrooms and library our students use next year.  

CIWP Committee Meeting – The next CIWP Committee Meeting is Thursday, June 3 at 8AM.  This is a virtual meeting.  See the agenda for login information.


Friends of Skinner North - FoSN needs officers.  There were only a few offices filled at the recent elections.  FoSN has been such a wonderful support to our school and has been integral to community building.  If interested, I encourage you to find out more information about open officer roles and other volunteer opportunities at https://www.fosn.net/fosn-volunteer-needs.  

COVID Student Testing Update – Thank you to everyone who signed up for student COVID testing.  School eligibility for student COVID testing is based on city data on COVID-19 rates in zip codes, which are updated monthly. For the month of June, Skinner North is no longer eligible based on the most recent data from the Chicago Department of Public Health. 
 
Safeguarding Children in a Digital World - Pauline Dengler, the Community Liaison for the State’s Attorney’s Office Community Justice Center, is offering this free webinar for parents, caregivers and professionals on June 3rd at 6 pm.  Registration is required.  Use this link to register.  


Travel Reminder - If you have traveled or plan to travel, please be aware of the guidance in regards to Chicago’s emergency travel order.  It is important that you abide by the quarantine and testing guidance as it pertains to your trip.  You can find more information at https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/emergency-travel-order.html.  It’s important you follow this as to not potentially expose others. 
Here is a helpful infographic with information regarding travel.
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​Good afternoon,

We are excited that we are able to host International Fest on Wed., June 2.  It is going to look a little different as it is virtual, but the wonderful benefit of this is that all students will get to experience the event during the school day.  As a part of the event, students will get an International Fest Kit (picture below).

Families of in-person students, please keep an eye out for this International Festival Supply Kit being sent home, and save it for the event day (Wed, June 2nd). Families of fully remote students may pick up a kit at school THIS WEEK (and Tuesday next week) from 8am-4pm. A virtual passport option also will be provided for event activities.


Need help sending in a student item for the festival? Please reach out to sndiversity@gmail.com. Thank you for sharing part of your cultural experience with us. We're excited for a fun, community-building event!

Good Morning!  Please see below for a few updates.

Have a great day,

Katie and Derrick

Park Clean Up -  Park Clean Up - As summer approaches, the park has more people coming to it.  This sometimes means more trash or debris around the park and playground areas.  If anyone would like to assist in park clean up, we have extra bags, gloves and pick up tools at the school.  Please feel free to ring the buzzer and we can get you the materials. 

Chalk the Walk Event - Let’s celebrate the upcoming end of the school year and leave our mark!  Interested Skinner North students in any grade are welcome to attend our Chalk the Walk event on Friday, 6/4.  At this outdoor, socially distanced/mask wearing event, $20 buys a student and their family their own chalk and an assigned square of sidewalk at the school.  After the chalk artwork is done, FoSN will preserve it with a clear sealant so that we can admire the artwork for weeks.   Two sessions are available on Friday, 6/4:  4pm to 5pm, and 5pm to 6pm.  Sign up to attend here:   https://www.fosn.net/socialevents
 
Please indicate the number of people in your family that will attend, as we need to monitor our numbers to comply with CPS guidelines.  First come, first served for tickets! 
 
The FoSN Social Committee looks forwarding to seeing you on Friday, June 4th!
 
Any questions?  Please contact Anne Crees or Mina Dalal at:  creesanne@gmail.com or mpatel1023@hotmail.com

International Fest - Thank you for your interest in Skinner North's International Festival (June 2nd)!  Here's how to send in your item to be shared at the virtual festival:

Video (up to 2 minutes)


Google Slides
* Copy your link
* Paste it into a new e-mail to sndiversity@gmail.com OR sgarg@cps.edu with a subject of "International Festival"
* Click to send
* In the pop-up box, click "Turn Link Sharing On" (and have it set for others to "View")

Kahoot
* Create your game
* Send your game link to sndiversity@gmail.com OR sgarg@cps.edu

Again, the Media Consent Form is linked for those of you with student videos/ images included. Please bring it into school, or e-mail a signed copy to Ms. Morales (gqmorales@cps.edu). 

Thank you so much for helping to take our festival virtual this year! We are excited for a wonderful, community-building event!

Best,
The SN Diversity Committee

​Good afternoon! I hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy the nice weather. Please see below for a few updates.

Have a wonderful day, Katie
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Book Fair - Our virtual book fair is upcoming. It will take place Monday, May 17th to Sunday, May 30th.  This is the website to purchase books: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/skinnernorth

Skinner North's Anti-Asian American Racism Bystander Training - This event is Wednesday, May 19th from 12:00-1:00pm.  This FREE workshop for adult members of our SN community (all staff & parents/ caregivers) will be hosted by Asian Americans Advancing Justice- Chicago. For a calendar invitation with Zoom link, please register here.

Specific strategies will be shared about what to do- while keeping yourself safe- when you witness or experience anti-Asian harassment. (Another session for kids will be developed over the summer to offer in the fall.) For a recap of related thoughts shared in our school community, click on this summary of our (April) Anti-Asian American Racism Listening Session.

All-City Visual Arts Elementary Exhibition - We are pleased to announce that 13 Skinner North students were included in the CPS Department of Arts All-City Visual Arts Elementary Exhibition. There were over 2,200 pieces submitted for consideration for this virtual exhibition. The live virtual reception will be on Wednesday, May 19th at 6:00 pm via the Department of Arts Youtube channel. For more exhibition specific information, please visit this link.  Congratulations to: Liam D. (7th), Nina D. (7th), Hannah K. (3rd), Ana B. (7th), Emily S. (7th), Graham B. (3rd), Dana F. (3rd), Mya W. (7th), Owen W. (3rd), Hayden P. (6th), Maia D. (7th), Ellison K. (6th), Asha L. (7th)!
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Vaccination Events for Families on Saturday - CPS is thrilled to share that CPS is partnering with CDPH and CTU to host vaccination events at CPS schools for students and their families. Vaccinations will be offered to students, parents and community members over the age of 12. Anyone under 18 must have a parent or guardian present to provide consent. On Saturday, May 15th, vaccination events will be held at Westinghouse HS, Juarez HS, Nash ES, Marshall HS, and Chicago Vocational Career Academy. Each school has a linked flier that provides further details.


One World One Book - We were super fortunate to receive a donation of books from One World, One Book. See some of the titles here. This organization is committed to fostering more understanding of Asian American culture, history and contributions to our country and community. You can find out more information at: https://onebookoneworld.org/ 
In addition, below are some helpful resources and events.

1. "The Poetry Writing with Janet Wong '' on May 22nd for age 9-12. https://onebookoneworld.org/events
     
2. Asian American history teaching material/ resource: https://onebookoneworld.org/lesson-plan-and-resources
 
3. Our Youtube channel including lots of kids read aloud, feel free to share them with all the teachers who may need them: https://www.youtube.com/c/OneBookOneWorld/playlists

4. Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1book1worldclub
    This is a private group where parents can share all their kids' read aloud and recommended books.
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​Good morning!  Please see attached for our LSC agenda.  The meeting is Wednesday at 8AM.  The virtual login information is on the agenda and below:


  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2520679911?pwd=VTI5NTVheE02SWRzRWY5SnZrcmNQZz09

Have a wonderful day,
Katie 

​Good evening,

I have received a few questions around COVID related protocols and wanted to share helpful information.  It is really important members of our community follow the guidance and complete the Health Screener honestly.  

If your student is experiencing COVID like symptoms (see this link), they need to be diagnostically tested before returning to school or an alternate diagnosis should be provided.  (The link also details procedures for COVID close contact, Child Sick with COVID like symptoms and when a non-student household member is sick.)   

Students with COVID like symptoms should not be sent to school.  If they show one or more COVID like symptoms, they will be sent to the care room and need to be picked up.   


If your student tests positive, please self report to CPS as soon as possible.  To do this go to cps.edu/COVIDresults.  This helps CPS and us identify next steps.  

We really appreciate everyone following the protocols. 


Have a wonderful day,
Katie