Good afternoon Skinner North Friends & Families,

This afternoon after a long and arduous process, we have been awarded the Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Award! 

Thank you for all your support of Skinner North Students! Whether your family has been here since we opened in 2009, you are a new family in 2016, or anywhere in between, we thank you for all that you do. :)

The award designates us as an Exemplary High Performing School using data across all students and subgroups. While I usually downplay our achievements, this one is a big deal that we can embrace. You can watch Secretary King's announcement of the 2016 National Blue Ribbon Schools at   https://www.youtube.com/user/usedgov   (under the video tab) and/or find more information about the award at http://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov.

To celebrate this recognition the Friends of Skinner North has purchased T-Shirts for all students free of charge to them! They will be distributed tomorrow.

Have a wonderful evening,
​Ethan & Katie

Class representatives in grades 1st-8th worked together to create our school-wide social contract.  Each representative brought their class created expectations to the table and then, worked together to sort and group these expectations into an agreement built via consensus.  They presented the social contract to all students.   It is inspiring to see our students and leaders in action!

This year, six of our students are visiting Spain.  A number of Spanish students came for a visit last year and our students are now visiting them.  In this reciprocal visit, our students, along with Senor Schroeder, are touring areas of Spain for 2 weeks and learning more about the culture and language of the country.  What an awesome experience!  We are excited to hear their stories upon return!

We are pleased to announce that J at School Enrichment is now OPEN! Attached please find Skinner North’s Enrichment Class Schedule for the Fall I Session! For class descriptions and registration, families can visit:  www.jccchicago.org/jatschool and select ENRICHMENT.
 
Here are some important dates:
 ​Registration Dates: September 1-September 16
Fall I Session: September 26 - November 3rd