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Skinner North Update - 8/18

8/18/2023

Skinner North Update August 18, 2023 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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Happy Friday! We are excited for Monday and ensuring the classrooms and buildings are set for students. Please see below for a back to school message and important construction update.

If you missed our last update, view it at http://www.skinnernorth.org/latest-news/august-17th-2023.

Thank you in advance for your flexibility and we look forward to seeing you on Monday!

Have a wonderful day,

Katie and Mattea

Remember you can always access past updates at http://www.skinnernorth.org/latest-news.

Back to School Message

Please watch Dr. Magnuson and Ms. Walsh's Back to School Video Message at this link. It highlights some key points from the previously sent Back to School Town Hall presentation.

Construction Update - Important Note - Water Testing

The construction projects are finishing up. As a part of the project, the majority of water pipes in the building were replaced. Due to this, water testing needs to occur prior to student use of water fountains. Due to some delays, the testing is happening shortly and the results sometimes take a few days to return. Out of an abundance of caution, we will not be using water fountains or kitchen for the beginning of next week. We will have water bottles available for students to use and cold lunches, rather than hot, will be provided. Remember students are welcome to bring their own water bottles as well.

School Supplies

If you did not pre-order school supplies, please feel free to view the suggest supply lists for the 2023-2034 school year at the link: http://www.skinnernorth.org/supply-lists.html.

If you pre-ordered supplies, they have already been delivered to classrooms.

Local School Council

The LSC works on issues regarding Community Engagement, Budget, CIWP, and Principal Selection/Retention – information is located at http://www.skinnernorth.org/local-school-council-lsc.html.

If interested, contact Danielle Capilla (Chair) at skinnernorthlsc@gmail.com

Friends of Skinner North

FoSN focuses on community building, social events and fundraisers. For information on the committees, please visit http://www.fosn.net/committees

FoSN communicates via website, newsletter and Facebook, to sign up for newsletters email fosncommunications@gmail.com.

Diverse Needs Committee

Learn more about Skinner North's Diverse Needs Committee at https://sndiverseneeds.org/.

Diversity Committee

Sylvia Shi and Zoe Wallace will serve as one of the committee co-chairs next school year. As current caregivers who are more familiar with the school, let's give her an assist! Please check out this Diversity Committee Slideshow to celebrate our work over recent years as you consider what YOU would like to plan next. Please reach out to kmagnuson@gmail.com or sndiversity@gmail.com (this email account will not be checked regularly during the summer) to raise your hand to pick up a leadership role with a group of fantastic volunteers.

Link to Our Online Calendar

Other Dates

First Day of School - Monday, August 21st from 8:30AM-3:30PM
First Day of School Parent Coffee - Monday, August 21 at 8:30 (circle drive)
Back to School Parent Social Sponsored by FOSN- Friday, August 25th at 7PM at Mousetrap (1460 N Kingsbury St., Chicago, Il 60642)
LSC Meeting - Sept. 6th at 5:30PM
Back to School Open House - Wed., Sept. 13 from 5-6:30PM

*CPS School Calendar 2023-2024 - Includes days off and vacations. Please work to schedule trips or appointments during times students are not in school. Our school day starts promptly at 8:30.