SAVE THE DATE

4th – Kdg Field Trip- Prairie Lakes Theater

5th – BAC Meeting @8:30am; PBIS: Disney Dress up Day

7th – Report Card Distribution; 2nd Grade Science Show @8:45am

12th – ILT Meeting @7:30am

14th – Student Council Dance @ 1:30pm

17th – No School: President’s Day

19th – Graduation Picture Retakes; MTSS Meeting @3:30pm; LSC Meeting @ 5pm

21st – Open Gym for 6th-8th Grade from 5:30-7:30pm

24th – Vision Exams

25th – Principal Tea @8:45am

27th – Harriet Tubman Assembly

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FEBRUARY 2020

John W. Garvy

ELEMENTARY

Principal’s Page

Ms. Heather Chron

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Hello February! The Groundhog will be making his appearance and hopefully he has some good news weather-wise in store for us. I am keeping my fingers crossed that spring is just around the corner!

The second quarter came to an end on Thursday, January 30th. Students will be sent home with their second quarter report cards on Friday, February 7th. To stay informed of your child’s grades before receiving a progress note, there is a wonderful tool for you to monitor your child’s grades online called the Aspen Parent Portal. You can view your child’s grades and set up triggers in case a grade drops below a certain percentage. It is a way to keep track of the work assigned and their progress throughout the year. If you do not have a parent account, please reach out to Mr. Ravury via the school website teacher contact page and he will provide you with your child’s PIN number to create your account.

Thank you to all of the parents and caregivers dropping off and picking up your children in a safe and friendly manner throughout the cold and snow! I’d like to give a big shout out to all parents who help on Oak Park and Rutherford Avenues. I beg you to please be cautious and considerate while picking up your children. Follow the school driving pattern plan in place for the safety of all! Only head in the driving direction of the traffic in the morning (southbound on Rutherford and northbound on Oak Park) and please do not park in crosswalks or double park and leave your vehicle to drop off or pick up your child(ren). We must all work together to make drop off and pick up safe!!

This month for the Principal Tea we will be discussing the Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP). Every two years, Chicago Public Schools rewrite their school improvement plan after reviewing data and holding quality conversations with school stakeholders. This school improvement plan is continuous in nature and is always changing to accommodate the needs of the school. This meeting will focus on parent feedback on the school excellence framework and what parents prioritize. The Principal Tea will take place at 3:45 P.M. in the fish bowl on Tuesday, February 25th.

Later this month we will hold our school Student Council 7th/8th grade Valentine’s Day Dance. Let’s keep our attendance up so that your child can participate in all of these fun activities! With cold and flu season running rampant, please wash your hands often and get enough rest daily.

Congratulations to Mrs. Dzierzanowski and her family as they welcomed their new baby boy, Krystian Dzierzanowski, into the world on January 16th! Mrs. Colon began her leave at the end of January and we are happy to have Ms. Elizabeth Hetland as our Physical Education instructor.

Please join us at our next LSC Meeting on February 19th at 5:00 P.M. in Room 209. LSC board positions are up for reelection this school year. If you are interested in learning more about the board positions and what the Local School Council is all about, join our meeting in February! Stay Warm!

JOHN W. GARVY FEBRUARY 2020

“We don’t merely book your travel; we can help you

realize your travel dreams if you give us an idea of what

kind of experience you seek.”

Counselor’s Corner

Ms. Bridget Stanis bcstanis@cps.edu

GoCPS Updates: Ninth grade results will be released on March 27th. Results for applicants to PreK-8th grade will be released on April 24th. Robocalls and emails will be sent to families earlier on the week of the release dates to provide more information.

GIRLS ON THE RUN AND HEART & SOLE! The due date to register is February 14th!!! Please let me know if you have any questions about the process! Attendance! Keep up the AWESOME job everyone who has had 100% attendance!! Just a reminder, tardies and early dismissals do not count as 100% attendance. Let’s get to school every day and on-time!! Thank you and please feel free to contact me!!

ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM This year, each grade will receive $500 grants from Adopt-a-Classroom thanks to funds

raised through gift card orders and lawn sign sales. So far, these grants have been used to

purchase novel sets for the 6th grade, dry-erase tables for the 5th grade, and Halfway-to-

Graduation celebration supplies for the 8th grade. ALL students benefit from these grants and we

thank all the donors for helping make these grants possible.

Does your yard seem a little bare without snow and holiday decorations? For $5, show

your Bulldog pride with a “Pride of the Northwest Side” lawn sign. Order online or email garvyschoolaac@gmail.com

Donations to the Adopt-a-Clasroom Committee can be made anytime athttps://www.mightycause.com/organization/Jw-Garvy-Adopt-A-Classroom-Nfp. Spread the word on your favorite social media platform.

Dear GARVY GOOD NEWS Family,

We are happy to announce that your children's GOOD NEWS CLUB, which was enjoyed so much last semester, will be RESUMING AGAIN on February 3rd. We will meet on Mondays right after

school in Room 104 from 3:30-4:30p.m. The program runs from Monday, February 3rd to Monday, March 30th.

The children will have great fun as they learn from the Bible, grow in character, win prizes, and enjoy snacks. We certainly invite parents to visit and join in. The program is free, simply drop off the registration form at the main office BEFORE February 3rd or bring it with you to club. There is

no need to re-register if your child attended club last semester. Extra registration forms are available in Garvy’s main office.

THE GOOD NEWS TEAM (773 550-9360)

GOOD NEWS CLUB

JOHN W. GARVY FEBRUARY 2020

2nd Semester is here!

Half of the school year is behind us. Spring will be upon us before we know it. Thank you to the parents who attended the

January Principal Tea. I presented information regarding the CPS Anti-Bullying Policy. I asked Ms. Chron if I could share

this important information with our school community because it is imperative that all stakeholders play a large part in

eliminating all bullying behaviors at Garvy. Please take a look at the presentation and let me know if you have any

questions or concerns. Here is the CPS Anti-Bullying Policy Presentation as well as a resource showing the difference

between peer conflict and bullying.

Thank you for the continued support.

A couple of reminders: Report cards will be sent home on February 7th. Please review your child’s grades. If you have questions, please

see his or her teachers. If your child is missing any articles of clothing, please check the lost and found area. We will clean this area once

per month and make a donation to a local shelter. There are a number of hooded sweatshirts, hats, gloves, boots, and mittens. This is also a great opportunity to remind everyone to write your child’s initials on their belongings. This will aid in the recovery of student’s items.

Every day, we have recess outside unless the wind chill is below 20 degrees or there is precipitation. So please dress your child appropiately for the weather. Boots should be worn if it snows and students are to bring a change of shoes to be worn in the building. Shorts cannot be worn to school again until April 15th.

Students are asked to leave the school grounds at dismissal time, if you are not accompanied by an adult. Supervision by school personnel ends at 3:30pm.

Assistant’s Announcements

ATTENDANCE MATTERS!!!

THIS MONTH’S

OVERALL

ATTENDANCE RATE

93.8%

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Mrs. Stephanie Bester

snelson1@cps.edu

Y-T-D: 94.8%

Pre-order your 2018-2019 yearbook today!

It's been a great school year so far and we've been

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Student Council is sponsoring the annual 7th and

8th grade Valentine Dance on Friday, February 14th

from 1:30 to 3:30pm. Students are encouraged to

dress up for the occasion.

VALENTINE’S DANCE

Homerooms with the highest attendance this

month and winners of the Attendance Trophy.

First Place: Homeroom 105, Ms. Hollich- 97.3%

Second Place: Homeroom 125, Ms. McCain- 97.1%

Third Place: Homeroom 127, Ms. Hehn- 96.2%

Congratulations to the 6th Grade team! They have the highest attendance rate. They have 96% attendance for the school year. Way to go!

JOHN W. GARVY FEBRUARY 2020

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are generated regularly

to inform parents of the

upcoming events.

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John W. Garvy School 5225 N. Oak Park Ave.

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773-534-1185 773-534-1124 (fax)

OUTDOOR RECESS

Bundle Up! Our schedule includes approximately 25 minutes of recess for all students in

grades K-8. We will continue to venture outside for this time, so we are asking that

students be prepared for the winter elements by wearing boots, hats, gloves, and scarves

to brave the weather.

We monitor the weather and will send students out if temperature and

wind chill (feels like temps) are 20 degrees and higher. It is highly

recommended that younger students (Grades K-1) have a change of

clothes available in their lockers If you have not sent clothes to school,

please do so.

Please support our

ongoing fundraiser

with the Amazon

Smile program.

Simply link your

Amazon account to JW

Garvy Adopt-a-

Classroom NFP group,

and 0.5% of every

purchase you make on

Amazon.com will be

donated back to

Garvy’s AAC.

February 6th, PBIS Fun Dress Up Day:

Disney Characters

The Golden Bulldog winners for the month of January were:

Grades K-1: Room 104, Ms. Podumis

Room 101, Ms. Bushonville

Grades 2-3: Room 112, Ms. Hanley

Room 202, Ms. Huber

Grades 4-5: Room 128, Ms. Raczkiewycz

Room 129, Ms. Martin

Upper Grades: 8G

7G

PBIS: Positive Office Referrals

Congratulations to this month’s Positive

Office Referral nominee. Bulldogs are being

sent to Ms. Chron and Ms. Bester for their

positive behaviors. Excellent work showing

everyone what is means to be a true Garvy

Bulldog!

Maggie H., Room 112