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Dear Parents and Students, Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break filled with special moments with family and friends. I am excited for what's ahead in 2020! As we continue with NWEA testing, please make sure your child is well rested and in school on time everyday to ensure they are successful. January is a great time to review the first part of the year and make plans for the next. Looking at your child's school attendance should be part of this important process. Did your child attend every day unless your child was sick or there was a family emergency? If so, congratulations! Let your child know you are proud of their strong attendance. Help them keep up the good work for the rest of the year and beyond. Strong attendance is one predictor of success in school. If not: *Remind your child that regular attendance is a priority. *Emphasize the need for rest, nutrition and exercise to stay healthy and stay in school. *Consider the reasons you take your child out of school. Can you make some appointments outside of school hours? Thank you for your continued support at home! Here's to a successful new Year! Ms. Burt
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A Message From Ms. SotoDear Parents and Students, The holiday season is upon us once again, and this means many activities will be happening here at Nightingale. Please make sure that you pay close attention to our calendar and newsletter.At Nightingale, one of the many goals that were set last year was to achieve 96% student attendance. In the State of the School meeting that occurred this past Friday, Principal Arias shared our SQRP report and informed all parent attendees and interested stakeholders that Nightingale did meet our 96% student attendance goal for the 2018-2019 school year!!Administration would like to take the time to thank all the parents, students and staff that helped make this goal a reality. Thank you!! We are now faced with the challenge of maintaining our 96% attendance for this 2019-2020 school year. It is important for all to understand that students need to come to school on time every day, however, it is also important to keep in mind that they must remain in school for the full day. Early dismissals do negatively impact your child’s attendance. We need to ensure that our children are in school all day every day. In an effort to maintain our attendance and keep us on the right track of maintaining our 96%attendance goal, for the month of December all students who are in school every day for a ful lday (no early dismissals), Monday through Thursday will be allowed to have an Out of Uniform Day each Friday. Here are the themes for each of the Fridays.Friday December 6th - Pajama Day Friday December 13th - Sports Day Friday December 20th - Holiday Spirit Wear/Christmas Sweater Students who are eligible may follow the theme or just be out of uniform for the day.This is a reminder to all parents/guardians of 8th grade students. The high school application deadline is December 13, 2019. If you need any assistance please stop by and see Mrs. Rohan. On behalf of everyone here at Nightingale we want to wish you and your family peace and joy this holiday season! Dear Parents and Students, Welcome Back! Do know that you and our students were missed by our entire staff. We areall happy that an agreement was reached between CPS and CTU, one that values the hardwork of both our students and teachers. We thank you for your support and appreciate your sacrifice in finding alternative options for your children during the 11-day workstoppage. Rest assure that we are all working diligently to recuperate the instructional timelost.We have the new date for both Picture Day and the Mother-Son Dance. Both events willoccur on Friday, November 15th. The dance will be held from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Pleaseconsider purchasing a ticket for this fun event.Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, November 13th from 11:15 a.m-2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Please plan on attending the conferences, this is the ideal time to discuss with your child’s teacher his/her academic progress and come up with a plan if they are off-track. We will also host our C.A.P.S meeting on this date following theconferences. Our C.A.P.S meeting will be from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.As you can see on the calendar, Wednesday, November 27 th has now been added as aninstructional day. Please note that students are to come to school on this day as attendancewill be taken and absences will be counted. Parents the weather is getting chillier outside and I’m asking that all students wear thicker coats and have with them a hat and gloves. We will follow CPS policy for outdoor recess. I have attached the policy to this month’s calendar. As always, if you have any questions feel free to stop by the main office
Message from Ms. Burt, Assistant Principal Greetings Nightingale Family, My name is Cheena Burt and I am delighted to announce that I am the new Assistant Principal at Nightingale School! I have received a very warm welcome from staff, students and families at Nightingale. If I have not had the opportunity to meet you please feel free to stop by my office so that I can introduce myself. A little bit about myself, my background is in Early Childhood, Special Education and Administration. I have had the pleasure of working in CPS for my entire professional career in education in teaching and leadership roles. Being a part of Nightingale is special to me as I started my first year teaching not too far from here, at Brighton Park Elementary School. I am looking forward to an exciting year of building partnerships, providing support, sharing new experiences and learning from you all! ATTENDANCE: Attendance matters! Being at School on time, every day makes a difference. As partners in education, we need your support to ensure students arrive to school on time EVERYDAY so they can have full access to instruction. Students who have strong attendance have (CCSR, 2013):
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS: The YMCA After School Program is in full effect. Nightingale will be adding after- school programs starting this month. Please be on the look-out for any after-school flyers and permission slips coming home and encourage your children to join and participate. VOLUNTEERING: Please stop by the office to complete a Parent Volunteer form if you're interested in volunteering or chaperoning field trips at Nightingale. As always, if you have any questions or concerns feel free to reach out at 773-535-9270. Thank you for your continued support and partnership! 
  Message from Ms. Arias Principal Dear Parents and Students, Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year. We are excited to welcome all of our students back and look forward to another successful year. I want to reiterate our commitment to academic excellence, innovative practices, school safety and inclusive excellence. We are proud of our achievements and grateful for all your support. Join me in welcoming our new Assistant Principal, Ms. Cheena Burt to Nightingale. Ms. Burt comes to us from Schoop Elementary, and is very excited to join our family. I also want to welcome the following staff members to Nightingale: Mrs. Genesis Romo-DL Teacher Ms. Maja Bulk-4th Grade Teacher Ms. Catherine Caetano-4th Grade Teacher Ms. Amanda Leihman-5th Grade Math Teacher Ms. Lucy Murguia-7th Grade Math Teacher ATTENDANCE: As you know coming to school on time each and every day is essential for every student. Towards this end, we are providing incentives for attendance every single month. We will be giving raffle tickets to students with more than 967° attendance each month. If the student is in school every day for the month they will receive 3 raffle tickets. If they have 1 absence for the month they will receive 2 raffle tickets and if they have 2 absences per month they will receive 1 raffle ticket. If any student is absent more than 2 days in any given month they will not be eligible for the raffle drawing for that month but we encourage them to try again next month. There are also additional prizes, incentives and events that will be occurring throughout the school year. Only students who achieve 967° attendance will be eligible for these incentives. Please consider taking part in our Parent Mentor Program. This program is instrumental to our student success. If interested please reach out to Mrs. Figueroa at 9773)-679-8962 Open House will take place on September 10th. Flyers will be sent home next week with all the details. I hope everyone Joins us for Open House. |
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