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[Pages:2]December 2, 2019

Dear Parents;

As the temperature begins to drop, there are a large number of children who are arriving excessively early to school daily. Children arriving to school prior to 8:30 a.m. becomes a safety issue. Students are permitted on school grounds at 8:30 am. Staff will be on duty at their respective doors at 8:30 am to allow entry for students arriving before normal entry time. However, it is imperative, particularly on inclement weather days that students DO NOT arrive before 8:30 a.m. There is no supervision before 8:30 a.m. and students will not be permitted in the building. During inclement weather, ALL students will enter through the main doors. Students arriving at 8:30 a.m. will be directed to the following areas: o All Pre-K through 3rd grade students will report to the cafeteria. o All 4th through 8th grade students will report to the gym.

Carnegie School offers a Before and After School Program. The A.S.B is a tuition-based program that is offered to students from grades K-8th. The program runs Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. through June 19th. The program is not offered on CPS non-attendance and vacation days. The program offers a snack and meal, homework assistance, technology and physical activities. If you have questions or concerns please feel free to contact Mrs. Renee Sanders at (773) 535-0530 or via email rsanders@cps.edu.

ASPEN Parent Portal: Currently, there are 107 out of 579 parents who have access to ASPEN Parent Portal. Our school goal is to have 100% of parents able to access their child(ren) grades. To access the new Aspen Parent Portal, all current portal users and parents who are interested in creating an account for the first time must set up a new account. ASPEN has been updated with the email address you provided and your contact information has been verified by the school. You will receive a signup email with a security code from Aspen. If you don't receive the signup email, we recommend to check your Spam folder. If you are unable to locate the email, please contact Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Morgan in the main office for assistance.

Carnegie School 2019-20 SQRP School Quality Rating is Level 2+ "Good Standing".

Congratulations to our newly elected Student Council officers for the 2019-2020 school year! o Class President, Ryan Roberson o Class Vice President, Grace Keithly

The Dental Team will visit our school on Monday, December 2nd through Monday, December 9th to service students with a signed parent consent form.

Our second Academic Check-In Assembly for 5th Gifted-8th Grades is scheduled for Friday, December 6th.

In partnership with the University of Chicago and Scholastic Books we will host our first "My Very Own Library (MVOL)" Book Fair on Wednesday, December 11th through Friday, December 13th in the gym. Each student will receive 5 free books of their choosing and a MVOL book bag.

2nd Quarter Progress Reports will be sent home on Friday, December 13th.

 GO CPS High School Applications deadline has been extended to date is Friday, December 13th by 11:59 p.m.

It's that time of the year to kick off our "Annual Toy Drive" for Comer Children's Hospital. ACS Class President, Ryan Roberson has lead this school project for the past two years. New Toys will be collected through Friday, December 13th. The "Toy Drive" Guidelines for items that can be purchased are listed below. New Toys can be returned to Mrs. Roberson or the main office.

8th Grade Parents ONLY: the 2020 Class Trip to Toronto, Canada has reached its capacity. Parent chaperones must have a valid US passport and complete the CPS volunteer application via and request Level 1. Parent will need to bring a copy of their driver's license to main office for school level approval and follow the district email request for fingerprinting, TB, etc... o Class Trip to Toronto, Canada: Payment of $175.00 is due on December 15th.

The Winter Assembly for PreK-3rd grades will be held on Wednesday, December 18th. There will be two assemblies 9:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. To accommodate all parents; Pre-K, 1st & 3rd grade parents are invited to attend the 9:30 a.m. assembly and Kindergarten & 2nd grade parents are invited to attend the 1:00 p.m. assembly. ACS Dance Team and ACS School Choir will perform at both assemblies.

There will be a "Silent Winter Dance" for 5th-8th grade students on Thursday, December 19th from 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Gym. The cost: $10.00 per student. This is an Out-of-Uniform Day for all students attending the dance.

Teachers will host Classroom Holiday parties on Friday, December 20th from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. THIS IS NOT AN OUT-OF-UNIFORM DAY FOR STUDENTS.

Just a reminder to check the school's website for vital school information at carnegie.cps.edu and follow us on Twitter @ACSCOUGARS to see what's happening inside classrooms. Winter Break begins on Monday, December 23rd through Wednesday, January 1st.

Classes will resume Thursday, January 2, 2019.

Happy Holidays! Principal Pollard

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