Weekly Update
Cowlishaw News-11.20.2020
We are Thankful!
The week we also celebrated our Education Support Professionals. All of our Assistants work so hard to support the teachers and students. We appeciate their dedication!
Looking ahead...
11/23-Parent Teacher Conferences-No School
11/24-11/27-No School-Thanksgiving Break
11/30-12/13- Online Book Fair
Holiday Giving Program
Help make a difference this holiday season for our families experiencing hardships or homelessness. The Indian Prairie Parents’ Council (IPPC) is partnering with District 204 for the IPPC Holiday Giving Program. This program directly supports under-resourced families through collecting donations of select gift-cards to help families enjoy the holiday season. The program runs now through November 30. Community members who would like to participate can use the online store to purchase gift-cards or make a donation that will be used to serve the greatest needs of our families this holiday season. All donations will directly help District 204 families.
Coronavirus Relief Funds
Coronavirus Relief Funds are available to eligible DuPage County residents to avoid eviction, foreclosure, or homelessness. Eligible households must meet income guidelines and demonstrate a housing crisis resulting from an adverse COVID19 impact. Services offered may include: Requests for assistance are being accepted starting Wed., 11/18 through Wed., 11/25 or until maximum capacity has been reached. Apply online at:
Households requesting assistance will need to complete a full application via a network of community agencies to be considered for assistance.
Funds are limited so do not delay.
Curbside LMC Book Check out
Students can put a book(s) on hold through the Destiny app on the SSO for pick up
on Mondays from 12:00pm-3:00pm or Thursdays from 12:00pm-3:00pm
Mondays 11/30, 12/7 and 12/14
Thursday 12/3, 12/10 and 12/17
Mrs. Fernandez or Mrs. Chmielecki will email parents/guardians when the book(s) are available for pick up.
Click on the button below for more details
Save the Date-Online Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is back! While the Fair will be exclusively held online this year, we still plan on making it a fun and joyous experience for our kids.
The Online book fair starts on Monday, November 30th and ends on Sunday, December 13th. There are tons of books to choose from and all books will be delivered to your house!
Fair Dates: November 30th – Decmber 13th
Book Fair Website: Cowlishaw Book Fair
We can’t wait to “see” you at the Fair!
MESSAGE FROM THE PTA BOARD
The Holidays are Here!!! and We Hope You will Have a Safe and Fun Time during these unusual days!
Below are your PTA Activities this coming week…
UPCOMING EVENTS…
November 20 – FINAL DAY to Shop the Charleston Winter Fundraiser
November 23 – Penguin Patch Online Fundraiser … Begins
December 4 – Spirit Wear Friday
December 16 – Dinner Order-Night Out … Chipotle, near Meijer (4p-8p)
February 3 – PTA General Zoom Meeting Wednesday 6:30pm
WINTER FUNDRAISER – Shop FINAL DAY - Today!
Do your holiday shopping early and order some unique & personalized items from Charleston Wrap®. There are over 2,500 gift ideas including gift wrap, gourmet kitchen essentials, personalized gifts - all with a wide range of pricing options, so there’s something for everyone. Every purchase you make earns much needed money for our school and students. This year everything will be online and delivered right to your door! Visit www.charlestonwrapstore.com to register your student with our ORGANIZATION ID 20969. Orders are Extended to Today Friday, November 20th. Questions: Contact Bianca Ballard at 630.399.5858 or biancaLballard@aol.com
Penguin Patch Holiday Shop Returning Next week!
The holidays are around the corner, and the Penguin Patch Holiday Shop
is going online this year.
With a little online help, children can shop secretly for their loved ones and have them shipped right to your home. The gifts are fairly inexpensive, ranging from $0.50 to $12. Items will even come with gift bags! The students love this program and we are excited to be bringing it back again this year. Online ordering dates are November 23rd - December 4th. https://shop.penguinpatch.com/
AMAZON SMILE
You SHOP…Amazon GIVES…Cowlishaw WINS! Use the link below for all your Amazon shopping needs and 0.5% will automatically come back to the PTA! Be sure to select Cowlishaw as your chosen charity in your Amazon smile account. Bookmark the site on your web browser for easy access. This is a simple way to give back to the school at no additional cost to you! https://smile.amazon.com/ch/36-4165360
PTA GENERAL Zoom MEETING
Our Next General Meeting will be Wednesday, February 3rd at 6:30pm via Zoom. Additional details to follow.
PTA VOLUNTEER OPEN HOUSE
Additional details to follow.
SPIRIT WEAR FRIDAYS
Show your KOALA PRIDE! Every Friday in December, we encourage all students to take part. Make sure to rock your Cowlishaw apparel/accessories or our school colors (blue and green) on SPIRIT FRIDAYS all year long!
SPIRIT WEAR AND ACCESSORIES – Coming Soon
We are Currently Working on New Designs, additional details to follow.
STAY CONNECTED
Visit our redesigned website for more information:
https://sites.google.com/site/cowlishawelementarypta/home
The website can also be accessed via the Cowlishaw homepage under “PTA.”
Find us on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/CowlishawPTA
Follow us on Twitter!
Attendance
During remote learning parents/guardians need to report student absences if they are unable to participate in virtual class. Please follow the instructions below to report any absences during remote learning.
Remote Learning Absence Instructions:
In ParentVUE please select the day(s) for which the student will be absent – full day, half day, or a schedule period of time.
Enter a reason for the absence,
Enter in any addition information in the note section - ie; time of arrival or dismissal, if your student is leaving for an appointment and returning, please indicate the time your student will be absent.
Click submit.
If you are unable to access your ParentVUE to report your student absences, call the attendance line @ 1-630-428-6114 and leave a message.
Creativity Feature
We want to see what creative work your students are doing while learning remotely!
Send in a picture and brief description to the email below and your student can be featured on our morning announcements. We are so excited with the number of submissions we have received! Please know that we will display all of the creative work, but it may take a couple of weeks. We plan to continue the koala creativity feature when we transition to Hybrid Learning.
Chromebook Support
Please use the link below to report if your Chromebook is not working. A Cowlishaw staff member will contact you to assist with repairing and/or replacing the Chromebook.
Cowlishaw Koalas
Email: sarah_maldonado@ipsd.org
Website: http://cowlishaw.ipsd.org/
Location: 1212 Sanctuary Lane, Naperville, IL, USA
Phone: 630.428.6100
Twitter: @cowlishawkoalas