Dear Henry Families,

This week is Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week. As part of our Henry tradition, we ask that families show your appreciation by sending a special meal from your family to our Henry teachers and staff to enjoy a wonderful lunch for Friday, May 12th. We are also welcoming volunteers to help with the luncheon that day.

May Upcoming Dates

8th-12th ~ Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week

9th ~ PAC Meeting (Virtual)

10th ~ LSC Meeting (Virtual)

11th ~ Career Day

15th-18th ~ Vision and Hearing Testing

18th ~ 7th Grade Anti-Cruelty Field Trip

22nd - 23rd ~ Vision and Hearing Testing

25th ~ 8th Grade Luncheon

30th ~ 8th Grade Six Flags Field Trip

June Upcoming Dates

1st ~ 8th Grade Picnic

5th ~ 8th Grade Graduation @ 1:30 p.m.

7th ~ Last Day of School

Have a great week!

Mr. Gutierrez and Ms. Reynolds

Juan Gutierrez, Principal

jgutierrez1@cps.edu

Mary Ann Reynolds, Assistant Principal

mamunozmaciel@cps.edu

ABC Countdown (NEW!)

PreK-5th, 6th-7th, and 8th

Track and Flag Football

School Counselor: I'll be there for you (NEW!)

Covid Testing Signup

Parent Portal (Aspen)

Visitors

Covid Protocol

Henry Student/Parent Handbook 2022-2023

TRACK

ES SCORE! Network 1 7th/8th 05-12-23 4:00PM Winnemac Stadium

ES SCORE! Networks 1-7 7th/8th ONLY 05-31-23 4:00PM Lane Stadium

FLAG FOOTBALL

All Games are at Hanson Park/Stadium Field 8

7th /8th

May 6th @ 4pm vs Scammon

May 13th @ 4pm vs Oriole Park

5th/6th

May 6th @ 3pm vs Scammon

May 13th @ 4pm vs Oriole Park

Career Day is Thursday!

Help get your students excited by asking them what they want to be when they grow up and talking about your job. For more career exploration tips at each developmental stage, look at this article:

https://hirepaths.com/blog/2021/10/04/career-exploration-how-to-encourage-kids-of-all-ages

Mrs. Garfinkel and Mr. Renas

CPS offers free weekly COVID-19 testing for students and staff in all District-run schools. Sign up for weekly testing for the 2022-23 school year through the ReadyCheckGo Testing Program.

IMPORTANT: Every CPS student or staff member who wants to enroll in weekly COVID-19 testing for the 2022-23 school year MUST complete a new consent form. Consents from last school year or this summer WILL NOT be valid for the 2022-23 school year.

You will need to search "Henry" for the school.

An exciting new feature is coming to the Aspen Parent Portal on October 24, 2022. E-Absence will allow parents and guardians to submit and track your student’s absences online. That means no more making last-minute phone calls or completing paper forms.

E-Absence joins a lineup of features that are already available on the Aspen Parent Portal to manage your student’s school experience. Sign in to your account at ASPEN.CPS.EDU for features including:

• Checking Assignments
• Viewing Grades
• Tracking Attendance
• Paying Fees

To access Parent Portal, you must:

• Be listed as a contact for your student in the Student Information System.
• Have a valid email in the student’s contact records.
• Request and submit the validation code sent via email.

Don’t have an account? Contact the main office to register for an account today. You can also learn more at cps.edu/pages/parentresources.aspx.

Covid Protocols:

• Close contacts will no longer be excluded from school. Any student or staff member who is exposed to COVID-19 in school — regardless of vaccination status — will no longer be required to learn or work from home for five days, but will be required to wear a mask in school for 10 days following exposure, and will be strongly encouraged to test three and five days after exposure. CPS will provide schools with rapid take-home tests to distribute to families and staff members if they are exposed, and we will strongly encourage families to use them in order to prevent spread and ensure a safe in-person learning environment.

• Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 should isolate for 5 days. Cases should continue to be reported to cps.edu/covidresults

• Wearing a mask is still an important way to prevent spreading the virus to others. CPS will continue to strongly recommend masking in school, and masks will continue to be required in the following situations:

• On days 6-10 after testing positive for COVID-19

• If someone is exposed to COVID-19

• If there is a positive case identified in an elementary school classroom

• At the direction of the Chicago Department of Public Health.

• CPS will continue to offer free, weekly in-school COVID-19 testing to students and staff who are interested. Importantly, anyone who wants to enroll in testing this year will need to fill out an updated consent form — regardless of whether or not individuals participated in weekly testing last year. That updated consent form can be accessed here. Parents or guardians must register on behalf of a student under 18 years old. When you’re asked to enter an Organization ID, use your child’s 8 digit CPS Student ID which can be found on Aspen's parent portal or ask your child's teacher.

Visitors

• All visitors, including parents, visiting a school must behave appropriately and adhere to school rules and visitor protocol while on CPS property. Every visitor must check in at the security check-point at the main entrance (Door #2). The security officer will ask for a valid state ID or driver's license from the visitor. If a state ID or driver's license is not available, the security officer will check in the visitor by manually typing their information into the Visitor Management System (VMS). Visitors who fail or refuse to provide valid identification or other identifying information will not be allowed entry into the building.
• Once a visitor has been checked into the VMS, the visitor will receive a badge that must be visibly worn and escorted throughout the building during their visit. Visitors who do not wear their badge must be redirected to the security check-point. If a parent seeks to visit a classroom to observe their child, the parent should request permission from the teacher and/or school staff to discuss appropriate times and days. This notification must be done at least 24 hours prior to their visit.