Boone School Family Newsletter
March 2015 Online Edition
Principal's Message
Dear Families and Friends of Boone School,
We have many Parent Mornings scheduled for this month, and it has been wonderful having the opportunity to meet with small groups of parents for grades K-3 so far this school year. This spring, we would like to extend our Parent Mornings to the upper grades (4th-8th), as well as Expressive Arts. Parent Morning includes observing instruction in the classrooms, and then having a conversation with administration and/or teachers regarding Boone curriculum, programming, and other events. Please see calendar below for dates for your child’s grade level.
Also, this upcoming month is full of many other special events, including Family STEAM Night (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math), a Family Health Fair, and a Student and Staff Talent Show! I look forward to seeing you soon!
Sincerely,
Jackie Delaney, Principal
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Attendance Counts!
As we head into spring and some better weather (hopefully!), we hope to see that our student attendance continues to improve. The CPS goal for attendance is 96%, and right now Boone is at 94.85%. We still have time to reach this goal by the end of the year, but this means that we really need to have strong attendance between now and the end of the school year. Please help keep your students in school and learning all they can by following these guidelines:
- Make student dental/doctor appointments for after school, or take students to the appointment in the middle of the day and then bring them back to school.
- Schedule family vacations during school holiday periods.
- Send students to school EVERY DAY except for in the case of illness.
Thank you for your help. Please feel free to contact Ms. Delaney or your student's teacher if there are other supports your student requires to encourage regular attendance. Attendance is a strong predictor of students' overall success--let's make 96%!
Lesson Study at Boone
At the end of the 2nd Quarter, Mr. Soto and Ms. Mandolini taught a research lesson to a group of 3rd grade students, and Ms. Guzman taught a research lesson for 2nd grade. Approximately 20 staff members participated in the lesson observations.
Boone School uses Lesson Study as a professional development model for supporting teacher development and student learning of math. Through Lesson Study, teachers research and plan lessons, observe each other teaching and discuss student learning. Boone was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the McDougal Foundation to support our work with Lesson Study!
Claim Your Account! CPS Connects
Gang Awareness/Prevention Presentation from CPD
Return of the Parent Patrol!
Pre-K Enrollment Begins March 2, 2015
4728 N Wolcott Ave,
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 534-2625
For a list of other places where applications will be accepted, and more information on what documents to bring with you, please visit the Early Childhood website at: http://www.cps.edu/schools/earlychildhood
Boone Sweatshirts for Sale!
Students Hard at Work in the Library!
100 Days of Learning--Kindergarten Celebrated the 100th Day of School!
Looking Back at February Events
Dental Wellness
African-American History Month
Middle School Valentine Dance!
Boone School Calendar of Events
Mar 3 - Kindergarten Parent Morning 8:30-10:00 AM
Mar 4 - PTO Meeting at 3:30 PM
Mar 6 - PAC Meeting at 8:30 AM
Mar 8 - Daylight Savings Time--set clocks ahead!
Mar 10 - 1st Grade Parent Morning 8:30-10:00 AM
Mar 12 - LSC Meeting 5:30 PM
Mar 13 - Progress Reports distributed
Mar 13 - BAC Meeting (Chicago Police & Parent Patrol) at 8:30 AM
Mar 17 - 2nd Grade Parent Morning 8:30-10:00 AM
Mar 19 - Family STEAM Night 4:30-6:00 PM
Mar 23 - Spring Pictures, 8th Grade Graduation Pictures
Mar 24 - 3rd Grade Parent Morning 8:30-10:00 AM
Mar 26 - Family & Community Health Fair 4:30-6:00 PM
Mar 31 - 4th-5th Grade Parent Morning 8:30-10:00 AM
Apr 1 - PTO Meeting at 3:30 PM
Apr 2 - Staff and Student Talent Show at 6:00 PM
Apr 3-12 - Spring Break! NO SCHOOL
Apr 15 - 6th-8th Grade Parent Morning 9:00-10:30 AM
Apr 16 - No Classes, Parent-Teacher Conferences 12:00-3:00, 4:00-7:00 PM
Daniel Boone Elementary School
Email: booneprincipal@gmail.com
Website: www.boone.cps.edu
Location: 6710 N Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
Phone: 773-534-2160
Facebook: facebook.com/cpsboone
Twitter: @BooneCPS