Weekly Update
Cowlishaw News-11.6.2020
In Honor
On Wednesday, November 11th, we honor and show appreciation for all who have served in the United States Military. This year we will be honoring our Cowlishaw community Veterans with a virtual assembly for the students. If you have a Veteran that you would like us to honor, please send the following information to Sarah Maldonado sarah_maldonado@ipsd.org by November 9th at 9:30 am for inclusion. Thank you!
The name and picture of the Veteran
Branch of Service
Years of service
Student(s) at Cowlishaw and their connection to the Veteran
Looking ahead...
11/13-Grades available in ParentVue @ 4:00pm
11/19-Parent Teacher Conferences
11/23-Parent Teacher Conferences-No School
11/24-11/27-No School-Thanksgiving Break
Report Cards
Parent University
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for many of our District 204 families. In an effort to raise awareness of community resources available to assist families, District 204 will hold “Parent University: Community Resources” on Wednesday, November 18 at 7 pm. This event will be streamed live on the district’s YouTube channel and include a panel discussion focused on community agencies that provide services most needed by our families in our current environment. Parents can submit questions to be addressed during the webinar here.
Moderator:
Dr. Adrian B. Talley – Superintendent, Indian Prairie School District 204
Panelists:
Gina Y. Bogin, Ph.D., LCSW, CPA – Social Worker, Waubonsie Valley High School
Mary Boulos – Associate Director of CARES Programs, Loaves & Fishes Community Services
Kim White – Executive Director, Career & Networking Center
Tariq Khondker – Senior Research Coordinator, DuPage County Community Services
Native American Heritage Month
November is Indian/Native American Heritage month. The month is a time to celebrate the culture, accomplishments and important contributions of Indigenous people. Below are some resources to explore with your children to learn more!
Curbside Book Checkout!
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
Monday dates: 11/9
Thursday dates: 11/12
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
WINTER FUNDRAISER – Shop 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 due Thursday, November 19th. Questions: Contact Bianca Ballard at 630.399.5858 or biancaLballard@aol.com
Message from the PTA Board
A Huge WELCOME to all Our Koala Families! We made it through the 1st Quarter of Remote Learning. We hope you are all adjusting and remaining safe! The PTA Board has been hard at work preparing for another fun and exciting school year. 2020 has been nothing like before, but we have a few new plans and activities in the works that we are excited about and hope you will be too!
As we move into the 2nd Quarter of the School Year, we would like to remind you that our PTA is run by parents like YOU! We count on your membership, donations, and most importantly FUNDRAISING to help pay for the things our PTA funds, but in order for us to continue we need your participation. Help us give our kids a wonderful year by joining our PTA, there are endless ways you can help! Membership and volunteer forms are available by accessing our website from the Cowlishaw homepage under the PTA tab.
We would like to thank you in advance for your support and we look forward to a wonderful and successful school year!
Your Cowlishaw PTA Board
Meet Your PTA School Board Members
Naresh Shastri, President
Anica Dubey, 1st Vice President
Bianca Ballard, 2nd Vice President
Yolanda Morris, Secretary
Prachi Lokhande, Treasurer
UPCOMING EVENTS…
November 2 – Charleston Winter Fundraiser … Begins
November 6 – Spirit Wear Friday
November 11 – PTA General Zoom Meeting 6:30pm
November 18 – Dinner Order-Night Out … Chick-Fil-A, Curbside Pickup (4p-8p)
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! @cowlishawkoalas
SPIRIT WEAR FRIDAYS
Show your KOALA PRIDE! Starting this Friday November 6, we will be having weekly Spirit Fridays and 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!
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