AJLA School Updates
Week of July 22, 2019
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Hello AJLA faculty, students and families! I hope you everyone is well and enjoying summer. Here are school updates for July.
Don’t forget to visit us on the web
www.andrewjackson.cps.edu
and follow Andrew Jackson Language Academy on Facebook by clicking
here
and on Twitter @AJLAmsrebolledo. Don't forget to sharpen your saw this summer!
Quote of the Week:
“Take the time to sharpen the saw. Sharpening the saw means exercising all four dimensions of your nature-they physical, the social/emotional, the mental, and the spiritual –regularly and consistently in wise and balanced ways.” -Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw
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Fund for Teachers Fellowship
Follow our very own Social Studies teachers, Mr. Sadoff and Ms. Gonzalez, as they travel after being awarded a Fund for Teachers fellowship to study WWI in Belgium and France this summer:
https://walkthetrenches.blogspot.com/
Here they are pictured at the Somme American Cemetery and Memorial in Bony, France. Here's a recent blog.
"Though we've known this as the Great War, we were still taken aback by the amount of casualties in total - over 10,000,000 soldiers killed - and over a million from individual countries. There is one cemetery after the other on the Western Front, each one near a battle field where soldiers were lost. The British Commonwealth have white headstones, the French and American graves have white crosses, and the German graves have black crosses."
(J. Gonzalez & J. Sadoff - July 11, 2019)
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Welcome to the world Tre!
Congratulations to Coach Frank who gave birth to a baby boy, Tre Timothy Edward Young, born on July 9 at 6:49 AM. He weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. and 21 in. long. Mom and baby are well.
Cahn Fellows Program
Dr. Rebolledo was selected as a member of the 2019-20 Cahn Fellows Program for Distinguished Principals. Dr. Rebolledo and Cahn Ally, Ms. Kordas, participated in leadership activities at Gettysburg, PA and NYC last week. Thank you Cahn Fellows Porgram, Teachers College Columbia University NYC, and The Fund Chicago for your support.
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Kick-off Kindergarten Program
Our Kick-off to Kindergarten program is off to a great start. Entering kindergarten students are engaged in
activities that include reading, writing, listening, speaking, following directions, numeracy skills, art, play, and working together. The program runs from July 1 until August 2.
Steve & Kate’s Camp
A
JLA is a site for the Steve & Kate’s Camp which runs from June 24-August 23. You can drop off as early as 7:30 PM and pick up by 6:00 PM. For more information or to enroll, please email Amy Hermle at
[email protected]
or call/text 773-219-0496.
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Please join our school Network 6 for our annual Back to School Bash on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 from 2:00 - 5:00 PM. There will be food, school supplies, and entertainment for Network 6 schools and families. The event will be at Crane High School located at 2245 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago 60612.
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2019-2020 Minimum Health Requirements
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Please note the health requirements as noted in the CPS Parent and Student Guide inserted with your child’s report card. Families must show proof of required physical exams and immunizations or they will face exclusion from school per the
Student Health Examinations, Immunizations, Dental Examinations, and Eye Examinations Policy.
Physical Examination
-Please note that Physical Examination must be completed for all entering Kindergarten and 6
th
grade students. Physical examinations must be completed within one year prior to entry into preschool, Kindergarten, 6
th
, and 9
th
grades or upon first-time enrollment into Chicago Public Schools if entering from another state or country. Students moving to a CPS school from another school in Illinois, outside of CPS, must provide physical exam and immunization records to the school.
Vision Examination
–Current eye examinations must be provided upon enrolling into CPS from out of state (at any grade level), and entering all entering kindergarten students.
Dental Examination
– Dental exams must be provided and completed for all entering kindergarten, 2
nd
or 6
th
grade students.
Immunization Requirements:
Annually, a student’s health record must show up-to-date immunizations for the following: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP/DTap/Tdap), Polio, (IPV) Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, Varicella (Chicken Pox), and Meningitis (MCV4) vaccine.
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CPS Volunteer Policy and Procedures
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Are you interested in volunteering? In order to volunteer at any CPS school, everyone must complete the electronic
CPS Volunteer Application.
Please complete the following steps if you plan to volunteer in the classroom, on a fieldtrip, school events, etc. This must be completed yearly.
1.
Visit
http://www.cpsvolunteers.org
and click on the “
Complete Volunteer Application”.
Make sure you complete all required fields. Please make sure that you are choosing Andrew Jackson Language Academy. Click on Level I (parent providing volunteer service in their child's school or classroom for 10 or more hours per week) or Type II (parent providing supervised volunteer service in their child's school or classroom less than 10 hours per week) volunteer.
2. Submit a copy of your driver’s license or State ID to Ms. Burger in the office beginning August 26. We will approve your application.
3.
Complete a CPS Background Check (
for Level 1 volunteers only
).
Take the attached
Volunteer Fingerprinting Background Investigation Authorization and Release Form
to an Accurate Biometrics location near you
Accurate Biometrics location
. The location closest to our school is:
Chicago - Loop
Metropolitan Building (Next to Cadillac Palace Theater)
134 N. La Salle Street Suite 2060
Chicago, Illinois 60602
**It is critical that you bring the authorization and release form with you to get fingerprinted, as it will ensure that your background check is routed to CPS
. If you have any questions regarding your background results, please contact the CPS Background team at (773) 553-6503.
Optional: After being fingerprinted, you may email a copy your fingerprinting receipt to
[email protected]
. This will allow Volunteer Programs to track your background check results more efficiently.
4. Complete a TB Test (
for Level I Volunteers only
).
If you have TB Test results that are less than two years old, you may submit these results. Otherwise, please see your current doctor or visit any Walgreens or CVS Pharmacy that offers the test. You can also use this
TB Test Form
and visit a
MercyWorks clinic location
where they provide a $20 TB Test for CPS employees and volunteers.
Please submit your TB Test results via email to
[email protected]
. If you need assistance with scanning and emailing this document, please visit your school’s office.
Volunteers must receive an approval notice prior to volunteering in the school. When a volunteer completes the approval process, the volunteer and the Volunteer Coordinator (Ms. Burger) will receive an affirmative notice in writing.
Please bring a copy of your clearance letter from CPS to the office.
If you have any questions, please contact Volunteer Programs at (773) 553-1544.
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ASPEN: New Parent Portal System
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Chicago Public Schools replaced the current Student Portal with a new system called Aspen. Aspen will provide the same capabilities of the old Student Portal while adding new features, including historical data, graduation requirements, student fees, and a new, easy-to-use mobile interface.
Students:
Existing Student Portal accounts will be automatically transferred to Aspen. The new Student Portal URL is
aspen.cps.edu
and you will use your CPS username (not your email address) and password.
Parent/Caregivers:
Existing Parent Portal accounts will not automatically be transferred to Aspen*. To access the new system for the first time, current portal users and parents who are interested in creating a portal account for the first time must
confirm the following with their school’s main office:
- You are listed as a contact for your student(s) in the current Student Information System, and
- You have an up-to-date email address in the current Student Information System
Assuming the above items are complete, you will receive an email that will start the sign up process.
More Aspen information regarding account sign-up instructions and support can be found on the
student
and
parent
resources page.
*The District cannot convert your current portal account over to the new Aspen system automatically. Knowledge of your current Parent Portal password is exclusive to you, and cannot be transferred over.
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Parents Council News & Events
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Our Parents Council is committed to our children's school experience. Please check out our website
AJLA Parents Council
for more information.
Thank you in advance for supporting our Parents Council sponsored events. Our parents volunteer their time to support school programs and raised funds for our school. Funds raised support building projects, teacher reimbursements, cultural events, enrichment programs, and other resources school-wide. We invite you to come to our first Parents Council meeting of the 2019-20 school year on Wednesday, September 4th at 8:00 AM in the cafeteria.
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July 1
- Kick-off to Kindergarten Welcome and brief Orientation at 7:45 AM
July 24
- Local School Council Organizational Meeting 8:00 AM in the Computer Lab. Click
here
for the Agenda.
June 24 – August 23
–Steve & Kate’s Camp 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
August 2
- Last day of Kick-off to Kindergarten Program
August 6 -
Network 6 Back to School Bash 2:00- 5:00 PM at Crane High School located at 2245 Jackson Blvd Chicago 60612
August 26 –
1
st
Day for Teachers
August 27-
Open House and Supply drop-off 8:00 AM
August 29 -
Kindergarten Parent Orientation 5:00 PM
September 2 -
No school - Labor Day holiday
September 3 –
1
st
Day of School for students
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Andrew Jackson Language Academy
1340 W. Harrison Street Chicago, IL 60607
Main Office 773-534-7000 | Fax 773-534-9338
www.andrewjackson.cps.edu
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