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Message from Assistant Principal Amy Durkalski
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Dear parents and community members,
As I sit in my very quiet office, I swear I can still hear the pittering of little feet and the pattering of big feet up and down the hallway! Today was challenging, not having my teachers and students in the building, but it just makes me even more hopeful for Monday and how exciting it will be to begin the next chapter of Audubon's story.
On Monday we will welcome Ms. Duffy. Please keep an eye out for an introductory letter/email coming to your inboxes this weekend.
Highlights in this newsletter:
- We need yearbook pics!
- A ton of new Audubon and community events
- Sign-up for Quarter 4 after school programs, deadline is Monday, April 4th
- Over ten different spring break and summer camp options
Audubonly yours,
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How are we doing this week?
Current Attendance Rate*:
95.65%
Last Week's attendance rate: 95.8%
Attendance rate this time last year: 95.6%
*40% of our annual school rating is dependent upon student attendance rate.
*To receive the full 5 points on the School Quality Rating Policy (SQRP) report and to ensure we maintain our Level 1+ status
, we must maintain an attendance rate of 96% or above.
You can
help maintain this status by:
1. Helping your student(s) get to school before 8am
2. Filling out an
e-absence note
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Dates written in blue are new additions from the last newsletter:
4/3: Eat out for Audubon at Frasca, 10:00am-9:00pm
4/4: Ms. Duffy's first day at Audubon!
4/5: Audubon Rock Band performs at Sullivan High School, doors open 5pm
4/6: Audubon Cares Collaborative mtg, 8:00-9:00am
4/6: LSC meeting, 6:00-8:00pm in the gym
4/7: End of Quarter 3
4/7: Potential PreK parent tour, 9:00-10:00am
4/8: No School: School Improvement Day (non-attendance day for students)
4/11: 6th grade field trip to the Art Institute of Chicago
4/11: Meet & Greet with Ms. Duffy, 6:00pm
4/11: Friends of Audubon meeting, 7:00-9:00pm
4/13: Quarter 3 report cards distributed at P/T conferences
4/13: Parent/Teacher conferences, 11:00am-2:00pm, 2:45-6:00pm
4/13: Kindergarten Enrollment Day, 11:00am-6:00pm (Sign-up for your appt here)*
4/13: Local School Council elections at Audubon, 6:00am-7:00pm
4/13: Meet & Greet with Ms. Duffy, 2:00pm
4/15: Pulitzer nominees announced!
4/15: 3rd grade field trip to the Chicago History Museum
4/18 - 4/22: No School: Spring Break
4/26: Spring Picture Day (NO RETAKES!)
4/27: 3rd grade field trip to Old Town School of Folk Music
4/27: Community Feedback session on CIWP, 7:15am (more info to come!)
4/28: Potential K-8 parent tour, 9:00-10:00am
5/4: Parent Info Night with Detective Charles Hollendoner*
5/5: Potential PreK parent tour, 9:00-10:00am
5/5: Student assemblies (4th-8th grade) with Detective Charles Hollendoner
5/11: 4th grade ALL DAY field trip to Springfield
5/11: Kindergarten Enrollment Day, 8:30am-2:45pm (Sign-up for your appt
here
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5/11: LSC meeting, 6:00-8:00pm
5/16 - 5/18: 5th grade OVERNIGHT trip to Camp MacClean
5/16 - 5/20: Audubon Spring Book Fair
5/16: Friends of Audubon meeting, 7:00-9:00pm
5/19: Potential K-8 parent tour, 9:00-10:00am
5/20: Quarter 4 progress reports available in Parent Portal
5/25: Spring Sing, 7:00pm (4th-6th grades perform)
5/27: Pulitzer Prize Ceremony, 8:30am
5/30: No School, Memorial Day
6/1: Audubon School Band concert, 7:00pm
6/3: Audubon presents *ANNIE* 6:45-8:15pm
6/8 - 6/10: 8th grade field trip to Washington DC
6/8: Kindergarten Enrollment Day, 8:30am-2:45pm (Sign-up for your appt
here
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6/8: LSC meeting, 6:00pm in the Audubon gym
6/15: 8th grade graduation, time: TBD
6/21: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!
*more information below
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Audubon Sixth Grader CJ Murzyn Competes at National Youth Fencing Competition
CJ Murzyn, a sixth grader at Audubon, competed in the North American Cup for National Youth Fencing in Salt Lake City in March. He has fenced with the Lincoln Square Fencing Club for four years.
Congratulations, CJ!
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Share with us your Audubon Hawk student accolades
If your child has accomplished something fabulous in a school-related activity (ie: sports, clubs) or in a citywide, state or national competition or event, we want to celebrate his or her accomplishment! Please send your 3 to 4 sentence blurb (under 100 words) and photo to Sarah Shields at
sarahashields@gmail.com
. We will add it to our next edition of Audubon's newsletter.
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Share with us your Audubon Alumni Achievements
We want to hear about our awesome alumni and all the good they are doing and spreading after they graduate from Audubon.
If you would like to submit an accomplishment by your child in a school-related activity (ie: sports, clubs, awards, school achievements) or in a citywide, state, or national competition or event, we would like to highlight their accomplishment in our Audubon Alumni All-Star section of the newsletter.
Please send your 3 to 4 sentence blurb (under 100 words) and photo to Sarah Shields at sarahashields@gmail.com. We will proudly add it to our next edition of Audubon's newsletter.
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Audubon News & Events
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Yearbook photos needed! 
Photos are still needed for the 2015-2016 yearbook. We are looking for photos from special events. If you have any photos from Hawk Walk, Hawk Walk Games, Science Fair, Spelling Bee, dances (Daddy/Daughter, Valentine's, Halloween), Eat Out events, Harvest Fest, assemblies, concerts, book fair, classroom parties, field trips or any other special event, please email them to Ms. Panol by Thursday, April 7th.
Thank you in advance!
Ms. Panol & Ms. Peden
Yearbook co-chairs
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Big Rock Show: Tuesday, April 5th 
Join Audubon students, along with students from McAuliffe Elementary, Franklin Fine Arts, Oriole Park, Sullivan High, and Lincoln Park High School for a Big Rock Show on Tuesday, April 5th at Sullivan High School (6631 N. Bosworth). Doors open at 5:00pm and the show is 5:30pm - 8:30pm.
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Interested in spring sports at Audubon? 
CPS cut our funding for sports but with the help of parent volunteers and coaches many schools continue to provide sports for their 5th-8th grade students.
If your child and you are interested in spring sports, please email Audubon parent Barb Monroe for further information.
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Spring is Coming! Join the Organic Garden Committee! 
With spring on the horizon, the Organic Garden Committee is gearing up for a bright season. We are making plans for our spring gardens and Audubon's after school Organic Garden Club.
If you want to get your hand dirty while having fun planning and gardening with Audubon students, parents, and teacher, you should join our committee!
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Audubon Kindergarten Enrollment dates
Sign-up to Enroll!
Starting in March, Audubon will begin to have designated Kindergarten Enrollment dates and time slots.
- April 13, 2016: 11:00am-5:45pm *parent/teacher conferences*
- May 11, 2016: 8:30am-2:30pm, 3:30-5:45pm
- June 8, 2016: 8:30am-2:30pm, 3:30-5:45pm
Click here to sign-up
for a 15 minute time slot to enroll your child in Kindergarten. You will go to the main office at Audubon for enrollment (3500 N. Hoyne Ave.).
Audubon is a neighborhood school; therefore, we accept only Kindergarten-aged students from within our boundaries. If you would like to double-check the neighborhood school for your current address, please head to cps.edu and click on SCHOOL LOCATOR. Type in your address and it will give you your neighborhood school.
When you come to enroll your student, please bring the below required items. If you do not have these documents and items with you at the time of enrollment, we will not process your child's enrollment and you will have to reschedule a time to come back to the office.
- Child's birth certificate
- Current IL license or state ID with Audubon address
- Two proofs of address (with Audubon address)
- Current utility bill
- Deed
- Employee identification number
- MediPlan/Medicaid card
- Court documents
- Illinois Dept. of Public Aid card
- Stamped US post office change of address form
- Illinois state aid check/social security check
Further questions, please email Ms. Glascott at eiglascott@cps.edu or call at 773-534-5470.
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Help Support Audubon's Class of 2017 DC Trip 
Audubon car magnets and totes are back!
The very popular Audubon car magnets are back! Magnets can adorn your car, file cabinets, or fridge. The car magnets are sturdy, all-weather proof, and 5 3/4" in diameter. Only $10 each or two for $18.
Audubon Totes are also available! Totes are roomy enough to carry groceries, books, and much more! $2 each.
Please click on this flyer to place an order. Purchases can be made by turning in this form with a cash payment to your homeroom teacher or Ms. O'Dowd (room 202).
Purchases will be delivered to your child's homeroom.
*All proceeds will help fund the Class of 2017's 8th grade trip to Washington DC*
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DON'T MISS THIS! Parent Night with Detective Charles Hollendoner: May 4th, 6:30pm 
This is a don't miss-can't miss event! Detective Charles Hollendoner of the Chicago Police Department's special victims department speaks to Audubon parents!
For the last four years, Det. Hollendoner has educated Audubon parents on everything a parent should know about internet safety, social media smarts for parents, and the consequences of cyberbullying.
Each year, he has new information on new programs, apps, games, etc that YOUR CHILD is using every day to communicate and share information.
Parents will meet with Det. Hollendoner on Wednesday night, May 4th. Students will then have an assembly with him the following day. This way parents are prepared to answer any questions your child may come home with and ask you.
There will be two assemblies. One for 4th and 5th grade students that will focus primarily on internet safety and how to use social media appropriately. The 6th-8th grade students will review internet safety but will focus on cyberbullying and proper use of social media.
The only way to know what your children are up to on social media is to hear it from the guy who has 14 instagram accounts, 8 facebook profiles, and arrests and prosecutes people every day for being unsafe or inappropriate on the internet.
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Roscoe Village Kidical Mass: Sunday, April 3
Roscoe Village Kidical Mass returns! Kidical Mass is a fun, free bike ride for kids, kids at heart, and their families.
The Roscoe Village ride will be held the first Sunday of every month beginning Sunday, April 3rd.
Gather at the Audubon playground (3500 N. Hoyne Ave.) at 10:00am for a 10:30am departure.
Rain or shine!
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Diverse Learners community conversation at Lake View High School 
On Thursday, April 7 from 4:00 - 6:00, Lake View High School will be hosting its spring community conversation, a continuation of the conversation from the fall. The program will focus on how to strengthen transition services for 7th and 8th diverse learners who are considering Lake View High School. Several Diverse Learner teachers will be there to answer your questions!
For additional information, please email Diverse Learner teacher Brian Butterfield at bkbutterfield@cps.edu.
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Northwestern University's "Big Brains" Family Brain Fair at Lake View High School! 
Lake View High School invites you to join Northwestern's festival for all things "brain" with complimentary first come, first serve registration for families.
Following the success of last year's event, Northwestern is back on Saturday, April 9 with a morning (9:00 - 12:00) and afternoon (1:00 - 4:00) session. The Brain Fair is open to all families and has been shaped for elementary and middle school-aged students. Space is extremely limited, so please register for tickets at www.nubrainawareness.com.
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Join your neighbors and make a difference! 
Join Roscoe Village Neighbors (RVN) as we work together to clean up the neighborhood.
We'll supply all the necessities including rakes, brooms, gloves and bags, along with donuts and coffee!
Come for the fun. Come for the camaraderie. Come for the community bonding. Come watch your kids play at the clean Fellger Park. Or just come for the donuts!
Head over to roscoevillage.org/clean-and-green/ to register and reserve your Earth Day t-shirt.
Rain or shine, the RVN community will be out, and we look forward to working with you and your family to clean up the neighborhood.
Make a difference and have some fun!
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Quarter 4 electives registration is now open for registration!
Electives classes start on April 11th. The registration deadline is Monday, April 4th.
Click here to see a flyer with descriptions of each offered class. To register for classes, please click here.
Quarter 4 classes:
- Basketball (2nd-4th)
- Chess Scholars (K-8th)
- Cooking Club (K-5th)
- Girl Power Yoga (K-5th)
- Hip Hop (K-3rd)
- *NEW* Improv Comedy (3rd-8th)
- LEGO Engineers (K-2nd)
- Robot Building Challenge (3rd-5th)
- Robot Club (K-2nd)
- Rookie Multisport (K-2nd)
- Spanish Club (1st-5th)
- Tae Kwon Do (2nd-8th)
- Unicoi Happy Hands art class (K-2nd)
- Unicoi My Art Gallery (K-3rd)
- Unicoi Sketch & Paint (3rd-6th)
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Right at School: Audubon's after school care partner
RAS will provide after school care to our students from 3:00-6:00pm at Audubon School.
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Wishcraft Workshops's Daily After-school Program 
Wishcraft Workshop, founded and operated by an Audubon family, offers a daily after-school program at their off-campus workshop.
Now in its 7th year, the Crafter-School program is familiar, nurturing, and planet-friendly. It includes daily creative enrichment and elective classes in addition to homework, reading, tech, tumbling/balance, and snack time.
Audubon campus walking pick-ups are available Monday-Friday for student enrolled in their Crafter-School program (daily through 6pm), as well as those enrolled in their afternoon classes. Four sessions are available throughout the school-year and the program can be joined at any time during the school year with pro-rated fees (if space is available).
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Wonderland Activity Center: After-school Enrichment Program for Preschoolers and Kindergartners
Now enrolling for the spring session, which begins March 28!
Wonderland Activities Center's after school program for preschool and kindergarten students is now enrolling. Choose from fun and educational classes like Animal Actors (M), Early Readers (T), Dynamic Doodlers (W), and Story Art (F). M-W classes run 3:30 - 4:15
and F 3:30-5:30
. Spring Session begins March 28th
. Give our classes a try - all after school classes are drop in during the month of March. Try one or as many different classes as you like!
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Student Enrichment Opportunities
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Roscoe Village has a kids coding school!
If your kids can't get enough of their technology classes with Ms. Bowens, it may be time to extend that passion with after school coding classes.
Power Up Tech Academy is a locally owned business that offers kids coding classes for grades K through 8th. It is located at 2867 N Clybourn Ave, just north of Diversey.
Classes allow kids to:
- Make their own video games,
- Use computer programming to create art and music,
- Develop custom Minecraft plug-ins
- ...and more!
The groups are small so that each child can choose projects that they are excited about, and get individualized coaching and help along the way. This also allows students to move ahead quickly and take on new challenges if they are understanding things rapidly.
Coding is an awesome creative outlet and develops an understanding of 21st century skills and career paths. Plus, kids gain confidence when they are able to show games and animations that they made themselves. Maybe your child will create the next Minecraft!
For more information about Power Up Tech Academy, call (773) 382-0778 or visit the
website
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Spring and Summer Break Activities
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Right at School Summer Camp: June 27 - August 26
Right at School will be running one-week camps from June 27 - August 26 at the following locations:
- Bell Elementary
- Nettlehorst Elementary
- Prescott Elementary
- Sauganash Elementary
- Waters Elementary
Dates, times, and pricing vary by location. Activities include swimming, gardening, summer Olympics, and field trips.
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Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity: Spring Break and Summer Programs 
Register now for a 10% early registration discount!
The Center for the Gifted is running 29 different summer and spring break programs at 14 Chicago-area locations, including the "Worlds of Wisdom and Wonder" program at Audubon July 25-29 and August 1-5.
For more information, visit www.centerforgifted.org
or see the flyer.
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Need Plans for CPS Spring Break?
We will be offering our SOLD OUT "Welcome to Hogwarts" camp this Spring Break.
Learn the science behind the magic as you learn to turn Muggle money into Sickles and Galleons, bring a Golden Snitch to life, create your own moving Quidditch game, learn the genetics of magical creatures, and use detective work when a spell goes terribly wrong.
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Spring Break Camp and Summer Camp at the Wishcraft Workshop 
Spring break and summer camp for campers ages 5-9 and campers ages 9-12 is June 20 - September 2, from 9am - 3pm with after-camp through 6pm.
Learn more and register your child here.You can register week-by-week or a day at a time.
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Summer Lab at the University of Chicago Lab School 
Summer Lab is June 20 - July 29, 2016 - Save $150 if you register by March 15. There is complimentary bus service!
- Adventure Kids Day Camp, Grades 1-8, 8:30am - 3:00pm
- Summer Lab on the Stage, Grades 5-8, 8:30am - 12:30pm
- Summer School, Ages 3 - High School
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The Laboratory Chicago: Summer Camp 
Our unique STEAM camps combine learning with FUN.
Spend this summer training dragons, making magical potions like Harry Potter, building and designing robots, training at Camp Half-Blood like Percy Jackson or surviving a zombie outbreak at The Laboratory, all while using real applications of chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, computer science, math and the arts.
Last year nearly all of our camps sold out, so make sure to reserve your spot today.
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Jewish Council for Youth Services Big City Day Camp for Summer 2016
Big City Day Camp is for campers entering grades K-8 in the fall of 2016.
Camp dates: June 20 - August 16
Post-camp option: August 15-19
Home stretch: August 22 - Sept 2
Regular camp hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Before-camp available: 7:45am - 9:00am
After-camp available: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
For more information, see their
flyer or register online
here.
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Galileo Summer Camps in Lincoln Park and Lakeview 
Galileo Summer Camps, widely acclaimed summer camp programs previously hosted only in San Francisco and Los Angeles will be coming to the Chicagoland area for the first time in Summer 2016!
Camp Galileo for PreK - 5th grade students and Galileo Summer Quest for 5th - 8th grade students will be held in Lincoln Park and Lakeview locations.
For more information, ple
ase see
this
flyer
or visit their
website
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JCC School's Out Programming
The JCC (various locations) has some exciting School's Out days planned for the rest of the school year, as well as JatSchool Adventure Camp this summer at Alcott Elementary, Ogden International East Campus, and National Teachers Academy.
April 18-22: Every day is a different theme for spring break with a different field trip every day! Students have the opportunity to explore exciting places throughout the Chicagoland area. You can sign up for one day or all 5!
June 27 - August 26: Summer Adventure Camp with weekly themes and two field trips per week, as well as Beach Fridays. You can sign up week-by-week or for the whole summer. After care from 4pm-6pm is available.
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Unicoi Art Studio Spring Break and Summer Camp 
Spring Break Camp on Monday, April 18 and Tuesday, April 19 - morning, afternoon, or all day!
Summer Camp: Register before May 1st to receive 20% of all weeks, days, and 4-week packs. (Check the early discount box to get 20% off!)
For more information and to register, please visit the website.
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Tennis on the Lake Summer Camps 
Youth programs at Tennis on the Lake run April - October, with Junior Camps running Monday-Friday June through August. There are full and half-day sessions. The primary location is Waveland Park at Addison and Lake Shore Drive.
For more information, visit the website at www.tennisonthelake.com or see the attached flyer.
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Inspire STEAM! Summer Camp for Girls, Ages 4 - 6
Inspire Girls Academy is hosting a fun-filled exploration in a daily summer camp that provides hands-on exploration. STEAM concepts are implemented daily as a way of thinking, approaching problems, experimenting and finding solutions.
- July 11th - July 29th at the Junior League of Chicago
- August 1st - 5th at the Winnetka Community House
- Monday - Friday, 8:30 - 3:30
- 10% Discount if you register by March 31!
For more information, please see the
flyer.
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Important Reminders & Information
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Parent Portal: What it is and how to sign-up 
Parent Portal is a great way to keep an eye on your child's academics and attendance. Parent Portal allows you to:
- Review your child's grades and class assignments before, during or after parent-teacher conferences.
- Receive an email when anything other than "present" is recorded by a teacher.
- Set up text message alerts when your child's grade falls below or rises above a certain average or percentage.
How to sign up:
- Email Ms. Glascott (eiglascott@cps.edu) to obtain your child's Student ID # and PIN #
- Create an account at cps.edu/parent
- Link a student to your account
For more details on Parent Portal and other CPS parent resources, click
here.
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Writing a student absence note is easy as 1-2-3! 
When your child is absent, we ask that all absences are documented. There are three easy ways to report an absence:
- Go to the Audubon website, click on the "Parents" tab, then click on "Absences." You will find an electronic absence note that you can fill out that goes directly to our office staff.
- Stop by the main office and ask Ms. Glascott or Ms. Perez for a "Reason for Absence" form. You can fill it out right there.
- You may write a note with the reason for your child's absence and put it in your child's folder to bring to school. As long as the child remembers to give the note to their teacher, that note will make its way down to the office.
We highly encourage parents to take advantage of option one, as it's so easy and is electronically saved for documentation purposes.
If your child has been sick for more than three days, we require a doctor's note along with the absence form that you fill out.
As a reminder, absences that are considered excused are:
- Student illness
- Death in the family
- Family emergency
- Observance of a religious holiday
*Please note that you do not need to call the school office to report your child's absence. The electronic or paper absence form is sufficient. We do ask that you fill these forms out as soon as possible.
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Shop for Audubon everyday.
Your transactions will translate into donations for Audubon or give you a perk just for being part of the Audubon community.
In some cases, like Amazon Smile and Box Tops, everyone can participate, so be sure to share with friends, family and colleagues!
Check back often: www.audubonelementary.org/giveback
Questions? Are you a business interested in creating a promotion for the Audubon community? Please contact: Anne Stockton
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How do I keep up with everything Audubon?
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Instagram: audubon_hawks_ms.d
Twitter: @AudubonSchool
Text Updates:
- Send a text message to "40404"
- In the body of the text write "Follow AudubonSchool"
- You'll start receiving texts! SO EASY!!
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Learn more about these partnerships and initiatives at Audubon:
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Newsletter Submission Deadlines & Guidelines
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If you'd like to submit an item for the twice-monthly Audubon newsletter, please send your submissions to Sarah Shields at sarahashields@gmail.com (don't forget the middle initial "a"!). Please take note of the following newsletter guidelines:
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All submissions are limited to 300 characters and should be in Word documents sent as email attachments. If submissions exceed this limit, we can link the remainder of the submission to the appropriate page on the Audubon website.
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If you have a logo or photo, please include it in JPEG format.
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Student accolades must be limited to school-related activities, e.g., sports and clubs, and citywide, state or national competitions or awards.
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