Greeting Tubman Families,

On Thursday, January 27, 2022, we wrapped up the end of the 2nd Quarter. We made it together through the first half of the school year. Last week, we worked on administering various forms of assessments including Star 360 assessments, NWEA Math (K-2), Teaching Strategies Gold (PK), and ACCESS testing. These assessments will help to show us students progress, and determine what next steps we can do in supporting our students in their continued growth. Differentiated instruction is guided by assessments, classwork, and observations to help us meet the needs of all students. 

We would like to congratulate our JV and Varsity Boys Basketball Team for their wins this past Wednesday! We are so proud of our Bulldogs!!!!!!!

In partnership,

Principal Gibson and Assistant Principal Moore

February's Learners Profile Attribute is Knowledgeable

The IB Learner Profile attribute for February is Knowledgeable. The IBO defines 

Knowledgeable as someone who explores concepts, ideas and issues that have local and global significance. In so doing, they acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad and balanced range of disciplines.

The resources below can be used with students in your classroom to support your discussions around the IB Learner Profile attributes.

Books:

Children's Library Lady

Bradbury Library PYP Book List

PYP Teaching Tools

Learner Profile Book List

Videos:

The Temple of Knowledge (this one is so cool!)

IB LP: Knowledgeable

IB LP Attributes (featuring CPS schools, students, and teachers)

Some Facts About Owls

Growth Mindset video

Growing Your Mind

Growth Mindset for Students: Episode 1

Other items:

LP Resources

Awards and Recognition Tools

PYP has finished their 2nd quarter of Dance. Bravo to all! They start Drama this week.

On Wednesday, we had a mini-dance show for classrooms who were unable to perform

back in December. 

Click below to see their performances:

Click below to see their performances:

-205 2nd Grade

-207 4th Grade

-210 3rd Grade

Our Tubman Student Council Valentine's Day Fundraiser is well on it's way and accepting orders through February 7th. Students can send messages and purchase a candy for their classmates. All proceeds will be used to support school wide student events at Tubman! Thank you for your support!

The Tubman Student Council Club

Important Dates & Upcoming Events:

• January 31: Tubman vs Burley at 4:30 p.m. @Burley
• February 1-28 Black History Month
• February 4:  Quarter 2 Report Cards will be sent home
• February 1-15, Lunar New Year
• February 2:  LSC Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
• February 4:  Principal’s Conversation at 9:00 a.m. (Click here to sign up)
• February 8:  Tubman Vaccination Clinic from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• February 9:  Tubman vs Disney - @Disney (JV - 4:30 p.m. & Varsity - 5:30 p.m.)
• February 14: Valentine’s Day
• February 14:  Tubman vs Waters - @Waters (JV- 4:30 p.m. & Varsity - 5:30 p.m.)
• February 16:  Tubman vs Bell - @Bell (JV - 4:30 p.m. & Varsity - 5:30 p.m.)
• February 21: President’s Day - NO CLASSES
• February 23:  Tubman vs Jahn - @Jahn (JV - 4:30 p.m. & Varsity - 5:30 p.m.)
• February 24: Friends Of Tubman at 6:00 p.m.

Black History is American History

Black History Month is a time for celebrating the achievements of, honoring the history of, and acknowledging the disparities still facing the Black community. 

Black lives have always and will continue to matter. Black life is rich, varied, and distinct. When we isolate the teaching of the history of Black people - or any other marginalized group - to a month, we continue to "other" their lives and experiences. Let us take time to celebrate Black history this month, but celebrate and teach Black history all year long.

Here are some family-friendly resources to share as you celebrate Black History Month as a family:

Kids Explain Black History Month - watch this video with your child(ren) to hear from Black children's perspectives about the importance of celebrating Black culture.

National Geographic Kids: Black History Month - explore this website to start a discussion about famous Black leaders, including Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, Mae Jemison and Barack Obama.

The Brown Bookshelf - looking to expand your library at home to include more diverse and inclusive books? Take a look at the blog The Brown Bookshelf for high quality book recommendations for all ages.

Read Alouds:

You Matter by Christian Robinson

She Was the First by Katheryn Russell Brown

I am Enough by Grace Byers

Hair Love by Matthew Cherry 

Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes 

Our Tubman Local School Council supports and partners in the important work of monitoring our Continuous Improvement Work Plan, approving our annual budget, and evaluating our principal. We encourage you to reach out to the LSC representatives as you have questions about these three areas.

CPS has advised that public participation is the most effective way to engage our community during meetings so that all LSC members can hear and respond as helpful. Prior to each LSC meeting community members can sign up for public participation, or during the meeting itself. This process then follows the Open Meeting Act procedures transparently. All are welcome.

The next Local School Council meeting is Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 6:00pm.

LSC News

Tubman Local School Council (LSC) elections are coming up soon! Are you interested in serving Tubman by becoming a member of the Tubman LSC? The LSC consists of 6 parents, 2 teachers, 1 non teaching staff member, 2 community members and the principal of the school. Council members are elected by members of their peer group every two years and elections will take place in April. Applications to run are due March 3, 2022! Click here for more information from CPS about how to run. 

Local School Councils are responsible for:

• Approving the school based academic plan (CIWP)
• Approving the alignment of budgetary resources to the CIWP
• Engaging in the annual evaluation of contract principal’s professional practices
• Selecting or renewing contract principals

I Heart Tubman Pledge Drive Starts Tomorrow! 

As we all know, Tubman is a special place and our annual "I Heart" pledge drive was created to show the love--to our school and to our community. Like us, I'm sure you have many reasons you love Tubman, such as small, diverse classes and great teachers. Throughout our pledge drive, which starts tomorrow, January 31, and runs through February 18, we want to hear why you heart Tubman. Fill out this heart (see below; it also came home in Tuesday folders) and return to your teacher to receive a special prize. (All incentives are based solely on filling out the heart.) Classes that have the highest participation will also receive fun activities, listed on one of our flyers below. Take a look through all of the great materials below to see some of the reasons we support Tubman, how every dollar helps our school, and more details on our fun, daily drawing for prizes (winners will be announced each morning)! There are many ways to support our school, whether by donation of any amount or by sharing the info widely with friends and family. Our biggest and best reason we love Tubman? YOU. Thank you for continuing to help our school provide for our students! Please consider donating HERE.