Dear Tubman Families, 

We hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend and found time to honor and celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday!

We have an exciting week ahead, starting with our Local School Council meeting on Wednesday, October 14th, at 4:00 PM, and we invite all Tubman families to join us if you are able! Later in the week, on Friday, October 16th, our students will participate in Bulldog Buddies programming focused on Unity Day, which is the lead campaign of National Bullying Prevention Month originally started by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center in October 2011. The central message of this month and this special day is for our school community to unite for kindness, courage, and inclusion to prevent students from being bullied. 

Updates

• Special Education Staffing: With Mr. Gillis now fully onboarded as our new Special Education Teacher, we have updated teacher schedules. Ms. Ladzik has joined Ms. Starring’s first-grade classroom for part of the day, and Mr. Gillis will be teaching across our MYP classrooms and resource space. Please feel free to reach out to our Case Manager, Ms. Rosenberg, with any questions regarding these support shifts.

• YMCA After-School Programming: Please review the flyers attached below for details on upcoming YMCA programming.

• Cultivate Survey: Our 5th-8th grade students will soon be completing the Cultivate Survey between 10/13-10/23, this survey helps us gather essential feedback on their classroom experience and overall school environment.

Looking Ahead

• Student-Led Conferences: Mark your calendars for Student-Led Conferences on Monday, November 2nd, from 10:45 AM to 5:00 PM. Your child's teacher will send out specific directions and signup details soon, but we wanted to ensure this date is on your radar.

Have a wonderful week!

Warmly,

Principal Hammaker

Student HSAT scores will be posted in GoCPS (Enrollwise) prior to the application deadline on November 13, 2026. Additionally, CPS will be sending families their ACT IDs, in batches, as they become available. Scores will be available on a rolling basis from ACT and families who created myACT accounts may receive scores directly from ACT. It’s anticipated that the first batch of scores may be available early this week. 

Network 4 High School Fair will be on October 20th from 4pm-6pm at Lakeview High school. Current 7th and 8th grade students are encouraged to attend. 

The GoCPS High School application is open from Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM to Friday, November 13, 2026, at 5:00 PM. All families are encouraged to log into the GoCPS Portal to complete and submit a High School Application.

The CPS Office of Access and Enrollment is hosting a series of informative sessions to guide families step-by-step through the GoCPS application process for the 2027–28 school year (Click here to register). Please make sure your student's address is correct in ASPEN, as accurate address data is required to calculate Tier status and to populate Neighborhood/Guaranteed Offer programs for students. 

I am here to help! If you have questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact me. Click here to sign up for my office hours. You can also call me directly at 773-534-5590.

Please take a moment to become familiar with the HS Research Virtual Bulletin Board Padlet. The HS Research Virtual Bulletin Board contains open house flyers, brochures, and videos.

GoCPS Parent Resources

GoCPS Applications Process Overview Family Facing Deck 

GoCPS High School Resource Video

High School Eligibility and Selection Criteria

HS Research Bulletin Board Padlet

Public View Open Houses 2026-2027

Sign up for Go CPS Mailing List

PreACT Secure 9 Practice Test

Best Regards,

Heather Beeker

Pronouns: She/her/hers (More information on pronouns here)

Professional School Counselor 

SPORTS

Cross Country (Grades 5–8)

Practices: Mondays & Wednesdays from 3pm to 4pm

Practice Location: Jonquil Park

Boys 5th/6th Grade Soccer

Practices: Mondays & Wednesdays from 3pm to 4pm

Girls 5th/6th Grade Volleyball -

Practice: Mondays & Wednesdays from 3:15pm to 5pm

Match: Saturday, October 17th at Kelvyn Park HS (players arrive at 1:00 pm as the match starts 30 minutes later at 1:30 pm)

Girls 7th/8th Grade Volleyball

Practices: Tuesday 3:10-5pm; Thursday 3:10-4pm (ending early…players invited to watch Coach Alexx’s Lane Tech playoff game at 5pm)

Match: Saturday 10/17 vs Logan Square. Be ready to go at 1:45pm at Kelvyn Park HS (match starts 30 min later). 

Note: JV plays right before Varsity so come early cheer them on!

OST

Friends of Tubman is an all-volunteer group of parents and caregivers dedicated to making Tubman a great school for all students through fundraising and community events. Please click here Subscribe to Friends of Tubman to subscribe to FOT emails to receive information on upcoming fundraisers, community events, and learn how to get involved.

There are many ways, large and small, to get involved and volunteer with Tubman. All volunteers must complete the CPS Volunteer Application each school year. There are two levels of volunteers.

Level 1 Examples: Coaches, tutors, non-supervised day field trip chaperone, overnight field trip chaperone

Level 2 Examples: Halloween classroom celebration guest, reading a book to a class, supervised day field trip chaperone

Click here to complete your application. Upon completion of the online application, all volunteers must bring their ID to Ms. Martinez at the main office to have their application approved for processing.

Parent Portal Login

Parent Portal Navigation Guide

Parent Portal Setup Process Video

Parent Portal FAQs

Online Payment via Parent Portal Guide

Online Payment via Parent Portal Video

Online Payment via ePay Login

Online Payment via ePay Guide

E-Absence FAQs

E-Absence Guide Video

E-Absence from Mobile Device Instructions

For additional assistance with Parent Portal or ePay, email the School Clerk, Ms. Martinez, at Rmartinez170@cps.edu

Harriet Tubman Elementary School

2851 N Seminary Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

Phone: (773) 534 - 5784 | Fax: (773) 534 - 5784

tubmanelementarycps.org