Announcements
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Waters Receives Compuuter Donation
Chicago Trading Company has generously donated 12 nearly new computers complete with large flat screen monitors. They are VERY much appreciated and will be put into use in multiple classrooms as soon as the CPS software has been uploaded. A big THANK YOU to CTC - those computers will help us out for years to come!
Waters Wins $25K in National Pepsi Contest!
A dedicated group of parents, teachers, staff and friends of Waters banded together to help us secure a $25,000 Pepsi Refresh grant for the ecology program for the 2010-2011 school year! We are very proud of this accomplishment -- this was a NATIONAL call-for-votes with an intense amount of pressure and competition that literally put us up against THOUSANDS of other ideas from across the U.S.
Parents Are Successful in Bringing Full-Time Music to Waters this Fall
As a part-time program already existed, Waters parents wrote grants and fundraised last year to raise enough money to extend Music to a Full-Time Studio-Based Class, ensuring that all K-8 students get Music as part of their curriculum this year.
Waters 1st Grader Gets Fisrt Place in City Chess Tournament
Moses Carrisoza, 1st grader at Waters School, took first place in the All-City Chicago Chess Tournament in his age group last May.
Waters gets New Computers for its Lab
This summer, Susan Termini, Waters’ Technology teacher, was awarded a grant for $5,000 to refurbish the Computer Lab. Items purchased include all new flat screen computers and a SMART Board.
CAPE Awards Waters with its SCALE Program for another 5 years
Chicago Art Partners in Education included Waters in its 5year Afterschool SCALE (Supporting Communities through Arts Learning Environments) Program again. Just announced in June, this program is free for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students and is taught afterschool by Waters teachers and parents. It encompasses learning through art, technology, and ecology.
Run Chicago Partners Up with Waters
1st through 8th graders are running a marathon! Well, progressivley, anyway! Each class has dedicated times during gym and some recess periods to rack up miles.
New Afterschool Options are Added this Fall
Waters adds Go Get Your Smock afterschool opportunities this fall. Click here for the full line up.
Mad Science at Waters Harvest Celebration
Due to a new rule from CPS that jumpers can no longer be used on school ground, Waters has invited Mad Sceince to fascinate our students for part of the Harvest Celebration this year. Pumpkin-picking, face-painting and our famous Scarecrow Contest wil still be part of the fest. Date: During school, Thursday, October 29th.