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4540 N. Campbell Ave. Chicago, IL 60625  (773)534-5090 
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School-related news and information is updated on this website as it becomes available. School News and WatersToday News items are published in the Waters Green Notes weekly email on Thursdays during the school year.

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Local School Council (LSC) Summit 2020

12/19/2019

 
Saturday, January 25, 2020, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
Chicago Teachers Union
1901 W Carroll Ave

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Let's start LSC election season on the right foot!

The LSC.4.ALL coalition's LSC summit is for current and potentially interested in running LSC members. We will have a panel session and 4 workshops for how to make more engaged and effective LSCs.
The objective of the panel is to provide historical background and national perspective on school governance and to address the limitations of advisory LSCs.

The 4 workshops include:
1) "LSC On Track: A Deep Dive on Budget, CIWP Monitoring, and Principal Evaluation”,
2) "Winning Your Race: LSC Elections",
3) "Fighting for Systemic Change: Organizing for the LSC Empowerment Bill", and
4) “What is an LSC exactly? LSC 101".

Our goal is to provide access to information, training and strategy while building unity and collaboration around ways to improve a systemic vehicle for voice.

​Click here to register.
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Andy & Pop Américas! Visual Art Exhibit & Celebration

12/16/2019

 
In the art room we have been inspired by Andy Warhol---
A-B and Back Again at the Art Institute of Chicago
AND
Pop América at The Block Museum (Northwestern University)
in our all-school 2019-2020 visual art exhibit!
We love Pop Art in the art room* and can’t wait to share.
We have learned so much about the world, kindness, empathy, and artistic ownership
in each of our 3 featured STEAM projects in this exhibit!
Please Join Us!

Andy & Pop Américas!
January 30, 2020!
3:15-4:30 PM
Waters Elementary, Main Lobby & Gymnasium
4:30-5:30 PM Studio 54 Dance Party
Art Show & Scavenger Hunt for fun art prizes, POP art-making, art activities
and Andy Warhol’s Studio 54 Dance Party!

If you would like to volunteer for our visual arts celebration, please email Mrs. Vecchioni at alvecchioni@cps.edu .
Thank YOU!


*This is a culminating exhibit of a two-year visual art study
(remember last year’s study of Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami) of Pop Art!

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LSC Meeting Recap- December 2019

12/12/2019

 
​Thank you to everyone who came out to Tuesday night's LSC meeting. I was amazed how many people braved to cold to join us! At our meeting, we went over the Waters budget, with a special emphasis on the allocation of the money raise by WatersToday. Because of the hard work of WatersToday and the generosity of all our parents and community members who donate, we have been able to add Chromebook carts to our classrooms, keep our essentials fully stocked with supplies, and we will have a new nature playspace coming in the Spring (plus much, much more!). None of this would be possible without your donations.

Our next meeting will be on January 21st and will be one of the most important meetings of the school year where we will present the CIWP, or Continuous Improvement Work Plan. The CIWP is the plan, formulated by our teachers, that Waters will follow to meet CPS standards and hit our growth targets. We hope to see everyone there as this meeting gives real insight into the educational philosophy and techniques employed by our staff. Please contact me if you have any questions. 

Jason Rieger, LSC Chair 
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2020 LSC Elections Letter 12/10/19

12/11/2019

 
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Taller de Mathematics Para Padres/ Parent Math Workshop

12/11/2019

 
Tuesday, December 17, 3:30 p.m, Room 210

​Join us for a parent workshop designed to help you help your child in math. All are welcome!

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Waters Holiday Spirit Week

12/10/2019

 
View the flyer for our upcoming Holiday Spirit Week events!
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Holiday Performances: December 19th & 20th

12/10/2019

 
Save the date for Holiday performances on December 19th and 20th. 

Thursday, December 19th
8:45AM- Kindergarten ONLY
9:30AM- Grades performing: 1,3,5,7


Friday, December 20th
9:30AM- Grades performing: 2,4,6,8

For more information, contact Mr. Bradford.

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S.T.E.M Fair Winners!

12/10/2019

 
Waters seventh and eighth grade students did a great job at this week’s S.T.E.M. Fair!  They all worked hard and impressed many of the judges.  Way to go Wildcats! Congratulations on your hard work.  

Seventh Grade Winners:
  • 3rd place - Elias Vlamis from room 309
  • 2nd place - Malaina Rangel from room 302
  • 1st place - Noah Bjurstrom from room 305

Eighth Grade Winners:
  • 3rd place - Alexis Thanasouras from room 303
  • 2nd place - Grace Ronan from room 301
  • 1st place - Sylvia Foster-Rice from room 301

A special congratulations and good luck to the four overall winners who qualified to go on and represent Waters School at the Network Science Fair on January 17th; these students are:
  • 4th place - Elias Vlamis
  • 3rd place - Malaina Rangel
  • 2nd place - Noah Bjurstrom
  • 1st place - Sylvia Foster-Rice

Hats off to all of our students who worked hard this fall on their S.T.E.M projects!  A special thank-you goes out to all of the parents and judges who participated in making S.T.E.M. Fair 2019 a success!

December Menus

12/2/2019

 
Here the are breakfast, lunch, and after-school menus for December.
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Picture Retakes

12/2/2019

 
Tuesday, December 10th
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If your child was absent on Picture Day or if you would like for them to retake their yearbook/school ID picture, retakes will be Tuesday, December 10th. Please ask your child's teacher or the main office for order forms. You can also order online at: inter-state.com/order, our order code is 45155CA.
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