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Dyslexia and Literacy Resources from Redwood Literacy

2/24/2020

Wednesday, March 11th– 6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Room 212

Please join us for the next meeting of the Diverse and Inclusive Learners Committee as we welcome Redwood Literacy for a presentation. Redwood focuses on dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and executive functioning so they should have some great resources and it should be a wonderful discussion.

EVERYONE is welcome! We anticipate that this will be a popular discussion, so please RSVP to Kelli Landes to ensure we have enough chairs (and snacks) for everyone.

For more information contact Kelli Landes at kelandes@gmail.com

7th & 8th Grade Valentines Day Dance

2/6/2020

Friday, February 14th
6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Pizza, Drinks, & Games– Annex
7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Dance – Waters Gym

Admission Price: $10 (Includes pizza and drinks with dance.)

All proceeds will benefit the 8th grade Spring 2020 field trip. We will have pizza, drinks, and games. in the Annex starting at 6pm-7pm. Then dance begins at 7:00pm. Entrance for dance will be through the Annex doors.

Contact Ms.Garcia for more information.

**Presented by the Waters Leadership Committee.**

Order 2019-2020 Yearbooks Now!

2/5/2020

Ordering is available until April 1, 2020. Flyers with order envelope will be sent home with students by the end of this week. You can also purchase a yearbook online, please select “Pay Fees” button on the homepage of the school website. Return the completed envelope (Cash Only) to Ms. Aguilar in Room 305.

Price: $25.00

Yearbooks will be distributed to students' homeroom in June.

Also, please send in any photos you have of school events, including field trips, sports, holidays and/or celebrations. We ask that you email the photos to Ms Aguilar (jaguilar122@cps.edu), as soon as possible. Please include classroom number and event name in subject line of the email.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Aguilar.

Front Cover designed by Alexis T. (Room 303)

Back Cover designed by Daniela P.

February 2020 Menus

2/5/2020

Click image to view full menu.

Gung Hay Fat Choy!- Lunar Lantern Festival Parade

2/4/2020

Friday, February 7th– 8:30 a.m.
1st Floor Lobby

Happy Lunar New Year 2020!

The Year of the Rat

Please Join Us!
Lunar Lantern Festival Parade

All K-2 grade children will participate in a beloved Waters School tradition this Friday, February 7, 2020! Grades 3-8 will sing along and cheer us on!

Parents are invited to watch our parade in the main lobby of the school. Students and community are encouraged to wear RED to ring in a new year!

Lunar Lantern Festival Parade
2.07.20
8:30AM*
Waters Lobby

*The parade is approximately 1/2 hour.

Any questions, please email Mrs. Vecchioni at alvecchioni@cps.edu.

Girls on the Run

1/29/2020

Calling all 3rd - 5th grade girls!

The spring season of Girls on the Run will kick off in mid-March. Practice will be held from 3:30-5 on Monday and Friday afternoons at school. Interested girls need to commit to attend practice both days. Register at www.gotrchicago.org.

Registration deadline is 2/14/2020

Contact Anna Harris for more details.

Mr. Raman's 2020 Rock Band!

1/29/2020

7th and 8th graders are invited to come meet and audition for the 2020 Water's Rock Band. If you have some experience singing and/or playing an instrument and would like to play with others, come to room 301 on Tuesday, February 4th at 3:20!

Contact Mr Raman for more information.

Wildcats represent at the Network STEM Exhibition!

1/21/2020

Congratulations to our Regional STEM Exhibition participants! Middle school students, Sylvia Foster-Rice, Elias Vlamis, Noah Bjurstrom and Malaina Rangel represented Waters School at the Truman College Regional STEM Exhibition on January 17th. They did a wonderful job and received many compliments from the judges! A special shout-out to Sylvia Foster-Rice and Noah Bjurstrom, who will move on to represent Waters (and the Network) at the City STEM Exhibition at Illinois Institute of Technology later this spring. Way to go Waters Wildcats!

New to Public School? Attend the next LSC Meeting!

1/15/2020

LSC stands for Local School Council, and the council includes Ms. Kipp, teachers, members of staff, parents and community members. Happening on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, LSC meetings are very informative and a great way to stay informed. Click here to learn more about what the LSC does for Waters, and consider attending the next meeting!

Volunteer to help put on the Art Show

1/15/2020

Volunteers are needed to help with the art show and there's something for everyone: hanging artwork, putting together one of the art stations, grabbing materials, or help run the event - all we're asking for is a couple hours of your time at home or at school! Join the fun and become be a part of this fabulous event!

Click here to sign up.

Email Mrs. Vecchioni or volunteer@waterstoday.org to see how you can help!

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