Letter to Parents
Week of November 9, 2020
Dear Canty Families:
As we enjoy these warm days in the fall I hope you are able to get out and spend some time soaking up the sunshine! This week you will receive information from your child’s teacher about signing up for conferences next week November 18th. There is no school for students on that day.
Since August Ms. Kotz has been at Canty as our interim Assistant Principal. Sadly Friday, November 13th will be Ms. Kotz’s last day with us at Canty. Monday November 16th Ms. Puckett returns. Thank you Ms. Kotz for your time at Canty and assisting us with launching the school year successfully.
Technology Care-
Caring for the technology is important. Currently, Canty does not have additional technology for loan. Once we have received additional devices we will be able to swap out ones that are having trouble. Please follow these tips to ensure that your chromebook is working to its highest potential.
School Pictures
School Pictures and order forms are here! If you took pictures please come to school, between 7am and 4:30pm to pick up your child’s photos. If you did not order photos, we have a card for you to see the proof and a code to place an order. As there were more than 600 photos taken we are unable to email this information to families individually.
Virtual Book Fair!
Dear Parents and Families,
The Scholastic Book Fair is back! While the Fair will be exclusively held online this year, we still plan on making it a fun and joyous experience for our kids.
The Online Fair will include features like: Canty’s own online store, games for kids, virtual store walk-throughs and more.
Remember, every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly (25% back in rewards!).
Save these dates and view our school’s Fair site:
Fair Dates: November 16th– November 29th
Online Store: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/cantyelementaryschool1
We can’t wait to “see” you at the Fair!
-Friends of Canty
Nominate a Family in Need for a Thanksgiving Dinner
On Behalf of the Friends of Hiawatha Park committee, consider nominating a Dunning family you feel could benefit the most from a Thanksgiving feast. All submissions MUST be emailed to friendsofhiawathapark1@gmail.com. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
LSC Elections
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Parents, Guardians and Staff Can Choose Between Voting In-Person or By Mail; Strong Health Protocols in Place for In-Person Voting; Elementary School LSC Elections Will Be Held on November 18 and High School LSC Elections will be Held on November 19. Please read the attached press release for specific information about voting for LSC in November.
Absences
Mrs. Swan thanks you for calling and emailing absences and connectivity issues for your children. Please remember to always include your child’s name, room number, grade, date of absence, parent/guardian name and phone number. Teacher’s appreciate it if you copy them on the email. Remember, if your child will be absent for the afternoon, this also must be reported to Mrs. Swan and the classroom teacher. School phone number for attendance is 773-534-1238 and press 3 for attendance and email Mrs. Swan at cadunleavyswan@cps.edu
Required School Forms
Thank you to the 92.8% of families who uploaded and/or dropped off their emergency, media, income and health forms. We must receive new forms every year. These forms were due September 11th. Canty likes to pride ourselves with 100% participation in Network 1. If you do not want to put personal information on the income form, please write the students' names on the form, sign the form, write refused across it and return it to school. Each form returned is vital funding for Canty. You can upload your completed forms on-line here! These forms are required for EACH Canty student. These forms are all located in the electronic form, in the packet handed out at material pick up or can be picked from Canty. If you are having difficulty please call the school office or email Mrs. Swan at cadunleavyswan@cps.edu or Mr. Felix at pafelix@cps.edu
Physicals, Shot Records, Dental and Eye exams
All pre-K, kindergarten, 6th grade and new students to Canty are required to upload their updated shot, physicals, eye exam and dental forms here. If you are having difficulty you can also email the forms to School Nurse Debra Deveirman at dldeveirman@cps.edu. All forms must be sent to the school. The due date for these documents was October 1, 2020.
Food Distribution
Canty students are eligible to pick up three days of breakfast and lunch every three days. Come to the Paris Ave Parking Lot Monday- Friday on student attendance days between 8am-1pm.
Technology Help
Check out the Canty School Website Remote Learning Page for lots of information. Scroll to the bottom of the page for technical support, videos and resources. If you are having trouble with your Chromebook or IPad first try closing out of all applications and restarting your device. This takes care of a majority of issues. If you need additional support please contact Kamil Szpara at kszpara@cps.edu
Student CPS email issues
If you are having difficulties with your child’s CPS email login or password please contact AP Kotz at alkotz@cps.edu
Aspen Issues?
If you are having difficulty with Aspen Parent Portal please contact Kamil Szpara at kszpara@cps.edu
Virtual Nursing Office Hours
If you need to speak to one of the nurses about any medical forms their office hours for Canty are Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:15am-10:00am Please call 574-213-7519 PIN: 325 135 828#
Please continue to contact the school if you are struggling. When in doubt just reach out!
Stay Healthy Cougars!
Mrs. Rath
Since August Ms. Kotz has been at Canty as our interim Assistant Principal. Sadly Friday, November 13th will be Ms. Kotz’s last day with us at Canty. Monday November 16th Ms. Puckett returns. Thank you Ms. Kotz for your time at Canty and assisting us with launching the school year successfully.
Technology Care-
Caring for the technology is important. Currently, Canty does not have additional technology for loan. Once we have received additional devices we will be able to swap out ones that are having trouble. Please follow these tips to ensure that your chromebook is working to its highest potential.
- NEVER pick up or carry chromebook by the lid. This is an easy way to crack the screen, which is a $65 replacement.
- Only use the school chromebook for school work. Having additional programs or websites running such as YouTube, Netflix or Disney+ will make the device run much more slowly.
- Only have tabs open that you need for class. Having extra tabs open takes up memory on the device and makes it run more slowly.
- Once school work is completed for the day. Close out of all programs and shut down the Chromebook completely. By just closing the lid, the chromebook is still running all of the tabs that are open and makes the device run more slowly.
- If your device is running slowly, exchanging the device will not fix the issue.
- If you are having difficulty with technology please contact Kamil Szpara at kszpara@cps.edu
School Pictures
School Pictures and order forms are here! If you took pictures please come to school, between 7am and 4:30pm to pick up your child’s photos. If you did not order photos, we have a card for you to see the proof and a code to place an order. As there were more than 600 photos taken we are unable to email this information to families individually.
Virtual Book Fair!
Dear Parents and Families,
The Scholastic Book Fair is back! While the Fair will be exclusively held online this year, we still plan on making it a fun and joyous experience for our kids.
The Online Fair will include features like: Canty’s own online store, games for kids, virtual store walk-throughs and more.
Remember, every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly (25% back in rewards!).
Save these dates and view our school’s Fair site:
Fair Dates: November 16th– November 29th
Online Store: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/cantyelementaryschool1
We can’t wait to “see” you at the Fair!
-Friends of Canty
Nominate a Family in Need for a Thanksgiving Dinner
On Behalf of the Friends of Hiawatha Park committee, consider nominating a Dunning family you feel could benefit the most from a Thanksgiving feast. All submissions MUST be emailed to friendsofhiawathapark1@gmail.com. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
LSC Elections
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Parents, Guardians and Staff Can Choose Between Voting In-Person or By Mail; Strong Health Protocols in Place for In-Person Voting; Elementary School LSC Elections Will Be Held on November 18 and High School LSC Elections will be Held on November 19. Please read the attached press release for specific information about voting for LSC in November.
Absences
Mrs. Swan thanks you for calling and emailing absences and connectivity issues for your children. Please remember to always include your child’s name, room number, grade, date of absence, parent/guardian name and phone number. Teacher’s appreciate it if you copy them on the email. Remember, if your child will be absent for the afternoon, this also must be reported to Mrs. Swan and the classroom teacher. School phone number for attendance is 773-534-1238 and press 3 for attendance and email Mrs. Swan at cadunleavyswan@cps.edu
Required School Forms
Thank you to the 92.8% of families who uploaded and/or dropped off their emergency, media, income and health forms. We must receive new forms every year. These forms were due September 11th. Canty likes to pride ourselves with 100% participation in Network 1. If you do not want to put personal information on the income form, please write the students' names on the form, sign the form, write refused across it and return it to school. Each form returned is vital funding for Canty. You can upload your completed forms on-line here! These forms are required for EACH Canty student. These forms are all located in the electronic form, in the packet handed out at material pick up or can be picked from Canty. If you are having difficulty please call the school office or email Mrs. Swan at cadunleavyswan@cps.edu or Mr. Felix at pafelix@cps.edu
Physicals, Shot Records, Dental and Eye exams
All pre-K, kindergarten, 6th grade and new students to Canty are required to upload their updated shot, physicals, eye exam and dental forms here. If you are having difficulty you can also email the forms to School Nurse Debra Deveirman at dldeveirman@cps.edu. All forms must be sent to the school. The due date for these documents was October 1, 2020.
Food Distribution
Canty students are eligible to pick up three days of breakfast and lunch every three days. Come to the Paris Ave Parking Lot Monday- Friday on student attendance days between 8am-1pm.
Technology Help
Check out the Canty School Website Remote Learning Page for lots of information. Scroll to the bottom of the page for technical support, videos and resources. If you are having trouble with your Chromebook or IPad first try closing out of all applications and restarting your device. This takes care of a majority of issues. If you need additional support please contact Kamil Szpara at kszpara@cps.edu
Student CPS email issues
If you are having difficulties with your child’s CPS email login or password please contact AP Kotz at alkotz@cps.edu
Aspen Issues?
If you are having difficulty with Aspen Parent Portal please contact Kamil Szpara at kszpara@cps.edu
Virtual Nursing Office Hours
If you need to speak to one of the nurses about any medical forms their office hours for Canty are Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:15am-10:00am Please call 574-213-7519 PIN: 325 135 828#
Please continue to contact the school if you are struggling. When in doubt just reach out!
Stay Healthy Cougars!
Mrs. Rath