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Get ready to celebrate the season @cicsbucktown on Thursday, October 20th, 4pm -6pm, at our annual Fall Festival. Join us for TONS of games, DELICIOUS food, and a NEW Spooky Forest. Tickets and wristbands for sale at the event!
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Our families had a great time coming together at Family Fitness Night. Stay tuned for the theme of our next Family Fitness Night in November @cicsbucktown!
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Reminder, campus will be closed tomorrow, Monday, October 10th for fall break! We hope you are enjoying your long weekend and we can’t wait to see you Tuesday!
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Excited to partner with @Youth_Truth to gather family feedback. Let your voice be heard! Check your email to fill out the survey! #youthtruth #CommunityVoice
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Please join us for our very first Zoom PTL Meeting on Thursday, October 13th, 5pm-6pm. Learn about some of the activities we have planned for the upcoming school year and how you can help without even leaving your home. We hope to see you there!
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Join Ms. Camacho for a free night of Family Fitness on Tuesday, October 11th.
Have FUN practicing your throwing and catching skills, enjoy a SNACK, and win a PRIZE!
**Family Fitness Night will take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 4pm-5pm. **
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CICS Bucktown’s International Night was such a great event! A big thank you to everyone who participated and came. We hope everyone had a good time and learned something new about a different culture. 🇨🇳🇻🇪🇹🇷🇦🇼🇺🇦🇨🇨🇲🇽🇲🇲
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Today is Custodian Appreciation Day! Our custodians are incredible- thank you for all you do to keep our school beautiful, clean and running smoothly!
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October is National Principals Month! To our amazing Principal, Ms. O'Connell, we are so grateful for your incredible leadership and dedication. Thank you for all you do to ensure that Bucktown is an amazing place to learn and grow. This month we celebrate YOU!
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Special thanks to Education Week for making sure the needs and wellness of our school staff remains a top priority! Principal Sarah O'Connell and Assistant Principal of Curriculum & Instruction, Kristin Eng were interviewed for the article, Keep School Staff Motivated All Year Long: Advice From Principals, and shared some of their strategies for what works at CICS Bucktown. Check it out: https://bit.ly/DS_BT_Motivates
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A HUGE congrats to this amazing staff member of the week…MS. HJERPE! Ms. Hjerpe is one of a kind. She is positive, compassionate, flexible and such a great teacher. She has made a big change this year, but no matter what comes her way she handles it with ease. We are so appreciative of her and everything she does. Thanks, Ms. Hjerpe!
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A variety of history, stories, traditions, and cuisine. Come celebrate and learn about some of the diverse cultures that make up our Bucktown community!
September 29th, 4:30-6:00, @cicsbucktown.
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Distinctive Schools is proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! This month, we honor and recognize the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the United States. Stay tuned this month to see all the ways we are celebrating in our classrooms!
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Let’s give it up for this week’s AMAZING staff member of the week…MS. CABRALES! Ms. Cabrales does so much for our students, teachers, and families every single day. She is so helpful and has answers to any and every question. We all love and appreciate her so much. Thanks for all that you do, Ms. Cabrales!!
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Hi Bucktown families! Please see below for our September breakfast and lunch menus.
Have a great day, Eagles🦅
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A big congratulations are in order for this week’s staff member of the week…MS. IGNJATOVIC! Ms. I is such an amazing 5th grade teacher. She is constantly going above and beyond and her students just adore her. Thanks for all that you do!
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We are closed today in honor of Labor Day, we hope you're enjoying your long weekend! See you tomorrow!
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We had an amazing first day back at CICS Bucktown with our BooHoo YooHoo Breakfast Event. Our staff passed out donuts to parents as they dropped their children off for the first day of school. We even made some great memories with our Meet and Greet photo booth! Swipe to see some of the fun!
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Please see below for the school breakfast and lunch menus for the month of August . We can't wait to see all of our students tomorrow for our first day!
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Join us this Monday, August 22 for our Meet and Greet!
Please see below for details on times.
12:00-1:00- Last names that start with A-G
1:00-2:00- Last names that start with H-M
2:00-3:00- Last names that start with N-S
3:00-4:00- Last names that start with T-Z
*Families with different last names can come together
We can't wait to see you all!
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