Eileen M. Scanlan, Pr inc ipal
Julie A. Pienta, Assi s tant Pr incipal
cas se l l@cps .edu
March 5, 2018
Upcoming Event
3/5 8th Grade Graduation Pictures; Mrs. Damiani Field Trip; Fine Arts Meeting 12pm; Rock Band 7:15am-8am; Concert Choir 3-4pm; Best Buddies 3-3:45pm
3/6 Rock Band
7:15am; Open Rehearsal 3-4pm; Sunbeams 3-3:45pm
3/7 Percussion 7:15am; Concert Choir 3-4;
3/8 Symphonic Choir 7:15-8am; Full Band 3-4pm
3/9 PBIS Dress Down Day; 3rd Quarter Progress Reports Go Home
3/12 PARCC Begins; Rock Band 7:15am-8am; Concert Choir 3-4pm
3/13 Rock Band 7:15am; LSC 4pm; Open Rehearsal 3-4pm; Sunbeams 3-3:45pm;
Newsletter
NEWSLETTER
Cassell Overall Attendance We currently have 94.66% attendance for this school year.
We still have enough time to get our
attendance back above 95%! An ALL SCHOOL FIELD TRIP in June will be planned
to celebrate if we end in June above 95%!
Our school rating and each students’ long term success is
hindged on having great attendance!
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Congratulations to Mrs. Wiseman,
Mrs. Boyd & Mrs. Cloney’s
classrooms who met the 96%
attendance challenge and won an
ice cream party!
Congratulations!!!
Congraulations to Mrs. Harnedy who won a classroom grant
from the Meemic Foundation that will allow her the
opportunity to select great items from Lakeshore Learning
from the grant! Awesome!
Congratulations to Mrs. Brandt who had her Donor’s Choose
Classroom Project fully funded!!! Thank you to our Cassell
Supporters!
Challenge
The classroom with the best attendance in March will earn a paid field trip for their class! All classrooms that have 96% or better attendance in March
will earn a pizza fun lunch.
Newsletter page 3
Student Council ~
Get Behind the Vest Update Thank you to all who participate in
Get Behind the Vest Dress Down
Day! Jenna May and family
represented our school at the 19th
Ward Pancake Breakfast to bring our
Donation for the Chicago Memorial
Police Foundation to Alderman
O’Shea. We raised over $600!
Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration Thank you Mrs. Quest & the 6th Grade!
National Junior Honor Society Congratulations to our newly inducted 6th Grade
Students!!!
Ava Streff- Jones, Bridget Boyd,
Marrisa Kent, Teagan Fleming
THANK YOU!!! Thank you Frank P. Lasick Jr., MSA, 33’ Most Wise Master, Gorgeous Chapter Of Rose Croix Of Heredom, Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Association of Chicago. Mr. Lasick, grandfather of Charlie Galey, arranged for a $500 donation for the students of Room 108. Thank you for your generous donation!
Newsletter page 4
Coming Soon…
Spirit Week 3/19-3/23
Student Council will be sponsoring a spirit week for the
entire school the week of 3/19! Students may bring a
donation to school to support the Student Council.
Monday 3/19: PJ Day- Wear your favorite pajamas to
school!
Tuesday 3/20: Duo Day- Dress like someone else!
Wednesday 3/21: Salad Dressing Day-dress like your
favorite salad dressing: Ranch (Cowboy), Caesar (togas and
sandals), Thousand Island (Caribbean/Hawaiian), Blue
Cheese (Blue), French (berets and fashionable clothes),
House Dressing (school colors), etc.
Thursday 3/22: Circe of Life Day- Students may dress
like any age group they want, from newborn to the elderly.
Friday 3/23: Student/Teacher Day- Students dress like
teachers, and teachers dress like students!
Best Buddies ~ Bowling Event
PBIS February Update Classrooms who met their February
Coin Total will celebrate with a dress down day on Friday, March 9th:
Primary- 101,102,103,106,
Intermediate- 507, Junior high- 115, 117, 119, 120, 122
Congratulations to Rooms 106, 507 &
122 who earned the most tokens in
their wing for being responsible,
respectful, safe & kind!
PARCC Testing- 3rd through 8th Grade
The Illinois State Assessment,
PARCC, will begin on Monday, March
12th. Students in grades 3rd-8th will
be administered the state
assessment in Reading & Math.