Dear arents, Teachers and Students:

 CPS recently announced that the last day of this school year for Year-round calendar E schools will be on Thursday June 12th. Please check below to see the schedule for that week.

Monday, June 9th - regular school day

Tuesday, June 10th - regular school day

Wednesday, June 11th Teacher Institute Day, no student attendance

Thursday, June 12th - students attend for 1 hour. Summer officially begins for our students at 10am on Thursday, June 12th.

This will be translated and in backpacks on Monday. In the meanwhile, please enjoy this beautiful weekend. It feels like it’s for real this time - the weather that is.

Sincerely,

Mr. Neidlinger 

All are invited to the last Drummond LSC meeting of the year, next Tuesday, June 3 at 5pm. As always, snacks and childcare ($3) are provided. This month’s agenda will include 4 new fundraising proposals, updates on the Garden Project, new designs for the gardening plots, Ms. Espada’s budget reports, Mr. Neidlinger’s reflections on the school year, a report on the principal certification process, reports from various school committees, and an opportunity to discuss a parent mediation process. Hope to see you all there!

Just wanted to remind everyone that PTO is holding an open fundraising meeting at the the Hideout tomorrow - Wed May 28th from 6-8pm. We are hoping to get ideas of what the school’s needs are for the upcoming school year and ideas on how to meet them. Children are welcome. The Hideout is located at 1354 W Wabansia - 1/2 block E of Elston.

On May 28th, starting at 3:00, the Drummond Eagles Ultimate Team will hold an open practice and scrimmage for parents, teachers and fellow students at Churchill Field on Damen- 1 1/2 blocks from the school.  The highlight of the afternoon will be a first-ever scrimmage with Marshall Junior High School. Please consider coming out to support your team.  Don’t forget the blankets and folding chairs!

The PTO wants you to join an open fundraising meeting.

Wednesday, May 28

6:00 to 8:00 PM

The Hideout

1354 W. Wabansia (Just 1/2 block east of Elston Avenue.)

Contact Cindy Nicita at for directions or more information.

Bring your ideas about the school’s needs in the upcoming year, suggestions for fundraising initiatives and other helpful  contributions so we can continue to support the great work of Drummond, its teachers and its administration in 2008-2009.

Kids are welcome (as long as they don’t dance on the bar).

Cindy Nicita

As you may know, the LSC Election that took place at Drummond on April 17 is being challenged. A hearing to decide whether or not to re-do the election will be held at 9am, Wednesday, May 21 at the Board of Education chambers, 125 S. Clark, 5th floor. The hearing is open to the public, and members of the Drummond community are encouraged to attend. Parents who wish to carpool downtown are meeting at Drummond’s main entrance at 8:15am. Parents are also organizing pre-9am childcare for those wishing to attend the hearing - you may reply to this email for details. Results of the hearing will be made public in early June.

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All are invited to tonight’s LSC Meeting at 5pm. The agenda will include reports on the ground-breaking for the Garden Project, updates on numerous school improvements, plans for the After School Program, a resolution from the Diversity Committee, and regular budget and academic information.

Kids welcome! There will be a movie and supervision available for $3. Snacks too! Hope to see you there.

You are invited to join us for the May PTO meeting on Tuesday morning in Room 007 right after drop off.  We’ll be discussing some warm weather items like the End of Year Picnic, summer playdates and social events.  Also important, May is the month when we nominate folks to be PTO officers for the next school year.  So you might just want to come to make sure your friends don’t nominate you for something!  See you there!

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All are invited to the second-to-last regular LSC meeting of the school year, next TUESDAY, May 13 at 5:30pm. The agenda is being drafted - if you would like to add something, please contact me as soon as possible. Complete agenda will be posted in advance of the meeting. As always, kids are welcome to attend the meeting or watch movies in a supervised setting upstairs for $3. Snacks aplenty too!