Parent Portal Engagement School Website Announcement...

Have you activated your Parent Portal account yet? Read more here!
Need help logging into the Parent Portal? Click here for help! 

Principal: Mrs. Jennifer L. Laurincik
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Leslie Hannah

A Message from  Principal Laurincik:
December...

December is here, and as 2019 quickly comes to a close, we would like to end the calendar year on a high note.  As you know, attendance is key to your child’s academic success. That being said, we need your help in making sure we achieve our school-wide attendance goal of 96% for the 2019-2020 school year.  December is a short month, and we’ve got a lot of exciting things planned here at school.  Please make sure that your child is here every day this month. The NWEA testing window opens this month.  You will receive notification in advance with the days that your child’s classroom will be testing.  As always, please make sure that your child gets a good night sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and comes prepared on testing day to do their best.  Once the school wide testing is complete, we will be engaging the students in goal-setting opportunities in order to ensure end of the year success.
 
Your chlld(ren) will be bringing home a “12 Days of Winter Break” Attendance Incentive Calendar that will start this Thursday and will run through the last day before break.  Please review the calendar with your child and ensure that he/she gets a chance to participate and enjoy the exciting events we have planned by sending them to school all 12 days!
 
We have many December happenings at Clay School.  Most importantly, 2nd Quarter Progress Reports will be sent home with the students on Friday, December 13th.  Please make sure to look over and discuss this important report with your child and create a plan for academic success at the end of the quarter.  The 2nd Quarter doesn’t end until January 30th, so there is plenty of time for your child to improve his/her grades if need be.  I am confident that with a lot of work and dedication, all of our students are capable of achieving honor roll status.  Please make sure to keep track of your students’ progress via our online Aspen Parent Portal.  The last week of November a ‘Welcome to Aspen Letter’ was sent to the email address you have on file (if you do not have a current email address in the system, please visit or call the Main Office to add it).  You must complete the online application in order to access Aspen Parent Portal.
 
This month’s SEL theme is Compassion.  Students who earn “We SELebrate You” tickets for displaying compassion will receive a special snack at the end of the month.  In addition, two students in each homeroom who earn the most tickets will be treated to a “Winter Extravaganza” on December 18th from 1:00-3:00 pm.
 
Your Henry Clay PTO will be sponsoring a Holiday Gift Shop the week of December 2nd.  This is a great opportunity for our students to experience the joy of choosing their own gifts for family and friends.  Please see the detailed flyer within this newsletter.  The PTO is also helping the Class of 2020 with a Candy Cane Grams Fundraiser.  Candy Cane Grams will be sold for a $1.00 each during all lunch periods.  All Candy Grams will be delivered on December 19th.  Again, please see the detailed notice regarding the specifics within this newsletter. 
 
The Fall Fest, originally scheduled in October, has been changed to a Winter Fest which will take place on Wednesday, December 11th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  We will also be hosting our 4th Annual “Clay School’s Got Talent” Show on Thursday, December 11th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. immediately following the Winter Fest.  I am amazed by the remarkable talents our students have and I hope you can join us in celebrating our students who have worked so hard to prepare for this event. 
 
Our Annual School wide Spelling Bees will be held on Tuesday, December 17th.  Grades 3-5 will be held @ 8:15, Grades 1-2 will be held @ 9:15, & Grades 6-8 will be held @ 1:15.
 
Our December Assembly will take place on Friday, December 20th @ 8:30 a.m.  This assembly will feature the following rooms: 111, 204, 205, 208, and 301.  Please note that this assembly will take place in the morning so our students can have holiday classroom parties in the afternoon.   In closing, I wish every Henry Clay family and Hegewisch Community member a very happy holiday and a healthy and safe New Year in 2020.  Enjoy your Winter Break, and we look forward to seeing all of our students back to school on Thursday, January 2nd.

Until next time…

Upcoming Events...

Picture
PTO Holiday Shop Monday...Dec. 9th -Friday, Dec. 13th
Picture
Winter Fest...Wednesday, December 11th 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Picture
Wendy's Night...Thursday, December 12th 5:00-8:00
Picture
Tuesday, December 17th...Spelling Bees: Grades 3-5 @ 8:15 a.m. Grades 1-2 @ 9:45 a.m. Grades 6-8 @ 1:15 p.m.
Picture
December Assembly...Friday, December 20th @ 8:30 a.m.
Picture
Winter-Themed 50 Cent Out-of-Uniform Day...Wednesday, December 11th
Picture
Talent Show...Wednesday, December 11th 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Picture
2nd Quarter Progress Reports...Friday, December 13th
Picture
BAC Nachos Sale...Thursday, December 19th
Picture
Spirit Wear Day...Friday, December 20th
Picture
Winter Break...Monday, December 23rd thru Wednesday, January 1st SCHOOL RESUMES THURSDAY, JANUARY 2ND

School Breakfast Menu

Picture
Click on the Picture Above for the School Breakfast Menu

School Lunch Menu

Picture
Click on the Picture Above for the School Lunch Menu

Click the Link Below for Common Sense Media Family Tip Sheets...
​
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lessons/family-tip-sheets/en

Parenting, Media, and Everything In Between

We Are Henry Clay! We Are Proud!

Clay Tigers Are College Bound!

Planning Ahead, And Aiming High;

We’ve Got College On Our Minds!

Watch Out World, Here We Come!

Our Future Career Planning has Begun!

College Bound, College Bound,

Henry Clay Tigers – Work Hard!

CPS' Non-Discrimination Statement: cps.edu/nondiscrimination