The Wave - November 2017

The wave is here to keep you updated on the most recent information, events and general news about Great Lakes Academy! Please be on the lookout for this newsletter every month to stay in the loop on all things GLA! And as always, please visit our website at www.glachicago.org and Like Us on Facebook for more updates!

1+ School Rating

Great Lakes Academy was recently rated as a 1+ school , the highest rating for a CPS school! We could not do it without the support of our talented staff, wonderful families and our incredible community of supporters. Thank you for helping us achieve this honor for our scholars!

Field Trip Explorers!

The Great Lakes Academy 2017-18 field trip season has continued with first grade visiting the Field Museum and third grade visiting the Chicago History Museum! The second grade will visit the Adler Planetarium, and our fourth graders will be going to the Museum of Science & Industry! Please enjoy the photos below of our curious explorers!

GLA Parent Teacher Conferences: Report Card Pick-Up & Scholastic Book Fair

GLA Parent-Teacher Conferences for Report Card Pick-Up will take place on Thursday and Friday, December 7 and 8 . GLA will also host the Scholastic Book Fair during conferences from 1:30-5:45 pm!

#GivingTuesday

We want to thank you, our community of supporters, for your generosity on Giving Tuesday. We exceeded our goal, raising nearly $15,000! We are incredibly appreciative of your commitment to our scholars!

GLA's Upcoming Events November - Perfect Attendance Party The perfect attendees for the month of November will be presented with a sweet treat! The perfect attendance party will be held on Tuesday, December 6 ! Winter Break There will be NO SCHOOL for scholars on Monday, December 25 through Monday, January 8  in observance of the Winter holiday. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 9.

Shout Out Board: A shout out to all of our amazing families who volunteered for the first and third grade field trips! We appreciate you! A shout out to everyone who has donated to GLA Classrooms through Donor's Choose this year! Are you in the giving spirit? Find a GLA teacher & classroom to support here .

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