Dear Tubman Families,

I wanted to share some exciting updates with you regarding our 8th-grade students. Last week, they made their high school selections for next year, and I am incredibly proud of their choices! The majority of our 8th graders will be attending one of the following high schools: Lincoln Park HS, Lane Tech HS, Amundsen HS, Lakeview HS, Senn HS, Jones HS, and Westinghouse HS. It's inspiring to see their enthusiasm for the future.

In other news, last Tuesday, our 5th-8th graders participated in a Cyberbullying Presentation organized by the Organization for Social Media Safety. This session equipped them with valuable strategies to safeguard themselves from the negative effects of social media.

Looking ahead to summer, I am thrilled to announce that Tubman will be hosting Steve & Kate’s Camp. Please refer to the attached flyer for more details.

Additionally, I want to remind you that Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) testing will resume for 3rd-8th graders after the break, followed by the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) for 5th and 8th graders.



Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable Spring Break!

Warm Regards,

Principal Hammaker

Important Dates & Upcoming Events

March

• 3/18-3/22: Tubman Spirit Week
• 3/21: Tubman Talent Show at 9am
• 3/25-4/1: No School. Spring Break.

April

• 4/1: Yearbook Orders Due
• 4/2: PPLC Meeting at 3pm at Tubman
• 4/8-4/12: Book Fair at Tubman
• 4/8-4/19: Tubman Spirit Wear Store Open
• 4/9: Tubman Inclusive Education Supporters (TIES) Monthly Meeting at 6pm via Zoom
• 4/10: No School for Students. Parent/Teacher Conferences.
• 4/10: Local School Council (LSC) Regular Meeting at 6pm at Tubman
• 4/15: IB in 30 Virtual Family Information Session at 8:30am

Tubman Calendar

SY23/24 CPS Calendar



2023-24 CPS Holidays and Non-attendance Days:

March 25-April 1: No school for students

April 10: No school for students. Parent/teacher conferences.

May 27: Holiday - no school

June 6: Last day of school  

Tubman Spirit Week

Spirit Week is underway at Tubman! Please see the schedule below.

Tubman Talent Show

Please join us for the Talent Show on Thursday, March 21 at 9am in the auditorium.

Book Fair at Tubman

The Literati Book Fair is coming to Tubman from April 8-12. Classroom shop schedules will be provided in weekly classroom newsletters.

Ms. Leventis is looking for parent volunteers to help with book fair set up on Monday, April 8 from 7:45-9am and breakdown on Friday, April 12 at 2pm. Please click here to email Ms. Leventis if you are interested in helping.

To help ensure all students can purchase a book from the book fair, FOT will be helping to collect gift card funds in Ms. Leventis's name. If you would like to make a donation, please follow the steps below:

1. Visit the book fair gift card page
2. Select "digital gift card" and the amount
3. Click the "educator" tab at top
4. Enter Ms. Leventis's name and email address cgleventis@cps.edu

Yearbook Orders Due April 1

Please click here or the flyer below to order your yearbook before April 1st!

IB in 30 Virtual Family Information Sessions

The final IB in 30 Virtual Family Information session will be on Monday, April 15 at 8:30am; details can be found on the flyer below.

Please click this registration link or the flyer below to sign up.

The recordings for the first two sessions can be viewed online: Session One: Intro to IB and Session Two: PYP Exhibition & MYP Community Project.

If you have any questions, please reach out via email to Ms. Pirillis or Ms. McNally.

Steve and Kate's Camp Coming to Tubman this Summer

We are thrilled to host Steve and Kate's Camp at Tubman this summer. See the flyer below and click here to learn more. Financial assistance may be available to those that qualify, all information can be found on Steve and Kate's website.

Addams Family Costumes Needed

The cast of the Addams Family Spring Musical is in need of some costume help! They are looking for ghostly-type or white costumes (nothing bloody) in girl sizes 10-16 or M-XL, women's sizes 4-12 or XS-XL, or boys sizes 10-16. Costumes can represent different centuries, e.g. cave person, Greek goddess, medieval, Renaissance, pioneer, flapper, etc.

Costumes can be donated or borrowed. If borrowed, please include the student's name and room number so Ms C can return them. Costumes can be brought to Ms. C's room.

Principal Evaluation Survey Request

As part of the Principal Evaluation process for the 2023-24 school year, and in an effort to evaluate Principal Hammaker in an equitable manner, the Local School Council (LSC) would like to invite you to take a few minutes to complete this survey by Wednesday, April 3 at midnight. Your feedback on this survey will provide critical information that will help the LSC better perform its duty of principal evaluation.

Please know that all of your responses are completely anonymous and we kindly request that you answer all questions only as they relate to your own personal experience with Principal Hammaker. If you cannot answer a question (or if it does not pertain to you or your child/children), feel free to answer “Don’t Know.” The responses will only be shared with all council members, except the principal.

This form will only allow one response per email address, but your email address will not be collected.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact our LSC (htubmanlsc@gmail.com). It is important to note that you can also email confidential (not anonymous) feedback and that it will also be shared with all council members apart from the principal.

Thank you for your helpful and constructive feedback and for taking the time to participate in this survey.

Survey link: https://forms.gle/F3GiDAq1FLGZfZu1A

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Friends of Tubman (FOT)

Save the Date for the Spring Fling Gala Fundraiser

Friends of Tubman's annual Spring Fling event is coming up on May 11th from 6-9pm. Stay tuned for information on tickets, babysitting, auction items and more coming soon!

Help with the Spring Fling Auction

The Spring Fling is wonderful night of fun and fundraising for Friends of Tubman. We are looking for volunteers to help with things like the auction and classroom art projects. Check out the Friends of Tubman website for ways to get involved!

Chicago Fire FC Friends of Tubman Event

Join Friends of Tubman as we cheer on Chicago Fire FC soccer team at Soldier Field on April 27th. $5 of each ticket will go back to the school. Please click here or the flyer below to purchase tickets.

Right at School Program Registration Open

Tubman partners with Right At School to offer an after-school program for students. The program runs Monday through Friday from 2:45 to 6:00 PM. The program is run at Tubman, and supervised by Right at School staff.