 | In the Spirit of Thanksgiving We are so grateful to those who have already donated to the Annual Appeal. Thank you! With your support, FON is able to provide our students with: ▪ Student clubs
▪ Athletic uniforms
▪ Bus transportation for extracurricular activities
▪ Classroom supplies and equipment
▪ School security
▪ Updated, modern library
▪ And more...
| ▪ | Bus transportation for extracurricular activities | | ▪ | Classroom supplies and equipment | | ▪ | Updated, modern library | We are thankful for every gift we receive and hopeful that we will have 100% family participation. If you’re feeling the holiday spirit, will you help us meet our goal? | If you can't donate now, consider participating on Giving Tuesday, December 3, a global day of giving. Ask Your Employer About Matching Contributions Employer donations can double or triple the impact of your donation. That means your $50 donation can result in up to $150 for Northside! If you aren't sure if your company matches employee contributions, contact your human resources department. | This Week in Sports Come out and support our student athletes! Men's Basketball The men's basketball team is hosting a holiday tournament at NCP. Please come out and cheer on our mighty Mustangs at the following games: ▪ Monday, November 25, 5:00 pm (V) vs. Noble Street High
▪ Saturday, November 30, 2:00 pm (V) vs. Steinmetz
▪ Monday, December 2, 5:00 pm (V), vs. Rickover
| ▪ | Monday, November 25, 5:00 pm (V) vs. Noble Street High | | ▪ | Saturday, November 30, 2:00 pm (V) vs. Steinmetz | | ▪ | Monday, December 2, 5:00 pm (V), vs. Rickover | Also on the schedule: ▪ Monday, November 25, 6:30 pm (SO) at NCP
▪ Friday, November 29, 12:40 pm (F) at Quest
▪ Saturday, November 30, 4:40 pm (F) at Quest
| ▪ | Monday, November 25, 6:30 pm (SO) at NCP | | ▪ | Friday, November 29, 12:40 pm (F) at Quest | | ▪ | Saturday, November 30, 4:40 pm (F) at Quest | Men's and women's varsity and JV basketball schedules are posted on the MaxPreps website Women's Basketball ▪ Monday, November 25 6:00 pm (JV) vs. Guerin at Guerin
▪ Tuesday, November 26 6:00 pm (JV) vs Regina at Guerin
▪ Wednesday, November 27, TBD (V) Thanksgiving Tournament vs. TBD at Ridgewood High School
| ▪ | Monday, November 25 6:00 pm (JV) vs. Guerin at Guerin | | ▪ | Tuesday, November 26 6:00 pm (JV) vs Regina at Guerin | | ▪ | Wednesday, November 27, TBD (V) Thanksgiving Tournament vs. TBD at Ridgewood High School | Winter Sports Tryout and Practice Information Winter Sports Online Registration is Now Open All Winter student athletes must have their parents or guardian register them. Also, all students must have a current physical on file. Students need to turn in a copy of their current physical to their coach. Students can not participate in practice or games without a physical. Visit the NCP athletics website HERE and click on the registration tab. Tryout Dates: ▪ Cheerleading – TBA
▪ Poms/Competitive Dance – TBA
▪ Men's Bowling – TBA
▪ Men's Swimming and Diving – 11/25
▪ Track (Men and Women) – Jan 2020
| ▪ | Poms/Competitive Dance – TBA | | ▪ | Men's Swimming and Diving – 11/25 | | ▪ | Track (Men and Women) – Jan 2020 | Visit the NCP Athletics website for information about Northside teams. | Tea Donations Needed If you're able to donate individually wrapped tea bags to the teachers lounge, it would be greatly appreciated. Especially popular are herbal, fruit teas, and decaffeinated varieties. They can be dropped off in the main office and should be marked, "Teachers Lounge". Thank you so much! | Thanksgiving Break ▪ Thursday, November 28
▪ Friday, November 29
| Spring Break 2020 Trip to Costa Rica Informational meeting
Monday, December 2
6:00 pm
Room 233 Want to zip line through beautiful Costa Rica and learn about sustainable projects? Click HERE for an informational flyer. Contact Ms. Torres prior to the meeting. Space is limited! | Friday, December 6
8:00 - 10:00 am
Panera Bread, 6059 N. Lincoln Join fellow NCP parents at Friends of Northside's monthly coffee gathering. Stay for as long as your schedule allows. | Local School Council (LSC) Meeting Tuesday, December 17
6:30 pm
Faculty Lounge The Local School Council (LSC) - the voice in the continuing evolution of Northside - is an elected body that plays an important role in the decision-making that affects our school. The LSC is responsible for approving the Continuous Improvement Work Plan (CIWP), principal selection and evaluation, and allocating discretionary funds to school programs. LSC elections for six parent and two community representatives will be held in April 2020. Please attend upcoming LSC meetings to get a sense of what NCP’s Local School Council is working on this year. You can learn more about the Local School Council HERE. | Order a Yearbook Today! Interested in purchasing a copy of the 2019-2020 Stampede, NCP's yearbook? Click HERE to start your order. Type in code 4187220, fill in the name and year of your student, and complete your purchase! Copies are $45 until March 1, and $55 afterwards. | Student or Parent Volunteers Needed for NCP Basketball Student or parent volunteers are needed to help staff the scorer’s table (operating the new scoreboard and keeping the scorebook) during the regular season and at tournament games for both men's and women's basketball. A small courtesy payment (to come from concessions proceeds) will be offered to interested students. Two volunteers needed per game. Please contact Athletic Director Henry Henderson to help or with questions. | Make-Up Days Chicago Public Schools has amended the 2019-2020 school calendar to include the following five make up days: ▪ November 27
▪ January 2 and 3
▪ June 17 and 18
| The NCP calendar has been adjusted as follows: ▪ Wednesday, November 27: Colloquium day
▪ Thursday, January 2: regular Thursday schedule, Blocks 4 - 1
▪ Friday, January 3: regular Friday schedule, Blocks 8 - 5
▪ End of the Year final exams for 9th-11th graders are moved to June 15-17.
▪ Thursday, June 18: Annual Field Day
| ▪ | Wednesday, November 27: Colloquium day | | ▪ | Thursday, January 2: regular Thursday schedule, Blocks 4 - 1 | | ▪ | Friday, January 3: regular Friday schedule, Blocks 8 - 5 | | ▪ | End of the Year final exams for 9th-11th graders are moved to June 15-17. | | ▪ | Thursday, June 18: Annual Field Day | *No changes have been made to senior activities/graduation events. Please review the updated calendar HERE. | PSAT/NMSQT Update 11th Grade Students Will be Able to Submit Their April 2020 SAT Test Scores for Consideration for the National Merit Scholarship Due to the CTU strike, the PSAT/SAT for sophomores and juniors scheduled for Wednesday, October 30, was cancelled. CPS has confirmation from the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation that juniors will be able to submit their April 2020 SAT test scores for consideration for the National Merit Scholarship. | Sculpture Class Looking for Unwanted Chairs Sculpture II & III students will be transforming chairs into sculptural objects. We are looking for donations of unwanted chairs of any type. Please note, chairs will not be returned. Donations should be left outside of room 111. Chairs are needed as soon as possible. Thanks! | Guest Speakers Needed for Life Lessons Colloquium Mr. Madia is looking for parents who would like to be a guest speaker for his life lessons colloquium. He's looking for people in the field of finance, cooking, fashion, travel, hiring manager, auto, housing, life skills, etc. Please contact Mr. Madia directly to help. | Donations Needed for Student Resource Closet Friends of Northside has a resource closet available to NCP students. Currently, we are in need of: ▪ Individual snacks such as granola bars, nuts, and dried fruit
▪ Body lotion
▪ Deodorant for women
▪ Reusable water bottles
▪ Athletic apparel for men and women (shirts, shorts, pants)
▪ Hair conditioner
▪ Men’s and women’s underwear and socks
▪ Mittens and gloves
▪ Sanitizing wipes (Clorox type)
▪ Bath towels
▪ Hair ties
▪ Earmuffs
▪ Baby wipes
| ▪ | Individual snacks such as granola bars, nuts, and dried fruit | | ▪ | Athletic apparel for men and women (shirts, shorts, pants) | | ▪ | Men’s and women’s underwear and socks | | ▪ | Sanitizing wipes (Clorox type) | All items must be new and unopened. No used clothing will be accepted. Please bring all items to the Counseling Office and set outside of Ms. Matthews' office. Contact Nancy Liljedahl with any questions. | Winter Break Monday, December 23, 2019 - Wednesday, January, 1, 2020 *Classes Resume Thursday, January 2, 2020. | 2020 Taste of Northside Spring Benefit Planning continues for this year's event, which takes place on Friday, March 13, 2020. The all-volunteer, parent team is hard at work planning for this important fundraiser. But we could use some more help. Please contact Debra Swan, Event Chair, for more information and to join the team. | Band Trip to Orlando for Festival Disney Thursday, March 12-Sunday, March 15, 2020 All non-beginning level members of Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, and Choir are invited to travel to Orlando to participate in Festival Disney, a music performance competition and festival for high school music ensembles from across the country, from Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15, 2020. Click HERE for trip details: 1. Read through the trip details.
2. If you are committed to participating, complete and submit the commitment form. COMMITMENT FORM
3. Officially register for the trip and begin your payments by way of the online registration and payment portal.
| 2. | If you are committed to participating, complete and submit the commitment form. COMMITMENT FORM | Contact Mr. Park if you have any questions. | NCP's Hannah Shimada Wins Swimming Event at Sectionals with New Record Congratulations to Hannah Shimada who won the women's swimming sectional championship in the 50 meter freestyle event with a sectional record time. She also qualified for state in the 100m event. | Congratulations to the Cast & Crew of Sense & Sensibility! This past weekend, the cast and crew of the fall play dazzled NCP audiences with their charming performance of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. Congratulations to all involved for their hard work and amazing talent! | Do you have news or team results to share with the Northside parent community? Click HERE to submit information. | November/Early December College Visits at Northside Monday, November 25
CCC, Harold Washington College, 12:26 pm Monday, December 2
Lincoln Technical Institute-Chicago, 10:38 am Tuesday, December 3
National Louis University-Chicago Campus, 11:36 am Students can register for the upcoming visits via Naviance or the Enriching Student Portal. Parents can access the college visits via their Parent Naviance account. | Collegiate Scholars Information Session (9th Grade Only) Wednesday, December 4
2:15 - 3:00 pm
NCP Cafeteria A representative from The University of Chicago Collegiate Scholars Program (CSP) will conduct an information session for 9th-grade students. If you are interested in participating in the information session, register via the Enriching Student Portal for the Collegiate Scholars Information during Flex Block 4 by Tuesday, December 2. Chicago Collegiate Scholars is a three-year enrichment program for academically successful and highly motivated Chicago Public High School students. CSP prepares students for admission and success at the nation's most selective colleges and universities. The program is currently accepting applications for the Class of 2023. For more information, click HERE. | Academic Approach SAT Test Prep Course Academic Approach is offering a standardized test preparation course for students taking the April 14, 2020, SAT exam. This course will review key skills in reading, writing, math, and science and their application on the SAT. Cost: $356.40 per student.
Class Time: Wednesdays 2:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Deadline to register: January 6, 2020 For more information and to register, click HERE. | CPS Scholarship Notifications and College Events Around the City For details about the upcoming events and to access the most recent updates, view the College Calendar on the Northside Prep Counseling website HERE. Also, for additional scholarship opportunities visit the Northside College Prep Counseling page HERE | New to Parent Portal? Three easy steps to sign up! 1. Obtain your student's PIN, which should be on your acceptance letter or school welcome letter.
2. Create an account HERE.
3. Link a student to your account.
| 1. | Obtain your student's PIN, which should be on your acceptance letter or school welcome letter. | | 2. | Create an account HERE. | | 3. | Link a student to your account. | PINs can only be provided to the parent/guardian in person or by mail to the address on file. They cannot be provided by phone or email, or to a student. To request your PIN, please contact Sonia Fernandez in the Counseling Office. | CPS Volunteer Requirements According to CPS policy, anybody who is going to be in contact with students must be approved as a CPS volunteer. There are two levels of volunteers, Level 1 and Level 2. Level I Volunteers (Please allow 8-12 weeks for the entire process)
A fingerprint criminal background check is required for all Level I Volunteers. A Level I volunteer is: 1. A parent providing volunteer service in their child’s school or classroom for 10 or more hours/week;
2. An individual providing volunteer service for 5 or more hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled;
3. Any individual chaperoning an overnight school-sponsored trip, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves (See also the Student Travel Policy).
| 1. | A parent providing volunteer service in their child’s school or classroom for 10 or more hours/week; | | 2. | An individual providing volunteer service for 5 or more hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled; | | 3. | Any individual chaperoning an overnight school-sponsored trip, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves (See also the Student Travel Policy). | Level II Volunteers (This process can be completed in a day & is required even of volunteers for Friends of Northside events)
A fingerprint criminal background check is not required for Level II Volunteers. A Level II Volunteer is: 1. A parent providing supervised volunteer service in their child’s school or classroom for less than 10 hours/week;
2. Any individual providing volunteer service for less than 5 hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled;
3. An individual providing incidental volunteer service with no ongoing individualized interaction with a student(s) including those who speak at a class/assembly, judge academic competitions, give musical performance, participate in the “Principal for a Day” program, job shadowing event or other one-time event provided where there is direct supervision of the activity/event by regular school employees;
4. A parent accompanying his/her child’s class on a one-day field trip or another type of extracurricular activity that does not involve an overnight stay;
5. An individual providing volunteer service on projects/activities involving no or nominal contact with children (home-based volunteer activities, volunteers serving at Central or Network office).
| 1. | A parent providing supervised volunteer service in their child’s school or classroom for less than 10 hours/week; | | 2. | Any individual providing volunteer service for less than 5 hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled; | | 3. | An individual providing incidental volunteer service with no ongoing individualized interaction with a student(s) including those who speak at a class/assembly, judge academic competitions, give musical performance, participate in the “Principal for a Day” program, job shadowing event or other one-time event provided where there is direct supervision of the activity/event by regular school employees; | | 4. | A parent accompanying his/her child’s class on a one-day field trip or another type of extracurricular activity that does not involve an overnight stay; | | 5. | An individual providing volunteer service on projects/activities involving no or nominal contact with children (home-based volunteer activities, volunteers serving at Central or Network office). | To become a volunteer, please visit CPS' Volunteer website and follow the instructions. There is also a link on Northside's website on the Parents page Northside Volunteers. Assistant Principal, Kaitlin O'Hare is Northside's Volunteer Coordinator. After applying to become a volunteer, you must visit the school and show Ms. O'Hare your ID, so she can approve you to move forward in the volunteer process. For Level II volunteers, that is the only step you must take. For Level 1, you will receive further instructions from CPS. | FON Connect Friends of Northside uses a customer/constituent relationship management (CRM) system known as FON Connect that allows our parent volunteer organization to work from one database for events. It is not a CPS database and is completely different and separate from the CPS Parent Portal and Northside's EPay website. FON Connect also serves as the NCP Family Directory and allows users to review their donation history, update their contact information, register for upcoming events, and more. Each parent has a separate account. Transactions, including donations, are recorded in the account of the parent who initiated the transaction or donation. If you’re new to FON Connect, you'll need to set up a login and password. To do so: ▪ Click HERE.
▪ Click on “Forgot Password?”
▪ Enter your email address.
▪ Check your email for the link to create a login name and password.
| ▪ | Click on “Forgot Password?” | | ▪ | Enter your email address. | | ▪ | Check your email for the link to create a login name and password. | Once you have set up your FON Connect account, keep your login and password in a safe, convenient place because they will be your keys to the database throughout your years at Northside. | Parking Lot Safety Our NCP school parking lot is a bustling place before and after school. Families dropping off and picking up students are asked to be mindful of both safety and courtesy. Please assist us by ensuring that traffic lanes stay clear during drop-off and pick-up times and by following the parking lot procedures. Parking Lot Procedures ALL vehicles MUST exit onto Kedzie. You may enter the parking lot from Kedzie or Bryn Mawr, but regardless of where you enter, all cars must exit onto Kedzie. For the safety of our students and the rest of the Northside community, please do not exit onto Bryn Mawr. The first few days will be busy at drop-off and pick-up. Please, for the safety of all involved, plan to give yourself enough time for drop-off and pick-up and please be patient while in the parking lot. Pulling over to the curb on the right as your student enters or exits your vehicle keeps students safe and traffic flow efficient. Our safety team will be actively working to ensure that students arrive and depart safely each day and that vehicles in school lots remain damage-free. | NCP Carpool Connection! If you're interested in carpooling to school, add your address to the 2019-2020 NCP Carpool map and reach out to contact a potential carpool family on the map. Find the map HERE or on the Welcome page of FON Connect. | Attention, Parents of CTA Commuters Did you know that the #82 and #92 buses pick up students in front of Northside at the end of the school day? The Kimball Brown line station is also close to school at Kimball and Lawrence. These are just a few of the ways students can use public transportation to commute to school. More information on routes for your student can be found at the CTA website HERE. | Navigating Northside Navigating Northside, our parent handbook, is available on the school website under the "Parents" tab. Click HERE to access it directly. | Give Back to Northside Purchase school and office supplies at Office Depot and OfficeMax and Northside can receive 5% back in credits or FREE supplies. Simply provide our school ID 70031171 at checkout, online, or in stores. There’s no cost to you! | Support Northside - Shop AmazonSmile AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way to support Northside every time you shop. Click HERE to read about AmazonSmile. Click HERE for detailed sign-up instructions or skip the instructions and sign up HERE. Please note that our AmazonSmile name is Friends of "North" "Side" (North Side - two words at AmazonSmile). | To view this message in your browser, click HERE. Seniors, click HERE for the Class of 2020 web page. Northside’s website can be found HERE. Friends of Northside's website can be found HERE. To see all volunteer opportunities on one page, click HERE. To ensure delivery of This Week at Northside, please add Thisweek@friendsofnorthside.org to your address book. Please do not reply to this e-mail. Send your questions or comments to Friends of Northside. Do you have news or team results to share with the Northside parent community? Click HERE to submit information. | | |
