- Introductions
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- Principal – Brian Tennison
- Assistant Principal – Sarah Hanly
- Dean of Students – Pablo Lopez
- LTAC Counselors –
- 8th Grade: Nicole Reed (nyreed@cps.edu)
- 7th Grade: Meredith Bantz (mabantz@cps.edu)
- Buses
- All Town (south): 773-256-0090 Noelia Garcia ngarcia80@cps.edu
- All Town (west): 773-638-3660 Noelia Garcia ngarcia80@cps.edu
- Caravan: 773-309-8212
- First Student: 773-638-8000 Tonia Lee tlee62@cps.edu
- Sunrise: 773-224-8050 Jessica Holloway Jlholloway@cps.edu
- We are aware that there are more than a few issues with the buses. The teachers are aware as well. Students will NOT be penalized for being tardy because of a CPS bus. The student will, however, still be marked tardy.
- ALWAYS EMAIL transportation@cps.edu and CC myself and Ms. Hanly with complaints, concerns, etc. We can also email our own complaints.
- Fall Sports
- Please check email sent last week of August with all information and necessary documents needed in order to participate — you MUST register ONLINE in order to be eligible to participate — https://cps.edu/Pages/elementarysports.aspx
- Boys and Girls Cross Country
- Coach Cogdall : tcogdall@cps.edu
- Informational Meeting for 7th Graders: Thursday September 12 at 3:30 in room 433
- First practice Tuesday September 17 at 3:30 — meet outside Door O
- Girls Volleyball
- Coach Ruby Dorantes: rubygarciadorantes@gmail.com
- Informational meeting for all: Thursday September 17 3:30 in room 433
- Boys Soccer
- Coach Brent Vincent: brent.vincent@bclplaw.com
- Informational Meeting Wednesday September 18 at 3:30 in room 433
- LTAC Boys Lacrosse
- Only in the spring
- Email Steve Beard for information: sbeard@gmail.com
- Parent Volunteers and Chaperones
- All parents who would like to chaperone a field trip at some point this school year must be a Level 2 volunteer
- If you completed the process last year, you are still in the system
- Please complete the process ASAP
- All parents who would like to volunteer as coaches in the winter/spring seasons — you must be a Level 1 cleared volunteer
- This process is LENGTHY and takes some time. Please begin it immediately so you are cleared by the time winter sports begin
- See flyer with instructions
- All parents who would like to chaperone a field trip at some point this school year must be a Level 2 volunteer
- Clubs for LTAC
- Club Days for LTAC: September 265after school in cafeteria
- Math Team: Mr. Markese — (njmarkese@cps.edu) –
- First meeting on 9/24 3:30PM in room 437
- Always meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30pm
- Student Council: elections coming soon in Advisory
- One member from each advisory (8 total)
- Battle of the Books: Ms. Cramarosso — eacramarosso@cps.edu
- September 17 at 3:30pm in room 253 for informational meeting
- Science Olympiad: tbd as we are still looking for a coach
- NJHS: Joy Barrows — jdbarrows@cps.edu
- LTAC Family Fall BBQ: Jim Bauman to speak
- Friday October 4
- 5pm-7pm
- Email Gina Abbatemarco: jimgina@rcn.com
- 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip
- May 6-May 8
- Fall Informational Meeting for those NOT registered
- Thursday October 10 at 7PM in room 429 — JUST AFTER MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT — at the end of “8th period”
- Email CUlmer@cps.edu with questions
- Upcoming Field Trips: 10/16/19
- 8th Grade
- American Writers Museum
- 7th Grade
- iO Theater Improv Olympics
- We will need 6-8 parent chaperones for each trip.
- Please email me if you are interested and make sure you have completed the level 2 volunteer process 🙂
- More details and cost to come in the near future
- 8th Grade
- Meet the Teacher Night
- October 10, 2019
- 5pm-7pm
- Follow your student’s schedule and attend all classes for 10 minutes! Don’t be late to class!
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- LTAC Academy Teacher Assistants and LTAC Senior Leaders
- LTAC Academy TA
- Each Academy has a former LTAC student, current senior, who is the TA in their class
- Their roles vary but they will be responsible for mentoring, tutoring, and facilitating a variety of lessons and activities throughout the year
- LTAC Senior Leaders
- Every LTAC Advisory has 2 former LTAC students, current seniors, who are the designated senior leaders for that advisory
- The role of the senior leader is to help the teacher facilitate the themed lesson each week and provide insight and mentorship to the LTAC advisories
- Senior leaders help plan the lessons
- LTAC Academy TA
- English books needed (if you did NOT pay the $30.00 book fee)
- 7th Grade
- LTAC Academy Teacher Assistants and LTAC Senior Leaders
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ISBN-10: 0446310786 (October)
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Folger’s Edition ISBN-10: 0743477111 (February)
- Night by Elie Wiesel ISBN-10: 9780374500016 (April)
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- Students will be reading a choice book for a lit circle 4th quarter and so we will provide the book titles in the spring (May)
- 8th Grade
- – Tales from Ovid: 24 Passages from the Metamorphosesby Ted HughesàISBN 978-0374525873 (October)
- – The Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareàISBN 978-0-7434-7756-7 (November)
- – Fahrenheit 451by Ray BradburyàISBN 978-1451673319 (February)
- – Things Fall Apartby Chinua AchebeàASIN B00BP0JUGY (April)
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- Misc.
- If you, or you know a parent, who does not receive my emails — could you have them reach out to me personally so I can check my master list.
- NWEA Fall testing for former non-CPS 7th graders begins mid-September
- We will be in touch with those students separately when the time comes
- LTAC Expectations & Ticket Policy and Student Code of Conduct
- Student and parent contracts due September 13 to room 433 or LTAC office
- LSC Meetings:
- Third Thursday of each month at 6:30PM
- Next meeting: September 19
- Next LTAC Parent Meeting
- Thursday October 3 at 11:00AM in Room 113