James B. Farnsworth Elementary School
At Farnsworth, we believe in high expectations for all stakeholders. In our safe and nurturing environment, we are committed to providing an inclusive education with rigorous, differentiated instruction designed to engage all learners. We envision our students to be physically and emotionally healthy lifelong learners who are college and career ready.
Our school aspires to provide strong instructional programs and high quality teaching that promotes interest in life-long learning.
Students, Families, Staff and Community - We are all a Team at Farnsworth!
IMPORTANT DATES
February 17
No School
Presidents Day
February 25
No School for Students
Staff Development Day
BULLETIN BOARD
Arrival and Dismissal Traffic Issue
Please do not park, double park or block Linder Avenue in the front of school or at arrival and dismissal. This is creating a safety hazard both for our students in wheelchairs who need that space to safely get on and off the buses, but for the children being dropped off in the street or between buses.
In addition, parents and guardians cannot park in, pull in or block our staff parking lot on Luna Avenue. We have also had cars double parking and blocking Luna entirely to walk their students to their doors in the morning.
Please. Park in a legal parking spot and walk your children to their designated door. Thank you to all who already do this!
Our Own Ms. McGuigan Highlighted by CPS!
Read CPS' spotlight on Ms. McGuigan here!
Absence Reporting
Absences should be reported on the Parent Portal. A demonstration video can be found HERE. If you do not have an Aspen Parent Portal account or need help logging in, please contact Kaylin Ulmer at krquinn@cps.edu.
Outdoor Recess
Winter temperatures have finally arrived in Chicago!
As a general rule, if both the temperature and wind chill are above 20 degrees, we will have outdoor recess. Please send your children to school in their cold winter gear (coats, hats, gloves/mittens), so that they can enjoy the wonderful winter!
Farnsworth Family Day at the Wolves Game!
Join Farnsworth families and friends for a day of fun at a Chicago Wolves hockey game. Everyone who attends will receive a FREE Chicago Wolves hat and be seated together in the same section. Game day promotions include Wizards Day and a postgame autograph session from select players.
Order tickets here:
https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/farnsworthfamilyday25
Parent Virtual Seminars sponsored by our PAC
Each Tuesday in February, our PAC is hosting a series of virtual webinars for parents! Save the dates and please try to attend!
Executive Functioning skills are essential to how we learn and act. They're the brain's ability to self-regulate, complete tasks, be time-aware, and remember information. They also help us activate, manage time, and filter out distractions. In essence, they control EVERYTHING we do.
If you want to learn in the most USER-FRIENDLY way how to help your child strengthen their Executive Functioning Muscle, then this organizing clinic is your "how-to" guide.
PTA Updates
Thank you for an awesome turnout at McTeacher Night! All of your support is greatly appreciated.
Thank you to out PTA and all of the family and staff volunteers who made movie night a fantastic success! The weather held out for a beautiful family evening. What a way to kick off the school year!
Walkathon
WE MET OUR GOAL! Thank you to all who helped and participated in our Walkathon!
Our final total of donations was $20, 719.50
Room 115 and 116 were the top fundraising classrooms and were SO close (over $2,000ea) that both will have a Movie Party!
Tshirt orders are being organized and we will get those to students asap!
We are so thankful for our families, staff and community for supporting our school!