Principal's Newsletter

We are saying good-bye to July and "HELLO" August! It is nitty gritty time in our planning for the opening of school. Here are some important items for you to think about. Our office is closed this week. Our clerk, Mrs. McNamara will be back August 6th for new registrations. If you have questions or concerns, email me at mlpatten@cps.edu.

Crossing Guards - CPS has laid off Onahan's crossing guards at Raven/Nagle and Raven/Milwaukee. These intersections are tricky and dangerous. No matter the age of your child, have a plan in place for these intersections for August 18th. I have already expressed my disappointment with these lay offs with CPS, and have asked that Aldermen Napolitano, Gardner and Nugent intervene, if at all possible. Letters and emails to all of the above may be helpful, for as you may already know, accidents have happened.

The crossing guard at Natoma/Devon will still be available. If Natoma/Devon is a crossing for your child, make sure they cross there and not the next street over on their own. (Sometimes it's not cool to cross where there is a crossing guard) 🙏

Volunteer forms - If you want to be active and help chaperone field trips or help out at a major school event, I encourage you to apply to be a level 1 volunteer, which requires a background check. It's worth it to be part of the fun. Here is the link: https://www.cps.edu/services-and-supports/parent-engagement/volunteer-programs/

Lunchroom Supervisors - Are you flexible, organized, able to project your voice and love working with children? We are looking for two people to help every day from 10:45 am - 1:00 pm. If you know someone who is able to consistently work these hours all year long, apply by creating a link and looking for Onahan's Lunchroom Support job posting. https://cpsk12il.taleo.net/careersection/3/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

Beginning of School Documents - You may use the downloadable and fillable documents, and start early if you wish. They are linked here, at the bottom of the newsletter and on our website.

https://www.onahanschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=4434321&type=d&pREC_ID=2674999

We need incoming kindergarten students to register ASAP so that we have the proper staffing and resources. This goes for all grades, but especially kindergarten. Thank you in advance!

To pay student fees go to Epay (or go to onahanschool.org main page, very top corner) and use the chart below. You can select the option of One Time Payment rather than creating an account or logging in. You will need one student ID, and if you are a current student, that can be found on Aspen’s parent portal, a progress report or report card. If you are not able to pay the fees, please contact the main office at (773) 534-1180.

Student Fees Pay For:

Text books

Buses

Field Trips

Consumable Workbooks

Classroom Magazines

Novel Sets

Classroom Instructional Supplies

Personnel

Professional Development

Contracts

Web-based Subscriptions

Office Supplies

Furniture

Safety Equipment for entry and dismissal

Incentives

Tech repair

Harrison's Helpers is back for our 4th Breakthrough T1D One Walk in September, and we're really excited to announce our 2nd Annual Strike Out T1D bowling fundraiser on Saturday, August 9th. Please mark your calendars and save the date for Strike Out T1D. The details are in the attached flyer.

We look forward to your continued support as we do everything we can to fundraise for a cure for type 1 diabetes!!

We'd love to grow our walk team, and show up at Montrose Harbor on Sunday, September 28 with a sea of purple shirts. Harrison enjoys the One Walk as it is a time to celebrate him and experience the support of the Breakthrough T1D Community and our family community. We hope to see you out there!!

If you're unable to join us for Strike Out T1D or the One Walk, please consider donating and sharing with your network! We appreciate you!

Link to Donate to Harrison: Harrison's Donation Page

Link to Join the Walk Team: Harrison's Helpers Walk Team (click the Join Our Team button)