Any child who will be five years old by September 1, 2014 is eligible for our full day kindergarten class. Register in the school office any time between 9:30 am and 1:30 pm. Bring your childʼs birth certificate and a utility bill for proof of address. We’ll post Information about pre-kindergarten registration on our website very soon.

Celebrate Earth Day! Come out to help Mother Nature by cleaning, seeding planting and woodchopping at Gompers. Meet at the Pulaski basketball court parking lot.

Chicago Sustainable Backyards Program and HCBA present:

Join our hands-on workshop to see how to properly install a rain barrel in a bungalow backyard. See first-hand what materials you’ll need, how to disconnect your downspout and install your rain barrel, and how to use and maintain your rain barrel for all seasons. Please note, this workshop is limited to 30 people. Visit chicagobungalow.org to RSVP.

http://www.chicagobungalow.org/events-calendar/2014-04-05-rain-barrel-installation-workshop

Finn McCool, a children’s puppet show written by Joan Wittenberg, will be performed by local puppeteers, Chris Krawczyk, Robert Malone Anderson and Susan A. Witek. A puppet market will be open for those who would like to take a memory home with them. A raffle will benefit GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers.

$7 donation suggested at the door.

For more information visit www.damenavenuepuppeteers.com – 847-259-5167

http://www.damenavenuepuppeteers.com/live-puppet-show-april-2014-chicago.html

This is a special cleanup day celebrating Chicago River Day.

Gompers Park Cleanups take place on the second Saturday of every month. The exceptions are January and February. Jim Macdonald leads a nature walk in December.

Join us at this seminar to learn the “Whys” and “Hows” of planting your first rain garden. Learn how rain gardens can deter basement flooding, how rain gardens can be done cheaply (and beautifully), and how to easily maintain your rain garden. Once you’ve learned the basics, join us the following week for a hands-on rain garden planting workshop in a bungalow backyard to see how it’s done! RSVP at chicagobungalow.org

A Chicago Sustainable Backyards Program

As a follow-up to last week’s seminar where you learned the basics of planting a rain garden, join us on-site for part II. This will be a hands-on rain garden planting workshop in a bungalow backyard. This will allow you to take a closer look at making your own rain garden at home! RSVP at chicagobungalow.org

A Chicago Sustainable Backyards Program

This event is for 8^th graders projected to attend Taft in the fall.
Your Mission? Find out everything you need to know about Taft High School on May 27&28 from 9:30am to 1pm at 6530 West Bryn W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60631 (773) 534-1000
*Take a tour of Taft and participate in a scavenger hunt
*Experience a freshman class
*Meet your future teachers and counselors
*Make new friends
*Learn more about our sports, clubs, and activities
*Receive a certificate of attendance
*Enjoy lunch on us!
*Buy Taft Gear

Please R.S.V.P to kmdevine@cps.edu or 773-534-9914 with # of students and chaperones that will be attending.

You can buy – Taft Dress Code Appropriate Clothing:
Sweatshirt $ 25 XL $27
Polo Shirt $16 XL $ 18

Out of uniform days clothing:
Pajama Pant $ 20
Tie Dye T-Shirt with free wristband! $ 12

This event is for 8^th graders projected to attend Taft in the fall.
Your Mission? Find out everything you need to know about Taft High School on May 27&28 from 9:30am to 1pm at 6530 West Bryn W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60631 (773) 534-1000
*Take a tour of Taft and participate in a scavenger hunt
*Experience a freshman class
*Meet your future teachers and counselors
*Make new friends
*Learn more about our sports, clubs, and activities
*Receive a certificate of attendance
*Enjoy lunch on us!
*Buy Taft Gear

Please R.S.V.P to kmdevine@cps.edu or 773-534-9914 with # of students and chaperones that will be attending.

You can buy – Taft Dress Code Appropriate Clothing:
Sweatshirt $ 25 XL $27
Polo Shirt $16 XL $ 18

Out of uniform days clothing:
Pajama Pant $ 20
Tie Dye T-Shirt with free wristband! $ 12

This event is for 8^th graders projected to attend Taft in the fall.
Your Mission? Find out everything you need to know about Taft High School on May 27&28 from 9:30am to 1pm at 6530 West Bryn W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60631 (773) 534-1000
*Take a tour of Taft and participate in a scavenger hunt
*Experience a freshman class
*Meet your future teachers and counselors
*Make new friends
*Learn more about our sports, clubs, and activities
*Receive a certificate of attendance
*Enjoy lunch on us!
*Buy Taft Gear

Please R.S.V.P to kmdevine@cps.edu or 773-534-9914 with # of students and chaperones that will be attending.

You can buy – Taft Dress Code Appropriate Clothing:
Sweatshirt $ 25 XL $27
Polo Shirt $16 XL $ 18

Out of uniform days clothing:
Pajama Pant $ 20
Tie Dye T-Shirt with free wristband! $ 12