Upcoming Field Trip - The Hate U Give film. Please return permission slips and cash payment as soon as possible. Thank you.

Language Arts - We are exploring the genre of horror with several short stories and narrative poems this month (The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving). At the end of this week, we will begin our new novel unit which is focused on science fiction/dystopian literature. Students have selected between Enders Game by Orson Scott Card and Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. They are both excellent stories that focus on unlikely heroes. This week, we are back to Wordly Wise Lesson 3.

Writing - Students are working on writing interesting introductions and conclusions for their Science Fair Review of Literature.

Social Studies - Students will complete an artifact analysis, selecting one immigration artifact from a Library of Congress collection to explore in detail. What does the artifact explain about immigration? Why are artifacts an important source of history?

Welcome Back! It’s Almost High School Application Time!
 
It’s the start of a brand new school year and a whole world of exciting new experiences are just around the corner. For our eighth grade families, this is especially true as you begin the last year of elementary school and start preparing for high school! 
 
From October 1 to December 14, 2018, you will have the opportunity to apply to the high school programs that best meet your needs using our online application platform at GoCPS. The application period begins in less than a month, so now is the time to start getting ready to make these important decisions.
 
Visit go.cps.edu today to learn about the high school application process!
 
Activating Your Account
 
In order to apply using GoCPS, you will need to activate your account, and you can complete this important step any time before the application period begins. This will allow you to:
 
·         Create a username and password
·         Create a primary parent/guardian profile
·         Create profiles for each high school applicant 
·         Link student data records for current CPS students to the profile
·         View the programs to which students are eligible to apply
·         Verify that student records are accurate
·         “Favorite” top programs you are considering for applications in October
 
To begin the account activation process, click below.
 
Activate Account
 
Activation Codes
 
*For CPS students, Activation Codes are required only for students applying to ninth grade.*
 
In order to activate your account, you will need to use the Activation Code from the letter sent home with your student at the end of the last school year. If you have misplaced or did not receive this code, please contact your child’s school counselor to obtain the code. Alternatively, you can call the Office of Access and Enrollment (OAE) at 773-553-2060 from a telephone number on your student’s CPS student information file. The OAE call center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
 
Activation Codes will also be distributed to students again shortly after the beginning of school in September 2018. 
 
Application Advice
 
No matter who is activating the account, be sure to enter the name and address of the parent/guardian with whom the student resides. This address will be used when determining tiers and proximity boundaries, as well as attendance and overlay boundaries.
 
Web Browsers
 
GoCPS is optimized for view on Chrome, Safari and Firefox web browsers. We recommend using one of these to access the site. 
 
Need Help?
 
If you have any questions about the activation process, contact the Office of Access and Enrollment at 773-553-2060 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
 
gocps@cps.edu