The Catalyst Maria team held an incredible event on-campus Friday morning! The image below depicts animal science scholars checking out Veterinary Tech College Program, as well as the 40 schools that attended CM’s annual College Fair! This was an incredible experience for our scholars, and many thanks to Ms. Fawaz and Ms. Comiskey for their leadership in making this event such a success!
The Catalyst Board of Directors' will have their scheduled September 28, 2015 meeting at Catalyst Cirlce Rock Charter School, located at 5608 W. Washington Blvd. All Catalyst Board meetings are open to the public. The agenda for this meeting is:
*Welcome and Mission Moment
*Review and approval of June 22, 2015 Board of Directors’ meeting’s minutes
*Proposal for renewal of Steve Brown, Rick Hurd, Colleen Reardon to the Board for a three year terms. Proposal for renewal of Amy Soudan to the Board for one-year term
*Academic Committee
*Development Committee
*Finance Committee
*Expansion update
*Adjournment
This morning, dozens of Catalyst Circle Rock fathers greeted the scholars as they arrived to school as part of the school's participation in the Million Father March campaign. Check out the picture below, which can be used to access a link to a video of today's events!
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Catalyst participates in this important initiative. At Catalyst Maria, the Social Work Team’s Suicide Prevention Month initiative includes getting scholars, teachers and staff members to sign up to walk or donate to “The Chicagoland Out of the Darkness Walk” (suicide prevention walk), which takes place September 26th. If you would like to donate to this intiative, please find the fundraising link here.
Please join the Catalyt Maria Parent Group for Title I meetings on the following dates and topics:
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September |
09/24/15 |
Introduction to PowerSchool/Goodle Doc(keeping a line of communication with teachers) |
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October |
10/22/15 |
Cyber Bullying Prevention and Tips on safety using social media technology |
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November |
11/19/15 |
Literacy Night |
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December |
12/17/15 |
Parent Involvement = Student Success |
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January |
01/21/16 |
10 Tips for Successful Parent - Teacher Conferences |
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February |
02/25/16 |
Help your Student Get the Most out of Homework |
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March |
03/24/16 |
Health and Nutrition Night |
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April |
04/14/16 |
Harold Washington Library ( Educational Resources) |
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May |
05/26/16 |
Technology Workshop |
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June |
06/09/16 |
Study Skills |