The Chippewa Corner

As we approach the Thanksgiving season, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to each of you. Your support and involvement in our school community make a significant difference in the lives of our students.

No School next week (November 25-29). We will see you on Monday, December 2nd!

As we enter this season of gratitude, we invite you to take a moment to thank a staff member who has made a positive impact on your child’s experience.

A small note of appreciation can go a long way in brightening their day.

Thank you to everyone who donated food and winter items this month!

The donation will go to the Des Plaines Self Help Closet to support families in our community!

The 8th grade Spanish classes visited the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago this week.

NMMA stands out as one of the most prominent first-voice institutions for Mexican art and culture in the US, home to one of the country’s largest Mexican art collections, including more than 7,000 pieces from ancient Mexico to the present.

Three Chippewa classes got to visit Wagner Farm this week!

Here's some of the things they got to do:

• Collect eggs, step inside a two-story silo, and browse a 1930s grocery story while exploring the interactive exhibits in the Heritage Center
  
  
• Dig in a sandbox, swing on a tire, and learn as you play at the Ag Adventure area, a unique hybrid between a traditional playground and an interactive agricultural education exhibit
  

• Observe livestock and poultry in pastures, sheds, and coops
  
  
• Learn about the seasonality of produce and crops by discovering what’s growing on the farm
  
  
• Visit the 1920s farmhouse and help out with the domestic chores

Students in the Newcomer program learned all about American Thanksgiving this week and took time to share about what they are thankful for.

7th Grade Drama has just wrapped up their pantomime unit by creating silent films! The students wrote, filmed, edited, and screened films for their classes. Officer Stonequist even stopped in to help our students record some scenes with his police truck!

Students were able to vote in the "Silent Film Awards" to award their classmates with "Best Actor", "Best Actress", "Best Editing", and "Best Film". The winners received a special "signed celebrity photo" from A-List Celebrities!

Students learned about friction and wind resistance while they competed in "turkey races" on Friday.

As a culminating project for the book "Refugee" by Alan Gratz, three stories of young refugees seeking safety and a new life, students made their own rafts and tested how much weight they could hold.

Timing out nicely with our first snow fall this week, 6th grade students have been studying weather patterns, warm and cold fronts, and precipitation.

Chippewa had a great time dressing up for spirit week and now we are ready for break!

Next PTO meeting is...

Tuesday, January 7 at 6:00pm in the cafeteria

(No December Meeting)

Email d62.chippewa.pto@gmail.com for more information or look for the PTO on Facebook at "Chippewa Organization for Parents and Educators."

The PTO has organized a special 8th grade shirt for the Class of 2025.

If you would like to purchase one, click on the image below and bring your money in by Dec 6.

Looking for a holiday gift for the Chippewa Charger in your family? Check out our spirit wear store!

Chippewa Spirit Wear Store

• 25% off site-wide through Mid-December
• Guaranteed delivery by December 23rd
• NEW: "In My Chippewa School Era" Taylor Swift-inspired designs
• Popular items: Flat-brim hats, teacher appreciation gear, and grandparent merch!

We hope you'll join us at MOD PiZZA on December 11 for our next dine-n-share.

Proceeds go to our Chippewa PTO!

Congratulations to the Chippewa students who won the annual Winter Card Contest!

1st place - Arish A, CMS

2nd place - Grace J, ICS

3rd place - Olivia M, CMS

11/25 - 11/29 - NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

12/3-4 - Winter MAP Testing (ELA)

12/4 - Welcome Warriors Night 6-8pm at Maine West

12/4 - Freshman Welcome Night 6-8pm at Maine East

12/10-11 - Winter MAP Testing (Math)

12/11 - Dine-N-Share: MOD PIZZA

12/12 - Maine West Counselors Visit Chippewa

12/13 - Orchestra Concert

12/18 - Band Concert

12/23 - 1/6 - Winter Break (No School)

1/7 - Return from Winter Break

1/7 - PTO Meeting 6pm in Cafe

1/10 - End of Quarter 2, End of Hexster 3

1/20 - NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King Junior Day)

1/31 - Sports/Band/Orchestra Pictures

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Des Plaines, IL 60016

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