2/14/2025
Thorp Families,
There is NO SCHOOL on Monday in observance of Presidents Day.
Today, our 3rd quarter progress reports were sent home with the students. Please review the progress reports with your child and send back the bottom slip with your signature.
Thank you Mr. Coughlin and Ms. Gow for an amazing History Fair Day.
CONGRATULATIONS to the (49) 7th/8th grade students whose History Fair project will be advancing to the Chicago Metro History Day city competition on Saturday, March 8th at UIC:
PERFORMANCES:
- Anais Laureano
- Elias Suarez
RESEARCH PAPERS:
- Alejandro Padilla
- Gabe Cohen
- Oliver Keller
- Abigail Kattakayam
DOCUMENTARIES:
- Anthony Arteaga, Joaquin Hernandez, Max Nechifor-Patchak, Jack Nespoux
- Anthony Buonauro, Austin Weisenberger
- Zoe Delgado, Marco Lopez
- Brienne Smith
- Oliver Ibanez, Ethan Tam
WEBSITES:
- Ariadne Aguirre, Sela Lara
- Margot Glowzynski
- Max Mellett
- Malik Abuhashish, Leo Kourim, Jacob Tandoc
EXHIBITS:
- Jalissa Almonte
- A.J. Aranda, Henry Villa
- Desmond Bates, Enoch Lozado, Colt Marchan, Gian Sauceda
- Brielle DiLiberto, Sofia Kokoszka
- Camila Bermeo, Nicole Deleon, Nevaeh Lee
- Alex Marrero-Hansen, Naomi Wombles
- Mia Ortiz, Sophia Woods
- Abigail Quinonez, Danielle Rainer
- Olivia Arjona, Ava Blount
- Will Weber
- Aleli Campos, Makayla Guerra, Lila Lopeztello, Eva Weber
- Leslie Topete, Genesis Yepez
Thorp Families - It is not necessary to call or email the office when your children are not feeling well and will be missing class. Please enter the absence into the Parent Portal (ASPEN) and we will update it in the system.
As a reminder, the teacher parking lot is CLOSED for parents. This is a major safety concern during arrival and dismissal, as staff needs to enter the building. We have received reports of parents getting angry with staff trying to park. Please model appropriate behavior for our children.
The District has launched its annual School Food Survey, which is open through Friday, March 21.
Next Week:
PTA Meeting-Wednesday, February 19, 7:00 virtually via Google Meet (code: thorppta –
must be logged in as your student!)
From the Thorp Library
Hello Thorp Families,
As you might have heard the exciting news, the Thorp Library will be reopening, which means students can visit and check out books--YAY!!! Also, the school will also be ordering some new books as we evaluate the current collection and we would like your opinion on what books to order. We are invested in building lifelong readers. We want to make sure we have books that appeal to students and also introduce them to books they might not be acquainted with. This is a survey to find out what books students have read and enjoyed along with books they would be interested in reading in the future (or you as parents would be interested in them reading).
Here are the surveys for Parents, Students and Faculty:
Family Library Survey: https://forms.gle/MWRah4cc7eKcFwsM9
Students Library Survey: https://forms.gle/RwWJEUzXTgJjgqvx5
Staff Library Survey: https://forms.gle/Pn2er7GChrNk6NKc8
Thank you! Ms. Biela (Thorp Library)
P.S. One survey for the whole family is a-okay. You don't need to fill out one for each child.
Friends of Thorp News:
Chicago Wolves Thorp Day:
Friends of Thorp will once again host a Family Day at the Chicago Wolves game on February 23, 3 PM at Allstate Arena. Tickets available at https://friendsofthorp.org/hockey-games
Have a great weekend!
Efren Toledo
Principal