Hope you had a great Thanksgiving break! Due to the Winter Break (Dec. 22-Jan. 2), the next edition of the Chute PTA E-Notes will come out on Sunday, Jan. 4. Happy Holidays to all!
 
In case you missed the original announcement, the Chute PTA calendar is available as a pdf file. To download the calendar, visit: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9S5c9s0T5YdSlN0WjhhODNyUjlseW1VZE5DYmVLcWNMTllB/view?usp=sharing
(If you have problems downloading the file, contact Michele Hays at chuteptapresident@gmail.com.)
If you prefer to have a hard-copy calendar, you can purchase one for $5: print out and complete the following form.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ucBBzp0WEh9_jIgR3NtD9bVn8dFGNo6uRQrRLtHMN20/edit?usp=sharing 
Mail or bring it to the school office, care of the PTA with your payment (please make checks out to Chute PTA and write "calendar" in the memo line.  We will send a calendar home with your student.
 
Here’s what else is going on:
 
Monday, Dec. 1
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 8th grade boys’ intramural basketball
-- 7:30 a.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Improv class
 
Tuesday, Dec. 2
-- 7:45 a.m. – Student Council meets in Library
-- 3:45-4:30 p.m. – Chorus rehearsal
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – 7th grade boys’ intramural basketball
-- 6:30-8:00 p.m. – ETHS Engineering Information Night – ETHS, The Little Theater – for more info, visit http://www.eths.k12.il.us/eths_pre-engineering_information_night_little_theatera/
 
Wednesday, Dec. 3 – EARLY DISMISSAL AT 11:30
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 6th grade boys’ intramural basketball
-- 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Meet final candidates for Cradle to Career Executive Director position – ETHS, room N112 – for more information, visit http://evanstonforever.org/about/events/meet-cradle-career-executive-director-candidates/
 
Thursday, Dec. 4
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – Girls’ intramural basketball
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 7 p.m. -- Special Education Transition Information Night for Parents of Incoming Freshmen; room N112, Evanston Township High School
 
Friday, Dec. 5
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 8th grade boys’ intramural basketball
 
Saturday, Dec. 6
-- 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. – Public Service Challenge Workshop (for those interested in getting involved in the upcoming school board elections) -- District 65 Hill Education Center, Jordan Teachers Center, 1500 McDaniel Avenue – for more information, visithttp://evanstonforever.org/about/news/news-foundation/running-school-board-one-day-workshop/
 
Monday, Dec. 8
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 7th grade boys’ intramural basketball
-- 7:30 a.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Improv class
-- 7:00 p.m. -- "Whistling Vivaldi:  How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do" with Claude Steele, Ph.D.; Evanston Township High School Auditorium; 1600 Dodge Ave.; sponsored by FAN (Family Action Network)
 
Tuesday, Dec. 9
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 6th grade boys’ intramural basketball
-- 7:45 a.m. – Student Council meets in Library
-- 3:45-4:30 p.m. – Chorus rehearsal
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Girls’ intramural basketball
-- 7 p.m. – Winter Concert – Concert Band and Concert Orchestra – Chute Auditorium
 
Wednesday, Dec. 10
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 8th grade boys’ intramural basketball
-- 9:15 a.m.-noon – ESCCA Clothing Sort – J. E. Hill Building, 1500 McDaniel Ave.
-- 8th-grade slam poetry workshop; see Ms. Temkin for details
-- 7 p.m. – Winter Concert – Honors Band, Honors Orchestra, and Jazz Band – Chute Auditorium
 
Thursday, Dec. 11
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 7th grade boys’ intramural basketball
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
 
Friday, Dec. 12
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 6th grade boys’ intramural basketball
 
Monday, Dec. 15
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – Girls’ intramural basketball
-- 7:30 a.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Improv class
-- 8th-grade poetry slam auditions; see Ms. Temkin for details
 
Tuesday, Dec. 16
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 7th grade boys’ intramural basketball
-- 7:45 a.m. – Student Council meets in Library
-- 3:45-4:30 p.m. – Chorus rehearsal
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – 8th grade boys’ intramural basketball
-- 8th-grade poetry slam auditions; see Ms. Temkin for details
 
Wednesday, Dec. 17
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 6th grade boys’ intramural basketball
-- Steak ‘n’ Shake Fundraiser – details coming soon
 
Thursday, Dec. 18
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – Girls’ intramural basketball
-- Steak ‘n’ Shake Fundraiser – details coming soon
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
 
Friday, Dec. 19
-- 7:15-8:15 a.m. – 8th grade boys’ intramural basketball
 
Monday, Dec. 22-Friday, Jan. 2 – Winter Break – NO SCHOOL
 
Monday, Jan. 5 – School Resumes
 
 
USEFUL LINKS
-- Chute Middle School Home Page -- http://chute.district65.net/home%20page
-- Chute PTA Page -- http://chutemiddleschoolpta.weebly.com/
-- Chute PTA Facebook Group -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/348263641990558/349623765187879/
-- District 65 Home Page -- http://www.district65.net/
-- Evanston Public Library Teen Events -- http://www.epl.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=40&Itemid=445
-- Y.O.U. Evanston Home Page -- http://www.youevanston.org/index.php/home.html
-- Evanston/Skokie PTA Council -- https://sites.google.com/site/evanstonskokieptacouncil/
-- Evanston Township High School Home Page -- http://www.eths.k12.il.us/main.aspx
-- ETHS Incoming Freshmen Home Page (for 8th grade families) -- http://www.eths.k12.il.us/parents/incoming_freshmen.aspx
 
 I’ve been informed that the Chorus and Bells will be performing in Tuesday night’s concert. So, the lineup is as follows:
 
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 7:00pm:  Chorus, Bells, Concert Band, and Concert Orchestra
 
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 7:00pm:  Honors Band, Honors Orchestra, and Jazz Band
 
Thanks in advance to all of the teachers, students, and staff members who make these concerts happen.
 
Tricia Tenpenny
Chute PTA E-Notes Coordinator



__._,_.___If you have an announcement for the Jan. 4 edition of the E-Notes, please send it to Tricia Tenpenny (E-Notes Coordinator) atpltenpenny@comcast.net by 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3. Please be sure to include the date, time, and location of the event.

Hope you’re having a great weekend!
 
At our PTA meeting this upcoming Thursday, from 7-9 p.m. at the Chute Pate Library, we are pleased to offer a presentation by Evanston Police Officers Amanda Wright and Tanya Jenkins. Officer Wright is the school resource officer at Chute and is a member of the juvenile bureau at the Evanston Police Department.  Officer Jenkins is the Problem Solving Team (community liaison) officer for the Southeast side of Evanston.  Together, they will make a brief presentation on their work in the Chute district, and then be available to answer any questions parents may have about the Evanston Police Department.
 
The Student Council’s Annual Food Drive runs through Monday, Nov. 24. All collected Items will benefit the neighborhoods serviced by the Howard Community Center. Items must be non-perishable, not packaged in glass, and not expired. The Social Studies class that brings in the most items will win a pizza lunch party. You may drop off items in the Main office.
 
Also, Principal Daniels is soliciting donations for Thanksgiving meals for Oakton families in need For more information, contact Oakton Elementary School (847) 859-8801, Churchill Daniels, Jr., Principal (danielsc@district65.net)
 
Nov. 19 and Dec. 10 are slam poetry workshops for 8th grade.  We are hosting these three workshops in an effort to get students working towards our slam poetry team auditions. The auditions will be on Dec. 15th and 16th (after school, times TBD).
 
Don’t forget to take the District 65 Strategic Planning Survey by Nov. 26! Links to the English and Spanish versions are available here: http://www.district65.net/?plugin=RWD&Templates=RWD&object=/Mashup/headlines/I03C1B017&infobar=no
 
In case you missed the original announcement, the Chute PTA calendar is available as a pdf file. Note that Incoming Freshman Info Night at ETHS was Nov. 12 (not Nov. 19). To download the calendar, visit: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9S5c9s0T5YdSlN0WjhhODNyUjlseW1VZE5DYmVLcWNMTllB/view?usp=sharing
(If you have problems downloading the file, contact Michele Hays at chuteptapresident@gmail.com.)
If you prefer to have a hard-copy calendar, you can purchase one for $5: print out and complete the following form.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ucBBzp0WEh9_jIgR3NtD9bVn8dFGNo6uRQrRLtHMN20/edit?usp=sharing 
Mail or bring it to the school office, care of the PTA with your payment (please make checks out to Chute PTA and write "calendar" in the memo line.  We will send a calendar home with your student.
 
Here’s what else is going on:
 
Monday, Nov. 17
-- 7:30 a.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Improv class
-- ETHS Freshman Enrollment Documents Due
 
Tuesday, Nov. 18
-- Picture re-take day for 6th and 7th grade
-- 7:45 a.m. – Student Council meets in Library
-- 3:45-4:30 p.m. – Chorus rehearsal
-- 7-9 p.m. -- CASE Parent Connections, 1940 Sherman, Suite A; for more info, contact Cari Levin, LCSW, at (847) 556-8676.
 
Wednesday, Nov. 19
-- 3:40-4:45 p.m. – Actions for Healthy Eagle Club meets in room 108
-- 8th-grade slam poetry workshop; see Ms. Temkin for details
 
Thursday, Nov. 20
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 7:00-8:30 p.m. – Chute PTA meeting in Library
 
Monday, Nov. 24
-- 7:30 a.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Improv class
 
Tuesday, Nov. 25
-- 7:45 a.m. – Student Council meets in Library
-- 3:45-4:30 p.m. – Chorus rehearsal
 
Wednesday, Nov. 26 – NO SCHOOL – THANKSGIVING BREAK
 
Thursday, Nov. 27 – NO SCHOOL – THANKSGIVING BREAK
 
Friday, Nov. 28 – NO SCHOOL – THANKSGIVING BREAK
 
Monday, Dec. 1
-- 7:30 a.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Improv class
 
Tuesday, Dec. 2
-- 7:45 a.m. – Student Council meets in Library
-- 3:45-4:30 p.m. – Chorus rehearsal
 
Wednesday, Dec. 3 – EARLY DISMISSAL AT 11:30
 
Thursday, Dec. 4
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 7 p.m. -- Special Education Transition Information Night for Parents of Incoming Freshmen; room N112, Evanston Township High School
 
Monday, Dec. 8
-- 7:30 a.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Improv class
-- 7:00 p.m. -- "Whistling Vivaldi:  How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do" with Claude Steele, Ph.D.; Evanston Township High School Auditorium; 1600 Dodge Ave.; sponsored by FAN (Family Action Network)
 
Tuesday, Dec. 9
-- 7:45 a.m. – Student Council meets in Library
-- 3:45-4:30 p.m. – Chorus rehearsal
-- Winter Concert, 1st night – details to come
 
Wednesday, Dec. 10
-- 9:15 a.m.-noon – ESCCA Clothing Sort – J. E. Hill Building, 1500 McDaniel Ave.
-- Winter Concert, 2nd night – details to come
 
Thursday, Dec. 11
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
 
 
USEFUL LINKS
-- Chute Middle School Home Page -- http://chute.district65.net/home%20page
-- Chute PTA Page -- http://chutemiddleschoolpta.weebly.com/
-- Chute PTA Facebook Group -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/348263641990558/349623765187879/
-- District 65 Home Page -- http://www.district65.net/
-- Evanston Public Library Teen Events -- http://www.epl.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=40&Itemid=445
-- Y.O.U. Evanston Home Page -- http://www.youevanston.org/index.php/home.html
-- Evanston/Skokie PTA Council -- https://sites.google.com/site/evanstonskokieptacouncil/
-- Evanston Township High School Home Page -- http://www.eths.k12.il.us/main.aspx
-- ETHS Incoming Freshmen Home Page (for 8th grade families) -- http://www.eths.k12.il.us/parents/incoming_freshmen.aspx
 
 
If you have an announcement for the Nov. 30 edition of the E-Notes, please send it to Tricia Tenpenny (E-Notes Coordinator) atpltenpenny@comcast.net by 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29. Please be sure to include the date, time, and location of the event.




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From Ms. Kushner:
 
Chute's Advanced Media Arts students painted a snow plow for the City of Evanston's annual plow painting contest. We'd love everyone's support in voting for our plow at the following link-https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MLCTHRZ
The snow plow ceremony will be Monday, November 17 at the Evanston Civic Center with refreshments at 6pm, followed by the awards ceremony in the Mayor's chambers at 7pm.

Also-
7th grade Media Arts students created digital artwork inspired by author G. Neri's book Chess Rumble and the painting style of illustrator Jesse Joshua Watson who students skyped with through a Foundation 65 grant. In celebration of the author's recent Evanston visit, students' Photoshop and poetry pieces will be on display at the Evanston Public Library on the 2nd floor by the DVDs.



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Hope you had a Happy Halloween! Did you turn your clocks back last night?
 
The Student Council’s Annual Food Drive runs through Monday, Nov. 24. All collected Items will benefit the neighborhoods serviced by the Howard Community Center.
 
From Ms. Temkin:  Nov. 12, 19 and Dec. 10 are slam poetry workshops for 8th grade.  We are hosting these three workshops in an effort to get students working towards our slam poetry team auditions. The auditions will be on Dec. 15th and 16th (after school, times TBD).
 
The PTA’s Cultural Arts Committee is sponsoring an Improv class Monday afternoons after school. For more information, see the attached flyer. Currently, the cost of the class is $60 per person for an 8 week session.  We do have some partial and full scholarships available to help with that.  To apply for a scholarship, please email Debbie Price at kaylabear1@comcast.net.  We will be working with the Fine Arts teachers and Administration to ensure we are doing our best to provide scholarships to all those that qualify.
 
Here’s what else is going on:
 
Monday, Nov. 3
-- 7:30 a.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Improv class; see attached flyer for more info
-- 7 p.m. -- "Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence" – presented by Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D.; sponsored by Family Action Network – ETHS Auditorium, 1600 Dodge Ave. – for more info, visit http://www.familyactionnetwork.net/
 
Tuesday, Nov. 4
-- 7:45 a.m. – Student Council meets in Library
-- 9:30 a.m. -- "You and Your Adolescent: A Practical Workshop for Parents" presented by Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D.; sponsored by Family Action Network -- New Trier High School, Northfield Campus, Cornog Auditorium, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield – for more info, visithttp://www.familyactionnetwork.net/
-- 3:45-4:30 p.m. – Chorus rehearsal
-- 6:30-8:00 p.m. – Navigating Real-Life Diversity – Evanston Public Library, Community Meeting Room (1st floor) – for more info, visithttp://www.epl.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=395
 
Wednesday, Nov. 5 – EARLY DISMISSAL (11:30 a.m.)
-- 7-8 p.m. – D65 Math Matters Meeting – Evanston Public Library, Small Community Meeting Room – for more info, visithttp://d65mathmatters.weebly.com/#/offtopic/
 
Thursday, Nov. 6
-- 3:35-5:00 p.m. – Girls’ Basketball Tryouts for 7th and 8th grades; if you have questions, contact Mr. Perrin at perrind@district65.net
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
 
Friday, Nov. 7
-- 3:35-5:00 p.m. – Girls’ Basketball Tryouts for 6th grade; if you have questions, contact Mr. Perrin at perrind@district65.net
 
Saturday, Nov. 8
-- 10:00-11:30 a.m. – ETHS Campus Tour – for more info and to register, visit http://www.eths.k12.il.us/community/tours/
 
Monday, Nov. 10
-- 7:30 a.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Improv class; see attached flyer for more info
-- 3:45-6:15 p.m. – Boys’ Basketball Tryouts for 8th grade; if you have questions, contact Mr. Shannon at shannons@district65.net
 
Tuesday, Nov. 11 – NO SCHOOL - VETERANS’ DAY
-- 6:30-8:00 p.m. – Navigating Real-Life Diversity – Evanston Public Library, Community Meeting Room (1st floor) – for more info, visithttp://www.epl.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=395
 
Wednesday, Nov. 12
-- 3:40-4:45 p.m. – Actions for Healthy Eagle Club meets in room 108
-- 3:45-6:15 p.m. – Boys’ Basketball Tryouts for 7th grade; if you have questions, contact Mr. Shannon at shannons@district65.net
-- 8th-grade slam poetry workshop; see Ms. Temkin for details
-- 7-9 p.m. -- ETHS Incoming Freshmen Night (at ETHS) – for more info, visit http://www.eths.k12.il.us/freshmen/infonight/
 
Thursday, Nov. 13
-- 3:45-4:45 p.m. – Chess Club meets in room 201
-- 3:45-6:15 p.m. – Boys’ Basketball Tryouts for 6th grade; if you have questions, contact Mr. Shannon at shannons@district65.net
 
Friday, Nov. 14
-- 7 p.m. – “Excellent Sheep:  The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life” – presented by William Deresiewicz, Ph.D., sponsored by Family Action Network – Cornog Auditorium, New Trier High School, 7 Happ Road, Northfield – for more info, visit http://www.familyactionnetwork.net/#!2013-14-speaker-series/choh