Principal's Corner

 April 13,  2021 Dear Pulaski  Families,  Every year, Chicago Public Schools administers federally-required state assessments. This spring 3rd-8th grade students will be administered  the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) that measures mastery of the Illinois Learning Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Please note that this is not a high stakes assessment used for student promotion, high school options, or school funding. This year, 3rd-8th grade students will be required to take these assessments in-person, at school.  To ensure the health and safety of students and staff during in-person testing, we will follow these protocols at our school: We […]

Dear Pulaski Families, You may have heard that our beloved Spanish teacher and Bilingual Coordinator, Denise Hernández, was in a very serious car accident with her family last Saturday night. Ms. Hernández, her husband, and her 8th grade daughter Isabella were injured in the crash. Ms. Hernández and Isabella are still recovering in the hospital, but we are hopeful they will be home soon. Ms. Hernández’ husband is recovering at home with their two youngest children, who thankfully were not hurt in the accident. We know everyone is eager to offer support and care to the Martínez-Hernández family. We are […]

March 1, 2021 (Español abajo) Welcome Back to Pulaski! We have so much to celebrate today and we want to share it with you! Things we are celebrating today: We are so happy to have students returning to their classrooms today! It was so great to have kids back in the school again.  We are excited and looking forward to welcoming back another group of students on Thursday for Shift B. We are so glad that so many parents dropped off their child(ren) with completed Health Screeners and that the new check-in process went better than expected Phew! Pulaski students […]

February 26, 2021 (Español abajo) Happy Friday Pulaski Families,  We look forward to the start of K-5th in-person learning the week of March 1st. We understand the school day will look very different. Together we will make it work well and we will make adjustments as needed.  K-5th grade Families: Be on the lookout for communications from your child’s teacher regarding schedules, school supplies and procedures and the plan for the first week of school.  Please take a few minutes to read through their communications and the following so that you are better informed and prepared for in-person learning.  K-5 […]

February 19, 2021 (Español abajo) Good evening Pulaski Families,  My apologies about the late notice. We are excited for the return of in-person learning, and want you to know that our school is fully ready to welcome students and staff back safely.  I wanted to provide a few updates about our schedule for next week.  K-5 teachers and staff will return to the building next week February 22nd-26th.  Teachers will be engaged in staff meetings and planning sessions and preparing their classrooms each afternoon for a few days. Daily Schedule for K-5 students Monday 2/22, Tuesday 2/23, & Wednesday 2/24: […]