Principal's Message

As we enter Week 9, we have some important updates as well as events on the horizon. On Friday, October 17, the first quarter closes. As a reminder to second grade families, this is a benchmark year for second grade students where the must meet certain expectations in reading performance in order to be promoted to third grade. Report card conferences will take place on Monday, October 27 from 11:00 - 2:00 and 3:00 - 6:00. This is a great opportunity to discuss your child's progress towards grade level standards. As a reminder there is no school for students on this day. We will also celebrate students with nearly perfect attendance, honor roll and those exhibiting our core values of respect, responsibility and collaboration. First quarter awards assemblies will take place on Friday, October 24 at 9:30 AM for grades 2-4 and 2:30 PM for Kinder and First grades. Invitations will go home on Tuesday, October 21. You can always check your child's grades, (in Grades 1-4), in real time on ASPEN Parent Portal.

Next week we are also pleased to host our annual Fall Fest! Fall Fest is Friday, October 24 from 4:30 - 6:15 PM. Fall Fest is a fun, family-friendly event that is open to all New Field families. 

We suggest a $10 donation per child or $20 for the family. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult ages 18+.

Lastly, I am also acutely aware of how difficult this current climate is in relation to federal immigration activities - and what a large impact it has on our community. We are partnering with Protect Rogers Park and working with our broader community to support our whole school safety efforts. Neighborhood volunteers are in our school vicinity at arrival and dismissal to ensure a safe end to the school day. Volunteers are wearing orange arm bands and have orange whistles. We also have many families supporting our walking bus pilot program. A walking bus is a group of families that walk together to school on an assigned route so that all families can build community and keep each other safe. I want to thank the many families that are helping their neighbors and their children commute to and from school safely. We appreciate the partnership with Protect Rogers Park and our parent volunteers in our shared commitment to keep our students and our community as safe as possible.

I hope that you all know that you belong here, in our community - you are loved and valued as neighbors, friends and classmates and caregivers. You make our community richer, our neighborhood stronger and our city a more vibrant place to call home. I am proud to live, love and work alongside each and every person in our community and our school is grateful for your trust in us each and every day.

With love and admiration,

Conrey Callahan

Principal, New Field