Greetings Preschool Families of Room 121,
I wanted to let you know that I will be at the park/playground on the corner of Bryn Mawr Ave/N. Magnolia Ave. tomorrow, Friday, September 14th from 10:30-11:30 a.m.! (Weather permitting). Even if the contract is settled today, we were told that the house of delegates will need to vote on the contract. This would not be able to take place until tomorrow. So I am assuming that we will not be back in school until Monday. Unless some miracle happens over night!
We have had some awesome representation from room 121 throughout the week that have shown support to our teachers and staff! I know that many parents work, or might be worried about bringing their child over to school with lots of people and honking, etc… SOOOOO, if you are able to come over to the park for an hour to say hi and have the kids see each other that would be great! I am not familiar with the name of the park, but it’s at the corner of Bryn Mawr Ave and North Magnolia Ave. It would be awesome to see the kiddos!!! I miss them!!!
If the weather is nice on Friday, I will be reading a story in the park at 11:00 a.m. for the children that are there. So please stop by and say hi!
Also, several parents have been messaging me about how saddened they are about the awful media coverage that has taken place with this strike. There doesn’t seem to be a lot in our favor. There is an article I am going to link here that was written by Diane Ravitch for the New York Review. Please take some time to read this. It might help those that are not understanding the whole picture. (Friends of yours, or family members). Hope this helps! http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/sep/12/two-visions-chicagos-schools/
Hope to see everyone tomorrow!!!
Love,
Miss Hopkins
Preschool in the City with Mrs. Gabelman 
Hi Miss Hopkins,
We will see you at the park tomorrow. It looks like the name of the park is Cochran Park.
Penny misses you and her class so much. I’m sorry that we weren’t able to join you to represent room 121 and support the teachers this week. You were in our thoughts and you have our support.
It must have been quite a week for you. Please let me know if you need help with anything with the transition back to school.
Fingers crossed!
The Gaddis family
Thank you!!!
I believe it’s Cochran park Ms. Hopkins
YES!!! Thank you!!!
Miss Hopkins,
We wish Isaac could have made it to the park on Friday to meet up with his teacher and classmates, but it didn’t work out. Hopefully we will all be back in room 121 soon! Thank you for updating your web portal to keep everyone connected.
Thanks for the support! Hopefully we will see everyone on Monday!!! Fingers crossed!!!