We are very thankful and grateful for Mr. Domovic and the staff at Louisa May Alcott for the wonderful job they have been doing over the years with our three daughters. We feel they are being equipped with the tools for success.
We came to Alcott because Principal Domovic has the vision to be innovative, the patience to listen to teachers, parents, and students about new ideas, and the courage to take risks that move the school beyond the norm.
After researching several private, parochial and public schools in the area we chose Alcott. Our choice was based on the positive leadership style of the principal, the strength of the faculty and the school's proven test results.
An Alcott education is more like what I would expect from a private school-smaller class sizes, Chinese language instruction and educating the students about healthy eating and healthy lifestyles. Alcott is way ahead of the times!
Save the date of Saturday, September 25, 2010. Alcott's Harvest Fest this year will include carnival games, a soccer clinic, and food as well as entertainment by The Jesse White Tumblers. The festival will also be a community building event that brings together Alcott families and our neighbors.
Clickhereto read a full description from the Harvest Fest co-chairs.
Also, you can help make Harvest Fest a success by securing a corporate sponsor. Click here for the sponsorship agreement form.
Help Alcott win $500,000 from Kohl's
The Friends of Alcott is encouraging Facebook members to help Alcott win $500,000 by voting for Alcott Elem School in the "Kohl's Cares" campaign. Each Facebook member can vote up to 5 times per school. Simply click on the "Vote Now" button below to reach the Kohl's Facebook site and enter "Alcott Elem School" in Chicago in the search box.
Gym uniforms are required for all students in grades K-8.
In a change from the past, online ordering is no longer available and uniform orders will be placed only 4 times during the year. The first order is due August 18, 2010.
Preschool Registration for the 2011-2012 School Year
Registration for enrollment in Alcott's Tuition Based Preschool Program for the 2011-2012 school year will open on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Applications will be accepted in the school office on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 7:00 a.m. In addition to the application form, which will be available later this summer, the child's original birth certificate and a check for the enrollment deposit will be required in order for the application to be accepted.
Please note that enrollment in our preschool does not necessarily guarantee a spot in our Kindergarten.
Study Island
Throughout the summer, Alcott students can visit www.studyisland.com and continue to learn while they play.
Summer Math Activities
Take some time during the summer and check out these math activities to keep your math senses sharp.
Alcott's Featured Student Essays
Hiba S., a sixth grader from Room 305, writes:
Sweaty palm, teary eyes, hot head, and funny dance. That’s right. I’ve got the symptoms of a water slide.
July 5m 2007. Wisconsin Dells. 12:45 p.m.
I’m waiting in line for…THE SCREWDRIVER. I keep running back and forth. Should I go?
Winter! Everything was fine. Being the best student at school, having many friends, and doing whatever I want. “This is the life!” I said for a moment. But maybe I said that because I didn’t know what was going to happen next.
Ding Dong! The bell was ringing. Then I heard a voice. A really familiar voice. “Anxhela! Yeah…! Open the door! Ha ha ha!”
I watched my mother as she put the odd white shoes on my feet. On the bottom of the shoes were blades that I had been told earlier not to touch. Of course, that just made it more tempting.
My mother tied the laces tight. The odd shoes didn’t feel good on my feet; they didn’t belong. I didn’t want them on my feet.
I breathed and let out a heavy sob. I clutched Isabelle’s arm harder and harder as I heard Edward Cullen’s voice ring through the movie theater. “Bella, I don’t want you,” Edward had said. I let tears slide down my cheeks. I clutched Isabelle’s arm while saying, “No, no, no, no. Edward, don’t leave.”
It was a calm Saturday in Chicago. I went to my friend’s house to play video games, watch TV, and then later on a sleep over. It started to rain. It sounded like hail but it wasn’t. I went out to the patio. I put out my hand; I felt it touching in the palms of my hand like a snowflake.
For a full description, click on "Alcott in the News" on the left.
The Chicago Sun-Times features Alcott's award-winning iEarn program, the online network that teaches students about their counterparts from other countries, as led by our Ms. Elena Turczeniuk.
In 2009 the Chicago Sun-Times ranks Alcott 23rd among Chicago elementary schools.
ABC (Channel 7) describes Alcott as “a model for all things right through its literature and writing program.”
Alcott places within the top five of all Chicago public schools for raising money.
Arne Duncan, CPS Chief, announces that Alcott's High School for the Humanities, a college-prep program, is set to begin in 2009.
The new Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, names Alcott as an example of a Chicago public neighborhood school that is attractive to parents and outcompetes magnet and private schools.
The New York Times writes that the “future of foreign language study in the United States might be glimpsed here at Louisa May Alcott Elementary School” because of the popular and innovative program of teaching Mandarin.
The Chicago Tribune praises Alcott's Organic Food Project for leading the charge to motivate kids "to choose cleaner, healthier food over their usual food."
Artwork from Alcott's innovative art program is featured at the Chicago Humanities Festival.
Alcott students were featured on ABC7 television news for their mastery of International Ballroom Dancing, now a part of Alcott's curriculum to develop teamwork, self-confidence, and cultural awareness.
