John Spry Community School

Wishing our Spry community a safe and relaxing Spring Break! 🌷☀️ We look forward to welcoming everyone back on April 30th!

Huge thank you to our families for showing up to Parent-Teacher Conferences today! Your support makes all the difference in our students’ success 💙📚

Join us for a special meeting designed to empower you in guiding your child's holistic growth — using their unique strengths. Únase a nosotros en una reunión especial diseñada para capacitarle en la guía del crecimiento integral de su hijo, utilizando sus fortalezas.

This Wednesday is our Teacher-Parent Conference. We hope to see you there!/ Este miércoles tenemos nuestras conferencias de padres y maestros. ¡Esperamos verlos allí!

Our Operation Snowball team spent the weekend camping in the woods for their retreat. 🌲⛺ It was a great opportunity for students to connect, grow as leaders, and strengthen their team.

This tax season, we are thrilled to partner with Ladder Up, a trusted nonprofit providing free, IRS-certified tax preparation services to hardworking families across Chicago. Our trained volunteers are ready to help CPS families maximize refunds, claim eligible credits, and file with confidence, all at no cost. Services are available to households earning up to $40,000 a year. Learn more at goladderup.org __ Esta temporada contributiva nos complace colaborar con Ladder Up, una organización sin fines de lucro de confianza que ofrece a las familias trabajadoras de Chicago servicios de preparación de declaraciones de impuestos, gratis y certificados por el IRS. Nuestros voluntarios entrenados están listos para ayudar a las familias de CPS, libre de costo, a maximizar los reembolsos, solicitar los créditos a los que sean elegibles, y declarar impuestos con confianza. Los servicios están disponibles para los domicilios con ingresos anuales de hasta $40,000. Vean más detalles en goladderup.org.

📅 As a reminder, there are no classes for CPS students on March 17-18, 2026. Classes will resume on Thursday, March 19, 2026. cps.edu/calendar __ Les recordamos que los estudiantes de CPS no tendrán clases el 17 y 18 de marzo de 2026. Las clases reanudarán el jueves, 19 de marzo de 2026. cps.edu/calendar

Please help us welcome our newest security guard, Fabian Romero, to the Spry Community School family. We’re excited to have him supporting our students and staff and helping keep our school safe every day. Thank you for joining the team, Fabian! 🦂💙

Wrapping up Read Across America Week the best way 📚✨ Our middle school students teamed up with our elementary classes for Reading Buddies, sharing stories, building connections, and celebrating the joy of reading together. #ReadAcrossAmerica

Our first Outdoor Education parent meeting is underway as we prepare for our trip May 13–15! If you missed tonight’s meeting, the next one will be tomorrow in the auditorium. We hope to see you there! 🌲

March is National Social Work Month 💙 We are so grateful for our incredible social workers who support, advocate, and care for our Spry students every single day. Thank you for the difference you make in our school community!

It was great to welcome students from Social Justice High School and John Spry Community High School to City Hall for our bilingual NextGen simulation visit. (1/2)

John Spry Community HS students had an incredible opportunity to visit City Hall for the bilingual NextGen civic engagement simulation! 🏛️ Our students used their voices to identify community issues and draft real policy solutions. So proud of their leadership and engagement! 👏

📚✨ Our K–3rd graders kicked off Read Across America in the best way — with a parade! Yesterday was full of big smiles, creative costumes, and a whole lot of school spirit. We’re ready to celebrate the joy of reading all week long! 📖❤️

🎉📚 Let’s celebrate the magic of books! Read Across America Week is March 2nd–6th. Dress up, have fun, and most importantly — READ!

The Black Panthers take their SECOND challenge win! Volleyball!🐾🏆 Shoutout to Los Pollitos, Hive Mind, and Big Dawgs for keeping it close behind. The energy was unmatched! 💙 #SpryGames

We’re so proud of the way they showed up, thought ahead, and made every move count. Keep making power moves, Spry! ♟️💙

Southpaw from the Chicago White Sox stopped by this week to show our students how to Strike Out Bullying 💥

Happy #PublicSchoolsWeek! 🏫 🍎 This week, we celebrate the heart of our city — our students, teachers, staff, and families, the special pieces that make our district a place where every student belongs and every learner can grow, thrive, and succeed. — ¡Feliz Semana de Escuelas Públicas! Esta semana celebramos el corazón de nuestra ciudad: nuestros estudiantes, maestros, personal y familias, las piezas especiales que hacen a nuestro distrito un lugar donde cada estudiante puede sentirse acogido y cada aprendiz puede crecer, florecer y alcanzar el éxito. #PSW26 #PublicSchoolProud #TheBestAreWithCPS

Excited to share that Mr. Brandwein’s proposal for Spry’s Operation Snowball has been awarded a $3,500 Innovation Mini Grant! 🎉 Grateful to support this work and proud of what this will mean for our students. 💙 #WeAreSpry