Announcements

  May 2013
2013-2014 Lottery and Enrollment

The Office of Access and Enrollment (OAE) has mailed notifications for the 2013-2014 lottery. If you did not receive your notification, please contact OAE at (773) 553-2060 or email to oae@cps.edu.

If you received an offer for a position at Disney, you were required to submit the confirmation no later than Friday, April 12, 2013. If you did not submit the confirmation form, your position at Disney was forfeited.

Beginning Monday, April 29th, enrollment is conducted from 9:00am until 11:00am dailly.  When you enroll your child, please bring their original birth certificate, parent identification, utility bill (or other proof of address), and your child's medical forms (if you have them). Parents of registering Kindergartners will need to bring their child/ren with them. Tours are offered every Tuesday at 9:00am.  No other tours will be offered during enrollment. You do not need to sign-up for enrollment. Just show up!

Please direct any questions to Mr. Norcross, Assistant Principal, at gwnorcross@cps.edu

CHICAGO READY TO LEARN PRESCHOOL

CPS has notified us of a new application procedure for next year's pre-school students. The program, “Ready to Learn”, is open to children who will be 3 years old by September 1, 2013. You must complete a new application; the deadline to apply is Friday, May 3. Applications and information are on the program website: www.cps.edu/readytolearn. If you already completed a Pre-school For All (PFA) application at Disney, that application is void. You must complete the new application by May 3rd. A Ready to Learn Application representative will be at Disney School the afternoon (12:30pm - 3:00pm) of Monday, April 15, to answer questions and provide application materials. Other locations are available for application drop off. When you turn in your application, you will have to provide proof of age, proof of address, and proof of income.

This process does not affect students in the Tuition-Based Preschool Program.

 Summer Enrichment 2013

Welcome to Walt Disney Magnet School

There is always something exciting going on at Disney. Our outreach for grants and additional resources provides opportunities such as;
  • Ballroom Dancing
  • Gourmet Dining
  • Urban Gateways
  • Children's Film Festival
  • and many more thrilling experiences for children

Other special events at Disney include:

  • Early Childhood's Halloween Carnival
  • Gifted Open House
  • Science Fair
  • Young Author's Competition
  • Academic Olympic

Additional resources and teacher grants allow our staff the opportunity to do special projects such as creating school gardens, chess club, and a "peaceful playground.

  DISNEY DATES IN HISTORY:
  • November 9, 1955:
    The Mickey Mouse Club airs on ABC-TV. "Today is; Anything Can Happen Day."
  • November 9, 2004:
    Diane Disney Miller (the daughter of Walt Disney) helps dedicate a $250,000 animation lab that her family helped fund at Walt Disney Magnet School in Chicago, Illinois

 

Dear Parents:
Please read the attached documents for information about safety at Disney and other resources provided by CPS:
Memo from Dr. Hagstrom
Letter and Parent Resources from Barbara Bird Bennett
4th Qtr Shared Facilities Curriculum
Attending Kindergarten or Tuition-Based PreK?
Click here for more information.

NEW!! Disney 21 - 21st Century Projects at Walt Disney Magnet School

Classroom information & supply lists for 2012/13

NEW! Disney's 21st Century Classroom
Disney's Technology Highlights
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