A Note from the Principal

11/1/2026 5:50 am

This week's SMORE from Principal Cummings is chock-full of news about conferences, our upcoming author visit by Jasmine Warga, CogAT testing, Prospect's 75th birthday celebrations, Veterans Day celebrations, and picture retake day!  🐾

PE MVP Award Winners!

10/31/2026 4:30 pm

Congratulations to Bennett McKellar and Ava Poetter this month's PE MVP raffle winners! After each PE class, students are nominated by classmates, Instructional Assistants, or their PE teachers! Students that go above and beyond to play fair, be kind, and follow the rules are recognized. Each month there is a random drawing! Winners get to choose a special prize from the bucket! This month also featured a surprise second winner for the Halloween-themed mystery dumpling!

Halloween Costume Donations

10/31/2026 4:20 pm

Don’t let those Halloween costumes collect dust! From November 4–13, we’re collecting gently used Halloween costumes. Give your costumes a second chance to shine while helping families in our community🧡

Recess Running Necklaces and Toe Tokens

10/31/2026 4:18 pm

Students have the option of running or walking laps during lunch recess and can earn special orange paws. Students can trade in the paws for a necklace and toe tokens! They love wearing them and seeing how many toes they can add to their necklaces. This program is completely optional and available at lunch recess only. Running helps improve cardiovascular fitness and alleviate overcrowding on the playground! We love seeing how proud our runners are!!!!

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Veteran’s Day Preview🇺🇸🇺🇸

10/31/2026 4:16 pm

The Philanthropy Club is partnering with Salute, Inc. to host a fundraising event this year to support veterans and their families.

We will be raising funds from November 9 to 20, which will be used to purchase gift cards for veterans in need. Additionally, there will be an after school opportunity for the students to engage in a hands-on activity to create ornaments to express their gratitude to our veterans.

Stay tuned for more details!

Leave Your Paw Print at Prospect

10/31/2026 4:13 pm

We are excited to offer families and Prospect community members the opportunity to purchase a personalized commemorative brick. Add your family name, student’s name, a special message, or dedication and become a permanent part of Prospect’s history!

$100 Per Personalized Brick
https://www.prospectschoolpto.org/form/m/410681

These special bricks will become part of our school grounds and serve as a lasting reminder of the families, students, and community members who make Prospect so special.

Brick installation is planned for Spring Break 2027, and we are thrilled that the installation will be completed by Christian Schloegel, Founder & General Manager of C+I Services and a former Prospect Elementary alumni.

Whether you’re celebrating your Prospect student, honoring a special family member, or simply want to show your Prospect pride, this is your chance to leave your very own paw print at Prospect! 🐾

Minted Fundraiser

10/31/2026 4:09 pm

Make your holiday card and gift purchases count this year by shopping at Minted.com using Prospect PTO's unique code FUNDRAISEPROSPECTELEM at checkout. You'll get a 20% discount and Minted will donate 10% of your purchase back to Prospect's PTO at the end of the year. Thank you so much for your support!

Wrapping Up Charleston Wrap Fundraiser 2026

10/31/2026 4:08 pm

Thank you for your involvement in the Charleston Gift Wrap Fundraiser benefiting Prospect School PTO. Our fundraiser was a success because of our wonderful Prospect families. A huge congratulations to our Top 10 sellers ... Mary Weicher, Elliott Lewis, Conor McCoy, Vasiliki Lattas, Ada Dobrez, Madelyn Weibel, Ford Crooks, Bennett McCellar, Daniel Tomasino, and Charlie Tomasino. Prizes will be distributed to students in mid November. Please look for them in your child's backpack. Thank you Prospect Panthers for your amazing support!

Jaime Weibel and Angela Goss

Prospect Prides

10/31/2026 3:06 pm

Thank you to the amazing Parents who volunteered their time to Hot Lunch in the month of October:

Liz Bassett, Jessica Cooper, Alyssa Culbertson, Jessica Fiscella, Sarah Kelley, Victoria Pierson, Claire VanHorn, Jennifer Van Zant, Diana Oroz, Jen Sperry, Kaitlin Pilcher, Kelly Atassi, Hannah Harrelson, Julie Steele, Emily Vangelovski, Adena Hartstein, Shawn Zadkovic, Venous Shabahang, Neha Chaudhary, Katie McMahon, Sarah Dybas, Danielle Boyajian, Mallory Solchenberger, Joyce Dong, Abby Ferguson, Ellen Wilson, Kristen Kester, Martha Gavin, and Parin Katwala.

We wouldn’t be able to do this without you!

- Georgia Miocinovic, Jaime Weibel & Olivia Rickert
Hot Lunch Co-Chairs

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Thank you to all the Room Parents and Photographers for making Friday’s Festivities so fun and capturing those moments for the yearbook!!

Seema Patel, Linda Garbis, Mallory Solchenberger, Elizabeth Bassett, Emily Casey, Venous Shabahang, Erica Camiliere, Julie Steele, Kafi Matusiewicz, Joyce Dong, Linda Murphy, Kelley Nulton, Kessa McKellar, Pari Pappas, Jennifer Van Zant, Sarah Dybas, Amanda Hamo, Kristen Kester, Kristen Fisher, Carolynn Johnson, Yvette Doukas, Harley Houser, Alaina Kaczmarski, Rose Chow, Megan Gayeski Pirajno, Lauren Martin, Jessica Fiscella, Monica Jain, Niti Kumar, Shuqing Stacker, Nicole Hartigan, Tess Balzer, Kristin Herndon, Divya Punjabi, Danielle Boyajian, Abby Ferguson, Lindsay Housner, Kate Tomasino, Britt Crooks, Jessica Kaczmarski, Gelareh Karimi, Kirsten Konar, Adena Hartstein, Jen Sperry, Oojwala Rajmane, Wayland Chow, Katelyn Zitzer, Robin Moore, Katie Schmidgall, Sarah Kelley, Kerissa Ellenberger, Lela Vesecky, Georgia Miocinovic, Dawn Jones, Elizabeth Toscano, Lindsay Uthe, Sarah Freel, Jackie Poetter, Kate Weicher, Tina Lattas, Shawn Zadkovic

-Angela Goss & Olivia Rickert, Room Parents Co-Chairs
-Sai Sunkara, Yearbook Chair

A Note from the Principal

10/24/2026 8:43 pm

Please check out this week's Smore from Principal Cummings -- it's jam-packed with info about our upcoming Veterans Day assembly, Prospect's 75th birthday celebration,, Halloween celebration details, picture retake day, and more!