Prospect Pride

8/17/2024 9:52 am

Thank you to the School Supplies chair, Lauren Gray, and Committee, Parin Katwala, Olivia Rickert & Shali Luo for sorting 254 school supply kits and delivering them to the classrooms so they are ready for the teachers and students on the first day of school!

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Thank you to our Newcomer committee chairs Jaime Weibel & Georgia Miocinovic for planning the Newcomers event last week. Thank you parent volunteers Nicole Turano, Katie Schmidgall & Jackie Mason for helping out!

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Thank you to our Bike Rodeo chairs Shannon Westberg, Amy Ponto & Christy McCormick for planning today’s Bike Rodeo.

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Thank you to the Crites, Houser, Ehmke, Tomson, Patri, Rajmane, Chow & Fanaro families for watering the beautiful new flowers and bushes in the outdoor learning center garden this summer!

A big THANK YOU to the Teubl family for once again making our school crosswalks look like new! Those Prospect paws look fantastic! Thanks again!

Have you seen some of the beautiful back to school banners in the hallways of Prospect? They were created by Mrs. Gretchen Kotleba as part of our field day last spring! This is the second year in a row she has created the templates for the students to color. Special thanks also to Mrs. Andrlik for filling in her work in hanging all the artwork and getting our school ready to welcome students back!

A Note from the Principal

8/10/2024 7:20 pm

In this week's S'More, Principal Cummings shares the details on when we find out about teacher assignments and please save the date for Curriculum Night!

Kindergarten and New Family Events

8/10/2024 6:42 pm

Prospect Bike Rodeo

8/10/2024 6:33 pm

Calling all 3rd- 5th graders to the Prospect Bike Rodeo!

WHEN: Sunday, August 18th from 11:00am – 1:00pm

WHERE: Prospect School Blacktop (Basketball Court)

The Bike Rodeo is a fun rite of passage event for our 3rd – 5th graders who would like to receive a “license” to ride their bike to school. Prospect works with a local bike shop, the Clarendon Hills Police Department, and parent volunteers to create stations where the kids receive a safety check for their bike and helmet, ride through a bicycling safety course, and finally get their bike registered with the school and the Clarendon Hills Police Department. We hope to see you there!

Requirements to Participate in the Bike Rodeo:
• An adult to accompany, supervise, and complete registration forms
• A bike helmet that fits properly
• A bike in good condition with filled tires

Frequently Asked Questions:
• If you can’t make this date, visit the CH police to register your bike
• Bike locks are not required at this event
• 4th and 5th graders with new bikes DO NOT need to do the Bike Rodeo again. Just take the new bike to the CH police department to be engraved

Volunteers Needed:
We need a few extra hands at the event. To volunteer, please use the Sign Up Genius.

First Stock the Teachers Lounge!

8/10/2024 6:26 pm

Attention Teacher Appreciation Committee Members!

We are planning to host our first Stock the Teacher Lounge on Wednesday, August 21st.  Keep an eye out in your inbox for a Sign-Up Genius to volunteer for specific item donations.

This was such a success last year and we will continue to coordinate monthly donations thanks to each grade and our committee members.

If you have any questions or want to help, please email Kiersten Tomson at kierstentomson@gmail.com or Jaime Weibel at jlweibel3@gmail.com 

A Note from the Principal

5/25/2024 7:50 pm

In this school year's final S'more with Principal Cummings, get the details about a lockdown drill this week as well as other end of year activities.

Don't Forget: Order Next Year's School Supplies Before Prices Rise!

5/25/2024 7:47 pm

Make back-to-school easier by ordering your student's school supplies for the 2024-25 school year with promotional pricing and FREE shipping to school!

There are only THREE MORE WEEKS to order your student's school supplies for the 2024-25 school year with promotional pricing and FREE shipping to school.

Click HERE to order by JUNE 16th!

Assemblies Co-Chairs Needed!

5/25/2024 7:42 pm

The 2024-25 PTO needs help co-chairing the Assemblies Committee. Volunteers will work with the school staff to bring assemblies to Prospect which could entail booking school requested events as well as researching and bringing assembly ideas to the staff. Work with a friend or meet someone new and directly impact what your kids are experiencing during assemblies!

Sign-up here via sign-up genius. Any questions email: vp@prospectschoolpto.org.

PTO Executive Board - Thank You!

5/25/2024 7:38 pm

Prospect PTO Co-Presidents Megan Caplis & Jessica Kaczmarski would like to thank their amazing executive board for their countless hours of service during the 2023-24 school year.

We are so grateful to have worked along side such dedicated and hardworking volunteers. It was a fun and rewarding year!

THANK YOU:

Co-Vice Presidents - Lauren Gray & Nicole Turano
Treasurer - Sarah Herrmann
Finance Officer - Katie Schmidgall
Secretary - Jessica Cooper

Thank You for a Great Field Day!

5/25/2024 7:32 pm

Ms. Duffy and Mrs. Conway would like to recognize the hard work of the PTO to secure funds for field day activities that included the fun inflatables, Kona Ice, and a professional Zumba instructor!

We firmly believe in offering many choices and opportunities during field day for our students and we cannot run an event like this without the support of the staff, the parents, and our volunteers!

Special shout out to all the volunteers, to Mrs. Kotleba for making all the banners for the coloring station, Mrs. Kaczmarski and Mrs. Caplis for creating and managing volunteers, and Mrs. Herrmann for writing the checks!