Teacher Appreciation Week!

5/2/2026 6:30 pm

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Kickoff 🌸

Tomorrow we are so excited to kick off Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week, May 4–8!

As a reminder, please bring your 3 flowers tomorrow, Monday, May 4, at morning drop-off. Parent volunteers will be stationed at all entrances to help collect them.

Flowers can be:

* Store-bought
* Picked from your garden
* Gathered on your walk to school

We can’t wait to create colorful bouquets to brighten the week and show appreciation for all the hard work, care, and dedication our teachers and staff give every day.

Questions? Please reach out to teacherstaffappreciation@prospectschoolpto.org.

Thank you for helping us make this a special week for our incredible staff! 🌼💐

2026-27 PTO Chair and Committee Positions Open

5/2/2026 6:26 pm

Sign-ups for 2026-27 PTO chair and committee members are open. Once you click the link below, you can find the form available on your family account page. You will need to be signed into your account and you must be current on your PTO dues. If you are unable to see the link, try to clear your cache.

CLICK HERE FOR PTO VOLUNTEER OPENINGS

**Teacher/Staff Appreciation and Spring Parent Night Out Committees need chairs. These are both super fun and a great way to get involved! Find a friend and sign up.

Parent support and involvement is a large contributing factor in making Prospect Elementary School such an amazing place for our children. Thank you for considering a volunteer role.

Note: Room Parents, Music, Library and Hot Lunch volunteer roles will be released in the early fall.

Hot Lunch Date Change

5/2/2026 6:25 pm

Parents: please note that Pizza Hot Lunch date has changed from Friday to Thursday, 5/7 this week!

5th-Grade End of Year Party Signup

5/2/2026 6:23 pm

5th-graders: Let’s kick off the beginning of summer with a fun summer-themed party at Ruth Lake!

Parents: sign up your 5th grader up to attend by sending $35 to Megan Caplis by 5/11/26.

Venmo is @Megan-Caplis
Zelle is megan.caplis@gmail.com

Stock the Lounge

5/2/2026 6:22 pm

Calling all Panther Prospect Families!

This is our final School Stock the Lounge of the year—don’t miss out! Let’s finish strong and make it the best one yet!

We will collect the items on Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 between 8:15a - 8:40a in the car line of Prospect Elementary.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0448ABA629A6FB6-63733714-allschool

Field Day

5/2/2026 6:22 pm

Get ready for Field Day!

Celebrating One Book, One School

5/2/2026 6:18 pm

Have you read the One Book One School selection, The Guardian Test? It’s not too late! Author Christina Soontornvat will be presenting to the students THIS WEEK Wednesday, and will be available for a meet-and-greet and book signing on Fine Arts Night. Remember to bring your book if you’d like it signed! Some of her books will also be available for purchase at the book fair.

Help us welcome Ms. Soontornvat and celebrate her book The Guardian Test by making your own guardian! If you would like to show off your creative side, we are looking for families to create your own “guardian” animal to display during the author visit and at Fine Arts Night. It can be made of paper, posterboard, cardboard, LEGOs, craft supplies, or whatever else you can think of! All submissions should be delivered to school by Monday, May 4th.

Questions: familyreadingnight@prospectschoolpto.org

Donate Outgrown Snow Gear

5/2/2026 6:15 pm

Consider donating your child's outgrown snow gear to students in need. There will be a bin outside the front office for any CLEAN snow pants, jackets, hats, gloves, etc. Please only donate gear that is in good condition. Thank you for your generosity!

Prospect Teacher and Staff Gifting

5/2/2026 6:15 pm

To show our appreciation to Prospect staff, the PTO is using GiftCrowd to facilitate year-end gifting to Prospect staff. GiftCrowd enables families to make a contribution to any staff member and include a personalized message. (Room Parents will continue to coordinate classroom teacher gifts.)

Click here to access the Prospect staff gifting page.

Notes:
- You may choose to give to whomever and however you wish. But gifting a smaller amount ($2-$5) to staff who work with most students is appropriate as this is one collective, school-wide gift.

- This is a comprehensive list (less the classroom teachers who will have their gifts coordinated by room parents). Our intention is to include everyone that families may have a connection to in order to streamline your gift-giving process.

- Please note that while teachers/staff will see which families contribute to the collective gift, the amount you contribute will be private.

- Unlike the holiday GiftCrowd, custodians are included on this list. Mr. Angel is retiring at the end of the year after MANY years as a Prospect custodian.

As always, these group gifts are completely optional and the monetary contribution is up to each family. Should you wish to contribute, please do so by Thursday, 5/21. Gifts will be distributed on Friday, 5/22. Thank you so much for your involvement and support!

School Supplies 2026-2027

5/2/2026 6:12 pm

https://www.write-stuff.com/storefront/school/prospect

Last day to ship to school: 06/14/2026