The Parent List

11/2/2024 2:13 pm

Young children experiencing mental health issues may present with more subtle symptoms. For example, anxiety can present as recurring stomach aches, headaches, sleep disturbances or other physical complaints. Children experiencing depression may become easily irritated on a routine basis or have more frequent bouts of crying/sadness.

The Parent List contains first-hand referrals from local parents about area providers that have helped positively address their child’s: anxiety; depression; school avoidance; eating disorders; insomnia; peer relations; dyslexia; ADD/ADHD; autism and more. Much like “Angie’s List,” The Parent List is a list of resources in our community that have already been successfully used by another area parent whose child has experienced mental health, learning or behavioral issues. Insightful reviews on local doctors, therapists, support groups, inpatient and outpatient programs, tutors, nutritionists, books and holistic medical approaches may all be found on The Parent List.

Click here to read existing Parent List provider reviews.

In no way does the Hinsdale Central High or Prospect Elementary School PTOs, Hinsdale Central High or Prospect Elementary School staff, school districts 86, 63 or 181 endorse or recommend any specific provider reviewed on The Parent List. The Parent List is a subjective forum set up by the Hinsdale Central PTO for your convenience. Parents and guardians are solely responsible for deciding to use any of the service providers on The Parent List in any capacity, and district 86, district 63, district 181 and the Hinsdale Central High and Prospect Elementary School PTOs disclaim all liability for any damages, injuries, losses, expenses, or claims of any kind arising out of the provision of services by anyone or any agency appearing on The Parent List.

Prospect Prides

11/2/2024 2:00 pm

A big thank you to the 4th grade families who donated to the Stock the Lounge for the month of October.  We appreciate you!

More thanks to the Teacher Appreciation Committee for helping us celebrate Principal Cummings during Principal Appreciation Week.  We brought her flowers, lunch and gifts and chalked the walk thanks to the Schmidgall and the Gill families.

Thanks a BUNCH to October music volunteers for creating Seesaw content for this month’s music classes! Shawn Zadkovic, Amanda LaReau, Alaina Kaczmarski, Georgia Miocinovic, Jackie Mason, Emily Casey, Kerissa Ellenberger, Angie Ehmke, Jaime Weibel, Martha Gavin, Audrey Crouse, Colleen Hall, Kaitlin Pilcher, Eric Crites, and Ashley Melvin.

A Note from the Principal

10/26/2024 9:56 pm

In this week's S'More, Principal Cummings explains how to book a Parent Teacher Conference and details on an upcoming safety drill.

Save the Date for the Holiday Bazaar on 12/12!

10/26/2024 9:54 pm

Mark your calendars for the annual Prospect Holiday Bazaar which will be held on Thursday, 12/12 from 4-6pm. The students can shop for their family members at the bazaar, including their pets! Look for more details to come out in November.

Treering Yearbook - Early Bird Sale

10/26/2024 9:52 pm

Order your yearbook during Treering's early bird sale and save 10%. Hurry! The offer ends October 31st!

Home Run Inn- Pick Up on October 30

10/26/2024 9:51 pm

Thank you to everyone who purchased Home Run Inn to support Prospect's PTO! To pick up your order, walk into the Prospect lobby between 2:45-3:15 PM on October 30. Please park your car in the lot or off school grounds - do not park in the car line to walk in. Please be patient as we will get everyone their orders as quickly as we can.

Shop at Minted and Support the PTO

10/26/2024 9:49 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 15% of your purchase back to Prospect's PTO at the end of the year. Thank you so much for your support!

Label Your Gear with Mabel's Labels

10/26/2024 9:47 pm

As the cooler weather starts to set in, make sure your child's outerwear is labeled with Mabel's Labels. If you’re not familiar with Mabel’s Labels, they are personalized, durable, waterproof labels. They are great for everything from shoes, clothing tags, water bottles and backpacks. You can customize them with your name and a design, and they are dishwasher, laundry and microwave safe.

Mabel’s Labels also offers clothing stamps, silicone bands for water bottles and medical alert labels. This is a great way to ensure your items don’t end up in the lost & found or mixed up.

To support our fundraiser, visit campaigns.mabelslabels.com and select Prospect Elementary School PTO. You can pick out whatever labels or product you want, and it will ship for free directly to your house! A portion of your sale will support the PTO.

Wrapping Up Charleston Gift Wrap Fundraiser

10/26/2024 9:45 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. Thank you for your support!

Jaime Weibel and Angela Goss

Family Reading Night Thank you!

10/26/2024 9:36 pm

THANK YOU to our fantastic teachers and staff for volunteering at Family Reading Night! We could not have done it without you: Mrs. Segovia, Mrs. Nolin, Mrs. Nardulli, Mrs. Awtry, Mrs. Abitz, Mrs. Matt, Ms. Scudella, Mrs. Gonzalez, Mrs. Litman, ‘Ed. Reinhardt, Mrs. Andrlik, Mrs. Wheeler, and Mrs. Bergin. Thank you to Mrs. Cummings for the endless support and to Mrs. Swanson for being the mastermind behind one of Prospect’s most beloved family events!

THANK YOU to all the students and families that attended Prospect’s Annual Family Reading Night! We know it’s a busy time of year, so the fact that so many chose to join us, connect with and celebrate our school community means the world to us! Of course, we could not host Family Reading Night without the support of the PTO. Thank you so much to the board for valuing this long-standing tradition of One Book One School and Family Reading Night. Many thanks to the D181 Foundation for helping us bring author Lauren Magaziner to D181 schools.

THANK YOU to Lauren Magaziner for a phenomenal visit to Prospect School! Ms. Magaziner had lunch with a small group of students, lead two different assemblies, personalized and signed countless books, and was featured at Family Reading Night, where she did two readings, fielded questions from attendees and signed even more books! Thank you so much for such a memorable experience for our community. You no doubt inspired many of our young authors!

Thank you to the students and families that created and loaned your family animal familiars to Prospect for Family Reading Night.  Familiars were returned to students on Friday afternoon.  If your familiar has not returned home, please see Mrs. Swanson in the library.