EcoPanthers Starts This Week!

10/4/2025 2:10 pm

EcoPanthers kicks off the club year this Wednesday and will meet from 3:05-4:05 after school. The club meets the following dates: 10/8, 4/29, and 5/6. Get ready for some eco-fun!

Save the Date: Family Reading Night

10/4/2025 2:05 pm

You are invited to explore the works of Christina Soontornvat at Family Reading Night on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from 6-8pm. Ms. Soontornvat has a wide variety of picture books, graphic novels, and chapter books appealing to students of all ages. We will be reading Legends of Lotus Island: The Guardian Test together as a school early next year and we are excited to have Ms. Soontornvat visit Prospect in May. Stay tuned for more details!

Kindergarten Music VIP Day

10/4/2025 2:00 pm

This October, Prospect kindergarten students can invite their Very Important Person (parent, grandparent, relative, friend) to participate alongside them in music class.

This event is an "informance" -- an INFORMal perFORMANCE presentation to INFORM parents/ grandparents, etc, about what their child will learn and experience in music. VIPS will meet in the music room for a short introduction to their child's music education and then will be joined by their kindergarten student for 25 minutes of joyful music making! Please see the attached flier for more details.

Mrs. Abitz's Class: October 15 - 9:30 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
Mrs. Wheeler's Class: October 16 - 10:00 - 10:35
Mrs. Bergin's Class: October 17 - 9:30 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kozakis at ekozakis@d181.org. We look forward to seeing all of our VIPs soon!

Tech Connect Ambassadors -- Grades 2-5

10/4/2025 1:40 pm

We are pleased to embark on the third year of the Tech Ambassadors leadership program at Prospect School. Students who complete the application process and are chosen as Tech Ambassadors will serve as leaders within our school and district.

2nd-5th Grade Tech Ambassadors will meet once a month on Thursday during lunch/recess. Once the applications are reviewed and participants are selected, meeting dates will be sent to parents.

Goals and Mission of the Tech Ambassadors:

• To develop leadership skills to help their school community

• To serve as technology integration leaders in their school

• To foster positive digital citizenship

We ask both new and returning students to indicate their interest in the program by October 8th. Please discuss this opportunity with your child prior to starting the application process.

If your student would like to apply for the Tech Ambassadors program, please work with him/her to complete this Google Form by October 8th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScs7NXr-q_su1EHIaTUnMCx1w1n29CNudmH7YYXHsG9hJLRmw/viewform


Thank you,
Ms. Bailey
Mrs. Swanson

Imagine Arts Academy Begins Friday!

10/4/2025 1:35 pm

It's not too late to sign up for the Imagine Arts Academy! Click here to register: https://chicagowest.imagineartsacademy.com

Link to flyer here

Charleston Wrap Fundraiser 2025

10/4/2025 1:30 pm

The Charleston Wrap Fundraiser benefiting the Prospect PTO is underway and there are TWO weeks left in our sales. Thank you for your awesome support so far!

All orders are done online and delivered directly to your home. Please use this link with instructions on how to register your student online. Prospect’s School ID is: 12653. In order to guarantee delivery for the holidays we need to submit all orders by Friday, October 17th.

After you register, you’ll be able to share your students’ link with your friends and family. Together, we can ensure our organization reaches its goal and even surpasses it! Please let our gift wrap team know if you have any questions at giftwrap@prospectschoolpto.org.

Thank you for your support!

Jaime Weibel and Angela Goss

Let's Raise Some Dough!

10/4/2025 1:20 pm

Back by popular demand, order Home Run Inn Take 'N Bake pizzas, salads and cupcakes with easy pick up at the school. A portion of your order will be donated back to the Prospect PTO.

Pick up at the school lobby from 2:45-3:15 on October 30th - just in time for Halloween! Pizzas can be baked within 48 hours, so make it right away, or save it for an easy dinner on the big day. Orders must be placed by October 27 using this link.

Sock-tober

10/4/2025 1:10 pm

Throw some extra socks in your shopping cart at Costco or add them to your Target online order! Then have your student drop them off in the school collection bin. Thank you for helping the Prospect Cares Committee keep our neighbors feet warm this winter!

Community Speaker Series -- Dr. Ethan Kross next week on October 8

10/4/2025 1:00 pm

Please join us on October 8 at 7:15pm for a Community Speaker Series event at Hinsdale Middle School. We are thrilled to welcome Ethan Kross, PhD, two-time national bestselling author of Shift and Chatter, and an award-­winning professor at the University of Michigan’s top-­ranked Department of Psychology and Ross School of Business.

Ethan Kross, PhD
Shift: Managing Emotions -- So They Don’t Manage You

Staying Regulated and Confident -- A Guide for Parents and Kids
Wednesday, October 8 at 7:15pm
Hinsdale Middle School

Register here: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/CSSKross

Flyer here: https://www.prospectschoolpto.org/download_file/030074bd73cb53336d5bcd5ece3eb507

Prospect Prides

10/4/2025 12:00 am

A BIG thank you to the families that came out for the Spirit Night fundraiser at Chik-fil-A Willowbrook! Whether you visited the store, or purchased a meal in the drive-thru, you positively contributed to Prospect PTO.

Thanks also to Shop-n-Share chairs Jackie Mason, Renee Storie, and Audrey Crouse for setting up and managing the event.

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A big Prospect Pride to Tyler Ferguson who represented Prospect as the Panther in the Rotary Run's Mascot Race. Go Tyler!