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!

GLOW-GA in PE This Thursday!

10/24/2026 8:22 pm

 Get ready for a fun glow in the dark yoga party Thursday, 10/29 during PE classes! This is going to be a great time to glow, stretch, and shine. For the best glowing experience, please wear white or neon colored clothes. "GLOW-GA" is an immersive experience where literacy, yoga, and glow in the dark lights and clothing are combined for a Halloween extravaganza. Halloween-themed books and words are being turned into yoga poses. Please wear white or neon colors like green, pink, or yellow shirts, shorts, and especially socks! The dark environment helps many beginners feel less self-conscious about their poses and yoga ability! Special thanks to our PTO for supplying us with these fun black lights and our three PE teachers for the opportunity to really make our students GLOW!

Tech Ambassadors

10/24/2026 8:20 pm

We are excited to begin the fourth year of the Tech Ambassadors leadership program at Prospect School! Students who complete the application process and are selected as Tech Ambassadors will have opportunities to develop their leadership skills while serving our school and district communities.

Who: Students in grades 2–5

When: Thursday mornings at 8:00 a.m. (two or four mornings per month; the schedule will be determined once membership is established)

Goals and Mission of the Tech Ambassadors

*Develop Leadership Skills: Build leadership abilities while helping the school community.

*Promote Technology Integration: Serve as student leaders who help integrate technology into learning.

*Foster Digital Citizenship: Encourage safe, responsible, and positive use of technology.
Interested in becoming a Tech Ambassador?

Both new and returning students who are interested in participating must indicate their interest by October 28.

Please discuss this leadership opportunity with your child before beginning the application process. If your child would like to apply, please complete the Tech Ambassadors Application Google Form by October 28.

We look forward to another great year of student leadership, collaboration, and technology innovation at Prospect School!

Best,
Ms. Bailey

One Book One School Cheetah and Dog Art Exhibition

10/24/2026 8:10 pm

 It’s the last week to bring in your cheetahs and dogs to display in the Prospect Library. We have already received so many amazing cheetahs and dogs. Thank you to those talented artists!

We are looking for more students to color, draw or build their own cheetahs and/or dogs to give a warm welcome to the author of The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan, Jasmine Warga. You may color the cheetahs and/or dogs that were sent home on Friday, Oct. 2nd or print out your own (school appropriate) cheetahs and/or dogs to color. You may also draw or build a cheetah or dog from scratch using paper, legos, kits, poster board, cardboard boxes or recycled goods and make it as big or as small as you like!

All submissions should include your first and last name and your class (i.e., 5B) and should be delivered to the Prospect Library on or before Friday, October 30th.

Home Run Inn Fundraiser

10/24/2026 8:08 pm

Support Prospect with our new and improved Home Run Inn Halloween fundraiser! Running Wednesday, October 28 through Sunday, November 1, you can now enjoy the convenience of delivery ... hot and ready when you want it! The fundraiser includes the full HRI menu available for delivery, carryout, or dine-in at the Darien location. Be sure to place your order during the fundraiser dates to qualify.

One Book One School Author, Jasmine Warga, Is Visiting Prospect on Wednesday, November 4th!

10/24/2026 8:06 pm

Jasmine Warga (bio link: https://jasminewarga.com/), the author of Prospect School’s One Book One School (OBOS), The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan, will be visiting Prospect School on Wednesday, November 4th, and speaking to Prospect students. If you haven’t had an opportunity to read the OBOS book, it is not too late and it is a lovely story! Just a friendly reminder to bring your book to school on Wednesday, November 4th to have the author autograph it if you so choose.

Hinsdale Humane Society Donation Drive

10/24/2026 8:00 pm

Just a friendly reminder to please bring donations for the Hinsdale Humane Society into school next week and leave them in Prospect’s front entrance in the designated collection boxes. The collection drive will end on Friday, October 30th.

We will be tracking which Prospect classrooms bring in the most donations in the K-2 and 3-5 grade brackets. The classrooms with the highest donation counts in K-2 and 3-5 will be revealed on Wednesday, November 4th in the morning announcements. The two winning classrooms will earn front row seats and an opportunity to read a welcome message at the Jasmine Warga author assemblies on Wednesday, November 4th.

Please help us to support rescue pets like Finnegan from The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan by Jasmine Warga!