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Prospect Prides

4/27/2024 1:54 pm

A big thank you to our volunteers for helping with the pasta hot lunch: Jennifer Teubl, Nicole Turano, Megan Caplis, Jaime Weibel, Lindsay Uthe, and Alicia Pielsticker.

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A huge thank you to the Kindergarten Families who helped stock the teachers lounge with drinks, snacks, and treats for the month of April!

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Under the direction of Erin Kozakis, the Prospect Choir and Ukulele Club took us back in time to enjoy an evening of music! A special thank you to Erin Kozakis for her creativity, passion, and leadership of both Choir and Ukulele Club this year.

Many thanks to the Prospect parent volunteers for the evening: Michelle Darin, Melissa Fanaro, Krysten Thomas, Kat Pantke, Miho Goto, Co-Chairs Bruna Burgener and Beth Hoekman, along with the many parents and students who stayed to help with clean up!
Special thanks to: Kristin Cummings, Mary Ann Alberts, Jill Conkright, Rich Lehman, Dr Summer Aebker, Hillary Andrik, Beth Nolin, Julie Nardulli and our fabulous Prospect custodial staff!

A Note from the Principal

4/20/2024 4:52 pm

In this week's S'More, Principal Cummings shares the final dates for testing plus the parent input form for next year's class placement.

JOIN US FOR PROSPECT LIBRARY'S SPRING BOOK FAIR!

4/20/2024 4:32 pm

PLEASE JOIN US FOR PROSPECT LIBRARY’S SPRING BOOK FAIR
PARTNERING WITH ANDERSON'S BOOKFAIR COMPANY

Get ready for a blooming good time at our Spring Book Fair! It’s the perfect opportunity to explore new books, find exciting stories, and stock up on great reads while supporting our school library. A wide selection of books for all ages will be available, including fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, activity books, and more!

When:
• Wednesday, April 23rd from 8:25am – 3:30pm
• Thursday, April 24th from 8:25am – 3:30pm and from 5:30-7:00pm during Prospect’s Fine Arts Night

Important Info:
• Students in Grades K thru 5th will visit the fair as a class at the times listed below. Parents are welcome (and encouraged) to join their child(ren) when they shop with their class! You are also welcome to send money with your child to shop during this time and our volunteers will help your child manage the purchasing process.
• We accept CASH and all major CREDIT CARDS (sorry no checks).
• You can help our teachers build their class libraries too! Make sure to check out the Teacher Baskets to donate a book to your child(ren)’s classroom.

The Prospect Library directly benefits from a portion of all book fair sales. These proceeds help us add new titles to our collection and replace worn out favorites, ensuring our library continues to grow and inspire a love of reading.

Book Fair Class Schedule:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
10:20 - 10:40: Segovia
10:40 - 11:00: Bergin AM
11:00 - 11:20: Nolin
12:20 - 12:40: Goetz
12:55 - 1:15: Bergin PM
1:15 - 1:35: Akiti
1:35 - 1:55: Tweedie
2:00 - 2:20: Johnson
2:25 - 2:45: Abitz
2:45 - 3:00: Legner

THURSDAY, APRIL 24
9:55 - 10:15: Bauer
12:25 - 12:45: Litman
12:50 - 1:10: Matt
1:15 - 1:35: Shramovich
2:45 - 3:00: Palumbo

You can check-in before arriving at the book fair and your badge will be waiting for you in the office. Just scan the QR code below and follow the prompts. Any questions, please email bookfair@prospectschoolpto.org. We can't wait to see you there!

Back to School Shopping Made Easy!

4/20/2024 4:27 pm

Order by JUNE 16th for promotional pricing and FREE shipping to school! Your student’s kit will be in their classroom when they start school in August.

The Prospect Spring Spirit Wear Sale is OPEN!

4/20/2024 4:19 pm

The Prospect Spring Spirit Wear Sale is here! Check out our new retro styles and grab the before the school year ends. All proceeds go to the Prospect PTO.

Start shopping by clicking this link.

4th & 5th grade Student Leadership Meeting: Thursday, May 9

4/20/2024 4:13 pm

Michelle Sebastian, Coach and Partner at Lakeshore Lacrosse, otherwise known as Seabass, will be leading our next (and final) Student Leadership Meeting for the year.

Michelle played high school basketball and soccer at Hinsdale Central High School. She attended Vanderbilt University and picked up a Lacrosse stick for the first time during her freshman year. Michelle started on their inaugural Division 1 women's Lacrosse team and earned a scholarship.

She has been with Lakeshore Lacrosse for 15 years, help 100+ players get recruited to college. From this success, Michelle was inspired to start Be Gritty Recruiting Consulting in January 2023 to help student-athletes in all sports reach their collegiate sports goals. Since 2017, she has also been the play caller and color analyst for Vanderbilt Women's Lacrosse ESPN+ home game broadcasts.

Please RSVP AT THIS LINK if your 4th or 5th grader plans to attend. See you then!

Register for the Walk for Wellness

4/20/2024 4:08 pm

Chicago Bears Mini Monster Clinic

4/20/2024 4:03 pm

Prospect 2nd through 5th graders had the wonderful opportunity to participate in football skill stations at the Chicago Bears Mini Monster Clinic on Monday!

Special thanks to Gretchen Kotleba for organizing all of the permission forms and t-shirts and Tami Croff for heading up the following volunteers; Samantha Lindenmeyer, Shannon Westberg, Puja Patel, Beth Hoekman, Jessica Kaczmarski, Megan Caplis, Michelle Darin, Jasmine Sandhu, Katie Lang, Christy McCormick, Kelcee McDonald and Kristyen Bannon.

As always, thanks to our two amazing PE teachers (Ms. Duffy and Mrs. Conway) for organizing this experience for our students!

Prospect Prides

4/20/2024 4:00 pm

Thank you to Adena Hartstein, Kaitlin Pilcher, Emily Casey, and Oojwala Rajmane for being parent helpers at the 1st Grade music performance on Friday.