Spirit Week Kicks Off Monday

9/8/2023 10:17 pm

Get ready to celebrate your school pride during Prospect Spirit Week! These are the suggested, but not required, themed days. Fun and creativity are encouraged! GO PANTHERS!

Monday, September 11th: Jersey day/favorite team shirt
Tuesday, September 12th: Creative hair day
Wednesday, September 13th: Favorite holiday-themed outfit (eg. St. Patrick's Day, 4th of July, Christmas)
Thursday, September 14th: Beach day (come dressed for the surf and sand)
Friday, September 15th: Prospect Pride day - wear red or Prospect Spirit Wear

Panther Pride Fest

9/8/2023 10:16 pm

Join us this Friday from 3:30 - 5pm at the Panther Pride Fest! We've planned this fun fall event to bring our school community together and to help raise money for the PTO. A big focus this year is to purchase additional playground equipment that will enhance the basic package that District 181 is installing next summer.

Raffle ticket order forms came home with your children on Thursday. If you haven't already filled out the paper form, CLICK HERE for an easy online ordering form. Your children will LOVE all of the unique teacher experiences they can enter to win!

Winners will be contacted the week after the event and do not need to be present to win.

We hope to see everyone on Friday afternoon. The family ticket price includes bounce houses, Kona Ice treats, karaoke, and much more!

Last Day To Pick Out Book for "One Author, One School"

9/8/2023 10:15 pm

We are thrilled to be starting “One Author, One School!” in just a few weeks! Students and families will have the opportunity to explore books by best-selling author/illustrator Peter Brown. Thanks to our PTO, every Prospect student will receive a book by Peter Brown (that’s right, each student, not just each family)! The goal of this program is to generate excitement about reading and encourage the habit of family reading. We are excited to include the newest Wild Robot book, which is being released on September 26!

Please select the book(s) you and your child(ren) wish to receive by filling out THIS FORM by the end of the day TODAY!

Join the Prospect Ukulele Club

9/8/2023 10:14 pm

Registration for the Prospect Ukulele Club is now open!

Open to all 4th and 5th grade students, the Ukulele Club meets once a week on Tuesdays at lunch recess time (11:25 – 11:50 a.m.), and showcases their work in November at a Lunch Luau and in April at Prospect’s Fine Arts Night.

If your child has in interest in learning and playing the ukulele and would like to join the Ukulele Club, please read this form and fill out the registration form at (https://tinyurl.com/ukuleleclub2023). If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Kozakis at ekozakis@d181.org.

5th Grade Lego Mindstorms Robotics Club

9/8/2023 10:13 pm

Is your child interested in robotics? Do they want to know more about coding?

Prospect’s LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Club is a club where 5th grade students will learn to design, build and program robots using Lego Mindstorms EV3 kits. Because students will work in small groups to complete projects created specifically for EV3, regular attendance at club sessions is expected. Through the design process, students will develop engineering and coding skills in building and programming robots.

*Please note that students will not be able to take the robots home as all parts will be reused from session to session.

At this time, the club is available to a maximum of 20 5th grade students and will meet on the following Wednesdays after school until 4:15 p.m.:

September 20, 27
October 4, 11, 18, 25
November 1, 8, 15

Please complete this Google Form (http://tinyurl.com/RoboticsClub23) to request registration for the robotics club prior to September 15. If more than 20 registrations are received, a random number generator will be used to determine participation.

You will be notified of your child’s participation in the club or waitlist status on September 17.

If you have any questions, please contact Meredith Bailey (mbailey@d181.org).

The Community Speaker Series 2023/24 Season

9/8/2023 10:12 pm

The Community Speaker Series promotes district wide learning about education, child development, wellness and parenting. It is open and free to all members of the K-12 learning community. The intention of the series is to encourage proactive parenting that supports children’s and adolescents’ social and emotional development as well as their academic achievement.

Through the series, D86 and D181 enlist top experts to inform and inspire our community as a means to enrich school-family partnership that supports the education of our students. We are looking for parents and community members to volunteer on our committee. If you are interested in helping identify speakers for future seasons and becoming more involved, please contact Dana Martin for details (dfiordalisomartin@gmail.com).

A Note from the Principal

9/1/2023 2:00 pm

Be sure to check out this week's S'MORE from Principal Cummings!

Picture Day & All School Photo Dates

9/1/2023 1:59 pm

Hi Panthers!

Our ALL SCHOOL PHOTO will be Friday, September 15th! Please wear your Prospect Spirit Wear!

Get ready to look your very best and mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 27th for STUDENT PICTURE DAY!

Retakes are scheduled for Tuesday, November 7th.

Would you like to volunteer on Picture Day?! Sign up here.

Last Chance to Sign up for Hot Lunch!

9/1/2023 1:58 pm

Need volunteers to help water fall planters!

9/1/2023 1:58 pm

It’s going to be a HOT week and we are looking for a family or families to volunteer to help water the 6 front planters in front of the school! If you’re interested in helping out please contact prospectptopresident@gmail.com.