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Welcome To 4/5th Grade |
May 15th, 2012 |
Dear Parents of all Third graders,
There will be a Welcome to 4/5th Grade meeting on Thursday, May 31st, 2012 @ 6:00 in the EPS School Learning Center.
Babysitting will not be provided.
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Teacher Class Assignments For 2012-2013 |
May 7th, 2012 |
Dear Parents And Guardians of Current Kindergarten through Seventh Graders,
Each spring the teachers and work together to create the class lists for the next school year. This grouping process also includes the pupil services team, special area teachers, our school nurse, and administration. The staff considers many aspects when creating the class lists and includes factors such student learning style, support service needs, social/emotional needs, gender balance, teacher instructional style, class size, academic characteristics, and chronological age. The success of our students our primary focus when creating class lists.
From time to time, parents contact with information and requests regarding class assignments for the upcoming year. If you would like to share some information with regarding your child's learning ... Click for full story
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EPS School Registration May 5th |
April 27th, 2012 |
School registration for next year will take place on May 5th from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm in the East Prairie School Learning Center. A May registration is preferred because is helps the school prepare for class sizes, number of teachers, room arrangements, etc.
You may register and pay fees online or in person but remember you MUST prove residency in person. If you need a registration packet please pick one up at the school office the week of May 1st.
The best proof of residency is your mortgage payment book or latest real estate tax bill. If you need a form to be notarized by a landlord or living with a district resident please pick one up at the office or on the online registration form.
Any questions please call 847-673-1141.
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EPS Townhall Meetings On School Finance |
February 21st, 2012 |
Dear Parents and Community Members:
On behalf of the School Board Finance Committee, I'd like to take the opportunity to invite you to East Prairie's first series of Town Hall meetings regarding school finance. The first meeting was held on November 3rd, in the East Prairie Library. The subject was an overview of school finance.
The goal of these meetings is to inform the East Prairie Community about our present and future finances. Presently, our District's financial health is very positive but our revenues are trending downward as our expenditures are moving upward. The Finance Committee felt that after reviewing these patterns, we should bring our community up to date as to the financial health of our school district.
With this in mind, the Board Finance Committee would like to schedule two additional Town ... Click for full story
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District Unveils New Strategic Plan |
January 9th, 2012 |
Dear East Prairie School Parents and Residents:
In the years ahead, East Prairie School is committed to excellence in our educational programs and services for the more than 550 boys and girls in our school community. Continuous improvement in all facets of our important work is the basic tenet of the Long Range Goals contained in this brochure.
The 16 goals and expected outcomes described are in the areas of Finance, Communications, Instruction, Personnel, Health and Safety, and Facility/Property. It is the commitment of the Board of Education and the Administration to work collaboratively with our outstanding professional staff and our community to complete all these goals in the years from 2011- 2015.
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EPS PTA Family Picnic |
June 1st, 2012 |
The Family Picnic will be Friday, June 1, 5:30 P.M.-7:30 P.M., out on the school grounds. Food & drinks will be available for purchase. The always popular fire truck has been requested again.
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Panther Day at Gullivers - May 18th, 2012 |
May 18th, 2012 |
Help support our PTA at Panther Day at Gullivers. Gullivers is located at 227 W. Howard Street, about a mile past McCormick Blvd.
They have a great variety of food - pizza, sandwiches, salads, and an assortment of Mexican and Italian dishes. Check out their menu at www.gulliverspizza.com Gullivers will donate 20% of all purchases made to the East Prairie PTA -- Please Print out and bring in this flyer. Click for full story
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Sizzling Summer Science At Niles West |
May 16th, 2012 |
Welcome to our fifth season of Sizzling Summer Science. At District 219, science isn't just about studying from a textbook and taking tests ... it's about experiencing and exploring. Our highly qualified science teachers know that science education can be exciting and empowering for everyone, and we look forward to introducing some young budding scientists to the thrill of discovery.
Many of our high school students go on to successful careers in the sciences. Two past District 219 students have actually won the Nobel Prize, one in medicine and one in chemistry. Who knows: maybe one of this summer's Sizzling Science participants will go on to win one, too! At the very least, the program will allow your children to explore their favorite science topics and to develop a unique connection to our high schools. We look forward to seeing ... Click for full story
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Summer Sizzling Engineering At Niles West |
May 16th, 2012 |
Summer will be here sooner than you think. So if your child is entering grade, four, five, six, seven or eight during the upcoming school year, is curious about the how things work and is into having fun, learning something new and making new friends, then you'll want to sign them up soon.
District 219 is proud to offer the third annual summer engineering enrichment program to children in the Niles Township area. District teachers have developed activities which will immerse children in many exciting areas of engineering. This project-based, hands-on and real-world problem solving camp is based on the successful pre- engineering program of Project Lead the Way (PLTW), offered at both Niles North and Niles West High Schools. The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) learning activities are designed to nurture kids ... Click for full story
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Snapshots of a Very Busy School Library |
February 1st, 2012 |
 The Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) gives the Bluestem Award and the Monarch Award to the authors whose books receive the most votes from children throughout Illinois Students in grades Kindergarten through 3rd grades take their voting very seriously for the Monarch Awards and intermediate students grades 3-5 mark their choice for the Bluestem award.
The Skokie Public Library Bookmobile visits EPS every Tuesday from 3:15-3:45. Each of the intermediate classrooms has visited the ... Click for full story
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Look What’s New |
January 5th, 2012 |
 The final shelving units for our School Library were installed over Winter Break. Jerry McDonald and his crew deserve a big thank you! These shelves give us more room for the heavy picture books as well as much need out-of-sight storage. The number of books checked out has increase by 4000 items from 2 years ago. The number of items in active circulation is now up to 19,000. We have increased our collections numbers through the following avenues.
Purchases of new books
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Girls FREE Soccer Clinic |
April 5th, 2012 |
 Girls Soccer Clinic – FREE!!!
The goal of the clinic is to help young players to understand and enjoy the game of soccer.
The goal is achieved through the development of individual skills and through the concept of team play.
The clinic will provide players with the experience of being coached by the high school and feeder club staffs.
Ages
Grades 1-4 – 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Grades 5-8 – 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Please arrive 10 minutes early in order to start on time
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Teaming Up For Education! |
February 21st, 2012 |
Let's Hit this One Out of the Ballpark!
It's the EPS Educational Foundation 13th Annual FUNdraiser Event!
Your support is needed to raise money to provide EPS Students with educational programs and equipment that would not otherwise be available to them. There are many ways you can help "TEAM UP":
Purchase Raffle Tickets ~ 1 for $5 or 6 for $25
There are many GREAT raffle items:
- Reserved Parking for Graduation
- Reserved Parking and Tickets for the EPS Spring Musical
- Gift Cards to Area Restaurants, Services & Stores
- Longaberger Baskets & Pottery
- Tickets to Park District Activities & Area Sporting Events and Many, Many More!
- Purchase TV Raffle Tickets ~ 1 for $10
- For a chance to win a Samsung Flat screen 32” LCD TV
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