Mrs. Amy Grieve
Principal, Congress Park School
February 24, 2023
Dear Congress Park Community,
Mark your calendars! Congress Park's Spring Concert "An Ode To Water" will take place on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 in the auditorium at Park Junior High at 7:00 PM! All students in 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, and Congress Park Chorus & Percussion (CPCP) will perform. More details coming soon!
Please take a few moments to complete the Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey. Please click here to view the complete letter explaining the value of the 5Essentials Survey. To take the survey visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin.
Important Arrival and Pick-Up Reminders
Safe arrival and dismissal of our students is a top priority for us. Please review the procedures listed below to help keep all of Congress Park’s students safe.
Morning Drop-Off
Student arrival begins at 8:10 a.m., and there is no adult supervision prior to this time.
Please do not park on Madison Avenue or Raymond Avenue. These streets are one way streets and drop-off only.
No drop-off is allowed in the parking lot/circle drive.
Students can be dropped off along Madison Avenue on the school-side of the street.
All students should be dropped off from the curb side of the car.
Students should avoid walking through the parking lot.
Afternoon Pick-Up
Please do not park on Madison Avenue or Raymond Avenue. These streets are one way streets and pick-up only.
No pick-up is allowed in the parking lot/circle drive.
Please wait inside the car for your child to arrive.
These traffic arrangements were made under the guidance of the Brookfield Police and Fire Departments in order to better ensure the safety of our students. If you are not the person that picks up your child after school, please pass this information on to whoever picks up your child.
Student Climate Survey Administration - Spring 2023
In D102, we know that a strong school climate has positive impacts on student achievement, attendance rates, and school safety, as well as creating conditions for developing healthy social and emotional skills. We also feel it is critical to hear the voices of our students. To help facilitate that communication we provide a Student Climate Survey twice annually, once in October and again in March.
D102 will gather student perceptions of their school climate, as well as their own social-emotional well-being, in the following ways:
K-2nd grade students will orally provide their input during a classroom meeting conversation with their teacher.
3rd-8th grade students will individually complete an online survey in Google Forms.
Results of the 3rd-8th grade survey are anonymous and will not be used to identify individual students. Rather, the data will be used to gather an overarching sense of students’ perceptions. Each building’s leadership team will use the survey results to inform school-wide planning while grade level teachers will use the data to help plan proactive classroom-based morning circles.
While the K-2nd grade classroom conversation is not anonymous, no student information will be collected or shared. Rather, themes identified during the K-2nd grade classroom conversations will be collected by the teacher and used to plan proactive classroom-based morning circles.
For more information see:
Families that wish to opt out of the survey should either contact their elementary child’s classroom teacher or their junior high child’s advisory teacher.
B.A.S.E. and Right at School
B.A.S.E.
The 2023-2024 B.A.S.E. registration dates have been set. Registration for families who are signing up for full-time care will begin on Thursday, April 20. Full-time is defined as children who attend both morning and afternoon B.A.S.E. sessions each week consistently throughout the school year. All other families that need care will have the opportunity to register starting Thursday, April 27.
Registration will take place at the Park District of La Grange only, beginning at 9:00 a.m. No registrations will be accepted at the B.A.S.E. school locations. The registration fee is $50 per child and is non-refundable.
Summer Camp registration begins March 1.
Right at School
Registration for Right at School will not be open until late May or early June. More information regarding Right at School can be found at www.rightatschool.com
2023 Summer Programs
Registration is now open for the District 102 2023 Summer Programs. Registration is through your PushCoin account. The PushCoin links for each program are...
Dual Language: https://store.dist102.k12.il.us#!/products/LUDPBMG6LW
Summer Bridge: https://store.dist102.k12.il.us#!/products/WCPSUU42EF
Destiny Imagination: https://store.dist102.k12.il.us/#!/products/TNEGHUHETC
STEM EXPO 2023
Who: All students in grades K-6
When: Saturday, March 4, 2023, 9:00 a.m. - Noon Set-up is Friday, March 3, - 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Where: Forest Road School Gym, 901 N. Forest Road, La Grange Park
Questions? Call the Science Center 708-215-6405 or email
Mrs. Hohl, hohlvi@dist102.k12.il.us or Mrs. V, vaiciuliske@dist102.k12.il.us
Attendance
If your child will be absent from school, please contact cpattendance@dist102.k12.il.us. This is a quick and easy way to communicate with the health office about your child's absence.
Congress Park Parent Calendar
Congress Park activities can be found on the District website, or parents can subscribe to our Parent Google Calendar. Follow the link to subscribe. Congress Park Parent Google Calendar
3/1 - 3rd Grade Science Center
3/3 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences
3/4 - STEM Expo
3/6 - School Battle of the Books
3/7 - PTO Meeting
3/10 - 1st Grade Science Center
3/10 - Coffee with the Principal
3/10 - PTO Carnival
3/11 - LT Solo and Ensemble Festival
3/21 - District Battle of the Books
8 Week Session Begins Tuesday, March 21st
The 8 Week Session is a family-based bereavement support group that provides support and grief education. This spring they will meet on 8 consecutive* Tuesday evenings - March 21, April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16 2023. Children are in groups with similar aged peers and the adults gather together to learn how to support the children. *No meeting 3/28 due to spring break
The Spring 2023 Session will be held in Western Springs (location will be in registration confirmation). We ask families to attend each of the eight weeks.
To register for Buddy's Place programming please click HERE to access the program registration form.
There is no cost to participate in Buddy's Place however program registration is required. After we receive the program registration form, we will reach out regarding the 8-week Session.
Additional information on Buddy's Place can be found at on the Buddy's Place webpage. Please contact Michelle Halm with any questions.
Upcoming Monthly Gatherings
Buddy's Place offers a monthly family support group that meets on the 2nd Monday of every month. All groups meet from 6:15pm - 7:30pm. Please complete the program registration form and you will receive information on the Monthly Gatherings. The dates for the upcoming Monthly Gatherings are:
Monday, March 13
Monday, April 10
Monday, May 8
Monday, June 12