Congress Park Dolphin Newsletter
2.9.24
Lewis Howard Latimer
Latimer was a tenacious inventor and patent draftsman. He created many inventions including an evaporative air conditioner and a toilet system for railroad cars. He is most noted for inventing the carbon filament in light bulbs.
Dr. Shirley Jackson
Jackson is a gifted physicist and the first African American woman to earn a doctorate degree at MIT. She is known for inventing the portable fax machine, touch tone telephones, solar cells, fiber optic cables, caller ID, and call waiting.
CP NEWS
Candygram Sale!
The Student Council is sponsoring a Candygram sale this Valentine’s Day. If your student is interested in sending a student or staff member a Candygram please use this link for more info as well as the order form. All orders/money can be sent to Mr. Giordano or Mrs. Carbray. Thank you for supporting the Student Council!
Kindergarten Information Night - 2024-2025
Please share this information with your friends and neighbors.
REMINDERS
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
UPCOMING DATES
2/10 - PTO Parents Night Out - Congress Park Comedy Jam
2/15 - Group Picture Day
2/16 - Non-Attendance Day
2/19 - No School - Presidents' Day
2/20 - Monday Specials Schedule
2/27 - Kindergarten Information Night for students attending kindergarten 2024-2025
3/1 - Parent Teacher Conferences
3/2 - STEM Expo
From our Congress Park PTO
Yay!! Let the Lemonade War's begin!! I hope you are having a great time reading this fun book with your family. We have a couple of exciting announcements:
We will offer a reading club on Tuesdays, starting 2/13 in Mr. Velez's room (212). This club will meet for the whole lunch/recess time and kids of all ages are welcome to join with their books and lunch. This is a drop-in club, so please encourage your kids to join in if they want to read with the group. If you are a parent interested in helping with this reading club, please email Akeya Holt (akeya_stewart@yahoo.com);
Our Family Lemonade Wars close-out event will be in the Congress Park gym on April 12th. More details to come;
If you are having trouble accessing the read aloud version of the book on the web, try this:
go to kamispatzek.com;
Open parent links;
Open OSOB; and
Type in the case sensitive passcode.
Please email Akeya Holt (akeya_stewart@yahoo.com) if you are still having challenges.
Please share your pictures and stories about reading The Lemonade Wars on social media by positing to #CPReads! . Lets start a reading movement with this first book :)
PTO Volunteer Positions
We know that educating the whole child takes the whole community, and we also know that everyone has something to give. In fact, we rely on families and community members to supplement the hard work of our teaching staff.
Please consider supporting the school in one of these rewarding and fun roles!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DA9AA22A0FA7-47842932-ptohelp#/
COMMUNITY EVENTS
🔬🧑🔬Get ready for STEM EXPO!🚀🧪
📅 Date: Saturday, March 2nd
🏫 Location: Forest Road School
What is STEM EXPO?
✅A non-competitive showcase of student work related to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math/creative making).
✅Students work on a project at home based on their interests. Bring in your awesome projects and share them at EXPO.
✅A fun morning with other creative students to celebrate your STEM accomplishments.
What STEM EXPO is NOT:
❌ It's NOT a competition – EVERYONE gets a cool t-shirt and a participation certificate!
❌ It's NOT your typical science fair – forget about those old-school requirements! Just share what you did and learned while working on your project.
❌ It's NOT a long-term project – whip up something amazing in just 1-7 days!
❌ It's NOT just for solo projects – team up with a sibling or friend!
Check out the STEM EXPO website for more detailed information. Register here to tell us you will be there. Don’t forget to register by February 17th to ensure you get a t-shirt in your size. Hope to see you there!
Mrs Hohl and Mrs V.
Science Center
Mighty Patriot Basketball Game
Are you ready for an unbelievable Over the Top Basketball game?
The Mighty Patriots will be playing LaGrange, LaGrange Park and Brookfield Firefighters and Police officers for a fun game like no other.
Pom pom handouts for all, extra handouts for elementary students.
And don’t forget Mighty Max and his crew will be throwing out over 40 full size candy treats at Half time.
February 13th at 4:00
Admission is free! Your support priceless!
Brookfield Parks and Recreation Summer Camp Information
Summer is around the corner and the Brookfield Parks and Recreation Department has summer camp options for all youth! Registration for summer camp programming begins March 4th for Brookfield residents and March 25th for non-residents. Mark your calendars, registration fills up quickly!
The Brookfield Parks and Recreation Foundation is here to provide financial assistance to families for summer programming through the Brookfield Parks and Recreation Department. Qualifying families can receive up to 50% of funding for summer camp programming.
Application requests and/or submittals can be done via email to Brookfield Parks & Recreation Director, Luke Gunderson at LGundersen@brookfieldil.gov, by telephone request at 708-485-1527, or in-person at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave.
To learn more about the Brookfield Parks and Recreation Foundation or make a donation to help local families participate in parks and recreation programming visit brookfieldparksfdn.org.
Brookfield Library Board Vacancy
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