Congress Park Dolphin Newsletter

1.24.25

Dear Congress Park Community,

It has been a busy and exciting week here at school! From engaging classroom activities to school-wide initiatives, we are thrilled to see the energy and enthusiasm our students bring each day. Thank you for your continued support and for being an essential part of our school community.

A Safety Reminder for Parents: For everyone’s safety, we kindly ask parents and students to avoid walking through the parking lots. Please use the sidewalks and designated pathways to ensure everyone stays safe during drop-off and pick-up times.

Door 5 is Back in Use! We are excited to announce that Door 5 is now open again! Thank you so much for your flexibility and patience while we completed the necessary repairs. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Student Council Winter Food Drive: The Student Council is excited to sponsor the Winter Food Drive this month! We are collecting non-perishable food items to benefit St. Barb’s Food Pantry, which serves families right here in Brookfield. Items especially needed include soups, canned fruits, pasta, granola bars, and hygiene products.

Donations can be dropped off in the main office, or placed in the Food Drive bin located by door #2.

Thank you for your generosity and for helping us support our local community! Your kindness truly makes a difference.

Kind regards,

Amy Grieve

Congress Park Principal

CP NEWS

Student Council Food Drive

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Kindergarten Information Night - 2025-26

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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

Commercial Lunches

As outlined in our Parent Handbook, we kindly ask that commercial lunches, such as McDonald’s, not be brought in during the school day. If a lunch of this type is dropped off, your child will enjoy it in the office. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain a healthy and consistent environment for all our students.

UPCOMING DATES

1/28 - Career Day - 5th/6th Grade

2/7 - PTO Glow Dance Party

2/7 - Student Council Food Drive Deadline

2/14 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - No School

2/17 - President's Day - No School

2/20 - 6th Grade Field Trip - Field Museum

2/21 - PTO Cultural Night

2/25 - Kindergarten Information Night - 2025-26

2/28 - Institute Day - No School

2/28 - PTO Parents Night Out Puzzle Challenge

From our Congress Park PTO

Let's Glow Crazy Dance Party

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Caring Kids Club

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PTO Cultural Night

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PTO Parents Night Out

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DISTRICT/COMMUNITY EVENTS

D102 STEM Expo

Calling all student scientists, engineers and inventors!

STEM EXPO 2025 is coming soon on Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at Forest Road School, 901 N Forest Road, LaGrange Park from 9:00 - 12:00.

STEM EXPO provides an opportunity for students from kindergarten - 8th grade to explore a science topic of their choice, either independently or with a friend. Learn something new and share your project at EXPO! Projects range in complexity from simple observations to full experiments, inventions or technology projects. For more detailed information go to the STEM EXPO website Guarantee your limited edition t-shirt in your size by registering before February 15th. Register now.

All are invited to visit our K-8 th grade students as they display and present their projects at EXPO. Participants will be ready to share their knowledge, creativity and STEM talents with you.

Visit the Science Center Open House from 10:00 - 1:00 pm. Experiment with a variety of science and engineering activities as well as some animal time.

See you at STEM EXPO!

Parents' Night Out

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Cyber Safety Parenting Workshop

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Brookfield Little League Registration

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Art with Heart Art Exhibit

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Building Inclusive Community Conference

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