Reminder: IAR Testing begins tomorrow for students in grades 3-8. Please support your child by ensuring they get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and bring their Chromebook fully charged to school each day. Thank you for helping to ensure a positive, supportive, and successful testing experience.
Welcome Back from spring break! We can't wait to welcome students back tomorrow.
SPRING BREAK starts now! We wish all of our EPS community a wonderful spring break. We look forward to welcoming students back to the building on TUESDAY, April 1st. #springBREAK
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW- Parent-Teacher Conferences are tomorrow from 12pm-8pm. There is no school for students. #SPRINGconferences
TONIGHT: Shrek Jr. performs in the EPS Auditorium! Doors open at 6:00 pm, and the show starts at 6:30 pm. Admission is free! You won't want to miss this hilarious and heartwarming tale of an ogre that discovers what makes him special, also makes him strong.
Calling 4th-8th grade families! Your point-of-view valued. The Illinois 5Essentials Survey is now open. Thank you for sharing your insight on this school year to help us learn and continuously improve. Your feedback is anonymous and confidential. Visit the following link to get started: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent
We officially wrapped up quarter 3 on Friday with pajama day and an all-school pep rally. The pep rally brought us together to celebrate our students, teachers, teams, and accomplishments while having fun! We were treated to amazing performances by our cheerleading team and the cast of Shrek Jr., as well as some fun games and competitions.
Pre-K Fitness Day this week included our EPS pre-k parents and siblings joining together for a morning of fitness fun! Students wrapped up their exercise study on fitness by showing their families everything they learned.
Congrats to our Cheer Team for competing in the cheer competition last week at Niles West High School. We are proud of our team's commitment to teamwork and perseverance throughout the cheer season. Thank you to our amazing coach, Ms. Spedale, for everything you do for our students and a great season.
SAVE THE DATE: Shrek Jr. performs in the EPS Auditorium on Tuesday, March 18th! Doors open at 6:00 pm, and the show starts at 6:30 pm. Admission is free!
The Board of Education’s October meeting will be held tonight and will occur in the Plotkin Boardroom. Please enter through the district office door on main circle drive - the regular meeting begins at 7:00 PM.
Join us TONIGHT at 6:30 pm for Family ART Night part 2- We can't wait to complete the family and community projects we began together last month. #ARTnight
Mrs. Foti’s fourth graders playing Quiz Quiz Trade to determine the theme of stories.
First-graders received materials to become engineers. Students collaborated with peers to construct cities, houses, and buildings using everyday recyclables.
TODAY join the fun at the circus! Come today to EPS for our PTA sponsored circus fundraiser event from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, East Prairie will be transformed into a circus complete with a dunk booth, “tattoo parlor,” games, face painting, fortune telling and more!
Calling all Middle Schoolers!!! Join us TONIGHT -6:00 pm-8:00 pm for Rec Night at EPS.
Join the fun at the circus! This Saturday, March 8th, from 11:00AM - 2:00PM, East Prairie will be transformed into a circus complete with a dunk booth, “tattoo parlor,” games, face painting, fortune telling and more!
oin us tonight at 6:30 pm at EPS as we celebrate our Middle School Band with an extraordinary showcase featuring our Symphonic Band and the Concert Band (students in grades 6-8 only). All are invited to this event! Thank you to Mr Berlinghoff for your incredible leadership!
Last week, our staff had the opportunity to welcome and learn from educators like Tina Boogren and Jen Leimberer on Institute Day. Staff also learned to use the new Community Connection makerspace at EPS thanks to Ms Sarantakis.
Thank you to our EPS PTA for sponsoring this amazing Cultural Arts performance today. Students enjoyed stories and songs, along with the ability to act out scenes and songs for their peers. Our PTA sponsored events are made possible due to help from our families and community in fundraisers like this Saturday's PTA carnival.
