February 20, 2026

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Dear CP Families,

For those of you who have completed the 5 Essentials survey for CP- thank you! Please complete our survey here:    http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

The survey opened on February 3 and will close on March 13, 2026. 

This weekend we’re looking forward to our PTO’s Cultural Night from 5-7 p.m. in our gym. Forest Road and CP are partnering for this event. 

Kindergarten Information Night is coming up next week on 2/26. We’d love to host incoming Kindergarten families from 6-7 p.m. in our LRC to share information about our school and programs.

Students have worked hard this week to stay focused on their classroom tasks and follow their Dolphin 3’s. We are proud of them!  Thank you for partnering with us this week to make CP an awesome place.

Take care, 

Ms. Rodriguez

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5Essentials Survey

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Students, teachers, and parents across Illinois have an opportunity to participate in the annual Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to provide important feedback about your child’s school. As a parent/guardian, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school efficacy, leadership, safety and academic programming.

The 5Essentials Survey is designed by The University of Chicago and administered online by UChicago Impact. The survey gathers data related to five indicators designed to  predict important student outcomes, including improved attendance and academic growth. The 5 Essential indicators that affect and predict school success are:

Effective Leaders

Collaborative Teachers

Involved Families

Supportive Environments

Ambitious Instruction

All District 102 teachers and 4th through 8th grade students will be responding to this survey. 5Essentials results are sent to schools and districts in May and are also  included in the Illinois School Report Card. District 102 uses the feedback from the 5 Essential results to monitor school and district improvement goals as stated in Vision 2030, our Strategic Plan.  

D102 would like to ask all parents and guardians to complete the parent survey. If at least 20 percent of each school’s parents/guardians complete this survey, a separate parent report will also be generated for each school. The parent is not included on the State Report Card, but is reported out by the District as one of the metrics measuring our Strategic successes and areas that need improvement. Parent identities and survey responses are completely confidential and are never connected to you or your child.

The Illinois 5Essentials Survey for students, teachers, and parents will be conducted through March 13th. To take the survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin.

For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, or to view previous years’ Reports, please visit https://www.5-essentials.org/illinois. Parents will need to create a personal account with 5Essentials to view school specific results. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact UChicago Impact Survey Support at 1-866-440-1874 or impact-surveys@uchicago.edu.

2/21  -  Cultural Night

2/26. -  2026-27 Kindergarten Parent Info Night

2/27  -  NO SCHOOL - Institute Day

2/27  -  Flying High Pizza FUNdraiser 

3/2  -  Caring Kids Club

3/7  -  Cossitt Clothing Sale

3/10  -  PTO Meeting

3/17  -  Election Day

3/20  -  PTO CP Comedy Jam

3/27  -  Coffee with the Principal

3/30 - 4/6  -  Spring Break

Tomorrow Night!!!

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Congress Park Flying High Pizza FUNdraiser Event – Discounted tickets available until 2/25

https://flyinghighgym.com/product/congress-park-elementary-pto-friday-february-27-2026-700pm-1000pm-open-to-public/

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Congress Park Comedy Jam - More Tables Added and Individual Tickets Available

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/congress-park-comedy-jam

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Cossitt Clothing Sale is Coming March 7!

Mark your calendars for the SPRING Cossitt Clothing Sale
Saturday, MARCH 7 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm at Cossitt School!
115 W Cossitt Ave, La Grange

SELL your gently used spring and summer children’s clothing, shoes, and books and keep 60% of the sale price.  The Cossitt PTC keeps 40% to use towards school programs. The average check our consignors received from the 2025 Fall Sale was over $100! Register here: Consignor Registration

New to consigning?  Join us at Consigning 101!  We will be helping new consignors register, answer questions and price, hang and tag clothes.  We will have hangers, pins and other tagging supplies available to use onsite.  Meet us in the Multi-Purpose Room at Cossitt School from 6:30-8pm on Tuesday, February 17.  Enter through Door 5. 

VOLUNTEER your time.  Would you like to be invited to the presale and shop before the General Sale?  Signup is coming soon!  Watch our website for more!

DONATE your gently used spring and summer clothes and books if you don’t feel like tagging and Cossitt keeps 100% of the profit!   Drop off at 73 7th Ave. in La Grange until March 1.

SHOP thousands of items from infant to teen and find out why people look forward to our sale year after year!  We open at 10am for the General Sale and EVERYTHING goes HALF PRICE at 12:30pm!  We are located at 115 W Cossitt in La Grange.

SPREAD THE WORD Want to help us spread the word in your community?  Reach out to cossittsale@gmail.com and we can help provide social media content, flyers to post, newsletter blurbs and more!

For more information to shop, sell, donate, and volunteer, please check the Cossitt PTC website.

We hope to see you at the Sale!

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 SAVE THE DATE: Run for 102!

Mark your calendars for the 11th Annual Run for 102 Race to the Finish!   Join us for a morning of community spirit and healthy competition at Ogden Avenue Elementary School.

     When: Sunday, April 19th, 2026 Where: Ogden Avenue Elementary School 

     The Events:

          8:00 AM: 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk

          8:30 AM: 5K Race

Early Bird registration officially opens on 3/1/26.Register early to snag the best price and guarantee your spot at the starting line.

Early Bird pricing ends March 16th. Don't miss out!

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Brookfield Parks & Recreation Summer Camp Registration opens Monday, March 2 at 9 a.m., and we’ve got tons of fun lined up for kids of all ages!

Choose from our exciting camps:

Camp details are available beginning on Page 14 of our interactive online brochure.

Register online or stop by in person at the Parks & Recreation Office, located in the lower level of the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave.

Non-resident registration opens March 23.