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January 30, 2026
Prairie Dogs Families, It looks like the freezing temperatures will give us a break next week! Please do your best to stay warm this weekend, and don’t forget that today is the LAST day to place your order for the remainder of the year for our Lunch Extreme and Treat Day options. Please place your orders in Givebacks by clicking here
Subway Lunch Extreme for Today
Due to supply issues, Subway was only able to deliver “Meals” today. If your student ordered a 2-pack of cookies, they will be delivered during lunch on Wednesday, February 4th. We apologize for this delay.
 
Thank you Corner
This week, we want to thank each of our Lunch Supervisors in our LP community. We are incredibly grateful for the time you give and for the meaningful relationships you build with our children every day. 💛  
 
Open Positions
We are still looking for parents who would like to help with the Gym Jam Committee! Come be part of the fun 🎉 If you’re interested, please send an email to [email protected]. Thank you for your support!
 
TODAY is the deadline to place your orders in givebacks for the following committees and services: 
 
  • Lunch Extreme and Treat Day – Place orders for the remainder of the school year. Delicious lunch options and treats will be served for our students. Order deadline: Friday, January 30th.  
 
  • Appreciation Valentine’s Day for our Staff – Help us celebrate the wonderful staff at LP by providing a catered lunch from Italian Pizza Kitchen on Friday, February 13th. You can contribute on Givebacks by clicking here, and/or sign up here to bring extra items. Please help us spread some love for our teachers! Fill out this Google form with a note to any of your children’s teachers! We will print them on hearts and make sure they get them!! Reach out to Sarah at [email protected] with questions! 
 
  • Gym Jam Winter Land on Friday, February 20th – Middle Level Gym Jam is coming up!!! Sign-up is open, we are going to have a great night full of fun for our ML students. 
 
To help avoid individual processing fees in Givebacks, please try to place your order all together. Thank you!  
 
PTSA Meeting Tuesday, February 17th
Our PTSA meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 17th, at 6:30 PM. We can’t wait to see you again!
 
STC Auction Committee
Our PTSA is coordinating auction baskets/items for the Schaumburg Township Council of PTAs and WE NEED YOUR HELP! This year’s theme is Slash, Scare and Spend. Each year the Schaumburg Township Council of PTA’s offers college scholarships to former District 54 students, and summer experience scholarships to current students. The funds to support these scholarships are raised during our annual Silent/Live Auction event on March 13th. Each of the 28 schools are asked to contribute.Since all our students can benefit from the scholarship funds offered by the STC (visit http://pta.sd54.org for the application), we are asking the entire school for donations (but make sure to to join our school’s PTSA so you can apply for the scholarship). We have given examples of donations below, or we welcome a Home Depot, Target or Walmart gift card that can be used to purchase items.  All items need to be received prior to February 1, 2026 . If interested please contact Kara Schmauderer: [email protected] 
 
– Restaurant Gift Cards $30 – 5 or more needed 
– Bottles of wine – Many are needed
– Lottery Tickets – All different denominations
– Whiskey – 1 750ml Bottle
– Grilling supplies 
– Sports memorabilia or equipment (baseball/football themed baskets)
– Any horror movie memorabilia such as Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, or Childs play. 
 
* If you have a business, we would love to highlight it either with a product or service donation (with your business named on the auction platform).