Dear Incoming Kindergarten Parents,

Welcome to Pritchett School and the start of what we know will be a wonderful educational and social experience for your child! To help incoming Kindergarten families prepare for this fall, we have provided key information linked below. Please find information regarding:

• August General Screening and Multilingual Screening Sign-ups -- Click Here

• The presentation from the April 21 parent orientation -- Click Here

• Kindergarten August Calendar of events (keep this on your refrigerator) -- Click Here

Sincerely,

Dr. Matt K. Moreland, Principal
Mrs. Julie Cummings, Assistant Principal

As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment and thank you for making our 2025-2026 school year the best ever! We have enjoyed all of the wonderful contributions you have shared with Pritchett School. Our physical education teachers, Ms. Ahearn and Mrs. Bellis are topping it off with a well-planned Field Week! Special thanks to the PTO for organizing our parent volunteers. Without parent help, these fun days could not have happened!

I would like to extend best wishes to our amazing first-grade teacher, Mrs. Elana Glomp, as she retires after 34 years of dedicated service to the teaching profession and D102. Her positive impact on children has been outstanding! It is hard to imagine Pritchett School without Mrs. Glomp. We wish her the very best! In addition to Mrs. Glomp, another prominent fixture of Pritchett School, our Assistant Principal, Mrs. Julie Cummings, will be leaving us. We wish her the best as she takes over the responsibilities of D102's early childhood program. She will be fantastic in her new role! Finally, we wish Lauren Alexander, Nina Binder, Anitha Boniface, Natalie Daley, Marlee Friedman, Mary Ann Gimbel, Terry Lee, Reshma Syed and Sofia Van Opstal well wishes as they transition to other roles in our school district or pursue other endeavors.

On behalf of the Pritchett faculty, we appreciate the remarkable year our students and families have shared with us. THANK YOU!

For your children,

Dr. Moreland, Principal

If you are driving your child, please note that students will not be able to enter the building nor exit their vehicle prior to 8:50 am. Staff will be present out front in our car drop-off line each morning. Students are dismissed between 3:25 pm and 3:30 pm.

Please Note:

• Cars need to approach the school traveling south on Horatio Blvd.

• Cars may only make a right-hand turn into the parking lot.

• Cars may only make a right-hand turn to exit the parking lot.

• Parents need to remain in their cars during drop-off and pick-up.

• Cars need to pull all the way forward to the marked “Stop Here” sign.

• Parents need to stay “in line.” Please follow the car ahead of you.

• Illinois State law prohibits cell phone use in a school zone.

Cars may begin lining up to pick up their child no earlier than 3:10 pm. If you plan on picking up your child at the end of the school day, please print the "Student Pick-Up Sign" linked below. Please display it on your dashboard, closest to the passenger side of the car. This particular sign lets the pick-up supervisors quickly identify your child, their grade level, and their teacher. Displaying this sign will add to the efficiency of our pick-up process. Thank you! Student Pick-Up Sign

If your child will be absent from school because of illness, doctor appointments, or vacation, please call your school’s attendance line, 847.353.5703, by 8:00 am. Please state your name, your student's name, the reason for absence, and your homeroom teacher when you call. Keeping track of all students every day is an important task and we greatly appreciate your assistance.