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John A. Bannes Elementary School News

Bannes fourth grade students performed fairy tale plays for their families and friends on April 23rd and 24th.

In order to qualify for a discount on registration fees, you must return your student's packet to your home school by Friday, May 4th.

Congratulations to our Bannes Bobcats of the Week! These students were chosen by their teachers for their outstanding character and leadership qualities.

Best of luck to the sixteen KSD 140 athletes participating in the Special Olympics Track & Field Spring Games at Thornwood High School on May 5th!

Summer Academy classes will be available to incoming kindergarten through sixth grade KSD 140 students during the month of August. For a detailed description of our course offerings ...

Sixty-nine Bannes fifth graders celebrated their completion of the D.A.R.E. program wit...

Friday, May 4th is a START Day. Elementary schools will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. and middle schools will be dismissed at 1:20 p.m

Thanks to the more than 35 local and federal law enforcement officers and firemen who celebrated First Responder Day ...

Congratulations to our Bannes Bobcats of the Week! These students were chosen by their teachers for ...

Want to encourage physical activity AND get the whole family involved? Then come on out for the Bannes Family Fun Run/Walk.

Grissom and Prairie View middle schools will be offering Summer Sports Camps for students in grades 5-8.

Congratulations to our Bannes Bobcats of the Week! These students were chosen by their teachers for their outstanding character and leadership qualities

Observed annually on author Beverly Cleary’s birthday, April 12th’s National Drop Everything and Read day is designed to celebrate and promote reading.

Congratulations to our Bannes Bobcats of the Week! These students were chosen by their ...

Please join us at our KSD 140 Parent Night: Helping Children Learn Over the Summer featuring Dr. Margaret Carroll.

Just a reminder ... Wednesday, April 11th is a START Day. Elementary schools will be dismissed at 12:30 pm and middle schools will be dismissed at 1:20 pm.

We really enjoyed visiting with everyone who stopped by our booth at the Discover Tinley Expo on Saturday, April 7th.  It was wonderful to hear ...

Students and staff are invited to celebrate National Library Week April 9th - 13th with the following theme/activity days.

Congratulations to our twelve top-notch fourth and fifth grade spellers who competed on April 5th in Bannes' annual Spelling Bee.

Bannes families are invited to attend our annual Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Breakfast on Thursday, April 12th from 7:25-7:55 am.

Congratulations to our Bannes Bobcats of the Week! These students were chosen by their teachers for ...

KSD 140's Spring Break is Monday, March 26th through Monday, April 2nd. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school on Tuesday, April 3rd. Enjoy!

Show your school spirit as we count down the days until Spring Break and the completion of the PARCC tests!

KSD 140’s middle school musicians were in perfect harmony at the Illinois Grade School Music Association (IGSMA) District Band contest at Manhattan Junior High School on March 17th. The Cadet Band, Concert Band and Symphonic Band each earned Division I “Superior” ratings ...

Congratulations to our Bannes Bobcats of the Week! These students were chosen by their teachers for ...

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