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Fernway Park Elementary School News

Welcome! KSD 140 elementary principals and kindergarten teachers will meet with kindergarten students and their parents on Thursday, August 15th from 9-10 am at their respective elementary schools.

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Grissom and Prairie View's Parent/Student Information Day will be held Wednesday, August 14th from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

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Fernway Elementary familes are invited to Popsicles on the Playground on Tuesday, August 13th from 6 - 7 pm. Come enjoy a cool treat while you meet Fernway’s new principal, Mrs. Hutchinson ...

Important August dates to mark on your calendar ...

Principal Sandy Hutchinson

When the 2019-20 school year begins in August, students attending Fernway Park Elementary School will have a new principal. KSD 140 educator Sandy Hutchinson was selected to lead the school ...

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Thanks to our D140 families for their continued support and involvement in our District and to our teachers and support staff who have provided ...

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D140 recently asked District families and employees to complete a three minute survey designed to gather information regarding their preferences for emergency closure make up days and a possible late start option.

Best of luck to the six KSD 140 athletes participating in the Special Olympics Track & Field State Games June 7-9 at Illinois State University in Bloomington Normal!

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If you were unable to make our May 22nd Parent Night regarding D140’s Supplemental Services, please click here to view slides from our presentation.

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KSD 140 observes Memorial Day on Monday, May 27th. No school.

glee club participants

Led by Ms. Pacini and Ms. Krull, eleven students sang and danced their way through Fernway Does Disney, an engaging show highlighting many of the most popular Disney songs.

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As the school year draws to a close, we bid farewell to an outstanding group of fifth grade students.

math bowl participants

Kirby School District 140 brought home nine awards from the annual South Cook Math Bowl held at Prairie State College on May 9th and May 10th. Quite a feat when you consider more than 200 contestants from almost 30 school districts competed each day in this awesome event.

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Ten outstanding fifth-grade students from Kirby School District 140 recently received Awards of Excellence at the Illinois Principals Association’s Student Recognition Breakfast.

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Student-athletes from Kirby School District 140 excelled at the Area E Special Olympics Track & Field Spring Games held at Thornwood High School in early May.

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Congratulations to our Artsy Award Winning Classrooms for April!

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Muffins with Mom

May 7, 2019

What better way to celebrate mom or grandma or any special woman in your life than with Muffins with Mom?!

choir

Just as their first song said, "Count on Me," we can always count on Music Director, Mrs. Jones to lead the fourth and fifth grade choir to an outstanding performance.

fernway girls' volleyball team

The girls’ volleyball season is underway. Seventeen fifth grade girls that have spent the past few weeks learning about the game and practicing volleyball skills such as serving, passing, and good sportsmanship.

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Several parents, family, and friends attended Fernway's second annual student art show on Tuesday, April 30th.

art student of the week

Fernway's very own, Edwin, has been nominated as Artist of the Week by Artsonia. The "Artist of the Week" program, sponsored by ...

Friday, May 3rd 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.

Friday, May 3rd is the last day to qualify for a discount on registration fees for the 2019-20 school year. All packets must be received by the end of the school day or postmarked by Friday, May 3rd in order to qualify for the discount.

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Best of luck to the fifteen KSD 140 athletes participating in the Special Olympics Track & Field Spring Games at Thornwood High School on May 4th!

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Kirby School District 140 engaged Midwest Environmental Consulting Services, Inc. (MEC) to test water at our schools and is very pleased to report that all tests indicate there is no concern of any elevated lead content in the drinking water.

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