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PV Eagle Families:

Welcome to the 2026-27 school year! Our team has worked hard throughout the summer to prepare for your student’s arrival. We extend an especially warm welcome to our incoming sixth graders as they spread their wings and join the Eagle family!

Families who were unable to attend the PV Walkthrough on August 5th may visit the school on August 17th from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. During this time, families can pick up their back-to-school information packet, purchase gym uniforms and/or locks, and pay school fees.

The first day of school for students is Thursday, August 20th. Below are arrival and dismissal procedures linked in this newsletter. Please review the maps below to ensure that you are prepared for the first day. Buses drop off in front of the building by the main doors. Cars dropping off need to wind through the parking lot so they are not passing our buses. The first couple of school days, new students are still figuring it all out, so please be cautious when driving.

Picture Day at Prairie View will be August 27th. Picture retake day will be October 5th.

PLEASE NOTE that our doors will open for arrival this year starting at 8:30 AM. Staff will be out supervising bus and door entrances at this time. Students walking, biking, or being dropped off via car to school will not be able to enter the building until that time.

Open House is scheduled for Monday, August 24th at Prairie View from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Your student will bring home a schedule for the evening for you to follow.

We look forward to partnering with our families and making this a wonderful year filled with positivity, learning, and growth. Together, let’s make it a year of Good Vibes and Great Minds!

Please call the Prairie View Office at (708)532-8540 with any questions.

Best regards,

Maura R. Baskovich

If your child would like hot lunch on any of the days listed, you must order and pay for it on the website. Orders are placed two times of the year. The first half of the year will be for September 3rd through January 28th. The first order must be placed before August 21st. NO LATE orders will be accepted! Please watch dates for vacations and religious holidays, as we WILL NOT allow refunds. In the event your student is not at school or is unable to partake in hot lunch, we can hold your lunch, and it can be picked up by a parent that day during lunch hours.

Please click this link or scan the QR code below to order.

If you have not already accessed and viewed your child's schedule and transportation information, you can find this information via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

If you need assistance with your parent portal, please contact your school office.

PV Picture Day will be Thursday, August 27, 2026. Order forms will be sent home with students next week.

All students will have their picture taken, whether or not they purchase a package. These photos will also be used for student ID cards and the school yearbook.

Please encourage your child to dress appropriately for Picture Day.

If your child is absent, a make-up/re-take day will be scheduled later in the school year.

If you have questions, please call the office at (708)532-8540.

If your child is a morning car rider, please note that left turns into the parking lot from 175th Street are not permitted—this entrance is reserved for buses only. Once you enter the lot, make an immediate left and follow the arrows through the designated car line. Drop-off occurs along the front sidewalk, and students should walk to their grade-level entrance from there.

For afternoon dismissal, car riders should enter the parking lot and follow the arrows through the designated route. Please stop on the painted lines and do not pull forward until all buses have pulled away. Once the buses have left, cars may proceed down the lane in front of the school to pick up students along the front sidewalk.

Student walkers are not permitted to use the east side of the building, as there is no adult supervision in that area. Students coming to or from 175th Street from the east should use the east sidewalk to reach their designated grade-level door, while students coming from the west should use the west sidewalk. This also prevents students from walking across the parking lot entrance and exit, where vehicle traffic is heavy during arrival and dismissal.

Queens Court, Valley View, Timbers Edge III

All students east of 84th Avenue should travel to 175th Street and walk to 84th Avenue. Students should cross with the crossing guard at 84th Avenue and 175th Street.

Raintree

All students east of 88th Avenue and northwest of the school should walk to Raintree, go east to Valley Drive, and then south to Raintree and Valley to enter by the sidewalk at the rear of the school.

Timbers Edge

Students west of 88th Avenue and North or South of 175th Street walk to 175th Street and cross with the crossing guard at 175th Street and 88th Avenue.

Radcliffe Place

Students can walk to 88th Avenue and north to 175th Street, crossing with the crossing guard, or take Radcliffe Road to Westbridge Road, heading north to Humber Lane, and cross with the crossing guard at Humber Lane and 175th Street.

Pheasant Lake

Walk north to Golden Pheasant Drive to 179th Street and go east to 88th Avenue, or walk to Mallard Road and go east to 88th Avenue and cross at the crosswalk. Walk north on 88th Avenue to the crossing guard at 88th Avenue and 175th Street.

Town Pointe

Walk to Sipple Drive heading north to 179th Street, then head east to Durkin Road at the crosswalk. Continue north on Durkin Road to Radcliffe, then head west to Westbridge Road and north to Humber Lane. Continue on Humber Lane and 175th St to the crossing guard.

Pottawattomi, Avondale

Walk to 179th Street and head west to 84th Avenue. Go north to 175th Street and cross with the crossing guard at 84th Avenue.

• Monday, August 24 – Middle School Open House from 6:00 to 7:30 pm

KSD 140 uses the ParentSquare messaging platform to keep parents and guardians informed and engaged with our schools and the District.

• Receive messages from the school via email, text, or app notification

• Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6 pm

• Communicate in your preferred language

• Direct message teachers and staff

• Sign up for parent-teacher conferences

• Sign forms & permission slips, sign up to volunteer, and more, all from your desktop or mobile device

We encourage parents to access their accounts by visiting parentsquare.com/signin and REGISTERING using the email or phone number listed in Infinite Campus.

For even greater convenience, please download the ParentSquare app (available free for iOS and Android devices).

School supply lists for all D140 schools are available in the School Supply List section of our website.

Keep connected with fellow Eagles by checking out any of these web pages.

D140 prioritizes comprehensive strategies to support students' mental, emotional, and physical health. Please click Health Information to review our resources. Together, we can create a nurturing environment where every student can thrive.

mbaskovich@ksd140.org

Assistant Principal: Mrs. Colleen Sempek

csempek@ksd140.org

Website: ksd140.org/prairieview
Location: 8500 175th Street, Tinley Park, IL, USA
Phone: 708-532-8540
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PrairieViewEagles
Twitter: @PV_Eagles