Peotone Elementary School

Please share with any families that are preschool age for the 25-26 school year!

We’re thrilled to recognize another group of amazing sponsors who helped us reach our Go Big Blue student shirt goal!

💙 First Community Bank and Trust
💙 KMS Services
💙 Quetzal Construction Inc.
💙 Advantage Paving

Thank you for your generosity and support of our Blue Devils! Go BIG BLUE!

We’re excited to share that we’ve met our goal for Go Big Blue shirts! A huge thank you to our generous sponsors—Xtreme Trailer Repair Services, Berkots, Jared Gordon Realty, and Nature's Way Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning —for making this possible. We can’t wait to recognize even more sponsors throughout the week! Go BIG BLUE!

We’re excited to celebrate our first Big Blue District Day tomorrow—Friday, August 29! All students and staff are encouraged to wear blue or spirit wear as we come together to show our district pride and unity. Big Blue District Days will be celebrated throughout the year!

🚙✨ Get ready, Peotone! It’s parade time! ✨🚙

The Peotone High School Student Council is thrilled to host the 4th Annual Peotone Community Golf Cart Parade on Saturday, September 27th!

📍 Line-up: 3:00 pm at the PHS Student Parking Lot
🎉 Parade Kickoff: 3:30 pm sharp

Bring your golf carts, side-by-sides, or rangers—and show them off in style! 🎨🎈 Prizes will go to the Top 3 Best-Dressed Carts, so let your creativity shine. Decorations are optional, but always encouraged, and participants are welcome to toss candy along the route! 🍬✨

After the parade rolls through town, we’ll end the fun at the Bowling Alley in downtown Peotone, where the PHS Fine Arts Booster Club will be serving up their famous Chili Cook-Off. 🍲🔥 Enjoy a warm bowl of chili while celebrating with the community!

Questions? Reach out to Billy Robinson, Student Council Advisor at wrobinson@peotoneschools.org.

Parade Route Directions:

Begin in the PHS Student Parking Lot
Head Straight on The Hague
Turn left onto Hans Brinker Dr.
Turn left onto Corning Ave.
Turn left onto N. West St.
Turn Right onto E. Main St.
Turn left onto N. 2nd St.
End at the Peotone Bowling Alley

Peotone 207u Families,

I wanted to share an update on Mr. Owens. He continues to make progress each day and is currently recovering at home. Please keep him in your thoughts as he moves forward in his recovery journey.

During his leave, I will be stepping in as DeFacto Superintendent, carrying out both the superintendent and assistant superintendent responsibilities. Lisa Harrod, Superintendent of Manteno, has generously donated her time to serve in a consulting role during this interim period. While she won’t be working directly with students and staff, she will be an additional resource for me during this time. Thank you as well to our dedicated administrative team for working together to ensure a smooth and successful start to the school year.

We are excited to welcome our students back this week!

First Day of School (Grades 1–12): Thursday, August 21 (Common Plan Early Release—students will eat lunch at school)

Meet and Greet Appointments (PreK & Kindergarten): Thursday, August 21 & Friday, August 22 (by appointment only)

First Day of School (PreK & Kindergarten): Monday, August 25

In my welcome message to staff yesterday, I closed with a sentiment I’d like to share with you, our families, as we start the year:

Here in Peotone, we have something truly special. This is a community that rallies together—as we are right now for Mr. Owens—that takes pride in its schools and lifts one another up. This is our moment. Our moment to do something incredible, not just as individual teachers or schools, but as one united district.

That’s why our theme this year, Go Big Blue, is more than just a slogan. It’s a call to bring our very best every single day and to go big in everything we do.

Let’s make this a year filled with unforgettable moments—for our students, for one another, and for our community. Together, let’s Go Big Blue!

Looking forward to a great school year!

Carole Zurales

On Tuesday, we had our all-staff District Kick Off at Institute Day!💙 It was an incredible time of connection and celebration. Our admin team proudly launched this year’s Go Big Blue focus, and a special shoutout to Mr. McGovern for being our very own Blue Devil! We recognized the hard work of those that worked this summer to prepare for a successful start of the year, heard a welcome message from Board Member Ashley Stachniak, introduced our new staff, enjoyed games like Name that BLUE Tune and Which Came First, received important safety reminders from Officer Stankus, and listened to closing inspirational message from Mrs. Zurales! This is the only time each year our entire staff gathers together, and we loved sharing great conversations and lots of smiles over a delicious lunch from Del Santos. Now we’re ready to welcome students (Grades 1–12) on Thursday and our PreK/Kindergarten on Monday. Let’s Go BIG BLUE! 💙📘

Your Peotone 207u Admin Team spent the week diving into school improvement planning, aligning goals, collaborating, and preparing for a strong start to the year! Each activity—from planning to building connections—was centered on moving our district ahead!

We wrapped up the week in our favorite sports gear, celebrating the same teamwork and dedication we’ll bring into the school year!

Here’s to a year of growth, goals, and Go Big Blue! 💙

On Wednesday, Mrs. Zurales facilitated a district-wide School Improvement Workshop as part of the Admin Retreat. Building administrators worked side-by-side with their teacher teams to develop School Improvement Plans for the upcoming year. For the first time, this important work is being completed before the school year begins—ensuring that every building starts with clear goals, focused priorities, and aligned action steps. We’re excited to see the impact this will have on student growth throughout the year!

Reminder to Peotone Families: Any required physical & immunizations for the 2025-2026 school year are due PRIOR to the first day of school. You can find all the appropriate forms needed for your student on the district website under the parent tab in Health Services Department > Health Service Documents. https://www.peotoneschools.org/page/health-services

Our last day of school is this Friday, May 30th. All schools will be implementing a common plan schedule.

Please see flyer about the Will County Health Department Back to School Immunization Clinics.

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting the first presenter in our Peotone Parent Partnership Series on Thursday, May 15, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. The event will feature Detective Rich Wistocki from the Be Sure Consulting CyberSafe Schools Team. Detective Wistocki is a nationally recognized expert in High Technology Cyber Crimes and will share proactive strategies, expert insights, and invaluable resources for ensuring children's cyber safety. We recognize that May is a busy month, but we believe this presentation is especially important as we head into summer—a time when students’ technology usage tends to increase. Resources will be shared for those who cannot attend, but we hope to see you there! Please see the attached flyer for all the details.

This is a reminder to participate in the parent survey supplement, part of the Illinois 5Essentials Survey administration. A parent survey report will be generated if at least 20 percent of parents/guardians respond to the survey. While the parent data will not be made public, the parent report will be made available to the building and district administration and will enable them to make considerations based on the responses given by Peotone parents/guardians. Your participation in the parent survey will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. These research-based reports will be sent to schools and districts in May and will also be included in the State School Report Card, released statewide in the fall. Please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ to take the parent survey.

This Friday (March 14th) marks the end of our 3rd Quarter for Peotone Schools. As a reminder, we will be operating under a Common Plan schedule on Friday.

The 5Essentials Survey is NOW OPEN and will remain open until March 28th. We would appreciate it if you took the time to complete the Parent/Guardian Portion of the 5Essentials Survey. We need your help in getting 20% of our parents to respond to this survey for each school! You can access the survey by clicking on the following link: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/

Reminder to Families: Peotone CUSD 207U has a School Improvement Day scheduled for tomorrow - Friday, February 14th. Due to the early release, lunch will not be served. Dismissal times are as follows: PES: 11:50 am PIC: 11:00 am PJHS: 12:00 pm PHS: 11:50 am

Due to the anticipated weather and timing of predicted snowfall that has the potential to impact travel and dismissal, Peotone CUSD 207U will be implementing an e-Learning Day for tomorrow - Wednesday, February 12th. All extra-curricular activities are canceled.  Please stay safe and have a great night!