Charter Oak Primary School

NOVEMBER OPEN CHESS NIGHT ***Special Location**** TONIGHT November 14th - 4-7pm Pere Marquette Hotel - Marquette Ballroom Join K-12 students from around the Tri-County area for friendly over the board play, chess puzzles, and of course PIZZA. This is a FREE event! Pizza is FREE, just come and enjoy chess! For questions, email Emily Dawson at emily.dawson77@gmail.com or emily.dawson@psd150.org. Sponsored by the Mark W. Bills Middle School Chess Team and Greater Peoria Chess

PPS Coaches & Parents - Use the special PPS code (GPCF2025) to register your students for the 2025 Illinois All-Grade State Championship and pay just $5 per player at the door! We are just THREE days away from the OFFICIAL Illinois K-12 All-Grade State Chess Championship on November 15, 2025, at the Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria. Great tournament for new players. HUNDREDS of TROPHIES! Play here and claim your spot and title as the BEST in the #stateofillinois! This is a US Chess-rated tournament sponsored by The Illinois Chess Association, & hosted by the Greater Peoria Chess Foundation! The Foundation is also sponsoring all PPS Students' US Chess memberships. If your student does not have a membership, enter 99999999 when registering, and we will take care of enrolling the student for a membership. More information and registration can be found directly at https://www.kingregistration.com/event/25ILAG Doors open at 8 am at the Pere Marquette Ballroom. Check-in closes at 8:45 am. First round starts for all sections at 9 am. Email Emily Dawson with any questions or for help with registration at emily.dawson@psd150.org or emily.dawson77@gmail.com. #Chess #ppschess

Contact your school counselor or principal for a referral to Cartwheel today!

Contact your school counselor or principal for a referral to Cartwheel today!

PPS Coaches & Parents - Use the special PPS code (GPCF2025) to register your students for the 2025 Illinois All-Grade State Championship and pay just $5 per player at the door!

We are just two weeks away from the OFFICIAL Illinois K-12 All-Grade State Chess Championship on
November 15, 2025, at the Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria.

Registrations are rolling in from local teams and through online registration.
HUNDREDS of TROPHIES! Play here and claim your spot and title as the BEST in the #stateofillinois!

This is a US Chess-rated tournament sponsored by The Illinois Chess Association, & hosted by the Greater Peoria Chess Foundation! The Foundation is also sponsoring all PPS Students' US Chess memberships. If your student does not have a membership, enter 99999999 when registering, and we will take care of enrolling the student for a membership.

More information and registration can be found directly at https://www.kingregistration.com/event/25ILAG

Doors open at 8 am at the Pere Marquette Ballroom. Check-in closes at 8:45 am. First round starts for all sections at 9 am.

Email Emily Dawson with any questions or for help with registration at emily.dawson@psd150.org or emily.dawson77@gmail.com. #Chess #ppschess

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Contact your school counselor or principal for a referral today!

OCTOBER OPEN CHESS NIGHT October 24th - 4-6pm Mark W. Bills Middle School Join K-12 students from around the Tri-County area for friendly over the board play, chess puzzles, and of course PIZZA. This is a FREE event! Pizza is FREE, just come and enjoy chess! For questions, email Emily Dawson at emily.dawson77@gmail.com or emily.dawson@psd150.org. Sponsored by the Mark W. Bills Middle School Chess Team and Greater Peoria Chess Peoria Public Schools District 150

Ask your school counselor or principal for a referral today.

Don't let fall break slow you down! 🛋️💡 Make your weekends count with our free online curriculum—perfect for bite-sized family learning. Even a little practice each week can spark BIG results! https://www.peoriapublicschools.org/page/learning-at-home-resources

Tag another family who loves learning, and show us your weekend study setup! 📷👇 #PPSFallBreak #FamilyGoals

🍂 Fall break is here! Why not snuggle up, grab a snack, and help your family’s minds grow with our FREE online curriculum? Just a few evenings or a little weekend time can make a BIG difference. 📚✨
Who’s ready to make cozy memories and boost those brain cells?

👉 Try it now and share your family’s learning moments below!
https://www.peoriapublicschools.org/page/learning-at-home-resources

Can you believe it? The first quarter grading period officially wrapped up last Friday, and your student is now one-fourth of the way through the school year (time flies when you’re learning, right?).

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 6th annual Charter Oak Chase! Bobcats love to be healthy and have fun together! Thank you also to Shazam Racing for supporting this event! Top 3 Overall Finishers Landon Painter - 8:00 Grant Fryman - 10:24 Anneliese Winston - 10:37 Top 3 Alumni Landon Painter - 8:00 Grant Fryman - 10:24 Maggie Laird - 14:17 Top 3 Charter Oak Students Annalise Winston - 10:37 Jack Barnett - 12:20 Allison Doyle - 12:34 Top 5 Staff Miss May - 11:21 Mrs. Fryman 11:42 Mrs. Painter - 14:36 Mrs. Rodriguez - 17:11 Mrs. Laird - 19:18

The September House Challenge is off to a great start! The Red House is complete. The Blue & White House challengers are close behind!

Family Reading Night at Charter Oak!

Paraeducators with an associate degree are invited to apply by Sept. 30th.