The PTO organizes several exciting events throughout the school year to benefit our students and families. Sign up to volunteer by contacting any of our Committee Chairs. Please contact our PTO Board members if you have any questions. We would love to hear from you.

If you have not already joined our PTO during school registration, you may become a member by sending in a check for $35 to Butler District 53 PTO to the school office. Thanks for supporting the PTO!

Letter from the president

Sticky Fingers – Cooking! Cultivating ‘Cool’inary Curiosity in Kids.
Truly Tasty + Fabulously Fun + Highly Acclaimed. New K-5th Cooking (And Always Awesome Eating!)
Classes Starting at Brook Forest! Please see the flyer for more details. Click here to register!

Spanish Language classes at Brook Forest Elementary School. Give your child passport to the world!

Monday before school or after school. Tuition is $525 for the 18/19 academic year ($65 per month). Ages are Pre-K to 2nd or 3rd to 5th grades. Please see the flyer for more details.

Register online at https://www.littlelinguistsarts.com/.

Enter into the fascinating world of robotics. In this exciting STEAM program, students will design, build and test their very own robots under the guidance of an experienced AES instructor. Projects include remote control cars, claws, cranes, crawlers, and battle bots. Grades 1-6. Please see the flyer for more details.

To sign up for Let’s Build It, please visit https://www.learningmeansfun.com/signup. You will need to enter the class code BFO9.13.18 in order to register. Please register by 9/3 for the early bird price of $112.00. Registrations received after 9/3 are considered late and will be charged an additional $15.

Let’s Code It – The Digital Dimension. Learn to #code with Afterschool Enrichment Solutions! Both new and returning participants are welcome. This course will immerse students in the world of computer programming. Your child will have the opportunity to design games, explore animation, and combine music and art with coding. Grades 2-8. Please see the flyer for more details.

To sign up for Let’s Code It, please visit https://www.learningmeansfun.com/signup. You will need to enter the class code BFO9.11.18 in order to register. Please register by 9/1 for the early bird price of $112.00. Registrations received after 9/1 are considered late and will be charged an additional $15.

Does your child have a “dramatic side”? You might have a budding Stage Star in your family! Our drama class introduces students to the craft of stage acting with a skilled theater instructor. Grades K-6. Please see the flyer for more details.

To sign up for Stage Stars, please visit https://www.learningmeansfun.com/signup. You will need to enter the class code BFO9.12.18 in order to register. Please register by 9/2 for the early bird price of $105.00. Registrations received after 9/2 are considered late and will be charged an additional $15.

Hack O’Lantern Begins on September 5^th!

TinkRers will scare up some fun as they create interactive electronic Halloween candy boxes they will program to respond with creepy effects when someone reaches for candy! 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd graders. 8 sessions, once weekly. See the flyer for more!

Cost: $240/student $10 goes to PTO. You can register at Tinkrworks.

Girl Power Yoga has classes from Mission Propelle for girls in grades K-5.

Cost: $120/student $10 goes to PTO. Click to register.