Jen Brandes

Assistant Principal at Prairie Elementary, Major Chicago Cubs fan, Lifelong Learner

[Jen Brandes @Prairie_Brandes]

Prairie family, my heart is beyond full. So grateful for the kind words, cards, emails, calls, and visits. Your love, kindness, patience and support molded me into the admin I am now. As I move on to a new adventure I do so with the deepest gratitude. 🐾💚 ⁦@prairied203⁩

[Prairie Elementary @prairied203]

Congrats to Ms Noesen! Way to embody the Prairie motto, “Never stop learning!” #PrairiePride #ANewAdventureBegins #NeverStopLearning

[Prairie Elementary @prairied203]

So lucky to get to have lunch with these special friends who won lunch with the principals at the Prairie Social. #HappyMealsForTheWin #ThisIsOurWhy

[Kate Searcy @SearcyPrairie2]

We failed! Yes! You see that correctly! We failed! Practiced to be engineers and figuring out what works and what doesn’t work. We are learning to be scientists and engineers! #futurescientists #engineers #prairiepride @Naperville203

[Jen Brandes @Prairie_Brandes]

@emthebooklady

[Jen Brandes @Prairie_Brandes]

Our recess supervisors go above and beyond to elevate the lunch experience. Take Mrs Kozlowski as an example. She has a series of outfits planned this year that connect to the students’ favorite books. Up first: Dogman. #Elevate203 #ANewAdventureBegins

[Prairie Elementary @prairied203]

Our Prairie Dogs were quick to begin their new adventures as we returned from summer. We are so excited to see where this year leads us. Happy New School Year!! #ANewAdventureBegins #Elevate203 #NeverStopLearning

[Jen Brandes @Prairie_Brandes]

Day elevated. It was so fun to come back from lunch supervision to find this little treat from @kmatthews203 to start the year off right. Thank you for your thoughtfulness!! #ANewAdventureBegins #Elevate203

[Prairie Elementary @prairied203]

Our teachers mean it when they say never stop learning. Another amazing day of learning thanks to the GLOW Literacy conference courtesy of the Jeanine Nicarico Foundation. #AmazingThingsHappenHere #Elevate203

[Naperville 203 @Naperville203]

🎉✨ Tribute to our retiring Naperville 203 District elementary staff! Your impact is immeasurable, from laughter-filled classrooms to moments of growth. Thank you for your dedication. Wishing you joy, fulfillment, and new adventures in retirement! 🍎📚 #Elevate203

[Prairie Elementary @prairied203]

Congratulations to our amazing staff members who were celebrated for 20 years of service to Naperville School District 203 last night. Mrs Alberts, Ms Brandes, Mrs Friant, Mr Fries, Mrs Koenes, Mr Sanborn, Mrs Wilks, Mrs Witmer. #AmazingThingsHappenHere #Elevate203

[Jen Brandes @Prairie_Brandes]

Third graders got to see Dr Shocker this morning!! Who knew it could be so fun to Learn Not To Burn? #NeverStopLearning #AmazingThingsHere #Elevate203

[Prairie Elementary @prairied203]

KL had a blast on 100 day finding out whether it takes 100 licks or more to get to the center of a tootsie pop. What a fun experiment to get to join for Mr Zallis, ⁦@Prairie_Brandes⁩, and ⁦@patrick_nolten⁩!! #Elevate203 #AmazingThingsHappenHere

[Prairie Elementary @prairied203]

Amazing job on our annual Veterans Day banner by Mrs Anderson and our Student Council. Thank you for your hard work to honor our Veterans. #AmazingThingsHappenHere #Elevate203.

[Jen Brandes @Prairie_Brandes]

@cheffernan75 @NapervillePD @Naperville203 @JJHSPatriots Officer Desmond is awesome!!!

[Naperville 203 @Naperville203]

This #OccupationalTherapyDay, we salute our 8 newly BCP certified OTs from D203. Excited to house 9 out of 15 BCP OTs across the state, a testament to their commitment to the highest standards in pediatric service. #OTDay #AOTA #PediatricExcellence 🎉👏

[Prairie Elementary @prairied203]

Grateful for the amazing work done on a daily basis by our custodians. Thank you Mr. Mike, Mr. Carlos, Mr. Jones and Ms Martha! #Elevate203 #PrairiePride #AmazingThingsHappenHere

[Jen Brandes @Prairie_Brandes]

@MsOlsen4Grade @prairied203 My favorite part of my job is time spent in classrooms with our amazing students and teachers. Thank you for inviting me. 🩷

[Prairie Elementary @prairied203]

Who thinks Mr Zallis should sign things like this from now on? Prairie hosted Basketball Jones for our first assembly of the school year. What a great message of kindness, and treating others with respect! #Elevate203 #AmazingThingsHappenHere #PrairiePride @jimbballjones

[Prairie Elementary @prairied203]

The school spirit is strong in this Prairie Dog!!! #AmazingThingsHappenHere
#Elevate203