Principal's Message 4.20.18

Children putting on a vocal performance

Half-Day of School - Friday, April 27th - 11:45 am Dismissal


NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT 96 BAND &  ORCHESTRA BOOSTERS

Support the Boosters by Dining at Portillo's  (806 W. Dundee Rd.) on Wed., Apr. 25

20% of your pre-tax order benefits the District 96 Band & Orchestra Boosters! This fundraiser is valid from 5 – 8 PM at the Arlington Heights location at 806 W. Dundee Road for dine-in, drive-up, or carry-out orders (online orders not valid). This FLYER must be mentioned at the time of order.


Booster's General Meeting is Wed., Apr. 25

The District 96 Band & Orchestra Boosters will hold their final general meeting of the 2017–18 school year at 6:30 PM in the Woodlawn Middle School band room, 6362 Gilmer Rd., Long Grove, This meeting is open to the public and all Booster members in good standing can be present to vote on agenda action items that will include the approval of the 2018–2019 operating budget and nominations for the 2018–2019 Board of Directors. If you are interested in joining the Boosters Board of Directors for the next school year, please contact Boosters Co-President Jason Kupferschmid ([email protected])


News from the Positively Prairie Leadership Council

For the month of April, Prairie school is hosting a fundraiser to Shower a School with School Supplies. Please bring in new school supplies for donation. Crayons, markers, notebooks, and folders are a great place to start! The goal is to collect 429 supplies! This is the amount of students at Prairie School. We appreciate your help! Let the April Showers begin!


Community Day - Friday, May 25th

Community Day is an opportunity for you to spend time with your child during the school day.  Your child will share with you assignments and projects they have done this year and you will participate in class team building activities together.  We’ve designed a time to visit one of the three specials class (Art, Music, or P.E.) as well based upon your child’s choice. Families with multiple children attending Prairie will be grouped together.  Family members age 18 and older are welcome to attend. Please RSVP here for this fun event.

The schedule is as follows:

Community Day Schedule


News from the Library

The library is looking for weekly volunteers to help in the library anytime on Wednesday. If you can commit to a couple of hours each week, we would be very grateful! Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.


PTO News

EXECUTIVE BOARD OPEN POSITIONS

The Prairie PTO Executive Board is seeking candidates to fill the following open Board and Committee positions for the 2018-2019 school year: Co-President, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer. These are exciting opportunities to get involved and make a difference at Prairie! If you would like to fill one of these great positions, please visit Prairie's Membership Toolkit at Membership Toolkit If you have any questions, please contact Karen Abrams at [email protected] or Ivy Freeman at [email protected]. Thank you

FIFTH GRADE END OF THE YEAR CLASS PARTY

The end of the year party will take place on May 30th, 2018, from 12:20-2:45 pm.  Special Lunch and Dessert will be provided from Culvers. Bizar Entertainment and Clowning Around will provide exciting entertainment.   Please register on the membership toolkit to make your lunch, t-shirt and class gift donations.

PTO VOLUNTEER DINNER

We’re still working on a date for this fun event.  Please stay tuned.

STAY INFORMED ON FACEBOOK!

Please "like" our Prairie School PTO Facebook page to stay up to date on all the exciting PTO information throughout the year.  Also, please share this page with other Prairie families to keep everyone in the know!

You can always find event information and PTO info on our PTO webpage, http://www.kcsd96.org/p/pto, and read our prior Blog Entries and PTO points at http://www.kcsd96.org/p/pto/blog

Teacher Appreciation Week

May 7th-11th is National Teacher Appreciation week. The Prairie Staff Appreciation committee will be hosting a week of fun surprises for the Amazing staff at Prairie and we need your help!! Please visit your membership toolkit home page to see how you can help. Share this info with all your Prairie friends!!

UPCOMING PTO EVENTS

  • 4.24.18: School Store is Open
  • 4.26.18: PTO Volunteer Dinner