Tuesday, August 28th is an Early Dismissal Day at 2:00pm

Positively Prairie Social-Emotional Learning Rotations

On Tuesday, students and staff engaged in activities focused on social thinking.  We spent the morning circulating amongst five rotations to remind our returning students and teach our new students about the ways we interact with others and manage our own feelings and behaviors.  Teachers in the rotations reinforced that various concepts and the common language all staff and students use at school.  For example, "Size of the Problem."  We asked kids, "What is the size of the problem if you stub your toe?  Tiny, little, medium, big or huge?"  Students discussed their perception of the problem's size and came to a consensus (or a compromise) about how big the problem was.  The four other stations students engaged in were:  whole body listening, voice level, colored thoughts, and zones of regulation.  Please ask your child to share with you their experiences from Tuesday and, perhaps, you'll find some new language to weave in at home.  If you have any questions about our activity or the stations, please feel free to reach out Miss Erin Sauer at [email protected].  

Parent Volunteer Opportunity

We are looking for parents who can assist us in the copy room.  If you are interested, please call the office at 847.634.3144.

The Prairie Schoolyard Scamper Fun Run

Prairie School is looking forward to all students participating in the 23rd Annual Prairie School Yard Scamper Fun Run, which is scheduled for Friday, October 5th at 1:15 p.m! The Scamper is a 1.2-mile run/walk through the neighborhood to promote lifetime participation in physical activity. We encourage family members to join us for a little exercise and great fun! We would also love for parents to volunteer!  All students need a consent form. Scamper Fun Run Consent Forms with Volunteer information should be submitted by Friday, September 14th. In the event of bad weather, the Scamper will be held on Friday, October 12th. We look forward to seeing you there! Please click HERE to sign up.

Student Clubs & Leadership Opportunities...

Prairie Puma Leadership Council (PPLC)

Attention all 4th and 5th Graders:

PPLC is having an informational meeting on Tuesday 8/28th @ 7:45 am in Mrs. Doherty's Room 11.

Moonshots Club

Are you interested in trying new things? Challenging yourself to shoot for the moon? Moonshots is open to interested 3rd-5th graders. Each week, we will take on a new challenge and push ourselves to attempt things we might never have considered before! Challenges might include giving a speech in front of our club, working on tricky brain puzzles, bringing brainstorms to real-life, creating unique plans to solve difficult problems, and more! The sky really is the limit! Please see Prairie's Clubs page for more information and to sign up!

STEAM Club

Are you interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Math? If so, STEAM Club is the place for you! Each week we will dig into one or more of these topics through experiments, building tasks, and more! This club is open to all interested 3rd-5th graders. Register today as participation in STEAM Club will be based on a first come, first served basis. Any students over the 20 student limit per grade level will be placed on our waiting list. Please see Prairie's Clubs page for more information and to sign up!

CHOIR CLUB - SEEKING MEMBERS FOR THE 18-19 SCHOOL YEAR

Attention all 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders!  Do you like to sing in music class? Choir is an extracurricular club that will meet on Tuesdays from 7:30-8:15am.  The first rehearsal will be on Tuesday, September 18th. If you are interested in signing up for choir, please click here to sign-up!

Choir can only have 80 members. The form will stay open for one week or until the maximum number of students has been reached. You will receive an email from Miss McShane shortly after the club is closed.  If you have any questions, please email Miss McShane and she will be happy to help you!

RHYTHM BAND CLUB - SEEKING MEMBERS FOR THE 18-19 SCHOOL YEAR

Attention all 3rd graders! Do you like to play instruments in music class?  Rhythm band is an extracurricular club that will meet on Thursdays from 3:00-3:45pm.  The first rehearsal will be on Thursday, September 27th. If you are interested in signing up for rhythm band, please click here to sign-up!

Rhythm band can only have 30 members. The form will stay open for one week or until the maximum number of students has been reached. You will receive an email from Miss McShane shortly after the club is closed. If you have questions, please email Miss McShane and she will be happy to help you!

2nd graders will have an opportunity to join rhythm band in January.

2018 TALENT SHOW - AUDITION SIGN-UP

Attention all Prairie students! ! Do you have a special talent you would like to share? Prairie School has a talent show every year! The talent show will be on Friday, November 30th. Auditions will be held in October this year!

Sign-ups begin next week on Friday, August 31st and will run for a week! The form will be in the Principal’s Message!

Please read the specific information below:

All students are welcome to sign-up for an audition.

• Each performance needs to be 2 minutes or less. (No exceptions)

• Students can only be in one act.

• If you are performing with a group, only one parent should sign up the group! Please coordinate this!

• Results will be sent out by November 12th.

Please see the 8.17.18 Principal's Message for the information you will be required to supply on the sign-up form.  This information must be included in order to submit your child's audition information.

Prairie PTO Points 

Back to School Carnival - September 7th 6:30 - 8:30pm
Special Lunch Sign-Up - please see the Membership Toolkit
Spirit Wear is available - Order in Membership Toolkit by Friday, 10/19