Attention Parents of Current 5th Graders
If your student is currently a 5th grader at our school, you will need to prove residency again between Jan. 8 and Feb. 15, 2019,in order to receive the email to register him or her for the 2019–2020 school year.
Only parents of current kindergartners and 5th graders have this requirement. To prove residency, please bring to our school office the following:
• a current monthly mortgage or lease statement OR property tax bill
AND
• a current utility bill
Please call our District 96 public information coordinator if you have questions: 847.459.4260, ext. 8022.
Plan Ahead to Register for Kindergarten
Parents of 2019–20 kindergartners, please take note:
Preregistration for 2019–20 Kindergarten begins in January. Preregister at Willow Grove Early Learning Center, 777 Checker Dr., Buffalo Grove, on Thurs., Jan. 17, 5:00–7:00 p.m. OR Wed., Jan. 23, 5:00–7:00 p.m. Preregister by Jan. 31 to receive a FREE Willow Grove T-shirt for your incoming kindergartner. Parents of incoming kindergartners will be requested to prove residency with required documents and District forms and to complete a brief online pre-registration form.
Required documents:
• current monthly mortgage or lease statement or property tax bill AND
• current utility bill AND
• child’s birth certificate, passport, or visa AND
Questions? Contact the public info coordinator: 847.459.4260, ext. 8022, [email protected]
After-School Rollerskating (Grades 1 & 2 and 3–5)
Enjoy after-school roller skating in the Prairie School gym this winter! Students need to bring their skates/roller blades and safety gear (helmets, wrist guards, elbow/knee pads) 3–4 p.m.; 8 sessions; Students may attend as many sessions as they choose. See details below.
January 2019: Grades 3–5 REGISTRATION FORM (2 pages)
February 2019 : Grades 1 & 2 REGISTRATION FORM (2 pages)
PPLC News
Dear Prairie Families,
The Prairie Puma Leadership Council is participating in a fundraiser: Helping Others for the Holidays. This is to let you and your child know the inside scoop on this project! We will be collecting canned goods and dollars until December 14th. These donations will be given to local food pantries to benefit people in need and that aren’t as lucky as us. Thank you for your support in our efforts to help others!
Our next Prairie Spirit Day is on December 18th!!! Wear your comfy winter/holiday/fun pajamas and come to school with messy hair!
GIRLS ON THE RUN- SPRING 2019
Dear Parents of 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls!
We are excited to start recruiting for our 8th year of Girls on the Run- Prairie! Girls on the Run is an international social-emotional learning program for 3rd-5th grade girls. The during the practices we play games, do activities, all while training for a 5K run! More information about this incredible program is available at www.girlsontherun.org or www.gotrchicago.org.
At Prairie this program is 12 weeks long and runs from roughly the end of February through May. The program concludes with a huge running event in Lake County. The program is done on Wednesdays AND Thursdays from 3:00-4:30pm and the girls must be present for BOTH sessions. There is a program fee of approximately $210 (there is financial assistance available from GOTR-Chicago) If your girl is chosen there will be a mandatory parent night to discuss the program in mid-February. If you have questions now, please contact our head coach, Erin Sauer at [email protected] or 847-634-3144 x3720. Additionally, parents will be encouraged to attend a practice 5K run, a celebration pasta party night, and attend the final 5K run with their girl.
Girls on the Run is a very popular club at Prairie, and we want as many girls as possible to get to experience the program in one of the three years they'll be here at Prairie. Girls on the Run, as an organization, limits number of students based on how many coaches we have. For this reason, we do a modified lottery system to choose the girls to participate. We want an even number of 3rd 4th and 5th grade girls to be able to participate. Preference is given to girls who have never participated in the program. Then we look at balanced grade levels. We give a slight preference to 5th grade as this is the last year they can participate. With all things being equal, students are "picked from a hat" randomly. If there are any questions about the selection process, please contact Miss Sauer at [email protected].
This year we will be having any girls who are interested to fill out a short application in addition to parents filling out information.
Please complete this form CLICK HERE to show us that you are interested in having your girl participate in GOTR at Prairie. This is INTEREST only. This is NOT enrollment. We will be sending out who was selected after winter vacation with a link to registration. Unfortunately, we will not be able to make exceptions to this timeline.
Thank you and Sparkle Fingers!
Coach (Erin) Sauer, Coach (Robin) Lehtman, Coach (Melanie) Abramowicz and Coach (Stephanie) Just
4th and 5th Grade Orchestra Winter Concert
The 4th and 5th Orchestra Winter Concert will take place on Wednesday, January 16th at 7pm at Twin Groves. The concert will take place in the Large Gym. Students need to arrive at Twin Groves in their concert attire by no later than 6:00pm for tuning and warm-up. It is going to be a fantastic concert! We look forward to seeing you there!