Dear Prairie Families,
Thank you to those of you who were able to attend our Family Reading Night this week. We appreciate your braving the cold winter temperatures, snow, and blowing winds. It was a fun night of reading with our teachers and doing activities that complemented the books we read. A big thank you to Mrs. Spivack for organizing the evening for us!
Next week brings us the Thanksgiving holiday. We have so much to be thankful for in our school community. We have wonderful and caring teachers, support staff, and office staff members; an absolutely beautiful school; a dedicated custodial staff that takes such good care of our building and grounds; smiling and happy food service employees, and so much more. And, of course, we are thankful for our wonderful students and supportive parents.
I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving that is full of happy memories to carry into the future.
Kindly,
Christine Pfaff
Principal
NEW *MAP TESTING*
All students in grades K-8 will be participating in NWEA MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) assessment. The MAP assessment is a normed-referenced, computerized adaptive test that helps teachers, parents, and administrators improve learning for all students and make informed decisions to promote a child's academic growth. Like in previous years, all students will be taking the MAP test in reading and math during the school day. Testing will take place on December 5th and December 6th.
NEW *Report Cards*
Trimester 1 report cards will be available online after 3 PM on Friday 11/18 for students in Early Childhood through 8th Grade.
See instructions to access the report cards online CLICK HERE.
Please contact the SCHOOL OFFICE with questions.
NEW *Calling 4th & 5th Grade Leaders*
Are you interested in an awesome leadership opportunity? If you are, Positively Prairie Leadership Council (PPLC) is for you! Come join us for an informational meeting Thursday, December 1st from 3:05 pm -3:45pm in Ms. Heuer’s classroom - Red Pod Room 6. All are welcome to attend the meeting!
If you are attending the meeting, parent pick-up will be at Kingsbridge Circle where the bus drop-off is. Pick-up is at 3:45 pm.
We look forward to seeing you!
Ms. Heuer & Mrs. Muehling
NEW *News from Our PTO about Winter Parties*
The Winter Party is right around the corner and it’s time to sign-up up to Volunteer. The Winter party will be held on Thursday, December 22nd from 2-2:45 pm.
Sign-up opens at 9:00am on Saturday, Nov. 19th. Sign-up is on a first come first serve basis. If the 2 volunteer spots are full, please put your name on the waitlist. If you volunteered for the Halloween party you MUST put your name on the waitlist, unless it is for a different child’s classroom. This is to ensure, that everyone who wants to volunteer gets a chance.
Have any questions please email Karen Abrams at [email protected]
NEW *RECESS DURING WINTERY WEATHER*
For students to play in the snow, they must have snow pants, boots, gloves, and a jacket. This applies to both the field and the playground area. This ensures that students' clothes, hands, and feet are dry for lunch and the remainder of the afternoon. Students who do not have snow pants and boots can still play on the blacktop area.
We do go outside in the winter. Our temperature marker for indoor recess is 10 degrees or less. We also take into consideration "real feel" even when the temps is above 10 degrees. This might come into play on a very windy day.
As always, please make sure your child's garments are labeled. We love give labeled items back to students before donating them.
REPEAT *Upcoming Dates*
- 11/18 - Trimester 1 Report Cards Issued at 3pm
- 11/23 - No School
- 11/24 - No School - Happy Thanksgiving
- 11/25 - No School
- 11/29 - Early Release Schedule