Highlight of the Week
Rockin' USA was one of our highlights this week presented by our singing and dancing 4th graders. The concert featured facts and songs about many of our United States highlighted by a video montage of student artwork and American photographs. Congratulations to the prelude soloist performers Lucas B., Drew S., Atharv K., and Michael B. A huge thank you to Mr. Nagle for his dedication and creativity in directing this concert.
Our second highlight of this week was our Positively Prairie assembly which featured our Positively Prairie Student Leadership Team's videotaped newscast of students being kind, respectful, responsible, and ready at school. All students who have received a WOW slip this year were honored as well. Keep up the great work kids!!
Rockin' USA was one of our highlights this week presented by our singing and dancing 4th graders. The concert featured facts and songs about many of our United States highlighted by a video montage of student artwork and American photographs. Congratulations to the prelude soloist performers Lucas B., Drew S., Atharv K., and Michael B. A huge thank you to Mr. Nagle for his dedication and creativity in directing this concert.
Our second highlight of this week was our Positively Prairie assembly which featured our Positively Prairie Student Leadership Team's videotaped newscast of students being kind, respectful, responsible, and ready at school. All students who have received a WOW slip this year were honored as well. Keep up the great work kids!!
Principal Coffee and Parent Technology Training
During the next Principal's Coffee, you will experience first-hand, the technology and applications your child uses at Prairie School. Please complete this survey to give us an idea of what technology you would like to learn more about so you can support and understand what your child is doing at school. The results of this survey will be used to determine the focus for parent training. Thanks!
Buffalo Grove Bike Rodeo
The 2012 Bike Rodeo will take place at the Mike Rylko Park (Skate Park), 1000 N. Buffalo Grove Road, on May 19, from 11:00am to 3:00pm. We will be raffling off 2 bikes and numerous bike accessories. The raffle will be at 3:30pm and you do not need to be present to win. The rodeo is for kids 5-12 years old. Bikes with training wheels are allowed. Kids should wear a helmet if possible.
Welcome Incoming First Grade Families
The spring general PTO meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 25th at 7pm in Room 19. It is at this meeting that the PTO and I enjoy welcoming our incoming 1st grade families. At the conclusion of this meeting, please join me for a tour of Prairie School during which time I can answer any questions you may have.
The Helping Others Together (H.O.T.) club is excited to be conducting our final community service project of the school year, a book drive to bring books to children in needy areas around Chicagoland. So far, the students of Prairie have collected over 2,000 books!! We're just over halfway to reaching our goal of collecting 4,000! Keep up the great work!
We will be collecting books until Monday, April 23, so please send any books your children have outgrown, that are a 6th grade level or lower, in to school! Thank you so much for your support of this wonderful cause!
Social Emotional Learning Podcast
Are you interested in learning more about the social-emotional learning standards? If so, please click here... SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING PODCAST
PTO News
Next Friday, April 20th is the PTO Art Auction. Please don't miss out on this chance to own awesome student artwork. Check out this week's PTO Newsletter for details.
Placement Requests for the 2012 - 2013 School Year
The Prairie staff welcomes any insight you wish to share about your child’s strengths, needs, and learning style. We will take into consideration pertinent information about your child’s learning style and needs, received on or before Friday, April 27, 2012. While we welcome your input, specific teacher requests will not be honored. Please put your thoughts in writing and address them to me at cpfaff@kcsd96.org.
The Prairie staff welcomes any insight you wish to share about your child’s strengths, needs, and learning style. We will take into consideration pertinent information about your child’s learning style and needs, received on or before Friday, April 27, 2012. While we welcome your input, specific teacher requests will not be honored. Please put your thoughts in writing and address them to me at cpfaff@kcsd96.org.
Upcoming Dates
- 4/20 Art Auction at 7pm at The Cedar Grill, 330 Old McHenry Rd., Long Grove
- 4/25 PTO General Meeting & 1st grade parent welcome and building tour, 7pm
- 5/3 Spring Rhythm Band Concert, 7pm
- 5/9 Prairie Celebrates Learning (formerly Portfolio Night), 6:30 - 7:30pm
- 5/23 PTO General Meeting and Board Elections, 9:30am
- 5/24 5th grade transition day, 9am
- 5/24 5th grade beginning band concert at TG at 7pm
- 5/25 Half Day of School, 11:45am dismissal
- 5/28 No School - Memorial Day
- 5/31 Talent Show at 7pm
- 6/1 Field Day
- 6/4 Field Day Rain Date
- 6/5 5th Grade Party
