Parent – Teacher Conferences are scheduled for October 17TH AND 18th. Specials (Music, PE, Library and Tech) and SPED teachers will be scheduling conferences in addi- tion to classroom teachers. Let- ters with sign up information will be going home soon. Please return your choices to teachers as soon as possible. Parents, thank you in advance for mak- ing these meetings a priori- ty. Conferences will be held in individual classrooms, Tuesday David Engelking, Principal October 2017 UPCOMING EVENTS 4TH GRADE TO OCT 6 HALSTEAD 8:50-2:30 PTO MOVIE NIGHT OCT 6 DOORS OPEN AT 6 PM DERBY CHICK-FIL-A OCT 9 SPIRIT NIGHT 5-7 PM 5TH TO SEDG OCT 10 COUNTY ZOO 8:35-2:30 KDG TO BERGMAN’S OCT 11 PUMPKIN PATCH 8:45-1:45 1ST TO APPLEJACK’S OCT 11 PATCH 9:00-2:30 NO SCHOOL OCT 13 BOOK FAIR OCT 16-18 PARENT/TEACHER OCT 17 & 18 4-8:30 PM NO SCHOOL OCT 19 & 20 OFFICE CLOSED RED RIBBON WEEK OCT 23-27 FUND RAISER PICK UP OCT 25 IN CAFETERIA 4-6 PM PICTURE RETAKES OCT 26 FROM 1-2 PM PTO MEETING OCT 26 IN CAFETERIA 6 PM FALL PARTIES OCT 27 2:45-3:30 PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES Prairie Elementary Bulldog Tracks Buddy says “Read for 20 minutes every day” and Wednesday evening from 4:00-8:30 p.m. There will be NO SCHOOL for students on Thursday, Oct. 19th and Friday, Oct. 20th. We believe commu- nication is key to a successful year, so mark your calendars now and plan to attend! PLEASE BE AWARE!!!! CONFERENCES WILL BE HELD TWO NIGHTS ONLY, TUESDAY , OCTOBER 17TH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH DROP & GO BEginS IN OCTOBER Starting in October...parents walk- ing their children to class should plan on dropping off at the class- room door. This is all part of the process of teaching our children how to self-manage within the classroom and the school. This procedure applies to all parents across all grade levels within the school. October 16th, 17th &18th We invite parents to come in and have breakfast or lunch with your child. For those want- ing to volunteer in the class- room...please discuss possible opportunities with your child’s teacher. Thank you for helping our stu- dents develop and grow into independent learners.
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Parent – Teacher Conferences
are scheduled for October
17TH AND 18th. Specials
(Music, PE, Library and Tech)
and SPED teachers will be
scheduling conferences in addi-
tion to classroom teachers. Let-
ters with sign up information
will be going home soon. Please
return your choices to teachers
as soon as possible. Parents,
thank you in advance for mak-
ing these meetings a priori-
ty. Conferences will be held in
individual classrooms, Tuesday
David Engelking, Principal
October 2017
UPCOMING EVENTS
4TH GRADE TO OCT 6
HALSTEAD 8:50-2:30
PTO MOVIE NIGHT OCT 6
DOORS OPEN AT 6 PM
DERBY CHICK-FIL-A OCT 9
SPIRIT NIGHT 5-7 PM
5TH TO SEDG OCT 10
COUNTY ZOO 8:35-2:30
KDG TO BERGMAN’S OCT 11
PUMPKIN PATCH 8:45-1:45
1ST TO APPLEJACK’S OCT 11
PATCH 9:00-2:30
NO SCHOOL OCT 13
BOOK FAIR OCT 16-18
PARENT/TEACHER OCT 17 & 18
4-8:30 PM
NO SCHOOL OCT 19 & 20
OFFICE CLOSED
RED RIBBON WEEK OCT 23-27
FUND RAISER PICK UP OCT 25
IN CAFETERIA 4-6 PM
PICTURE RETAKES OCT 26
FROM 1-2 PM
PTO MEETING OCT 26
IN CAFETERIA 6 PM
FALL PARTIES OCT 27
2:45-3:30
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Prairie Elementary
Bulldog Tracks Buddy says
“Read for 20
minutes
every day”
and Wednesday evening from
4:00-8:30 p.m. There will be
NO SCHOOL for students on
Thursday, Oct. 19th and Friday,
Oct. 20th. We believe commu-
nication is key to a successful
year, so mark your calendars
now and plan to attend!
PLEASE BE AWARE!!!! CONFERENCES WILL
BE HELD
TWO NIGHTS ONLY,
TUESDAY , OCTOBER 17TH
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH
DROP & GO BEginS IN OCTOBER
Starting in October...parents walk-
ing their children to class should
plan on dropping off at the class-
room door. This is all part of the
process of teaching our children
how to self-manage within the
classroom and the school. This
procedure applies to all parents
across all grade levels within the
school.
October 16th, 17th &18th
We invite parents to come in
and have breakfast or lunch
with your child. For those want-
ing to volunteer in the class-
room...please discuss possible
opportunities with your child’s
teacher.
Thank you for helping our stu-
dents develop and grow into
independent learners.
How your child’s brain devel-
ops each and every day is be-
ing shaped by the environment
and experiences you provide.
The world your child lives in
actually affects how their brain
grows. Your child needs lots of
PTO NEWS
new, positive experiences in a
safe and stable home environ-
ment to build a healthy brain.
Healthy relationships are the
most important experiences
your child can have.
Linda burgess Chamberlain,
PHD, MPH
Experience Shapes Our Brains
This coming Friday October 6th
is our first Family Movie
night. Admission is free, doors
will open at 6:00 and movie will
start at 7:00 pm. There will be
snacks and drinks for sale at
the concessions. (Cash ONLY).
Don't forget to order you Prairie
Bulldog shirts! T-shirts are $15
and hoodies are $20. Forms will
go home in your child's Wednes-
day folders and all orders are
due by October 12.
FALL PARTY INFORMATION
Fall celebration parties will be
October 27th, 2:45—3:30 pm.
Parents are invited to join their
students during this time.
Home Room parents may go
to the classroom at 2:30. We
will send all other parents to
the classrooms at 2:45. Home
Room parents will be contact-
ing you for items needed for
parties. This helps to cut down
Bring in a bag of chips by Octo-
ber 12 to support our teachers
during parent teacher confer-
ences. To show our apprecia-
tion we will enter you into a
drawing. One lucky winner will
win a movie basket full of
goodies to enjoy with your fam-
ily including 4 VIP passes to
the Warren Theatre.
A big thank you to our fami-
lies who came out to our
Back-To-School Bash! The
Bash was a blast!
on duplicate snacks and
items.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO
SIGN IN AT THE OFFICE!!
Back-To-School Bash
at All Star Sports
October 23-27, 2017
Monday, October 23rd: “Red-y to Live a Drug Free Life” Wear red
Tuesday, October 24h: “PAWS”itively Proud to Be Drug Free! Wear a Prairie shirt or purple/orange
Wednesday, October 25th: “My Future Matters. I’m Drug Free” Wear college clothing OR dress up as a future
career
Thursday, October 26th: “Be All You Can Be...Drug Free” Wear camo clothing
Friday, October 27th: “Black out Friday Against Drugs” Wear Campus clothing or black.
PANDO INITIATIVE (formally CIS)
LITERACY FIRST Your child’s teacher has finished
up testing and diagnosing what
skills your child needs to help him/
her become fluent in reading. Stu-
dents in Kindergarten and First
Grade have been given the Phono-
logical Awareness Skills Test and
the Phonics assessment. Second,
Third, Forth, and Fifth Graders
have been assessed on Phonologi-
cal Awareness and Phonics skills
as needed, as well as the Bear
Spelling Inventory and reading as-
sessments from Aimsweb Plus.
The Aimsweb Plus reading assess-
ments include Vocabulary, Read-
ing Comprehension, Oral Reading
COUNSELOR’S CORNER
Fluency, and Silent Reading Flu-
ency (grades 4-5 only). Your child
has been thoroughly assessed in
their reading skills!
Your child’s teacher has settled
into a routine with the Literacy
centers rotations, whole group
c o m p o n e n t s a n d M I R P
(Monitored Independent Reading
Practice). They have started
teaching small groups during
centers at their teacher table.
There is a lot going on during
reading!
If you have any questions
about Literacy First please feel
free to contact your child’s
teacher, myself or check out
t h e o f f i c i a l w e b s i t e :
www.literacyfirst.com
Marnie Trotter
Learning Facilitator
Haysville Community Outreach is
accepting applications for Thanks-
giving and Christmas assistance
on Saturday, October 7th and Sat-
urday, October 14th from 9:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the West
Haysville Baptist Church, located
at 141 N. Lamar in Haysville. Ap-
plications for Christmas only will
be taken on Saturday, November
11th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
These are the only dates applica-
tions will be taken. Financial
guidelines have to be met in order
to qualify.
Applicants must bring:
proof of identification
social security card for each
member living in the household
proof of income for the last 60
days for each adult member of
the household (2 months of
payroll check, SRS/Social Secu-
rity statement, medical cards,
copies of unemployment
checks, etc.)
proof of address (current driv-
er’s license or utility bill mailed
within the last 60 days)
proof of expenditures: utilities,
car payment, mortgage,
rent, etc
Please feel free to call the
Pando office at Prairie at
554-2350 if you have any
questions about this process
or if your family is in need of
other resources.
4th Grade
Spirit Fundraiser
Monday, Oct 9th
5:00 PM—7:00 PM
Derby Chick-Fil-A
Join the fourth grade teachers at the “Spin To Win” prize wheel.
Spirit Night participants can spin the wheel for $1 a spin; every spin wins!
Coupons won at the Prize Wheel CANNOT be redeemed that night.
Participants MUST inform the cashier they are part of the Spirit Night BEFORE they pay.
Coming Soon to PES
October 17 & 18, 2017, during Parent-Teacher Conferences,
& October 18, during Specials
Upcoming Wild West Book Fair Events
Invitation
October 17 & 18, Tuesday & Wednesday
in Prairie Elementary Library
You are invited to our Wild West book fair!
Mon., Oct. 16 Closed
Tues, Oct. 17 4 PM – 8:15 PM Family Night / Parent-Teacher
Conferences
Wed., Oct. 18 during school Grade-level shop-
ping during the
grade’s Specials
class (for those who
bring their money
with them).
Wed., Oct. 18 after school 4 PM – 8:15 PM Family Night / Parent-Teacher
Conferences
Thurs., Oct. 19 & Fri., Oct. 20 No school for
students or staff. The fair will be
closed. Online
fair is available.
Online book fair is available Oct. 1-21. For more info, see on the back of this page. All purchases benefit the school library.
Sales tax will be charged on all items except those purchased for a classroom. Haysville’s sales tax rate = 8.5%
Grade-Level Shopping Opportunity
In addition to the book fair shopping times during
Parent-Teacher Conferences, the book fair will be
open for grade-level shopping during each grade’s
Specials class on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Stu-
dents who bring their money to Specials class will
be able to visit the fair to shop during the 30-
minute block. Parents and guardians are welcome
to join their children during that time. Visitors
must sign in at the office before coming to the li-
brary. Please see the schedule to the right for
grade-level shopping times.
Please note: The lowest-priced item at the fair is 50¢ + tax = $.54.
Scholastic Online Book Fair benefits Prairie Elementary School Library, too! Help bring wild reads to our library! For those of you who like the cyber-option, the online book fair is available Oct. 1-21, 2017. Just order and pay
online, and your books will be shipped, free of charge, to the school after the online fair ends on the 21st. The items
should arrive at the school within 5-10 business days. Mrs. Vance will deliver books as soon as they arrive in the
building. All purchases benefit the school in the same way as the fair in the building.
The two ways to access the online book fair for our school are as follows:
Type in http://www.scholastic.com/bf/prairieelementaryschool15 or
Go to http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/findafair and follow these steps: 1. Select state, city, and school—information is in alphabetical order
