Join Us for Movie Night Under the Stars!
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Our first movie night of the school year takes place this
Thursday, October 11th
! Bring your blankets and chairs, and set up your spot on the back parking lot around 6:45pm.
The movie will start at 7:00pm! If we have inclement weather of any kind, we’ll move our movie into the gym.
When:
Thursday, October 11th
Movie:
Disney-Pixar’s “Coco”
Price:
FREE (popcorn, water, and lemonade will be provided)
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Walk With Us for National Walk to School Day
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Each week we will take a moment to thank some of the many volunteers that make Prairie Elementary a wonderful place for our students:
A special thank you to
Madison Loughlin and Carrie Kiefer
for all of their hard work to bring creativity to our students through Art in the Garden!
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PTA General Membership Meeting Recap
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Thank you to all who attended our PTA General Membership meeting on Tuesday, September 25th. We voted to approve the 2018-2019 PTA Budget, Nominating Committee, and amendments to our Prairie PTA Standing Rules!
If you were unable to attend, but would like to view the presentation, please
click here
. As always, if you have any PTA questions, please shoot us a note at
[email protected]
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Auction Party Results...
WOW!
Check this out Prairie families! We have fundraising results for the following classes, and WOW, are they impressive:
Kindergarten: $3,775
1st: $3,645
3rd: $1,750
6th: $2,320
Thank you to all party donors for your very generous contributions toward our Prairie auction.
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This Week’s Grade-Level Auction Party:
Get ready
2nd grade
parents!! Your auction party is being held on Saturday, October 20th at the home of Lynneah and Allen Gregory. Please look for an Evite from the Gregorys!
If you are unable to attend your grade-level party, or you just want to leave the checkbook at home,
click here
and select your grade level from the drop down box.
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Wednesday, October 10
- National Walk to School Day
Thursday, October 11
Friday, October 12
October 15-19
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Visit the
PTA website
and enter your email address under "follow our blog" on the right side of the page.
Read this weekly newsletter, published each Sunday throughout the school year for the most up-to-date info that you need for the week ahead.
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Stuffed Animal Drive
PAWS
-itively Successful!
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Thank you Prairie for your generosity! The 6th Grade Community Outreach Committee collected
1,098
stuffed animals for First Responders and other community organizations!
Congratulations to the 6th graders for donating the most - 300 stuffed animals! Their popcorn party will be scheduled soon. Thank you for taking time to donate. Your kindness will help so many children and families! Donations will be delivered on October 11.
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New to Prairie: National PTA Reflections Competition
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Does your child enjoy art, music and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films and taking photos? Consider unleashing your child's inner artist with the PTA Reflections Competition!
About PTA Reflections
The National PTA Reflections program encourages students of all ages and abilities to explore and be involved in the arts in an educational way. Through the program, PTAs across the country urge students to create and submit original works of art in the medium of their choice, reflecting on a specific theme.
The
theme
this year is
“Heroes Around Me,”
which calls for your child's own unique interpretation through the arts. Each entry will include an artist statement for the students to explain how their work relates to the theme.
The
six mediums
that students can create work in for the contest are: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. There is also a special artist division to provide all students with the opportunity to participate.
If you are interested in judging the competition, please reference the article below under the "Help Wanted" section.
The
October 15th deadline
for submissions is fast approaching. We have put together several pieces of supplemental information and resources to aide in the entry process. Several teachers around Prairie are assisting students who have expressed interest in entering as well. If you think your child may be interested, don't delay! Visit the link below for more details.
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Prairie 5K a Huge Success! Thank you Prairie Panthers!
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More than 550 runners signed up for the Fun Run and 5K! THANK YOU!!!!!
An amazing race and amazing turnout! The only hiccup was that we ran out of race t-shirts. If you did not pick up your packet or we did not have a shirt for you at packet pick-up
we should have some soon! More shirts are on order, and as
soon as they arrive, we will let you know when and where to pick them up.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. Also, if you still have a KC Running Club timing chip, please return it to the office or mail it to KC Running Club in an envelope. Thank you again!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 5K STUDENT WINNERS!!!
Sophia Beedle and Uchan Kohring were our 2018-2019 first place winners! They each worked very hard to earn their first place medals.
Way to go Sophia and Uchan!
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It’s time to release your inner DJ! For quite some time, we have been lucky to have a Prairie parent running any and all Audio Visual and DJ needs at Prairie PTA events and parties. This amazing parent volunteer will be graduating from Prairie after this year so we need someone to take his place soon!
Contact Jessica Brown at
[email protected]
if you are interested. All equipment is provided!
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Reflections Competition Chair
and Judges
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Do you have a passion for the arts? Would you like to help Prairie start something new?Then this role is for you!
We are looking for:
- One parent volunteer to work with our awesome Prairie teachers to see if the school has any works of art that can be submitted to the Reflections Competition.
- Six judges to review submissions sometime towards the end of October. Submissions can be reviewed at home, and judging criteria will be provided.
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There are no ICYMI articles to display this week.
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To buy a PTA Membership, Volunteer at school, Pre-order a Yearbook, Snag some new Spirit Wear, and many more options:
sign in to the
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Prairie Elementary PTA | c/o Prairie Elementary School
6642 Mission Rd • Prairie Village, Kansas 66208
(913) 993- 4400 |
http://prairiepta.org/
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