Prairie Panthers PTA

09/16/2021

TRASH BAG TIME! Trash Bag Sales will run from Sept 15th through 29th, just in time for Fall leaves or you big closet clean-out! Information will be sent home with students this week, so be on the lookout.

Students that sell $100+ in bags will receive an invite for a pizza party in the Prairie garden! Proceeds benefit the General PTA fund to support student programming at Prairie!

Click the link below to get your order in - enter PRAIRIE as your code:
https://buybags.trashbagfundraiser.com

08/13/2021

Happy Friday, Panthers! Remember to check out the Prairie PTA website over the weekend, easily join, and then decide if there are any committees you’d like to sign up for… Bakers & Hospitality? Room Parent? The opportunities are endless (😉) and super important to helping us support our school!

Click the link in our profile to get to our website and message us if you have any questions!

Have a great weekend, Prairie family! 💜

08/09/2021

It’s officially Back to School Week! Are you ready to find out who your teacher is?! Login to Skyward TODAY, click ‘Student Info’ and your teacher for the 2021-22 school year will be on the right-hand side! 🎈

Can’t wait to see you at Meet the Teacher Night on Wednesday! 💜

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08/08/2021

MEET THE TEACHER TIME CORRECTION! If you received your weekly Prairie PTA News this morning, the times for Meet the Teacher Night on August 11 were incorrect… here are the correct times:

4:30-5 PM | A-G
5:15-5:45 | H-M
6-6:30 | N-Z

The schedule is based off of the last name of your oldest child. Kindergarten families have special conferences, so you will meet your teacher at that time!

See you soon! 💜

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08/01/2021

It’s August, Prairie Panthers! The countdown is officially on for the first day of school!

Take one thing off your plate before busy season sets in and go ahead and get signed up for Prairie PTA today!

The PTA is very active at Prairie, providing programming, classroom and building supplies, and serve as a support system for the school and teachers! We know they have needed it after the last few years! 💜

A favorite Prairie perk is the ability to connect with other families across the school. The school directory does just that! By registering your family on the directory, and entering each Prairie family member, you are providing a way for others to connect with you. In compliance with SMSD policies, we are unable to capture information based on what you’ve provided to the office --- this means if you do not self-register and opt-in EVERY YEAR, other parents and the PTA do not have a way to reach you! Registering is easy, free, and just takes a couple of minutes.

Click the link in our profile, get signed up today… and let’s get ready for an amazing school year! 🎈

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06/14/2021

We've got spirit, yes we do! Check out this fun summer activity from the SME Cheerleaders.

05/27/2021

Congratulations to our 6th grade class! Thanks for all the memories, and we wish you all the best in all your future holds!

05/17/2021

Virtual Book Fair is live! Get your summer reading list set today!

05/15/2021

Rainy weekend got you down? Perfect time to shop our online book fair with your child and stock up on books for the summer! Visit

Visit our school's homepage to hear the latest Book Fair news, RSVP for events, sign up to volunteer, and more!

05/06/2021

Prairie Community: Please consider reaching out to our legislators and encouraging them to pass a CLEAN K-12 budget that fully funds our schools-see example email below!

OK FOLKS, THIS IS IT. Do you want to show appreciation for our teachers and support our kids? CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS THIS WEEK (sample wording below). The legislative session ends next week and they still haven't appropriated funds for the eduction budget.

Ask your legislators to pass a CLEAN K-12 budget that funds our schools at the levels required per the Gannon Supreme Court case. NO voucher mechanisms and NO shirking their duties by using one-time federal funds meant for COVID expenses, such as addressing learning loss.

Find your legislators' contact info at openstates.org.

EXAMPLE EMAIL (COPY & PASTE):
Subject: Fully Fund Public Schools
Message:
Dear Senator ________ & Representative _________,

As your constituent, I'm asking you to support the passage of a clean K-12 budget that fully funds our schools as required by the Gannon Supreme Court case. Please oppose any voucher type mechanisms that divert public tax dollars to private schools and attempts to use one-time federal COVID funds to replace state funds.

Stay the course for our kids and support the full funding of our schools.

Sincerely,

Your name and address

05/05/2021

Tomorrow we continue to honor our grade assigned specials/support staff with their favorite things and Friday we wrap up Teacher Appreciation week with your classroom teacher’s favorite things! Thank you for making our teachers feel the love this week!

05/04/2021

Tomorrow-Wednesday May 5th is Bike to School Day! All students who ride their bikes will get a “I biked to school today” sticker. Share your bike pictures to and use Let’s Get Moving!