Prairie West Elementary

As a culminating experience, some Extended Learning Program (ELP) students participated in a collaborative cross-grade experience. Kindergarten through fourth graders took on the challenge of imagining, designing, and constructing a floating device using pool noodles that could hold weight. Students also engaged in the engineering design process as they tested and improved their floatation creations. First graders shared their original created board games and fourth graders led younger students through their invented escape room-style activity, Breakout EDU. The experience encouraged creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, and innovation across grade levels.

Thank you to our grill masters this past week! Students and staff enjoyed grilled hot dogs to wrap up the final days of our school year!

Fourth Grade Farewell Walk

Go-Hawk Statue Field Trip to UNI's Art Department 🎨🦅

Our 1st graders had the BEST day on their field trip to Kids Kingdom and Kohlmann Park! ☀️🌳

The students spent the day playing, exploring, roasting marshmallows, and taking part in a fun scavenger hunt.

So many smiles, laughs, and memories were made. What a wonderful day of friendship, adventure, and fun for our first graders! 💚

After patiently waiting in the blazing sun for their shot at Ping Pong Pop, 4A was sure Mrs. Wilkinson had saved the best class for last! These fierce competitors battled to a refreshing finish, with a few groups each claiming victory. For the first time this whole school year, no one even cared to argue about it. THAT is a victory (and small miracle) we all can enjoy!

Our 1st graders had an unforgettable time at Camp Skeeter! 🎣🛶

The kids got to experience fishing right from kayaks in Prairie West! A huge THANK YOU to Mrs. Hellman for generously letting us borrow her kayaks, and to the Public Library for providing inflatable kayaks for our students to enjoy! 💕

These memories are ones our campers will be talking about for a long time. We are so grateful for a community that helps make experiences like this possible for our kids! ☀️🐟

The pictures just keep coming in from Field Day!

Prairie West students, we are ready for you!! Happy last day of school! Enjoy your summer!

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