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Prairie Trails Newsletter

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Prairie TrailsNewsletterNOVEMBER 1, 2022
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Parent Teacher Conferences

Dear Prairie Trails Families,


I would like to invite you to attend our in-person Fall 2022 Parent Teacher Conferences on Monday, November 21st and Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022.


Prairie Trails will be using a new online conference system called Meet the Teacher. This system will allow you to choose and book conference times with your child’s teacher(s), as well request translation services if needed.


Appointments can be made starting now and will close on November 16th @ 7:00 p.m.


Please visit https://rivertrailsdistrict26.meettheteacher.com/ and follow the Parent Guide to book your conference appointments.


Also, if you require child care (for students kindergarten-age and older) during your conference time(s), please complete this short Google Form so that we can plan for child care coverage.

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Important Dates


  • November 1 - PTC Meeting 5:45 pm
  • November 4- Fist Bump Friday
  • November 8 - Election Day NO SCHOOL
  • November 11 - Veterans Day SCHOOL IN SESSION
  • November 15 - Board of Education Meeting 7pm
  • November 17-22- PTC Scholastic Book Fair
  • November 21 - Normal School Day; Conferences 4-8pm
  • November 22 - NO SCHOOL; Conferences 8am-3pm
  • November 23 - NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break
  • November 24 - NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break
  • November 25 - NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break

NO SCHOOL NOVEMBER 8, 2022

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HALLOWEEN at Prairie Trails

We had a great time celebrating Halloween at Prairie Trails. Please use the link below to watch our annual Halloween Parade through the halls and around the building. Our Chipmunks were the cutest!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d26X4u0didY

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FIST BUMP FRIDAY

On Friday, November 4, be on the look out for Officer Friendly and other officers from the Mount Prospect Police Department welcoming our students to school with a fist bump!

  • This program looks to help connect students, families and staff with officers and begin Friday on a fun and positive start.

  • They will be here at 8:45 to greet the kids in the morning and the will be here in the afternoon for the pre-k at 12:50.

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Important Pick-Up Drop Off Reminders

  • If you are waiting in the car pick up line before 3:20, please turn off your engine. We have many cars lining up super early and leaving their cars idling. Help us keep our children and environment healthy by keeping engines off until the line begins to move after 3:20.


  • Morning supervision ends at 9:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday, and at 9:50 on Thursdays. If you come after 9:00 or 9:50, you will need to park and walk your child into the main office to sign them in. They will be marked tardy.


  • Please do not park in the fire lane on Burning Bush just north of Kensington. At arrival and dismissal when there are cars in the fire lanes, it is difficult for the busses to get through and creates a safety hazard as I have seen children run into the street to get into their cars. Please park after the fire lane or on a side street instead. Thank you in advanced for your understanding.
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Dress for the Weather



WEATHER

Students will be going outside for recess every day unless there is thunder/lighting, moderate/hard rain or snow, extreme amounts of ice or if there are sustained temperatures/wind chill below 15 degrees Fahrenheit.

Make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather when they leave in the morning and that they have a change of clothes at school incase they get wet outside.

RTSD Holiday Contest


The annual River Trails School District 26 Winter Card Design Contest is returning! Please follow this link for the submission form.