Prairie Point Points

Website: http://prairiepoint.parkhill.k12.mo.us
Location: 8101 Northwest Belvidere Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64152, USA
Phone: 816-359-4380
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrairiePtElem
Twitter: @Prairieptelem

Monday, March 15

• Reminder - Grade Cards go out Friday, April 9

Tuesday, March 16

• Danny and Sarah District Leadership Meeting - 8:00 - 12:00 pm - Zoom

Wednesday, March 17

• Grade Level Meetings
• 2nd Grade CogAT - 8:30 am - Stage
• Send a reminder email to your families about Distance Learning Tomorrow :)

Thursday, March 18

• AMI Distance Learning Day - COVID Vaccine Day

Friday, March 19

• Care Team - 8:45 am - Zoom
  
• Dr. Briedwell Walk Though - 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Monday, March 22

• Spring Virtual Celebration Week - Classroom Teachers send out celebrations via email, FlipGrid, SeeSaw, or Schoology

Tuesday, March 23

• LRPG Meeting - 9:15 am - Stage

Wednesday, March 24

• Specials Team Meeting - 8:30 am - LMC
• MTSS Meetings All Day - By Appointment - Megan Cole's Office

Thursday, March 25

• End of 3rd Quarter
• 4th Grade H&G Discussion - 1:00 pm - 4th Grade Classrooms and Gym
• 5th Grade H&G Discussion - 2:00 pm - 5th Grade Classrooms and Gym

Friday, March 26

• Teacher Work Day
• Grade Cards due by end of the day Wednesday, April 7

Monday, March 29 - Friday, April 2

• No School - Spring Break

Please remember to send Danny or Sarah Staff Shout-outs by Thursday each week to ensure that they are included.

This week, kudos goes out to...

• Send Danny Staff Shout Outs!
• Send families reminders that we do not have school on 3/18/21!
• Have you turned in a positive office referral lately?
• If you take your class outside (or anywhere for that matter) be sure to let the office know and if you go outside, take a walkie-talkie.
• Spring Conferences- Make sure you are working on your virtually GROW AND GLOW celeberations. These need to be sent out the Week of March 22!
  
• NWEA Goals - Please make sure individual and class goals are posted in your rooms!

Missouri gives us special clearance to go to distance learning for these pandemic-related issues. The state calls these AMI-x days, and they will not get added to the end of the school year.

• All of our students, both in-person and Park Hill Online, will have distance learning from 9 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., with a break from noon to 1 p.m.

• Teachers may work from home, or they may choose to come into the classroom if they prefer to use equipment at school. Support staff members will follow the same instructions they do on AMI days.

• Classroom teachers will host at least 2 Zoom meetings and be available for questions regarding instruction. Please schedule your Zoom meeting around your vaccine, if you are getting it. Please communicate any changes in your schedule to your families and Cc Danny & Sarah

CONTEST DATES: Students, staff, and families may enter their drawings and pledges from April 9 - April 30. The winners will be announced on Friday, May 21st!

CONTEST #1: We are needing to redesign our SOAR Slips to PRIDE POINTS! After spring break, we will have a drawing/graphic design contest.

CONTEST #2: We are needing to come up with a new school pledge that incorporates our new school rules -

Proud Pioneers are Expected to:

Be Safe

Be Kind

Be Responsible

And Do Their Best Everyday!

Please continue to check the Express after spring break for where to submit your entries!

GOOD LUCK PIONEERS! HAPPY CREATING!

The Spring Window is April 5 -16, which is right after our spring break. Our goal would be to have all students assess between April 5 - April 13, so we can review class data on our April 14 GLM.

As a reminder, our building goal is 55% of students achieve their growth goal in mathematics from the winter to the spring.

We have some more information to share about MAP on Wednesday, March 17 during GLM. The current plan is to get most classes tested between May 4 - May 13. More information coming next week.

Due to COVID, spring parent/teacher conferences will not happen. Please start brainstorming with your grade level team on how we can share our growth with parents. Your team should come up with a plan and push out information to parents the week before spring break.

How have your kids GROWN and GLOWED this year?

Superintendent's cabinet regularly meets to review district COVID data, CDC recommendations, and feedback from our school community.

Based on declining COVID numbers and increasing warming temperatures, masks at outdoor recess are no longer required for students. Students may opt to wear them if they choose. Staff must still wear masks when supervising outside.

Please continue to make sure students are able to take mask breaks as needed throughout the day.

As we mentioned last week in the Points, Microsoft Teams is an issue. Please continue to block Microsoft Teams Daily.

If you need help blocking, please click here for step-by-step directions.

Certified Staff – Please save the date for our Kindergarten Kickoff – Thursday, May 6, 5:00-7:30 pm. The event will look similar to what we did this fall but your attendance is expected.

Good morning Huskies and Pioneers,

For those of you I don’t know, my name is Sarah and I am the Assistant Principal at Prairie Point. It is crazy to think we are already in the planning stages of Summer School (especially since it is freezing outside) but I am super excited to serve as Hawthorn/Prairie Point’s Principal this summer! Bring on the sunshine!

I would like to get a head start on staffing and gather names of those staff members who are interested. If you are interested in working summer school, please let me know and I will write your name down!

Also, below are some important dates for you to be aware of:

Summer School Dates:

• June 7-July 2, 2021 (pending AMI and Board approval)

Location/Time:

• Prairie Point Elementary from 8:40 am – 3:40 pm

Summer School Application Dates:

• February 22: Teaching positions posted online to internal candidates
• March 8: Support staff positions posted online (support staff can apply as well as support staff with sub certificates to summer school-certified positions)
• April 12: Positions will open online to external candidates

Summer School Certified Positions:

• Classroom Teachers K-5
• PE Teacher
• Special Education or Counselor
• SMART Start Reading Intervention

Summer School Support Staff Positions:

· Recovery Room

· Teaching Assistants

· Lunchroom/Playground Supervisors

• Certified and non-certified

· Gym Supervisor

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach me via email or at 816-359-6895. I am really excited about being able to take part in this journey with you, please consider joining us for the fun!

Take care,

Sarah

ELA-March

https://www.smore.com/pfz6s

Math-March

https://www.smore.com/5a2vy

Social Studies/Science- March

https://www.smore.com/mq1xv

The A+ Coordinator, Ellen Reys, would like to start a Reading Buddy program between the A+ students and elementary classrooms. Our high school students could Zoom into a class 2-3 times per week to either read to a group of students or the whole class. This may have the potential to expand into math tutoring, or small group help if we can find the right matches.

Logistics

1. Fill out the Request Form
2. Ellen Reys will match the classroom teacher with an A+ student
3. Classroom teacher must communicate with the A+ student about expectations and do a trial run of reading a book online.
4. Reading Program begins!
5. A+ students will keep a log of their volunteer time and classroom teachers will be asked to confirm the total hours.

Reading Buddy Request Form

As we have done for a number of years, any fliers we receive will be uploaded to Prairie Point's E-Backpack can be found on the Prairie Point Website under the "Parent Resources" tab. Click here for a direct link to the E-Backpack.

Please consider reminding your parents about the E-Backpack in your next newsletter.

Our Vision

Prairie Point Elementary School provides all children with a safe, caring educational environment that focuses on high expectations and promotes lifelong learning.

Our Mission

To create a safe and caring student centered environment, to empower students to be independent learners, problem solver, and responsible citizens in the 21st Century.

At Prairie Point School, we value:

• Keeping the focus on the student
• Continuous learning and professional growth
• Warm, caring, open-minded environment
• High expectations for all students and adults
• Team work and collaboration
• Empathetic approach with our actions.