Prairie Trails

April 14, 2022

Important April / May Dates:

4/15- No School

4/20- Registration Assistance @ Euclid 9:00-10:30 am & 5:00-7:30pm

4/26- Board of Education Meeting (rescheduled from 4/19)

4/28-Donuts w/ Grownups

5/5- Donuts w/ Grownups

5/18- Kindergarten Music Sharing Night

5/20- Last day of Pre-k

5/23- Kindergarten Field Day & PTC Hamburger Day

5/27- Last day of kindergarten (Early Release 1:30)

Kindergarten Music Sharing May 18

The Prairie Trails Kindergarten Music Sharing is the evening of Wednesday, May 18th. This performance is an opportunity to see what your children have been working on in Music class and be part of the Prairie Trails community. We’d love it if you and your family were able to attend!

We’ll be having two Kindergarten performances on May 18th.

Miss Seiwert, Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Santos, Mrs. Chmura & Mrs. Naegele’s classes will be performing at 6:00 p.m. The kindergarten performers will be meeting in their classrooms starting at 5:50 p.m. Students should remain with their families until that time.
Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Frew, Mrs. Alfirevic & Mrs. Burke’s classes will be performing at 6:40 p.m. The kindergarten performers will be meeting in their classrooms starting at 6:30 p.m. Students should remain with their families until that time.

On February 28, our district shifted to a mask-optional environment for all of our schools. This change also applies to visitors and attendees at in-person school events. During our music sharing event please be respectful of each individual’s masking choice. Please do your best to maintain social distancing when possible. Please note that the district reserves the right to adjust mitigation measures at any time, depending on the current COVID-19 data.

We understand that not everyone will be comfortable attending in-person events at this time. To accommodate this, we will offer a virtual option via a livestream feed on Youtube. This link will be shared the morning of April 21st.

We’ll be performing in the Prairie Trails gym. Door 1 will open at 5:40 p.m. for families to find seats. There is no set dress code for the performance. We just ask that students dress nicely and feel comfortable in what they are wearing.

The Prairie Trails PTC will be pre-selling ice-cream treats to be enjoyed outside after each performance. More details along with ordering information will be sent home closer to the event.

We are very excited to share the music we’ve been working on! Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions at mthompson@rtsd26.org.

Thank you,

Mrs. Meghan Thompson

Music teacher, Prairie Trails School

Kindergarten Field day 5/23

Mrs. Miller, our amazing PE teacher is in the process of planning an afternoon of outdoor fun and games for our kindergarten students. She is looking for parent volunteers to help with the afternoon event. Please contact her directly if you can help out. evossmiller@rtsd26.org

RTEF Plant Fundraiser

The River Trails Education Foundation’s annual Flower and Plant Sale is back this year. This is the RTEF’s largest fundraiser and will help provide enrichment programs for the district’s four schools. Orders are due by April 11 and the pick-up date is May 7 (the day before Mother’s Day). Orders can be placed online. There is also more information available on our website.

PTC Donuts with Grownups

Join the PTC for Donuts with Grownups!

Each family is invited to have a "GROWNUP" bring their child or children to come enjoy a SPECIAL morning. We will be providing donuts (Dunkin Donuts), juice, and fresh brewed coffee to start your day together.

This event will be held on two dates, however we need to limit the number of attendees to 80 adults and children each day. The first date will be for children with last names starting with A - K and the second date will be for children with last names starting with L - Z. Please see below for more details.

We would like to accommodate all those that wish to attend, so we ask you to please keep younger, non-school age children at home, if possible. PLEASE ONLY ONE GROWNUP PER FAMILY.

Dates: Thursday, April 28th (Last names starting with A - K)

Thursday, May 5th (Last names starting with L - Z)

Time: Doors open at 8:45 am- 9:35 am (Children cannot be released until 9:35 am when supervision begins)

Place: Lunchroom (please enter through Door #1, and park on the street, we need to reserve the parking lot for staff.)

Cost: $2 PER PERSON

*Payment can be cash or check. Please make checks payable to Prairie Trails PTC. To RSVP, please return the bottom portion of this letter with your payment in your child’s folder by April 22nd.

We will be having a fun photo booth to capture your memories...so have your camera phone ready!

If you would like to volunteer the morning of set-up, serving or clean-up, please use the sign up link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BADA62FA2FACF8-donuts

If you have any questions, please contact Katie Burke at kcburke22@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you there,

Prairie Trails PTC

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Child’s first and last name: _______________________________________________________________________________

Child Donut choice: _______Chocolate Frosted _______Vanilla Frosted Sprinkles _______Glazed

Grownup Donut choice: _______Chocolate Frosted _______Vanilla Frosted Sprinkles _______Glazed

PTC Donations

Prairie Trails School PTC runs on volunteers and donations. Please consider supporting this newly developed organization by making a donation today. Every penny adds up to amazing events and rewards for our children. Check out this list of potential events for this year! We are also looking for volunteers! If you would like to participate in upcoming events please fill out the volunteer form on our PTC website at https://www.rtsd26.org/schools/pt/ptc.

Thank you for your anticipated support!!

List of PTC Events

1.Parent teacher conference dinners

2. Shoe Drive

3. Kindergarten Meet and Greet

4. Donuts with Grownups

5. McDonald’s Hamburger Day

6. Teacher Appreciation Week

7. Ice cream social (beginning of next school year)

You may make a donation by sending an envelope with your donation to your child’s homeroom teacher labeled Prairie Trails PTC or by check made payable to Prairie Trails PTC.

PTC VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Open committees for 2021-2022 school year.

We are looking for volunteers to help fill the following committees for the end of this school year. A PTC committee member will help you get started and give you guidance for each event.

2. McDonald's Hamburger Picnic Day: May 23rd : The Committee head organizes and finds parents from each class to help. For this event parents are given the option to order a Hamburger from McDonalds for their child and we will also supplement with a chip, juice, and treat (like rice krispy). Kids have a picnic lunch outdoors where they get served their hamburger meal and can play with friends.

3. Teacher Appreciation Week: (Week of May 2nd) The committee organizer(s) will arrange a sign up genius for parents to sign up and donate different items for a snack cart that will be available to the teachers throughout the week. This is a way for us to thank them for all their hard work.

4. Music Show icecream pre-sales (May 18) We are still finalizing this even but we are also looking for a volunteer or 2 to organize a presale of frozen treats for after the kindergarten music show and to be there to serve the day of.

Please email the prairie trails PTC at prairietrailsptc@gmail.com to express interest in one of our open committees.

Sincerely,

Prairie Trails PTC

Do you need technology support for your child's Chromeboook?

Remote Technology Support: Families can submit a Remote Technology Support Ticket through Incident IQ for their child. The link can be found on the district website under the Parents tab. They can also submit a ticket by logging into Incident IQ with their child’s login information.

Substitute Teachers Wanted!

Want to choose your own schedule and help make a difference in our students’ lives? Come join us as a substitute teacher! We have an immediate need for subs at all of our schools. Daily rates were recently increased! For more information or to apply, visit applitrack.com/rtsd26/onlineapp/default.aspx.