Yearbooks
Yearbooks will be handed out to students on June 2nd. Any students who did not purchase a yearbook may do so on a first-come-first-serve basis on June 2nd; they will go on sale after morning announcements. The cost will be $10.00 and children wishing to purchase should have exact amount. Checks can be made out to Prairieview. There is a limited supply. Prairieview yearbook orders were not paid for at registration. A flyer was sent out on November 12, 2009 and orders were due by Tuesday, December 9, 2009.
Summer
I hope you have a wonderful summer. Enjoy your family and the warm weather. I am looking forward to being with my children and grandchildren. I am also looking forward to the fresh start we always get with a new school year.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
For the Week of May 24th
Recyled Shoes
Thank you to everyone who contributed shoes to be recycled. We kept five huge garbage bags of shoes out of the landfills by recycling. Three of those bags were donated to Nike where the soles will be made into rubber matting and other items. Two bags were donated to resale shops which help those in need. At Prairieview School - Character Counts!
Book Review by Jackie Warkentien
This might be a book to put on your Summer Reading Plan form for good reading this summer.
Scat by Carl Hiaasen - Jackie gave this book 4 out of 5 stars
Friends Nick Waters and Marta Gonzalez attend prestigious Truman School. Among their classmates is Smoke Scrod, Jr. who has been accused of arson twice. Yet he is continually bailed out by his wealthy grandmother. Truman School's biology teacher, Mrs. Bunny Starch, is tough, yet qualified.
When both Mrs. Starch and Smoke go missing, it is up to Nick and Marta to solve the mystery. Environmental issues, criminal activity, and worries about Nick's dad overseas in Iraq all meld into a story about an endangered panther and its kitten. All involved step up to the plate and their admirable qualities arise when the environment and its fauna are being threatened unnecessarily by humans and their greed.
Scat is much like Hiaasen's other environmentally responsible books, as it introduces us to the peril, we as humans, create for our globe and all its inhabitants. We begin to see that we cannot accept every action for face value...sometimes there are reasons for, and reasons against seemingly simple scenarios. Much of what we do, does have consquences and we must weigh the benefits against the damages inflicted upon our planet.
Thank you to everyone who contributed shoes to be recycled. We kept five huge garbage bags of shoes out of the landfills by recycling. Three of those bags were donated to Nike where the soles will be made into rubber matting and other items. Two bags were donated to resale shops which help those in need. At Prairieview School - Character Counts!
Book Review by Jackie Warkentien
This might be a book to put on your Summer Reading Plan form for good reading this summer.
Scat by Carl Hiaasen - Jackie gave this book 4 out of 5 stars
Friends Nick Waters and Marta Gonzalez attend prestigious Truman School. Among their classmates is Smoke Scrod, Jr. who has been accused of arson twice. Yet he is continually bailed out by his wealthy grandmother. Truman School's biology teacher, Mrs. Bunny Starch, is tough, yet qualified.
When both Mrs. Starch and Smoke go missing, it is up to Nick and Marta to solve the mystery. Environmental issues, criminal activity, and worries about Nick's dad overseas in Iraq all meld into a story about an endangered panther and its kitten. All involved step up to the plate and their admirable qualities arise when the environment and its fauna are being threatened unnecessarily by humans and their greed.
Scat is much like Hiaasen's other environmentally responsible books, as it introduces us to the peril, we as humans, create for our globe and all its inhabitants. We begin to see that we cannot accept every action for face value...sometimes there are reasons for, and reasons against seemingly simple scenarios. Much of what we do, does have consquences and we must weigh the benefits against the damages inflicted upon our planet.
Friday, May 14, 2010
For the Week of May 17th
Plan for Summer Reading
Mrs. Walsh-Rock, one of Prairieview's wonderful librarians, is promoting summer reading by encouraging families to make a plan. Look for the announcement coming home at the beginning of the week. Ask your children to look at the library display and make plans to participate. Remember, when you make a plan, it is more likely to happen.
Taking a Road Trip?
Books on CD are a wonderful way to make the long drive seem shorter. Listening to books helps to broaden our vocabularies. It can also be a launching point for some interesting discussions. So visit your local library or bookstore and plan some fun for that long trip!
Mrs. Walsh-Rock, one of Prairieview's wonderful librarians, is promoting summer reading by encouraging families to make a plan. Look for the announcement coming home at the beginning of the week. Ask your children to look at the library display and make plans to participate. Remember, when you make a plan, it is more likely to happen.
Taking a Road Trip?
Books on CD are a wonderful way to make the long drive seem shorter. Listening to books helps to broaden our vocabularies. It can also be a launching point for some interesting discussions. So visit your local library or bookstore and plan some fun for that long trip!
Friday, May 7, 2010
For the Week of May 10th
Shoes Wanted
All this week Prairieview is collecting gym shoes in any shape and all other shoes that still have some life in them. We want to help cut down on the amount going into landfills. The shoes will be either donated to places that help people or will be sent to Nike's recycling center where they recycle gym shoes into a variety of objects including floor mats. Please tie the shoes together or put them in plastic grocery bags so that they do not become separated. Thank you for your support. At Prairieview School – Character Counts!
The Human Brain
I was just marveling on the human brain. I was thinking about how a child is born not knowing how to talk and by the time they are 11 or 12, they can read most any word you put in front of them. They figure out the meaning of words and learn how to say them. They learn how to make them into sentences. Their vocabulary grows. Then they have to learn how to take the sounds of the words apart to hear all of the different sounds. They learn the sounds that the letters make. They learn the rules for when letters say each sound. They memorize sight words. The learn punctuation rules. They learn to read. They learn to comprehend what they read and they learn to write. As we approach the end of another school year, it is wonderful to be able to look back over the year and see how far each of your children have come. Children's accomplishments are teachers' and parents' rewards.
All this week Prairieview is collecting gym shoes in any shape and all other shoes that still have some life in them. We want to help cut down on the amount going into landfills. The shoes will be either donated to places that help people or will be sent to Nike's recycling center where they recycle gym shoes into a variety of objects including floor mats. Please tie the shoes together or put them in plastic grocery bags so that they do not become separated. Thank you for your support. At Prairieview School – Character Counts!
The Human Brain
I was just marveling on the human brain. I was thinking about how a child is born not knowing how to talk and by the time they are 11 or 12, they can read most any word you put in front of them. They figure out the meaning of words and learn how to say them. They learn how to make them into sentences. Their vocabulary grows. Then they have to learn how to take the sounds of the words apart to hear all of the different sounds. They learn the sounds that the letters make. They learn the rules for when letters say each sound. They memorize sight words. The learn punctuation rules. They learn to read. They learn to comprehend what they read and they learn to write. As we approach the end of another school year, it is wonderful to be able to look back over the year and see how far each of your children have come. Children's accomplishments are teachers' and parents' rewards.
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