Panther Press Family Newsletter 10-18-24

Panther Press Family Newsletter

Prairie Point Elementary

Principal's Message

10.18.24

Dear Prairie Point Families:

Our Kendall County Community Food Pantry FOOD DRIVE is underway ~ thank you for all who have donated so far! You are making a positive difference in our local community! Please remember that we are accepting food donations through Wednesday, 10/23. Please view the Food Drive flyer with detailed information HERE.

Please review two items that we are still working on addressing at school:

USE OF PHONE/ELECTRONIC DEVICES:

• Cell Phones/Smart Watches/mobile devices are not to be used by students during school hours unless authorized by a teacher or administrator.

• If a student brings an electronic device to school, it is to be powered off and inside the student’s backpack during the school day. This includes watches that have communication, Internet, or photo capabilities.

ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL:

• Staff supervision begins at 8:45am. Children should not exit vehicles until supervising staff are outside.

• Please pull your vehicle all the way forward, following the instructions of the supervising staff. This will help us load as many students as possible into their vehicles efficiently.

Parent/Teacher conferences will be taking place on October 24 and October 25. Remember that there is no student attendance on Friday, October 25.

On October 31, we will be having our Halloween Parade and classroom parties. Please see the Halloween parent letter HERE.

I hope that you and your family have a relaxing and safe weekend. Thank you for your continued support and partnership!

Sincerely,

Noelle Fahey

Principal

SD308 Annual Food Drive to support KCCF

We are excited to announce our district's annual food drive in support of the Kendall County Community Food Pantry! This event will run from October 15th to October 23rd and we invite all families to participate in helping those in need.

How to Donate:

-Monetary Donations: You can contribute online through the PayPal portal at www.kccfoodpantry.org/sd308. For every $1 donated, our school will receive credit for 8 food items!

-Check Donations: Please make checks payable to KCCFP.

-Suggested Daily Donations: Check out the attached flier for daily themes and suggested items to donate throughout the week!

Your generosity can make a real difference in our community, and we appreciate your support.

Thank you for joining us in this meaningful initiative!
Mrs. Pynenberg

Fall Scholastic Book Fair

The Book Fair is open October 17th-23rd in the LRC. Students will have the opportunity to shop during their library time.

Family Night (after-school shopping) is Wednesday, October 23rd from 4:00 pm-7:30 pm

Create a Book Fair eWallet for cash-free shopping.

Convenient and secure, eWallet lets your child choose books they want to read.

Plus, you can share your eWallet link so friends and family can help your child find even more to read. Unspent funds from a past Fair? To transfer them to this Fair, log in to your Scholastic account and create a new eWallet—then your previous balance will be available to transfer as an eGift Card.

Create an account. Add funds. Your child shops.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to get started:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/prairiepointelementarysch

Jessica Seiple

Library Media Specialist

E: jseiple@sd308.org

Fannie May Fundraiser

Good Afternoon Prairie Point Families:

Just a reminder that our Fannie May fundraiser is due on Friday, October 25th. All orders and payment must be turned into the office by Friday, October 25th. Please make checks payable to PRAIRIE POINT ELEMENTARY.

All online orders are due on Friday, October 25th as well.

Thank you in advance for supporting Prairie Point Elementary with this sweet fundraiser.

W.O.W. Walk on Wednesday!

W.O.W - Walk on Wednesday - Week 3 Results

Walk on Wednesday – Week 3 Results

What an absolutely beautiful, sunny and crisp morning we had today for our third week of W.O.W. Today, 50.7% of our students walked to school. That amounts to 204 Prairie Point students walking to school on this brisk autumn day. Ms. Rothman’s 1st grade had 78.9% of her students walk today to earn the Golden Shoe Award. 2nd place goes to Mrs. Niles’ 4th grade class with 72.7% of her students walking, and 3rd place goes to Mrs. Hoke’s 2nd grade class, with 63.2% of their students walking.

Congratulations to all our Students who Walked to School!

FREE ticket to The Wolves game

Good Morning Prairie Point Families:

Do you like hockey?! Want a FREE ticket to The Chicago Wolves game?! Come see Mrs. Boozell for a reading or exercise log to complete at home and turn in for one free student ticket to a game.

Thank You

Nurse's Message

The nurse's office is in need of athletic style pants or shorts.

We can use all sizes for both girls and boys. Please make sure they are an athletic style or leggings and have an elastic waistband.

Order your Yearbook

Kindergarten Color Days

In Kindergarten we will be having a COLOR DAY each Friday for the next few months. Each Friday please follow the schedule below. Your child may wear the color of the day and bring 1 item from home of that color. This item must be small enough to fit in their backpack and hands for our sharing circle. No food items are allowed. A few examples include: red toy car, blue lego.

November 1st – White Day

November 8th – Brown Day

November 15th – Black Day

HSO Fall Fundraiser

Home & School Organization

Upcoming Dates

• October 19th & 20th Keller's Farmstand Fundraiser

• October 23 is our final Walk on Wednesday

• October 22nd Culver's Night

• October 24th and 25th Parent Teacher Conferences

• October 25th No Student Attendance

• October 28th Trunk or Treat & Bingo Night

• October 31st Halloween Parties

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