The Blizzard

I certainly hope everyone made it home tonight and is safe and warm. Just a reminder that tomorrow is our grade level finals for the spelling bee. The children who win for their grade will be going on to the major District Spelling Bee. Good luck to all. Please remember it is an odd week next week because of the voting in Illinois. We will be off on February 5th all day so the state can use our facility for voting. teachers will be attending an all day in-service to improve our curriculum. Also we have early dismissal on Thursday so it will be an extremely broken but productive week for our teachers. Have a nice evening

Straight As

I would like to thank everyone who attended our Straight A Recognition Night. All the children were extremely excited and it was nice to recognize their hard work. It was also nice to see many of our staff, who really make this evening possible, attending in honor of their students. Congratulations to all.

District 66 Solo Contest

District 66 Solo Contest
Last Saturday we held our annual solo contest for band students in 5th through 8th grade. The students were asked to prepare a solo to be performed by memory for a judge. From the 250+ students who performed, those who earned a perfect score were asked to play again for a panel of judges. District 66 had 25 total perfect soloists and from this group, Prairieview had four Cadet Band members involved. They were: Nicole Wroblewski, Trombone; Rebecca Allen, Flute; Brooke Nuccio, Flute; Sam Tedeschi, Tuba. From the group of 25, four were chosen as "soloists of the day". One 5th grader, Brooke Nuccio, was included in this group. Congratulations to Brooke and to all of our finalists!

Building Responsibilty

By now you have heard about our lunch ticket program. We have had numerous students borrowing money for lunch tickets and not paying back. So if your child has an outstanding debt they need to clear up their account before they can borrow additional tickets. Rules are hard for some children and during their years at Prairieview we would like to help them understand the importance of following rules. Rules help the classroom to run smoothly on a day to day basis. Why not try some rules at home to help your family household run smoothly. First involve everyone no matter what the age. Your youngster will be more agreeable to rules if he or she writes them. Ask family members for suggestions on getting along better, staying safe, and keeping the house neat. Make a note of every idea, and then as a group prioritize the list into a more manageable size then post it. If you make it fun it won’t seem as a chore but idea, and it was their idea! Good luck and enjoy your family as we do ours.

Welcome Back

It was so nice this morning to see the buses rolling into Prairieview with all the children. Everyone looked rested and ready to learn. We started this year with two new students -- it is always nice to add to our Prairieview Family. Like half the population this year, I too have made some New Years resolutions. One I can share with you is that I promise to write a blog three times a week with different daily themes. Monday’s will be a preview of the upcoming week, which this week includes our 5th grade field trip to Naper Settlement. Wednesday’s will be various activities that can be used at home to enforce curriculum or social skills and finally Friday’s blog will be a wrap up of the week. I hope you all had a wonderful restful holiday and are enjoying this warm weather but remember it is still cold season so still wear your coats.