Strategic Plans

This last weekend was truly amazing. We had over 75 people here at Prairieview working on our Strategic Plan for the upcoming years at District 66. Many wonderful ideas came from lively conversation on Saturday morning. A big thank you to all those who participated. For those of you who are anxious to see the results, they should be on our website shortly.

Our PV family keeps getting bigger and bigger with boys. As you all know by now Mrs. Cushing's two boys are doing well. Adding to the team, Mrs. Travis also had a boy last week named Benjamin and Mrs. Csorba had a boy yesterday named Jack. We all wish our new little boys their moms and dads the best of health and happiness.

Stay safe and warm this week, Mrs. Schultz

IOWA WEEK

We finally made it through the week and our students did a wonderful job! However, now it is your turn. Congratulate them on doing their best and when you receive their scores go over them with your child and see where they can improve. We constantly look at this data to effectively develop interventions to help your child meet state scores.

I hope you all have a lovely three-day weekend and thank you to all of you who gave your time to lace up skates. Everyone had a great time skating; as for me, it was just fun watching. Stay safe and warm and enjoy your time with your children.

The IOWA's

We made it through our first week and a big thanks to all of you who managed to have your students arrive on time. Next week it is imperative that they are on time because IOWA testing begins on Monday and,as we all know, standardized tests are a fact of life for American students. Here is some important information that will help them and you survive next week and the weeks to come.

Encourage, don't pressure.

Encourage your child to do their best, but avoid putting on the pressure. Too much pressure can cause test anxiety and lead to worse, not better, scores. Understand that standardized tests are just one way schools measure a child's ability.

Give the "brain food."

Give your child a healthy breakfast in the morning - remember that good nutrition fuels brains year- round.

Put them to Bed Early

Sleepy students have a tough time succeeding academically and do we all. It's particularly important for your student to get a good night's sleep the night before a test. For most elementary school children about 10 hours of sleep every night is best.

Aim High

Finally aim high and encourage them to do their best this will help them believe in themselves and they will do well.

Have a great weekend and Stay Safe and Warm , Mrs. Schultz