Prairie Panthers PTA
This page intends to share the rich heritage and history of Prairie School as it existed in the past, and still does today.
09/16/2021
TRASH BAG TIME! Trash Bag Sales will run from Sept 15th through 29th, just in time for Fall leaves or you big closet clean-out! Information will be sent home with students this week, so be on the lookout.
Students that sell $100+ in bags will receive an invite for a pizza party in the Prairie garden! Proceeds benefit the General PTA fund to support student programming at Prairie!
Click the link below to get your order in - enter PRAIRIE as your code:
https://buybags.trashbagfundraiser.com
Happy Friday, Panthers! Remember to check out the Prairie PTA website over the weekend, easily join, and then decide if there are any committees you’d like to sign up for… Bakers & Hospitality? Room Parent? The opportunities are endless (😉) and super important to helping us support our school!
Click the link in our profile to get to our website and message us if you have any questions!
Have a great weekend, Prairie family! 💜
08/09/2021
It’s officially Back to School Week! Are you ready to find out who your teacher is?! Login to Skyward TODAY, click ‘Student Info’ and your teacher for the 2021-22 school year will be on the right-hand side! 🎈
Can’t wait to see you at Meet the Teacher Night on Wednesday! 💜
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08/08/2021
MEET THE TEACHER TIME CORRECTION! If you received your weekly Prairie PTA News this morning, the times for Meet the Teacher Night on August 11 were incorrect… here are the correct times:
4:30-5 PM | A-G
5:15-5:45 | H-M
6-6:30 | N-Z
The schedule is based off of the last name of your oldest child. Kindergarten families have special conferences, so you will meet your teacher at that time!
See you soon! 💜
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08/01/2021
It’s August, Prairie Panthers! The countdown is officially on for the first day of school!
Take one thing off your plate before busy season sets in and go ahead and get signed up for Prairie PTA today!
The PTA is very active at Prairie, providing programming, classroom and building supplies, and serve as a support system for the school and teachers! We know they have needed it after the last few years! 💜
A favorite Prairie perk is the ability to connect with other families across the school. The school directory does just that! By registering your family on the directory, and entering each Prairie family member, you are providing a way for others to connect with you. In compliance with SMSD policies, we are unable to capture information based on what you’ve provided to the office --- this means if you do not self-register and opt-in EVERY YEAR, other parents and the PTA do not have a way to reach you! Registering is easy, free, and just takes a couple of minutes.
Click the link in our profile, get signed up today… and let’s get ready for an amazing school year! 🎈
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06/14/2021
We've got spirit, yes we do! Check out this fun summer activity from the SME Cheerleaders.
Congratulations to our 6th grade class! Thanks for all the memories, and we wish you all the best in all your future holds!
05/17/2021
Virtual Book Fair is live! Get your summer reading list set today!
05/15/2021
Rainy weekend got you down? Perfect time to shop our online book fair with your child and stock up on books for the summer! Visit https://www.scholastic.com/bf/prairie
Come to Our Book Fair! Visit our school's homepage to hear the latest Book Fair news, RSVP for events, sign up to volunteer, and more!
05/06/2021
Prairie Community: Please consider reaching out to our legislators and encouraging them to pass a CLEAN K-12 budget that fully funds our schools-see example email below!
OK FOLKS, THIS IS IT. Do you want to show appreciation for our teachers and support our kids? CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS THIS WEEK (sample wording below). The legislative session ends next week and they still haven't appropriated funds for the eduction budget.
Ask your legislators to pass a CLEAN K-12 budget that funds our schools at the levels required per the Gannon Supreme Court case. NO voucher mechanisms and NO shirking their duties by using one-time federal funds meant for COVID expenses, such as addressing learning loss.
Find your legislators' contact info at openstates.org.
EXAMPLE EMAIL (COPY & PASTE):
Subject: Fully Fund Public Schools
Message:
Dear Senator ________ & Representative _________,
As your constituent, I'm asking you to support the passage of a clean K-12 budget that fully funds our schools as required by the Gannon Supreme Court case. Please oppose any voucher type mechanisms that divert public tax dollars to private schools and attempts to use one-time federal COVID funds to replace state funds.
Stay the course for our kids and support the full funding of our schools.
Sincerely,
Your name and address
05/05/2021
Tomorrow we continue to honor our grade assigned specials/support staff with their favorite things and Friday we wrap up Teacher Appreciation week with your classroom teacher’s favorite things! Thank you for making our teachers feel the love this week!
05/04/2021
Tomorrow-Wednesday May 5th is Bike to School Day! All students who ride their bikes will get a “I biked to school today” sticker. Share your bike pictures to and use Let’s Get Moving!
05/03/2021
SCRIP orders are due on Wednesday!!! Paper order forms went home in backpacks last week and you may also order at prairiepta.org. What a great and easy way to gift your teacher at the end of the school year or stock up on gift cards before the kids are home all summer!
04/30/2021
Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week! Our Prairie teachers are amazing! Let’s show them the 💜 Monday: Words from the Heart Tuesday: Classroom Supplies Wednesday/Thursday: Grade assigned specials teachers Friday: Favorite Things!
04/28/2021
Don't forget to order your student's 2020-2021 Yearbook by May 1st! You may place your order here https://prairiepta.org/school-store/ #!form/Spiritwear
03/31/2021
🍔🍟It's never too early for a Culver's burger! All orders benefit Prairie, any time from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the 7953 State Line Road location.🍔🍟
03/24/2021
🎬🎤Calling all Prairie Talent! The deadline for videos has been extended to give you more time to get creative and perfect your act! Since all acts are pre-recorded you can really get imaginative this year. Make a stop motion video, do a TikTok, record your stellar soccer moves, play the piano or do a comedy routine. There are tons of ways to show your talent with this different format…the only requirement is to have fun and get your FINAL video turned in by April 14th. Check out the upcoming newsletter or room parent email for full details!
03/11/2021
Tonight at 7pm is our Spring General PTA Meeting. Zoom ID 598 067 9740. We will vote on our proposed 2021-2022 PTA Exec Board, give some Spring activity updates and have a guest speaker, Dr Natasha Burgert, who will talk about screen time challenges with our kids. Please join us! Cameras optional.
03/10/2021
Don't forget to get your tickets for the Prairie Trivia Night/Virtual Auction this weekend!
http://BidPal.net/prairieauction2021
Click here to claim your Sponsored Listing.
History of Prairie School
Prairie School District #44 was organized in 1865, and the first one-room schoolhouse was built in 1866 on two acres of land at the northwest corner of 63rd and Mission Road. The property was formerly owned by the Reverend Thomas Johnson, founder of the Shawnee Methodist Mission and Manual Labor School, and inherited by his son, Alexander S. Johnson. Johnson and his wife sold the land to T. A. Lewis, T. C. Porter and A. S. Johnson as District Board #44.
The school was large compared to others of its time, measuring 60 ft. long by 40 ft. wide. According to Edgar A. Porter, it was called the “Crooked School” because the building leaned slightly to the north. The building served two functions – school and church. The Westport Cumberland Presbyterian Church met here until the congregation rebuilt its church in Westport destroyed during the Civil War.
At first, the district encompassed the land from 47th Street to the present day 71st Street, State Line to Nall. In 1873, when 79 children were attending the school, the district was divided, the northern portion becoming District 92 (Shawnee Mission School). This district was later divided into the Roesland and Westwood View districts. Then in 1874, land was detached from the Corinth district and added to Prairie, making the new boundaries 59th Street to 75th Street, State Line to Nall, including a small area west of Nall. After these changes, the schoolhouse more easily accommodated the 38 children enrolled.
The school day ran from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm from Labor Day to the first of May. School was never dismissed because of bad weather. Once a year, 8th grade students had to take and pass the Common Exam if they wished to continue their education at one of the city high schools (Westport or Argentine).
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