Prairie Heights

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April 2007

Kindergarten Round-up - April 10 at PHES

Prairie Heights Elementary School will be holding Kindergarten Round-up Tuesday, April 10, starting at 9:00 AM. A child must be five- years old by August 31, 2007 to attend kindergarten next term. Parents need to provide copies of birth certificates, social security numbers, and past medical and immunization records for each child.

If community members know of patrons with children who will be kindergarten age, but did not receive a letter from the school, please call the PHES office at 482-3224 to obtain additional information.

No PHES Kindergarten Classes on April 10

Prairie Heights Elementary School will be holding Kindergarten Round-up on April 10 starting at 9:00 AM. In the afternoon preschool screening will also take place at the school. Due to these two events, PHES kindergarten students will not have school April 10.

USD 417 Preschool Screening

On April 10^th preschool screening will be conducted at Prairie Heights Elementary School in Dwight for potential participants in USD 417 ås Four-Year-Old At-Risk Program for the 2007 - 2008 school term. To make an appointment for screening call the school at (785) 482-3224. Screenings will be held from noon to 4:00 PM on April 10^th. If the 10^th is not convenient for you, there will also be a preschool screening on April 13 at Council Grove Elementary School from noon to 8:00 PM. To make those arrangements call (620) 767-6851. Children must be four years old by August 31, 2007 to be eligible for this particular screening. Screenings will be completed in the areas of concepts, motor and language development. There will also be a vision and hearing check.

The Flint Hills Special Education Coop will also be conducting preschool screenings on the same dates, times, and places for children ages 0 thru 3.

(See the attached flyer.)

To take advantage of either of these preschool screenings, call during regular school hours for an appointment.

USD 417 Capital Outlay Ballot Question ≠ April 3

Patrons of USD 417 are encouraged to vote on Tuesday, April 3, regarding the election of school board members and the resolution passed by the USD 417 Board of Education to have the authority to use up to five mills for capital outlay funds. If you have questions, contact Diane Miller, USD 417 Superintendent, by calling 767-5192 or by email at dmill@cgrove417.org.

PHMS Science Fair

The Prairie Heights Middle School annual science fair will be held Friday, May 11, from 7 ≠ 8 PM.

Prairie Heights Middle School Scholarπs Bowl

Prairie Heights Middle Schoolπs junior varsity and varsity scholarπs bowl teams finished their season on Monday, March 26^th at the league tournament held at Luckey in Manhattan.

The tournament was set up with two pools playing each team in the pool. The top two teams from each pool then went on to compete in the finals. Both Prairie Heights junior varsity and varsity teams won one match in pool play, but neither qualified for the finals.

The junior varsity finished the season with 3 wins, and the varsity finished the season with 5 wins!

Team members competing at the league tournament for junior varsity were: Ashley Davidson, Leeza Enfield, and Delmis Blanco. Team members for the varsity were: Erin Carroll, Jillian Kraus, Taylor Morgan, and Ty Swartz. They all did a great job!

Cody Schnurr, 6^th grader, was manager for the scholars bowl team this year. He was a great help and even filled in as a scorekeeper for the tournament! Thanks Cody!

Submitted by Kacie Evans ≠ PHMS Scholarsπ Bowl Sponsor

Staff Development/Late Start for Students ≠ April 4

April 4, 2007 will be a 10:00 AM late start for students. Staff members will be involved with staff development and start their school day at 8:00 AM. Buses will run morning routes two hours later and breakfast will be served when students arrive.

April 13 - Staff Development No School for Students

April 13, 2007 will be a staff development day for USD 417 teachers. Prairie Heights staff will be either participating in Crisis Prevention Intervention workshops, scoring state writing assessments, establishing career curriculum, participating in the Subject Area Committee (SAC) Reading work, or determining science course /assessment alignments. Therefore, students will not have school.

There will not be an After School Program on this date, but daycare at PHES will maintain regular hours for children.

PTO Update

The Prairie Heights PTO will meet at the Prairie Heights Elementary School library on Wednesday, April 25, at 5:30 PM.

Prairie Heights Site Council

The Prairie Heights Site Council will meet at the Prairie Heights Elementary School library immediately following the PTO meeting on Wednesday, April 25, at 6:30 PM.