Save the Date for These Events for Next School Year

Thanks for a GREAT YEAR! We are already looking ahead to next year and wanted to send out some important dates – so mark your calendars. Have a great summer and we’ll see you in August! Save the Date – stay tuned for details… August 10 – Ice Cream Social – 4:00-6:00 pm 14 – […]

Prairie Office Now in Library

As you may be aware, the Prairie office and front entrance is getting a make- over this summer.  As part of the district-wide safety and security plan, every elementary school will have a secure “buzz-in” entrance by the start of school this coming fall. To make this happen, the office will have to be totally […]

Important Ballot Issue for Shawnee Mission School District – Please Vote!

The kids are heading back to school…and soon residents of the Shawnee Mission School District will have something important in our mailboxes! Around January 7 all registered voters in the Shawnee Mission School District will receive a ballot in their mailbox. This ballot must be received at the Johnson County Election office (returned in the […]

Head Lice has Returned…

Guess who also returned to school this fall? HEAD LICE! Once again parents, we need your help. On a daily basis, perhaps as part of a bedtime routine, please make it a practice to check your child’s hair for evidence of their presence. Look for nits — teardrop-shaped white to gray in color dots in the […]

Sign Up for Watch Dog Dads!

Sign-up to spend half day with the kids and keep Dads on the front lines at Prairie Elementary! Just one shift per kid, please. On your day, report to the office at the start of your shift time for instructions. For the morning shift, you will help with unloading kids and keeping everyone safe in […]

School Funding in Jeopardy in Kansas

The Shawnee Mission School District provides valuable learning opportunities to our children, preparing them for future learning and for success in life. We are right to be proud of what our students accomplish and grateful for the chances they have. We should also be vigilant, committed to ensuring that our schools have what they need […]

Education Policy and this Year’s Elections

Education policy is front and center in this year’s November 4, 2014 elections. News coverage has highlighted critical issues related to school funding, teacher tenure and due process, nutrition standards, and school standards — all of which are now contested in state and federal elections. But while there has been a lot of policy activity […]

Prairie 5K Raises $10,000!

The 4th annual Prairie Pride 5k and One Mile Fun Run was a big success! Prairie Village Mayor, Ron Shaffer, attended the event and kicked-off the fun run with the students. We had more than 570 registrants and raised $10,000! This money will furnish a portion of the funds to provide Prairie’s part-time counselor, part-time […]