Let your dreams take flight
This was Barbara Montague’s message she shared with the children she encountered. Yesterday Prairie celebrated Barbara’s life and her commitment to getting children outside. Mrs. Bodette led a touching tribute to Barbara, and JMG students read a poem to her family. The JOCO JMG chapter gifted two new birdhouses to our garden in Barbara’s honor. We […]
Celebrating Barbara Montague, JMG Leader
The Junior Master Gardeners (JMG) will be honoring Barbara Montague in the garden Thursday at 4:10. She was the founder of the Johnson County JMGs and the leader for Prairie’s JMG chapter for over 10 years – she passed away this summer. Two birdhouses will be placed in the garden: one donated by Johnson County […]
Donate to the 6th Grade Community Outreach Committee for a good cause
The 6th graders are helping “Give What You Got” build and stock a Little Free Library for kids in Foster Care who come to their facility for therapy. Please bring in any gently used books this week to help them stock their library! When kids in foster care move they often have only a trash […]
Walking to school
Thank you for participating in National Walk to School Day! It was a gorgeous morning and it was wonderful to see so many students and parents pounding the pavement. We are very thankful for Meredith Woodring’s time and effort coordinating this event. And thank you to all the parent volunteers who monitored the stations and created […]
Happy Retirement Mrs. Weitkamp!
Friday was Sue Weitkamp’s last day with Prairie. For the past 20 years, she has supported Prairie’s students, teachers and administration. She’s helped in the lunch room, offered classroom assistance where needed and also offered a warm welcome when you entered the office. All week students stopped in to express their gratitude for her time […]
Join us tonight!
We’re having our first PTA meeting of the year at 7:00pm tonight in the library. Why should you attend? Because you need to understand the state of education and how it’s impacting Prairie. How long will it last? Our goal is to keep it moving and answer YOUR questions about how PTA supports the school. […]
Have you told us what’s on your mind yet?
If you haven’t, we want to hear from you! This 10-question survey will take 2 minutes of your time and will give us invaluable insight into what you’d like to see from us. Click here to help us out. Thank you for your time!
Thank you for supporting Prairie!
It was a beautiful morning for a run. Thank you for rising bright and early to help us raise money for Prairie! With your help, we raised $9,000 for the Prairie Fund. These proceeds help us fund the School Counselor, Reading Specialist and our Spanish program. We are so grateful for your support and look forward […]
There’s still time to register for this Saturday’s Prairie 5K
We’re 250 registrants away from our goal! Even if you’re not planning on running/walking the 5K or Fun Run, your registration helps fund our school’s programming. Register here today! If you aren’t participating please consider volunteering to help us work the event. We are […]
That’s a wrap
Thank you to everyone who came out to support Art in the Garden! The weather was perfect, the art supplies were plentiful and the finished products were inspiring. A heartfelt thank you to Vanessa Reese and Erin Arnold, the ladies who made it all possible. And thank you to every parent who ran the art […]