Prairie Bulldog Tracks

David Engelking, Principal December 2012

UPCOMING EVENTS WINTER BREAK Dec 3-6– Holiday Shop (more info in PTO article) Dec 3, 4, & 6-Hearing & Vision Screening As a reminder, we will have a regular day of school on Dec 7– 4th & 5th go to WSU Women’s Basketball game Wednesday, December 19th. At the end of this day, Winter Dec 10– PTO meeting, 4pm Break will begin for students. School will resume for Dec 10– Site Council, 5:30 students on Friday, January 4, 2013. Dec 11-Flu Vaccination Clinic-see article We hope everyone has a safe and joy- Dec 13– Gifted Field Trip to Old Cowtown ous holiday with friends and family. We Dec 13-Band & Orchestra Winter Program, 2:30 pm look forward to beginning a New Year Dec 19-Sing-A-Long & Christmas Parties Dec 20-Jan 3-WINTER BREAK FOR STUDENTS filled with hopes and anticipation of Jan 4– First day back good things to come. Jan 17– Classroom & Individual Portraits

WSU Women’s Basketball Students in grades 4th and 5th will be attending a WSU Women’s Basketball game on Friday, December 7h. Busses will leave Prairie at 10:15 am. Remember to have your students wear any Prairie shirt or school colors to the game. This will help tremendously in identifying our Prairie students. No extra money is required. Each student needs to bring a sack lunch, labeled with their name, as their meal. The kitchen will provide a sack lunch and charge your account accordingly, if you do not send one. Flu Vaccination Clinic The Sedgwick County Health Department and Haysville Schools Better School Performance th will hold a flu vaccination clinic on Tuesday, December 11 for all elementary students from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Children who get adequate rest do better in school, according Haysville Middle School, 900 W. Grand. A second flu vaccina- to a study quoted in New York Magazine. Dr. Kyla Wahlstrom of tion clinic will be held on Wednesday, December 12th for all the University of Minnesota polled over 7,000 children and par- high school and middle school students from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 ents to ascertain their sleep habits. She found that A students p.m. at the Haysville Middle School, 900 W. Grand. Please let got an average of 30 more minutes of sleep per night than stu- your child’s school know if you are interested in your child re- dents who regularly scored D's. The article quotes Paul Suratt of ceiving a flu shot, so there will be enough vaccine available. the University of Virginia as saying that he believes sleep prob- This has been made possible through a grant. Uninsured cli- lems can affect a child's I.Q. as negatively as lead exposure. You ents will receive a flu shot at no charge. Sedgwick County don't have to let your child experience the negative conse- Health Department will file insurance for all insured clients. quences of sleep deprivation; there are things you can do to make sure she gets enough shut-eye. The Mayo Clinic website recommends setting and enforcing a regular bedtime, even on weekends. It also suggests that parents create a consistent, pre- dictable bedtime routine including at least 30 minutes of a "wind down" activity, such as story-time for younger children, or a hot, relaxing bath for teens. Using blackout curtains and keeping the rest of the house quiet can also help your child calm down and sleep restfully.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/492675-what-are -the-benefits-of-sleep-for-children/#ixzz2CPDmON51

USD 261 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Dr. Michael Clagg, Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, 1745 W Grand, Haysville, KS, 67060, 316-554-2200 COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS PTO NEWS I want to thank all of Prairie Elementary for participating Holiday Shop will be December 3rd-6th, 8:30-4 pm. Parent night is Wednesday, December 5th, 5 pm – 7 pm. If you are interested in the Food Drive. We were able to collect 1,094 items in volunteering to help in the shop, contact Tiffany Graf. this year! GOOD JOB BULLDOGS! Candy Grams will be on sale soon. Parents and students can purchase candy grams for friends or staff members for $1.00. They will be ‘Tis the season of giving, and here at Prairie Elementary, available at the Holiday shop or through an we have a way for you to “adopt” a child for Christmas. order form going home soon. Through this program children will Christmas parties will be on Wednesday, December 19th. have something to open on Christmas morning. If you are interested in this, Please continue to send in Education Box Tops. PTO earns 10 please call Amber Lewis at 554-2350. cents for each Box Top.

Village Christmas

DECEMBER 1st, 4:00 - 8:30 PM

W. W. HAYS VILLAGE HISTORIC PARK, 2OO S. MAIN  Soup & Chili Feed * Lighting Ceremony * Pictures with Santa  Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides * Silent Auction * Much more!! www.haysville-ks.com/images/PDF/recreation/Flyer_for_Schools_in_color_2012.pdf

Everything Rests on Relationships ****YOU CAN HELP PRAIRIE****

Jim Fay and Dr. Charles Fay, authors of Love and Logic, If you shop at Homeland, Target or Office Depot, you could be helping the students at Prairie. remind us to focus on the following to help build  If you have one of the new Homeland cards, you will need healthy relationships with our children… to reassign Prairie to it. Once you have designated Prairie as you school, all you have to do is scan Focus mostly on your child’s strengths rather than their your Homeland card every time you shop! Prairie earned weaknesses. $87.55 this last quarter.

Smile at them as often as possible.  If you have a Target REDcard, Target will donate 1% of your total purchase to our school. Make sure to share Prairie’s ID number, 126593. Write them little notes that tell them how much your Last year Prairie earned $142.45 thanks to your adore them. efforts!

 Office Depot will donate 5% of qualified purchases to Prai- Greet them each day with a hug or high five. rie. Present your school's 5% Back To Schools ID number Make sure they overhear you talking about how much (70216039) when you shop online, you love them. over the phone or at your neighbor- hood Office Depot store. Office Depot will offer your school credits Deliver consequences with sincere empathy. equal to 5% of the qualifying purchases in the form of an Office Depot Merchandise Card that can be used towards FREE supplies. For more information, go to www.loveandlogic.com.