Panther Digest

Dear Families,

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! I hope you all had a wonderful summer filled with relaxation and fun. As we prepare to embark on another exciting school year, I am thrilled to partner with you in supporting our students’ growth and success.

We have many important events coming up in August. One highlight is our 4K/5K playdate, where our youngest learners can meet their classmates and start building friendships. Additionally, we are excited to reveal our brand-new playground during our Open House.

Please plan accordingly for the Open House, as parking on the premises will be limited. We are eagerly anticipating seeing our kids enjoy the new playground. To make the evening even more special, we will have a brat fry and food trucks available.

Class lists will be live on Infinite Campus starting August 5th.

I look forward to seeing everyone again soon and working together to make this a fantastic school year.

Warm regards,

Valerie Vos, Principal

We would like to welcome the following staff members to our building this school year:

Kindergarten Teacher: Ms. Anna Bechtel

Art Teacher: Mrs. Rachel Bergman

Band Teacher: Mr. Reid Montanye

Orchestra Teacher: Ms. Jasmyn Kosier

Special Education Teacher: Mrs. Christina Martello

Special Education Paraprofessional: Mrs. Amber Oetlinger

We look forward to welcoming students and families into the building for Open House on Wednesday, August 28th, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. This is a fantastic opportunity for parents, students, and community members to explore our school, meet our dedicated staff, and learn more about our exceptional academic programs and extracurricular offerings. Mark your calendars!

We have made revisions to our school handbook for this year. Please review this handbook for updated school policies and procedures.

Picture day is scheduled during the morning of Thursday, September 26th. Pictures will be taken by Network Photography. Picture forms will be available on the Prairie View website. Picture packets can be ordered and paid for online only, directly to Network Photography. More information will be posted on the Prairie View website.

For those families needing to drop off medications, Cindy Fendryk, PVES Health Room Assistant, will be available during open house for you to drop off the medications and necessary paperwork. Please DO NOT send any medications to school with your child. Parents are required to hand over medications directly to the school nurse.

We will be using Infinite Campus Parent Portal to inform you of your child's teacher for the upcoming school year. The name of your child's teacher will be posted to Infinite Campus on August 5th. This will allow time for enrollments to stabilize before teacher assignments are finalized. If you haven't set up your Infinite Campus Parent Portal, please go to this link for start-up instructions. It is very important that you set up your portal account right away. With a parent portal you will not only be able to see your child's teacher placement, but also view report cards, see student account balances and make payments online if you wish.

Kindergarten - 6th Grade:

8:30-3:35 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Students can start getting dropped off by 8:18 AM. Students need to be ready to learn at 8:30 when the final bell rings.

If you need to leave the car to help your child get out of the vehicle in the morning, please pull off to the side visitor parking spots and help your child cross to an adult.

At the end of the day, parents picking up students must wait outside the designated doors. Please see image below for details. Parents may not enter the building during drop off and pick up.

Thank you for working together with the school on our safety policies!

4K Schedule:

AM Session: 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. (Monday - Friday)

PM Session: 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday)

1st Day of School for 4K students is Tuesday, September 3rd.

Please refer to the 5K Welcome to Prairie View Newsletter that was emailed on July 19th for detailed information of your child's first day of school for kindergarten.

Bus route information will be posted in late August on the Mukwonago Area School District website under the Departments tab, Business Services section. It is recommended that your child be at the appropriate pick-up point 5 minutes early. Buses, in many cases, will not be on time the first week, so please be patient. Any questions regarding busing should be directed to Dousman Transportation at 262-392-2243.

Drivers are instructed to pick up students at assigned stops only. This prevents students from dangerously walking or running along town and subdivision roads to another location. Students have ample time to socialize with friends at scheduled recesses and after school hours. Thank you for following your assigned scheduled bus stop.

At Prairie View we encourage a strong partnership between the home, school, and community, and recognize a positive relationship between good school attendance and success in school. If student learning and growth are to take place, parents, students, and school personnel must recognize their responsibilities to assure regular attendance. We now have two methods available to report a student absence.

New Infinite Campus Parent Portal Feature - Absence Requests

Parents are now able to submit absence requests via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal or Mobile App. School staff can review and process requests to automatically update attendance. Save time and make your absence requests via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal!

School Attendance Line: 262-392-6310 (Then Press 1)

The Prairie View School Attendance Line offers 24 hour voice mail messaging. Please call the main office numbers 262-392-6310 and listen for the prompts. All absences and tardies should be called in by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the absence or tardy. The message should include the child’s name, the teacher’s name, and the reason for the absence. If your child will be late, please include their hot lunch choice (option #1 or #2) OR cold lunch.

The office will contact the parents/guardians of absent children when a student absence has not been received either via phone call or Infinite Campus entry by 9:00 a.m. on the day of absence.

Please note any pre-planned absence exceeding one day, a Planned Absence Form should be completed and turned in to the office PRIOR to the date of absence.

All birthday treats sent to school must be pre-packaged or packaged into easy to serve individual servings. All treats must be sensitive to any allergies within the classroom. Balloons and decorations should be kept at home to celebrate with your family.

All volunteers are required to complete an online application form prior to volunteering at school. You will need to complete the online volunteer application no less than five school days prior to your first volunteer assignment in our schools. Volunteers will be required to provide a social security number and birth date for the criminal background check. Once approved, volunteers can volunteer in any building within the district. The online application can be found on the Mukwonago Area School District website at www.masd.k12.wi.us under Families / Quick Links / Volunteering. Once approved, the application is good for two years.

We will be providing families with access to a student directory this year.

The following information will be listed in the Student Directory:

Student Last Name, First Name, Homeroom, Grade Level

Guardian's Name

Street Address

City, State, and Zip

Parent Contact Email

Parent Phone Number

Please complete the opt-out form below if you wish to NOT have your students information in the directory. We will be sending home paper copies of the opt-out form at Open House.

Mukwonago Area School District has various options available to Parents/Guardians related to Internet Safety and monitoring student activity. Parental controls for Chromebooks are also available via Aristotle Internet Referee. For more information on how parents/guardians can take advantage of available options, please click this link.

Parents will need to put money into their child's lunch account through the Infinite Campus Portal. You may check the balance at anytime by accessing the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. You will receive an automatic low balance or negative balance phone call if your child needs money added to his/her account. Payments may be made online through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal, or paid by check made out to MASD and sent to the school office. The hot lunch price for this year is $3.20 and includes one milk. If a child takes a milk with a cold lunch, they will be charged $0.50

The 2024-2025 elementary registration fee is $61.00. This fee may be paid through your Infinite Campus Parent Portal (preferred method). You may also pay by check made payable to MASD. Please be sure to include your student(s) name on the check and/or envelope to ensure that the payment is applied to the correct student accounts. Fees should be paid prior to the first parent/teacher conference in October.

The district will have a grace period waiving the service fee assessed to parents for online payments made now through September 30, 2024.

We need your HELP for Harvest Fest 2024! Harvest Fest is Prairie View Elementary School's largest fundraiser. These essential funds help to support PTO and student activities for the year like playground equipment, Halloween Dance, after school clubs, field trips, teacher appreciation, and more!

Last year through Harvest Fest we raised over $13,000.00!! Our participation in Harvest fest requires that we provide volunteers to work the festival. The funds we raised last year were possible due to teacher and parent volunteers who took a couple hours of their time to volunteer and make the event a success.

Can we rely on you in September to help at Harvest Fest? We are seeking volunteer commitments now to help ensure we have enough people to pull off our portion of this event and raise even more funds for our kids! Below is the signup link. Please click the link and select at least one volunteer time and activity. Two hours of your time makes such an incredible impact on the school!

Link to Volunteer Sign Up

Please feel free to reach out to the office staff with any questions or concerns:

Mrs. Valerie Vos, Principal

262-392-6310, ext. 26500

vosva@masd.k12.wi.us

Mrs. Ann Dudek, Administrative Assistant

262-392-6310, ext. 26501

dudekan@masd.k12.wi.us

Mrs. Tara Rice, Clerk

262-392-6310, ext. 26502

riceta@masd.k12.wi.us

Mrs. Cindy Fendryk, Health Assistant

262-392-6310, ext. 26503

fendrci@masd.k12.wi.us