Week at a Glance
Monday, May 20
Tuesday, May 21
Wednesday, May 22
5th Grade Pool Party, 4:30-6:30 PM (rain date is May 23)
Thursday, May 23
Last Day of School!
5th Grade Clapout, 2:15 PM
Deadline to complete Annual Online Update
Friday, May 24
Monday, May 27: Memorial Day
Thursday, May 30: Report Cards posted on Campus Parent website
Sunday, June 16: Last day to purchase School Supply Kits
Enjoy your Summer!!
Please click on the link(s) below for the meeting schedule of your Prairie Club. Please email prairieschoolvp@gmail.com to report any errors.
- BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
- CHESS CLUB
- GARDEN CLUB
- RIPPLE EFFECT
- RUNNING CLUB
- SPANISH LADDER
- STICKY FINGERS
- STUDENT COUNCIL
- YOUNG REMBRANDTS (Note: K-1 in Art Room; 2-5 in Rm. 107)
Message from Mrs. Ryan
Prairie Families,
My most heartfelt gratitude for you, the Prairie families, who have welcomed me and supported my work with your children. Prairie has been more than I could ever hope in the last years of my teaching career.
Your commitment to the school community is amazing, unparalleled in this district! I have fond memories of your wonderful children, who came to school each day ready to learn. It has been truly a pleasure to be a part of the Prairie Family. Your children will continue to thrive, no doubt!
Hopefully our paths will cross in this city…the best place to live! Thank you so very, very much, from the bottom of my heart 💖
Gratefully yours,
Jill Ryan
Message from Mrs. Anderson
I want to extend my most sincere gratitude to you for your unending support and kindness over these past twenty-three years. From personal notes and artwork, yummy luncheons and snacks, flowers and gift cards…to a unique retirement commemorative brick, Naperville gift card and bouquet of roses… you humble me with your kind gestures.
I have been so fortunate to call Prairie my home for most of my thirty-two years teaching art in District 203. I have fond memories of collaborating with SFCP parents to create special art experiences for evening programs at our school and working with the Fifth Grade Special Projects volunteers to create On the Road Again photo presentations for our Fifth Grade Fine Arts Program. It’s been a joy to work with Prairie alumni to paint the buddy bench out back by the playground as well as Impact ART! Club kids to paint Prairie P.R.I.D.E. and paw print signs displayed on the school south fence. Another fond memory was working with H&S parents and artist Timm Etters to bring a unique mural to our school gym.
Sharing my passion for art with your students each week has been rewarding and I will take so many wonderful memories with me as I begin a new chapter in my life. We have created a wonderful space together where students have learned to be creative problem solvers by making a “Beautiful Oops!” with confidence. I will remember students remarking, “That’s so satisfying!” when they roll out sticky printing ink onto a metal plate for the first time. So many students have shared my enthusiasm for art and embraced our Put Your Heart into Art! theme.
In some capacity, I hope I encouraged Prairie students to find their own unique ways to make art an important part of their lives. It’s exciting to know that two of our Prairie alumni are currently working as elementary art teachers, in Nashville and Naperville, too.
I wish you all well and thank you so much for making Prairie School such a special place! In retirement, I plan to spend time with my family and friends (including two energetic Aussie pups), travel, ride my bike on the trails, create artwork, garden, and volunteer at my local library.
Fondly and With Gratitude,
Mrs. Noel Anderson a.k.a. Mrs. A
May 19, 2024
Update is required for ALL returning students
Naperville 203 has opened its Online Annual Update for the 2024-2025 school year for all returning students entering preschool or Grades 1-13. ALL families are required to update information about their student(s) through their Campus Parent Account.
The Online Annual Update for returning families must be completed by May 23, 2024 (please note that the deadline was previously given as May 23, 2025 in error). Until your Online Annual Update is complete, you will not be able to register at the high school level, access your student(s) schedule at the junior high level or view teacher assignment(s) at the elementary level.
The following information will assist you in completing each of your student’s Online Annual Update for the 2024-2025 school year:
- To access the Online Annual Update, you will need your Campus Parent username and password to login here - Campus Parent Account. Once in your Campus Parent Account, click on “More” on the lower left, and then click on “Online Annual Update.” If you do not have a Campus Parent Account, contact Parent Support at parentsupport@naperville203.org.
- Click the following link for Step-by-Step Instructions on how to access the Online Annual Update.
- If your Online Annual Update reflects a change of address, proof of residency at your new address must be provided. Change of address guidelines can be found on our website at Enrollment/Current Student Change of Address.
- If there is a change in the family structure (i.e. divorce), a Parenting/Custody Agreement must be provided for these changes/updates to take effect.
- Please Make An Appointment to bring the documents to our Centralized Enrollment Office at the District 203 Administration Center, 203 W. Hillside Road, Naperville.
If you have any questions regarding your, Online Annual Update application, please email Maureen Dvorak, School Services Manager, at mdvorak@naperville203.org. If you know that your student(s) will not be returning in August, please let your student(s) school know as soon as possible.
Since you're asking...
Tuesday, May 21st
- All Kindergarten through 5th grade students will bring their iPad/Chromebook and charger to school on Tuesday, May 21, where they will stay until they are collected. Teachers will be given a check-in sheet to verify that students return their iPad/Chromebook and charger.
*ALL Chromebook cases will go home over the summer*
Wednesday, May 22nd
- Kindergarten through 5th grade teachers will send home an “oops I forgot to return my iPad/Chromebook/Charger” slip with the students who have not yet brought in their device/charger.
Thursday, May 23rd
- Kindergarten through 5th grade devices will be collected and stored in the classrooms until they are collected after the last day of school.
- Any student who does not return their device or charger could potentially be charged.
- Chromebook Case cleaning instructions are listed below. Please have them cleaned before students return in August.
*Stickers need to be removed from the devices before collection*
Prairie Community:
We want to extend a big thank you for your support of this year’s Prairie Day. It was such a treat to see students, staff, and volunteers all working together to make this a memorable event for the students. It’s one of the best days of the year and we could have never pulled it off without the help of our many amazing volunteers.
Sign up to keep our garden thriving!
What is Adopt-the-Garden?
This is how we make sure the Prairie Garden doesn’t shrivel up during the summer break! Families from the Prairie community can sign up to take care of the Garden for one week and in return take home the fresh vegetables and herbs they harvested. Everything growing in the Garden was planted by Garden Club students.
How does it work?
Participants choose a week in June, July or August where they commit to visiting the garden at least three times to water, weed and harvest the garden beds. We have a super cool irrigation system that makes watering easy!!! We need three families per week. No experience necessary! All instructions, tools and equipment are provided.
Why participate?
The Prairie Garden provides garden-based learning opportunities to Prairie students during the Spring and Fall. When you adopt the Garden for a week you’re making sure the vegetables and herbs planted by the Garden Club thrive during the growing season. And you get to take home the fresh produce you harvested!
How will I know what to do?
Easy-to-follow instructions will be posted in the garden shed and made available electronically. Families who have signed up will be required to attend one Garden orientation to learn how to use the watering equipment and to become familiar with basic garden maintenance. Orientation takes place in the Garden on Saturday, May 18 at 10:00 AM or Monday, May 20 at 7:00 PM.
How do I sign up?
Signups are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Sign Up for Adopt-a-Garden by CLICKING HERE
If you have questions about the Adopt-the-Garden Program or anything related to the Prairie Garden please email Sarah Sommer or Jenny Bouchier-Hayes.
Thank you and Happy Gardening!!!
Sarah and Jenny :)
5TH GRADE CLAP OUT - THURSDAY, MAY 23 at 2:15 PM
On Thursday, May 23, we will celebrate the transition of our 5th graders to middle school with a whole building clap out. Families are invited to greet their 5th grader on the South blacktop outside Door 14 to celebrate this milestone. We have invited former Prairie students that graduated from high school this year to lead the 5th graders in the clap out. We will be starting the clap out at around 2:15 PM.
Please reach out to Beth Grubich with any questions.
Return Your Wishtree Book for Future Use
This year, SFCP was proud to introduce the book Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate, to the Prairie Community for our All-School Read. SFCP is grateful to Home & School and to Prairie Elementary for providing the funds to purchase close to 400 Wishtree books!
In an effort to spread the joyful experience of reading this wonderful book, we are asking families to return their book to SFCP. We will then give the returned books to another Naperville 203 elementary school to use for their All-School Read. Our hope is to create a tradition of passing books from school to school in order to facilitate community reading and to drastically reduce the cost of these events. Please note that you are free to keep the book. Return of the book is completely voluntary.
Simply have your child bring the book back to school and give to his/her teacher. We will collect the books for future use at another school. Thank you so much for all of your support this year! We look forward to more fun and enriching events in the next school year!
To purchase your kit
- Visit the School Tool Box site
- Select the zip code and then select our school - ‘Prairie Elementary.'
- Orders will be accepted until Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- If you do not see email confirmation of your order, please check your spam folder.
School supply kits will be ready for pickup before the start of the school year, so once you purchase online, your student(s) are covered! Please remember to order the supply kit for the grade your child will be entering for the 2024-2025 school year.
If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Buckingham (cforgue@gmail.com) or Anne Walker (annewalker011@gmail.com).
ONE COMMITTEE CHAIR POSITION STILL NEEDED!
Only the CO-VENTURES committee still needs a Chair (actually two) for next school year (2024-2025).
This committee coordinates monthly fundraising partnerships with various community businesses throughout the school year. Fundraisers can include Shop-n-Share at local businesses and designated “Eat Out” days at local restaurants with proceeds benefiting Prairie H&S. The commitment level for this committee is medium and usually once a month throughout the school year.
If you are considering being a chair of Co-Ventures, please contact Stuart S. Hong, H&S Vice President.
Medication Pick-Up
Unless your child is going to summer school, all medication must be picked up from the Health Office by the end of the last day of school on May 23. Medication for registered summer school students will be transferred to the summer school location by district personnel. The district medication policy does not allow medication to be sent home with a student or to be stored in the health office over the summer.
As a reminder, a new medication order form must be signed by a physician every school year. Allergy action plans also must be filled out and signed by a physician yearly. The district medication form, allergy action plans, asthma action plans, seizure action plans, and all other health forms may be found at this district web page link. If you have any questions regarding medications, please contact the Prairie Health Office at (630) 420-6350.
Jill Accardo, RN, PEL-CSN, NCSN, School Nurse
Amanda Wood, Health Technician
Please contact Stuart Hong (prairieschoolvp@gmail.com) with any questions, changes or submissions for the WAAG. Submissions for the following week's WAAG are due by noon on the prior Wednesday.
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