Sieden Prairie May Newsletter

As we began May, we celebrated Cinco de Mayo here at Sieden Prairie. Cinco de Mayo marks the anniversary of the 1862 victory by Mexican troops over invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla. The triumph over the better equipped and more numerous French troops was an enormous emotional boost for the Mexican soldiers led by Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza.

To celebrate the holiday, students participated in a glow stick dance party, limbo, and hula hoop challenge.

Meet at Colin Powell Middle School at 6:00 pm for the Family and Community Engagement or FACE Awards, where we recognize families and community members who have done so much for our school and our district.

Attention, Families! You are invited to join us for the Soccer Challenge on May 20th. We'll begin the event with a cookout. That's where you come in: If you have a grill and some time you'd like to share with us, we'd love to have some volunteers join us. Mr. Davis will be grilling, but we'd love to see some parents, too.

Join our Kindergarteners, Second, Fourth, and Fifth Grades for a Spring Concert hosted by our Music Teacher, Ms. Shaffer! The concert will begin promptly at 1:30 pm. We can't wait to see you!

Come join us for the Sieden Prairie Awards Assembly. It's time to Celebrate your wonderful Scholars!

9:15 am: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

10:15 am: 3rd - 5th Grade

We're having a Field Day! Our Scholars are going to have some fun in the sun, playing games, and building community. Do you want to be a bigger part of our Sieden Prairie community? Volunteer today! We'll be running games in the afternoon after lunchtime. Come out and support our Mustangs.

It's always best when students can experience science directly, so Sieden Prairie students took advantage of the almost total Solar Eclipse!

Students monitored the movement of the moon in front of the sun and recorded their observations in order to discuss what they have learned when they returned to class with their teacher. The next time that our students will experience an Eclipse will be twenty years from now! Our Sieden Prairie Scholars will hopefully remember this event for the rest of their lives.

Our District office came out to honor our fifth graders and plant a tree for Arbor Day.

Why are they wearing pajamas? It was the same day as our Pajama Party! Congratulations to our Scholars.

All April, our Sieden Prairie Mustangs worked hard to show that they lived the three PBIS truths:

Be Responsible

Be Respectful

Be Safe

Each time they showed that they were exhibiting one of these tenets, our scholars had a chance to earn a Mustang Merit. When they earned 20 Merits, they were able to attend our Pajama Party, where we watched the new Disney film, Wish.

Students who were nominated for Pizza Party with the Principal got their reward this month. Students got to have lunch with Ms. Baader and Mr. Davis and got to know other high achievers in the school together.

K1 Skylar Johnson

K2 Jaxson Wheat

1B Anabel De la Torre

2A Aniya Lynn

2B Jaida Carter

2C Emily Campos

3A Arantza Garcia

3B Rosalee Downing

4A Violeta Sandoval

4B Martaeo Smith Thompson

5A Jacob Thomas

5B Apollo Palmer

Our Boys Basketball Season is in full swing, and our Cheerleaders and right there to support them!

The Game schedule is:

May 7th Tuesday Sieden Prairie vs. Yates @Yates

Armstrong vs. Woodgate @Yates

May 9th Thursday Sieden Prairie vs. Armstrong @Yates

Woodgate vs. Yates @Yates

May 14th Tuesday PLAYOFFS: ALL TEAMS Woodgate

May16th Thursday PLAYOFFS: ALL TEAMS Woodgate

Our Boys Team includes:

Apollo Palmer*

Yahir Garcia*

David Del Rio*

Katrell Mason*

Matthew Aguilera*

Karmelo Fleming

Cayden Williams

Oscar Sanchez

Damian Muro

Larry Carr

Issac Aguilera

Ashton Richardson

Cheerleaders have been practicing all year, and with the Boys Basketball season in full swing, they have begun performing!

Come see our cheerleaders at our Basketball games on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for the next few weeks!

Our Squad:

Arantza Garcia

Krystell Barrientos

Rosalee Downing

Aubrey Rodriguez

Ariana Irizarry

Layla Roberts

Jalah Lawton

Kylie Chavers

Montserrath Ceja

Stephanie Garcia

Chelsea Downey

Sofia Mediana Diaz

Azul Haro

Isabella Morena

Lily Randell

Madison Brown

Aaliyah Fields

JaNiyah Rice

Alessandra Carrera

Kerstein Emanuel

Cheer Managers

Do Che Bender

Angelina Freeney

Maryssa Freeney

Havannah Edgecombe

Students who make double-digit gains on their NWEA testing will be eligible for a special drawing, sponsored by your ESD 159 Board of Education.

One lucky winner will be chosen from our school, so encourage your Scholars to do their very best on next week's test!

Each year we provide informative and empowering specialized trainings and workshops for our families and community members. Thank you for attending our offerings in the past. As we prepare for next year we need your feedback. Please take a couple minutes to complete this short survey for our Parent University. Thank you, ESD 159 Administration

Use this link: Parent University

Do you know a young adult interested in a paid summer internship?

District 159 is offering a ten-week paid internship program to applicants who meet the following requirements:

* Age 16 or older

* Strong communication and interpersonal skills

* An interest in the internship field

* Able to commit to full-time work for ten weeks of the program

* Meet the legal requirements to work in the United States

The end of the school year is quickly approaching and the students have been working so hard this school year! In March the 3rd-5th graders participated in IAR and in April the 5th graders participated in ISA testing. The students who received small group accommodations used the strategies that they have been working on with their resource teachers, Mrs. Albertino, Ms. Green, Mrs. Gervase, Mrs. Pounds and Mrs. Taylor. Taking their time, re-reading the questions, thinking through the question and their response, and just doing their very best. We were all very proud of them! We will keep reminding them to do the same when we have NWEA testing again in May.

In the coming weeks, the students will be progress monitored for 4th quarter/ end of the year report cards along with all of the fun activities that each of us have planned in our small groups for the students who receive LD Resource, Speech, and Social Work services, as well as all of the activities that the whole school will be participating in. End of the year already- can you believe it!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to any of us on the Special Education Team here at Sieden Prairie. Thank you so much for working with us as a team, as we all are working toward having the students being their very best!

Mrs. Albertino, LD Resource Teacher

Mrs. Green, LD Resource Substitute Teacher

Mrs. Taylor, LD Resource Paraprofessional

Mrs. Gervase, Speech Language Pathologist

Mrs. Pounds, Social Worker

In the last few weeks, we've noticed a few students with head lice. Here's what to do if you think your child has head lice:

1. Contact your physician for specific recommendations

2. Then, all household members including your child should be treated with a medicated shampoo for killing head lice. Follow directions carefully for maximum effectiveness and safety. If there are allergic or very young people in your home, contact your doctor first.

• Nits should be removed after shampooing
• All personal and household items worn or used before the shampoo treatment should be disinfected by being laundered in hot (above 120 degrees) soapy water and dried in a hot dryer or dry-cleaned, or thoroughly vacuumed or sealed in an airtight plastic bag for 35 days, or sprayed with insecticidal lice spray.
• Home furnishings, carpets, and cars should be vacuumed thoroughly. Vacuum bags should always be discarded after use when an infestation is suspected.
• Everyone in your household should understand not to share bed linens, pillows, clothing, hair combs, or brushes with others.
• If a reinfestation occurs, repeating the treatment procedure and discovering the source of infestation are of great importance.