PV Bobcat Bulletin

Hello Prairie View Families!

Time sure does keep Marching on.....(bad dum dum cha!) Ok, there is my dad joke for the bulletin! Our students and staff have continued to keep working along through all of the cold days that we had and we made it through! Our 2nd and 3rd graders are ready for their IREAD3 tests coming up and our K-1-4-5 students continue to progress with their classroom standards and practice towards ILEARN. As the weather starts to turn in our favor, we will have field trips and other exciting activities for our students throughout the spring. Our student council did an amazing fundraiser bringing in over $5,000 to purchase an extra AED to make Prairie View the safest school it can be. I could not be more proud of our student council for their drive and initiative, as well as our student body and Bobcat Family who donated throughout the month! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to any of our Prairie View staff.

GO BOBCATS!!

Sincerely,

Mr. Kris Staats

Principal

Prairie View Elementary

krisstaats@npusc.k12.in.us

Kindergarten

Prairie View Elementary

2025 - 2026

Orientation & Parent Meeting

Registration Opens March 4th

Kindergarten Registration

Children who are 5 years old by August 1, 2025 are eligible to register for kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year. Any student who does not turn 5 years old until after that date would need to inquire through central office about early entry.

Tuesday, March 4th online registration will open for incoming kindergarten students to be enrolled into PowerSchool. Please click the button below.

Kindergarten Orientation

Tuesday, March 18th from 5 - 6pm CST, Prairie View will host a Kindergarten Orientation Night. This will be an opportunity to meet the kindergarten teachers, hear from a variety of our school staff that support your child, and visit a school bus on site. Those who need assistance in completing online registration will have support to help walk through completion.

Friday, April 21st from 8am - 3pm CST, Prairie View kindergarten teachers will be conducting screeners to assess where your child is at academically as they come into kindergarten. The screener takes approximately 15- 20 minutes. Please click the button below to sign up for a time.

• March 3rd - 14th - IREAD3 Test Administration (2nd and 3rd Grade)

• March 3rd - FINAL Girls Bball Home Game @ PV 4:30 pm

• March 6th - Student Council/Title 1 Heart Safe Family MORNING!!! 7 am - 8:20 am

• March 10th - PV PTO Meeting @ 3:30 pm

• March 11th - Elementary Wrestling Meet @ NPHS

• March 18th - Kindergarten Registration 5 pm @ PV Cafeteria

• March 18th - Elementary Wrestling Meet @ NPHS

• March 21st - Elementary Wrestling Tournament @ NPHS

• March 25th - PV Spring Music Program @ NPHS (1st and 3rd Grades Only)

• March 25th - Elementary Wrestling Meet @ NPHS

• March 26th - Elementary Wresting Meet @ NPHS

• March 31st - April 6th - SPRING BREAK (Students return on 4/7/25)

After we rescheduled our Title 1/Student Council Family Heart Smart Evening, we decided to make it like our VIP day and host the event BEFORE school in hopes to give you and your student(s) a better chance to attend! Our student council put on an amazing fundraiser raising over $4,000 dollars to purchase another AED for here at Prairie View. We would love to see a great turnout on this morning so they can showcase all the other hard work they have done around Heart Safety. You can come with your student, and when it is time to leave, they will head off to start their regular school day! There will be interactive stations, information, and lots more for everyone to participate in. We hope to see you there!

The spring music program for our 1st and 3rd graders will be March 25th. Please see the below attached information flier as well as the digital link with all needed information.

The Grading Period for Quarter 3 ends on March 12th. Report Cards will be going home for students on March 19th.

Please make sure that you communicate any and all absences to the Prairie View office for correct documentation and attendance tracking. With the new attendance laws in effect this year, we want to make sure that we have any illness or doctor visits documented correctly for your students.

Just as a reminder, if your child misses 3 consecutive days due to illness, a doctor's note is required upon return to school.

2025/2026 Out of District Transfers are now OPEN!! Current students must complete a new form every year. Forms can be found by clicking on the link below. If you have any questions/problems, please contact the Central Office at 574-654-7273.

Mr. Kris Staats - Principal - krisstaats@npusc.k12.in.us

Mrs. Jane Bealor - Secretary/Treasurer - jbealor@npusc.k12.in.us

Mrs. Julie Abbott - Secretary - juabbott@npusc.k12.in.us

574-654-7258

Fax: 219-778-9237

6434 E. 700 N.

Rolling Prairie, IN 46371

School Hours

8:20 am - Breakfast

8:30 am Start Time

8:40 am Tardy Bell (Class Starts)

3:10pm End of School Day

Prairie View operates on Central Standard Time (CST)

Please see the below schedule for our E-Learning schedule if there are snow days where e-learning is used.

PV E-Learning Schedule

REMINDER:

The first two snow days will NOT be e-learning. Those are regular snow days that will be made up at another time.

Our 3rd snow day and those days that follow WILL become e-learning days. According to Indiana public education expectations, teachers must zoom with our students on these days for two and a half hours for attendance to count.

On Fridays school starts later that usual. This is part of our PLC process where teacher have collaborative time to work together to improve our practices and be as best as we can for our students.

Students may be dropped off as early as 8:20 am on theses days.

Late Start Friday

9:05 am - Breakfast

9:15 am - Start Time

3:10 pm - End of Day

2 hr delays

Important to keep ALL contacts updated with the office.

Families will be notified by school messenger and will be on the local news.

Schools starts at 10:30 am

No Early Drop Off

No Breakfast Served

Early Release

Important to keep ALL contacts updated with the office

Families will be notified by school messenger and will be on the local news.

Students will go to the location designated on their enrollment forms.

School Cancellations

Important to keep ALL contacts updated with the office.

Families will be notified by school messenger and will be on the local news.

Students have E-Learning

• Remember to get your background checks in for the year. Background checks must be turned in at LEAST 7 school days in advance to ensure you can participate in whatever activity you were hoping to join us for. Click here to fill yours out today!

We are excited to announce that the New Prairie United School Corporation has recently partnered with SmartSocial.com for its on-demand resources for parents and students. SmartSocial covers a wide range of digital and social media topics that we feel are relevant to our students. We have purchased parent memberships for every parent in our district to give you access to these resources and help you learn how to navigate the negative (and positive) parts of social media with your students.

CLICK HERE to sign up.