Prairie Ridge Parent Newsletter
February 25, 2022
Principal Notes:
Good Afternoon!
My quest to support the work of the Iowa Public Education system will expand to the national level for I will be in Washington DC next week. While in DC I will be meeting with Representatives Axne, Feenstra, Hinson, and Miller-Meeks along with Senators Grassley and Ernst. My 1-1 conversations will focus on telling the stories of the work we are doing here in Iowa to best support our students and our staff. I have been blessed to serve as an educator in the state of Iowa and am thankful for this opportunity. The stories will include support for funding of course, but the majority of my time will be spent on expressing the need for non-monetary support from all adults of our state, including our elected officials. In essence, when all adults work as one to ensure the sense of feeling valued, supported, and respected, the preK-12 experience for our children is limitless. Thank you to the PRMS parents of past and current for extending support to the adults of PRMS, for I do feel valued, supported, and respected as the PRMS principal.
Please never forget, you matter and you are never alone.
Jim
#WeArePR!
Team Agendas (please bookmark)
Team Agendas are updated every Monday for the week
Please help remind your student to bring a charged Chromebook and headphones with them to school each day!
Book of the Week: Linked
Makerspace Items Needed!
Inventing can often come in the form of repurposing items in a new way. Throughout the school year, students will have the opportunity to show their creativity and problem solving skills through building during time in the library.
We are collecting donations all school year to help replenish inventing materials. Some items might be new, but others can often be found at home or even in your recycling bin.
The list of needed items can be found here. Donation bins are located in the front office. Please be sure all items are clean. Thank you!
Prairie Ridge Middle School
Website: https://prairieridge.ankenyschools.org/
Location: 1010 Northwest Prairie Ridge Drive, Ankeny, IA, USA
Phone: 5159659705
Twitter: @AnkenyPRMS