Panther Press
November 18, 2022
Spirit Week November 21-23
November 21 - Students are encouraged to wear their favorite hat to school.
November 22 - Does your student own crazy socks if so today is the day to wear them.
November 23 - Husky vs Cougar Apple Day please encourage your student to support their favorite college football team.
Parent-Teacher Conferences November 21-23
Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled through our Skyward Family Access and will be available starting November 7. If you have not logged onto Family Access, or have lost your user name, please contact the office and we can send it out to you. If you continue to have problems logging in, we do have a computer in the office to help parents walk through the process.
Conferences are able to be in-person, by telephone, or via zoom. Please contact the office if you have any questions.
Please Fill out the Income Survey
Community Eligibility Forms are available in the Prairie office to be picked up and filled out during conferences. We appreciate you taking the time to complete these forms.
WHAT IS COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION (CEP)?
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a federal meal service option for schools and districts that meet specific income levels. If a school or district meets the qualifications, then free breakfast and lunch are provided to all students in that specific school. This is what qualifies Prairie for free breakfast and lunch for our students.
Please complete income survey that is available on our website.
Picture Retake Day - November 30
Visit Inter-state and sign up to receive helpful email reminders and order information from Inter-State Studio.
Lost and Found will be donated on 11/28
Is your child's closet getting a little slim? Are you missing a few coats or maybe a sweater or two? Make sure you stop by and check out the lost and found. Parents are welcome to stop by and check out the lost and found any time after they have signed in at the office. During the conferences, we will display all the lost and found items in the hall. All items that are left after November 23 will be donated to a local charity on November 28.
Prairie Belonging Survey
At Yelm Community Schools, we value our partnership with families. It is important that all families experience a sense of belonging in our schools. Please complete the survey to help us understand your perspective of your experience at Fort Stevens. The survey will be available from November 21st through December 2nd. You are welcome to complete a separate survey for each campus where you have a student. Thank you for taking the time to provide us with this feedback.
Spanish: En las Escuelas Comunitarias de Yelm valoramos nuestra colaboración con las familias y la comunidad. Es importante que todas nuestras familias tengan una sensación de pertenencia en nuestras escuelas. Por favor conteste la encuesta para ayudarnos a entender su perspectiva de su experiencia en Fort Stevens. La encuesta estará disponible del 21 de noviembre al 2 de diciembre. Habrá una encuesta disponible en cada escuela. Por favor conteste una encuesta por separado para cada plantel en el que tenga un estudiante. Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para brindarnos sus respuestas. Agradecemos sus opiniones.
Prairie Survey link: https://bit.ly/PRfambelong
PTO Santa Shoppe
PTO is having its annual Santa Shoppe next week. Students are invited to shop for family and friends at the PTO's Gift Avenue Santa Shoppe. Information packets and shopping envelopes went home the week of December 5, check your student's backpack. If you need a replacement, you can call the front office and we will send another one home.
PTO's helper elves are excited to help our Prairie students.
Principal Spotlight
“What is going around school? “ This is a question frequently heard by our office staff this time of year when parents call in to excuse their child’s absence due to illness. Colds, flu, and various illnesses are quite common when everyone is stuck inside sharing close quarters. Staying healthy is not always an easy feat, but many things may be done to prevent illness. Simple measures such as - clean (wash hands frequently, clean surfaces & food prep areas); cover (coughs & sneezes with a tissue—NOT hands); contain (stay home if you don’t feel well!) and increase your odds of staying well during this season.
Here are some additional tips to remember to stay healthy:
- Get vaccinated for the flu: Every year a vaccine for flu prevention is developed. Although this vaccination does not cover every strain of flu, the vaccine is targeted for the flu strains that are expected.
- If sick stay home: If you are sick stay home. Do not go to school or work, or run errands. This will help others from getting sick. The flu and many other illnesses are spread from person to person through coughing or sneezing. A person should not return to school or work until they have been fever-free for 24 hours without medication or have not vomited for 24 hours. Medications mask illness and help with the symptoms, however, the person can still be contagious.
- Cover your cough or sneezes: When coughing or sneezing try to cough into your elbow (also known as the Vampire Cough) or a tissue, make sure your mouth and nose are covered. This will help prevent the spread of droplets into the air or onto inanimate objects. Teach your child how to cover their coughs.
- Wash hands frequently: Keep hands germ-free through frequent hand washing. Many viruses are spread through inanimate objects to hands then mouth, nose, or eyes. Thorough hand washing will decrease the transmission. This includes using warm water, soap, and friction. Make sure to scrub for a minimum of 20 seconds then rinse well.
- Avoid touching eyes, nose, or mouth: Many illnesses are acquired when a person with infected hands touches their eyes, nose, or mouth. Frequent hand washing will prevent this transmission.
- Maintain good health habits: Maintaining good health habits will help to prevent infection by keeping the immune system strong. This includes adequate sleep, a balanced nutritional diet, stress management, plenty of water, and physical activity.
Remember to contact our office to excuse your student’s absences. Our attendance line is 458.6271 and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Please do not send medication with your child to school. Cough drops are considered over-the-counter medication and must be accompanied by a physician’s orders for your child to be able to take them here at school. Please contact our office if you have additional questions. Stay healthy!
Thank You,
Tami Beach, Principal
Volunteer Application - UPDATE
Please join us for our Assembly each Friday
Popcorn Thursdays
Students have the opportunity to purchase a popcorn treat for just 50¢. Popcorn punch cards are available for purchase so that you never forget those pesky quarters again! Huge thank you to our PTO for providing this again as our students look forward to this with great anticipation!
Family Access
The administration and staff at Yelm Community Schools recognize that many parents/guardians would like to play a greater role in their child’s education. To make it easier for you to get involved, each parent/guardian is provided the ability to view their student’s information anytime, day or night, with a Family Access Login.
Family Access is available through the website. There is also a link to Family Access at the top of every page on this website.
If you forget your password, go to the login page to recover account information. You will receive an email to reset your password. You can also update your email and contact phone number. Please call the office if you need assistance.
Upcoming Events
November 21-23 Half day students are released at 11:35 a.m. This is also conference week have you scheduled your students conference?
November 23 Apple Cup day students are encouraged to sport either their Cougar or Husky gear.
November 30 Fall Picture retake Day.
December 6-8 Santa Shoppe for students
December 19-January 3 Winter Break
Prairie Elementary
Email: teresa_henry@ycs.wednet.edu
Website: https://www.ycs.wednet.edu/Domain/200
Location: 16535 110th Avenue Southeast, Yelm, WA, USA
Phone: 360.458.3700
Nondiscrimination Statement
Yelm Community Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights: Julie Mondry, 360.458.1900, julie_mondry@ycs.wednet.edu ; 504 Coordinator: Shannon Powell, 360.458.6124, shannon_powell@ycs.wednet.edu; Title IX Coordinator: Lisa Cadero-Smith, 360.458.6120, lisa_cadero-smith@ycs.wednet.edu; Address: 107 First St. N., PO Box 476, Yelm, WA 98597
Prairie Elementary 16535 110th Ave SE Yelm, WA 98597