Wolf Tales
August 12, 2021
Important Dates
August 13- 12:00 PM- Teacher and Bus route information available on ParentVue.
August 17-Supply Drop Off, see below for more information on time
August 18-First day of school grades 1-5, Early dismissal-2:00 PM
August 19-First day of school Kindergarten (students will meet their teacher in the cafeteria on the first and second day of school).
August 19-Boo Hoo Breakfast for Kindergarten and First Grade Parents-8:45 am. (For more info, see below in our PTA section of the newsletter).
Morning Supervision
Please be aware that after the first morning drop-off, for safety reasons, parents must stay on the perimeter of the school. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
ParentVue Open
Supply Drop-Off
Supply drop-off will take place on Tuesday, August 17th.
In order to ensure proper social distancing within the building, we have organized our supply drop-off a little bit differently this year.
We have divided up our students by the first letter of their last name to determine their time for supply drop off.
- Students with a last name beginning with A-G will drop off their supplies between 9:00-9:30.
- Students with a last name beginning with H-O will drop off their supplies between 9:40-10:10.
- Students with a last name beginning with P-Z will drop off their supplies between 10:20-10:50.
This alphabet system will help maintain appropriate safety protocols in our classrooms and hallways. We are asking that only one parent attends per child. This will also help us reduce the number of visitors to the building and ensure social distancing protocols.
Masks
New Website
We have some exciting news to share! Indian Prairie will be transitioning to a new website soon. You’ll still be able to find us at www.d47.org/SCHOOL. The new site will mirror the look-and-feel of the district’s website but will display only content specific to our school. We’ll also have a new school staff directory on our website by mid-August. We invite you to check back for this and other updates to our page while we’re under construction.
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¡Tenemos buenas noticias para compartir! Indian Prairie pronto hará la transición a un nuevo sitio web. Aún podrá encontrarnos en www.d47.org/SCHOOL. El nuevo sitio reflejará la apariencia del sitio web del distrito, pero solo mostrará contenido específico de nuestra escuela. También tendremos un nuevo directorio del personal escolar en nuestro sitio web a mediados de agosto. Le invitamos a que vuelva a consultar esta y otras actualizaciones de nuestra página mientras estamos en construcción.
Car Dismissal Times
Indian Prairie will continue with the staggered car rider dismissal system.
There are four staggered dismissal bells for our car riders: 1st bell, 2nd bell, 3rd bell, and Open Bell. Any family that is not assigned one of the first three bells will be able to pick up their child on the open bell at 3:35.
This is the same time our walkers will be dismissed out the walker doors. The staggered dismissal times will be adjusted on Early Release days (see schedules below).
Every family at Indian Prairie receives one car rider sign with the family's last name during supply drop off (or the first day of school if you are not able to attend). Families that have been assigned to one of the early dismissal bells will have coding on their car tag to indicate their dismissal assignment. Cars will not be able to enter the parking lot until their assigned time. There will be an employee at the entrance of the lot holding a sign so cars know when it is their designated time to enter the lot.
We will be using BOTH lanes to fill the pick up area with families that are assigned to the first bell. We should be able to fit approximately 20 cars in the lot for each bell. Student safety is our number one priority, so please be sure to follow staff directions when entering the lot and after your child has loaded. If you arrive prior to your scheduled bell time, please stay in the “waiting lane” by the curb until it is your assigned time. When it is your assigned time, you can carefully enter the driving lane and enter the parking lot. Please wait until your assigned time to do this, as we will not be allowing families into the lot before their assigned time since it will cause a traffic backup.
The bell times are as follows:
1st Bell - 3:20 (1:50 Early Release)
2nd Bell - 3:23 (1:53 Early Release)
3rd Bell - 3:26 (1:56 Early Release)
Open Bell - 3:29 (1:59 Early Release)
NEWS FROM THE PTA
PTA Executive Board 2021-2022
Heather Vlamis- President
First Vice President-Andrea Nebel
Nicole Kennedy- Second Vice President
Jonyce Ruiz-Secretary
Erin Light- Treasurer
The Howl Newsletter
First PTA Meeting of The Year
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