Moran Prairie Messenger
Weekly Moran Prairie Family and Community Newsletter
Friday June 2nd:
Highlights for the week:
- Mrs. Beal's students explored the difference moths and butterflies!
- Ms. Lael's class learned about native plants and their uses by a member of the Spokane Tribe!
- Students attended the Prairie Dog Dash Field Trip to U-District!
- 4th graders went on a field trip to Cat Tails!
- 1st and 2nd graders attended a CYT showing of Mary Poppins on Wednesday!
- Our 5th and 6th graders visited Chase Middle School to learn about what next year will look like for them!
Principal Update
This week we began the home stretch for this school year. We have one more day of state testing make-ups, we're planning for field day and promotion, our Ferris seniors will be visiting next Friday, and we're wrapping up grading and reporting for the year.
We've also been working on staffing going into next year. I'll have introductions for all our new staff members in next week's newsletter, but for now here are our teacher-teams:
Kinder:
- Claire McCloskey
- Taylor Strausbaugh
- Rachel Brown
- Debby Smith (possible K-1)
First:
- Randa Stone
- Steph Beal
- Katie Chisholm
- Katie Wood (possible 1-2 combo)
Second:
- Gigi Lemmon
- Julie Day
- Neale Walther
- Rachel Dunne
Third:
- Karrie Brown
- Lael Hatch
- Nick Hayes
- Jessica Reeves
Fourth:
- Ben Huntington
- Kate Huschke
- Nick Kelly
Fifth:
- Bobbi Rassier
- Amber Bordeaux
- Ariane Stumbaugh (joining us from Longfellow)
Special Education:
- Jen Power - Resource
- Isaac Fry - Half-time Resource
- Traci Petrovich - BI
- Marci Dunavan - SLP
- Anna Fritts - School Psychologist
Intervention:
- Katie Harsh - ELD
- Laurie Stedman - .5 Reading Intervention
Ongoing Reminders
- Register your kindergartner for next year! We are accepting registration and beginning to work on numbers for next year's kindergarten classes. Get your registration in ASAP!
- Please take this survey to provide input on the experience you and your student(s) have had this year. You are encouraged to fill it out for each student you have.
- Volunteers - please remember to sign in and sign out when you arrive! We have to keep track of volunteers for district and state auditing purposes as well as for our PTG.
- Not returning next year? Let the office know ASAP as we work on our numbers and classes for next year.
- Please remember to not block intersections and cross walks during pick-up and drop-off. Also, please follow the directions of crossing guards and supervisors during pick-up/drop-off. When the flag is out, it means to stop as someone is about to cross. Otherwise, supervisors will signal when they need you to keep driving through. We're trying to help with the flow of traffic to prevent too much back-up on 57th.
Bus Registrations
Zum is in the process of planning for ridership, routes, schedules and more for yellow bus transportation next school year.
Yellow bus registration for next school year opens Monday, June 12. You can begin registering then. We recommend any families needing bus transportation should sign up for it is as early as possible! This helps Zum plan for accurate routes in advance.
Preschool Registration
Free preschool is coming to Mullan Road! Contact Juliana Greiner before 6/10 to see if your child qualifies julianag@spokaneschools.org (509) 354-3176.
Chase Middle School's CCTV
Upcoming Dates
- Monday June 5th: Student late start @ 9:30 am for staff collaboration
- Tuesday June 6th: Prairie Dog Dash classroom pizza parties (for winning rooms)
- Thursday June 8th: School Patrol & ASB Field Trip @ 10:30 am, Special Assembly @ 2:25 pm
- Friday June 9th: Shelter-in-place drill for students and staff, Ferris Senior Visit
- Monday June 12th: Student late start @ 9:30 am for staff collaboration, Silverwood Field Trip for 5th and 6th grade (Ms. Hellenthal & Ms. Lorimer out all day)
- Tuesday June 13th: Ms. Lael's Student's Wax Museum Exhibit @ 1:30 pm
- Wednesday June 14th: Field Day, Family Picnic (more details to come)
- Thursday June 15th: 5th grade promotion @ 12 pm, 6th grade promotion at 1:30 pm
- Friday June 16th: Full day of school, EOY Assembly for students and staff @ 2 pm
- Monday June 19th: No School - Juneteenth Federal Holiday
- Tuesday June 20th: Last day of school, half day (8:30 - 11:30 am) - breakfast only, no lunch served
You can find the entire calendar for 22-23 school year here for your information and planning purposes.
You can find the calendar for the 2023-24 school year here. This may help with planning for next year!
Stay Connected
- Email us: mrnprairie.ptg@gmail.com
- Moran Prairie PTG Website: www.moranprairieptg.org
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