a spring snapshot from the prairieview art room
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A spring snapshot from the Prairieview Art Room: It has been a busy year, full of new ideas and new ways of creating art. Our FIRST graders have finished primary color paper quilt squares, worked in pairs to create a very BIG painting full of shapes and color, had the opportunity to work with clay to make a pinch pot, made a picture using only letters, and talked about the artist Monet. Our most recent project shows the students imagining they visited Monet’s garden and walked on his Japanese bridge, with beautiful watercolor paints. In SECOND grade students made some very charismatic giraffes with warm and cool colors, played with pattern and line to transform a 2-D doodle into a 3-D paper sculpture, learned about mosaics and made one in the shape of the first letter of their name, talked about perspective and drew bumblebees from different views. Now we are working on creating some textured turtles out of clay. In THIRD grade we read George Rodrigue’s “Why is Blue Dog Blue?” book and students asked themselves what color they would paint their own Blue Dogs. They created a dream-like picture while talking about Chagall and his paintings, made a layered paper animal Mola, created a coil pot and a texture pendant from clay. We are continuing our 3-D work learning how to weave. The FOURTH graders worked on a double Picasso portrait, made some impressive nutcracker drawings out of just a few different shapes, created a class picture where everyone designed a quarter of a circle, made a picture with oil pastels and crumpled it up (!!) before painting it in a water-based paint to get a batik type effect. We are using printmaking to make some Artist Trading Cards now and will be assembling our recycled Nevelson box sculptures before the end of the year. As our school year ends, we are beginning something new as well. Please visit our school’s own student Art museum on Artsonia.com. We are also writing artist statements to go along with some of our work. Families and friends can purchase copies of our famous Prairieview artist’s work. Take a look!! Thank you to everyone that helped to support our Art program this year, whether it was sending in supplies or recycled things, washing our art smocks, making tape rolls for an art show or just supporting your children in their creative endeavors. Their journey in imagination is so important. Please continue to encourage your children to practice drawing, painting and looking at the world around them for inspiration. Enjoy the process of creating and have a fantastic summer! Mrs. Tebussek [email protected]
From the Sidelines It’s been a great year in Physical Education (PE) so far. Our goal is to teach students many different sports and activities to help each child find enjoyment in being physically active! As we get closer to the end we start to prepare for next year. Half day Kindergarten friends will advance to three days of PE a week in 1st Grade. 2nd Grade will learn more sport units next year in 3rd grade. 4th graders will have PE five days a week in 5th grade. We wish our 4th grade students good luck next year at Frederick! 3rd and 4th grade classes had made many accomplishments in sports such as Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Hockey, Bowling, Basketball, Frisbee and Kickball. Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades did similar units throughout the year. These include throwing and catching, rolling, Bowling, Jump Rope, Scooters, Volleyball, Fitness Stations, Soccer, Basketball, Hockey, Frisbee, Tag Games, and Kickball. Our Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser was a success! The students were able to raise $2,229.30! All that money went to the American Heart Association. It’s awesome to see young kids take an interest in helping others. We will do this fundraiser again in late winter/early spring of 2014.
Please be on the lookout for Field Day fliers to be sent home soon regarding our Field Day. The date will be June 5 and we will have several outdoor activities planned. Hopefully the weather cooperates so we can enjoy being physically active outside. We encourage all of our students and families of Prairieview to stay physically active throughout the summer! We hope you all have a great one and can’t wait to see everyone back in the Fall.
Sincerely, Mr. Hart [email protected]
& Mrs. Morton [email protected]
News from the Media Center Mrs. Innes and Mrs. Persha
We have lots to celebrate as we wind down our year in the Media
Center! Our students have learned their way around the library, checked out over 24,000 books this year and had a great time reading! During National Library Week students shared their favorite Prairieview Library books with all of us. We like lots of different kinds of books. We would like to thank PTO for donating some books to our library after the Book Fairs! All year long the classrooms have been participating in a contest to see which class can return all their library books the most times! We can’t wait to find out who the winner is! We will announce it on PVTV next week. As a special treat, every student who returns his or her library books at the end of the year will receive a free ice cream reward from Tastee Freeze! Make sure you say thank you to them when you go to enjoy your ice cream! Grayslake and Round Lake Area Libraries have Summer Reading Programs planned. Visit your library and keep reading over the summer! We want to extend a VERY special thank you to all of our parent and senior volunteers! We truly appreciate all that you do for us each week!
In the Computer Lab we have been blogging, creating iMovies, animations, GarageBand podcasts, kid pix slideshows-we have been doing lots and lots! Students have learned how to stay safe on the Internet and have used fabulous resources found on the Internet. All of our students have been working on keyboarding at different levels. This is a great skill to work on over the summer. On the CCSD #46 website, under the Parents and Students Tab, scroll down to Student Educational Links. This will guide you to lots of websites to visit over the summer. Keyboarding activities can be found under the Reference button, scroll to keyboarding. First graders have enjoyed Super Hyper Spider Typer and Second graders have enjoyed BBC Dance Mat Typing. There are lots more to check out and try as well!
Happy Reading! Happy typing! Happy Summer! Sincerely, Mrs. Persha [email protected] Mrs. Innes [email protected]
Spring'Notes'from'the'Music'Room'!Hello Everyone! Here we are again winding up the school year. The students did a fantastic job performing in the concerts this year! Congratulations to everyone involved. Now that those are over, I wanted to send out one more newsletter to let you know what your child is learning in music class. Have a wonderful summer! !– M r s . H u b e r !!All'classes'have'the'following'two'activities'each'week:''MUSIC!BOOK!CHECKOUT:!The!back!bulletin!board!in!the!music!room!has!books!that!are!all!about!music!in!one!form!or!another.!The!students!may!check!these!out,!but!need!to!return!them!the!following!week!when!they!return!to!music!class.!!MYSTERY!INSTRUMENT!LOCKER:!!One!student!from!each!class,!at!the!beginning!of!class,!that!has!good!behavior!coming!into!the!music!room!will!be!selected!to!get!the!instrument!from!the!mystery!locker!to!show!to!the!class!and!sample!how!to!play!it!for!them.!!!1st'grade:''The!first!grade!students!have!been!learning!the!musical!instruments!and!their!families.!They!are!learning!how!to!identify!them!by!sight!and!sound.!They!have!continued!their!study!of!the!Composer!Vivaldi!by!following!a!listening!map!to!his!“Spring”!and!pointing!out!the!event'changes!that!happen!throughout!the!song.!They!are!singing!a!very!fun!song!for!spring!(Spring!Forward,!Fall!Back)!that!not!only!has!them!singing,!but!a!lot!of!dancing!too!!They!learned!about!our!female!classical!composer!Amy!Beach!!In!May,!they!started!a!Jazz!unit!learning!about!its!history,!style!and!some!of!its!greatest!musical!artists.!They!will!also!be!mixing!art!and!music!for!a!special!Memorial!Day!project.!'!2nd'Grade:!!The!second!grade!students!have!been!learning!even!more!about!the!musical!instruments!and!their!families.!They!are!learning!how!to!identify!them!by!sight!and!sound!and!adding!new!instruments!to!what!they!learned!last!year.!The!students!are!reviewing!rhythms!and!extending!their!knowledge!of!rhythms!and!note!values.!They!are!working!on!music!white!boards!and!playing!rhythm!bingo!to!practice!them.!They!also!be!learned!about!Benny!Goodman,!Big!Band!composer,!player!and!director!along!with!their!Jazz!unit!study.!!!3rd'Grade:'!The!third!grade!students!are!spending!the!rest!of!the!school!year!learning!how!to!play!the!recorder.!!They!spent!full!classes!learning!the!basics!of!the!beginning!recorder!along!with!the!1st!4!notes!so!they!can!get!a!running!start!in!September!in!4th!grade.!Recorders!will!be!used!during!the!entire!school!year!next!year!(4th!grade),!so!the!rest!of!this!time!on!the!recorders!will!give!them!a!solid!foundation!on!the!instrument!before!using!it!on!a!regular!basis!in!class.!!'4th'Grade:''The!fourth!grade!students!are!finishing!the!year!by!learning!about!the!many!different!careers!that!are!possible!in!the!music!industry.!!They!will!also!be!playing!piano!using!some!of!their!knowledge!from!the!recorder!and!transferring!it!to!the!piano.!We!will!be!playing!some!trivia!games!as!well!!Please!don’t!lose!those!recorders…you!will!need!them!at!Frederick!School!next!year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Prairieview PTO Pride PTO Board Members
Kristi James – President
913-549-8690
Kathy Stanislowski – Vice President
847-548-2511
Stephanie Arnopolin – Vice President
847-543-8818
Staci Parmer – Treasurer
847-548-9137
Tina Coleman – Secretary
847-740-3253
Kelly Murphy – Ways and Means
847-752-8780
Nikki Schmipff- Volunteer Coordinator
847-366-9780
Margaret Vergamini-Volunteer Coordinator
847-975-2715
♦ Thur. 6/6 Last day of
school. Students attend for one hour.
Market Day
PV PTO Updates!
Thank you to all who support Market Day! Please note that Market Day pick up is Saturday, June 1 at Meadowview. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Arnopolin at 847-543-8818!
THANK YOU!!!!
♦ At this time we still have executive board positions open. If you would be interested in joining our executive board we still have Co-Vice President positions as well as a treasurer position open. Please contact Kristi James if you are interested.
♦ We are also in need of committee members. If you would like to help organize an event, help with Discovery Day, or just get involved we would LOVE to have you!
♦ Please note that due to limited volunteers we will NOT be able to do School supply sales this year. We apologize for any problems this may have caused.
The PV PTO would like to say a special THANK YOU to all of those that took the time to volunteer during the 2012-1013 school year. We could not do it without YOU!!!! No matter how much of your time you were able to give this year, we appreciate ALL of the time individuals and families gave to us this year! I
It’s so hard to believe that another year has come and gone at PV! THANK YOU to the wonderful teachers and amazing staff for making PV such a great place! For those teachers leaving the PV family, we wish you the best of luck!!! You WILL be missed! The PV PTO would also like to say GOOD LUCK to the 4th graders as they leave for Frederick! I would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to the PV PTO Executive Board for all their hard work and dedication this year! I hope you all have a safe, relaxing, WONDERFUL summer! We look forward to seeing you next year! Kristi James~ PV PTO President
Wednesday, 5/22: Prair iev iew Pride (Wear spir it wear or school colors!) Thursday, 5/23: Read Al l over Day (Wear al l red and bring a good book to read.) Friday, 5/24: Al ike Day: Decide as a whole class how to dress al ike. Tuesday, 5/28: I can pick where to sit today! Wednesday, 5/29: Guest Reader Day! Thursday, 5/30: Impromptu Activ ity Day! (The off ice wi l l announce quick activ it ies throughout the day) Friday, 5/31 : Extra recess day! Monday, 6/3: Victory Day (wear favorite team shirt or uniform) Tuesday, 6/4: I wi l l compl iment my classmates today! Wednesday, 6/5: Everyone get ready for FIELD DAY! Thursday, 6/6: Wear your sunglasses! The future is so bright & you’re on your way to _____ grade!
Have a GREAT summer!
¡CONTEO REGRESIVO DE LA ESCUELA DE PRAIRIEVIEW!
2012-13
5/22 ¡PRAIRIEVIEW, MUY ORGULLOSO DE MI ESCUELA! (Póngase ropa de PV, o los colores de la escuela) 5/23 ¡READ, LEER Y LEER TODO EL DIA! (Trae un libro a la escuela para leer) 5/24 ¡A VESTIRNOS TODOS IGUAL! (La clase decidirá como todos nos se pueden vestir igual) 5/28 ¡DIA DE SENTARME DONDE YO QUIERA! 5/29 ¡RESPETAREMOS A NUESTRO INVITADO DE LECTURA! 5/30 ¡IMPROVISAREMOS ACTIVIDADES! (Durante todo el día, la oficina anunciara actividades) 5/31 ¡EXTRA RECREO! 6/3 ¡VICTORIA, DIA DE CELEBRAR NUESTROS TRIUNFOS! (Viste con ropa de tu equipo favorito) 6/4 ¡DIA DE AGRADAR A NUESTROS COMPAÑEROS! 6/5 ¡EVENTOS DEL DIA DE “FIELD DAY”! 6/6 !WOW! ¡FELICIDADES, HAS PASADO AL PROXIMO GRADO!
GRAYSLAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 46
LN - Lunch K-8
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3 4 5 6 7 POPCORN CHICKEN
Potato Wedges Diced Pear Cup
HOT DOG W/ POTATO ROUNDS Maple Baked Beans
Peach Cup WW Hot Dog Bun
WW CHEESE PIZZA Green Beans
Mixed Fruit Cup
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28
**** ALL MEALS SERVED WITH APPROPRIATE CONDIMENTS AND A CHOICE OF 1% AND FAT FREE MILK. *** MENU SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
In accordance with Federal Law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll free 866/632-9992 (Voice). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through Federal Relay service at 800/877-8339; or 800/845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
GRAYSLAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 46
BTG - BRKFST K-12
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3 4 5 6 7 GOLDEN GRAHAM
CEREAL Honey Grahams
Fruit Juice
MULTIGRAIN CHEERIOS Banana Muffin
Fruit Juice
CRISPIX CEREAL Honey Grahams
Fruit Juice
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28
**** ALL MEALS SERVED WITH APPROPRIATE CONDIMENTS AND A CHOICE OF 1% AND FAT FREE MILK. *** MENU SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
In accordance with Federal Law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll free 866/632-9992 (Voice). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through Federal Relay service at 800/877-8339; or 800/845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.