The 23-24 USD 311 District Calendar can be found on the school website or at https://5il.co/1s2ic
Secure entrances, new roofs and new windows are just a couple of the things on the list of projects that the proposed bond issue would cover.
PPHS Forensics Wins League 12th Year in a Row
Pretty Prairie finished first at the league meet for the twelfth consecutive year, sans the 2020 Covid year, finishing with 237 points, followed by South Barber with 212, Cunningham 139, Fairfield and Norwich. Non league schools participating were Clearwater and Caldwell.
Ten of our eleven squad members went on to compete in finals and four more events are qualified for State Champs, including: Logan Graber, 1st and Carlin Stucky 2nd in extemp; Sadie Nisly 1st in serious solo; and Jaiden McGinnis 2nd in impromptu.
Others placing jn finals included: Jaiden McGinnis 4th in extemp; Carlin Stucky 1st Danae McLeland 3rd and Sophi England 4th in oration; Jaeli Deel 1st and Jaiden McGinnis 2nd in inform; Copper Collins 4th and Cara Shultz 6th in poetry; Logan Graber 2nd in prose; Logan Graber 6th in impromptu; Copper Collins 1st and Danae McLeland 2nd in humorous solo; Sophi England and Sadie Nisly 1st and Jaeli Deel and Cara Shultz 4 in duet; and Reagan McLeland and Danae McLeland 4th in IDA.
Our final meet will be State Champs on Saturday, May 6th, in Hutchinson. A special thank you to Jennifer Shultz, Kim McLeland and Janie Henderson for driving and judging for us!
Join us for one of our Community Meetings. The meetings will be held on April 20th and 24th in the high school gymnasium. Those meetings are set to begin at 6:30pm each evening.
Throughout the next few weeks we will be sharing information about the upcoming bond election. Stay tuned to our social media pages as well as our website for more information.
This week in first grade we have been learning about the vowel teams ai and ay! We got to put our knowledge to use with shaving cream. It was so much fun! -Mrs. Strohl
Dental screenings will take place on April 17th. Additional information and an opt-out form is available at https://5il.co/1rfqz
Call your school office with any questions.
The Pretty Prairie Recreation Commission as shared this coupon to Dick's Sporting Goods in Wichita. Note the effective dates!
2nd grade used what they learned in science about simple machines to make leprechaun traps. They used ramps, pulleys, wheels/axles, and levers. Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀
It's time to sign up for Summer baseball/Softball and T-Ball.
The baseball/softball form is available here https://5il.co/1qids
The T-ball form is available here https://5il.co/1qidr
The 7th grade journalism class spent the week before spring break researching different journalists and presenting their information to the class.
Get ready! It's Book Fair time!!
Come shop the fair tonight in the PPGS Library from 4-8pm!
Our Virtual Book Fair homepage is also now live!
Find even more titles available online at our school’s Virtual Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school. You can shop our Virtual Book Fair with the link below from March 6-17!
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/prettyprairie
We can’t wait to see your child at the Fair!
Fifth graders recently finished the novel Esperanza Rising. Today they got to try each of the foods from the story. They tried: grapes, papaya, figs, almonds, guava, onion, potatoes, asparagus, cantaloupe, peaches, plums, and avocados.
Four students liked every food and many found out they liked a food they’ve never tried before.
USD 311 BOE and staff members assisted the 4th graders with their "How To Draw..." projects. Each 4th grader had to create his/her own drawing and then accurately explain it in 10 steps to an adult partner. The kids accepted the challenge of explaining their projects to the adult volunteers and were very successful!
Dear Parents and Families:
Get ready! This year's Book Fair is going to be epic! We've turned up the volume with more fun, more choices, and more excitement—so kids will arrive curious and leave bolder, prouder, and stronger than ever before. Here's what you need to know about our upcoming Fair:
Every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly!
Find even more online at our school’s Virtual Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school. Shop our Virtual Book Fair with the link below March 6-17!
Save these dates and view our school’s Fair site:
Fair Dates: Come shop our fair in the PPGS Library during conferences March 6-7 from 4pm-6pm!
Book Fair Homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/prettyprairie
We can’t wait to see your child at the Fair!
3rd grade students launched rockets today for science class. Listen to the laughter...sounds like everyone had a BLAST!!!
Today the Vet. Science class was able to help Mr. Day with the artificial insemination of our school farm cows.
Students are working on knitting scarves in Mrs. LeSage's handcrafts class. Mrs. LeSage also has a student painting a mural for her senior project in handcrafts.
On February 4th, the PPHS Forensics team competed against seven other schools to earn second behind Pratt High School. Scores were: Pratt 224, Pretty Prairie 221, Clearwater 162, Cunningham, 156, Kiowa County, 133, Norwich, 55 and Medicine Lodge, 39.
New State Champ qualifiers for PPHS include: Jaiden McGinnis, 1st in extemp; Sophia England, 1st in Serious Solo; Jaeli Deel, 1st in informative, and Logan Graber, 2nd in oration. Others re qualifying for State Champs are: Copper Collins, 2nd in humorous solo; and Raegan McLeland and Copper Collins, 1st in IDA. Logan Graber qualified for State Festival with 3rd in impromptu.
Others adding to team totals were: Logan Graber, 4th and Phoenix Schmidt, 6th in extemp; Jaiden McGinnis, 6th in impromptu; Danae MLeland, 4th in humorous and 4th in oration; Jaeli Deel and Cara Shultz, 3rd in duet; and Sadie Nisly, 4th and Sophia England, 5th in inform.
A special thank you to Kim McLeland and Jennifer Shultz for driving team vans, cheering us on, and taking photos! Our next meet is Thursday, February 9th, at Medicine Lodge.
Grade School STUCO delivered and distributed Valentine decor to Prairie Sunset Home today. Both the students and the residents enjoyed themselves!
