Prairie Mountain School

Iditaread

About 95 third and fourth graders are engaged in the Iditaread this week, coinciding with the Iditarod dog sled race in Alaska. Teams of 6-7 students are not pulling a dog sled, but they’re pulling their weight as readers. All teams are aiming for a total of 1,049 reading minutes (the distance from Anchorage to Nome is approximately 1,049 miles).Team progress is mapped on an Alaska map on the main bulletin board. Come in to see how well your child’s Full Moon, Arctic, Reindeer, Seal, or Tundra team is progressing.

Calling All Future Prairie Mountain Eagles

A special evening is planned on May 13th at 6:30 for parents of incoming kindergarten students. Students who live within Prairie Mountain’s attendance area who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2010 are invited to join us. You will receive a pre-enrollment packet and learn about kindergarten curriculum and specific ways you can help your child be ready for that all important first day of school. Please phone the office (541-607-9849) so we can be sure you are on our mailing list. We request that you bring a copy of your student’s current immunization record as well as birth certificate to this event. All families will receive a special gift for attending; childcare will be provided. We look forward to seeing you and welcoming your student to our school!

Bookworms Battle

Prairie Mountain students proudly participated in the district competition for the Oregon Battle of the Books at Powers auditorium making a very strong showing.  Students involved in OBOB spend countless hours reading and studying books from the booklist and must quickly recall specific information from each title. Competition is fierce and demanding! We are proud of all our OBOB students and support their desire to excel.

Ducks Meet Eagles

Students are wild about earning pride cards and one reason is the possible opportunity to have lunch with student athletes from the University of Oregon.  The “O Heroes” recently lunched with pride card winners whose lucky cards were picked in a drawing. The pride cards are given as a motivator for students making good choices. The O Heroes mentor, support and encourage positive behavior and academic success; so they fit in well at Prairie Mountain.  Thank you to Duck  football players Jeff Maehl, Eddie Pleasant, Javes Lewis, Brian Teague, and Lavasier Tuinei for being our O Heroes.

Can You Feel The Noise?

Our gym was radiating with rhythm when students were treated to a first rate performance from “Dance Africa.” These amazingly gifted musicians and dancers shared African culture and storytelling through dance.  This group travels worldwide and this year will visit Guinea, Mali, Malawi, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, and South Africa as they share their talent around the globe. We are thankful to our Diversity committee for providing students with the opportunity to experience culture through music and performance in an extremely memorable event.

Eagle Pride Everywhere

Fridays are turning into a sea of blue as students and staff dress with honor in our Prairie Mountain Eagle T shirts. It’s a fun way to show loyalty to our outstanding school and demonstrate our lifeskill of pride.  Eagle Pride T Shirts are now available in the office for $10.00 each. We have size S, M and L for children and sizes S, M, L and XL for adults. When paying by check, please make your check out to Prairie Mountain. If paying by cash, correct change is greatly appreciated. Thank you and GO EAGLES!