Prairie Elementary School
Prairie Elementary Garden
by: Erin Mayrand
Help Us Grow a Self-Sustaining Garden at Prairie Elementary School! At Prairie Elementary School, we believe in the power of hands-on learning and community engagement. We are excited to announce our initiative to create a self-sustaining garden that will serve both our students and their families. This garden will not only provide fresh produce but also foster a sense of responsibility, teamwork, and environmental stewardship among our young learners. You can support the Prairie Garden: $5 – says "Thank you for the fresh produce!" $10 – Buys a bag of compost or soil $25 – Pays for gardening tools & educational materials $50 – Refreshes our walkways with crushed gravel and mulch Why a Garden? A school garden is more than just a patch of soil; it’s a living classroom where students can explore science, nutrition, and sustainability. By participating in the garden, students will learn about the life cycle of plants, the importance of healthy eating, and the value of caring for our environment. Families will also have the opportunity to engage in this enriching experience, creating lasting memories and connections within our community.
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Prairie Staff Appreciation Week
by: Erin Mayrand
Hello Prairie Elementary Families! We are looking forward to celebrating our amazing staff during Staff Appreciation Week (May 5th-9th). We need your help! We are hoping to collect donations to purchase items for the week, and any amount you can contribute would be great! Your contribution will ensure we can spoil our staff with breakfast, lunch, treats, gifts, and other surprises all week (plus a few times throughout the school year)! Thank you for supporting our staff and FTO!
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Prairie Stomp 2024
by: SAM BRUNSON
The Prairie Stomp is a school wide welcome back activity that serves as the major fundraiser for Prairie Elementary School. The 2024 Stomp will be on Thursday, September 26th with a rain date of September 27th. This approach to fundraising avoids selling products and directs ALL profits (less Stomp expenses) back to the school by encouraging students to get pledges and run laps to raise money for FTO programming. Yearly FTO programming includes staff appreciation dinners, RAZ kids online library, and funding for special events and field trips. In addition to our yearly programming, the 2024 Stomp will be raising money for an outdoor fitness course (two year goal), book walk, and updates to the gaga pits. Students are encouraged to collect either a flat donation or per lap pledge. On the event day, students run/walk a looped track on the school field for 20 minutes. The students gain an appreciation of teamwork, a sense of school unity, and the importance of being healthy and exercising all while having fun with their fellow classmates. The FTO provides each child with a FREE Prairie Stomp t-shirt and a healthy snack on the event day. The students also work together, as a school, to achieve school wide fundraising goals and earn prizes. The prize levels are as follows: $10,000 - Staff dress in costumes for a day! $15,000 - All-school assembly with guest performer! $20,000 - Grade level "big screen" movie day! For each grade, the classroom with the highest AVERAGE laps per student will earn an extra recess with music. We want everyone to know that the success of this event is not possible without your support and the tremendous efforts of perseverance, determination, and will-power of each student to do their very best. We will celebrate the collective effort of every student! Thank you for supporting Prairie in such a positive way. As a sponsor, you can donate a set amount (flat donation) prior to the event. If you prefer to make a per lap donation, we ask that you wait to enter your donation until after the event. The student you are pledging will let you know after the event how many laps he/she completed so you may calculate the total amount to be donated. REMEMBER, your donation may be tax-deductible. You are able print off a receipt for your records. Donations can be made anytime beginning August 23 through October 11, 2024.
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Prairie Stomp 2023
by: Christen Pothof
The Prairie Stomp is a school wide welcome back activity that serves as the major fundraiser for Prairie Elementary School. The 2023 Stomp will be on Thursday, September 28th with a rain date of September 29. This approach to fundraising avoids selling products and directs ALL profits (less Stomp expenses) back to the school by encouraging students to get pledges and run laps to raise money for FTO programming. Yearly FTO programming includes staff appreciation dinners, RAZ kids online library, and funding for special events and field trips. In addition to our yearly programming, the 2023 Stomp will be raising money for a new PA system and funds for the music department. Students are encouraged to collect either a flat donation or per lap pledge. On the event day, students run/walk a looped track on the school field for 20 minutes. The students gain an appreciation of teamwork, a sense of school unity, and the importance of being healthy and exercising all while having fun with their fellow classmates. The FTO provides each child with a FREE Prairie Stomp t-shirt and a healthy snack on the event day. The students also work together, as a school, to achieve school wide fundraising goals and earn prizes. The prize levels are as follows: $10,000 - Teachers dress in costume for a day! $15,000 - All-school assembly with guest performer! $20,000 - All-school movie on the new big screen in the gym! For each grade, the classroom with the highest AVERAGE laps per student will earn an extra recess with music. We want everyone to know that the success of this event is not possible without your support and the tremendous efforts of perseverance, determination, and will-power of each student to do their very best. We will celebrate the collective effort of every student! Thank you for supporting Prairie in such a positive way. As a sponsor, you can donate a set amount (flat donation) prior to the event. If you prefer to make a per lap donation, we ask that you wait to enter your donation until after the event. The student you are pledging will let you know after the event how many laps he/she completed so you may calculate the total amount to be donated. REMEMBER, Prairie FTO is a 501(3)c organization and any donation you make to the Prairie Stomp is tax-deductible. Donations can be made anytime beginning August 8 through October 13, 2023. Who is managing the campaign? Prairie FTO
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Prairie Staff Appreciation Week, 2023
by: Christen Pothof
Hello PES families! We are looking forward to celebrating our wonderful staff this year for Staff Appreciation Week, May 8-12. We are hoping to collect donations to purchase items for the week, and any amount would help! We look forward to showering our staff with breakfast, lunch, treats, gifts, and surprises!! Thank you for your supporting our staff and FTO, and please follow our FB page to see all the wonderful events that week!
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Prairie Stomp 2022
by: Christen Pothof
The Prairie Stomp is a school wide welcome back activity that serves as the major fundraiser for Prairie Elementary School. The 2023 Stomp will be on Thursday, September 28th with a rain date of September 29. This approach to fundraising avoids selling products and directs ALL profits (less Stomp expenses) back to the school by encouraging students to get pledges and run laps to raise money for FTO programming. Yearly FTO programming includes staff appreciation dinners, RAZ kids online library, and funding for special events and field trips. In addition to our yearly programming, the 2023 Stomp will be raising money for a new PA system and funds for the music department. Students are encouraged to collect either a flat donation or per lap pledge. On the event day, students run/walk a looped track on the school field for 20 minutes. The students gain an appreciation of teamwork, a sense of school unity, and the importance of being healthy and exercising all while having fun with their fellow classmates. The FTO provides each child with a FREE Prairie Stomp t-shirt and a healthy snack on the event day. The students also work together, as a school, to achieve school wide fundraising goals and earn prizes. The prize levels are as follows: $10,000 - Teachers dress in costume for a day! $15,000 - All-school assembly with guest performer! $20,000 - All-school movie on the new big screen in the gym! For each grade, the classroom with the highest AVERAGE laps per student will earn an extra recess with music. We want everyone to know that the success of this event is not possible without your support and the tremendous efforts of perseverance, determination, and will-power of each student to do their very best. We will celebrate the collective effort of every student! Thank you for supporting Prairie in such a positive way. As a sponsor, you can donate a set amount (flat donation) prior to the event. If you prefer to make a per lap donation, we ask that you wait to enter your donation until after the event. The student you are pledging will let you know after the event how many laps he/she completed so you may calculate the total amount to be donated. REMEMBER, Prairie FTO is a 501(3)c organization and any donation you make to the Prairie Stomp is tax-deductible. Donations can be made anytime beginning August 8 through October 13, 2023. Who is managing the campaign? Prairie FTO
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Prairie Staff Appreciation 2022
by: Christen Pothof
Hello PES families! We are looking forward to celebrating our wonderful staff this year for Staff Appreciation Week, May 2-6. We are hoping to collect donations to purchase items for the week, and any amount would help! We would like to provide a pizza luncheon, a donut breakfast, a mailbox gift and special Prairie t-shirts for all staff! We look forward to showering our staff with treats, gifts, and surprises! More details to come on how you can participate as well! Thank you for your supporting our staff and FTO!
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Prairie Stomp 2021
by: Christen Pothof
The Prairie Stomp is a school wide welcome back activity that serves as the major fundraiser for Prairie Elementary School. The 2021 Stomp will be on Thursday, September 30th with a rain date of October 1. This approach to fundraising avoids selling products and directs ALL profits (less Stomp expenses) back to the school by encouraging students to get pledges and run laps to raise money for PTO programming. Yearly PTO programming includes staff appreciate dinners, RAZ kids online library, and funding for special events and field trips when they become available again. In addition to our yearly programming, the 2021 Stomp will raise money for a new projector and screen for our gym! The projector and screen will connect to our current sound system and can be used to enhance lessons and allow for multimedia presentations. Students are encouraged to collect either a flat donation or per lap pledge. On the event day, students run/walk a looped track on the school field for 20 minutes. The students gain an appreciation of teamwork, a sense of strong school unity, and the importance of being healthy and exercising all while having fun with their fellow classmates. The PTO provides each child with a FREE Prairie Stomp t-shirt and a healthy snack on the event day. The students also work together, as a school, to achieve school wide fundraising goals and earn prizes. The prize levels are as follows: $10,000 - School wide PJ Day $15,000 - Movie and Popcorn in your Classroom $20,000 - Admin. in an Igloo (students can spy on their administrators as they spend a day working from an igloo in the hallway) In addition to the school wide fundraising goals, there are two running goals: 1. Individual: The top lap running individuals in each grade level will receive a special recognition award for their strong performance. 2. Classroom: The classroom within each grade level with the highest average lap per student will earn an ice cream party. We want everyone to know that the success of this event is not possible without your support and the tremendous efforts of perseverance, determination, and will-power of each student to do their very best. We will celebrate the collective effort of every student! Thank you for supporting Prairie in such a positive way. As a sponsor, you can donate a set amount (flat donation) prior to the event. If you prefer to make a per lap donation, we ask that you wait to enter your donation until after the event. The student you are pledging will let you know after the event how many laps he/she completed so you may calculate the total amount to be donated. REMEMBER, Prairie PTO is a 501(3)c organization and any donation you make to the Prairie Stomp is tax-deductible. Donations can be made anytime beginning September 1, 2021 through October 15, 2021. We cannot have a successful event without our amazing volunteers! You can sign up to help out on the day of the Stomp through the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4FABA82BA0FD0-prairie. If you’re unable to volunteer, we still encourage you to stop by, watch and cheer on your student. Signs are welcome!
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Staff Appreciation Week 2022
by: Christen Pothof
Our FTO is hard at work planning our Staff Appreciation Week for May 2-6. We are looking forward to sharing all the plans in the upcoming weeks, and for your children to surprise their teachers will some sweet gestures (chalk the walk). This week, our main goal is to start collecting funds to make the week extra special for our staff. We would like to provide a pizza luncheon, a donut breakfast, a mailbox gift and new Prairie t-shirts for everyone if there are enough funds. If you are able to donate any amount, we have provided this link to donate. We greatly appreciate your help, and if you have any questions, please feel free to email Mandy Hague at mandyhague27@yahoo.com
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Time Capsule Kits
by: Christen Pothof
The Prairie PTO is pleased to announce a unique spring fundraiser: DYI Time Capsule Kits! Our children are living through history right now. In order to capture this moment in time the PTO has created a time capsule kit for children to complete and look back on sometime in the future. The basic kit comes with everything listed below. There is also an option to request a premium kit which includes a water resistant dry box. The premium kit is perfect for those who wish to bury their time capsules and protect the contents from the elements. There is a suggested donation of $10 per basic kit (no box) and $15 per premium kit (includes dry box). You may pay now via credit card or through cash or check at time of pick up (make checks payable to WCDS). Pick up will take place in the south parking lot of Prairie Elementary School (near the cafeteria) from 2:00-5:00 on May 26. Please follow the same procedure used for virtual supply pick up. Other arrangements can be made by contacting the PTO (pes_pto@waunakee.k12.wi.us). Feel free to order for older and younger siblings or as gifts for friends and family members whether they are enrolled in the Waunakee Community School District or not! If your Prairie student would like a time capsule kit but you are unable to pay the suggested donation price, the PTO will make up the difference. When ordering choose the "unable to make a donation" option. The Basic Time Capsule Kit includes: 4x6 photo album Photo from your grade level team & specialists Activity pages (all about me, memories, etc.) Covid-19 timeline Daily Health Self Check Form 5ft. length of ribbon (to measure height) Letter template and envelope Article from the Waunakee Tribune Cardstock card, paint, and foam brush for handprint Disposable face mask 2 colored stickers for outside of your own box CONTENTS COME IN A ZIPLOC BAG - FIND YOUR OWN BOX/CAPSULE The Premium Time Capsule Kit includes the above PLUS: 1 dry box with water resistant o-ring seal, 4.25in wide x 9.5in length x 6.5in depth 1 surprise trinket to remember the 2020-2021 school year The money raised through this campaign will be used to pay for online subscriptions. Additional funds will be used to purchase t-shirts for STOMP 2021.
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Donations for Waunakee Food Pantry
by: Dean Kaminski
Prairie Elementary students, staff, and families are hosting a Waunakee Food Pantry collection to help support our Waunakee families during this time of need. The generosity and outpouring of community support is a long held practice of our Prairie families. We will be collecting goods and cash donations at the entrance of our doors Monday, January 11 - Friday, January 15, 2021 and during the supply pick up on Wednesday, January 13 from 2:00-5:00pm. In addition to food, we will also be collecting monetary donations (virtually via Classmunity) to support our Waunakee Food Pantry. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of our Waunakee families. Highest Needs: canned carrots and beets applesauce side dishes - pasta and rice mayonnaise sugar canned dinners - sloppy joe, beef stew, Spaghettios, Chef Boyardee boxed pasta - no spaghetti or egg noodles Jell-o and pudding dish soap tissues - Kleenex, Puffs paper towel Thank you for your continued support.
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
STOMP YOUR YARD
by: Christen Pothof
Each year the PTO has organized the Prairie Stomp Fun Run for Prairie Elementary School. The Prairie Stomp raises money for the school, promotes healthy habits, and builds community! Each grade would run laps together outside, doing their best to run or walk as many laps as they could in about 20 minutes with a DJ playing fun music. This year, due to COVID-19, we are unable to have the Prairie Stomp at school. However, we would love for Prairie Elementary students to participate at home for Stomp Your Yard!! Students and staff can choose to run, walk, bike, rollerblade, play basketball, jump rope, or whatever exercise that you enjoy and gets you outside! Our goal is to raise $10,000. This year the money will be used to get supplies out to all students, both hybrid and remote learners. Safety protocols such as quarantining and sanitizing books makes it harder for kids to get the books they want in a timely manner. We would like to help build up classroom libraries so there are more books available to students. We also strive to help teachers continue with the ongoing project of adding more culturally inclusive books to their collections. Other supplies that could be purchased with the money raised could be materials & resources to support virtual/hybrid learning and social emotional learning. Classmunity is a safe and easy way to donate to the Prairie PTO online. However, we know some families prefer sending cash and checks. Families will have the option to donate cash and checks using a collection envelope that will be sent home with hybrid students. Virtual students will receive their collection envelopes during the supply pick up on Oct. 7. The collection envelopes can be returned to the building during the following supply pick up on Oct. 28 or mailed back to the school address anytime during the month of October. Thank you for your support!
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Prairie Stomp
by: Susan Brown, PTO
The Prairie Stomp is a school wide welcome back activity that serves as the major fundraiser for Prairie Elementary School. The 2019 Stomp will be on Friday, September 27th, with the rain date on October 4th. This approach to fundraising avoids selling products and directs ALL profits (less Stomp expenses) back to the school by encouraging students to get pledges and run laps to raise money for the PTO programming. Money raised through this year’s Prairie Stomp will be used to purchase two Ga-ga-ball Pits (~$7300 each), birthday books for students, and classroom materials (classroom library books, book room collections, & flexible seating). Students are encouraged to collect either a flat donation or per lap pledge. On the event day, students run/walk a looped track on the school field for 20 minutes. The students gain an appreciation of teamwork, a sense of strong school unity, and the importance of being healthy and exercising all while having fun with their fellow classmates. The PTO provides each child with a FREE Prairie Stomp t-shirt and a healthy snack on the event day. The students also work together, as a school, to achieve school wide fundraising goals and earn prizes: Level 1 ($20,000): Matt Wilhelm (BMX anti-bullying message) Level 2 ($25,000): All School PJ Day Level 3 ($30,000): Principal/Associate Principal on the School Roof In addition to the school wide fundraising goals, there are other running goals: 1. Individual: The top lap running boy(s) and girl(s) in each grade level will receive a special recognition award for their strong performance. 2. Classroom: The classroom within each grade level with the highest average lap per student will earn an extra recess equipped with a bouncy house. 3. Prairie Spirit Award: For the boy and girl from each grade whom our teachers and staff feel demonstrates above and beyond effort, teamwork and attitude. We want everyone to know that the success of this event is not possible without your support and the tremendous efforts of perseverance, determination, and will-power of each student to do their very best. We will celebrate the collective effort of every student! Thank you for supporting Prairie in such a positive way. As a sponsor, you can donate a set amount (flat donation) prior to the event. If you prefer to make a per lap donation, we ask that you wait to enter your donation until after the event. The student you are pledging will let you know after the event how many laps he/she completed so you may calculate the total amount to be donated. Donations can be made anytime beginning August 13, 2019 through October 11th, 2019. We cannot have a successful event without our amazing volunteers! You can sign up to help out on the day of the Stomp through the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b45a5a62da0f94-2ndannual If you’re unable to volunteer, we still encourage you to stop by, watch and cheer on your student. Signs are welcome!
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Prairie Stomp
by: Susan Brown, PTO
The Prairie Stomp is a school wide welcome back activity that serves as the major fundraiser for Prairie Elementary School. The 2018 Stomp will be on Friday, September 28th, with the rain date on October 5th. This approach to fundraising avoids selling products and directs ALL profits (less Stomp expenses) back to the school by encouraging students to get pledges and run laps to raise money for the PTO programming. Money raised through this year’s Prairie Stomp will be used to purchase classroom materials (classroom library books, book room collections, flexible seating), technology devices (iPad's or Chromebook's per WCSD standards and guidelines) and for shade canopies (~$10,000) on the school playgrounds. Students are encouraged to collect either a flat donation or per lap pledge. On the event day, students run/walk a looped track on the school field for 20 minutes. The students gain an appreciation of teamwork, a sense of strong school unity, and the importance of being healthy and exercising all while having fun with their fellow classmates. The PTO provides each child with a FREE Prairie Stomp t-shirt and a healthy snack on the event day. The students also work together, as a school, to achieve school wide fundraising goals and earn prizes: Level 1 ($20,000): School program featuring Carl "Energizer" Olson Level 2 ($25,000): Extra Recess with Sno-Cones Level 3 ($30,000): Principal/Vice Principal on the school roof for a day In addition to the school wide fundraising goals, there are other running goals: 1. Individual: The top lap running boy(s) and girl(s) in each grade level will receive a special recognition award for their strong performance. 2. Classroom: The classroom within each grade level with the highest average lap per student will earn an extra recess equipped with a bouncy house. 3. NEW THIS YEAR, we will have a Prairie Spirit Award for the boy and girl from each grade whom our teachers and staff feel demonstrates the best effort, teamwork and attitude on the day of the Stomp. We want everyone to know that the success of this event is not possible without your support and the tremendous efforts of perseverance, determination, and will-power of each student to do their very best. We will celebrate the collective effort of every student! Thank you for supporting Prairie in such a positive way. As a sponsor, you can donate a set amount (flat donation) prior to the event. If you prefer to make a per lap donation, we ask that you wait to enter your donation until after the event. The student you are pledging will let you know after the event how many laps he/she completed so you may calculate the total amount to be donated. Donations can be made anytime beginning August 14, 2018 through October 12th, 2018. We cannot have a successful event without our amazing volunteers! You can sign up to help out on the day of the Stomp through the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b45a5a62da0f94-2ndannual If you’re unable to volunteer, we still encourage you to stop by, watch and cheer on your student. Signs are welcome!
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI
Prairie Stomp
by: Susan Brown, PTO
The Prairie Stomp is a school wide welcome back activity that serves as the major fundraiser for Prairie Elementary School. The 2017 Stomp will be on Friday, September 29th, with the rain date on October 6th. This approach to fundraising avoids selling products and directs ALL profits (less Stomp expenses) back to the school by encouraging students to get pledges and run laps to raise money for the PTO programming. Such programs include: technology purchases (Chromebooks, iPad’s, J-Touch screens, etc.), field trip opportunities, assemblies, birthday books and new playground equipment. Students are encouraged to collect either a flat donation or per lap pledge. On the event day, students run/walk a looped track on the school field for 20 minutes. The students gain an appreciation of teamwork, a sense of strong school unity, and the importance of being healthy and exercising all while having fun with their fellow classmates. The PTO provides each child with a FREE Prairie Stomp t-shirt and a healthy snack on the event day. The students also work together, as a school, to achieve school wide fundraising goals and earn prizes: Level 1 ($20,000): Miller and Mike Comedy Show (millerandmike.com) Level 2 ($25,000): PJ/Movie Day at Performing Arts Center at the High School Level 3 ($30,000): Principal/Associate Principal on the roof; Plus Sno-Cones In addition to the school wide fundraising goals, there are two running goals: 1. Individual:The top lap running boy(s) and girl(s) in each grade level will receive a special recognition award for their strong performance. 2. Classroom: The classroom within each grade level with the highest average lap per student will earn an extra recess equipped with a bouncy house. We want everyone to know that the success of this event is not possible without your support and the tremendous efforts of perseverance, determination, and will-power of each student to do their very best. We will celebrate the collective effort of every student! Thank you for supporting Prairie in such a positive way. As a sponsor, you can donate a set amount (flat donation) prior to the event. If you prefer to make a per lap donation, we ask that you wait to enter your donation until after the event. The student you are pledging will let you know after the event how many laps he/she completed so you may calculate the total amount to be donated. REMEMBER, Prairie PTO is a 501(3)c organization and any donation you make to the Prairie Stomp is tax-deductible. Donations can be made anytime beginning August 15, 2017 through October 13th, 2017. We cannot have a successful event without our amazing volunteers! You can sign up to help out on the day of the Stomp through the following link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b45a5a62da0f94-2ndannual If you’re unable to volunteer, we still encourage you to stop by, watch and cheer on your student. Signs are welcome!
Prairie Elementary School
Waunakee, WI