Prairie Elementary School
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