Notes From Mrs. Bell---

Thank you, thank you for making the Mid-Prairie Student Boosters Color Run the best MP fundraiser to support our schools ever! It was SO much fun to help AND the best part was seeing so many former second grade students and their families supporting the family fun event! Thank you to the countless volunteers who put in so much time to make an event to remember! Thank you to the generous sponsors! Thank you to the many people who donated items! Thank you students and families for seeking monetary donations! Thank you to all of the participants! Thank you, thank you to everyone! I had a blast throwing ROYAL BLUE powder at the KCTC corner at those who walked, ran or skated by us.  If you weren't able to participate, I hope you can join us next year as this is the ONLY school wide fundraiser held to support each of our schools in the Mid-Prairie District!

Woo Hoo! We'll be celebrating Halloween for the first time ever at Mid-Prairie East Elementary School on Tuesday, October 31! Please remember to follow the costume guidelines as per our Halloween flyer so we make it a fun and safe event for everyone. I'm excited to dress up with my 2nd Grade Teaching Team too! We look forward to walking to Pleasantview Retirement Home to parade thru their hallways to entertain the elderly residents and enjoy some sweet treats in our classroom while playing some holiday related games on Halloween afternoon! 

One of the best ways to help your child learn reading skills is to read aloud to him or her.  Reading aloud and talking about books helps your child understand stories and make sense of words.  As you read aloud, your child "makes pictures" in his or her head, imagining the story in action.  Your child's vocabulary will grow as he or she hears new exciting words and ideas.  Try reading aloud to your child - it's easy, fun and educational!  Students shared where they are keeping their October Reading Calendar posted at home.  These calendars went home on September 29th in their Homework Folders.  Please help direct your child where to place their calendar in a safe place that can be marked on daily with how much reading they are doing, hearing at home, etc.  If you misplaced it, just print one or create your own to keep track of this month's minutes.  We will collect ALL October Reading Calendars on Tuesday, October 31 and send home our November Reading Calendars to begin logging new monthly minutes on Tuesday.   We will be tracking minutes through April.

Thank you to everyone for helping your child complete their Family Tree/Coat of Arms projects! We just assigned this family project and we already have two students who have completed both their Coat of Arms and their Family Tree!  If you forgot, your child's projects are DUE Tuesday, November 1.  They brought them home on Wednesday, October 18 to work on them at home.  

We look forward to sharing them with you when you come for Parent Teacher Conferences held Tuesday, November 7 and Thursday, November 9 from 4-8p.m.  Thank you for promptly signing up on our new online scheduling featuring on Power School! If you haven't signed up yet, please follow the online procedure to select a time that I still have available to meet with you.  I love to share all the good things your child is doing in 2nd grade! I'd like to keep my tradition of 100% participation too.

My schedule allows me to meet with you for 15 minutes, so it’s important to come a bit early so we can make use of our short time together.  I will be sending home a confirmation slip on Monday, November 6 just to remind you of your scheduled conference time with me.   I am anxious to meet with you to discuss your child’s progress this quarter. 

If your child plans to have fun at recess and burn off their extra energy, remember to include the proper apparel for them to participate…LABELED coat, hats, gloves/mittens, etc. as these Fall weather days have went from beautiful to extremely cold and some kids aren't prepared! Now that the weather has dipped to freezing temperatures, please help them check the weather so they come ready to enjoy their time outdoors as they take a break from the classroom.  Recesses last from 15-25 minutes three times per day so plan accordingly.

In addition, if your child is too sick to go out for recess, they are too sick to attend school.  Recess is not a time to supervise sick children.  We want our students healthy and ready to learn when they arrive at school, so please if your child doesn’t feel well, don’t send them until they are ready to work up to their potential.  Remember that we need to follow the 24 hour to return to school rule if they've had a fever, puked and/or had diahrea.   Thank you.

Tickets, tickets, tickets! You've probably heard your child talk about the pink PBIS tickets they've been earning this school year.  Our students are receiving tickets for exhibiting respectful, responsible and safe behavior in our designated areas.  Each week classroom teachers draw two tickets from their classroom jar.  These winners receive a student selected prize from the Mid-Prairie East Elementary Office.  Each classroom jar of tickets goes into our "Hawks Nest" located in the front hall.  Thank you students for working hard to be respectful, responsible and safe all day long at MP East Elementary!


ClassDojo is a simple, safe classroom management app that helps teachers encourage students in class and easily communicates with parents.  Each Friday we will print our individual ClassDojo pie charts and then students will individually evaluate their week by setting goals for the next week.  I trust you'll take time to go through this with your child to see how they can improve their behavior each week.

Each Friday we celebrate our Mid-Prairie pride by wearing our Mid-Prairie apparel! Show your school spirit and wear it proudly each Friday.  Check out the Mid-Prairie School website for ongoing apparel sales throughout the school district all year long.  Furthermore, each Wednesday we'll continue our Workout Wednesdays to promote healthier living by working out while eating healthier!