PTA

Our next PTA meeting is  Monday, February 11 at 7pm in the library. 
Come and get to know some of your neighbors and make new friends.
Next meetings:  March 10 & April 14

PTA is the largest volunteer organization working exclusively to improve the education, health, safety, and well-being of all children and youth.

• To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children.
   
• To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children and
   
• To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation

   

PTA Officers for 2007/2008
Co-Presidents-----------Andrea Henrich & Dana Dockter
Secretary----------------Nancy Spicka
Co-Treasurer-----------Marilyn Hansen & Cheryl Dryak

Past Presidents
Andrea Henrich & Dana Dockter --------2004/2005 - 2005/2006
Ellen Bennett ------------2004/2005 - 2005/2006
Merrilee Binkerd-------2002/2003 - 2003/2004
Dayla Miller--------------2000/2001 - 2001/2002
Sandy Troutman--------1998/1999 - 1999/2000
Laurie Bottum------------1996/1997 - 1997/1998
Carol Schutz---------------1994/1995 - 1995/1996

Activities

Membership
Safe walk to School/Blimpies Dinner Night
Annual Fundraiser
Scholastic Book Fair
Skating Parties
Classroom Parties: Halloween and Valentine
Teacher Appreciation Week
Hy-Vee Receipts
Target Take Charge of Education Program
Burger King Family Nights
Open House/Curriculum Night/Bake Sale
Labels and Box Tops - Campbell's, General Mills, Tyson

Skating Party

The PTA sponsors skating parties this school year at Skateland on 132 & B Street  from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Admission is $3.50 for kids and FREE for adults. Skate rental for adults is $1.50.

Skating Party Schedule for 2008
February 25
March 20
April 24


Come and join the fun!!

Burger King Family Nights

Burger King night is once a month at the BK on 99th & Blair High Road (Irvington Exit). This night is a fundraiser for P.T.A. Prairie Wind receives a portion of the sales during the dinner hours 5 - 7 p.m. You must place the receipt in a specially labeled box on the counter. Drive-thru can also ask to have their receipt put in the box.

Fundraisers

Fundraisers are the way PTA funds the many activities that help us improve education, health, safety and well-being of all students at our school. Some of the ways the monies have been used in the past is to buy items to help our school stay current in the area of technology such as computer, software, printers, scanner, etc., pay for a field trip for every student, help bring other special programs/materials to enhance the students learning experience.

Scholastic Book Fair

The first fair this year is during parent-teacher conferences. Volunteers are needed to help run this book fair. Please contact Prairie Wind Office for more information on the Volunteer Schedule.

The next book fair is scheduled  during parent-teacher conferences in the spring. Then we have a "Buy-one-get-one- free" Scholastic Book Fair at the end of the school year.

Scholastic Pictures

Individual school pictures were taken by Scholastic on a Monday in October and this school year's class pictures will be taken sometime in February. PTA volunteers help coordinate picture days by getting classes to their picture slot on time, taking money from the students who wish to purchase pictures and handling questions parents, teachers or students may have about pictures and then handing out the pictures to the classrooms when they arrive back at Prairie Wind.