South Prairie School District - Home of the Royals

The South Prairie Staff is hosting a Social Distancing Ice Cream Social in the parking lot on Monday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.! 👋 Drive by and wave to the South Prairie Staff members (elementary staff members will be outside of the elementary office and 6-12 staff members will be in front of the high school office). 🍦Get a cup of ice cream to enjoy in the parking lot! 🗣Meet up with some friends by parking next to them and visiting from a distance! This event is for all of the South Prairie community!

We have some updated information on grading for students in grades 6-12! Please watch this video from Mr. Routledge and read the following details! https://youtu.be/x8caGXi0w5Y Parents: As a reminder, all teachers post assignments for the week on their Teacher Page (on the school website, go to “Menu” -- “Teacher Pages” -- search for the teacher’s name -- click on the class your child is in). By viewing the Teacher Pages, you will be able to see all assignment details. All assignments are also added and updated in Powerschool. We encourage you to use this to stay updated with your child’s work and what they are turning in. Please use PowerSchool to review your child’s current progress by going into each individual class to see the work they are completing as well as what work is missing. You can easily contact any teacher by “clicking” on the teachers name, which will open an email communication window. You can also contact the school for assistance. Students: Students are still expected to complete assignments for each of their classes using Microsoft Teams and check in to their classes according to the schedule. During this time of distance learning we want to ensure that all students have every opportunity to complete their assignments for full credit. Starting April 20th, you will see “zeros” entered for missing assignments that are two weeks past due. Please know that students will have the opportunity to complete all late assignments for full credit. Thank you for your support and patience as we work together to support students during this time of distance learning.

📢Order your 2019-2020 South Prairie yearbook now! 📢

Students in grades 6-11: South Prairie School is expanding! To meet the needs of our students, we are looking to add to our Agricultural Education curriculum. Please take this short survey to help guide which courses should be taught at our school. Agricultural Education is a vast discipline that includes many different careers both inside and outside of agriculture, so please take the time to complete the survey even if you have never taken an Agricultural Education class. If you complete this survey, you will receive bonus points from your English teachers! (If you already completed the survey a couple weeks ago when it was sent out, you will need to do it again to receive bonus points.) https://tinyurl.com/s3q7mrd

Congratulations to all of our middle and high school students who made it on the third quarter honor roll! Also, the 6th-12th grade March Royals Of Character and Kindness Winners were: Tristan Dobson Leigha Jacobs Alyssa Beckstead Jesse York Jackson Davis Antonia Shockley Ben Bogenberger Each R.O.C.K. winner is presented with a certificate for a free beverage from the ROYALS Roast. Congratulations!

Notice of Special South Prairie School Board Meeting on Tuesday, April 14th:

With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Ward County, we ask that parents please place a cooler or box on your front steps so that the packets and meals can be placed in them, reducing the amount of contact we have with each other. The packets and meals picked up at the YMCA will be placed in boxes/bags on the sidewalks, with family names on them. Thank you for your continuous support and cooperation!

#SouthPrairieStrong

South Prairie families, With COVID-19 happening right now, the yearbook is going to be missing certain pages of events and groups. With that said, we would like for you to send us some pictures of the distance education going on at your house to go on these empty pages. We understand some families have multiple kids, but please only send 1 or 2 pictures of your family so we can make sure we have plenty of room for everyone. It can be funny, serious, or whatever you would like to send! To upload photos, use the following link and upload them! This link can also be found on the main menu of the school website. You will have to create an account, if you haven’t done so already. Upload them to the section that's labeled, "Covid-19." https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/view_account.asp?l=F9C80A36-C3AE-4F91-B3A5-705FFDE2568E&yearbook_id=33343

Update (April 7th): Just a reminder that on Friday, April 10th and Monday, April 13th, there will be no school. Students do not need to check in on these days and lunches won't be delivered! Mrs. Hiltner sent library books home yesterday with lunches. If you want to request any books, contact her through e-mail. You do have to return any books you have first. See her Teacher Page on the school website for more information!

Update (April 6th): Today kicked off week three of Offsite Distance Learning! Students, make sure you keep checking in to your classes and getting your work turned in! Please contact your teachers if you have any questions about your school work! Our teachers have continued to plan, communicate, and find ways to best instruct our students. Their work has been so admirable and rewarding! We also have so many people working behind the scenes to make and pack lunches, deliver lunches and instructional packets, keep the building clean, and so much more! Thank you for all of the time, effort, and love you put in to your work each day!

Click the link below to see a message from the staff and teachers at South Prairie School! We miss our students! #SouthPrairieStrong https://youtu.be/rnSoC336IFU

Update (April, 3rd): Reminder, we will continue with our Offsite Distance Learning. Packets will be delivered to grades PK-5 on Monday, April 6th. Assignments for grades 6-12 will be on Teams. This means that next week, students in grades 6-12 will NOT receive packets. Parents, please continue to stay in contact with your child’s teacher. They are available to help answer any and all questions! Lunches will be delivered Monday through Thursday next week (April 6-9). The bus will be at the YMCA from 11:30 to 1:30 on MONDAYS ONLY. On all other days, the Y bus is there from 11:30-12:30. There will be no assignments or lunches on Good Friday or Easter Monday. Packets for the week of April 13-17 will be delivered on Tuesday the 14th.

Mr. Routledge is here with a message that all students in grades 6-12 should watch! We hope your classes are going well so far this week! https://youtu.be/Y3Qvbd9cokk

South Prairie School is expanding! To meet the needs of our students, we are looking to add to our Agricultural Education curriculum. Junior High and High School students, please take this short survey to help guide which courses should be taught at our school. Agricultural Education is a vast discipline that includes many different careers both inside and outside of agriculture, so please take the time to complete the survey even if you have never taken an Agricultural Education class. https://tinyurl.com/s3q7mrd

Update (March 31st): Students, make sure you are checking in with your teachers and working on your assignments for this week! Don’t be afraid to ask your teachers questions if you’re confused! They’re all here to help you! Mrs. Hiltner has gotten a brand new library system that allows you to view the library catalog online! You can look through the catalog by following this link: https://southprairieschool.goalexandria.com/ To check out a book, you send Mrs. Hiltner an email by Thursday morning telling her which book you would like, and she will make sure it gets on your bus route for you to pick it up on Monday! (More details on this process can be found on Mrs. Hiltner’s Teacher Page (https://tinyurl.com/r7t584e) You can find other FREE resources for eBooks and audiobooks in the “Library and Online Reading Options” section of the Distance Learning page on the school website and app!

Update (March 30th): Instructional packets were delivered today! Students, make sure you read through everything and plan for what you need to work on for the week. Students in grades 6-12, make sure you look at the schedule and check in to your classes on the correct days to be counted present. Your teachers will have a post for you to comment on or interact with to show that you have checked in for the day!

Any students in grades 7-12 who want to be on the golf team this year, please send an email to either Mr. Cooper or Miss Palczewski to be added to the golf group on Microsoft Teams. We are going to send activities and exercises for you to work on at home. Then, hopefully we will be able to get on the course and have some tournaments soon!

Update (March 29th): We are excited to start week 2 of Distance Learning! Last week, teachers asked students to connect with them and get started with some basic assignments. We saw great participation from a majority of students and families! Those who haven’t made contact online will be contacted tomorrow to make sure we have all of our students connected! Instructional packets will be sent home tomorrow following the bus routes, but students should NOT send work back. If work needs to be returned, it should be done online or by sending a picture. This is also the last week that students in grades 6-12 will get packets sent home. After this week, all instruction will be done online, with the exception of elementary students who will continue to receive instructional packets each week. Students in grades 6-12 will start completing all of their class work through Microsoft Teams. In order to track attendance and keep all classes information in one location, we have implemented the following schedule for grades 6-12: Monday: Receive instructional materials and look over what is coming up for the week. Tuesday: Periods 1, 3, 5, 7 Wednesday: Periods 2, 4, 6, 8 Thursday: Periods 1, 3, 5, 7 Friday: Periods 2, 4, 6, 8 **Each day that the class period meets, students will check in to each class at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Teachers will track attendance by making sure students check in to their class (interacting with a post on the class’ Team). For example, if you are in English 5th period, you would check in on Tuesdays and Thursdays at some point between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. in order to be counted present for those days. If you don’t check in, you will be marked absent according to our existing attendance policy. Each teacher will only be assigning a maximum of TWO assignments each week which will be posted on Teams. This should help students organize and plan for the school work they need to complete throughout the week. Please refer to the new “Distance Learning” page on the website to view South Prairie’s Distance Learning Plan which was approved by DPI and other helpful information like more details on the plan for 6-12 and how to use Microsoft Teams.

Daily Update (March 27th):  We will continue our Offsite Distance Learning next week. Packets are ready for delivery on Monday. On Sunday evening, we will let you know more specific details on the distance learning plan moving forward! Students should continue to stay in contact with your teachers. All work should be kept at home, please send your teachers pictures, scans, or complete the work online. Parents, we ask that any library or bookmobile books that need to be returned should be placed in a plastic bag and returned to the bus drivers on Monday.