Thank you to our Masonic Lodge #293, Semper Fi, and EP Insurance for helping to fund our Books for Bikes program. The students spent the last couple of months checking out books from our library and reading as many books as they could get their hands on! This amazing opportunity provided 4 bikes, one for each grade level to our winners. Our winners were: Kindergarten: Legend McEvoy; 1st Grade: Ariah Gengler; 2nd Grade: Brynlie Snowden; and 3rd Grade: Abby Retherford.
Cooks Choice for Friday, May 3rd-
Chicken Patty/ bun
Mixed Fruit
Green Beans
Pudding
Time is ticking to earn our students more books! You can contribute through the invitation from your favorite student or make a school-wide contribution https://tinyurl.com/ProphetstownCommLink through Sunday night.
Don't forget! When you register and send 10+ invitations, it helps classroom teachers earn shopping sprees for classroom supplies or books. Thanks for supporting our teachers!
Thank you to the PFS organization for hosting The Magic Dave Show! It was a was a wonderful performance with amazing student participation. The students had a "magical" time!
Attention Book Blaster families! We have only a few days left! Now is the time to contribute through the invitation from your favorite student or to make a school-wide contribution: https://tinyurl.com/ProphetstownCommLink. You have until Sunday night to contribute.
Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond that have contributed to our Book Blast event! Your support will help students take home as many books as possible, up to 10 each. In our quest to promote literacy and reading, every new book is like gold to be treasured!
Congratulations to our final Treasure Chest winner - Zaylaa Hamstra. The Book Blast is going strong as we approach these last few days of the event. It’s not too late to complete your Treasure Map, earn your 3 prizes, and help your child’s teacher earn a shopping spree to purchase books and supplies for the classroom! When 60% of the classroom students register and invite 10+ friends and family members, that teacher will earn a $100 shopping spree. If ALL the classroom students invite 10+ friends and family members, the teacher will earn a $200 shopping spree. Visit https://app.booksarefun.com/ProphetstownES61277 to participate!
Power up! Our 3rd Book Blast Treasure Chest winner is Kenzie Cox! Congratulations!
Did you know that Book Blast contributions help ensure all our students receive books? After your student earns all 10 books from the book list, additional contributions help provide more books for all our students, classrooms, and the library. Your involvement makes a world of difference!
#booksarefun #literacy #bookblastadventures #readingrules
Happy Earth Day!
Today third graders had the opportunity to tour Prairie HIll Landfill in Morrison, IL and enjoy nature at Rockwood State Park to celebrate Earth Day. Students were able to learn how landfill science works, as well as tour the landfill as its daily operations were underway. Students learned about the importance of "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle", by playing a recycling game as well. Thank you to the staff at Prairie Hill for the excellent tour and for taking time to educate our students!
Congratulations, Liam Bradley, for being our 2nd Book Blast Treasure Chest winner! Way to go! There is still time to win a Treasure Chest by inviting 10+ family members or friends: https://app.booksarefun.com/ProphetstownES61277
Let’s keep up the momentum to help build our students’ home libraries!
If you’d like to support our school and help all our students have access to more books, please donate here: https://tinyurl.com/ProphetstownCommLink Your support truly makes a world of difference in their education!
#GiveLiteracy #BookBlast #bookblastadventures @go.booksarefun #goread #lovebooks
Checkpoint achieved! The 1st winner of the Book Blast Treasure Chest is Knox Butts! Congratulations! Now, more treasure awaits ahead…. If you haven’t yet, register and enter contact info for 10+ people to support your adventurer’s home library and for the chance to unlock the next Treasure Chest: https://app.booksarefun.com/ProphetstownES61277.
Parent Appreciation was celebrated today! Thank you to all the parents who came out today so that we could celebrate you! Also thank you to staff and PFS for helping run the event and providing the food and refreshments! We think it was a great success!
Wow - our Book Blast is off to a great start! Congratulations to Cambry Mendenhall for winning our first drawing prize: the iPad! Our quest to level up our readers has never been so much fun! We’re blasting through our adventure to earn as many books as possible for our students. Register now and invite 10+ contacts to be entered into the drawings for our Treasure Chests!
Congratulations to our PES Books for Bikes winners! Thank you to the Masonic Lodge #293 out of Prophetstown for providing this amazing opportunity to our students!
We have had two weeks of Mindful Me! Please check out this update from Miss T on the exciting things happening during our Mindful Me days!This week, our focus was on mindful listening.
During our class, we began by listening to a story about a girl in need of a quiet place to escape from a noisy environment. Following the story, the students engaged in a guided relaxation exercise to practice mindfulness. To wrap up the session, the kids had the opportunity to express their creativity by drawing a picture of their own quiet places.
I appreciate your child's attentiveness and engagement during these sessions. There is one more session left with Mindful Me, so please stay tuned for more updates!
We have had two weeks of Mindful Me! Please check out this update from Miss T o n the exciting things happening during our Mindful Me days!
During our lesson with Mindful Me, the students engaged in a wonderful story about coping strategies to help them calm their emotions. Following the story, they had the opportunity to create their very own calming jars. I encourage you to ask your student about how the jar works and what they learned from the activity.
Miss Thies
Thank you to Mrs. DeCrane for entering a sweepstakes through Harry's Big Adventure. By entering this sweepstakes Mrs. DeCrane was able to win solar eclipse approved glasses for the entire school! Students got to go outside today to view the eclipse from 1:55 pm-2:10 pm.
Reminder the final Pre-K Screening for the 2024/25 School Year will be held Friday, April 26th. Please call or email the school to schedule your child's screening today!!
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD #3 Families,
I want to update you on the serious motor vehicle crash involving our students that has shaken our community today.
It is with great sadness that I must inform you that three children have passed away. These students attended PLT Middle School and PLT High School.
Our district is committed to doing everything we can to help our students with the grieving and healing process. To that end, we have activated our crisis counseling team to be at PLT Middle/High School (38 Ferry Street, Prophetstown) tomorrow, Friday, March 29th beginning at 9:00am. There will be counselors, social workers, and area ministers present to support our community.
This loss will affect everyone in our school family and in the Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community. Students may have a difficult time dealing with the loss, and we encourage you to talk with your child.
At this time, the district will not be releasing the name of the student out of respect for the privacy of the families.
Sincerely,
Heidi Lensing, Superintendent
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD #3 Community,
Some of our district students were involved in a very serious automobile accident this afternoon that has understandably caused great sadness throughout our community. We are limited in what we can say at this moment and will be providing more information as it becomes available. Please keep everyone involved in your thoughts and prayers through this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Heidi Lensing, Superintendent
Reminder - Tonight's school board meeting will be held at Tampico Elementary School in the gym. Open session will begin at 7:00pm.