PSE Weekly HowlWeek of November 11th!!!

PSE Holiday Helpers—Please consider signing up to provide items forfamilies in need…Each year we provide support for a few families in the PSE community gifts for the holiday season.Rather than ask for speci�c items with speci�c sizes, we are asking for gift cards This will allowparents to shop for better selections for their children. This is completely optional! However, if yourfamily is willing and able to support, we'd love your help! Please bring in gift cards in the amount of $25that will help the families shop for their children. Items are due to the PSE o�ce by Friday, December 6th. Thank you, in advance, for your generousdonations! (Note: If you know a family in the PSE community who might need assistance anytimeduring the year, please let me know. We do our best to help support students in need.)

Granola Bar Drive!!!!!Students and parents of PSE, the 5th grade is in charge of our next service project which is a granolabar drive. If you want to help, send in any type of granola bar between Nov 18 - Nov 22. We are doingthis to help kids in the Kansas City area. Thanks in advance for your help!

World Kindness Day is Nov. 13thThe amazing 5th grade leadership team has asked that we wear our favorite inspirational t-shirt onthe 13th!

Candy Drive....Thank You!Wow, we donated over 128 pounds of candy. THANK YOU SO MUCH, what an amazing community welive in! Special thanks to Julia Bracken for organizing and Cendi Engram for dropping the candy off forus! Also thank you to Melanie Marquardt and Kara Golian for organizing class pictures and retakes!

Vaping in the Valley: The Smokeless Screen Around Vaping

Blue Valley families, students and community members are invited to join the conversation aboutvaping at the community event, “Vaping in the Valley: The Smokeless Screen Around Vaping” onDecember 3. The event will take place at Hilltop Conference Center from 6:30-8 p.m. and will featureBlue Valley Southwest teacher and physician Dr. Chris Jenson sharing the latest trends and scienti�cresearch.

Bond 2020 – Reinvest, Reinforce, ReimaginePlease take some time to review the attached information related to Bond 2020. Additionalinformation can be found via the link below and the document links at the bottom of this emailhttps://www.bluevalleyk12.org/bond

Thank You!!Thank you so much, due to your generosity of Wolf Walk we were able to have Author Sarah Weeks,speak to us Thursday and also purchase her book Pie for every family at PSE. Please see the emailsent yesterday about the One School One Read Event!

Reading Schedule forPie

by Sarah WeeksNov. 11 [pp. 129 – 142] Chapter Ten Nov. 13 [pp. 145 – 157] Chapter ElevenNov. 15 [pp. 159 – 172] Chapter TwelveChapter ThirteenNov. 18 [pp. 175 – 180] Epilogue

Late Night at the Star....for November 22nd!!!!Prairie Star staff is excited to continue Late Night at the Star! Late Night at the Star classes are after-school enrichment programs offered to the students here at Prairie Star. These sessions, taught by thestaff, offer a variety of experiences to the Prairie Star students. With new and exciting classes, youwon’t want to miss out!!!!We will only be offering Friday night sessions, both fall and spring semester. Each Friday night classwill run from 4:00-7:00. To enroll in camps, please see the website link: https://prairiestarpto.membershiptoolkit.com/home Enrollment forms and payment need to be completed on the PTO website at by Thursday the daybefore camp begins. Please assume that your child is enrolled in each class that they have requested unless you hear fromthe o�ce. Thank you for your support of Late Night at the Star.

Pets, Pets, Pets (Abernathy, Brush, Cline) Do you love animals? Then this is the camp for you! Bring your favorite stuffed pet and join us foranimal themed games, crafts and snacks. We will end with a viewing of The Adventures of Milo andOtis. Holiday Cookies, Coding, and Crafts (Mastorakos, Bartram, Green, Rassette) Celebrate the holiday season with us and create some gifts for your family and friends! What doesyour dream cookie look like? Use the concepts of programming to design the perfect cookie. Then putyour design to the test. Each students will also be decorating their own cookie. Snacks and drinks willbe provided. Tie Dye Pillow part 2 (Kavanagh) ***this class is a two part class to allow for drying time. Students who are interested in the class mustsign up for both part one and two! Part 11/8 and Part 2 11/22 Students will be tie dying fabric, making tassels, sewing and stu�ng their very own pillow! Grades 2-5only

Important Dates:November 8th: Late Night at the Star November 14th: PTO Meeting 8:30November 18th-22nd: L3 Granola Bar Drive, hope to bring in 7000 granola bars for metro kidsNovember 21st: Breakfast and Books @7:45November 22nd: Late Night at the StarNovember 27th-29th: No School Thanksgiving BreakDecember 5th: PTO 8:30December 6th: Be Responsible AssemblyDecember 20th: Winter Parties/Half Day DismissalDecember 21st-January 5th-Winter BreakJanuary 6th: School ResumesJanuary 9th: PTO 8:30January 20th: No SchoolJanuary 21st: Professional Learning No School for StudentsJanuary 27-31: Souper Bowl Community Service WeekFebruary 6th: PTO 8:30February 7th: Be Kind AssemblyFebruary 12th: P/T Conferences 4:00-8:00February 13th: P/T Conferences 8:30-7:30February 14th: No SchoolFebruary 17th: No SchoolFebruary 18th: Professional Learning No School for Students