Prairie Elementary November News
November 2025
November Events
11/04-11/07: Coat and Blanket Drive for SMSD Clothing Exchange
11/04: Election Day
11/05: Mathletics Competition at Highlands
11/06-11/07: Book Fair
11/07: Special Guest Day (See schedule below)
11/07: Snow Ball Permission Forms go home
11/11: Veteran's Day lessons in classrooms
11/14: Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
11/14: Picture Retakes, Class and Club Pictures
11/14: SME Men's Choir Tour at 10:00
11/18-11/22: PTA Snow Ball Project benefitting Operation Breakthrough
11/21: Mad Science in 1st Grade Classrooms
11/24-11/28: Thanksgiving Break
12/01-12/05: Granola Bar Drive
Coat and Blanket Drive
We are accepting coats of all sizes, from infant to adult, and blankets from lap size to bed size. Let’s help keep SMSD residents warm this winter by donating those coats and blankets our families are no longer using! Donations can be dropped off in the large barrels located inside at the East Arrival Door and in the Main Foyer.
Special Guest Day Friday, 11/07
Special Guest Day is a fun Prairie tradition! Each student may invite one special guest to spend time doing an activity in their classroom and having lunch with them in the cafeteria. Guests need to bring their own lunch to enjoy. There will also be time for guests to visit the book fair with their student!
We needed our guests to be registered so PTA can make name tags and help checkin our guests in a safe manner. The deadline for registering was Nov. 3rd. Did you miss the deadline? Please be sure your child's teacher knows who is attending so they can plan for their activity. Your guest will need to follow our normal procedures and checkin with their ID through the office.
Due to space and safety constraints, each student is allowed only one guest. See the schedule below!
Book Fair This Week!
This fall, we will accept all forms of payment during our book fair, but an eWallet is the smart way to pay!
Why should you consider setting up an eWallet account?
- When you create an eWallet account, you can share the link with any friends, family, or special people in your child’s life who may not get to attend the book fair in person.
- Creating an eWallet account helps our very long lines on Special Guest Day move more quickly!
- It’s an easy way for your child to have money to spend during their class visit without carrying around cash that can easily get lost.
Six year old Ruby Bridges stepped into the history books in 1960 when she integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, becoming a national icon for the civil rights movement.
On November 14th we recognize her historic steps. Whether you walk to school, wear purple, or focus on creating a dialogue, this day is one for us to continue the conversation and take part in our own forms of activism to bring an end to racism and all forms of bullying.
