The Rise Up Family Newsletter

Greetings PPA Caregivers, Families, and Friends,

Workshop 2 will be starting on Monday, October 14. Please enjoy all of the Homecoming activities this weekend at West High School.

Just a few upcoming dates.

• Upcoming dates:

*Friday - Oct. 11, 2024 - End of workshop round 1

*Monday - Oct. 21, 2024 - Picture Retake Day

*Thursday - Oct. 24, 2024 - Teacher/Caregiver Conferences 4pm-8pm

*Friday - Oct. 25, 2024 - Teacher/Caregiver Conferences 7:30am-11:30am

I look forward to sharing more positive information about PPA with all of you!!!

Be well,

Ms. Sconiers

Attendance line: 608-834-6900 Line 1

Please use this number when calling in a student for an absence, illness or an appointment.

You can call the office at 608-834-6900 ext. 5507 for any reason that your student will be absent. Please call the attendance line or the office at 608-834-6931 if your student needs to leave early. I will be making calls when students leave without a guardian's permission.

School day is from 9:00am - 3:20pm.

Homecoming Dance:

SPWHS - October 12, 2024 7pm - 10pm $15 a person

SPEHS - October 19, 2024 8pm - 11pm $15 a person

PPA Specific information to keep in mind:

As a reminder, students that are driving should review this information. It is important for our student drivers to continue to be safe for themselves and others in our parking lots and on the roads. Please note that students that do not park in the designated student parking session:

First offense- a verbal warning and ask to move their vehicle to the proper area

Second offense- parent communication

Ongoing offenses will be discussed with families and hopes of a resolution

Scholars should be prepared to learn everyday! Chromebooks should be with students daily. To reduce students transporting their wonderful Chromebooks they have the opportunity to leave the CB’s at PPA to be charged. Those that turned in Chromebooks will be able to pick them up from the main office. We will not issue a Chromebook to students if they have one or more already checked out to them. Please have your scholar return any damaged Chromebooks to the main office. We have a limited number of Chromebooks that students may use as loaners but that is on a first come basis.

Child care information!

• Teddy’s Place at PPA is underway!!!!! If you are not aware.. Teddy’s Place is a childcare facility in Sun Prairie that will have a place in PPA in support of our school-aged parents. We are truly excited to have an opportunity to support students and remove barriers.

Thank you to our student volunteer for wearing the PPA Mascot in the parade.

Students have been spending time learning about the layers of the atmosphere, where they are, and what makes them significant in the natural world and in our lives. We are just finishing a lab on density, to show the relationship between mass, density and volume. Scholars found the mass and volume of pennies from pre 1982 and post 1982, and a list of known metal densities to find out what metal(s) might be inside that penny!

Scholars using a simple tool to show MIE scattering. A way to see that clouds are truly all white in color, it is only an exaggeration of our brain that makes the more dense clouds appear gray.

We are wrapping up our adventure in learning about the history, culture, and food of Great African Civilizations. Throughout the session, our class chefs honed their teamwork and cooking skills.

Today, we made Nigerian chicken stew and fufu. And the combination of the two was incredible!

Fufu is a versatile dish found throughout Africa, often serving as a staple food. It is typically made by boiling or steaming starchy root vegetables or grains, then pounding or grinding them into a dough-like consistency. The resulting mixture is often served with a flavorful sauce or stew.

While we didn’t exactly smash up starchy roots to make our fufu, all the scholars really shone on every aspect of the food making process!

Mobile Lab Learning 10/24: Students will learn more about Careers in Energy and do hands on activities at PPA

HOPE(Health Occupations and Professions) 11/2: Is a program run by UW Health Career Pathways designed to expose 10th-12th grade students to various career paths and professions in healthcare. Students will get to explore different careers in hospital from 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. and do hands-on activities. *Requires sign up

I’m looking forward to working with all of our GEDO2 students this year. Reminder: GEDO2 runs each day from 9:00-12:00 (doors open at 8:30). Students can eat lunch afterwards if they’d like, in which case they’d be done at 12:35.

-Ryan Lenard

For those participating in abeyance, it is at PPA from 1:00-3:00, Monday through Thursdays (during days we have school). There is no school for abeyance students on Fridays.

Conferences are coming up on October 24th and 25th! Email Sheri semclea@sunprairieschools.org or call (608) 834-6900 extension 5522 to schedule with Counselor Annetta Wright or Social Worker Ellie Donaldson.

*Ellie will plan & try to join all conferences for students with Section 504 Plans.

• This has been postponed until October 17th, 2024. !! YOU ARE INVITED!!! Caregiver Crafting Expedition (Mini Camp) October 10th, 2024 starting at 3:45pm-5pm come explore a Sugar Skull activity in appreciation of Hispanic Heritage Month! Email- ashale@sunprairieschools.org if you would like to have access to the Pantry/Clothing closet!
  

On November 5th, the district will have a question on the ballot. Please make sure that you are informed so that you can vote. Here are some ways to do so.

• Read the mailer which was sent to your home mailbox

• Check out the referendum webpage

• Visit one of the upcoming open house events

• Follow the district on social media

• Watch the referendum videos posted on the webpage and social media

Email your questions to ref2024@sunprairieschools.org

Kobussen has a Lost & Found for items left on the bus. The driver keeps the lost item on the bus for a few days, then turns it in at the Kobussen terminal. If your child has a lost item don’t forget to check with Kobussen. Feel free to stop by the terminal at 1500 Forward Drive, Sun Prairie or call (608) 825-8700.

Autobús perdido y encontrado Kobussen tiene un Lost & Found para artículos dejados en el autobús. El conductor guarda el objeto perdido en el autobús durante unos días y luego lo entrega en la terminal de Kobussen. Si su hijo tiene un artículo perdido, no olvide consultar con Kobussen. No dude en pasar por la terminal en 1500 Forward Drive, Sun Prairie o llame al (608) 825-8700.

Email: nsconi@sunprairieschools.org
Website: https://www.sunprairieschools.org/prairie-phoenix-academy-home
Location: 220 Kroncke Drive, Suite 13 Sun Prairie, WI 53590, USA
Phone: 6088346901