Wednesday, February 20, 2013

MP Girls' Basketball

The Mid-Prairie Girls Basketball team will be playing in the state tournament next Tuesday afternoon, February 26.  Due to the significant number of students, parents and staff members that would like to attend the game, school at Mid-Prairie will be dismissed three hours early on Tuesday.    Girls state basketball tickets can be purchased at each attendance center.  Cost:  $8 each.  If you write a check, please make it out to Mid-Prairie.  If you pay with cash, please try to have exact amount.


Kalona Elementary Read Across America Literacy Events
March 4 – March 8, 2013

MONDAY, MARCH 4 | STAFF READING RELAY
KE Staff will take turns reading with Preschool – 5th grade classrooms at designated times throughout the day

TUESDAY, MARCH 5 | COMMUNITY READER DAY
·      Mid-Prairie community members will come “guest-read” to each classroom.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 | “OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO” DAY
Reading will take you places.  Students and staff will wear their favorite college, university, “place of higher education” t-shirt, sweatshirt, “attire” to school today

THURSDAY, MARCH 7 | HATS OFF TO READING DAY
·      Students and staff will wear their favorite hat to school today.
·      KE Family Literacy Night
ü 5:15-6:15 | FREE Meal provided in the Gym
ü 6:30-7:30 |Take this opportunity to come and listen to a guest author share stories and excitement of reading.
ü Bring your child(ren) to enjoy literacy activities while the speaker is presenting.
ü Free book give-away to every student who attends, plus door prizes for parents

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 | READ AND FEED DAY
·      Students will read and feed their brain with literature and popcorn today.

FFUN NIGHT BASKETS

FKalona Elementary Fun Night will be held  April 27th.  As always, our class will be putting a basket together for the auction.   The theme for our basket is Coffee & Chocolate.  Ideas would be different types of coffee, mugs, gift cards for a coffee shop, boxes of chocolate, etc.  I'm sure you can be more creative than I can!  You may send the items to school at your convenience.