Please read this important information from the school. Fadlan akhriya warkan muhimka ah ee ka yimid PRATT PRESS April 2015 Dear Pratt Families, Upcoming Events May19: Field Day, Luxton Park May 19: PTO meeting. Pizza at 5:30, Meeting at 6 We are wrapping up another successful school year. It seems so long ago that we were eating lunch in the hallways and teaching art and music in the classrooms. This year we welcomed new staff and families and our focus continues to be providing an education that supports all learners. When the next school year begins we will be looking to expand the opportunities for families to be involved. Our Site Council will change its name to the Pratt School Advisory Council in hopes that the purpose of the group is clearer to our school community. We will need parent representatives to serve on this council and will share more information about that in the coming months. May 22: True Food Taste Teste May 25: Memorial Day, No School May 29: Ice Cream Social June4: Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony, 2:30pm June 5: 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony, 2:30 June 5: Last day of school for students Tweet Tweet Pratt School is on Twitter Follow us: @MPS_Pratt for updates and news These final weeks of school are busy ones; both at school and at home. We hope to see you at some of our end of year events and wish you a relaxing summer. Thank you for choosing Pratt. Kind regards, Nancy Vague Principal, Pratt Community School Celebration of Teachers: Congratulations Mr. Sinko! Andrew Sinko was among 105 MPS educators honored by MPS and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers at the second annual Celebration of Teachers. The event recognized educators for making a significant impact on students and student achievement. Thanks to The Minneapolis Foundation for making the event possible through generous support. Congratulations, Andrew Sinko! Pratt is a Minneapolis Public School I http://www.pratt.mpls.k12.mn.us I Phone: 612.668.1122 April 2015 Specialist Update Specialist Update Music with Ms. Wiskus Physical Education with Ms. Hoppe This month Pratt students have been finishing up the unit on learning various elements of music including dynamics, tempo, conducting, composing, as well as learning about timbre and the various instruments of the orchestra. WOW!! What a great year we had in Physical Education class .The students have grown in so many ways, improving their fitness knowledge, levels, motor skills, and sport related skills. We have worked and played hard doing many fun cooperative activities. Additionally, Grades 3, 4 and 5 have been practicing a couple songs in preparation for their final performance at the Ice Cream Social!! G3-5 will perform at 6:30pm May 29 at the Ice Cream Social. Come and enjoy the music! Congratulations on earning over $1,000 in our first Jump Rope for Heart event. Can you believe the students jogged/walked 8,663 miles so far: with 210 students having earned their T-shirts for 25 miles, 20 students earning the water bottle for 50 miles, 3 students at 75 miles, and 1 student at 100 miles or more (with May mileage not included). GREAT JOB ! All students, grades K-5 will receive a 100-mile certificate with the miles they earned. Have a safe, fun and active summer. Silent Auction bidding is open now Pratt Ice Cream Social Friday, May 29th 5:30-8:30 pm Rain or Shine CLIMB THE TOWER 5:00-8:00 pm Music • Dance • Games • Face Painting Ice Cream • Brats • Roasted Corn Plant Sale • Silent Auction The Pratt Ice Cream Social Silent Auction is open for bidding at 32auctions.com/pratt2015. Items include gift certificates to local businesses, wine tastings, museum memberships, homemade cakes and dinners, Twins tickets and much more! On-line bidding will continue through Thursday, May 28th. In person bidding will continue at the Ice Cream Social from 5:30-7:45 on Friday, May 29. New this year, you can also purchase raffle tickets through the on-line silent auction site. Prizes include a homemade quilt with images of the Tower and Pratt, as well as $500 worth of gift certificates to local businesses. Please check out the site and share it with your friends and family! The silent auction is the Pratt Parent Teacher Organization’s largest fundraiser. All proceeds support arts, music and cultural programs at Pratt School. Contact Julie Horns ([email protected]), Beth Ljungstrom ([email protected]) or Rachel Hampton ([email protected]) with questions. Pratt is a Minneapolis Public School I http://www.pratt.mpls.k12.mn.us I Phone: 612.668.1122 April 2015 Donate books for summer The library is looking for donations in order to send books home with some of our students this summer. Please only donate recent books in good or very good condition (free of marking, complete with all the pages). Due to dust and mold allergies in our student body (and myself), please refrain from donating books that might have sat several years on a shelf and/or in a basement. Pennies for Patients The generous Pratt community raised over $2100 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through Pennies for Patients. Thank you to the Pennies for Patients team for all of their hard work, organization, and counting skills. Popular authors and series are: Arthur, Lego, Barbie, Disney, Skippyjon Jones, Mo Willems, Curious George, The Berenstain Bears, Magic Tree House, The Magic School Bus, A to Z Mysteries, Babymouse, Captain Underpants, Sponge Bob, The 39 Clues, Dork Diaries, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, Comics, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, World Record Books, Skylander, Goddess Girls, Clementine, Roald Dahl books, Percy Jackson, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Spirit Animals, Judy Blume books, Ramona Quimby books, Dragonbreath, Princess Academy, How to Train your Dragon, Star Wars Jedi Academy, Boxcar Children, Animal Ark. Thank you for your generosity. Wanted:Your child’s library books All library books need to be returned to the school library by Friday, May 29. Adia and Rasa Steenerson chalking it up to our great Pratt teachers.. Pratt is a Minneapolis Public School I http://www.pratt.mpls.k12.mn.us I Phone: 612.668.1122 April 2015 Pratt is a Minneapolis Public School I http://www.pratt.mpls.k12.mn.us I Phone: 612.668.1122
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