📚🌎 Mrs. Reuscher’s 3rd graders are diving into history as they learn all about Immigration and Ellis Island! 🇺🇸

Students took a virtual interactive tour of Ellis Island, making ten different stops to discover what immigrants experienced on their journey to America. They read to each other, discussed the challenges and hopes of new arrivals, and explored Ellis Island using Google Earth for a closer look.

To wrap up the experience, each student wrote a pretend letter as an immigrant to a loved one back home — sharing what they experienced at Ellis Island. ❤️✉️

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for McTeacher’s Night at McDonald’s. Our teachers enjoyed serving families, and it was great to see so many students and community members gathering together.

McDonald’s will be donating a portion of the evening’s proceeds back to our school, and we truly appreciate your support of Prairie West.

Please enjoy the photos of our teachers and families from the event.
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Celebrating Halloween in 4th grade
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Visiting the 3rd Grade zoo
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First Public library visit this year for Mrs. Phillip's 4th grade
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🎃 Mrs. Heyer's 1st Grade Had a Spooktacular Halloween Bash! 👻 The spirits were high and the costumes were absolutely AMAZING today in Mrs. Heyer's classroom! 🧡🖤
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🎃 Mrs. Lee's 1st Grade Had a Spooktacular Halloween Party! 👻 We had an absolutely fang-tastic day celebrating Halloween in Mrs. Lee's 1st-grade class! 🧡🖤
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More Halloween fun at Prairie West!
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Our staff also showed off their creativity!
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Mrs. Phillip's 4th Grade
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Halloween fun was in full swing at Prairie West today! From the costume parade to trick-or-treating at Bartels, we have lots of boo-tiful highlights! 👻
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What a spooktacular day we had at Prairie West! It was frightfully fun to see all the creative costumes at our Halloween parade! Afterward, our students enjoyed trick-or-treating and bewitching at Bartels. Enjoy viewing the fa-bOO-lous festivities from today!
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Last Friday was all about celebrating our wonderful boss, Mrs. Westendorf, for Boss's Day. We truly cannot thank you enough for the incredible impact you’ve had on our lives. You’re so much more than a boss — you’re a leader who inspires, a mentor who guides, and a supporter who always believes in us. Your kindness, strength, and encouragement make every day brighter and every challenge easier to face. Thank you for leading with both your heart and your wisdom. We’re so grateful for you today and always.
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In Library, students have enjoyed a variety of STEM activities after checking out their books.
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Halloween is near but our kids have nothing to fear. There’s nowhere safer to be when Super Cooper leads story-time in the library!
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A big THANK YOU to the Waverly Fire Department for bringing the Smokehouse to our school! Prairie West students learned all about fire safety with a great hands-on experience that taught life-saving lessons in a fun and memorable way. We're so grateful for our local fire department!
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What an awesome week celebrating Homecoming!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to snag your Gold Hawk Merchandise and also, to those who joined us for our first annual Coffee at the Curb!

A special shout-out to our friends at Get Roasted for keeping us caffeinated this morning and to all the volunteers who helped make it happen.

We hope you’re feeling fueled up and ready to cheer on the Hawks for a Go Hawk victory tonight!

– Your Prairie West Parent Teacher Organization
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The Prairie West PTO is excited to see you this Friday during our very first ☕Coffee at the Curb ☕ Event! Get Roasted coffee with a variety of creamers 12 oz cup = $5.00 Cash or Venmo - All proceeds will go to supporting the mission of the PTO! Our students have added an extra touch to make your drink extra sweet!
about 1 month ago, Emilee Metcalf
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It was exciting to visit Mrs. Adam's fourth grade class as her students learn explored the concept of energy. They were able to explain their learning by sharing that energy is transferred through collisions. It is always so exciting to see their curiosity and thinking in action!
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