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From the Principal
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope that our 8th grade parents found the Andrew High School Parent Meeting on November 3rd to be very informative. Please remember that on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 8th grade students take the Explore Test, which is a key component in determining freshman placement. Testing will be at Prairie View Middle School. Andrew High School teachers will administer the test during 1st through 4th periods. Students will need a calculator and several #2 pencils for the test. It is vital that your child is on time for school that day. If your child misses a portion of the test they will have to complete the test at Andrew High School. If you have any questions or if your child is unable to take the Explore Test on December 2nd, please call Lee Harsy at Andrew High School for information regarding make-up testing dates.
Parents of Prairie View 8th grade students should mark Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 on their calendar. This date has been established for the annual 8th grade parent meeting on the topic of graduation. It will be held at 7 p.m. in the main gym here at Prairie View. A review of the activities planned prior to graduation will be presented. Information regarding the 8th grade dance, the class trip, and the graduation ceremony will also be discussed. Criteria for meeting graduation requirements and eligibility to participate in the culminating events will be included on the discussion agenda.
We would like to invite all of our parents to come and see the Prairie View Middle School 2008 Production of “The Yearbook,” on December 12th, at 7:30 p.m. Our students do a wonderful job; we hope that you can join us for this theatrical event!
Please be aware that in December the band and choral students will be lifting our spirits with several nights of musical delight! On December 8th the Symphonic and Concert bands will be performing at 7:30 p.m. at Andrew High School High School in their auditorium. On December 10th, the Cadet and Jazz bands will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Grissom Middle School’s gym. To finish up the season, the Prairie View’s choral students will be performing at 7:00 p.m. on December 17th, in the main gym.
I would like to make all parents aware of some important S.W.I.C. dates. The Prairie View Boys’ Volleyball Team will participate in the season ending tournament on December 6th and hopefully the 13th at Tinley Central Middle School and the Girls’ Basketball teams will be participating in their tournament on the same dates at Jerling Middle School. Good luck to all of our teams! GO EAGLES! Additionally, try-outs for Girls’ Volleyball and Boys’ Basketball will be held in December. If your child is interested in trying out, you will need to get a permission slip, which can found in the baskets hanging on the wall next to the front office.
Due to parent conferences and Thanksgiving students do not report to school the week of November 24th – 28th, school resumes on Monday, December 1st. If you wish to attend parent conferences on Monday, November 24th or Tuesday, November 25th, you must call the main office so that a time can be established for you to meet with your child’s team of teachers. Please be aware that walk-in parent teacher conferences on those dates will not be available, please call 708 – 532-8540 on November 13th between 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. to set a meeting time.
On behalf of the entire Prairie View staff, I would like to wish every one a safe Thanksgiving!
Sincerely,
Mr. Martin
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