I received a question from a parent who was confused about the switch from “Club Night” to “Chess Club sign-up”. They were wondering if this was due to our efforts to be more "green" this year by reducing the amount of papers that come home with kids. It's a great question. The short answer is no, this confusion was not due to an effort to be more green.
First of all, I would like to apologize for any confusion there might have been with switching Club Night to just Chess Club sign-up. That was my fault. I should have sent home a note clarifying the change for parents and posted the information on our website, rather than only making an announcement to students.
Secondly, the reason we made the switch was because we realized that by Sept. 15, nearly all of the clubs had already signed up students, with the exception of Chess Club. Chess Club is by far our largest club and we wanted to make it easy for parents to sign up, so we kept the time slot for them.
To make Club Night more productive next year, I will work with all of the club sponsors to set a date earlier in the year so that this problem won't pop up again.
On a final note, I really appreciate two things related to this:
1) The fact that we have parents who take the time to share concerns with me.
2) Having so many students involved in activities here at Prairieland!
Thanks,
Tim
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What clubs are available at Prairieland? I have children in kindergarten and second, and only received information on craft club.
Good question about what clubs are available at Prairieland for kindergartners. There are limited opportunities for the primary grade levels. The list of student clubs/activities can be found on the last page of our Student Handbook. Here they are:
Cougar Council 3rd-5th
Safety Patrol 4th-5th
Cougar Chess Club K-5th
Cougar Craft Club K-1st
Drama Club (not offered this year)
Garden Club 3rd-5th
Cooking Club 4th-5th(new this year)
Cougar Chorus 4th-5th
Robotics Club (not directly affliated w/ Prairieland)
Rock Climbing Club (not offered this year)
The only other kindergarten level activity we have is Chess Club. Please feel free to contact the office for additional Chess Club information.
Hope this helps!
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