Internet Explorer - Compatibility View Issues Troubleshooting

If you are experiencing compatibility viewing issues with Internet Explorer regarding PLSAS's new website, please click HERE for troubleshooting options.

Thank you.

Report Cards

Student Report Cards will be posted online and available through Family/Student Access on Wednesday, November 6th at 12:00PM.  Please go to the Prior Lake-Savage website where you can review and print your child's first quarter report card.

Follow these steps to access your child's report card:

1.  Go to  http://www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us/parents

2.  Click on Family/Student Access.

3.  Enter Login & Password (if you need help accessing your username or password, there is a link to assist you)

4.  Select Report Cards on the left.

5.  Select the report card for 11/6/13 to view and print your child’s first quarter report card.

If you have questions, please contact your classroom teacher.

Thank you!

Grainwood Davanni's Night

On Tuesday, November 5th, Davanni's in Savage is hosting an evening for Grainwood families and friends from 4:00-8:00 p.m. This is a partnership between Davanni's and the local area schools. For our participation, we receive a portion of their revenue that evening and dedicate all those funds towards our Healthy Snack Program.  

 Tickets are being sent home this week to all students.  Please bring this ticket with you and present it when ordering.  If you need additional tickets, please call the Grainwood office at 952-226-0300. Thank you for your support!

Prior Lake - Savage Area Schools Launches New Website

We recently launched our new website! When accessing our site, please use Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best viewing. If you do not know what browser you’re using, please visit this website: http://supportdetails.com. To learn more and/or download any of the aforementioned browsers, click one of the following links:

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Safari

For quick access, please set your browser’s homepage to http://www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us

For information on how to access day-to-day items, such as Schoology, Skyward Family/Student Access, lunch menus and more, please watch one of our video tutorials listed below:

Parents: http://youtu.be/jpX4k8X5Yc8

Parents have access to Schoology, Skyward Family/Student Access and more via the Parent portal at the top of our site: http://www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us/parents. This portal does not require a log in.

Students: http://youtu.be/XKnFbeqXxFo

Students have access to their Schoology accounts, along with Google Apps for Education and more via the Student portal: http://www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us/students. Students must first login to our website with their computer username and password. Please make sure they do not use @plsas.org after the username. All letters in the password must be lowercase. Once they’re logged in, they have direct access to their Schoology account by clicking on the Schoology link in the right column.

If your student is having trouble logging in, please contact his or her classroom teacher or media specialist.

Media Specialists- 952-226-0369 

Kelly Iverson-Egge- kiverson@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us

Anne Dauer - adauer@priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us

Reminder - upcoming early release and no school dates

Please mark your calendars for the upcoming early release and no school dates:

• Thursday, Oct 31 - Early Release (school is done at 1pm)
• Friday, Nov 1 - No School

Contact the office with any questions, thank you!

CARES Winners

Our CARES winners for the week of October 21st!

Fall Harvest Activities - October 31st

As the end of the month approaches, classrooms will be preparing for their annual Fall Harvest Celebrations. We ask that District guidelines are followed regarding students who choose to wear costumes. Costumes are not allowed that depict violence, have weapons, blood, etc. Costumes also need to be culturally sensitive. Please no hair dye or face paint too!

Specific information regarding costumes and classroom activities will be communicated by each classroom teacher.

Alternative activities will be provided for students if parents find any of the Fall Harvest Celebration events to be objectionable. If you wish to have alternative activities prepared for your child, please send a note to your child's classroom teacher ASAP. This will allow him/her to plan accordingly. Thank you!

Watch School Board Meetings and Other School Events on the Web

Our webcasting technology provides convenient access to live and archived streaming of school board meetings through the website.

Residents can review board agendas and minutes posted alongside the video player for live and archived meetings.  Archived meetings are indexed, allowing viewers to select agenda items that interest them instead of watching a meeting in its entirety.

To learn how to watch School Board Meetings and other school events on the web, click HERE

November's Community Education Parent Newsletter

Click HERE to view November's Community Education Parent Newsletter.
Questions can be directed to the Community Education office at 952-226-0080.

Getting To School On Time

Please make sure that if you are dropping your child off at school that you do everything to make sure they are on time.  Students arriving late are missing out on important learning opportunities.  The beginning of the day is an important time when the teachers are setting the stage for learning.  It is understood that occasionally there will be times a student may be late.  However, please support school expectations by scheduling other activities for your child outside of these hours.  According to our elementary attendance procedures, five unexcused tardies are equal to one day unexcused absence.
Please note that your child should not be dropped off at school in the morning before 8:20 a.m. (unless they are having breakfast, which begins at 8:15 a.m.)  Our staff have meetings and classroom preparations and are not available to supervise students who arrive before this time, unless previous arrangements have been made with the staff member.

Reminder - Spirit Wear Orders Due this Friday, Oct. 25th

Lakers spirit wear order forms came home with your child 2 weeks ago.  Click HERE to view a color version of the flyer.

If you'd like to see examples, or look at sizes, please stop by the school office.

Spirit Wear orders are due Friday, October 25th.  Please make checks out to Grainwood PTC.  Thank you!

Lost & Found

Over conferences, we had tables set out in the hallway with all the clothing that had collected in our lost & found.  Many items were taken home, but there were some left.

If your child is missing something and you think it might be at school, please check our lost & found.

Community Education Classes and Events

Please check out the Community Education Website to see events and classes coming soon, such as Science Night Live at Prior Lake High School and the Community Halloween Party at Twin Oaks Middle School.
There is a permanent link to Community Education on the left hand column of our blog as well.  Community Education serves both adults and children year-round.

Picture Retake Day - Oct 23rd

Picture retakes will be on Wednesday, October 23rd.  The student's packet of unwanted pictures must be returned on retake day if you would like new pictures taken.

If your student was absent on our first picture day, please let your child's teacher know so a packet of picture options can be sent home for you.

The photos taken will also be used in our annual yearbook.

Follow Grainwood on Twitter

Don't forget to follow @Grainwood PLS, #Grainwood on Twitter.  You will see up-to-the minute updates on what is going on at school.  Signing up is quick and easy! Just click on the Twitter icon on the upper left of this blog and follow the steps from there.

CARES Heroes of the Week

Here are our CARES Heroes for the week of October 7th!

Frequently Dialed Extensions

Frequently Dialed Extensions

Attendance (24 Hrs)......................................226-0301
Main Number................................................226-0300
Health Office.................................................226-0306
Community Ed..............................................226-0080
Kids Company...............................................226-0090
P.L.A.Y...........................................................220-6055 or http://www.playinfo.org/
District Office................................................226-0000
Transportation................................................226-0050
Bus Dispatch..................................................440-1166

You may access the Grainwood website at http://www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us/ Go to: Schools then Grainwood.

Full-Day Kindergarten Information

If you have a child who will be attending kindergarten for the 2014-15 school year, please click HERE for information regarding a meeting you are invited to attend.

Prior Lake-Savage School District is offering FREE full-day kindergarten starting with the 2014-15 school year.  This meeting is an opportunity to learn more about your options and plan ahead for the upcoming school year.

Last call for Land O Lakes Milk caps!

Land O Lakes is discontinuing their “Save Five for Schools” milk camp program at the end of this month.  The PTC is asking everyone to please gather all remaining milk caps and bring them to school by Friday Oct 25.  We will continue to collect Kemps and Kwik Trip Milk Moola caps.  We appreciate your help and support of these programs.  

NO SCHOOL - REMINDER

This is a reminder that there will be No School for K-5 next Wednesday 16th to Friday 18th for MEA break.  Enjoy your time off!!

Book Fair Helpers Needed!!

Only 11 more volunteers needed!  Please click, view and sign up HERE.
Please consider helping out with this fun, festive event!

Thank you!

CARES Students of the Week

We proudly present the CARES students for the week of Sept 30th

Family Movie Series

Dear parents,
How often can you see 6 movies for only $6?  Now you can!
In the interest of quality movie entertainment for the entire family, our school is proud to sponsor, in cooperation with Muller Family Theaters, this Family Matinee Series!

Click HERE to see the popular, family-friendly movies that have been selected for you and your family's viewing pleasure.

A series ticket is good for (1) one admission to each movie and part of the proceeds of each ticket will be donated to our school.
Enjoy!

A Day Made Better!

At our all school meeting this past Tuesday, representatives from Office Max joined our meeting and presented Mrs. Brenda Houck with their "A Day Made Better" award.  Our school was identified, and Mrs. Houck nominated, for their national recognition of a local teacher. Throughout the summer, the Office Max in Savage collected school supply donations.  In conjunction with their own commitment of other supplies (a new teacher chair, a Kindle Fire HD, a camera, etc.), Mrs. Houck was surprised at our all school meeting with over $2500 worth of school supplies and donations.  What a great event!  A huge THANK YOU to Office Max for their support for local education and to the community for their donations!

September CARES Update

New this year will be a monthly communication about CARES at Grainwood.  To begin with, each month at our all school meeting, The Grainwood CARES Heroes take time to educate and celebrate behavior.  As a PBIS school (please see link on the right side for more info), Grainwood is committed to improving and sustaining building-wide behavioral expectations for students and staff.  Last year, our focus was on bullying.  We created a school definition and described what bullying is and what it is not through videos.  This year, we will continue with our bully education theme with a focus on the "bystander," those witnessing the bullying, and implementing curricula at each grade level with an anti-bully theme.  Students will take on a larger role in the video production for the all school meetings, beginning with grade 5's involvement in October.  Grainwood has also launched an "Adopt-a-Hallway/or Bathroom" challenge as part of CARES.  Congratulations second graders for being recognized yesterday for their hallway cleanliness!  Below is the traveling trophy to be awarded monthly!

Help us promote anti-bully behavior by having your child wear orange on UNITY DAY, next Wednesday, October 9th!

http://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp

Flip Flop Brigade!

Do you have old summer flip flops that are ready for a new life?  Bring them to Grainwood!  The third grade classes are collecting used flip flops to send to a recycling company that then turns them into fun new things like picnic tables and playground equipment!  

Our collection bin will be out in the front lobby until October 15.  Unfortunately, we cannot accept leather flip-flops, cloth flip-flops, sandals, or other forms of shoes.  Come on in and let’s flip those flops into something new!