Our Vision
Prairie Middle School is committed to a shared school-wide vision that all students can and will achieve.
- A supportive learning culture that is focused on increasing student achievement.
- Staff and student focus on quality work and accountability.
- High behavioral and academic achievement expectations that are consistently reinforced by all staff.
- Diversity of all kinds is recognized, honored and celebrated.
School Hours and Breakfast Changes
School hours are 8:25-3:35.
Breakfast and lunch prices have been increased this year. Breakfast is now $1.25 and lunch is $1.95. Milk is $.40.
Frozen Food Sale
On October 21, 2009 we kicked off our frozen food sale to raise money for supplementary educational materials and scholarships for additional events. For the next few days, students will be taking orders for frozen pretzels, churros, cookie dough balls, and tamales from their friends, neighbors and relatives.
40% of your purchase benefits Prairie Middle School and therefore is tax deductible. Thank you for your support.
Dates to remember:
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First day to take orders |
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Orders and money due. Please make checks payable to Prairie Middle School PTCO. |
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6th grade distribution |
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7th and 8th grade distribution |
Gifted and Talented Seminar
Please join us for an evening with Jennifer Gottschalk, the new coordinator for the district's Gifted and Talented program. Topics will include "My Kid Seems to Have High Potential. Now What?" and "Visions for CCSD GT with Jennifer Gottschalk".
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at the Student Achievement Resource Center (SARC) - 14188 E. Briarwood Ave, Centennial CO 80110.
Click here for more information.
Prairie Pipeline is Now Available via E-Mail
To help reduce costs and eliminate unnecessary paper, Prairie Middle School is now offering you the opportunity to receive our newsletter electronically. If you wish to receive your copy of Prairie Pipeline via email, please fill out this form, specifically providing us with your name, your student's name and grade and the email address you would like your electronic copy to be sent to.
We are a National School To Watch
"Schools to Watch" is an initiative launched by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform in 1999. The National Forum is an alliance of more than 60 educators, researchers, and officers of national associations and foundations dedicated to improving schools for young adolescents across the country.
Through the Schools to Watch initiative, the National Forum identifies schools across the United States that are well on their way to meeting the Forum's criteria for high performance. Forum members believe that three things are true of high-performing middle-grades schools:
- They are academically excellent – these schools challenge all students to use their minds well.
- They are developmentally responsive – these schools are sensitive to the unique developmental challenges of early adolescence.
- They are socially equitable – these schools are democratic and fair, providing every student with high-quality teachers, resources, and supports.
To achieve this level of performance, high-performing schools establish norms, structures, and organizational arrangements to support and sustain their trajectory toward excellence. They have a sense of purpose that drives every facet of practice and decision-making.
Prairie Middle School was added to the National Schools to Watch list in 2007. We were selected by state leaders for our academic excellence, responsiveness to the needs and interests of young adolescents, and our commitment to helping all students achieve at high levels. At Prairie, we have strong leadership, teachers who work together to improve curriculum and instruction, and a commitment to assessment and accountability to bring about continuous improvement.