Welcome!

The Clinton Prairie Elementary School staff, along with parents and community, believe that learning is a lifelong process. Therefore, it is the responsibility of this school to provide an educational environment which promotes academic achievement, strong values and social skills, and physical growth.

Each student is encouraged to aim for his/her highest learning potential.

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Daily Schedule

DAILY SCHEDULE

8:05 a.m. Students enter building
8:15 a.m. Classes begin
10:50 a.m. Lunch- Grades K and 1
11:20 a.m. Lunch- Grades 2, 3, and 4
12:17 a.m. Lunch- Grades 5 and 6
3:00 p.m. Students dismissed

School Closing

PROCEDURES FOR TEMPORARY CLOSING OF SCHOOLS

Emergency - Snow Days -- Storm Warning

Decision is based upon information received from the following sources:
A. County Highway Department E. Bus Drivers
B. State Highway Department F. Principals
C. State Police - Lafayette G. School Patrons
D. Sheriff's Office H. Other available information

Bus Driver procedure for School Administration on days in question: the County Highway and State Highway garages, State Police, Sheriff's office and Bus Drivers will be contacted to determine road conditions. When road conditions are considered dangerous and bus transportation would be canceled for the day, the following radio stations will provide news on school closing prior to 7:30 A.M. Usually a report on canceling transportation and school closing would be for one day only.

It is possible that only one or two bus routes would be closed. When this happens, schools will be open, but pupils living on this bus route will not be counted absent.

Please do not call school personnel concerning school closings. Those responsible for making the decision are either out checking roads or need their phone lines free to gather information; other school personnel receive their information at the time it is announced over the air. You are urged to listen to one of the following on mornings when weather conditions might provide a question whether school will be open or not:

Radio Station Location Dial
WILO AM Frankfort l570 WSHW FM Frankfort 99.7
WASK AM Lafayette l450 WASK FM Lafayette 98.7
WKOA FM Lafayette 105.3 WAZY FM Lafayette 96.5
WKHY FM Lafayette 93.5

TV Station Location
TV-18 Lafayette
Channel 13 Indianapolis

PTO

2009-2010 Meeting Dates:
September 9  3:10pm.
November 11 6:00pm.
February 2  6:00pm.
April 7  3:10pm.

2009-2010 PTO Officers:

New This Year...

ISTEP+ testing will take place during two time frames this year.  The writing portion of the test will start March 1st 2010 and the multiple choice test will start April 26th.  It is very important that all students are in attendance during these dates.

Due to safety concerns during recess time, "flip-flop" style sandals and open toed shoes will not be allowed at recess. Any style of shoe worn at recess will need to cover the student's toes and have a back or back-strap on the shoe. We hope that by making this change we can eliminate many of the foot injuries that the nurse sees on a daily basis when the weather is nice.

Flu Info

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends 5 main ways you and your family may keep from getting sick with the flu at school and at home:

1. Practice good hand hygiene by washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
2. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.  If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or shoulder; not into your hands.
3. Stay home if you or your child is sick for at least 24 hours after there is no longer a fever or signs of a fever (without the use of fever-reducing medicine). Keeping sick students at home means that they keep their viruses to themselves rather than sharing them with others.
4. Get your family vaccinated for seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu when vaccines are available.
5. Follow these steps to prepare for the flu during the 2009-2010 school year:

• Plan for child care at home if your child gets sick or their school is dismissed.
• Plan to monitor the health of the sick child and any other children in the household by checking for fever and other symptoms of flu.
• Identify if you have children who are at higher risk of serious disease from the flu and talk to your healthcare provider about a plan to protect them during the flu season.  Children at high risk of serious disease from the flu include: children under 5 years of age and those children with chronic medical conditions, such as asthma and diabetes.
• Identify a separate room in the house for the care of sick family members.
• Update emergency contact lists.
• Collect games, books, DVDs and other items to keep your family entertained if schools are dismissed or your child is sick and must stay home.