June 2023

Principal's Message

Congratulations to Carol Bratland

on her retirement!

Carol has served as an educational assistant at Taylor Prairie for 23 years, working with 4K and K learners. She brings so much love and dedication to her work. Carol has built strong relationships with students and supported them every step of the way in their learning journey. Carol's humor and kindness has made our school a better place. Carol gave the most heart-warming advice to new EAs, saying, "Yes, you are helping children, but remember, they help YOU just as much."

Congratulations, Carol!

We love you, too!

To our 4K Friends, we are excited to have you back at TP next year; and to our Kindergarten Friends, we send you well wishes for a great start to 1st grade at CGS! We will always remember you!

OFFICE HOURS:

7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

CONTACT:

Main Office: (608) 839-8515

Attendance: contact via email

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 8

Last Day for 4K!

June 9

Last Day for K!

10:40 Dismissal

June 19

First Day of Summer School (at GRS)

August 30

Back to School Night

4K & K 4-6 pm

September 1

First Day of School

2023-2024

September 30

CG PTO Fall Festival

10am-4pm at GRS

School-Related Activities and Events

Medication Pickup

MGSD Board Policy does not allow any medications to be sent home with students.

Parents/Guardians, before Thursday, June 15th, please stop in the TPS office to pick-up medications and/or supplies. Please keep in mind that some medications will need to be at school until last day of school. Any medications not picked up after June 15th will be safely discarded.

Questions?

Please contact Margit Frisch from the TPS Health Office (margit.frisch@mgschools.net).

Take a look at the pictures below and let us know if something belongs to your child! We would like to get the items that belong to you into backpacks by next week!

Summer School

4K-5th grade at Granite Ridge School

Monday, June 19 through Friday, July 14

(No class Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4)

If you have any questions regarding Summer School please contact Maureen Lehmann at maureen.lehmann@mgschools.net or Amy Kersten at amy.kersten@mgschools.net.

School Nutrition - Harvest of the Month

The end of the school year is coming up fast, but we have one more Harvest of the Month to share! Find out what it is by checking out the June F2S newsletter under the Farm to School Program tab here: MG School Nutrition Page. Don't forget to take a look at your school's lunch menu to see what new and local menu items we are featuring. This final newsletter features a recap of all of our Harvest of the Month items, some garden updates, information on how you can support the Farm to School program into next year and more! Visit the F2S Website for even more resources. Have an amazing summer!

Updated 2023-2024 School Calendar

The 2023-24 school calendar has been adjusted to reflect the changes approved at the May 10th School Board meeting. The last day of school has been adjusted to be a full day on June 6th for all students. You can find the updated calendar on our website.

Other important Dates to note for the 2023-2024 school year:

Back to School Night at Taylor Prairie - August 30 4-6PM
CG PTO Fall Festival - September 30th 10AM-4PM at Granite Ridge School

May Events

Cottage Grove Police Department Visit!

4K Parent Appreciation

Bookmobile Visit

Community Connections

MononaGo App

There’s a new, convenient way to watch Monona Grove school concerts, sports, and other school and community events while you need to be mobile. The MononaGo app can be downloaded free from the App Store or Google Play for iOS and Android phones and other mobile devices.

Cottage Grove PTO

Stay up to date on all future events - by visiting:

CG Parks and Rec

The Spring/Summer Community Guide is available online. There are many opportunities for you and/or your child to become involved!

Dane County Library

Our TP students are becoming amazing readers and they love to hear stories, look at books, and participate in activities that center on literacy. Here are links for local connections:

5301 Monona Drive, Monona, WI 53716 Phone: (608) 221-7660 Fax: (608) 221-7688