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From the President - March

3/14/2020

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Hello Thunderbirds! 
We hope everyone had a fabulous time at our auction last month! It was such a success thanks to everyone that participated in so many different ways. Your support is what enables our PTA to be one of a kind in how we support our students and teachers.  A special thanks goes to our Auction Co-Chairs, Laura Maybaum and Victoria Savich that lead the way with passion and many long nights of hard work! We raised approximately $50,000! 
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As we look toward spring, there are so many fun things headed our way. Please check out the calendar of upcoming important dates. Enjoy this sunshine filled weekend! 

Go Thunderbirds! 
Jen Pontier
PTA President 

Jennipontier@gmail.com 
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Mark your calendar

3/13/2020

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  • 3/10 PTA meeting, 8:15am 
  • 3/13 No school, start of spring break 
  • 3/23 Start of 4th quarter 
  • 3/26 Body Venture Exhibit and start of Spring Flight Time
  • 3/28 T-Birds Serve Feed the Funnel event, 9:30am
  • 4/9 PTA Movie Night, 6:30pm
  • 4/10 No school
  • 4/13 No school
  • 4/14 PTA Meeting, 8:15am
  • 4/15 Kindergarten Round Up, 6:00pm-7:30pm 
  • 4/22 Spring Book Fair begins
  • 4/29 PTA Golf Tournament, 9:00am 
  • 4/30 Final Spring Flight Time

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2019 - 2020 PTA Meetings

3/12/2020

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Executive Board Meetings: 
(any PTA member is welcome to address the board, please contact jennipontier@gmail.com)
  • September 3rd
  • October 1st
  • November 5th
  • December 3rd
  • January 7th
  • February 4th 
  • March 3rd
  • April 7th 
  • April 28th 

General PTA Meetings:
  • September 10th
  • October 15th (evening meeting)
  • November 12th
  • December 10th 
  • January 14th (evening meeting)
  • February 11th 
  • March 10th 
  • April 14th 
  • May 5th 

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Have you purchased your 2019-2020 yearbook yet?

3/12/2020

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Have you ordered a yearbook yet for your child(ren)?  If you would like to order one and haven’t done so, now is the time to check this off of your To-Do list!

To order, you’ll need to create an account on Membership Toolkit.  It's quick and easy!  Instructions for creating an account may be found in the attachment.  

Can’t remember if you’ve purchased your yearbook(s) yet?  No problem!  Just check your Membership Toolkit account.  Whether you’re in the app or on the website (http://www.trailwoodptaop.membershiptoolkit.com), click on PREVIOUS ORDERS under the MY ACCOUNT tab.  Next, click on the order number, which will bring up a detailed receipt of your purchases from that order. 
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Questions?  Please contact Cara Peterson at caraelizabeth1@yahoo.com for more information.  
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Spring Flight Time

3/11/2020

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Our Spring Session will run on Thursdays, March 26-April 30, 3:15-4:15 p.m. 
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Open registration from March 12-March 19
Register Here
Amber Hipp
amberhipp@gmail.com

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Kindergarten Round-up, April 15th

3/11/2020

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Please contact Shereen North to add any future kindergarteners to her list. She'll have their name tags ready for them when they get here!


Shereen North
Trailwood Elementary
Secretary
913-993-5600
Fax 913-993-5699

twnorth@smsd.org
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T-Birds Serve Event - Save the Date, Sat. March 28

3/11/2020

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T-Birds Serve Event
What:  Something to Eat - Cone Zone Party
When:  Saturday, March 28, 9:30 - 11:30am


T-Birds Serve is excited to bring this event back for a hands-on community service activity to help fight local hunger! Whether you are 3 years old or 90+ years old, there is something you can do. You will stand shoulder to shoulder with your group and pour cups of rice, soy, vegetables, vitamins, and cheese into a bag and then weigh, seal, and box each bag as together we dream of each box going down the street to the local food pantry. Each meal you package will help the 1 in 5 children that struggle with food insecurity. Are you unsure of what being food insecure means? Don’t worry we will have an educational time where you can learn about this and other facts about hunger and poverty! 

This is a great event for the entire family to serve together. Join us for what is sure to be a FUN morning that will spark great conversation!

MINIMUM DONATION OF $35 PER FAMILY (UP TO 4 PEOPLE) paid directly to Something to Eat. Please register by March 23.
Sign Up Here
If you have any questions or want to support T-Birds Serve in a bigger way, please contact Karen Badgett at 913-269-9342 or kabadgett@gmail.com.
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TRAILWOOD PTA GOLF TOURNAMENT- April 29

3/11/2020

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Would your kiddos enjoy a brand new rock climbing wall in the gym?  Let’s help make Mrs. Zink’s dream of installing a traverse rock climbing wall a reality!  There are many ways that you can help us to do just that!

  1. Enter our raffle!  You could be the winner of a Kansas City Sports package containing Chiefs tickets, Royals tickets and a gift card to Made in Kansas City!  Or, maybe you’ll win our Beauty and Relaxation package and receive gift cards to area hair and lash salons and a beautiful pair of sterling silver earrings from Tom Tivol!  Entering is easy, and new raffle items are being added until our drawing on April 29th!  Just visit www.trailwoodpta.com/pta-store to enter.
  2. Come play in our 3rd Annual Golf Tournament!  This fun event is open to all Trailwood supporters, so call your neighbors, friends, relatives and co-workers, and join us on April 29th at Deer Creek Golf Club.  To register, visit www.trailwoodpta.com/pta-store and sign up individually or as a team today!
  3. Be a golf tournament sponsor!  We have sponsorships ranging from $125 - $1000, and we’d love to include your family or business as a sponsor this year!  Or, maybe you know of someone else who might be interested; be sure to share the attached flyer with others!  To view our available sponsorships, please go to www.trailwoodpta.com/pta-store.
  4. Donate!  You can always make a donation to the traverse climbing wall fund at www.trailwoodpta.com/pta-store.​
Please contact Vivian Hamilton at vivian@outlookcreative.com or Cara Peterson at caraelizabeth1@yahoo.com if you have any questions!  Thanks for your support of this awesome new addition to our fabulous PE program!

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Legislative Update

3/10/2020

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While the Shawnee Mission School District is struggling to fund all our priorities, anti-education legislators in Topeka are trying to further reduce funding to our schools. Please take note of a few bills currently pending at the state capitol.
BILLS REDUCING PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDING
There are four “voucher” type bills (HB2465, HB2552, HB2724, and HB2725) in the Kansas House that will allow for the diversion of tax dollars from our public schools that serve to educate all Kansas children, to private schools that are not required to meet the same inclusionary standards. To support our students and teachers, we need to ensure public tax dollars stay with public schools and that we maintain the level of funding that was finally provided for during the 2019 legislative session.To get a better understanding of the reasons public education advocates oppose these bills, you can read Kansas PTA’s testimony and SMSD’s testimony opposing HB2465, and Game on for Kansas Schools’ testimony in opposition of HB2552. HB2724 and HB2725 are the other two bills and are also opposed by public education advocacy groups.
SB271 - BILL TO MAINTAIN CURRENT FUNDING
The current school finance formula provides extra funds for schools with high numbers of at-risk students. This "high density at-risk funding" is set to expire (sunset) this year. If the funding sunsets, SMSD will lose $1 million annually.

SB271 was introduced to permanently repeal the sunset of the high density at-risk funding (i.e. continue current funding). This bill passed out of committee but was amended to delay the sunset by three years, instead of repealing. While a complete repeal would have been preferred, we should encourage senators to pass this bill to ensure our districts maintain this important funding piece for now.
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MEDICAID EXPANSION UPDATE
Expanding Medicaid will increase health care access for a significant number of families in our SMSD community. Unfortunately, despite a bipartisan compromise, Senate President Susan Wagle is preventing the Medicaid Expansion bill from being considered.

STATE ELECTIONS MATTER
STATE ELECTIONS MATTER! In 2020, every state senate and house seat is on the ballot! Be sure to investigate candidates' records when it comes to supporting public schools.

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Auction Thank you!

3/10/2020

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The 2020 auction committee chairs, victoria savich and laura maybaum would like to humbly thank the following,
  • our principal, Mr. Greg Lawrence
  • our always, amazing secretary, Mrs. Shereen North
  • our pta president, Jen Pontier
  • our auctioneer, Don Knight
  • our dj, Cris Macias aka dj surya

A big thank you to our sponsors!
platinium sponsor:
  • Chris Giuliani with spring venture group
Gold sponsors:
  • Andrew Lyman with Lyman and Staton Realtors
  • Matt Hugunin with Mission Plumbing
  • Lauren Schmidt with  Remax & Kim Schultz with first bank
Bronze sponsors:
  • Leigh Mccabe with Creative planning 
  • The Krueger family
  • Kumon
  • Zack group

Thank you to our amazing auction committee team…
  • From the ones that helped us aquire all of our amazing donations, Karen Ruffalo, Andrea Krasnow, Danny Boresow, Leslie Boe, Melissa Cheatham, Christy Keubler, Jen Pontier, and Tracy Hugunin
  • Finding us spectacular sponsors, Cara Peterson
  • To organizing the kid/parent parties and staff experiences, Andrea Johnson and Jen Pontier 
  • Help create our amazing class art pieces Heidi Saunders, Cheyenna Starkovich, Mackenzie Harvison and Lauren Wilson
  • Taking such fun and unique 6th grade portraits, Matt Weiss
  • Making our totally awesome 80's themed decorations, Chris Smith
  • Our super talented videographer Andy Pollard for making an amazing Fund-a-need video! 
  • and all those that helped us  before, during and after the auction!
  • Our super supportive and understanding families. Planning this auction started back in may of 2019 and its been a labor of love yet, worth every single second.
Last but not least we want to thank all of you for your giving hearts…we know that, “giving is not just about making a donation. It’s about making a difference!” And we know you all have made a big difference in the educational experiences students and staff at trailwood! 

Thanks to all of you, our final fundraising totals will be just over $50,000!

Gratefully yours,
Victoria Savich  & Laura Maybaum 


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Trailwood Carnival – Friday, May 15th, 2020 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

3/10/2020

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Hard to believe the Trailwood Carnival aka a “Sea-e-bration” of a Great Year! is in 2 months! Time is going to fly by from Spring Break until the end of the year.
 The Carnival is a fun PTA-sponsored event with
  • Inflatables
  • Mechanical Rides
  • Face Painting
  • Balloon Artist
  • Tattoo Artist
  • Midway Games
  • DJ
  • Ponies
  • Cake Walk
  • Kiddie Games
  • Cotton Candy
  • Pizza Dinner
  • And More!

The Carnival is also a big undertaking and we need lots of help….Grandma always said “many hands make light work.”

We hope everyone will join us for this evening of fun to celebrate a great year.

Here are some important links for you to know about and save:
Volunteer Opportunities:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4AABA92BA13-trailwood

*Please consider volunteering for more than one shift or invite someone you know to work a shift i.e. grandparent, Trailwood alum, etc.
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Ticket Sales: 
http://www.trailwoodpta.com/store/p141/Carnival_Package_Options_for_2020%21.html
  *Please note we want all Trailwood families to have an opportunity to join in the fun on May 15th. If you need assistance financially so your family can attend, please use the code TWSOAR at checkout for assistance. Excited for everyone to have fun together!

Cake Walk Donations:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4AABA92BA13-cake

Cupcake Donations:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4AABA92BA13-cupcake

Winner!! Our Carnival Contest Design winner is Ms. Kennedy Jones in 5 –McCulloch.  You will see her winning artwork soon. Thank you for participating and congrats on your free wristband for the night!


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YEARBOOK PHOTOS NEEDED!!!

3/10/2020

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Time is just flying by and before we know it yearbook printing time will be here. If you have fun photos from this year, please feel free to send them our way! We are collecting photos for all the candids, clubs, teams, TW Fun, etc. There are 3 ways to upload or send photos:
  • If you are familiar with Google Drive: please use the link http://bit.ly/2019-20YearbookPhotos
  • Another link you can load to is: plicbooks.com/go/jRrmZ
  • If you don't feel comfortable uploading photos, please feel free to email to: vivian@outlookcreative.com
Thank you!
-Yearbook Committee

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SMSD Summer Enrichment

3/7/2020

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HIGH Fitness at The Arts & Heritage Center

3/6/2020

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HIGH Fitness @ The Arts & Heritage Center
Saturday March 28th @7:30am
$5 entry -- All profits will benefit JCPRD!
Come support our community and get a great workout!
There will be PRIZES!
*contact Lo Hathaway with any questions! More information on Instagram @lohighfitness.


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2020-21 Transfer Applications March 1 - April 30

3/5/2020

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The Shawnee Mission School District will accept transfer applications beginning at 8 a.m. March 1, 2020, through 5 p.m. April 30, 2020. Click here for Transfer Procedure information. Links for electronically submitting applications will become available at 8 a.m. on March 1, 2020 on this page.

Please note that the Board of Education adopted the following considerations as part of the district transfer policy on Jan. 14, 2019. 
  • Siblings of current District Transfer students receive first priority consideration.
  • In-District students of employees will receive the second priority consideration.
  • In-District Transfers are reviewed first in the order they are received.
  • Remaining transfer requests are considered in the order they are received.
Please Note:
Transfer requests should only be submitted for those who are not currently transfer students.
Applications for readmittance are not needed for current transfer students. Please do not submit a transfer request if this applies.
Applications for readmittance are not needed for current transfer students who are moving from sixth grade to seventh grade and students moving from eighth grade to their freshman year of high school. Please do not submit a transfer request if this applies. 
The full transfer policy can be read here. 

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Dining Partner - Wednesday, March 25th

3/5/2020

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We have a Johnny’s in Corinth Square - Trailwood dining partner Wednesday March 25th! It’s all day. Just tell your server you are with Trailwood and Trailwood will get 20% back!

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Young Rembrandts - Spring Session

3/5/2020

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It's springtime drawing with Young Rembrandts! Time to enroll in some fun and original classes where children will learn to draw a baseball still life lesson, the detailed exterior of a house, intricate details of the breathtaking Taj Mahal, and a cute flamingo, among others. Spring session at Trailwood will run on wednesdays after school from 3/26 - 5/14. Questions? Contact Gabriela Godoy at 913-706-2337 or gabriela.godoy@youngrembrandts.com.
www.youngrembrandts.com/kansascity



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Trailwood Elementary School

5101 West 95th Street, Overland Park, KS 66207-3399
P: (913) 993-5600 • F: (913) 993-5699 • Attendance: (913) 993-5688

  • WELCOME
    • Trailwood 101
    • Past Newsletters
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Meet the Executive Board
    • TW Committees >
      • Committee Resources
    • JOIN TRAILWOOD PTA
    • Events
  • COVID INFO
  • 2021 Virtual Auction
  • RESOURCES
    • Treasury Forms & Financials
    • PTA Forms
    • Volunteer as an MVP
    • Community Partners
    • Student Directory
  • PTA Store