 Hello Trailwood! Here’s to October! I hope this new month finds you well. Thank you to all that were able to attend our first general PTA meeting. The turnout, conversation and participation was wonderful. Though our schedules and events look different this semester, there are still ways to get involved. Please be sure to check out the entire newsletter for a whole slew of information on exciting things going on for Trailwood. From PTA memberships to Auction updates. Dining partners to new Spirit Wear. There are so many wonderful ways to participate and show support for our community. As we transition into the hybrid learning model, an anticipated Halloween party may be scheduled differently. Be on the lookout for communication on grade level specific dates. Check out upcoming important dates below. Looking forward to “seeing” you for our next general meeting on October 13th at 7pm. The link for that virtual meeting will be sent out closer to that date. As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns. Thank you! Go Thunderbirds! Tracy Hugunin, PTA President tjhugunin@gmail.com Important Dates: Oct. 13 – General PTA meeting (virtual) 7pm Oct. 21 – Johnny’s Dining Partner Oct. 26 – 1st grade Tipi Presentation Oct. 26 – Group A Picture Day Oct. 28 – 1st grade Tipi Presentation Oct. 29 – Group B Picture Day Nov. 6 – No School Nov. 9 – 2nd Quarter begins Nov. 10 – General PTA meeting (virtual) 7pm Nov. 12 – Evening conferences Nov. 13 – No School, Conference Day
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As Trailwood prepares for a hybrid model of in-person learning on October 5th thru October 12th, we are asking parents to start performing this COVID-19 Daily Assessment for Students with their child each morning. If your child answers yes to any of the information AND it is a new symptom unrelated to a previous condition, please keep them home and call your school nurse, Catie Donovan at 913-993-5602, or email her at catiedonovan@smsd.org
Thermometers If your child is signed up for in-person learning, a thermometer along with this COVID-19 Daily Self-Assessment will be sent home with the youngest child on their first day of school. Please contact Nurse Catie if you need one before their first day of in-person learning. Please take time to read the Back to School Safety Tips link that goes over the 3 W’s and the 3 C’s. These are truly the keys to a successful school year. Thank you so much for doing your part to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Catie Donovan,RN BSN Trailwood Nurse Nurse Line: 993-5602 Fax: 913-993-5699 catherinedonovan@smsd.org It’s Time to Update Your Membership Toolkit Account!
It’s the beginning of a new school year, which means that it is time to update your information in our school directory, Membership Toolkit! This process is quick and easy, gives you access to the online directory, and ensures that you will receive communication from the PTA all year long. Simply log into your Membership Toolkit account and follow the prompts to update your family information and publishing preferences. Are you new to Trailwood Elementary or still need to create an account? Just follow the steps below. - Go to http://www.trailwoodptaop.membershiptoolkit.com. - Click on the Register/Login button and please log in with the email address you supplied when registering your child(ren) for school. - Select Create Account and fill in your name, email and password information. - Click on Verify My Email and then check your email for a link to complete the process. The link expires in two hours. If you do not receive the email, please check your spam or junk folders. - Log back in and update the Parent/Family and Student Information and Directory/Publish Preferences, once you have verified your email address. *Please note that if you are new to Trailwood Elementary, your data is not automatically published in the directory. You will need to edit this in order to make your information visible! - Determine if you wish to invite another email address to access the primary account. This allows the secondary user to have his or her own login information, but still have access to the family account. -If you’d like, feel free to download the free Membership Toolkit App! Visit the App Store or Google Play Store and search for Membership Toolkit. Download the App, and then log in with the same username and password you used online. You can then control what notifications you receive and how you receive them within the App. Just tap the Settings Wheel at the top right, go to Communication Settings and specify your preferences. Please contact Cara Peterson at caraelizabeth1@yahoo.com with any questions. While you’re updating your information in Membership Toolkit, please consider purchasing a PTA membership for the 2020-2021 school year! Becoming a member doesn’t obligate you to attend meetings or volunteer; you can be as involved as you’d like! You do not even have to be currently enrolled to purchase a membership. Anyone can join the PTA! Memberships range from $10 - $20 and help us to provide support to the students, families, teachers and staff of Trailwood Elementary.
To purchase a membership, simply log into your Membership Toolkit account and follow the prompts. You can also purchase your child’s yearbook and yearly activity fee at this time. Thank you for your consideration and support of Trailwood Elementary! Please contact Cara Peterson at caraelizabeth1@yahoo.com with any questions.  We are looking for volunteers to be room parents this school year. Room parents will be expected to:
Here are our current Room Parent needs: Pre-K AM Pre-K PM Kindergarten Burchstead 1st Grade Mellen 3rd Combe 3rd Swenson 4th Waters 5th Dulle 6th Davis 6th Scott Let me know if you would like to support your classroom teacher this school year! Thanks so much! Megan Sornson megan.sornson@gmail.com
The Box Tops for Education program has gone digital! Make sure you have the app so you can easily scan receipts of any products with the new Box Tops. You'll also find lots of opportunities to earn Bonus Box Tops! Learn more about the program and download the app here: https://www.boxtops4education.com/
There are still plenty of products around with the old Box Tops, and we will get credit for sending those in as well. Drop off physical Box Tops in the office vestibule any time by Oct. 27. Please make sure they have not expired. If you have a lot of them, bundling or bagging them in labeled sets of 50 would be helpful. There will be another collection period in February so keep clipping! If you have questions, please email Kellie Harvey, kelliesharvey@gmail.com  Join us for a Johnny’s Tavern-Trailwood Dining Partner event Wednesday, Oct. 21st! All. Day. Long. Just tell your server you are with Trailwood and Trailwood will get 20% back!
Call (913) 901-0322 for that pick up order. Click here for their menu and location information. What a great way to support your school! And getting out of making dinner doesn't sound too bad either!  When: Saturday, February 27, 2021
Where: Virtual! Comfort and safety of your own home! To help make this another successful auction despite the different circumstances, we are currently accepting donations and sponsorships. Have something to donate now? Click on the #TrailwoodStrong button below. Donation questions/inquiries: Karen Badgett kabadgett@gmail.com Sponsorship questions/inquiries: Cara Peterson caraelizabeth1@yahoo.com Victoria Savich savich13@yahoo.com  It's a another election year! For information on all of our local candidates and voting options, please click on #VOTE.
 T-bird Trot and book fairs make up a huge portion of the library budget and with the uncertainty surrounding these events, Mrs. Fritz needs some help providing as many amazing titles as possible.
How can you help? Mrs. Fritz has created her own Amazon wish list for you to choose what your family would like to purchase for the Trailwood library. Once delivered, Mrs. Fritz would then add a sticker inside the book recognizing and thanking your family for the generous donation. Please follow the link below to access the library wish list. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YV9U7JPXUEOJ?ref_=wl_share Should you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to Tracy Hugunin at tjhugunin@gmail.com Thank you in advance for your continued support! Hello Thunderbirds! You did it! Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! It has already proven to be one for the record books, but I genuinely believe this amazing Trailwood community can, and will, make the best of these very different, ever changing times. While our PTA calendar is noticeably bare for now, there will still be opportunities to get involved. It will be a year of creativity as I encourage us all to find ways to facilitate appreciation to our TW staff and provide support to our kiddos. This is what makes our PTA and community outstanding and special. Be on the lookout for a future email on how to update your information in our directory, as well as purchase PTA memberships, yearbooks, and more. Thank you for your patience and grace as we navigate this new year together. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. We value your input! Go Thunderbirds! Tracy Hugunin, PTA President tjhugunin@gmail.com Upcoming Events:
9/10 First Day Pre-K and Kindergarten 9/22 General PTA Meeting (virtual) @7pm  Let's be ready to "mask up" AND show school pride! Masks can be purchased through the PTA store at the link below. To guarantee your mask is in by 9/18, please place your orders no later than Wednesday, 9/9.
 If you purchased tickets for any of the below parties from our Auction 2020, please know that your purchase will be honored for whenever the event is rescheduled.
savich13@yahoo.com A HUGE thank you to Hattie's Fine Coffee and the Copeland Family for helping the PTA provide an amazing welcome back breakfast for the Trailwood staff! Breakfast sandwiches, scones, protein balls, oh my!   Hello Thunderbirds! Well, we made it. Here we are at the last week of school and what a year it has been. Although the ending isn’t like anything any of us expected, looking back on the year, I am full of gratitude for a truly wonderful year. From the T-Bird Trot to Movie Night, Science Night and an amazing auction and so many other fun memories in between, I think we really can look back at this year with a smile! I have to thank the long list of committee chairs that really are what keep our PTA fun, productive and continuously meeting our goal of making each school year the best it can be for students, staff and families. I also have to give a special thanks to the room parents. The year just wouldn’t be the same without your commitment to making each classroom party and celebration special! And to all the many people that volunteered in SO many different ways this year…I can’t thank you enough! Trailwood is a very special community because of our desire to work together to go above and beyond for our students and community. It has been an honor and pleasure to serve as President. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer break and I look forward to seeing everyone in August for the start of a new year! Go Thunderbirds! Sincerely, Jen Pontier PTA President Every PTA committee and those that volunteer to work them are what make this Trailwood community so great.
If you are interested in helping in any of the below open committees for the 2020-2021 school year, we would love to have you!
 This will certainly be a year to remember! If you haven’t ordered a yearbook yet, please do so today! You are still able to purchase yearbooks for your children for the 2019-2020 school year, but time is running out! The deadline to purchase yearbooks is May 18, 2020. We are not sure when we will be able to distribute them at this time, but we will be in touch with all of the details as soon as we know. 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. 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. Questions? Please contact Cara at caraelizabeth1@yahoo.com for more information. 
Did you purchase a ticket to a party at auction this year? Progressive Dinner or a grade level party perhaps? Many of you have already heard from party hosts regarding a potential new date. If you haven’t, be on the look out for that communication!
 The 3rd Annual Trailwood Elementary Golf Tournament has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 1st, at Deer Creek Golf Club! We would love to have you join us! You may sign up as a player or as a sponsor throughout the spring and summer. We are looking forward to a fun day on the course this fall to raise money for a brand new traverse rock climbing wall for the gym! Questions? Please contact Vivian at vivian@outlookcreative.com or Cara at caraelizabeth1@yahoo.com. Every school year we like to recognize someone in our community that isn’t a parent yet gives time and energy to our students.
This year our recipient is: Melinda Sutton. Melinda has spent many hours in Kindergarten and first grade classrooms working on handwriting. We are grateful for Melinda and her dedication to supporting Trailwood. Thank you Melinda! We would like to invite you to our first PTA Meeting in September so we can properly honor you! Every school year the PTA looks at members that are in their final year as a Trailwood parent. We like to recognize a handful of dedicated members that have gone above and beyond in their time with our PTA. These members have served our school in countless ways and made such valuable contributions to PTA.
We would like to honor: Dara Giuliani Heather McClure Sarah Wright We invite you to our first PTA meeting in September so that we can properly thank you and honor you with the a Lifetime PTA Membership!  Next year's school supply lists are posted on the Trailwood Website here.
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