February From PTSA & Accountability

PTSA President: Kelly Rodak, kelly.rodak@jeffco.k12.co.us PTSA Website

Accountability Chair: Melissa Kohn, mekohn4@gmail.com Accountability Website

Conferences are coming and we need your help!

On Tuesday and Wednesday, February 12th and 13th, our teachers and many staff members will arrive at school at 8am (or earlier) and not leave until 8:30pm (or later) only to get up and do it all over again the next day. Conferences are such an important part of connecting school and family to help children grow. Please sign up to help provide our awesome staff with dinner on these two nights!

Below are links to both days. While we do need the food, drinks and supplies, we also need a few folks that can help set up and clean up. Can you help?

February 12th – Baked Potato Bar and Salad

February 13th – Pot Luck Buffet

Thank you!!

Next PTSA Meeting

Our next PTSA meeting will be Wednesday, February 20th, from 6:00-7:30PM in the Leawood Library. Child Care is provided! We hope to see you all there!

PTSA is currently looking for amazing individuals who are interested in being part of our board. We have people who have agreed to re-run for President, Secretary, and VP of Fundraising. But we do not have anyone YET who has volunteered for VP of Community Affairs, Treasurer, or Community Representative. Contact Aimee Crispin or Bethany De Herrera-Schnering if you’d like to hear more about these positions. Consider that impact you will have!

aimee.crispin@jeffco.k12.co.us

bethany.deherrera-schnering@jeffco.k12.co.us

Family Date Night

February 13th, 5-8 pm Red Robin at 7708 W. Long Dr.

Leawood PTSA earns 20% back on each ticket!

SCRIP SCRIP SCRIP

Thank you all SO much for your support of Scrip – this is an easy way to help support Leawood and earn money to pay for your child’s Chromebook and/or Outdoor Lab. The next order date is February 15th. You can order by going online (www.shopwithscrip.com) or by filling out a paper order form and putting it in the PTSA lock box. The lock box is located in the school lobby near the front doors on the opposite side of the Watch Dog Dad calendar. Please do NOT give order forms to teachers and/or staff members. Orders placed with the February 15th process date will be available for pick or delivery by February 22nd.

Box Top Drive Contest!

Now thru February 22nd turn in your box tops. Make sure to include your teachers name so your class gets credit. Top 3 classes will earn a Popcorn Party!!! Look for the flyer in your Child's Friday Folder.

SCIENCE FAIR

The students enjoyed the kick off assembly last Friday. Info packets went home with them last Friday.

Entry forms due: Friday, March 1st
Science Fair: Wednesday, March 20th

See the PTSA Website for more information.

Spring Fling

THANK YOU to everyone that has gotten back to us with donations! We are so excited to have Leawood families and friends supporting our amazing school. We continue to need donations, so please keep them coming :) Donations will go towards an outdoor classroom to complement our NEW Leawood Garden.

Please save the date for the live and silent auction on April 5th, at Breckenridge Brewery. Tickets will be available for purchase this month. $35 will include food, a beverage, the live and silent auction, plus a performance by That Eighties Band. We are also adding a second option for tickets, if you would like to come for the band only for $15.

Be looking in your Friday folders for more information!

Accountability

FREE FOOD! FREE DRINKS! PRIZES!

Come have some fun discussing the Leawood's budget, and all the wonderful things happening in our school. We will be talking about the passing of 5A and 5B, as well as how this directly affects Leawood. If you've ever wondered what goes on "behind the scenes" of school, this is the place to be!

The next meeting will be Wednesday, February 6th at 5pm in the library. We would love to see lots of people there. There will be FREE FOOD! And, if you bring a community member who is not a parent, you will be entered to win a gift card! Please join us for an important voice for our school.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please reach out to Leawood's Accountability Chair, Melissa Kohn at mekohn4@gmail.com

Wall of Pride

The Wall of Pride is Leawood’s way of acknowledging our responsible students. These good citizens are chosen by their teachers for demonstrating Respect, Responsibility and Safety. Students can be recognized for any of these traits during any month of the year, with the expectation that each student is recognized at least one time. These students will have their picture taken and will eat lunch with Mrs. Shehan during the monthly Wall of Pride lunch. The January Wall of Pride Students were: