MARCH From PTSA & Accountability

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

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

Next PTSA meeting

Our next virtual meeting is Wednesday, March 17th at 6PM. Please come and hear about all the things happening at Leawood!!

Our READ-A-THON Fundraiser kicks off Tuesday, March 2nd, and runs through through Thursday, March 11th, culminating with 'Celebration Reading Day'. Check out the Schedule of Events LINKED HERE and be on the look out for more information coming home on Tuesday, March 2nd. We are so excited to raise money to support ALL the students, classrooms and staff members at Leawood and to provide our students an opportunity to increase their LOVE of reading!

Community Events

Thank you to everyone who ordered delicious doughnuts from Dapper Doughnuts! This month we will be be culminating our Read A Thon with a Drive In Movie with food trucks! We will be watching The Lorax and will have 2 local food trucks for dinner!

Mac 'N Noodles www.macnnoodles.com

Capital City Wraps www.capitalcitywraps.com

RSVP to attend to mekohn4@gmail.com

(this is to assure we can have a reserved spot for your family at the movie)

SCIENCE FAIR Entries due Wed., March 24th

Read all the DETAILS and check out the rubric used for judging HERE
Fill out the Science Fair Entry form HERE
Science Fair: Tuesday, April 20th

Accountability

Thank you to all who attended the Accountability meeting in February! It was wonderful to "see" you all!

At this meeting we discussed school goals. As a result of research around the science of reading, there is a new, scientific way to teach reading which the CO Dept of Education is requiring for all K-3 teachers. At Leawood, we decided all teachers, PreK-5th, will participate and discover together the newest ways of effectively teaching reading. Reading achievement will remain our main goal for this year. Funds raised from the Read a Thon will help fund the instructional tools that support this new learning.

Please join us for our next meeting where will discuss changing the starting time for the school beginning in the 2021-22 school year!

Easy Ways to Support Leawood

You Can Still Support Leawood by participating in the following programs . We are still collecting Box Tops and Milk Caps for Mooola. We have a collection bin in the front entryway of the school. We are also participating in the American Furniture Warehouse and Burgers for Better Schools Programs.

Box Tops Marketplace
Milk Caps for MOOLA
Burgers for Better Schools Program Leawood has been selected by Red Robin to be a part of this new program. Every time you eat at Red Robin, 1% of your check will be donated directly to your school of choice. Be sure to invite your friends, family and neighbors to join Red Robin Royalty and opt-in to support your school, too. Remember, the more you devour – the more they’ll donate!
Staples Classroom Rewards Introducing 'Classroom Rewards'. Give 5% back to your teachers! For more information Click Here
AFW Supports Leawood! EVERY-TIME you make a purchase at American Furniture Warehouse, be sure to mention that you would like to support Leawood Elementary and a portion of of your sales will be donated back to us!
Coke Caps and Codes! Coca-Cola Give wants to help raise funds for our school; Just click the link, enter the school info and coke code! You can also turn in your codes in the box located by the main entrance. https://us.coca-cola.com/give/schools/

Are you a parent, grandparent, guardian, aunt/uncle or community member that is good with numbers, likes to find deals, enjoys get togethers, or is a natural leader? Then PTSA is the place for you! We are always looking for general membership AND it's the time of year that we need to recruit new committee chairs and board members (elections are in April). If you are interested or would like to learn more - please reach out to Ryan Boogert (ryan.boogert@jeffco.k12.co.us) or Laura Burnham (laura.burnham@jeffco.k12.co.us).

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 February Wall of Pride Students were:

FEBRUARY WALL OF PRIDE

5th Grade

Story: Devon Ortez, Jaylin White, Brayden Westerkamp

4th/5th Grade

Voth: Zayden Hemmert Aguilar, Lanie Jacobson, Jayden Chester

4th Grade

Burnham: Abigail Byrrne, Eloise Clark, Kingston Peyrouse

3rd Grade

Boogert: Khanh Tran, Troy Clapham, Carly Connors

Bole: Baylee Meyer, Evan Cleary, Vanessa Nichols, Haylee Snodgrass, Colton Snodgrass, Jacob Salazar

2nd Grade

Field: Isaac Estrada, Teigen Platenburg, Easton Westlake