September From PTSA & Accountability
PTSA President: Melissa Kohn, mekohn4@gmail.com
Accountability Co-Chairs: Brianna Gillmore & Eddie "Mac" MacManus
Next PTSA meetinG & Parent Learning Night
The next PTSA meeting will be help via Google Meets on September 15th. The new format of the meetings is as follows:
6:30-7:00 PTSA information: upcoming important dates, events, ways to get involved, and Treasurer updates
7:00-8/8:30 Parent Learning Night: this portion of the evening will highlight an area of learning beneficial to all families. Past nights have been about social emotional learning, fighting the summer slump, and executive functioning in kids
Parent Learning Night, September 15th: So What's all the Buzz About a Maker Space? Come hear more about why this room is so important for student learning and even hear from our kids :)
Check your email for the google meet link as it gets closer!
***Leawood Eats***
TUESDAY, September 7th, 4-8PM
Chick-fil-a at Belleview Shores (5260 S Wadsworth Blvd).
Join us for food and fun - Dine in OR Drive-thru!
Come support Leawood Elementary and a portion of sales will be donated back to the school.
Make sure to mention you are there to support Leawood.
marketing guru needed!!
Our Scrip program is up and running, but we could use the help of someone to advertise/market the new program!! Karla Stroud does all the money and computer work, but if you want to help out by making fun fliers, advertising special deals, and getting the word out, we would love to have you!!
Email Melissa Kohn at mekohn4@gmail.com if interested!
New AND Improved Box Tops Program
The BoxTops Program is going digital! Check out this FLYER for more information.
fall fundraiser fun run
This year the fall fundraiser will be a Fun Run on October 6th! We are working on our Mind, Body, and Soul with a run to raise funds for Leawood!
Fun Run Pep Rally: Friday, September 17th
Fun Run: Wednesday, October 6th
Pledges will be made for each child using a flat donation. The day of the Fun Run families are welcome to come and cheer the kiddos on!! The Fun Run will take place on the upper soccer fields. Interested in helping the day of? Email Olivia St. Clair (email below)!
There will be fun prizes and experiences for all of our runners!
Look for more info to come home soon!
The money raised for the fall fundraiser will go to support OUR NEW maker space AND science rooms!!!
The Maker Space is a new and exciting room where kids can go to learn using different modalities, such as Legos, building blocks, robots and other STEM activities! Our new Science Room is a place where Science will come alive for students, engaging, questioning, and investigating different phenoniums.
For questions or to volunteer to help with any of the fundraising, please contact Olivia St. Clair, VP of Fundraising, olstclair14@gmail.com
the Classrooms need YOU!
If you are interested in being a "party parent" for your student's class, please contact Melissa Kohn at mekohn4@gmail.com
Responsibilities would be making sure everything is for provided for the classroom parties. Mrs. Shehan will send out the sign up genius with what to bring, and you just need to make sure everything is filled in and the party is a success!
marquee messages
Does your child have a birthday coming up? Celebrate them by purchasing a birthday message on the marquee!!! For $10 you will be able to have the message up for the entire week of their birthday!
Purchase your message here: https://leawoodlions.memberhub.com/store/items/448525
Accountability Committee
Are you interested in test scores, budget, and seeing where the money for the school goes?? Then Accountability is for YOU!!!
Our first meeting of the year is Wednesday, September 8th. It will begin at 6:00pm via Google Meet.
We will look over scores and data from last year and decide what we would like to work on for this school year.
Share your opinion and voice and join us on the 8th!!
Contact Brianna Gilmore or Eddie "Mac" MacManus with any questions.