From the Principal 

Hello Leawood Families,

We hope this newsletter finds you well. We wanted to take a moment to express our gratitude for the incredible turnout at our Halloween parade and parties. It was so much fun seeing all the creative costumes and the excitement on our students' faces. A special thank you to all the families who joined us in the gym for the costume fashion show. Your participation made the event even more special.

We're also excited to share some fantastic news about our school community. During our recent professional development, I had the privilege of sharing some incredible results from last year's Panorama Data survey. We're thrilled to announce that:

• We rank 12th in the district for all elementary schools for staff belonging.

• We rank 5th in the district for all schools for student belonging.

• We ranked 1st in the District for Student/Teacher Relationships in the District by our 3rd-5th graders.

These achievements are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff, students, and families. We're incredibly proud of our school community and the positive relationships we've built.

As we continue to strive for excellence, we value your input. Please take a moment to complete this short survey (LINK) to share your thoughts and suggestions on areas of strength at Leawood. Your feedback will help us identify opportunities for growth and improvement.

Thank you for your continued support.

Your Proud Principal, 

Kevin Kolasa

Leawood's Thanksgiving and Holiday Support

The Leawood Staff will continue it's tradition of creating Thanksgiving Food Boxes to help our families in need. Please complete this confidential Thanksgiving Boxes form and our school social worker, Jennifer Magri, will be in touch to arrange for pick up or delivery on Friday, November 22nd. 

Leawood's Giving Tree is supported by the Leawood community and strives to provide additional help to families who may be struggling to make ends meet during the holidays.  For more information, use this link to access the confidential Holiday Support Interest Form.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

• Friday, November 1: NO SCHOOL, Teacher Learning Day

• Tuesday, November 5: PTSA Community Night, Skate City, 6:00-8:00

• Saturday, November 9: Columbine Holiday Craft Fair, 10:00-4:00pm

• Monday, November 11: Veterans Day Assembly, 8:15-9:00 am

• Wednesday, November 13: Better Together Day: Wear your Leawood Spirit Grear

• Thursday, November 14: 2nd Grade field trip to Museum Nature & Science, 9:15-1:30

• Friday, November 15: Student Leadership, Donate a Book Day (more information to come)

• Saturday, November 16: Leawood Cheerleaders Competition @ Dakota Ridge H.S., 10:00

• Monday, November 18: Wall of Pride Lunch, KG-2

• Monday, November 18: Leawood Eats @ Applebee's 

• Monday, November 18: 3rd Grade field trip to Skate City 

• Tuesday, November 19: Wall of Pride Lunch, 3-5

• Wednesday, November 20: PTSA Meeting, 6:00-7:00

• Friday, November 22: Report Cards Sent Home

• November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break

• Monday, December 2: Students and Staff Return