Weekly Wildcat

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 7:15am-4pm; Fri-7:15am-4:00pm

16700 W. 159th Street, Olathe, KS, 66062

913-780-7240

Technical Support: Help Desk--913-780-8058

Administration

Principal: Rick Sola

rfsola@olatheschools.org

Asst. Principal: Krista Dueringer (Silver Teams-6,7,8)

kdueringercst@olatheschools.org

Asst. Principal: Erin Richerson (Green Teams-6,7,8)

eericherson@olatheschools.org

Counselors

Rachel Iuli: Green Teams-6,7,8

rjiuli@olatheschools.org

Makaela King: Silver Teams- 6,7,8

mcking@olatheschools.org

Nurse

Jenn Ross: jiross@olatheschools.org

School Resource Officer

Daniel Mason: dmasonsro@olatheschools.org

Attendance Secretary

Carrie Douglas: cescottdouglas@olatheschools.org (913.780.7241)

Student Information Specialist

Melynda Marquardt: mrmarquardt@olatheschools.org

Website: https://www.olatheschools.org/chisholmtrail
Location: 16700 W 159th St, Olathe, KS 66062, USA
Phone: 913-780-7240

X: @CSTWildcatsMS

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Commit, Connect, Continue

Dear CST Family!

It’s Conference week! Reminder: no school Thursday or Friday and Wednesday is 11:35 dismissal with no lunch. We hope to see you at some point this week. Be sure to check your teachers’ availability beyond the school day. Be reminded that teachers have conference availability Wednesday afternoon from 12:55 - 3:40 by appointment if the other times do not work for you. This is a good time to check in and take inventory on the year as we’ve completed our first quarter.

Thank you for all your support with food and snack this week as well!

Let us know if we can be of support in any way.

Have a wonderful week ahead!

Rick

This week...

**Conference Week** (see more below)

Monday, 10/14

• 1st Day of Quarter 2
• 7th FB @ MT (3:45pm)

Tuesday, 10/15

• 8th FB @ ST (3:45pm)

Wednesday, 10/16

• 1/2 Day (11:35am dismissal)
• 12:55-3:40--Teachers available by appointment
  

Thursday, 10/17

• No School (conferences)

Friday, 10/18

• No School

...and beyond!

• October 22nd--6-7:30pm--CST 25 Celebration Reception--mark your calendar!
• October 29th--6-6:30pm--Father's Club Info Meeting--ALL DADS WELCOME!
• November 5th--Mock election
  

Reminder: Students are dismissed at 11:35am on Wednesday (no lunch) and have no school Thursday or Friday due to parent-teacher conferences.

Please help remind your child to charge their device each night in preparation for the following day of school. Devices are often on little to no charge at the start of the day which limits access to the full lesson in many classes.

Hard to believe, but parent-teacher conferences are fast approaching. The format is similar to past years with 10/14 - 10/18 designated as conference week. Here's how it works at CST...

• Arena Style on Wednesday, 10/16 from 4:30-8:30pm--Teachers are set up in the gym and MPR to meet with parents on a first come, first serve basis. There are no appointments during this time.
• Teachers will begin communicating on 9/25 their availability and sign-up opportunities for appointments during conference week. Times will vary by teacher aside from when all teachers are available on Wednesday--12:55-3:40pm by appointment and 4:30-8:30pm through arena style.
• Wednesday, 10/16 is a half day for students with an 11:35am dismissal (no lunch on this day for students). Teachers also have time designated for conferences from 12:55-3:40pm and have a dinner break from 3:40-4:30pm before arena conferences begin.
  
• Stay tuned for info coming in the new couple weeks from your child's teachers.

Parent-teacher conferences are fast approaching and we have a wonderful group of parents spearheading a meal/snacks for teachers the week of 10/14-10/17. To fulfill this need, they have created a sign-up genius for all parents to contribute as they are able. Please click the link to sign up for your contribution. Our staff are SO appreciative of this every year as these days extend into the evening throughout the week.

Questions can be directed to Hilary McNeil (contact info at the link) or to Courtney Seever (cseever@olatheschools.org).

Click the link to sign up! Fall 2024 P/T Conference Week - Food Sign-Up

Click photo to go to book fair homepage

If you would like to learn more about 21st Century Academies, please explore the Olathe Public School Website: https://www.olatheschools.org/21stcenturyacademies . There is information on each specific academy, the application process, partnerships, open houses, and FAQ’s.

Each Academy hosts an Open House for students and parents/guardians. During this time, students can see the space, talk with facilitators and students, and learn more about each Academy. Dates and times for these are below – all are drop-in except for Distinguished Scholars, they would like you to attend for the entire 90 minutes.

Olathe North

Distinguished Scholars - Tuesday, October 22 6pm

Animal Health, Geoscience, Medical Professions, Sports Medicine - Thursday, October 22 5:45pm – 7:45pm

Olathe West

Green Tech, Public Safety - Wednesday, October 30 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Olathe East

Civic Leadership, Design, Future Educators - Wednesday, November 6 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Olathe South
BioMedical Engineering, Business Finance, Computer Science - Thursday, November 7 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Olathe Northwest

e-Communication – Tuesday, November 12, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Engineering -Wednesday, November 13, 5:30-7:30pm

Dates to Know:

Friday, November 15– 21st Century Academy Application Open at 7am

Thursday, November 21 – 7:30am CST Application Workshop - for students that would like help with their application

Tuesday, December 3 – CST Mock Interviews

Thursday, December 5 - 7:30am CST Application Workshop - for students that would like help with their application

Monday, December 9– 21st Century Academy Application closes at 10pm

Ongoing throughout mid-December to mid-January – Interviews scheduled for Academies

Wednesday, January 10 – 21st Century Academy notifications available via link at 4pm

Contact Mrs. Iuli with questions.

rjiuli@olatheschools.org

Attention Spanish speaking 8th grade students who are interested in learning more about Olathe’s 21st Century Academies and Olathe Advanced Technical Center programs. There is an informational meeting on Thursday October 10th at Santa Fe Middle School. The event starts at 5:45. The entire presentation will be presented in Spanish.

Atención estudiantes de octavo grado de habla hispana que estén interesados ​​en aprender más sobre los programas de las Academias del Siglo XXI y del Centro Técnico Avanzado de Olathe. Habrá una reunión informativa el jueves 10 de octubre en la escuela secundaria Santa Fe. El evento comienza a las 5:45. Toda la presentación se realizará en español.

Hello Chisholm Trail Families!

We are thrilled to share a way to connect with your student’s learning at home! In 2016, the Kansas State Board of Education challenged schools to develop a process that engages students in the creation of an Individual Plan of Study, or IPS. While we are proud to involve even our youngest learners in career and future thinking, the IPS process officially starts for students in middle school and continues throughout high school.

Individual Plans of Study help students examine how their interests and strengths can transform into education, training and careers after high school. We know that the journey to discover how our individual skills and interests can transform into a career is filled with both short and long-term goals that evolve throughout our life. To help students explore all possibilities, Olathe has developed classroom instruction and hands-on experiences to support the IPS process.

One way we support this is through a future-readiness website called Xello. For the past two years, middle and high school students have explored lessons, inventories, and other programming within Xello but now we can share this student learning with you at home! Family Portal will allow you to not only view your student’s work but also research future career options, scholarships, training and school opportunities after high school.

Invitations for Xello Family Portal will be sent to parents and guardians listed in ParentVUE. Those email invitations will come from noreply@xello.world and will prompt you to create a password. All students in grades 6-12 who are already connected to you as a parent/guardian will be connected to your account. [If you've already activated your Xello parent account, continue to use the account you have already set up. If you have not created an account, please look for the email to set up your account.] Additional information for Family Portal can be found in both English and Spanish on the Parent/Guardian support section. Counselors will continue to share Xello highlights throughout the year. Please contact your student’s school counselor with any questions.

Sincerely,

Rachel Iuli

School Counselor

Hola Familia de Chisholm Trail,

¡Estamos felices de compartir con ustedes una forma de conectarse con el aprendizaje de su estudiante desde su casa! En 2016, El Consejo de Educación del Estado de Kansas pidió a las escuelas a desarrollar un proceso que involucre a los estudiantes en la creación de un Plan de Estudio Individual, o IPS. Nos sentimos muy orgullosos de involucrar a nuestros estudiantes más jóvenes en su trayectoria profesional y su pensamiento hacia el futuro, el proceso del plan de estudio individual comienza oficialmente para los estudiantes en la escuela intermedia y continuará durante toda la escuela secundaria.

Los planes de estudio individual ayudan a los estudiantes a examinar cómo sus intereses y objetivos pueden transformarse en educación, capacitación y carreras profesionales después de la escuela secundaria. Sabemos que el trayecto para descubrir cómo nuestras habilidades e intereses individuales pueden transformarse en una profesión, que estará lleno de objetivos a corto y largo plazo que van evolucionando a lo largo de nuestra vida. Para ayudar a los estudiantes a explorar todas las posibilidades, Olathe ha desarrollado instrucción en el aula y experiencias prácticas para apoyar el proceso de IPS.

Una forma en que nosotros apoyamos esto es a través de un sitio Web de preparación para el futuro llamado Xello. Durante los últimos dos años, los estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria han explorado lecciones, inventarios y otra programación dentro de Xello, ¡pero ahora podemos compartir este aprendizaje estudiantil con ustedes en casa! El portal Familiar le permitirá a usted no solo ver el trabajo de su estudiante, sino también investigar futuras opciones de carreras profesionales, becas, capacitación y oportunidades escolares para después de la escuela secundaria.

Las invitaciones para Xello Family Portal (Portal familiar) se enviarán a los padres y tutores que figuran en Parent VUE. Esas invitaciones por correo electrónico llegaran a nombre de noreply@xello.world. Ellos le pedirán que cree una contraseña. Todos los estudiantes en los grados 6-12 que ya están conectados con usted como padre / tutor se conectarán a su cuenta. [Si ya ha activado su cuenta principal de Xello, continúe usando esta cuenta que usted ya ha configurado. Si no ha creado una cuenta, busque el correo electrónico para configurarla.] Puede encontrar información adicional para Family Portal en inglés y español en la sección de apoyo para padres / tutores. Los consejeros continuarán compartiendo los aspectos más destacados de Xello durante todo el año. Por favor, póngase en contacto con el consejero escolar de su estudiante si tiene alguna pregunta.

Atentamente,

Rachel Iuli

School Counselor

Join us on October 22 from 6-7:30 for an open house reception and celebration of CST's 25th year of serving the community. A self-guided tour of the building will highlight CST past and present and an informal reception will be had in the MPR complete with cookies, punch, and musical performances from our musical groups. Please join us! More details to be shared soon.

If you're interested in purchasing raffle tickets they are $1 each and will be available until 10/16.

Please visit: https://ks-olathe.intouchreceipting.com/

Once you log in, you will choose your school --> Optional Items --> Wildcat Raffle Basket --> Enter the quantity of how many tickets you would like and click "buy". Once you go to your cart and checkout it will prompt you to choose which basket(s) you would like to put your name in for.

Please contact Courtney Seever at cseever@olatheschools.org with any questions.

Father's Club t-shirts now available! Click the link below to purchase. All proceeds go towards the Father's Club!

10/16 Parent Teacher conferences.

4:30-8:30--We will have an info table set up with a QR code to sign up for FC. The table will be mostly unmanned but if anyone wants to hang out at the table and answer questions, feel free.

10/22 CST 25th Anniversary Celebration

6-730. info table set up to answer questions and dad-power if help is needed with anything

10/29 CST Father's Club Information night

6-630, CST library. Opportunity to learn more about Father's Club, plans for the rest of the school year, etc

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CST Father's Club has two co-chairs, 7th grade parent, Brad Reynolds, and 7/8 grade parent, Steven Brigman. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at ChisholmTrail@FathersClub.org.

Register or read more about Father's Club by clicking the buttons below. We look forward to having our dads active in the CST community!

Where: Olathe South (Main Auditorium), 1640 E 151st St., Olathe, Kansas

When: Thursday, October 24, at 7PM and Friday, October 25, at 7 PM

Event Details: Doors open at 6:30 PM; show begins at 7 PM and lasts about 2 hours (with a 10-minute intermission)

All students have the opportunity to create a project to submit to the MLK Jr. Contest happening this fall. Students can work individually, with a partner or small group, or with a class. The three categories are writing, visual arts, and multi-media. More info on fliers below!

Follow CST's Facebook or X page!

Intervention cycles begin on Monday at CST. If your child qualified and will be pulled for intervention, a letter will be sent home with further details. These intervention cycles take place during Cat Time and students may cycle in and out of these interventions throughout the year. The communication below explains more. The point of contact for those in intervention is your child's ELA teacher.

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CST Families,

As some of you may know, our district has adopted a reading intervention program called 95 Percent to address skills needed for reading fluency. Students are screened in the fall, winter, and spring.

At the beginning of the school year, we look at FastBridge data from this past spring as well as our fall screening data. Based on a student’s performance on one of these measures, they may be identified as a student who possibly needs further reading intervention. Our reading team will work with your student for further screening through our Cat time.

If our screening tools indicate that your student needs to participate in the 95 Percent program with our interventionists, you will hear from them when the time comes.

If you have any questions about our reading program, please feel free to contact me or CST building reading specialists, Mrs. Kimberlee Newman and Mrs. Kim Hoeven. Thank you so much for your time, and we look forward to working with your students!

On Behalf of the Reading Intervention Team,

Rick Sola

Principal

CST Families,

As you may know, our school has developed a numeracy intervention system to address skills needed for achievement in mathematics. All students are screened periodically throughout the year using standards-based screening measures based on upcoming grade-level content standards. Based on a student’s performance on these measures, they may be identified as a student who possibly needs further numeracy intervention to be successful with grade-level mathematics standards. Should your student be identified, they will work with one of our building’s math intervention teachers during Cat time in order to master identified numeracy skills.

If you have questions about our numeracy intervention system, please feel free to contact:

Math Interventionist and Grade Level Liaison

• 6th Grade—David Haines (dhainescst@olatheschools.org)
• 7th Grade—Max Taulbee (mjtaulbee@olatheschools.org)
• 8th Grade—Deonne Hobson (dhobsoncst@olatheschools.org)

Your Child’s Math Teacher

Math Intervention Admin

• Dr. Erin Richerson—(eericherson@olatheschools.org)

ICYMI from registration: The CST Wildcat Fund are funds used to promote a positive climate and culture for all wildcats. Donations to this fund can go toward any of the following…

• CST students—CST ROCS Store (experiences, toys, candy, swag, etc.), recognitions, giveaway items (Vets Day pin, US Constitution, treats, etc.), other student-specific items as needs arise.
• CST teachers—Parent-teacher conference meal support, teacher appreciation efforts
• "CST" landscape design on the hill just south of the football field (future project)

• CST 25 Event support—All CST Community Event on 10/22/24 at 6:00pm

Any and all amounts are appreciated. ALL donations are tax-deductible and go toward the CST Wildcat Fund. Thank you for your generosity and continued support of CST students and staff!

*You will have the option to email or print a receipt for your donation. If you need any assistance regarding your donation, please email Courtney Seever at: cseever@olatheschools.org

Parents, you received an email from Jostens earlier this week about how to purchase a yearbook for your CST student. Please use the information and links in that email for your yearbook purchases. This year, Jostens is offering many different add-ons for you to choose from - all are optional! Yearbooks start at $27.15 plus tax.

We are so appreciative of the K-cup donations we've received last year! If you are looking for a simple way to support CST staff, we gladly accept and greatly appreciate K-cup donations for our lounge. Our staff LOVE this and use it daily...thank you! These donations can be dropped in the office or on the tables stage in the main hall of the building with tissue boxes.

Middle School Athletic Passes for adults and students are available through GoFan - https://gofan.co/app/school/KS79390

Once purchased, you can transfer the student pass to your student via text message. Passes can only be transferred 1 time. If your student doesn’t have a cell phone, they will receive an ID card with an “A” on it for Athletic Pass that will allow them into athletic events.

All students need to have a Transportation Consent form on file each year. This allows them to travel on buses for athletic and activity purposes. All students will need this as trips are scheduled throughout the year, including an all-school service day in the spring.

• Go to Touchbase
• Select your student
• Click on Registrations
• Click on Transportation Consent Form

September 6, 2024

Olathe Families,

We are excited to have your families come to support our high school activities and athletics. It is great to see the entire community at these events. It is imperative that our parent community partner with us as we work to encourage positive middle school behavior at high school games or events.

In Olathe we will require that all elementary and middle school students who attend our high school football games enter the game with an adult and sit with that adult throughout the game. Please do not drop your child off at a district complex without supervision as they will not be allowed to enter. It is challenging to monitor and keep all students safe without the help of our parent community.

Thanks for your help with this protocol to make district events a great experience for all who attend.

We hope to see your family cheering for our Olathe teams this school year.

Matt Johnson

Director of Athletics and Activities

Olathe Public Schools

Brent Kiger

Executive Director of Safety Services

Olathe Public Schools

6 de Septiembre de 2024

Familias de Olathe, Estamos emocionados de que sus familias vengan a apoyar las actividades y deportes de nuestras escuelas preparatorias. Es grandioso ver a toda la comunidad en estos eventos. Es muy importante que nuestra comunidad de padres colabore con nosotros mientras trabajamos para fomentar el comportamiento positivo de la escuela secundaria en los juegos o eventos de la escuela preparatoria.

En Olathe se requerirá que todos los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria que asistan a nuestros partidos de fútbol americano de la escuela preparatoria entren al juego con un adulto y se sienten con ese adulto durante todo el partido. Por favor, no deje a su hijo en ningún complejo del distrito sin supervisión, ya que no se le permitirá la entrada. Es un reto supervisar y mantener a todos los estudiantes seguros sin la ayuda de nuestra comunidad de padres.

Gracias por su ayuda con este protocolo para que los eventos del distrito sean una gran experiencia para todos los que asisten. Esperamos ver a su familia aplaudiendo a nuestros equipos de Olathe este ciclo escolar.

Matt Johnson

Director de Actividades Deportivas/Escolares

Escuelas Públicas de Olathe

Brent Kiger

Director Ejecutivo de Servicios de Seguridad

Escuelas Públicas de Olathe

• Students walking east: stay on sidewalk in front of football field and along Mur-Len--do not cross parking lot entry on 159th St.
• There is no park and pick-up at CST. Doing so creates additional bottle neck trying to exist the parking lot to get onto 159th. Only park if you need to come into the building.
• Dismissal: stay as close to the curb on either side as possible to open up the middle traffic lane
• Dismissal: students may cross to the second lane in front of the school, by the flag pole, only.
• Dismissal: Two lanes of traffic need to form to keep the line from spilling onto and sitting on 159th Street.
• Arrival: Has been going great...thank you!
  

Parents were shared information about personal student devices at school (board policy can be found HERE).

We will review this policy with students as they return this week. Please help us by reminding (informing) students of this change ahead of time. This policy will be a slight shift from last year's practice.

• Personal devices are to be put away from bell to bell--8:20am-3:20pm
• Cell phones and ear buds will be turned into the office if out during the day. This includes passing periods and lunch.
• Headphones/earphones should be wired only
  
• Devices will be labeled and kept in the office until after school where students can pick it up.
• These procedures will be reviewed with students this week.
• Smart watches may be worn for time/step tracking purposes, but active use (i.e. like cell phone) will result in the watch being turned into the office.
• Collected devices will be kept in the office so it can be labeled and kept safe until return.

• Students arriving between 7:30-7:40 – both activity and front doors will be unlocked; remain in foyer
• Students arriving at 7:40—front doors and activity entrance—go to the gym, MPR, or library (7:45)
• Breakfast will be eaten in the MPR
• Students wanting to meet with a teacher between 7:40-8:10am should go to the office to get a pass.
• Students need to wait until the 8:10 “release bell” to go to their lockers or the locker room
• Students should not be in the hallways unless you have a pass/appointment with a teacher.

What do I do after school?

• Bus riders – Gather belongings and head straight out to your bus (front of school)

• Walkers/Bike riders/Skateboarders – walk bikes/carry skateboards while on school property both before and after school - 2 rack locations available - front by science doors and side by Events Entrance

• If you are heading toward Ridgeview, you must walk on the sidewalk by the science doors toward 159th Street.

• If you are heading toward Murlen, you need to walk on the sidewalk that heads toward Mur-len (by the football field) and then turn right and go to the light.

• Students may not cross in front of cars at any time.

• Parents may not park in the parking lot to drop off or pick up students

• If your ride is in the outside lane for pickup, you may ONLY cross at the crosswalk in the front of CST

Reminders:

• There is no park and pick up at CST. Parking is reserved for those needing to come into the building
• Once child is picked up, use the center lane for pass through
• May switch lanes in the PM
  
• Drop off along the ENTIRE curb
  

Please review and follow the traffic patterns for drop-off and pick-up. The established traffic pattern is designed for the safety of our students and families who are in vehicles as well as our bike and walker traffic. Plan ahead and expect delays, especially at the start of the year.

For brief video tutorial of CST's traffic pattern, click HERE.

If your child needs to be picked up during the school day, you can call the front office (913-780-7240) and let them know the time. A pass will be sent for your child to be in the office upon your arrival. Please come into the building to check out your child. A state ID (driver's license) is required to enter the building.

If your child is late because of an appointment, you can simply call the office to check them in and have them walk in and report to the attendance secretary (Mrs. Douglas).

If your child is going to be absent, please notify our attendance secretary directly at 913-780-7241 or by email at cescottdouglas@olatheschools.org.

Add Money to your students account-- https://www.olatheschools.org/domain/2915

(3 charges allowed per student)

District Lunch Menus:

https://www.olatheschools.org/domain/2911

Chisholm Trail launched its new PBIS program last school year. PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports and ROCS is Respect, Ownership, Compassion, and Safety. These four core values are emphasized and taught to our students daily. The program is intentional about teaching students expected behavior. Tokens may be given out for exhibiting expected behavior and those can be used in a "store" to purchase items. These items may be tangible (candy, pop, books, etc.) or intangible (time in the gym, lunch in a special location, sit in the teacher's chair for the day, etc.). The tokens are what helps make ROCS fun, but the conversations this generates between students and staff are also part of what makes this such an impactful program. You will certainly see and hear more but ask your child about ROCS, what it stands for, and why we do it...they should know and may share about their own experience receiving a token or cashing it in!

Use the link in the section below if you'd like to contribute to our store. Thank you in advance for your consideration and support of this important program at CST!

You can donate items for the ROCS (Respect, Ownership, Compassion, Safety) store through our Amazon Wish List and the items will be sent directly to CST.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/12SICJZV5MY4P?ref_=wl_share

Thank you to all who have helped us in the past. Our kids are LOVING it and we are so grateful for your support of our positive behavior program...CST does in fact ROC(K)!