

Trail Talk
Student Bulletin - January 12, 2025
UPCOMING EVENTS
1/20 - No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
1/21 - Bison Fan Day
CHARACTER TRAIT FOR JANUARY
GENERAL INFORMATION & UPDATES
Appointment with an Administrator?
Need to See a Principal?
Due to the complex schedules of our admin team, we are unable to accommodate walk-in appointments.
We value our partnership with caregivers about concerns, and we are happy to schedule in-person meetings or phone calls upon request.
We understand immediate concerns may arise, and we will do our best to accommodate families. However, urgent inquiries should be referred to Mrs. Ullman (816-986-2584), and she will assist families in contacting the appropriate staff member in a timely manner.
Our principals are also accessible via email:
● 6th Grade: Mr. Thackrah (brian.thackrah@lsr7.net)
● 7th Grade: Mrs. Moses (rhea.moses@lsr7.net)
● 8th Grade: Mr. Burgmeier (nick.burgmeier@lsr7.net)
If you need assistance in contacting our admin team, please reach out directly to Cindy
Ullman at 816-986-2584 or cindy.ullman@lsr7.net.
Bison Fan Day!
This is a NEW form for the January 16th Bison Fan Day. If you previously signed up, you must re-sign up if your student would like to attend. Thank you!
- Any eligible 6th, 7th, and 8th grade student is invited to stay after school (on Thursday, January 16th) to watch the Girls Basketball game.
- Please note that students will need to have a ride home at 5:45 pm.
- If you want your student to attend, please see the sign up link below. The sign up link will only be open until 1/16 at 11:00 am. However, if we reach a capacity number of participants, the form will not accept any more students to sign up.
Please note, if you are actively participating in another Winter sport (Basketball) or Activity that practices after school on 1/16, please do NOT sign up for Bison Fan Day. The expectation is that you fulfill your commitment to your athletic or activity practice. You may not join the Bison Fan day after your practice. If you want to attend the Girls Basketball game after your practice, same expectations are followed to be with an adult for the event.
Choosing The Best Path Information Night
7th Grade Health Families:
Scholar Bowl Spirit Wear!
Scholar Bowl Spirit wear store is open!
- Scholar Bowl Store
- Select ETMS for free delivery to East Trails Middle School
- Deadline: Sunday, January 19, 2025 (11:59PM PDT) (no late orders accepted)
Bison Building United Fundamental Foundations
2025 Middle School Tennis League
Lost & Found
Students, please stop by the front office to see if your lost item might be there.
GET CONNECTED
#iBELONG
Ways to get involved! We want every BISON to love being a part of our school!
See the 2024-25 Hub Link below for information about all clubs, athletics, and activities.
Our new book of the month will be, The Wild Robot. Students interested in reading the Book of the Month should stop by the library to sign up and check out a copy.
All who participate will be invited to the Discussion with Donuts (including a gluten free option) with Mrs. Brown, the school librarian, and any other staff who participate.
Discussion with Donuts will be held Wednesday, January 29th during TRAIL Time.
RECOGNITIONS & CELEBRATIONS
Life Skills
Mrs. Thurmond brought her 6th grade flute players in to perform for the life skills students. She invited Regan Harlan to ring the bells.
8th Grade TIE Students
8th grade students in Mrs. Stanley's Technology innovation and entrepreneurship class worked on creating their designs and placed the designs on t-shirts.
Garwood's Homeroom
Garwood’s Homeroom class enjoyed cocoa bar fun before winter break!
Fresia's Homeroom
Students participated in “Fun Crafts” in Fresia's Homeroom before winter break!
Third Annual Bison Bash Archery Tournament
ETMS hosted 480 Archers for a standard Bullseye Range Tournament using 80cm targets. ETMS placed first amongst all Middle Schools in attendance with a score of 3107. This qualifies us for Tier 2 State Archery that will take place in March. In addition ETMS had our very own Kai Roach achieve a score of 270, not only was that the highest score for ETMS at the tourney, but that also earned her the first place for the Middle School Girls division.
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
ETMS recognized School Resource Officer Sims last week for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
REMINDERS & REPEATED ITEMS
2025 Middle School Swim & Dive League
Middle School Swim and Dive League registrations open on Tuesday, January 7th!
The 2025 Middle School Swim and Dive League is for students interested in swimming or wanting to explore the sport of diving. The LSR7 Middle School Swim & Dive League was created for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students as a part of the District's K-12 Development of Programs initiative to vertically align our middles school to high school programs.
Please see the information link below for more information.
Polar Plunge
Join our team or help donate to our ETMS Polar Plungers and support the Special Olympics!
2025 Polar Plunge – Kansas City
February 22 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Check School Supplies
Time to replenish school supplies!
Students are especially in need of pencils, dry erase markers, and earbuds.
Teachers would also appreciate tissue boxes, if those haven't come in yet.
Bison Spirit Wear
Looking to add to your Bison Spirit Wear Collection?!
Spirit wear can be purchased through the front office.
ETMS can only accept CASH or CHECK.
School Lunch/Breakfast Menu
- January lunch menu
- January grab & go menu
- February lunch menu
- February grab & go menu
- Breakfast is $2.00; Plate lunch is $3.20
- Free and reduced lunch application
Box Tops for Education
Help East Trails Middle School raise funds by submitting your Box Tops online at: https://boxtops4education.com/s/
Code: etmsybk
*Will accept photos until end of March 2025