We only have a few short hours left until the final deadline, so make sure you get your entries submitted online or to the office TODAY, Tuesday, October 15th.

Don't forget – all participants will be invited to a GLOW PARTY! 🎉
Plus, they'll receive coupons for free Handel's ice cream 🍦 and a class at Mission: Renaissance Fine Art Classes 🎨 .

For more details and to submit your PTE student's entry, visit https://tinyurl.com/PTReflections. Entries can also be emailed to artsineducation@prairietrailpta.org.

If you sold anything for the fundraiser, TODAY, Tuesday, OCTOBER 15th starting at 1:00 is pickup!

You will park in the lot off of Kirkpatrick and enter through the back gym doors.

Staff will be here to help you until 6:00 pm.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 16! Join us for an all-day Spirit Night at Awesome Times, and help raise funds for our 5th graders' end-of-year field trip! 🚌🎓

✨How it works:

● We get 10% back on every single order all day long!

● Both take-out and in-person orders count—no need to mention PTE!

Your meal will not only be delicious but will also make a difference for our 5th graders! 🙌

For only a $1 you can Dress to Impress this Friday, October 18th and support our 5th graders.

Fancy dress can be anything that makes you feel "fancy!"

• tiara, crown, boas
• ties
• dress or nice shirt and pants

Red Ribbon Week is NEXT WEEK, Oct. 21-25. The National Theme is year is "Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free!"

In addition to wearing Hawaiian shirts and Sports gear, we also cover topics that will help our students be better equipped to live Drug free lives.

During LISD Red Ribbon Campaign in October, these topics will be covered:

• Respect for Self
• Coping Skills
• Goal Setting
• Refusal Skills

Check out the resources below for how to keep the conversations going:

• Flyers in Spanish and English
• Conversation Starter cards
• Ask the Experts videos/Parent Preview
• Link to www.redribbon.org
• Info about Medication Disposal Day - October 26, 2024 10-2 @FMHS, Carrollton PD, LHS, MHS, TCHS

Be sure to participate in the dress up days next week:

• Mon. 10/21 - Be a Star , Stay Drug Free
• Dress as a movie star

• Tue. 10/22 - Slam Dunk - Drugs are Junk
• Wear sports gear

• Wed. 10/23 - “Lei” off Drugs
• Hawaiian Dress

• Thurs. 10/24 - Drug Free through the Decades
• Dress 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, etc.

• Fri. 10/25 - No Drugs in our Club
• Mickey Mouse/Disney or Red, White, or Black shirts

Recognize Someone submissions are open again! Would you like to recognize a staff member at Prairie Trail or LISD, click here to type a quick note. It will be printed on a nice post card and delivered to that staff member. It is free for you, but worth so much!! :)

https://www.lisd.net/recognize

Second Step Lessons are on PAUSE while we focus on Red Ribbon lessons. During LISD Red Ribbon Campaign in October, these topics will be covered:

• Respect for Self
• Coping Skills
• Goal Setting
• Refusal Skills

Check out the resources below for how to keep the conversations going:

• Flyers in Spanish and English
• Conversation Starter cards
• Ask the Experts videos/Parent Preview
• Link to www.redribbon.org
• Info about Medication Disposal Day - October 26, 2024 10-2 @FMHS, Carrollton PD, LHS, MHS, TCHS

We will start back Second Step lessons the week of Nov. 4th with Unit 2, Emotional Management.

For lesson 6 topic for each grade level, please click here and for Spanish, please click here. Click on the grade level at the top of the page to see your child's lesson topic.

All lesson summaries are linked here for the entire year for you to see now.

• 14th-18th - National School Lunch Week
  
• 15th - PTA Reflection Projects DUE
• 18th - PTA Membership Prizes given to classes
• 20th - 21 Day Challenge Ends
• 21st-25th - Red Ribbon Week
• • Mon. 10/21 - Be a Star , Stay Drug Free
  • Dress as a movie star
  • Tue. 10/22 - Slam Dunk - Drugs are Junk
  • Wear sports gear
  • Wed. 10/23 - “Lei” off Drugs
  • Hawaiian Dress
  • Thurs. 10/24 - Drug Free through the Decades
  • Dress 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, etc.
  • Fri. 10/25 - No Drugs in our Club
  • Mickey Mouse/Disney or Red, White, or Black shirts
• 22nd - Drum Cafe Programs
• 24th - Trunk or Treat - 6:00-7:30 pm
• 24th - Parent Survey opens (check your email)
• 26th -Fall Service Saturday - 8:30-10:30 am (clean up after Trunk or Treat)
• 29th - RAIN OUT Date for Trunk or Treat
• 31st - 2nd and 5th Grades Field Trip to the Zoo

• 1st - First Penny Friday for Jingle Bell Jog
• 4th - Grandparents Day
• 4th-8th - Book Fair
• 5th - No School (Some school used as Election Sites.)
• 7th - Family Fitness Night - 6:00-7:30 pm
• 8th - Veteran's Day Program
• 8:00-8:30 am for 3rd-5th graders
• 8:45-9:15 am for Kinder-2nd graders
• 8th - Penny Friday
• 15th - Penny Friday
• 18th-22nd - College and Career Week
• 19th - PTA Meeting and 3rd Grade Program 6:30 - Doors open at 6:15 pm
• 19th - Thanksgiving Feast
• 22nd - Penny Friday
• 25th-29th - Thanksgiving Break

Library volunteer spots for October are open! Whether it's one day or several, we’d love to have you. Flexible shifts make it easy to fit into your schedule. Click the link below to learn more and sign up!

Library Helpers - October 2024 - Voly.org

Join us for a spook-tacular night of fun at Prairie Trail’s Trunk or Treat on Tuesday, October 24th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm! (Rain-out date: October 29th)

🎒 The Candy Monster is out and hungry! Students can start feeding it now with both candy and non-candy donations—look for it in the PTE hallways! 🦸‍♀️🍭

🌟 Want to be part of the fun? You can sign up to host a trunk or volunteer at the event. Plus, if you'd like to donate treats, we’ve made it easy with a wishlist link!

👉 Sign-up to host a trunk: https://tinyurl.com/PTETrunks24

👉 Sign-up to volunteer: https://tinyurl.com/PTETrunkVolunteer24
👉 Donate treats: https://tinyurl.com/PTECandy

We can’t wait to see all the creative trunks and costumes! 🎉

Students will have their Preview Days on October 31st and November 1st during assigned classroom time to check out the amazing selection of books and make their wishlists 📝. The fair will officially be open for shopping from November 4th to 8th 🛍️. Interested in getting a discount? Volunteer to help make this event a success and those who help will receive 20% off their Book Fair purchases 🙌📚! Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/PTEBookFair24

● Monday, November 4th, is Grandparent’s Day, so invite those special grandparents 👵👴 to shop with their grandchildren during lunch! The fair will be open from 7:30 AM to 3 PM and 5 to 6:30 PM.

● There will be no school on Tuesday, November 5th, for Election Day 🗳️.

● On Wednesday, the fair will be open from 7:30 AM to 3 PM and again from 5 to 6:30 PM.

● Thursday is Family Fitness Night 🏃‍♂️, so families can shop for books from 7:30 AM to 3 PM and from 5:30 to 7:30 PM while having fun getting fit!

● Friday, November 8th, is the last day, with the fair open from 7:30 AM to 3 PM.

Families can help fulfill teacher wish lists by purchasing an egift card 💝 online or at the register!

Dressed to Learn is hosting their annual LISD coat drive! They are expecting requests for 1500 coats and want to get them ready by October 23rd. Prairie Trail has a box ready for donations!

Guidelines:

● A coat needs to have a hood, a warm liner and a water-repellant shell (no windbreakers or light jackets, please).

● We accept new or like-new (laundered, please!) coats. If you have coats in your closet that the kids have outgrown or are no longer needed, we will take them. Remember that these are going to active students—so comfy, durable coats are best.

● Children's sizes between 8-16 are the greatest need. That said, we get requests from itty bitty child size 4 up to adult 3X, so we will take all coats.

Donors can also buy coats online here:

Dressed to Learn Amazon Wishlist

Dressed to Learn WalMart Wishlist

Any questions can be sent to dressedtolearn@lisdpta.org.

For all the latest information, upcoming events, and more, join us in our Facebook group, follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and check out our PTA website!

• Oct. 21st-25th - Red Ribbon Week
• Oct. 24th - Trunk or Treat 6:00-7:30 (or when candy runs out)
• Oct. 26th - Fall Service Saturday - 8:30-10:30 am (clean up after Trunk or Treat)
  
• Oct. 29th - Rain out for Trunk or Treat
• Nov. 4th - Grandparents Day
• Nov. 5th - No School
• Nov. 8th - Veteran's Day Celebrations
• Nov. 25th-29th - Thanksgiving Break
• Dec. 4th - Spelling Bee
• Dec. 10th - Choir and Pulse Performances - 6:30-7:30 pm
• Dec. 13th - Jingle Bell Jog
• Dec. 19th - Holiday Parties
• Dec. 20th - 11:45 am Early Release Day
• Dec. 23rd-Jan. 6th - Winter Break
• Jan. 7th - First Day back from Winter Break
• Jan. 20th - No School
• Jan. 23rd - STEAM Night 6:00-7:30 pm
• Feb. 13th - Friendship Parties
• Feb. 14th - No School for Students
• Feb. 17th - No School
• Feb. 27th - Talent Show
• Mar. 6th - Open House 6:00-7:00 pm
• Mar. 7th - 11:45 am Early Release Day
• Mar. 10th-14th - Spring Break
• Mar. 28th - Family Movie Night 6:00-8:00 (doors open at 5:45 pm)
• Apr. 8th-15th - Spring Fest Auction
• Apr. 9th - 3rd-5th Graders Reading/Writing STAAR - Campus Closed to visitors
• Apr. 11th - Spring Fest 5:30-8:30 pm
• Apr. 15th - PTA Meeting & 1st Grade Program
• Apr. 16th - 5th Graders Science STAAR - Campus Closed to visitors
• Apr. 18th - No School
• Apr. 21st - Bad Weather Day (possibly No School)
• Apr. 30th - 3rd-5th Graders Math STAAR - Campus Closed to visitors
• May 5th-9th - Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 9th - Field Day
• May 13th - Choir and Pulse Performance 6:30-7:30 pm
• May 15th - Rain Out Day for Field Day
• May 22nd - 5th Grade Celebration 6:00 (outdoor event - will move inside if raining)
• May 23rd - Last Day of School & 11:45 am Early Release

Hispanic Heritage Month is here! While we can (and should) celebrate all-year-long, September 15-October 15 is a great time to embrace and honor the rich diversity of stories, voices, and achievements of those in Latino communities, past and present.

Click here for tips and resources to help your family celebrate: https://comsen.se/44R9O3U

#HispanicHeritageMonth!

For more information visit: commonsensemedia.org

Here are the menus for September:

• Elementary Breakfast Menu
• Elementary Lunch Menu

We have several students with outstanding cafeteria accounts. Please check to make sure your child does not owe any money. RevTrack Link

If you would like to donate to the Angel account, please see the link below. This goes to help those who might need a little extra help.

https://lewisville.revtrak.net/r6#/v/ptes-angel-lunch-account-donation

Check out dates for the 2024-2025 school year at this LINK.

Yearbooks are now on sale for $28. Order yours today before the price goes up.

Email: prairietrail@lisd.net
Website: lisd.net/prairietrail
Location: 5555 Timber Creek Road, Flower Mound, TX, USA
Phone: (469)713-5980
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