The Texan Star 11/10/2024

This week, we celebrated our talented Reflections participants with a special Glow Party! ✨🕶️ The students enjoyed neon fun in the dark, and we held an awards ceremony to honor our winners, who proudly received their medals! 🏅🌟

We’re thrilled to share that we had 64 entries this year—three times more than last year! The art is currently on display in the trophy case across from the library.

Looking ahead, we're excited for next year's Reflections theme: "I Belong" for the 2025-26 school year. Students can start brainstorming creative ideas!

Congratulations again to all our participants, especially our Award of Excellence recipients. These students represent the top 20% of submissions in each category. They will move on to counsel level where they will be judged with entries from the other LISD schools. Counsel will do their own awards ceremony in the spring and everybody who moved on will be invited!

Stay tuned for more photos from this exciting event that will be on our website soon! 📸🎉

November 11- November 15:

Monday- Middle School Monday: Wear Red, White, and Black

Tuesday- Dream of Your Future: Wear your Pajamas

Wednesday- College, Military, or Tech School Spirit Day: Wear College, Armed Forces, or Tech School T-Shirt

Thursday- When I Grow Up: Dress as your Future Career

Friday- Your Future Starts Here: Wear PTE Spirit Shirt

It’s almost time for our 29th Annual Jingle Bell Jog. The date is Friday, December 13th! Twenty nine years ago, when the Jingle Bell Jog started, we were looking for a way to promote lifetime fitness and wellness. We chose the Marcus Cross Country Team to be our role models and partners. Everyone is invited to come and jog with your child. Due to increased security, parents must pre register to attend. Details will be shared in the coming weeks. Each grade level will jog during their designated time listed below. Please note, this may not be their regular Specials time. Kinder will be spectators this year and participate next year.

• 8:00-8:50 1st grade

• 8:55-9:45 2nd grade

• 9:50-10:40 3rd grade

• 10:45-11:35 4th grade

• 11:40-12:30 5th grade

The t-shirt order form went home last week. Remember to order your shirts by November 18th!!!!. If not sure on size, you might go up a size so they can wear the shirt a little longer. Extra order forms are in the front office or you can email your child's teacher to have another sent home.

The easiest way to order is online. Here is the LINK to order online.

Thanks,

Ms. Massa

Massav@lisd.net

Bring your loose change or dollar bills each Friday until December 6th to help raise money for a Marcus Cross Country scholarship! For over 20 years, the Marcus Cross Country team has partnered with Prairie Trail for our Jingle Bell Jog. The grade that raises the most by December 1st wins a Choice Day in P.E. after the jog on Dec 13th!

Kindergarten will only be spectating during the jog, but they’re welcome to join the fun by cheering on the other grades and by participating in Penny Friday!

Who’s the best Christmas carol singer!? Principal Cody Koontz of MHS? Or Principal Chad Russell of FMHS?

THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT!

Both Principals have accepted the challenge to raise money for the Flower Mound Police Department Santa Cops Program!

The competition is simple. Each year FMPD hosts a gift card drive by collecting Target and Visa gift cards for the Santa Cops program. FMHS (and their feeder schools) will go head-to-head with MHS (and their feeder schools). The school who collects the highest total value of gift cards wins!

What’s the payoff? Well, the losing school’s (there really is no loser, it’s all for a great cause!) principal will dress up as Santa Claus and perform live with their school’s choir at our Cocoa with the Popo event on Thursday, December 5th at Market Street Flower Mound! Yes, that’s right, Christmas Carols and pop hits performed live by Principals Russell or Koontz!

How do you participate? The FMPD Community Services Unit will drop off boxes at our elementary schools and to our SRO’s at their respective schools (Middle and High). Donations can be placed in those boxes throughout the week. On Fridays, the Community Services Unit will pick up and tally the donations, providing updates to the campuses as we go.

The Santa Cops Challenge will begin on Monday, November 4th and continue through Friday, November 22nd. We will announce the winner that evening to make sure our losing principal has enough time to get his vocal chords ready!

If anyone has any questions, please reach out the FMPD Community Services Unit. Email: fmpd.communityservices@flowermound.gov or by phone: 972-874-3357.

Thank you in advance for all your support!

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 the week of Nov. 11th with Unit 2, Emotional Management.

For lesson 7 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.

• 11th-15th - College and Career Week
• 15th - Penny Friday
• 19th - PTA Meeting and 3rd Grade Program 6:30 - Doors open at 6:15 pm
• 19th - Thanksgiving Feast
• 22nd - 5th Grade Fundraiser - PJ Day - Bring a $1 to wear Pajamas
• 22nd - Penny Friday
• 25th-29th - Thanksgiving Break

• 4th - Spelling Bee
• 6th - Last Penny Friday
• 9th - 2nd Grade Gingerbread Play
• 8:15-8:45 am - Benton's Class
• 8:45-9:15 am - Quezada's Class
• 10th - 2nd Grade Gingerbread Play
• 8:15-8:45 am - Pfeifer's Class
• 10th - Choir and Pulse Performances - 6:30-7:30 pm
• 11th - 2nd Grade Gingerbread Play
• 8:15-8:55 am - Hoodenpyle and Phillip's Dual classes
• 12th - Staff Luncheon Provided by PTA
• 12th - Lamar Band, Choir and Orchestra Performances
• K-2nd - 1:30-2:00 pm
• 3rd-5th - 2:10-2:40 pm
• 13th - Jingle Bell Jog
• 19th - Bring a Blanket and Stuffed Animal for $1 to support 5th Grade
• 19th - Holiday Parties and PJ Day
• 20th - 11:45 am Early Release Day
• 23rd-Jan. 6th - Winter Break

There are still library volunteer spots open in November and December! 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 - November/December 2024 - Voly.org

Are you interested in what other volunteer opportunities there are? You can find them all in one place at https://prairietrailpta.membershiptoolkit.com/Volunteer.

The holiday season is almost here, and our incredible staff needs a caffeine boost to keep up with all the festive fun ahead! We’re down to our last box of coffee and tea pods, and they could really use a fresh stockpile to keep them energized. Any donations would be so appreciated—whether you’re dropping them off at the front office or having them shipped straight to us from our Amazon wishlist: https://tinyurl.com/PTEStaffLounge

Just sort by priority to find those much-needed k-cups and pods.

Thanks for keeping our teachers and staff fueled for the season!

Help us keep our Prairie Trail students powered up during snack time! From November 4th-8th, we're calling on all 3rd-grade families (and anyone else who wants to join the fun) to pitch in and keep those snack bins stocked. Imagine the smiles when they find their favorite treats waiting for them!

We're looking for nut-free, individually wrapped goodies like pretzels, goldfish, Nutri-Grain bars, and applesauce pouches. 🥨🐟🍎

You can drop off your snack donations at the front office, or make it even easier by shopping from our Amazon wish list: https://tinyurl.com/PTESnackPantry. Just select "Prairie Trail Elementary c/o Natalie Smith" as the shipping address at checkout, and your goodies will be delivered straight to us!

Back by popular demand! Last year, you loved these irresistible rolls so much that we had to bring them back! Starting November 8th, you'll have a whole week to order these deliciously soft rolls and Texas Roadhouse’s famous honey-cinnamon butter—just in time to make your Thanksgiving feast extra special!

Options include:
➢ $6 per dozen frozen rolls (easy baking instructions included!)
➢ $2 for honey cinnamon butter
➢ Gift cards starting at $10 (up to $100 per card)

Best of all, 50% of all bread and butter sales and 10% of gift card sales go back to Prairie Trail! 🌟

You can order online November 8-15, with pickup starting November 18th from 3pm-10pm at their To Go window. Order here: https://txrhgiftcards.com/collections/collection-1?ref=351PrairieTrailElementary11124

Our Monthly PTA Membership Meeting is just around the corner! Join us on Tuesday, November 19th for an update on all the exciting things happening with the PTA. 📅 We’ll keep it short & sweet so everyone has time to settle in for the 3rd Grade Program happening right after! 🎶✨

Don’t miss out on the latest news, events, and ways to support our school! We can’t wait to see you there. 😃

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!

• 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

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 $35. 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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prairietrailes
X (Twitter): @PrairieTrailES