Husky Tracks

Hello PRT Families,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and has enjoyed some time off this week. We are back at it tomorrow and are looking forward to the last three weeks of the semester. These last three weeks will be filled with hard work, assessments and lots of fun!

Have a wonderful Sunday, Huskies!

Dr. Jenna Jones

Proud PRT Principal

#PRT20YrsGreat

Pennies for Shoes is such an incredible campaign for the City of Olathe. All of the money raised stays right here to support Olathe kids through the Mayor Children’s fund. The first $25,000 raised goes to provide thousands of pairs of shoes for students that attend school in our district. Any money raised beyond that is donated to the Braden Robertson Student Mental Health Fund that provides grants through the foundation for Olathe students.

Every day will be a “hat day” this week in an effort to raise money for this great cause. Students who want to participate can either pay $5 on Monday or $1 every day during WAG to wear their hat. WAG teachers will give a PAW sticker to those who pay. The sticker indicates that they paid and can wear their hat. Students must have exact change, or they can donate the change. Teachers will not be able to give change. All donations including payments for hat days is a WAG competition. The WAG class at each grade level that collects the most donations will win donuts and open gym time.

When students move from elementary school to middle school and move from one classroom teacher to many, it makes it more difficult to celebrate all of their teachers during the holiday season. Of course, families are welcome to provide their own small gifts of appreciation. However, as a building, we want to make sure we can celebrate all of our staff members including support staff. If our families would like to contribute to our staff holiday gift, we are asking for $10 gift cards for morning drink places - Starbucks, Pour, QT, Sonic, Dutch Bros, Scooters, 7 Brew - anywhere! Please drop off gift cards in the office by the end of the day on Monday, December 16. Thank you in advance for your generosity as we thank our staff for a great first semester!

With the colder weather here, more students are being dropped off and picked up. Please review all care line procedures and please follow the outlined traffic flow. Following the set traffic flow is especially important when it is dark in the morning. We have over 800 people coming to the building every day and we want to ensure everyone arrives safely.

The PRT car loop only enters the west parking lot by turning left. This means all cars must come north on Valley Road, turn right on 107th Street and then turn left into the parking lot. We understand this may not be ideal for some, especially those of you who live just east of the school, however, the traffic pattern was set by the city in an effort to protect the neighborhoods to the east and to prevent interference with the bus route. We kindly ask that everyone follows the set traffic pattern and that all car riders are dropped off at the west entrance. It only works if everyone follows the same route.

Students may be dropped off starting at 7:30am.

Students should not be dropped off in the front bus loop, the front turn lane or on 107th street.

In car line, cars should pull through the cross walk and up to the light pole fitting in three cars in front of the cross walk.

Auditions for the winter play are December 5th and 6th! Students can grab an audition packet outside room 601. Reach out to Mrs. Davis for more information. ddavisprt@olatheschools.org

Our students will be taking their reading and math winter Fastbridge assessments the week fo December 9. Please help remind you student this week especially to come every day with their computers fully charged. Other good testing taking recommendations including getting good sleep the night before and eating a good breakfast with protein.

Reading Fastbridge: Dec. 9-10

Math Fastbridge: Dec. 12-13

Olathe’s 21st Century Academy’s Application System is now open! Please assist your student with their application if they are interested in joining an Academy. Visit the 21st Century website and learn how to apply. The deadline to apply for an Academy is Monday December 9, 2024. Link to Apply.

Do you have great pictures of sporting events or activities at PRT? The PRT Yearbook would love for you to submit them for consideration for the 24-25 Yearbook. Please use the following link or QR code to submit photos.

https://photos.jostens.com/6847NX

By submitting photos, you give Yearbook staff permission to use them. All photos submitted will be considered, but there is no guarantee your photo will make it into the final yearbook. If you have any questions, please contact Kelsey Casey at klcasey@olatheschools.org.

Basketball

Girls’ basketball played away at Oregon Trail on Tuesday. 8th grade A game came down the wire, but they pulled out the win 26-20. Brooke Robbins had 14 points while Eva Walsh and Claire Trecek had 4 apiece. Brooklyn Bayer paced the defense with several key steals to help keep the lead. B team saw a lights out shooting day from Maiya Loontjer who recorded a record breaking 4 threes! Lizzie Phenicie chipped in 14 points and Eliana Goitom finished the night with 6 points to secure the win. 7th game won both A and B games as well. Anna Boschert was top scorer for the A game and Kinsley Strathman chipped in an impressive 2 threes. Mallory Nelson and Simone Dineros paced the huskies in the B game. Congratulations to our last weeks winners of the heart of the husky award, Eva Walsh, and Kendall Macrorie.

Girls' basketball played at Mission Trail Thursday. 8th grade A team took down the defending city champs by a score of 25-22. Claire Trecek scored 16 points. Peyton Werling was perfect from the free throw line. 8th grade B team put up a great fight but just came up short to Mission falling 18-10. Dylan Tucker was high scorer for the B game. 7th grade won both A and B games. Leighton Sanders was leading scorer for A and Mallory Nelson was top scorer for the B game.

• What if I didn’t get the email from Lightspeed Systems?
• Check your spam folder or junk mail and if found, add to your “safe list”
• Confirm that the email you are using is the same as the email you have listed in Synergy. Please contact your school to confirm or update your email address.
• You can also register for access: https://olathe-public.portal.relay.school/

• I accidentally deleted the email from Lightspeed Systems.
• Send them the direct link to the parent portal if they want to register for access: https://olathe-public.portal.relay.school/

• I tried to create an account but received an error message stating, “An unexpected error occurred”.
• The email address you are attempting to use is not the same email address your school has on file for you. Please contact your school to update your email address.

• I don’t want to receive the weekly report emails.
• If you want to have access to the portal, be sure to register for an account, then click unsubscribe at the bottom of the Filter Portal Weekly Report email.
• Parents can also sign into the portal, click on your name in the lower left corner, then click Unsubscribe from weekly email.

If you were unable to attend the Zoom for Anxiety in Children, the session was recorded. Here are the links to the presentation to watch at your convenience. It is in two parts as Zoom only allowed us access for a certain time frame, so it kicked us off, and we had to log back on and begin recording again.

Anxiety in Children Presentation, Part 1 (20 minutes)

Anxiety in Children, Part 1.mp4

Anxiety in Children Presentation, Part 2 (27 minutes)

Anxiety in Children, Part 2.mp4

Having your student present and on time every day for learning is a key factor in their success. As we do every year, administration monitors student attendance and will reach out to families when concerns arise.

If your student is sick, please be sure to communicate with the office. Students should not attend school if they have a fever over 100 degrees and/or if they have thrown up. Students must be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school.

Please see the graphic below. This is a great reminder of just how quickly time away from school can add up. Regular student attendance is so important.

Do you want to learn more about high school options and our Olathe 21st Century Academy information? Starting September 30th, we will be highlighting an “Academy of the Day” with our 8th grade students during WAG time. For more information on our high school academies, open houses, and upcoming dates check out their website here:

https://www.olatheschools.org/21stcenturyacademies

21ST CENTURY ACADEMIES INFORMATION

If you would like to learn more about the 21st century academies, please explore the videos below:

Take a Look at 21st Century Academies: Application FAQ's:
https://www.olatheschools.org/domain/3031 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/10554

Academies Career Pathways Overview: How to Apply:
https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/10519 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/11016

Individual Academy Descriptions: How to Complete the Distinguished Scholars Portion:
https://www.olatheschools.org/domain/3202 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/11017

Academy FAQ's: How You Will Be Notified:
https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/10521 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/11018

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

Monday, December 9th- 21st Century Academy Applications CLOSE

Ongoing- Interviews scheduled for academies.

Friday, January 10th- 21st Century Academy notifications available via link at 4:00pm

Friday, January 17th- All 21st Century Academy & programs accept/decline responses must be received by 10 pm.

Please follow us on Twitter! We tweet about all the fun things that happen at PRT. It's a great way to keep our community connected!

School: @PRT_Huskies

Dr. Jones: @MrsJonesPRT

Mrs. Stoskopf: @jenstoskopfPRT

Mr. Mellen: @BMellenPRT

Thank you to these sponsors who donated to our 20 Year Anniversary Celebration! We appreciate you!