California Trail Parent News

Monday, 8/17:

Football practice begins 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Cross Country Practice begins 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball Tryouts begin 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Tuesday, 8/18:

Dance Team Practice 7:00a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Cheer Team Practice 7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Law & Order Play Informational Meeting 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cross Country Parent Meeting 4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Volleyball Tryouts 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday, 8/19

Cheer Team Practice 7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Volleyball Tryouts 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Thursday, 8/20

Dance Team Practice 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Volleyball Tryouts begin 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. (Team list will be posted on the CT website at 6:00 p.m.)

Friday, 8/21

Picture Day (during Social Studies classes)

Volleyball Practice 7:15 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. (In room 601 for paperwork and uniform handout.)

Saturday, 8/22

Cross Country Family Run @ CT 8:30 a.m.

Dear Families,

To help you stay connected with your student’s learning, we want to remind you about Canvas, our learning management system. Canvas allows you to view upcoming assignments, check grades, and follow your student's progress in real-time.

Please take a moment to review the Canvas Parent Letter linked below. Inside these letters, you will also find links to short Canvas Training Tutorials designed to walk you step-by-step through setting up your observer account, navigating the dashboard, checking grades, and setting up notifications.

Thank you for partnering with us to support your student's success!

CT Families,

I’d like to welcome all of you back to CTMS for another amazing year! This is my 2nd year as the school resource officer (SRO) at CT. I am super excited to continue working with your students and learning all the names and faces of the new 6th grade class. I just wanted to send out a few safety reminders to help us have a successful year. I know the laws and regulations regarding electric motorized vehicles are constantly changing as they have increased in popularity over the last few years. I wanted to make this short and simple to understand. The cities of Olathe and Overland Park have deemed E-motos illegal for operation within city limits for riders under the age of 16. An E-moto is an electric motorized vehicle that does not have operational foot pedals and they often resemble a dirt bike. If your student owns one of these, please do not allow them to ride it to school. Riders under the age of 18 are required to wear helmets on E-scooters or E-bikes. Please reach out to me if you have any questions regarding electronic motorized vehicles. Also, please remind your students to utilize the pedestrian warning light prior to entering the crosswalk. I will be out there in the mornings and afternoons to make sure our students are able to cross in a safe manner. Again, welcome to CT and let’s work together to provide a safe learning environment for our students!

SRO J. Gilmore

• For safety and security, we cannot allow Door Dash/Uber Eats deliveries for lunch.

• No sticky drinks are allowed in the classrooms. Water bottles with lids are allowed.

Any 7th or 8th grade girls interested in trying out for CT Volleyball need to have a completed physical on file before they can participate in any try out activities. Tryouts for CT VB are Monday August 17 3:30-4:45 through Thursday August 20. The team rosters will be posted Thursday August 20 by 6pm on the school athletics website, and the teams first "practice" is Friday, August 21 in room 601 at 7:15am.

PE Shirts will be delivered in PE classes the first full week of school. All students scheduled PE classes will need a PE shirt. They are able to wear their own athletic shorts and sneakers for class. If you have not purchased a PE shirt, they can be ordered in InTouch.

We are collecting pop tabs to support Ronald McDonald House Charities and families receiving care at Children’s Mercy Hospital!

Those tiny aluminum pull-tabs on beverage cans add up quickly to make a huge difference, helping provide a comfortable "home-away-from-home" for families while their kids undergo treatment.

How to help:

• Save the pop tabs from your soda, sparkling water, or soup cans.
• Drop them off in the collection tub located in MPR/Lunch Room.
• Spread the word and keep collecting all year long!
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Every single tab counts—let’s see how full we can get our collection tub!

If you are interested in Cross Country spirit wear please use the QR code or the link below

https://ctxc26.itemorder.com/shop/home/

If your student is interested in participating in sports, you will need to upload your student's physical. Please see the instructions below on how to complete this process. Physicals need to be dated April 1, 2026, or after for the 2026-2027 school year. We will not be able to accept paper copies of physicals, they must be uploaded.

Fall Sports:

Cross Country (6th, 7th and 8th graders can participate)

Football (7th and 8th graders can participate)

Volleyball (7th and 8th graders can participate)

Winter Sports:

Girls Basketball (7th and 8th graders can participate)

Boys Basketball (7th and 8th graders can participate)

Spring Sport:

Track and Field (6th, 7th and 8th graders can participate)

Please see attached instructions.

Visit the SchoolCafé website to create an account with a new username and password or download the mobile app. Make sure you have your student ID number ready when creating a new account.

Read instructions on how to set up a student SchoolCafé account (Spanish instructions PDF also available).

Watch a video on how to make a payment in SchoolCafé.

As a reminder, families must apply each year for free or reduced school meals, transportation, and student registration fees.

At California Trial we want to recognize our students who have served their community. Students who have completed community service hours between April 1, 2026-March 31, 2027, are eligible to earn the California Trail Volunteer Service Award.

Gold Level =100+ hours served in the community

Silver Level = 99-75 hours served in the community

Bronze Level = 74-50 hours served in the community

Students will receive their award at the EOY award ceremony.

The service tracking form is below and is due to Stephanie Beyer sbeyerct@olatheschools.org.

Students are also welcome to drop off a copy of their tracking form to Mrs. Beyer in the counseling office.

Completed hours are due on or before Monday April 5TH.

Doors will now open at 7:30 a.m. and students need to be picked up in the afternoon by 3:40 p.m.

• The Olathe Public Schools prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity in its programs, activities or employment, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups to its facilities as required by: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Equal Access Act of 1984 and other relevant state and federal laws as amended. Inquiries regarding compliance with applicable civil rights statutes related to race, ethnicity, gender, age discrimination, sexual orientation, gender identity or equal access may be directed to Staff Counsel, 14160 S. Black Bob Road, Olathe, KS 66063-2000, phone 913-780-7000. All inquiries regarding compliance with applicable statutes regarding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to the Executive Director of Special Services, 14160 S. Black Bob Rd. Olathe, KS 66063-2000, phone (913) 780-7000. Interested persons including those with impaired vision or hearing, can also obtain information as to the existence and location of services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and usable by disabled persons by calling the Assistant Superintendent, Operations. (05/22)

Summer Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

School Hours:

8:20 a.m.-3:20 a.m.

Location: 13775 West 133rd Street, Olathe, KS, USA
Phone: 913-780-7220