The Texan Star 2/28/2025

Join us on Thursday, March 6th during Open House for a delicious dinner and skip the cooking! 🍽️

For just $5, you'll get:
🍔 1 hamburger or cheeseburger
🥔 Potato chips
🥤 1 soft drink

🔥 Pre-orders are REQUIRED! 🔥
⏳ Deadline: Sunday, March 2nd—no orders will be taken at Open House!

Tickets will be sent home with your child by Wednesday, March 5th.

🍽️ The cafeteria will open at 5:00 PM for staff order pickup. Family and student meal pickup will begin at 5:15 PM, so you can enjoy your meal before heading to your child's classroom for Open House. Please allow staff members to go first so they can eat and be ready for Open House!

📲 Order now: https://tinyurl.com/PTEInNOutPreOrder

Don't miss out on this tasty treat! 😋

Check out all the fun pictures from the Valentine's Day parties! We have some super cute kiddos!!

HERE is the link. Thank you to all our volunteers for making it such a fun day for ALL! 💖

NO lunch visitors on Friday, March 7th due to alternate lunch schedule and students eating in the classrooms.

• 3rd - 4th Grade Field Trip Perot Museum
• 4th - 3rd Grade Field Trip Elm Fork
• 4th - LISD Honor Choir Performance for 5th graders who made Honor Choir
• 6th - Open House - 6:00-7:00 pm (come and go)
• 7th - 11:45 am Early Release and End of the 3rd 9-weeks (NO lunch visitors due to alternate schedule)
• 10th-14th - Spring Break - No School
• 17th - 5th Grade Fundraiser Day - $1 Shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day
• 19th - 3rd Grade Field Trip Symphony
• 28th - Family Movie Night 6:00-8:00 pm - Doors Open at 5:45 pm
• 31st - STAAR Pep Rally Assembly - Mavs Man!

• 4th -5th Grade Fundraiser Day - $1 wear Hats and Sunglasses
• 7th - Spring Picture Day
• 8th - Spring Fest Auction Opens
• 9th - 3rd-5th Grades - Reading and Writing STAAR (Campus Closed to Visitors)
• 11th - Spring Fest 5:30-8:30 pm
• 12th - Service Saturday - 8:00-10:00 am (Clean up after Spring Fest)
• 15th - PTA Meeting and 1st Grade Program 6:30 pm
• 16th - 5th Grade - Science STAAR (Campus Closed to Visitors)
• 16th - Kindergarten Field Trip to Crayola Experience
• 17th - Careers on Wheels (Kinder-2nd Grades)
• 18th - No School (Good Friday)
• 21st - School Day (Make-up Day for Snow Day)
• 22nd & 23rd - 5th Grade Field Trip to Outdoor School
• 24th - 1st Grade Field Trip to Dallas Aquarium
• 25th - Spring Fest (Rain Out Date)
• 30th - 3rd-5th Grades - Math STAAR (Campus Closed to Visitors)

Volunteer spots for both the copy room and library are now open through April! 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 links below to learn more and sign up!

Copy Room: March/April Sign-Ups

Library: March/April Sign-Ups

You can find all our current and ongoing volunteer opportunities on our website at https://prairietrailpta.membershiptoolkit.com/Volunteer.

A new month is almost here, which means it’s time to restock the snack pantry! This month, we’re inviting our Kindergarten families to sponsor March’s restock from March 3rd-7th! But of course, all grades are welcome to pitch in and help refill the pantry!

What to bring? Healthy snacks like:

Nutri-Grain bars

Pretzels

Applesauce pouches

Crackers, fruit snacks & more!

Students can drop off donations at the front office or with their teacher!

Want to skip a grocery trip? Order directly from our wishlist! https://tinyurl.com/PTESnackPantry

Thank you for keeping our Prairie Trail Texans fueled for success!

As we mentioned, the In-N-Out Burger truck will be at Open House! 🍔🍟 The PTA is buying meals for all our amazing teachers, but we need your help to keep them fueled for the night!

Let’s show our appreciation by stocking their favorite drinks and snacks. This is also a great chance to help fill the staff lounge one last time this school year!

➡️ Sign up to donate: https://tinyurl.com/PTEMarchDinner
🛍 Order online and ship directly to the school: https://tinyurl.com/PTEStaffLounge

All items can be dropped off at the Prairie Trail office between 3/3 - 3/5 (Monday-Wednesday). There will be a cart outside by the main entrance between 8:30am and 2:30pm, but smaller items may be sent in with your students and placed on the "Teacher Luncheon Donation" cart in the hallway between the cafeteria and the library.

🙏 Thank you for supporting our teachers! 💙✨

Our PTA Board & Committee Chair Interest Survey will be coming out soon! If you’ve ever thought about helping out, this is a great chance to learn more and find a role that fits your time and interests.

In the meantime, keep an eye on our socials and newsletters—we’ll be sharing info on different PTA positions, including what they do, their responsibilities, and the time commitment involved. Whether you have a little time or a lot, there’s a place for everyone!

Stay tuned, and start thinking about how you would like to help make Prairie Trail even better! 💙✨

This annual event is a beloved tradition in the Prairie Trail community!

📅 Save the Date: April 11, 2025 ⏰ 5:30-8:30 PM
🎟️ All the family fun you can imagine! Rides 🎢, games 🎯, bounce houses 🎈, food 🍿, and more!

🚨 Entry is FREE, but wristbands are required for rides & bounce houses.
🔥 Early Bird Pricing: $20 until March 24—prices go up after that!

🎟️ Grab yours now: https://tinyurl.com/PTESpringFest25

Don’t miss out on the FUN! 🎉🙌

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!

• Feb. 27th - Talent Show
• Mar. 6th - Open House 6:00-7:00 pm
• 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. 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

Second Step Tuesday lesson for this week begins Unit 4, Problem Solving.

For lesson 16 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.

March menus are not posted to the LISD website yet. Check here for updates: https://www.lisd.net/Page/21716

Here are the menus for February:

• 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

For all the latest information about Marcus High School Summer Camps, check out this LINK. Not all camps have been added yet, so check back periodically for new information.

There is still time to register for some of the FMYFA spring events. Registration for summer and fall events are still open. Check out the information at https://www.fmyfa.net/.

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

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

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