Mission Trail Parent Newsletter

Fall sports are bringing a wonderful energy to our fields, courts, and trails!!!

As our first-quarter sports begin to wind down and temperatures cool off, we typically see an increase in the number of vehicles in our arrival and dismissal lines. Please see below for a reminder of our procedures. For safety reasons, we will be placing cones at the entrance to the parking lot to prevent vehicles and students from entering the parking lot during arrival and dismissal. This may add a few extra minutes to the process, but student safety is always our top priority. Thank you for your patience and help in keeping our students safe.

Details about conferences for this year:

Dates: Monday - Thursday, 10/12-10/15

• Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday(appointment only): Teachers or teams will send a sign-up to parents beginning as early as Friday (9/25). These conferences may be via Zoom or in-person.
• Wednesday: All teachers will conduct in-person, "arena style" (defined below) conferences on Wednesday, 10/14 from 4:30-8:30.

How do arena style conferences work?

• Arena style is an open, first come, first serve format where all teachers are set up in the main gym.
• Parents will visit individually with their child's teacher and move on the the next teacher when finished.
• Each conference with a teacher should take less then 10 minutes. If there's need for a longer conference a separate time should be scheduled.
• Arena style conferences will bring in many parents and lines should be expected.

Middle School Semester Grades

Olathe Public Schools made districtwide gradebook updates for middle schools over the summer to better align grading throughout each semester. Student grades will no longer reset at the end of the first and third quarters.

Instead, Quarter 1 grades will roll forward into Quarter 2 to create the Semester 1 grade, and Quarter 3 grades will roll forward into Quarter 4 to create the Semester 2 grade. This change provides a more complete picture of student progress at the end of each semester and prepares our students for high school.

If you have any questions, please contact your child's (teacher/counselor/administrator).

October 5 Career Pathways Presentation @ OPSIC (Restaurant Area) @ 6:30 PM – For Parents & Students grades 8 – 11.

October

5: 8th grade football B team vs PRT B team (away) 3:45pm

6: City Volleyball Tournament (Place TBD) 3:45-8pm

8: 8th Football vs SFT (home) 3:45 pm

8: 7th Football at SFT (away) 3:45 pm

9: Professional day No school for students

13: 8th Football vs OT (home) 3:45

13: 7th Football at OT (away) 3:45

13: Fall Band Concert 6/7 grade 6:00-8pm

14: Half day for all students (8:20-11:35am)

15: Parent Teacher Conferences No school for students

16: No school for students & Staff

19: GBB practice/tryouts begin (MT gyms) 3:30-5:00 pm

20: 7th Football Playoff TBD

21: 8th Football Playoff TBD

22: Fall Choir concert MT auditorium) 7-8pm

27: Fall Orchestra Concert at MT 7pm

29: GBB vs CST (home) 3:45

Email: mtattendance@olatheschools.org
Website: olatheschools.org/domain/2131
Location: 1001 North Persimmon Drive, Olathe, KS, USA
Phone: 913-780-7260