Message from the Principal,

It is hard to believe that the first quarter of the 2016-2017 school

year has come and gone. I hope you were able to join us at

Parent/Teacher Conferences. If you were unable to attend log in

to ParentVue to review your child’s grades.

Each school year we schedule three activity nights for students to

have fun socializing with their peers. Activity night activities in-

clude: dodge ball, ping pong, basketball, volleyball, swimming,

video games, movie and a concession stand. We supervise each

activity night by using Frontier Trail staff. We can always use

additional help. Please look at your calendars and let us know if

you can help on Friday, November 4 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Parents

have asked if there are ways they can volunteer and help at Fron-

tier Trail. This is an excellent way to get involved. Please email

Scott Appell at or Dr. Smith at sappellft@olatheschools.org or

rsmithft@olatheschools.org if you want to volunteer.

As students move through the middle school years, things can get

complicated. Balancing schoolwork with outside activities is a

challenge for each student new to middle school. Your child’s

social growth and desire for independence and privacy put a pre-

mium on the time you have with them. As a middle school princi-

pal, I see the choices and behaviors that students face every day

regarding academic, physical growth, time management and so-

cial relationships. Our students need guidance more than ever in

making decisions yet they want and need opportunities to develop

appropriate levels of independence. For parents this requires a

fine line between over-protection and too little support. Parents

are their advocates, yet they must learn self-advocacy skills. Stu-

dents need help and support finding solutions to their problems

from their parents and school staff. They also need freedom to

learn from their mistakes while still having you close to support

them even when it sometimes involves consequences. It is not

easy and often frustrating but having you as the “guide on the

side” pays dividends. Please continue to share special times with

your child throughout this year knowing they need your support

regardless if they tell you they need it.

Educationally Yours,

Dr. Smith

SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK

Don’t forget to set your clocks BACK

on Sunday, November 6th!

IMPORTANT DATES

Nov. 1 Make Up Picture Day @ FT in am

ONW Engineering Academy 5:30 pm

Nov. 3 Fall 7th & 8th gr. Choir Concert 7 pm main gym

ON all 21st Century Programs 6:00 pm

Nov. 4 Coffee w/ Principal Library 9:00 am

Pep Assembly/Activity Night, 2:40 to 5:00 pm

Nov. 7-11 Veteran’s Lunch week (see more info inside)

Nov. 9 OE all 21 Century Programs 6:30 pm

Nov. 10 OS Area Orchestra Festival 7 pm

Nov. 15 OS all 21st Century Programs 6:00 pm

Nov. 16 OW (held at MTMS) Green Tech 7:00 pm

PROGRESS REPORTS POSTED

Nov. 17 ONW E-Communication 5:30 pm

OW (held at MTMS) Public Safety 7:00 pm

Nov. 22 Staff Pie Day

Nov. 23-27 NO SCHOOL—Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 29 District One-Act Festival at ONW

We need your help!

It has been a tradition during the

Thanksgiving season to show parent

appreciation by presenting a pie to each FT staff member!

The staff enjoys the pies so much and looks forward to this time of the year! If you are able to donate a pie bring to the front office on the date below.

100 pies are needed to ensure that each staff member receives one!

“FT Pie Day” is Tuesday, November 22nd.

Volume 28, Number 3

November 2016

The William Allen White Award is our state book award. What makes our state award unique is

that students do the voting. To be eligible to vote, students must read two books off the list. Students

will hear about the books during the month of November in their language arts classes. Encourage

your child to read from the list and be ready to vote at the end of March. To access the list go to:

http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/wawbookaward/.

Reading Seminar classes hear book talks once a month. This month featured some of the new

titles we were able to get from the Scholastic Book Fair. We were able to get over $500 in books from

our Fall Book Fair.

Box Tops have been steadily coming in. Our October Jag Time contest brought in over $200. As

the holidays approach, be on the lookout for the BoxTops symbols on products you usually buy, cut

them out and send them to school. This is a no-cost fundraiser for the library. Extra money earned

goes for materials for the library.

Links from the Library

COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPAL

Friday, November 4th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am I’d like to invite you, our parents, to “Coffee with the Principal”

on Friday, November 4th at 9:00 am in the school library. We will use this time to enjoy coffee and get better

acquainted.

There will be an open agenda time to discuss questions and address any concerns. Your attendance and input would be greatly appreciated.

Please contact the front office by Wednesday, November 2nd, to reserve your spot! I look

forward to visiting with you and getting your ideas on how we can better serve your children!

Dr. Smith

OLATHE DISTRICT SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS

Interpreters will be provided for special events if sufficient notice is given. Please notify Mrs.

Woodside in the front office if you need a sign language interpreter for a school sponsored

event. Please call at least 5 days in advance to request an interpreter. It may not be possible to

satisfy last minute interpreter requests. Notify the building as soon as you know if you

must cancel. 780-7210

@FTMSJaguars

FT Cheer Competition at BVSW on

November 12..Come support our FT

Cheerleaders!

GO JAGS!

ACTIVITY NIGHT INFO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH

3:30 - 5:00 PM COST: $4.00 IN ADVANCE

$5.00 AT THE DOOR ACTIVITIES:

Students are not

allowed to leave the build-

ing before 5:00 pm unless an adult comes to the front office to pick them up.

Movie and

Concessions!

Xbox & Cell Phone games

Mario Kart & Board

Game room

Music & Dancing

Calling all

VETERANS!!

During the week of

November 7th thru 11th

we would be honored to

have you spend your lunch hour with us!

Your student and all FT staff would enjoy

seeing you in uniform and offer you a

relaxing delicious lunch on us! Well it

might not be totally relaxing! Please

contact the front office for the time your

child and/or grandchild has lunch. It would

make our week to have you here!

Thank You For Serving Our Country!

New Middle School Counseling Curriculum

Who says counselors aren’t teachers? FT counselors have been con-

ducting lessons with all grade levels of students throughout this first

semester. Topics include career awareness and preparation, traits of a

successful student, how to identify bullying behaviors… just to name a

few.

One of the most productive portions of these lessons is the discussion it

creates among students. They work through scenarios, discuss

situations they’ve seen, how best they can manage themselves, as well

as improve the environment around them. Thank you to Ms. Smith

and Ms. Colson for bringing sound instruction on problem solving and

collaboration to all FT students.

Food Drive for Johnson County Christmas Bureau

FT Leadership 1 classes are sponsoring a Canned Food

Drive and Stucco is doing a Coat Drive to benefit the Johnson

County Christmas Bureau. It will be held thru November 4.

The Johnson County Christmas Bureau provides food, clothing,

personal items and gifts for qualified low-income individuals

and families in Johnson County. This year, Frontier Trail

students and staff want to reach the goal of 2,500 food items

(2-3 cans per student) to be collected and donated to JCCB and

200 coats. Leadership 1 students will also have the opportunity

to take a field trip to the center and help with sorting on

December 1st 9:00 am to 12 pm. Food items that are especially

appreciated are soup, canned spaghetti, ravioli, peanut butter,

cake mixes, and boxed granola and breakfast bars. Please put

these dates on your calendar and pick up a few extra items at

the grocery store to donate.

Students and Parents, for FREE entrance into the

November 1st and November 3rd girls

basketball games, bring in TWO (2) canned food items per

person or a coat or jacket for each game!!

Spirit Days!!!

Monday-Soup er hero day

Tuesday– Hat Day

Wednesday - Fake an Injury Day

Thursday - Ugly Sweater Day

Friday - Jaguar Pride Day

Canned Food Drive kickoff will be at the pep assembly on

Friday, November 4th. For questions, please contact:

Ashley Smith - Leadership Studies.

WATCH D.O.G.

It was a lot of fun getting to see

a lot of different classrooms,

teachers and students.

Jon Balmer

BOYS BASKETBALL TRY-OUT

INFORMATION

An informational meeting for all 7th and 8th grade boys interested in trying out for

basketball will be Tuesday, November 29th, from 2:40 to 3:10 pm (Jagtime).

Basketball tryouts:

7th grade: December 5th 3:30 - 5:30 pm

December 6th 3:30 - 5:30 pm

December 7th 3:30 - 5:30 pm

December 8th 3:30 - 5:30 pm

8th grade: December 12th 3:30 - 5:30 pm

December 13th 3:30 - 5:30 pm

December 14th 3:30 - 5:30 pm

December 15h 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Parent meeting Thursday, January 5th from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm in the

Auditorium.

Times subject to change due to school activities.

You must have a physical on file

with the nurse to tryout.

No physical, no tryout!!

Dated after May 1, 2016

A big THANKS to all the parents

who provided the makings of a

delicious meal for the Frontier

Trail Staff during conferences.

Every dish was wonderful and

enjoyed by all.

A special thanks to Karlea

Carpenter, and Terri Irwin for

their extra “hands”. We couldn’t

have done it without you!

Mary Smith

Jessica Colson

21st Century Programs Open House Dates: · Tuesday, November 1st @ , 5:30-7:00 pm Engineering Academy Thursday, November 17th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm E-Communications Academy · Thursday, November 3rd @ , 6:00-8:30 pm Animal Health Geosciences Medical Professions Academy Sports Medicine & Exercise Science Distinguished Scholar Academy · Tuesday, November 9th @ , 6:30 - 8:30 pm Design Academy Civic Leadership Academy Future Educators · Tuesday, November 15th @ Business Finance 6:00 - 6:30 pm Computer Science 7:30 - 8:00 pm BIO Engineering 6:45 - 7:15 pm · Thursday, November 16th @ , 7:00 - 8:30 pm Green Tech (this meeting will take place at MTMS) Thursday, November 17th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm Public Safety (this meeting will take place at MTMS)

21st Century Academies Application Process

Application opens: Oct. 26, 2016 Application closes: Dec. 16, 2016

Don’t wait too late since you will also need to ask 2 teachers to complete recommendations for you!

All programs announce (Invites, Wait List, Not Accepted): Feb. 3, 2017

Invitees accept (or reject) Invitation: Feb. 10, 2017 2

nd Invite to fill slots: Feb. 17, 2017

2nd

round accepts or rejects: Feb. 24, 2017

Calling all Football, Volleyball, Basketball and Cross Country parents! If you have great group or individual shots of players, please consider sending them to Mrs. Gingrich for the FTMS yearbook. Please upload photos using the ImageShare app from Balfour, or to the Balfour Studioworks website.

FT PARENTS, OUR YEARBOOK NEEDS YOUR PHOTOS! Any pictures you

have taken at FT sports, cheer/dance, performing arts, or classroom/school events

would be great additions to our yearbook! Uploading the pictures directly to our

yearbook software is easy:

Visit HTTP://IMAGES.BALFOUR.COM.

• ENTER OUR STUDIOWORKS PROJECT NUMBER WHICH IS 702859. (NO NEED TO

ENTER THE PASSWORD).

• ENTER YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION SO WE CAN CONTACT YOU IF WE HAVE

QUESTIONS

• REVIEW AND ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• BROWSE AND SELECT ONE OR MORE IMAGES FROM YOUR COMPUTER TO

UPLOAD

• ENTER THE PHOTO CAPTION (INCLUDE INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP US

RECOGNIZE

EITHER THE STUDENTS, THE GRADE LEVEL, OR THE SPECIFIC EVENT)

• CLICK BEGIN UPLOAD TO UPLOAD YOUR IMAGES

Email Mrs. Gingrich at agingrichft@olatheschools.org with any questions you have.

YEARBOOK STAFF NEEDS YOUR HELP!!

THE COLD WEATHER IS COMING!! As cold, stormy weather approaches, we want to remind you that the front office closes at 4:00 pm. Students who stay in the building after-hours need to make advanced arrangements for transportation in the event of inclement weather as the office phone may be unavailable. Our regular phone policy allows students to use the front office phone from 3:10 pm until 4:00 pm. Students in the building after that time will need to have made prior arrangements for pick up.

Notification Statement of Non-discrimination.

The Olathe Public Schools prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or disability 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 and

other relevant state and federal laws. Inquiries regarding compliance with applicable civil rights statutes related to ethnicity, gender, age dis-

crimination or equal access may be directed to Staff Counsel, 14160 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 Assistant Superintendent General Administration, 14160 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 General Administration. ( 04/13)

Frontier Trail Community Service 2016-2017 school year

How to register your community service hours: All student volunteer community service hours will be recorded using their Career Cruising account. This will allow a more streamlined and accurate way of documenting volunteer hours. In order to access this site, please follow these step-by-step directions.

Log in to the website using your login and password provided by FT – www.careercruising.com

Your login is “os-“ followed by student ID number Your password is your 8 digit birthdate with no spaces You will be asked to change your password to one you can remember. If you have login issues, see your counselor

Once there, you need to click “My Plan” on the top, left side of the page Next, click on “My Activities and Experiences” Now click on “Volunteer Experiences” and then “Add a Volunteer Experience” Once on this page, record all required information. Be sure to accurately record the number of hours worked.

The reporting period for community service hours is from April 1, 2016 to March 30, 2017. Here are the hours needed to be considered for a Jaguar Community Service Award in the spring of 2017:

GOLD AWARD 100 hours and above

SILVER AWARD 75 – 99 hours

BRONZE AWARD 50 - 74 hours

Example:

Username: os-56715

Password: 02032005

Frontier Trail Community Service Hours

Please remember to help your child log their community service hours

into the Career Cruising Website. A flyer is attached explaining how to

complete this process. All 7th and 8

th graders have been show and have

started the process. 6th graders are beginning to be shown and will

know how to complete it by the end of November. Don’t feel you need

to wait. Just follow the instructions on the flyer. See your counselor for

any questions!

Direct Nurses line: 913 780-7212

cbennettft@olatheschools.org

September was screening month. Vision and hearing

screening was done with 8th graders.

Parents were notified only if your student failed a screening. Dental screening

was done for 7th and 8th grade students. Parents were given an opportunity to

have dental services provided through the school. Those parents who opted for

that will be contacted by the Health Partnership Clinic to set up an

appointment. Please call me for any questions.

6th grade students will be required to have an updated Tetanus shot as incoming

7th graders. Please keep this in mind when going to the doctor in the coming

months.

A new sports physical is due every school year after May 1. That physical is

good for any sport you do at school: football, volleyball, basketball, cheer, drill

and/or track. Lastly, please urge your child to eat breakfast or bring a breakfast

bar to school. Often children come to me mid-morning hungry.

News from

Nurse Bennett

If you have any questions or problems with this website, please contact one of the coun-selors at FT. Mary L. Smith Jessica Colson All 7th and 8th grade students All 6th grade students msmithft@olatheschools.org jcolsonft@olatheschools.org 913-780-7210 913-780-7210

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat.

Canned Food and Coat Drive Last Day Nov. 4

1 Open House ONW 5:30 pm 21st Century Programs 8th GBB @ MT & 7th GBB vs. MT 3:30 pm

2

3 8th GBB @ CT & 7th vs CT 3:30 pm 7/8th Choir Concert—main gym 7pm

Open House ON 6:00 pm for 21st Century programs

4 Pep Assembly Coffee with the Principal 9:00 am to 10:00 am in media center Activity Night 3:30 to 5:00 pm

5

6 Daylight Savings Time BBB Intramurals 7 to 7:30 am M-TH

7 WEB Training JAG time Rm133

Bring a VETERAN to lunch week

8 8th GBB vs. IT & 7th GBB at IT 3:30 pm

9 Open House OE 6:30 pm 21st Century Programs

10 8th GBB @ PRT 7th GBB vs PRT 3:30 OS Area Orchestra Festival 7 pm

11 Veterans Day

12

13 BBB Intramurals 7 to 7:30 am M-TH

14 American Education week 8th GBB @ SFT & 7th GBB vs SFT 3:30 pm

15 Open House OS 6:00 Business 6:45 Bioengineering 7:30 Comp Science 21st Century Programs 8th GBB vs PT 7th GBB @PT 3:30

16 Open House For Olathe West Held at MTMS 7:00 pm Green Tech Mid Quarter

17 Open House for OW Held at MTMS 7:00 pm Public Safety Open House ONW E-Communication 5:30 pm

18 GBB Pics 3:15 pm

19

20 National Family Week BBB Intramurals 7 to 7:30 am M-T

21

22 8th GBB @ CST 7th GBB vs CST 3:30 pm

FT PIE DAY!

23 NO SCHOOL

24 Thanksgiving Day NO SCHOOL

25 NO SCHOOL

26

27 28

29 8th GBB vs MT 7th GBB @ MT 3:30 pm District One Act/Theatre Fest. @ ONW

30

NOVEMBER 2016