Dear CST Family,

Happy long weekend to you! What a fun past couple of weeks both at CST but in Kansas City with the Super Bowl, parade (I did not attend...I went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast and watched on TV instead), and school cancellations across town. Amazingly, we come back from this 6 (six?!) day weekend with the reality that we have less than 3 weeks until spring break and, therefore, the end of the third quarter...whoa! I know our teachers will have a plan for students to finish the quarter strong with students and my encouragement for the final three weeks will be the same as I shared this past Monday and Tuesday...let's work hard now so we can play hard over then (break)...buckle up, head down, let's move forward! With that, our students are doing a great job. It's encouraging to walk into classroom and see the work they're doing and progress they're making. Enjoy the long weekend and I look forward to a wonderful three weeks ahead!

Women of Aviation Week is an annual celebration that Garmin participates in to commemorate the anniversary of the first woman to get her pilot’s license. We use that week to encourage more students to go into the aviation field. We will be celebrating the week of March 6-12, with several opportunities. Please feel free to share with anyone else in the Olathe district that you think may be interested!

• March 7 and 9: Tours of the Garmin hangar and flight offerings for high school girls
• March 8: Classroom visits for presentation and activity
• March 10: Outreach Day at Garmin Headquarters
• March 11: Flights with Young Eagles at the Gardner Airport

You can find more information here: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/women-of-aviation-week/

The Book Fair is back!

All families are welcome to attend a free program on social media fatigue. Please see the flyer and QR code below for registration. This presentation is sponsored by Research Psychiatric and the Church of the Resurrection. It will be held at the Church of the Resurrection on February 28 from 6:30-8:30. Registration is required.

CLICK HERE to access the CST Track Store and receive gear at the start of the season (closes 2/16 @ 11:59pm)

View the 2023 CST Information Packet

• 2/17--No School
• 2/20--Presidents Day--No School
  
• 3/13-3/17--Spring Break
• 3/20--Professional Day--No School
  

Check the website below for updated enrollment information from Thursday's (1/19) meeting. Talk with your child who also received the same information from counselors this week in class. Feel free to reach out to your child's counselors with questions. Paper and online enrollment forms are due on TUESDAY, January 31st!

https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/8527

With colder weather we have less walkers/bikers and more vehicle traffic. Please plan accordingly and allow extra time for morning drop-off. Your child should have their items readily available and conversations finished prior to stopping so exiting the vehicle can be as efficient as possible. This helps the line not back up and maintains a constant flow of traffic. A few other reminders to assist with safety and efficiency...

• Those dropping in the front of the school may pass vehicles in the activity drop-off on the left
• If dropping off at the activity entrance, please do not pass others who are dropping off at the activity entrance to then merge back into the same activity drop-off lane--this creates a safety issue
• Form 2 lines for afternoon pick-up--students may cross at the front cross walk with CST staff only...do not encourage your child to run across traffic or parking lot.
  

Reminders for Walkers and Bike Riders

Please help us reinforce with students the best sidewalks to use upon arrival for walkers/bike riders (seen with the purple arrows on the map below).

• Students from east of Mur-Len should cross at the 159th/Mur-Len light and walk/ride toward the football field. They will avoid having to cross all vehicle traffic in the parking lot by doing this.
• Students coming from Lindenwood should take a left upon reaching the CST property and use the sidewalk next to our open field on the west. They should not cross exiting traffic onto 159th from the CST parking lot.
• A new bike rack was placed at the doors west of the front entrance.
  
• Students should exit the building using the same routes. PLEASE talk with students about crossing 159th at the light/cross walk...for their own safety, they should not cross 159th at any other location.

Thank you for your support as we promote safety and efficiency.

Parents,

The information below is from technology and outlines a software available for parents for monitoring your child's district device outside the school day. For full details, click the PDF button below. Check it out!

What is included in the GoGuardian Parent App:

• Top 5 summary of student browsing (apps, extensions, documents, and websites visited)

• Teacher interventions

• 30-day view of websites, videos, documents, apps, and extensions

• Ability to block websites on school-issued devices during out-of-school hours

• Ability to pause internet access on school-issued devices during out-of-school hours, either on-demand or at a scheduled time.

Read more in the attached PDF.