Kentucky Trail Elementary
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Read the November 2024 newsletter.
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Back to School Night is happening this Thursday, August 15, at your child's school. This is your opportunity to meet your teacher and see the building!
Read the August 2024 Parent Newsletter.
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Kentucky Trail Elementary and Wilckens STEAM Academy at Hillcrest earned National School of Character designation from Character.org.
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Our third and fourth grade students will be taking the MAP test in April and May. We would like to reiterate the importance of student attendance during this time, especially for those students taking the MAP test. Our staff has worked diligently to plan scheduling for all students taking the assessment. We want to partner with you to ensure all of our students succeed on the MAP test and do not miss their testing time.
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Kindergarten Information Night is April 9! If your child is entering kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year, then come learn more about programs, summer school and the kindergarten transition.
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On April 5, we are welcoming Belton's senior citizens to our spring luncheon, beginning at noon in the Belton High School fieldhouse.
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Kentucky Trail is a heart safe school through Project ADAM.
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Kentucky Trail Elementary earned the national Recognized ASCA Model Program award (RAMP) from the American School Counselor Association.
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Call now to schedule your preschool screenings at Grace Early Childhood Center.
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Come out to see the BHS Pirate Theatre perform Anything Goes!
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On November 17, we are welcoming Belton's senior citizens to our Thanksgiving luncheon, beginning at noon in the Belton High School fieldhouse.
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The counseling program at Kentucky Trail Elementary earned the Dr. Norman C. Gysbers Nationally Recognized Missouri Program award (NRM) from the Missouri School Counselor Association.
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Belton's Got Talent is November 30, beginning at 7 p.m. in the BHS Performing Arts Center.
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