Group Connections and Events

2021-22 Shawnee Mission Parents as Teachers and PTA Family Group Connections

Shawnee Mission Parent as Teachers has centered our events around parents' topic of interest.   As we continue to plan activities, please be aware all in-person activities will require the attendance numbers to be limited, social distancing, and masks required. 

To view each event in detail, click on the event's name in the first column, you can view the event flyer for more information.  The PTA events are current waiting to announce times for their events.  As soon as we know the times, they will be published below. 

Group Connection	Date & Time	Location*
PTA Learn n’ Play	Saturday, 9/11 • 9:30 – 11:30am	EC Play Center
Infant Massage & Yoga	Tuesday, 9/14 • 6:30 pm	EC Play Center
PTA Touch a Truck	Friday, 10/8 • 9 & 10 am	OP Location
Fall Scavenger Hunt	Friday, 10/15 • start 9 am Saturday, 10/16 • end 5 pm	CAA North side
Toilet Learning Class	Thursday, 10/21 • 6:30 - 8 pm	CAA 2043
PTA Movin’ & Groovin’	Saturday, 11/6 • 9 & 9:45 am	SM North
PAT Discipline Class	Wed, 11/10 • 6:30 – 8 pm	CAA 2043
PTA Holiday Workshop	Saturday, 12/4 • 9 am & 10 am	SM North
Saturday Play Center w/mini BLOCK Fest	Saturday, 12/11 • 9:30 – 11:30 am	ECEC Play Center
PTA Little Gym	Sunday, 1/9/2022 •	Prairie Village*
Sleep Behavior Class	Thursday, 1/13 • 6:30 – 8:30 pm	CAA 2041
Saturday Play Center w/mini BLOCK Fest	Saturday, 1/22 • 9:30 – 11:30 am	ECEC Play Center
Feeling the Feelings	Tuesday, 1/25 • 6:30 – 8 pm	CAA 2041
PTA Messy Morning	Saturday, 2/5 • TBD	SM North
Mindful Yoga	Friday, 2/11 • 9 & 10 am	ECEC
Saturday Play Center w/mini BLOCK Fest	Saturday, 2/26 • 9:30 – 11:30 am	ECEC Play Center
Self-Regulation Empower Your Child	Thursday, 3/10 • 6:30 – 8:30 pm	CAA 2041
PTA Explore w/Animals	Saturday, 3/12 • TBD	SM North
Taste of Toddlerhood/Nutrition	Thursday, 3/24 • 5 – 7 pm	ECEC
Parent & Baby Sign (2-week class)	Friday, 4/1• 9 & 10:15 Friday, 4/8 • 9 & 10:15	ECEC
Toilet Learning Class	Wednesday, 4/ 6 • 6:30 – 8 pm	CAA 2041
PTA Walk n’ Read	Saturday, 4/9 • TBD	Antioch Park
Tough Topics	Wednesday, 5/4 • 6:30 – 8 pm	CAA 2041
PTA Emergency Vehicles Touch-a Truck	Saturday, 5/7 • TBD	ECEC
Transition to Pre-school/SMSD	Monday, 5/16 • 6:30 to 8 pm	CAA  2041
Sleep Behavior Class	Thursday, 6/9 • 6:30 – 8:30 pm	CAA 2041L

Event locations above are as follows:

*Center for Academic Achievement (CAA):     8200 W. 71^st Street, O.P., KS  66204

*Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC):    6701 W. 83^rd Street, O.P., KS  66204

*Little Gym:     6931 Tomahawk Road. PV, KS 66206                                               

*Shawnee Mission North (SM North):     7401 Johnson Drive, O. P., KS 66202

Inclement Weather/Health   Shawnee Mission Parents as Teachers follows the Shawnee Mission School District schedule.  When severe weather (snow, ice, extreme cold, tornado, severe thunderstorms) is present, please listen to your local TV/Radio or visit our web site www.smsd.org for school closing.  If school closing are announced for the Shawnee Mission School District, then the PAT home visits, play center, and group connections will also be cancelled.  This includes classes, group connections (above), activities, and PTA events.  If a home visit has been scheduled, it will automatically be cancelled and your parent educator will call to reschedule that home visits.

Please Note:  Parents please bring a mask.  If you or your child has a fever or has come in contact with someone that has been diagnosed with COVID-19, there are more events in the futures to attend.  To keep within the district's mitigation plan, families will need to register for many events.  We will continue to offer small group sessions with health and safety guidelines in place:

• Parents & children over age 2 will wear masks 
• Appropriate social distancing will be maintained
• School employees will wear masks
• Wash hands often and use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol