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Important Dates
March 7, 7:00 pm 5th Grade Orchestra Concert @ MHS
March 9 Color Run/Walk Registration Forms Sent Home With Students
March 10
End of 3rd Quarter
March 12 Daylight Savings Time - "Spring Forward"
March 15 Deadline for Ordering a Yearbook
March 20-24 No School K-12
Spring Break
March 27 School Resumes
March 28, 5:00-8:00 pm
Kindergarten Enrollment @ MHS
April 6, 6:30 pm MES PTO Meeting (Library)
April 10, 7:00 pm
Board of Education Meeting @ ESC
April 11, 4:30-8:30 pm MES Chick-Filet-A Spirit Night!
April 11 No School - Professional Development Day
April 28 MES PTO 2nd Annual Color Run/Walk
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Please be aware that school district policy does not allow us to accept flowers or other deliveries to students at school. Please contact your student's teacher to arrange a time to celebrate a special occasion with treats, etc.
BOE policy does not allow party invitations to be distributed at school. Please refer to the Skyward Family Access Student Directory or your classroom directory for student addresses.
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Feel free to join your student for lunch, all we ask of you is to notify the front office or your child's teacher of the day you are coming. Lunches are $3.60 for adults; please bring exact change as adult lunches cannot be taken from your child's account.
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Student lunch accounts can be paid online through Skyward Family Access. Daily lunches are $2.45 each and extra milk is .40 cents. Lunch menus can be found online at usd266.com.
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Skyward now has a mobile app! Users can obtain the free application in the Google Play Store or in the Apple App Store.
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Maize Elementary News
March 1, 2017 Volume 34, Issue 7 305 W. Jones Maize, KS 67101 316-722-8230 |
A Note from the Principal...
I've heard that March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb, but this is one very gentle lion if that is true. The students and staff certainly don't mind the mild weather as it makes for great playground weather. Let's just hope March doesn't leave like a lion.
March brings anticipation of Spring Break (March 20-24) and 3rd grade through 5th grade State Assessments. Well, at least anticipation of Spring Break anyway. Our students will be ready when State Assessments do arrive after Spring Break beginning the week of April 3. All 3rd-5th grade classes will wrap up their testing in three weeks, which is an improvement over past years when the testing had to be spread out over more than a month's time. I'm excited to see how all our students' hard work is realized.
The PTO's 2nd annual Color Run is April 28! Last year's event was a lot of fun for our MES Family and this year will be as well. Student registration and fund raising forms will come home with students Thursday, March 9, so be on the lookout in backpacks. It is the PTO's intention to decrease the number of fund raisers they sponsor throughout the year, so they are hoping the Color Run can generate enough support to discontinue a fund raiser at the beginning of the year! Thank you, in advance, for supporting the Color Run and for helping your student possibly raise funds through pledges.
Do you want to know more about our PTO? Their next monthly meeting is Thursday, and all are welcome to attend. This entity does fantastic things for our MES Family through teacher/classroom grants, fund raising, family nights, etc. I encourage you to consider getting involved with this very helpful organization.
The cold and flu season is very tough this year, as many of you have experienced. Student absences are certainly part of this process, and I understand that is the case. We are disinfecting handles and drinking fountains multiple times a day, and have hand sanitizer stations at most of our exterior doors in an effort to keep our students healthy. Although sickness is inevitable, I would like to encourage all parents to make student attendance and arriving to school prior to the final bell at 8:50 a priority. Kids put priority on what those they love put importance on, so thank you for helping us consistently send the right message to kids on this very important topic. We are partnering with you to build a foundation of character that will help your student be a productive member of society, and be highly employable in the future.
J Thank you for your support.
I hope this month brings great things for your students and family. Thank you for all you do to make MES a great place for students!
Kyle White
MES Principal
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO REMEMBER
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Our school day starts at 8:45 am every day.
Students who arrive after 8:50 am will be counted tardy. If a student is brought late to school the parent must come in the office and sign them in. Students are allowed to enter the building at 8:35 am. If you need to drop your student off before this time, the YMCA has a latchkey program at MES. For more information please call the YMCA at 316-264-1610.
The district dismisses students 40 minutes early every Wednesday to accommodate the Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). The teachers participate in the PLC to discuss curriculum, instructional strategies, data review, technology training, etc. School is dismissed at 3:20 pm every Wednesday. Morning Kindergarten is dismissed at 11:35 am and afternoon Kindergarten begins at 12:40 pm every Wednesday.
Please call the office at 316-722-8230 if your child is going to be absent or if you have a transportation change.
For student safety, please let the office know of a transportation change before 3:30 pm and 3:00 pm on Wednesdays.
If your student is riding a different bus home with a friend, a note is required from both sets of parents. These can be given to the office for Mr. White to sign and can then be given to the bus driver.
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March 15th is the deadline for ordering a yearbook. Please bring the order form along with cash or a check (made out to Maize Elementary School) to the MES office. Yearbooks are $20 each.
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DON'T FORGET LUNCH MONEY!
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USD 266 uses the Skyward Food Service and RevTrak fee payment systems. Please check your email and phone numbers in Skyward, so you may be alerted when your child only has 2 lunches left. Parents receive an email when your child has $5.00 left in their account. Parents receive a 2nd email after your child has 1 lunch left. When your child doesn't have any money into the account-we have your child go to the office and call you. Please put money into the account that day. You will also receive a 3rd email when your child has a zero balance.
Please check with your child if they are eating breakfast at school or getting a 2nd milk-the charges add up quickly. If you have more than one child, please check both lunch accounts. We are not allowed to go into one child's account to pay for a sibling.
Parents may keep as large a balance as they wish in a child's account (for example: $5.00, $10.00, $15.00 or more). If the student doesn't have enough in his/her lunch account to cover a meal, the account will be charged for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and milk if the student chooses to take one. No meal charges will be allowed.
If you have any questions regarding Skyward and the RevTrak system, please call our school office. We want every child to have a good lunch, every day!
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Maize Elementary PTO 2nd Annual
Color Run/Walk
- Student registration forms will be sent home March 9th.
- Event will take place Friday, April 28th @ 6:30 pm.
- If this event succeeds at a high level, it will serve as PTO's primary fundraiser each year. For that to happen we need your help!
Check out this video of highlights from last year's Color Run/Walk.
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January Million Minutes added up to 119,158! We are now up to minutes! We are charting each grade and Fifth Grade had 31,630 total minutes for January! Keep recording outside-the-school day reading so we can make our goal of 1,500,000 minutes.
Thank you for all your support of the Maize Elementary Library! We had a great turn out for the MES Book Fair! The library uses all the Book Fair funds to buy books for the MES library!
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Happy Spring Break and NCAA basketball month! We have just finished up jump rope. In March we will be bowling, and striking with short and long handled implements. Hopefully we will be able to get outside for some
outdoor games. We will also be focusing on amounts of daily activity that our bodies need.
Students will continue working hard on our flexibility and muscular strength in order to raise our physical fitness scores. Lastly, we will be reviewing the bones and muscles for each grade as well. Be sure to stay active and stay safe during spring break! Keep Moving!
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Mumps! Are You Covered?
An epidemic of mumps has broken out in many states this year. Outbreaks are ongoing in Arkansas (approximately 2,800 cases), Oklahoma (more than 500 cases), and Missouri (approximately 370 cases). Kansas had 28 confirmed cases with many more under investigation on February 21st.
The disease can spread before swollen glands are seen. Early symptoms may include a fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness and/or loss of appetite. Often people are exposed before the obvious symptoms of swollen glands appear.
Mumps can be spread by close contact with an infected person. Complications can be severe including inflammation of the testicles or ovaries, meningitis, or encephalitis. A vaccinated person who gets the mumps may have a less severe progression of the disease than an unvaccinated person. Therefore the best way to reduce your chance of getting mumps is to get vaccinated.
If you were born in or after 1957 it is recommended you get two doses of MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine.
See the links below for more information and consult your health care provider to determine your immunity.
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From The Counselor...
This month we are talking about
COOPERATION in classroom lessons. We will be doing some fun projects together!
State Assessments will be given April 3rd-21st!
April 3-6 - 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade English Language Arts (ELA)
April 10th & 11th - 5th Grade Science Assessment
April 17-20 - 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Math Assessment
Please try to have your child at school during these dates so he/she can take the assessments with their class.
The goal of student placement is to design balanced classes, according to established criteria, which create the optimal learning environment for all Maize Elementary School students. Each classroom is a small community that must be representative of the diverse social, academic, and physical needs and abilities of all students. If you have any concerns about your child's class placement for next year, please visit with me, Becky Stephens-you can call me at 350-2913 or email at
bstephens@usd266.com. After you complete the enrollment process in the summer, you will be able to see who your child's teacher will be for the upcoming year.
Frequently Asked Questions about class placements:
If my older child had a teacher, will my younger one have that same teacher?
Not necessarily! Sometimes that happens, but it's not always followed or done purposely. So again, if you have concerns-please let me know.
Can I pick a teacher for my child?
No, we don't take teacher requests, but we do want to know what type of teaching style your child works best with.
Will my child have 2 teachers?
If your child is going into 3rd grade or 5th grade, they will have 2 teachers. Our teachers share responsibilities teaching math and reading. Your child will have one teacher in the morning and a different teacher in the afternoon-staying with the same class. Both teachers are listed in Skyward under the "grades" tab.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I do start working on class placements this month.
Becky Stephens
MES Counselor
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Do you have a Kindergarten student starting next year? Please fill out this form.
Thank you!
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DILLONS COMMUNITY REWARDS
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here to learn more! When registering be sure to use our organization number
12736. Thank you for your support!
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