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CONNECTING.
LEARNING.
LEADING.
APRIL 2019
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Maize South Elementary
3404 N Maize Rd.
Wichita, KS 67205
(316) 462-8300
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A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
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Dear Parents,
Today’s message is about gratitude. MSE staff were surprised and thrilled when all of the teacher PTO grants were approved. PTO was able to fund over $8,000 in materials for school usage due to our fundraisers like “Can You Spare a Dollar.” Some teachers were able to purchase balance balls, stools, wobble and floor cushions and chair fidget bands to provide some flexible seating. Others stocked up on indoor recess items such as Topple Blocks, books, and math games. Still others received simple supplies like clipboards, storage containers, and pencil grips. Mrs. Noller was even able to purchase some ukuleles! We all look forward to seeing these in use at a music program in the near future.
Our annual “Can You Spare a Dollar” fundraiser started again last Friday, March 29. The deadline for donations is Friday, April 12. We can’t thank you, our parents, enough for the support you have and will continue to provide. Thanks for making MSE an even better place to learn and grow.
Meg Thimmesch
MSES Principal
NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
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Students who are moving to a new school district must withdraw from Maize South Elementary prior to leaving. Please contact the MSE office before your student's last day, so we can prepare your students records for transfer.
If you have moved or will be moving, but are still in district, please send a Proof of Residency to the MSE office as soon as possible. You can also fax it to our office at 316-462-8301.
Acceptable Proof of Residence: Only current gas, water, electric or trash bill.
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THANK YOU TO OUR TLC PARENTS
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We want to send out A BIG Thank You to all the TLC parents for an amazing year! Thank you for providing meals during both of the Parent/Teacher Conferences. Also for the treats and lunches in the lounge throughout the year. Most of all THANK YOU for making each of us feel appreciated and special throughout this school year. You are the BEST!
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NEW IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT FOR 2019--2020
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We recently received updated immunization guidelines from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, there will be new requirements. All incoming kindergarten and first grade students will now be required to have 2 doses of the Hepatitis A vaccine if they have not previously received it (these 2 doses should be separated by 6 months and the first dose should be given at age 12 months or later).
Eventually all elementary aged students will need to provide a record that they have received this immunization. If you have older children who have not yet received it you may choose to get them immunized now rather than later. If you have any questions feel free to call or email the nurse’s office.
Nurse Stephany
316-462-8305
smcclellan@usd266.com
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A reminder that all visitors who wish to enter the school during school hours must present a government issued photo ID, such as a driver's license on their first visit. This includes parents, guardians and grandparents. Please allow for extra time to either run the driver's license or to look up their information if already in our system. Thank you for allowing us to keep our students and staff safe.
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IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION
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April 1
PTO - Can You Spare a Dollar Fundraiser
1st Grade Music Program, MHS Auditorium, 7:15pm
April 11
PTO - Bingo Night, Maize South Middle School, SM, 6:00-7:30pm
Count Your Kid In Preschool Screening Clinic, 316-794-8641
April 16
4th Grade Music Program, MSHS Auditorium, 6:30pm
5th Grade Music Program, MSHS Auditorium, 7:30pm
April 17
Parent/Teacher Conferences, K-12,
4:00-8:00pm
April 18
NO SCHOOL, K-12, Parent/Teacher Conferences,
12:00-8:00pm
April 19
NO SCHOOL, K-12, Conference Comp Day
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May 2
3rd Grade Field Trip, Exploration Place, 9:00am-2:00pm
1st Grade Field Trip, Botanica,
9:00am-1:30pm
May 8
Kindergarten Adventure, (Part 1),
Times to be determined
May 9
Leadership Day, 9:00-11:00am
May 10
No School, K-12, Professional Development Day
Kindergarten Adventure (Part 2),
Times to be determined
May 13
Band Concert, MSHS Auditorium, 7:00pm
May 14
Orchestra Concert, MHS Auditorium, 7:00pm
May 16
Kindergarten & 1st Grade Field Day, 10:00-11:45am
May 17
2nd & 4th Grade Field Day, 9:00-10:45am
3rd & 5th Grade Field Day, 12:45-2:30pm
K-5 Spring Parties, 2:45-3:30pm
May 20
Field Day Rain Date (if needed)
May 22
Last Day of School
End of Term
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MAIZE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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Test drive a car April 6 to help raise money for the Foundation
The Maize Education Foundation is partnering with Mel Hambelton Ford to host a Drive 4 Ur School event. It will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6 in the parking lot at Maize South Elementary School, 3404 N. Maize Road in Wichita.
Each qualified test drive raises $20, with a chance to raise more than $10,000 to support the students and educators of Maize Schools!
Contact Executive Director Travis Bloom at
tbloom@usd266.com
or 316-350-2029 for more information.
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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 their child has a balance of $7.00 or less. Parents receive an email when your child has $7.00 left in their account. Parents receive a second email after their child has one lunch left. When no money is left on the account, your child will go to the office and call his/her parents. Please put money into the account that day. Parents will also receive a third email when their child has a zero balance.
Please check with your child if he/she is eating breakfast at school or getting a second 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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PICKING YOUR CHILD UP AFTER SCHOOL
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SAFETY FIRST:
- Stop for pedestrians
- Drive slowly
- Refrain from using electronic devices
- Do not park in handicap parking unless you have an issued permit
- Please do not park in our reserved itinerant teacher parking
- Please keep the no parking area open when there is no movement in line.
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A concern has been brought to our attention regarding parent pick-up. Some drivers are leaving spaces in the line while waiting for dismissal. Other drivers are then filling the open spaces in front of cars already in line. Please be sure to pull up and fill gaps between cars when in the pick-up lane. The only area which should be left open while waiting for dismissal is the drive to the east of our building. Leaving this area open allows staff who park on the east side a way to exit. Once movement in the line begins cars may pull up into the intersection. We would like to also remind everyone that children should load and unload only in front of the sidewalk. Thank you for helping us create a safe orderly dismissal for all by following these procedures. .
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PICKING UP & DROPPING OFF STUDENTS
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School begins at 8:30am and we dismiss at 3:40pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Students should arrive at school at 8:20am and should be picked up at 3:40pm.
Every Wednesday school will dismiss at 3:05pm and students must be picked up at that time.
We do not provide supervision for students before 8:10am or after 3:40pm. On Wednesdays, we do not provide supervision for students after 3:05pm.
We want all of our students, staff and family to be safe at all times at Maize South Elementary. If you are picking up or dropping off your child at MSE, please follow these guidelines.
- Please enter from the southeast entrance of the parking lot, follow the arrows around the new parking lot, and exit from the southwest.
- Please pull up to the farthest possible drop off or pick up point.
- Students should exit and enter from the passenger side of the car directly to the sidewalk.
- Students should be ready to exit the vehicle quickly.
- Stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk.
- Please do not block the crosswalk with your vehicle or step out of your car in the parent pick-up lane.
- There should only be one lane of traffic in the loading zone.
- When waiting to pick up, if vehicles in front of you have left, please carefully move your vehicle up in the line to allow more vehicles to get in the line.
- Adults must walk all students through the parking lot and across the school crossing for safety reasons.
- Parent may park and come up to the school building to collect their child at dismissal. Please do not enter the building. Use the sidewalk in front of the cafeteria and you may collect your child from the east cafeteria doors.
- Keep your child with you in the crosswalk and all the way to your vehicle. Students must be escorted by you when using the crosswalk. Students will not be allowed to use the crosswalk by themselves.
- Students must walk their bikes on the sidewalk in front of the school.
- Please remember to drive slow and watch for children who might be using the crosswalk. We do have students who walk or ride their bicycles to school.
- Please refrain from using electronic devices when dropping off or picking up to ensure all attention is on the safety of the students.
Students are asked to walk on the sidewalk closest to the grass. Please remind your child to walk at all times during drop off or dismissal.
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ADDITIONAL STUDENT TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
Notification by parent:
Please send a note signed by the parent or guardian if there will be a change in plans on how your child will be getting home after school. Your child will be expected to ride the bus if that is the normal way of transportation without a signed note. This is the PREFERRED method of communication.
If you are unable or forgot to send a note and you wish to pick up your child, you may email the teacher before 12:00pm . Please copy the secretaries to help ensure your child will receive the message. Teachers have been instructed to reply to your email. If you don't receive a response, the teacher likely did not receive the message in time.
In the case of an emergency and you were unable to send a note or email the classroom teacher, you may call the office before 2:30pm (2:00pm on Wednesdays). Please consider this method a last resort. If the office is NOT notified before the 2:30pm (2:00pm on Wednesdays) deadline, your child will be expected to follow normal procedures and ride their bus.
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. . .
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ATTENDANCE AND TARDY INFORMATION
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Unexcused Absences:
If a child is absent from school, parents are to notify the office. If the office is not notified, the school will call the home to verify the reason for the absence. If there is not an answer or response as to why the student is absent, the absence will be marked unexcused. Three consecutive unexcused absences from school or five or more unexcused absences in a semester will be brought to the attention of the building principal and the State Department of DCF. The principal or the designated representative has the discretion to determine if an absence is excused or unexcused. An attendance letter, regardless of excused or unexcused absences, will be sent to parents after eight accumulated absences. Subsequent letters will be sent if Absenteeism continues to be a concern
Tardies/Half Day Attendance:
Students not in their assigned classrooms at the set beginning school time will be counted as tardy if they report to class without a school-related excuse. Students with three consecutive or five total tardies in a single grading period will be brought to the attention of the building principal. A student will be considered tardy up and until an hour after school begins. After that time, a student will be considered absent ½ or one full day. Teachers will take attendance when class begins and again after their assigned lunch periods. If a student leaves an hour before school is out, the student will be considered absent for a ½ day in the afternoon. Students not present for one of these periods will be counted ½ day absent in the morning or afternoon.
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EARLY RELEASE EVERY WEDNESDAY
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MSE students will be dismissed at 3:05 p.m. every Wednesday in order for teachers to have time to meet in their Professional Learning Communities (PLC's). During PLC time, teachers participate in discussing curriculum, instructional strategies, data review, state standards and more.
Students will be transported home as soon as school is dismissed at 3:05pm. Please plan accordingly for supervision of students who will arrive home earlier on Wednesdays.
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The parent and student are responsible for ensuring that the student is in compliance with all aspects of the policy during the time the student is at school or participating in school-related activities. Failure by the student to correct dress code violations may result in disciplinary action. Building administrators are the final authority as to whether clothing is or is not in compliance with dress code policy.
The guidelines for appropriate attire are:
- Pants, capris, shorts and skirts must be worn properly and not sag.
- Shirts should be modest and appropriate for school. Straps must cover undergarments and midriff. No halter tops are allowed.
- Shoes must be worn at all times.
- Hats are not to be worn except on special days as approved by the administration.
Any item that advocates or advertises tobacco, alcoholic beverages, drugs, illegal substances, violence, racist organizations/symbols, gangs, obscenities, or nudity are not allowed.
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Please sign up for Watch D.O.G.S.!
Dads can now sign-up for a total of TWO days.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders.
Please remember to complete a volunteer background check on our school website at least a week before volunteering. Also please remember that we are unable to debit your child's lunch account for your lunch. You are welcome to bring cash or bring a lunch from home.
We are looking forward to seeing you!. .
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VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK
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Maize USD 266 is extremely thankful for the many volunteers who selflessly give of their time in our classrooms. Our schools are stronger thanks to the help and support of our community members, and our students benefit from this relationship.
Safety is a top priority for the district, which since 2008 has conducted background checks of potential volunteers.
According to Maize Board of Education policy,
"volunteers who work in a classroom on a regular basis, supervise students during a field trip when a staff member is not present, or work with students away from the supervision of a classroom teacher are required to have a background check." This extra step helps ensure that we are keeping our students safe.
Thanks to all parents and volunteers for continued support of our students and district!
Background checks are conducted on an ANNUAL BASIS. If you have any questions about the background check process, contact Meg Thimmesch at 316-462-8300.
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APRIL - Acceptance
Appreciating differences in others...
listening to and respecting a different point of view...
looking past outer appearance...
enjoying what others have to offer.
MAY - Perserverance
Never giving up...
striving to reach a goal...
working hard to overcome difficult situations.
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MSE MISSION STATEMENT
M
aking a Difference
S
triving for Excellence
E
mpowering Young Minds
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Principal
Meg Thimmesch
mthimmesch@usd266.com
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Assistant Principal
Carrie Thrash
cthrash@usd266.com
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