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September 2020

Maize South Elementary

Howler

3404 N Maize Rd

Wichita, KS 67205

A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Maize South Elementary Families,

I am pleased to welcome you back to the 2020-21 school year! I would like to extend a special welcome to all of the new families joining Maize South Elementary this year and welcome back all of our returning families as well! MSE is home of the Wolves! I am honored to be your new principal. Some of you may know me from previous years as your assistant principal. I want to also welcome our new assistant principal Mr. Chalashtari (the kids call him Mr. C.). My vision, as the principal, is to ALWAYS put kids first! My hope is that all children will LOVE school and nurture a learning environment that is positive, safe, warm, caring, as well as a fun place to learn and grow.

I recognize the circumstances that surround this school year is not what we expected nor hoped for, but with your help we will ensure your child’s success. We look forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure our children can achieve their highest potential. Our teachers understand that part of our children’s success relies heavily on the support offered both at school and at home and realize that a strong partnership with you will make a great difference in your child’s education.

One of the greatest characteristics of the Wolf Pack is the genuine care and compassion shared between staff, students, and parents. Maize South Elementary is a place where staff and families come together to ensure that the children entrusted into our care grow to be productive, confident, compassionate, members of society. I look forward to an amazing year!

With warmest regards,

Carrie Thrash, Principal

PARENT DROP OFF & PICK-UP

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we have made adjustments to our drop off and pick-up lines. We will continue to work towards improving this process. Please help us in keeping the process safe, quick, and fair for all by following the guidelines listed:

Move forward in the line to close gaps
Pull up to the furthest drop off and pick-up point
Please stay in your vehicle during drop off and pick-up
Display all QR codes in the passenger windshield
If you have a change in transportation, please contact the school office before 2:00pm. Please email or write a note to the teacher if your child is leaving early or if they are NOT getting home their usual way.

PICTURES

MSE families,

School Picture Day is Thursday, Sept. 24th. Click here for a link to order your MSE pictures.

The order code is 52124M

Picture retakes are November 5th. Our students enrolled in full-time remote learning are welcome to come to school briefly to have their pictures taken on retake day along with any student who would like his or her picture retaken. We will follow up with additional details as the day approaches.

Please note that students will remove their face mask briefly to have their photo taken, except for students whose parents have communicated to the school their preference for their child to leave his/her face mask on. All adults and anyone else in the room at the time will have their face masks on. We will practice social distancing and will not make adjustments to your child’s hair, jewelry, etc. as in the past. There will not be parent volunteers present as there have been in the past for health and safety purposes.

Thank you,

Carrie Thrash, Principal

Jason Chalashtari, Assistant Principal

Maize South Elementary School

Here's Whats New!!

NEW LOGO: A new look has been created for our wolf! We are excited to be sharing our new mascot and logo with everyone.

T-SHIRTS: Our MSES PTO has created a t-shirt with our new wolf logo. Please click button below for more information and ordering details. We hope to fill our halls with purple wolf pride!

T-Shirt Order Info

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ALERTS & NOTIFICATIONS USED IN

THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY

In the event of an emergency in your child's school, the Blackboard Connect parent notification system will be used to notify you of the situation and will alert you to steps you need to take in order to reunite with your child. Voice messages will be sent to all phone numbers and email listed in Skyward Family Access "Family 1" and Guardian 1 of "Family 2". To view the contact information the district has on file, please log on to Skyward Family Access and click on "Student Information." If you are unsure how to log on to Skyward Family Access, please contact our school for assistance.

GIRL SCOUTS

Girls in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to participate in an upcoming event with the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland, a partner organization of Maize USD 266. The event will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 at All Star Sports. Please click here to learn more.

Important Dates

SEPTEMBER

September 24:

Picture Day

OCTOBER

October 14:

NO SCHOOL, Parent-Teacher

Conferences (Virtual Conferences)

Important Reminders

Deliveries: MSES can NOT accept deliveries of flowers, balloons, candy, cookies, etc. This is per USD 266 District Policy. We appreciate your cooperation.

Party Invitations: Party invitations CANNOT be distributed at school. We ask that you mail invitations for personal events or parties directly to the home of the student(s) you are inviting.

Student Directory:

Parents and guardians may opt to include your address, primary phone number, email addresses, student's school and student's grade level in the Skyward Family Access Student Directory so that other families with login rights to Family Access can view your contact information.

Cell Phones: Please remember the use of cell phones by students while at school is not allowed.

Homework: When your child is absent from school and you wish to pick up homework you must request it before 10:00am. All assignments and necessary textbooks will be available in the office after 2:00pm. Thank you.