Sheldon Update

Dear Sheldon Families,

Welcome to the LAST SHELDON UPDATE of the 23-24 school year! Reminder, tomorrow is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL for Sheldon students! It will be a full day of school. There will be NO CAR LINE tomorrow afternoon. See the Last Day of School & 4 Year Old Promotion Ceremony section below for more information.

Click here to access the 2023-2024 Family Handbook.

As always, if you have questions or concerns, do not hesitate to reach out to me!

Thank you for the privilege of serving you ~

Mrs. Gabrielle Tanner, Principal

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May 14: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL for Sheldon Students! 4 year old Promotion Ceremony @ 2:00 & 3:00 (see information below)

May 16: Brown v. Board Commemorative Reception @ 4:30-6:00

May 18: National Speech & Language Pathologist Day

As part of our Head Start Grant application process, each year Sheldon staff develop a Self-Assessment and Annual Report. We are asking for your input to ensure our program meets the needs of our families. Please complete this short survey by Monday, May 13th. We appreciate your help and support!

Family Survey - English

Family Survey - Spanish

We would appreciate families returning the Family Advocate Packets you received. These help us with knowing what resources we need to locate for families and or training/community support we need to bring in. Thank you!

All Sheldon students will receive a summer learning kit. This has a summer review book in it with lots of skills for kids to practice over the summer. All supplies needed to complete the activities are in the kit, along with some extra fun! Teachers may send these home with students by the last day of school or they may be bringing them with them to your scheduled home visit.

The last day of school for Sheldon students will be May 14th, which will be a full day of school with transportation running as normal. We end the school year earlier than the rest of the district due to end of the year home visits.

The Promotion Ceremony for our 4 year old students going to Kindergarten next year will be on the last day of school, May 14th. Details are below.

2:00 Ceremony

Room 200 (Ms. Miller) Room 204 (Ms. Jessica)

Room 201 (Mrs. D) Room 205 (Ms. Jackson)

3:00 Ceremony

Room 105 (Ms. Stewart) Room 202 (Ms. Debbie)

Room 107 (Ms. Lewis) Room 203 (Ms. Heather D.)

**Please note, students will wear caps and gowns. Be mindful about hairstyles to make sure the cap fits correctly.

We expect each ceremony to take about 20 minutes. Families will then have 10 minutes to celebrate with their student(s) on the playground and take pictures. After this, teachers will take students back to their classrooms to remove caps and gowns and collect their belongings. We will give them a 5 minute window to do this and then will invite 1 adult to go to the classroom to check-out their student and take them home for the summer! If you choose not to take your child with you at that time, we will send them home their regular way. Please note, there will NOT be a car line running on this day. If your child is a car rider and will not be going home with you following their ceremony, you will need to enter through the front doors beginning at 3:45 and check your student out from their classroom.

There is parking available at the Temple at the end of Munson, and in the surrounding neighborhood. Please be respectful of driveways and any posted No Parking signs. Parking in the front of the building is NOT ALLOWED as this is where our buses park to load students. With parking being limited in our neighborhood, please do not arrive super early for your child’s ceremony as that will make parking more difficult for all!

We are closely monitoring the weather for next Tuesday. If we are unable to have our ceremony outside due to rain, we will provide a link to a virtual ceremony that we will hold inside the building.

Online Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is OPEN! Go to the Topeka Public Schools website and click on SynergySIS Login at the top. From there you will sign in, click online registration, 2024-2025 enrollment. If you only see the 2023-2024 enrollment option then you need to delete that registration and 2024-2025 will generate. If you have questions or it is not working email SIShelp@tps501.org. For Sheldon returners you will need an updated physical with lead and hemoglobin results, immunization record, dental form and a state issued birth certificate before school starts if you have not already submitted one.

La inscripción en línea para el año escolar 2024-2025 está abierta! Vaya al sitio Web de las escuelas Públicas de Topeka y haga clic en Iniciar sesión en SynergySIS en la parte superior. Desde allí inicia sesión, haga clic en el registro en línea, inscripción 2024-2025. Si solo ve la opción de inscripción 2023-2024, entonces debe eliminar la inscripción 2023-2024 y generará. Si tiene preguntas o no funciona, envíe un correo electrónico a SIShelp@tps501.org. para Sheldon necesitaran un examen físico actualizado con el resultado de plomo y hemoglobina, registro de Vacunas y formulario dental. Y un certificado de nacimiento emitido por el estado antes que comience la escuela si aún no ha presentado uno.

Online registration for the 24-25 school year is now open. See the graphic below for more information. Please note, PK students will be assigned to Quinton Heights. This is NOT a school placement, but is a holding place for PK applications as the enrollment team processes them.

Topeka Public Schools is offering exciting summer school programs for the month of June! Pine Ridge Prep, Shaner, and Sheldon students are invited to apply to attend a summer program hosted at Shaner Early Learning Academy. There are additional enrichment opportunities available to PK students as well. To apply for the Shaner option or the district PK enrichment option, please see the information below. These programs are FREE to all TPS students and families! Register early as classes fill up quickly!

Click the link to view course offerings: https://tl.topekapublicschools.net/directory/summer_programs

Click the link for instructions on enrolling through ParentVue:

https://shorturl.at/iqxGN

All students should have received their blue Sheldon Sharks t-shirt. We encourage students to join us in wearing their Sheldon shirt EVERY FRIDAY of the school year!

Monday through Thursday: 9:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Arrival begins: 9:15 a.m.

Arrival ends: 9:30 a.m. (students will be considered tardy after 9:35 a.m.)

Dismissal begins: 3:45 p.m.

Dismissal ends: 4:00 p.m. (all students must be picked up by 4:00 p.m.)

Late Start Fridays (every Friday): 10:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Arrival begins: 10:15 a.m.

Arrival ends: 10:30 a.m. (students will be considered tardy after 10:35 a.m.)

Dismissal begins: 3:45 p.m.

Dismissal ends: 4:00 p.m. (all students must be picked up by 4:00 p.m.)

Sheldon Head Start follows the Topeka Public Schools Academic Calendar.

Check out this WIBW article on car seat safety. This website has a lot of great information and resources, including on car seat safety.

Take a look at the Topeka Resources Checklist. This is very helpful for planning! This is a list of possible resources to help you stretch your dollars and avoid economic emergencies. Place a check beside the ones you are using or have used.

You can find the link to the 2021 Community Resources Council Resource Directory here. This directory provides contact information for a variety of community resources.

If in need of resources, you can also contact the United Way by dialing 211.

See the following links for Food Pantry resources available to families.

English and Spanish

Website: https://sheldon.topekapublicschools.net/
Location: 1155 SW Seabrook Ave.
Phone: 785-438-4530
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheldonChildDevelopmentCenterHeadStart