Patton Parent Update

Principal's message:

Good afternoon!

Thank you all for your support this quarter here at Patton Junior High School! Our students and staff have worked extremely hard over the past few months. The picture below is from the student handbook regarding attendance.

Parent teacher conferences will be on October 17th and 18th. 6th grade will occur in the 6th grade pod. Please come out and join us!

Have a great weekend!

With Patton Pride,

Kevin Wellington

Principal

6th grade: Payne/Harris/Phillips, Eigenberg/Rienhold/Dennis

7th grade: https://secure.smore.com/n/2bwem

8th grade: https://secure.smore.com/n/z64wt

9th grade:https://secure.smore.com/n/0vf3n

Meet Emily Nelson a Saint Mary Alumni who loves to receive Dr Pepper to brighten her day. She is an enthusiastic first-year Social Studies teacher who is eager to inspire and nurture her students' growth. With a firm belief in the power of stability and encouragement, Emily has discovered that motivating her students through positive reinforcement leads to remarkable transformations in their learning journeys. Outside the classroom, she embraces the beauty of nature and indulges in her love for reading, often finding joy in sunny days and compelling stories. A Minnesota native who later moved to Nebraska, Emily's passion for education is matched only by her commitment to personal growth—she is currently pursuing her Master's degree, and she appreciates a little grace as she balances her teaching responsibilities with her studies. With a background in lacrosse and a quirky talent for balancing almost anything on her head, Emily brings a unique blend of energy, creativity, and dedication to her role as an educator.

Please call the school for any absences or tardiness. This allows us to record the absence.

• USD 207 policy states that all students should be kept at home for illnesses until free from fever, diarrhea, or vomiting for 24 hours without the aid of medications. A fever is considered to be 99.6 degrees or above.
• Your student will be marked Excused only if the Nurse calls and states the kid needs to go home. If the Parent chooses to take the student home it will be marked unexcused until a Medical Note is provided.

We are looking for a few parents to help with the vision and hearing test, please see the QR code below to sign up. I have also provided the link below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EA4AA2AABFDC52-45529368-volunteer

https://www.youtube.com/@CharacterStrong/featured

7th and 8th Grade Football

10/16/24 Wednesday - Billy Mills Middle school- 3:30PM

The link below outlines KSHSAA policy on sportsmanship. These guidelines are what Patton will follow when playing any athletic competition.

https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/General/Rule52Interpretations.cfm

If your student will be participating in sports please make sure they have a concussion form and a physical form in the front office.

Good luck to all of our student athletes this week!

Girls Basketball Head Coach:

Mr. Funk

Mr Floetke

Assistant Coach:

Mrs. Dennis

Head Football Coach:

Cory Turner cturner@usd207.org

The team Picture will be Oct 15 after school. Please order them through the link if you would like to purchase pictures.

Monday, October 14- No school/No Staff

Tuesday, October 15: Book fair- 7th grade

Wednesday, October 16: Book fair- 8th/9th grade

Wednesday, October 16: Retake picture day

Thursday, October 17 - 8am - 7pm Parent/Teacher conferences/Book fair- parents

Friday, October 18- 8am - 12:00 Parent/Teacher Conferences/Book fair- parents

Monday, October 21-4:30pm USD 207 board meeting (at MacArther)

Wednesday, October 30- 9th grade field trip to KU

Friday, November 1- Early Dismissal

Students in Principles of Biomedical Science had the unique experience of doing a gel electrophoresis lab this week! Gel electrophoresis is a technique used to separate and analyze biomacromolecules like DNA. Gel electrophoresis can be used to analyze the evidence left at a crime scene. Though it’s hard to capture in a picture, the goal is to compare the different vertical lanes of DNA. DNA analysts are looking for a match from DNA found at a crime scene to the DNA of the suspects.

Energy and the Environment p.1 and 4

Another Opportunity to help Patton please see the QR code or the link to help

We will be feeding the teachers at the Parent/Teacher Conference on Oct 17 please see the QR code and the Link to see if you are able to help bring in food that day. Any questions please call the front office. Thank you Parents for Volunteering!!

All orders can be done online

If they are taking retakes they need to bring in their old pictures.

Together with community stakeholders, we at Patton Junior High School empower all students to become lifelong learners and leaders.

Email: kwellington@usd207.org
Website: https://patton.usd207.org/
Location: 1 Patton Loop, Fort Leavenworth, KS, USA
Phone: (913) 651-7371
Facebook: facebook.com/usd207