Weekly Update

The Olathe School Board has approved eight reasons for students to be excused from school. The reasons are as follows:

- Personal illness

- Serious illness or death of a family member or close friend

- Obligatory religious observation of the student's own faith

- Participation in school approved school activity

- Verified physician or dentist appointments - Physician note required

- Court appearance

- Emergency situations requiring immediate action

- Absence which has been requested in writing and approved in advance by the building principal

- Chart with partial day absences is at the bottom of this Update.

Once the number of absences reaches five or higher, the school team may request a meeting with parents to create a plan of support.

Need to freshen up your MP Spirit Wear? We've got you covered. Click on the link below to see our 2024-25 options.

Manchester Park Elementary {SPIRIT WEAR Fundraiser 2024-25}

It's time to purchase your MP 2024-25 Yearbook. Purchase by September 30, and get 10% off!

Click on link below for the flier and QR code.

PTO is asking for you to submit contact information so you can be contacted for classroom parties and other special events. Due to privacy laws, the school cannot provide this information.

By filling out this form you give permission for the MP Room Parent and Party Planners to contact you throughout the year. This can include but is not limited to information about the classroom parties, sending signups for volunteers, coordinating Teacher Appreciation Week, teachers birthdays, the Red Bag Project and other events at the classroom level.

Families with two households are welcome to have multiple parents complete the form.

Click on the link below.

Community Conversations with Olathe’s Board of Education and Superintendent

Olathe families, community members, students and staff are invited to join members of the Board of Education and superintendent for Community Conversations starting in September. These informal events are designed to encourage two-way dialogue between the Board of Education and community members about the topics that are top-of-mind in the district. There is no set agenda, but rather, participants will have an opportunity to engage in conversation regarding a variety of topics. Various dates and times have been selected for community members to choose a time that works best for them.

All community conversations will be held in the Board of Education room (14160 S. Black Bob Rd., Olathe). Four Community Conversations are planned for the 2024-25 school year, including:

• September 24, 2024 – 9-10:30 a.m.
• November 19, 2024 – 5-6:30 p.m.
• February 20, 2025 – 9-10:30 a.m.
• April 24, 2025 – 5-6:30 p.m.

Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP in advance. If you intend to join the Tuesday, Sept. 24 Community Conversation, please submit an RSVP at this link by Friday, Sept. 19.

Please click on the link below for all Manchester Park PTO updates. You can access the calendar, sign-ups and event details all in one spot. Thank you and Go Timberwolves!

manchesterparkpto.org/intheknow

We are happy to welcome families in to share lunch with their Timberwolves after Labor Day.

We're a big school, so need to implement a few guidelines in order to make this happen.

Guidelines:

- Prior sign-up is required.

- Each slot covers two guests.

- Upon arrival, office staff will check for your sign-up.

- If you did not sign up online for that day, plan to reschedule for a different day.

- Lunch will take place in the cafeteria, as we don't have other available spaces.

- You may bring lunch in for your student, but may NOT share food with other students.

- If you'd like to purchase a school lunch, contact our front office by 9:15 AM to order.

- Payment is not accepted on site, so be sure to have enough $$ on your child's meal account to cover.

Link to sign-up is below.