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The mission of Tecumseh North Elementary School is to provide opportunities for all students by developing self-motivated, lifelong learners and leaders in their community.

Today is a GREAT day to be a PANTHER, and I choose to LIVE ABOVE THE LINE!

Address: 314 Stanton Road, Tecumseh, KS 66542

Phone: 785-379-5910

Facebook: Tecumseh North Elementary School

Website: https://tn.usd450.net/

Email: TN_Office@usd450.net

We are off to a great start! Teachers and students are getting settled into their routines and procedures, which ensures that great learning is happening!

September is going to be a busy month! Please read the information below regarding Grandparents Day. We will celebrate our amazing grandparents on Tuesday, September 10th.

Also, please note our new start and end times for the school day, which are listed below as well. This information has been communicated several times, yet there are students arriving after 8:30am. If students arrive after 8:30am, they will be marked as tardy.

If your student is a car rider and they eat breakfast at school, please ensure they arrive to school before 8:20am to eat breakfast. This will ensure that our bus riders have time to eat breakfast as well since several buses arrive after 8:20am.

Lastly, if your student is a car rider, please do not drop them off until 8:10am. We have several students arriving prior to 8am. We do not have staff available to monitor students until 8:10am. Students are being dropped off and they are waiting in the foyer unsupervised. This is a safety concern since there is no one available to supervise. Please call the office at 785-379-5910 to get contact information for Boys & Girls Club to set-up before school care.

Let's keep rockin' the 24/25 school year!

Proudly Serving as YOUR Principal!

-Katie Bivens

#PantherProud

• 2nd - No School Labor Day
• 6th - PreK Screening @ TN Call 785-357-5440 for appointment
• 9th - Site Council 5:30 & PTO 6:15 @ TN Library
• 10th- Grandparents Day Celebration - See Info Below
• 12th - PTO Pie Sales Begin
• 16th - Board of Education Meeting
• 19th - Picture Day!
• 30th - No School - Professional Development

• Reminder that we do have new school hours
• We do start school at 8:30 and end at 3:35
• We do let kids come into the building at 8:10

Also, if your student is still in the cafe' eating breakfast when teachers do attendance they will be counted as unexcused. IF your student is eating breakfast please have them here around 8:10 to ensure they have time to eat! We do understand some kids who ride the bus need a few extra minutes, if you put them on the bus and still get a notification PLEASE call the office and we will get it fixed!

At Tecumseh North, we follow PAWS!

PAWS stands for...

• P--Practice Your Personal Best
• A--Act Responsibly
• W--Work & Play Safely
• S--Show Respect

We follow PAWS in all places of learning, including on the bus! Here's a link to our bus expectations and consequences: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sxcvrS45Kxvi1G5A3apsNEvu9D1YZBrx/view?usp=sharing

As part of the Federal No Child Left Behind guidelines, parents have the right to request and receive timely information on the professional qualifications of their child's teacher. The information that can be provided includes:

• met qualifying and licensing criteria
• if they have emergency or provisional status
• their degree major
• whether your child is receiving services from a paraprofessional

Anyone wanting any of the information may receive it by contacting Katie Bivens, principal, at 785-379-5910.

Ms. Bivens and Mrs. Cress LOVE to celebrate our amazing teachers and staff members with the WOOT WOOT Wagon. The first WOOT WOOT Wagon will be Friday, August 30th. Normally, Ms. Bivens, Mrs. Cress, &/or PTO stock the WOOT WOOT Wagon, but they would love help! Donations in any amount of canned soda, individual bagged chips, bottled water, &/or various types of candy (or anything you think our teachers/staff would like) would be so very appreciated. Please drop-off your donations in the office to Ms. Jordan, Ms. Courtney, or Ms. Skye Monday-Friday 8am-4pm. Call the office at 785-379-5910 with questions. THANK YOU!!!