• Sept. 2: No School, Labor Day
• Sept. 5: Donut w/ Grandparents or any adult-All Grades 8am-8:40am
• Sept. 12: Papa John's Night
• Sept. 18: Family Fun Fitness Night @ Hummer
• Sept. 23: No School-Staff PD Day
• Sept. 24: PTO Meeting, 5:30-6:30pm
• Sept. 27: PTO Campus Clean-Up, 5:30-6:30 PM
• Oct. 2: Picture Day
• Oct. 7: Hearing & Vision Screenings
• Oct. 11: End of 1st Quarter
• Oct. 14: No School, Teacher Planning & Prep Day
• Oct. 15: No School, Staff PD Day
• Oct. 17: Family Engagement Reading Night, 6pm-7pm
• Oct. 23: Parent Teacher Conferences, 4-8pm
• Oct. 24: No School, Parent Teacher Conferences, 8am-8pm
• Oct. 25: No School
• Oct. 25: Playground Open 4-7pm
• Oct. 29: Kinder Kollege, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Oct. 31: Halloween Parade, 2pm & Parties 2:30pm
• Nov. 5: PTO 5:30-6:30
• Nov. 11: Veteran's Day Assembly, time TBD
• Nov. 13: Picture Retake Day
• Nov. 21: Papa John's Night
• Nov. 25-29: No School, Thanksgiving Break
• Nov. 29: Playground Open, 4-7pm
• Dec. 3: PTO Meeting, time TBD
• Dec. 20th: Last day of 2nd quarter
• Dec. 20th: Winter Parties, 2:30pm
• Jan. 14th: Kinder Kollege, 5:30-6:30 pm
• April 1st: Kinder Kollege, 5:30-6:30 pm

We look forward to welcoming grandparents on Thursday, September 5th for donuts!

Are you interested in being a classroom parent and helping support? Please fill out this interest form!

Help us recognize our amazing staff by giving them a shout-out below!

Each month, grade levels will share their newsletters. Please click on the respective links to read!

Each month, our Mental Health Team will be sharing a newsletter. Please read the first edition!

At McClure, attendance is a top priority. If students are not in school, they are missing both social and academic opportunities. We believe that consistent, in-person attendance, provides the best learning opportunities for our students. Being present and engaged in the classroom empowers students to take ownership of their educational outcomes. We understand that some absences are unavoidable due to health or family matters, but recognize that when students miss too many days, they can fall behind.

Please review these Back-to-School attendance tips! Our goal is to have at least 95% of our students attending daily. Last year, McClure's chronically absent rate was 24%, which was the largest in 4 years. This means that 75 students missed more than 18 days. Please review these tips to help get children to school.

During the month of AUGUST we had 95.2% of students attending daily.

We are looking for snack donations, if you are able to donate snacks, please send them with your child to bring to the office. Thank you for helping support our students!

Hello Families!

This year, Topeka Public Schools will be using My School Bucks as a way for parents to track and pay student fines, fees and other costs online. To access My School Bucks, Parents will need to log into ParentVue to create a 'secure' login. Once your secure login has been created, you will login to My School Bucks to access your account. From the Home page in Synergy ParentVue, click on My School Bucks.

Please see the flyer below with directions on how to access My School Bucks.

Please click on the flyer below to read more information about the Kansas Book Festival.

Topeka West is hosting a mini cheer camp as a fundraiser. Please see the attached flyer or Google Form to register your student! Email any questions to head coach: Debby Russel drussell@tps501.org

Clinic: Sunday, September 8th 2024

TWHS main gym (Enter from parking lot on Belle Ave)

Check-in: 11:45-12:00 pm, Clinic starts at 12:00 pm

Check-out: 4:00 pm (Parent sneak peek @ 3:45)

Performance: Friday, September 13th, 2024

Hummer Sports Park, Enter through the West gate

Arrival: 6:30 pm, kick off is at 7:00 pm

Topeka West vs Shawnee Heights

Children K-8th grade are welcome to participate!

Cost: $35.00 Due September 8th 2024 (at Check-in)

Included: cheer material for the performance/game (chants, jumps, dance, and stunts/tumbling), screen printed T-shirt, snacks at clinic, game admission & (1) adult game admission

Please join us in welcoming all of our staff members that are new to McClure. Look out in next month's newsletter for more information about each new team member.

• Kylie DesJardins- Building Administrator Intern
• Cori Singleton- Kindergarten Teacher
• Felisa Sharp- 3rd Grade Teacher
• Carla Legaspi- 4th Grade Teacher
• Charity Rench- 5th grade Teacher
• Bridget O'Neill- Strings Teacher
• Laura Santos Rodriguez- Speech Pathologist
• Laura Burchett- Special Education Teacher
• Maricris Valdez- Special Education Teacher
• Mary Heffern- Paraprofessional
• Jay Weston- Paraprofessional
• Roneisha Luarks- Teacher Apprentice

Across the district, we are taking donations for our international teachers and their families who are moving here to teach. All items are welcome, however, what is really needed are mattresses, dressers, dining room sets, couches, chairs, loveseats, nightstands and all other items. Please contact Dr. Artzer at cartzer@tps501.org or Kylie DesJardins at kdesjardins@tps501.org if you have any questions!

We are thankful for you being part of our school community!

We are excited to tell you that we will be using a program called Character Strong this year to help social-emotional learning. Our goal is to do everything we can to help students be successful in school and life. Each month, we will focus on a different character trait. For the month of September, we are focusing on "Respect."

Please read the following family newsletter below!

If you've noticed the boards on the windows and construction over the summer, it's because we have received new windows! There are still a few more windows to install, but should be completed soon. Thank you to all of the workers for their help with this task!

The 24-25 Eagle' Nest Childcare Registration form is now available. Please note that there is a $50 increase for the afternoon tuition as we no longer receive federal ESSER grant funds which previously helped in mitigating some costs.

This year, we will be using My School Bucks as an option to submit online payment. More information will be shared about this process closer to the start of the year.

The first day of the childcare program will be August 12th for Kindergarteners only. August 13th is the first day for all other students enrolled in the program.

Please contact the childcare coordinator, Terri House, if you have any questions at 785-438-4340 or thouse@tps501.org.

We are excited to provide meals to all TPS students free of charge for the 2024-2025 school year!

Families are still encouraged to complete the Free & Reduced Meal Application, as this information is vital for the district to receive funding for many programs, technology, and more to ensure student success.

Families may qualify for reduced textbook fees and free or reduced-cost internet from Cox Communications. Complete the application at topekapublicschools.net.

As of July 2024, Topeka Public Schools will be using My School Bucks as a way for parents to track and pay student fines, fees and other costs online. Please click on the link to register for an account.

The Kansas State Board of Education would like for parents of incoming kindergarten students to complete two questionnaires: ASQ-3 and ASQ: SE-2. Click on the attachment below to learn more about each.

At McClure, our goal is to have 100% completion. You may complete the questionnaires at home by clicking on the links below.

Online link to ASQ-3:

ASQ-3 English https://www.asqonline.com/family/8a86b7

ASQ-3 Spanish https://www.asqonline.com/family/cd805e

Online link to ASQ: SE-2:

ASQ: SE-2 English https://www.asqonline.com/family/5a81da

ASQ: SE-2 Spanish https://www.asqonline.com/family/0fec69

Questions? Email the ASQ coordinator, Ms. Ritter, at mritter@tps501.org

School supply shopping? Here's the updated list for the 2024-2025 school year!

This handbook includes important information about McClure including our mission and vision, attendance, behavior expectations, policies and procedures.

Please take time to review this handbook. If you have any questions, please let us know.

The District's Academic Calendar provides a quick-glance overview of important dates for parents to be aware of. This calendar includes days school is not in session, parent-teacher conferences, and start and end dates for the 2024-2025 school year.

The McClure school calendar is posted on our school website. Click here to view.

The Campus Care Clinic located at Topeka High School and is open to all USD 501 staff, students, and their household family members. Below is a video created by the THS Broadcasting Department. Click here for the Clinic Flyer with additional information.

Location:

Topeka High School 800 SW 10th St., Room 101 Topeka, KS 66612

Contact Us:

THSCampusCare@KUMC.edu 785-295-3256

Link to clinic video: Campus Care Clinic (updated)

Do you have a Dillon's Shopper Card? Help our school as you shop for groceries. When using your Dillons card, designate McClure Elementary as your community rewards benefactor and your donations will go to directly support our school. Sign in to your Dillon’s account or create an account to enroll. Once signed in, you can enroll or update your Community Rewards under your account settings.

Email: cartzer@tps501.org
Website: https://mcclure.topekapublicschools.net/
Location: 2529 Southwest Chelsea Drive, Topeka, KS, USA
Phone: 785.438.4340
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TPS501McClure