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We are always emphasizing to our students to be kind to one another. February is National Random Acts of Kindness month. We will be providing our students with opportunities to participate in several random acts of kindness events throughout the month. Please help us spread kindness, not only at MT, but throughout our community.

Here are some resources to help you assist your student in their pursuit of kindness:

https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/home/calendars/2025/2025_RAK_kindness_calendar.pdf

https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/random-acts-of-kindness-day-2025/

https://thegreatkindnesschallenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Checklist-Preview-Page_2024-2025.pdf

February 3 - Incoming Freshman Night at MV (see flyer below)

February 12 - 1/2 Day for Grades K-12 (11:12 Dismissal) - Parent/Teacher Conferences in PM

February 13 - NO SCHOOL - Parent/Teacher Conferences

February 14 - NO SCHOOL - Buildings closed

February 17 - NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day

March 12 - 3rd Quarter Showcase Night (4:30-6:00pm) & Incoming 6th Grade Night (5:00-6:30pm)

March 17-24 - Spring Break (School Resumes March 25th)

February 4 - Boys Basketball - 7th vs. Turner/8th @ Turner

February 6 - Boys Basketball - 7th @ Lawrence SW/8th vs. Lawrence SW

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to present at Career Day. We already have about half of the responses we need to make this day a success! But we need more presenters! We're looking for individuals to share their careers the morning of Friday, March 14th. All careers are welcome!! If you, or someone you know, are interested in presenting, please sign up here. We will be in touch soon with more information.

The Rewards Store needs your help! Priority requests are Cheez-its and Gatorade. Thank you for supporting our students as they work hard through the spring semester!

MTMS Rewards Store Wish List

2/6/25 6-7:30 pm via Zoom

Learn more about possible dangers of internet usage, practical safety tips & tools and the cybercrime reporting process. Presentation covers electronic safety concepts, including gaming systems, apps, AI, current and local trends and other wireless/internet communication.

*Presentation designed/presented by Sunflower House, Overland Park Police Department and FBI Cyber Crime Task Force.

Register Here

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held February 12th & 13th. Open walk-in conferences will be held the evening of February 12th from 4:30-7:30pm, and February 13th from 5:00-8:00pm. Scheduled conferences will be 15 minutes long during the day on the 13th between 9:30am and 4:00pm. Teams will open conference signups to parents by February 5th.

Some attendance reminders as we get 2nd Semester underway:

Please report all full-day absences (illness, appointment, etc.) and late arrivals due to morning appointments by 8:30 a.m. You may call the school attendance line at 913-422-5854 or use the online absence form. The school will call to follow-up with unreported absences after this time. Students arriving tardy after 7:55 must enter through the front office doors (you are not required to escort late students inside, but if your student is late due to an appointment, please report it to the office so their attendance is appropriately marked).

Students are allowed ten (10) days of absences per school year without an accompanying appointment note. (This includes illness, appointments, and “parent request” absences, which should be coordinated with the school in advance). Absences in excess of ten (10) without accompanying documentation will be considered unexcused. Missing a substantial portion of a day (three (3) or more class periods) shall be considered one "day." Unexcused absences are subject to the rules set forth by the Board of Education and Kansas Truancy Laws.

You are not required to notify the office in advance if you will be checking a student out during the school day for an appointment. Please ring the bell at the main office, present your ID, state your student's name and indicate you are checking them out, and complete the student check out inside and we will call your student from class at that time. Students will only be released to parent/guardians or emergency contacts listed in Skyward unless coordinated in advance with the school.

This reminder may be relevant for some of our students who use Adobe:

On February 3rd, Adobe will discontinue one part of their online cloud file storage. This change will likely impact a small number of users (including some teachers and students).

If you use Adobe Creative Cloud products like Photoshop, Illustrator, or Premiere, we strongly recommend backing up your files to another storage service (e.g., OneDrive or Google Drive) before February 3rd.

While your files should still be stored locally on your computer, they will no longer be accessible in the cloud after this date. To avoid any risk of losing access to your files, please ensure they are backed up in advance.

For more details, visit Adobe's official announcement here:
End of Sync for Adobe Creative Cloud Files

The USD 232 Making a Difference Award celebrates the exceptional teachers and staff in our district.

The USD 232 Education Foundation, in partnership with Great American Bank, wants to honor and recognize those who are truly “making a difference in the lives of young people” and continually exceed job expectations for the students, families, and other employees in our district.

Help us honor those who excel at it by nominating an outstanding staff member today!

Making a Difference Nomination Form

It's Candy Gram time! Beginning Tuesday, StuCo will sell Candy Grams during lunch for fifty cents apiece. Buy some for your friends, your teachers, and yourself! Be sure to know 9th hour classes as delivery will take place during WIN.

Thanks also to everyone who purchased duct tape in our American Red Cross fundraiser on Thursday. A special shout out to Mr. Santaularia who made the day so fun!

Thank you to parents and staff who donated snacks or their time to the winter social! Events like these are not possible without your support. Students had a great time dancing to the DJ, playing in the gym, and hanging with friends over pizza, cotton candy, and snacks.

Stay up to date! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and our website! Email MTMS.pta.wolves@gmail.com with questions or to find out how to get involved.

To help control the spread of illness in our school please follow these illness guidelines:

• Fever-Keep student home until fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication
• Vomiting, Diarrhea, GI upset-keep home until symptom free for 24 hours without the use of medication.
  
  

When reporting your student absent due to illness please give a brief description of the illness such as sore throat, fever, vomiting, flu, strep, etc. This will help with illness tracking and reporting to the health department.

Location: 6100 Monticello Road, Shawnee, KS, United States
Website: http://mtms.usd232.org/

Phone: (913) 422-1100

Attendance Line: (913) 422-5854 or Report an Absence online

Fax Line: (913) 422-4990

Instagram: @mtmswolves
Regular School Hours: 7:55am-3:05pm (Office hours 7:30am-3:30pm)
- Carloop doors open to students at 7:35 (except earlier during inclement weather)

MTMS Parent Information Sheet

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