MTMS Wolf Wire

November 1, 2024

MT's purpose is to educate and empower students to become responsible citizens.

A Few Words From the Principal

We are looking forward to honoring our veterans and active-duty service men and women on Friday, October 8th. We will start our morning with a celebration of these individuals.

As a small token of our appreciation of these men and women and what they gave and are giving to us and our country, we are asking that 6th grade students wear red, 7th grade students wear white, and 8th grade students wear blue on Friday, October 8.

We will be on an alternate schedule on Friday, October 8. The bell schedule is below.

A Quick Glance Into 7th Grade Science

7th grade science conducts a lab that included building a catapult to launch candy pumpkins so that they could practice collecting data and graphing the results.

Important Dates

November 3 - Fall Back! Daylight Saving Time Ends

November 21 - Urban Air Lenexa Giveback 4-8pm

November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break

After-School Activities

November 5

7th Girls Basketball @ Wheat Ridge
8th Girls Basketball vs. Wheat Ridge

November 6th

Wrestling @ Mill Valley

November 7th

7th Girls Basketball vs. Basehor
8th Girls Basketball @ Basehor

News & Information

Changes to Building Entry

Thank you to everyone for being flexible this week as we implement the district's new building visitor policy. As a reminder, we are asking everyone who wishes to enter MTMS to present their state-issued identification (Driver's License) to the door camera when requesting access to the building. This includes dropping off items in the foyer as well coming inside for student check outs. Thank you for having your identification ready at the door to help us create secure facilities and protect our students and staff members.

And, a reminder that students who are returning to school from appointments or coming in late whose absence has already been reported do not need to be escorted inside by a parent. Please just send them in to us and we'll get them where they need to be!

Veterans Day Recognition

Our annual Veterans Day commemoration will be held on Friday, November 8th. Thank you to everyone who has submitted names of their loved ones who are veterans or are active-duty service members to be acknowledged at our school program. Please click here to share the name of any veteran you would like us to acknowledge and/or a veteran who will be attending no later than Monday, November 4th.

November 8th Schedule

KS Teacher of the Year Nominations

USD 232 has been an important and strong participant in the Kansas Teacher of the Year Program for many years. De Soto has had fifteen state finalists and thirteen semi-finalists represented in the program since 2000.

We would like to invite you to nominate any teacher whom you consider to be an outstanding and effective educator. This person must have completed 5 years of teaching with at least 2 of them having been in USD 232. If there is a USD 232 educator whom you believe to be outstanding and deserving of special recognition, please use the link below to fill out the nomination form.

Kansas Teacher of the Year Nomination Form

Nomination deadline is noon on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

From StuCo

Students - Dig out your Spirit Gear!! Wear Wolf Wear to school each Friday in November, and you'll earn a spin on the wheel for a chance at a prize before school!

Thanksgiving Cereal Drive

During the month of November, student council is sponsoring a cereal box drive for the De Soto Food Pantry in the spirit of Thanksgiving. As you drop off your cereal boxes in the morning, on the stage in the commons, you can enter your name in a drawing. At our next pep assembly, we will set the cereal boxes up domino-style, and one lucky winner whose name is drawn will get to push the first box and start the chain. You get to enter your name in the drawing for every box you bring in — one box equals one entry, two boxes two entries, and so on. Let's have fun and support a good cause!

Nurse's Newsletter

Medication Policy

Use the following link to view the district medication policy for prescription medication and non-prescription medication and forms if needed.

https://www.usd232.org/departments/health-services/policies-screenings

If your student forgets to take medication before school or you bring medication for your student, you will be asked to stay and administer the medication to your student.

Illness

Please report any symptoms of illness to the school. Please be specific- report symptoms such as sore throat, nausea, fever instead of reporting “ill” or “sick”. Giving symptoms helps with Health Department reporting and to see illness trends in the district.

It is district policy to keep your student home until symptom free/fever free for 24 hours without medication. It will help to prevent the spread of illness.

Illness and Respiratory Viral Illness Policy (Covid, Influenza, RSV) can be found by clicking on the following links:

https://www.usd232.org/departments/health-services/policies-screenings

https://www.usd232.org/departments/health-services/respiratory-illnesses

FROM THE PTA

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Important Dates:

11/21 – Urban Air Lenexa Giveback 4-8pm

POGO Pass Giveback

Dìa de los Muertos every day around su casa with your middle schoolers? We can help tu familia get off the screens and get out and have some fun together at twenty-four different KC area venues! Go to pogopass.com and purchase passes for you and yours at the lowest price of the year with code MTMS. Friendly tip: purchase as a gift so that you’re able to activate when you’re ready for your time to begin.