Mustang Minutes

The mission of the Tecumseh South Elementary School partnership among students, staff parents, and community at Tecumseh South Elementary School is to build a foundation of life-long learning in a changing, technological world by creating a safe environment in which the dignity and uniqueness of the individual are valued and respected.

November

1st - Volleyball Intramural Start 7:30 a.m.

3rd - ECSE/PreK Screening

6th -Picture Retakes

10th - Veteran's Day Celebration 9:00 a.m.

22nd-24th - Thanksgiving Break/No School

December

1st - ECSE/PreK Screening @ SHES

5th - Music Concert: 1st Grade 6:30 p.m. @SHHS

5th - Music Concert: 2nd Grade 7:30 p.m. @SHHS

10th - PTO Santa Event 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

12th - Elementary Orchestra Concert 6:15 p.m. @ SHHS

12th - Elementary Band Concert 7:30 p.m. @ SHHS

15th - Spelling Bee @ 1:15 p.m.

20th - Winter Break (Dec 20th thru Jan 3rd)

https://ts.usd450.net/o/tecumseh-south-elementary/events

Picture Day for Tecumseh South Elementary School is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 19th.

If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and retake picture days, the retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.

Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken. If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 78549R to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order. To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account.

What is it?

Thursday volunteers is an opportunity for adults within our community to come in for a couple hours to help teachers' complete tasks that are needed as prep for lessons and activities. You will help all teachers, not just your child’s teacher.

Who is welcome?

Any parent, grandparent, guardian, aunt, etc. of a current or past Tecumseh South student or in our community.

What will they do?

Tasks could include copies, cutting, tearing and sorting workbook pages, laminating, art project prep, making games and game pieces, die-cut, etc. There will be things that someone other than the teacher can work on.

When is it?

Every Thursday we have school from 9:00am to 11:00 am. Signups are sent out by quarter. The dates are on the signup genius below. There are 5 spots for volunteers each week. You can do 1 Thursday, a couple Thursdays, all the Thursdays. Sign up for what fits your availability.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E45AFA928ABFC1-45717552-thursday

What do I do on the day of volunteering?

Enter our office and sign in. They will give you a quick directions sheet to read over and can direct you to the Thursday Volunteers spot in the lounge where all of the tasks needed completion will be.

*Lunch time/break for the teachers and staff starts at 11:00. The lounge needs to be cleared out and available for them at 11:00.

If you have any questions, please email orrs@usd450.net.

Thank you for all of your help and support! Everything that gets done during this time is taken off of the teachers plate.

Tecumseh South Yearbook orders are now live!!! This is your first opportunity to order yearbooks for the 23-24 school year!!

Don't Miss Out!!!

Order Now: https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=27884

Cost: $15.00

To order, you must visit the Balfour website linked above, click the link, type in Tecumseh South Elementary and select, enter information, be sure to order with your STUDENT's name (this will help the delivery process).

Google Form for Participation: https://forms.gle/6tA2CjCMuzhENcKB7

Intramural sports are offered each year for 5th and 6th grade students. The fee is $25.00 per year. There are four (4) different activities through the school year and students do not have to participate in all activities. Each sport will meet from 7:30 am - 8:15 am or 3:30 pm-4:15pm as noted. One (1) permission slip will cover all activities for the 2023-2024 school year.

Softball: Tuesday Sep. 6 - Thursday Sep 21 (no Intramurals on Picture Day Sep. 11) 7:30am-8:15am

Volleyball: Wednesday Nov. 1 - Monday Nov. 20 7:30am-8:15am

Basketball: Monday Jan. 8 - Wednesday Jan. 24 Boys: 7:30am-8:15am Girls: 3:30pm-4:15pm

Track: Wednesday April 17- Monday May 6 7:30am-8:15am

The All District Track Meet is Monday May 6th at Shawnee Heights High School.

Each student is responsible for their own transportation. Supervision for non participating siblings IS NOT available.

We are excited to bring back another year of our Watch D.O.G.S. Program. Beginning this year, our background check process has changed. Please follow this link and fill out the needed information: https://shawneeheights.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=903

We will run background checks at the first of every month. If you do not complete this link by the first of the month, you will have to wait until the following month to receive the signup link.

We look forward to seeing Watch D.O.G.S. in our building!

Exciting news for 1st-6th graders this year! Tecumseh South now has a full time art teacher, and she is able to teach 1st-6th grade. We have adjusted our music and PE schedule to accommodate the extra time needed for art classes. Music, PE, and Art will rotate on an A/B/C day schedule. In a 3-day time span, every 1st-6th grader will have art, music, and PE for a total of 45 minutes. Please see the calendar below for the August ABC day schedule.

This is a resource for the families at Tecumseh South that have specific needs such as clothing, shoes, nonperishable foods, personal hygiene, or household necessities. For questions or inquiries about receiving assistance, please contact Kassandra Korbe at korbek@usd450.net . If you would like to donate items, please check the signup genius link to see what is needed: Community: Care Closet Donations (signupgenius.com)

The All-American Mustang Bank is sponsored by Kaw Valley Bank and is known as the Tecumseh South Savings Program. The students are able to deposit money into their own account and learn the value of saving while earning 3% APY* Applications can be found online on our website or you can pick up a copy from TS office.

https://ts.usd450.net/o/tecumseh-south-elementary/page/mustang-bank

For general office communication: 785-379-5950, press 0

Attendance: (please do not directly email the office staff for attendance/transportation changes, please use the information below)

• Absences need to be reported to TSAttendance@usd450.net or 785-379-5950
• Medical notes may be sent to TSAttendance@usd450.net or sent into the office.

Parent pickup request:

• Parent pick-up requests may be done before 2:45 pm on the day you wish to make changes by phone at 785-379-5950 or email at TSAttendance@usd450.net

• Please remember to also email your student’s teacher when requesting any type of transportation change.

Late Drop-offs/Early Pick-ups:
An adult will need to enter the building to sign students in and out of the office when arriving late or leaving early during the school day.

Students needing to be picked up from school early will be called to the school office upon your arrival. After a student is called to the office, it typically takes 3-5 minutes for them to arrive. Please be sure to allow time in your schedule for students to gather their things and walk to the office.

Office Contact (for Questions or General Information please contact the office staff below)

Heather Coffman (Administrative Assistant): Coffmanh@usd450.net

Kaitlyn Haynes (Office Assistant): Haynesk@usd450.net

Main Line: 785-379-5950

Students who will be parent pick will receive a car tag at Sneak Peak. Please have this tag hanging from your rearview mirror when you come through the parent pick up line after school. Thank you!

Email: ts_office@usd450.net
Website: ts.usd450.net
Location: 3346 Southeast Tecumseh Road, Tecumseh, KS, USA
Phone: 785-379-5950
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tecumsehsouthelementary