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Thursday, 1/24
Grades 3-5 PTO
Carousel Skate Party,
6:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday, 2/6
No School for Hills' & Criswell's AM/PM Kdg.
Classes
Hills' & Criswell's AM/PM Kdg. Parent/Teacher Conferences
8:00 am-8:00 pm
All Day Kdg. through
5th Grade Parent/Teacher
Conferences,
4:00-8:00 pm
Thursday, 2/7
No School K-12, Parent/Teacher Conferences,
12:00-8:00 pm
Friday, 2/8
No School K-12, Conference
Comp Day
Tuesday, 2/12
Papa John's Night
Friday, 2/15
Valentine Parties,
AM Kdg.
10:45-11:35 am
Valentine Parties,
All Day Kdg.
&
Grades 1-5
2:50-3:55 pm
Wear Your Spirit Shirt
or
Red Shirt
Chess Club,
Band Room,
7:30-8:35 am
Monday, 2/18
through
Friday, 2/22
Writing State Assessment Testing
&
Jump Rope For Heart
Tuesday, 2/19
2nd Grade
Music Program
MSHS Auditorium
7:00 pm
Thursday, 2/21
Lifetouch Spring Individual
and
Class Pictures
Friday, 2/22
Chess Club,
Band Room,
7:30-8:35 am
Friday, 3/1
Chess Club,
Band Room,
7:30-8:35 am
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January
Self-Discipline
Setting long-range goals and achieving them . . . making good choices
February
Honesty
Speaking the truth . . keeping your promises . . .
being trustworthy and reliable . . . being sincere in both actions and words . . doing what is right
. . . good choices.
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We would like to remind everyone that MCE can NOT accept deliveries of flowers, balloons, candy, cookies etc.
This is per
USD 266 District Policy.
We
appreciate
your cooperation!
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MCE am Kindergarten students are dismissed at 11:25 am and Kindergarten - 5th grade students are dismissed at 3:25 pm every Wednesday in order for teachers to have time to meet in their Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). During PLC
time, teachers participate in discussing curriculum, instructional strategies, data review, state standards and more.
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If there is a change in transportation for your son/daughter, you must notify the office
by 3:30 pm
on M/T/Thurs/Fri
and on Wednesday,
before 3:00 pm.
If the office is not notified by
these times the student will be expected to follow normal procedures that have been established regarding riding the bus. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. | |
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If you send a time sensitive email to your child's teacher, keep in mind that they may have a substitute and may not receive the message. We would suggest you carbon copy one or each of the secretaries to help ensure your child will
receive the message.
thamer@usd266.com
lwatson@usd266.com
jjakubov@usd266.com
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MAIZE CENTRAL NEWS
304 W. Central Maize, KS 67101 Volume 8 Issue 5 316-722-0427 January 17, 2013 |
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I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday break with family and friends. Right before we ended for break, the Newtown, Connecticut school tragedy occurred. I want you to know that MCE and the entire district takes school safety very seriously. At MCE, we have implemented the "buzzer" system before entering the office area. People must "buzz" in to the office before entering. We have also started to lock all exterior doors at 8:45 a.m. instead of at 9:00 a.m. Our school will be practicing "lock down" procedures with students and staff throughout the remainder of the school year. As always, we will continue to review our crisis plan to insure school safety. If you ever have questions regarding school safety, please don't hesitate to contact me at 722-0427 or email me at djennings@usd266.com.
Please mark your calendars for Parent/Teacher conferences on Wednesday, February 6th from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for 1/2 day Kindergarten and from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for all day Kindergarten and Grades 1-5. We will continue with conferences on Thursday, February 7th from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. If you can't make it during these times, please schedule a different time with your teacher. Remember to stop by the library and check out all of the books at our book fair during this time.
This is also the time of the year when we see an increase in illnesses across the school. I would like to remind you that if your child is sick, please call the school office to report the absence. This really helps our attendance secretary.
Thank you for all of your support to help make MCE a great place for everyone!
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2ND GRADE VOCAL MUSIC PROGRAM
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YOU ARE INVITED TO
MAIZE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY'S
SECOND GRADE VOCAL MUSIC CONCERT
"POSSIBILITIES"
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
at
7:00 p.m. at Maize South High School
SECOND GRADE CLASSES:
Buchanan, Joe, Millikan, Reed and Thoman
Join us as we share examples of how we are developing our character and opening a world of possibilities. Please have your child wear a plain red shirt, blue jeans and tennis shoes as his/her outfit for this program. Each child should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the performance, so that we have time to warm-up our voices. There will be signs to direct you and your child to the warm-up area in the Maize South High School Vocal Music Room. The concert will be held in the Maize South High School Auditorium.
We look forward to seeing you!!!!
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HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
PREVIEW FOR PARENTS
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 Fourth and fifth grade parents will have an opportunity to preview the Human Growth and Development videos before their children see them with their classes. The parent preview is scheduled for Monday, April 1st @ Maize Central Elementary. The fourth grade videos will be shown at 6:00 pm and the fifth grade videos at 7:00 pm. At school, the girls will watch their video with counselor Andrea Dome, and the boys will watch their video with counselor Bill Slade. If you prefer that your child NOT see these videos, you will need to sign the opt-out form that will be distributed to your child in late March. If you have questions, feel free to contact the 4th grade counselor Bill Slade or the 5th grade counselor Andrea Dome at 722-0427. |
SINGLE CHECK OUT FEATURE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE FEE PAYMENTS
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 With the new upgrade to the Skyward Family Access Fee and Food Service online payment portal, all purchases for one or more of your students can be paid with a single check-out transaction to make online purchasing more convenient for you!
Detailed instructions for making online fee or food service payments are provided in Skyward Family Access. Click on "Online Fee Instructions" listed under "District Links" to view new instructions for making online payments.
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ONLINE STUDENT ADDRESS
&
PHONE DIRECTORY
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Parents and guardians may now opt to include your address, primary phone number, email addresses, student's school and student's grade level in the Skyward Family Access Student Directory so that other families with login rights to Family Access can view your contact information. You may choose what, if any, information you display and can change these options at anytime by logging into Family Access.
Once in Family Access, click on School Directory, then on the Display Options tab at the top of the page to complete the process. If you are unsure how to log on to Skyward Family Access, please contact your child's school for assistance. |
Does your work offer grants for schools? Or do you know of anyone who has a personal foundation/donation that would benefit schools?
If you have any information on this,
please contact
Jackie Foltz at jfoltz@usd266.com
or call
350-2736.
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TRANSPORTATION CHANGE FORM NOW AVAILABLE IN SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS
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Parents needing to make changes to pick up or drop off locations for student bus transportation can now access an online form in Skyward Family Access. Simply log in to your Family Access account and click "Bus Change Form" under District Links in the left side navigation pane.
For the safety and protection of our students, any change in a student's bus transportation arrangements must be provided using this form. Please allow up to three school days after the form is received by the Transportation Department for the changes you have requested to be made.
Please note if your home address has changed, you must provide proof of residency to your child's school before changes in transportation occur. We can accept an electric bill, gas or water bill with service address or housing contract with date of residency or lease/rental agreement.
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SAVE THE DATE
IT TAKES HEART TO BE A HERO
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 Our school is proud to partner with the American Heart Association to help kids with special hearts! Mark your family calendars NOW for our upcoming Jump Rope For Heart event taking place on:
February 18 - February 22nd
You can help the American Heart Association by helping your child make a web page. It's safe, effective and saves YOU time by raising life-saving donations online.
Visit www.heart.org/jump
and click on 'Students Sign Up' to get started today.
The American Heart Association's Mission:
To build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases
and stroke.
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LIFETOUCH CLASS/INDIVIDUAL
SPRING PICTURES
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 Lifetouch will be taking spring individual and class group pictures on Thursday, February 21st. You will receive an order form for your child's class group picture and school pennant. If you are ordering a group picture and/or a pennant, we ask that payment be sent to the teacher on or prior to picture day. If you would like to purchase a pennant and/or classroom picture, please send payment in the envelope attached to the order form. Individual pictures will be sent home for family preview and optional purchase. |
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We invite you to visit our Scholastic Book Fair and experience a celebration of reading that provides families the opportunity to get involved with a wonderful selection of fun, engaging, and affordable books kids want to read. Maize Central receives 20 % of the sales from the book fair to purchase library books.
Our book fair will be held in the
Library Media Center during conferences.
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If you did not purchase a yearbook
when you enrolled, you may do so at any time.
Just send $20.00 cash or check payable to MCE.
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 A kindergartener in Mrs. Criswell's class, is facing a battle with a Wilms Tumor and will be undergoing chemo treatments during the next several months. Baylee underwent surgery to remove the tumor in August and the treatments will be to prevent further growth. To show our support, we will be setting aside one day a month where your children & family will have the opportunity to help the family and various organizations. Also feel free to join Mrs. Criswell's class for "Purple Power" Thursdays. Every Thursday wear Baylee's favorite color to show your support. Thank you for helping others and showing you care. If you would like more information, you can friend Baylee's Battle on Facebook.
- February 13th: Wear your jammies and bring toiletry items to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. See link below for items.
- March 6th: Break a sweat while bringing items for Dr. David Rosen's waiting room. He is our only pediatric oncologist in the Western 2/3 of Kansas. Wear your sweats and bring new/gently used dolls, barbies, crafts, coloring materials, books, puzzles, board games, movies, PS3 or Wii games, etc.
- April 10th: We learned recycling isn't silly but we can still wear our silly socks and bring all our aluminum can pull tabs for the final contest count. GO MCE!
- May 22nd: Last chance to Be "Amazing" - wear your favorite Maize shirt while helping support the families who stay at the Ronald McDonald House. Bring non-perishable food and household items. See link below for items.
 MCE will be participating in the Ronald McDonald House Pull Tab Contest. For this contest each class will collect pull tabs (any can tabs including soup can tabs) throughout the school year. Before each collection date every classroom's tabs will be weighed to announce the current leader. At the end of the contest the whole school will receive ice-cream for their recycling efforts and the winning classroom will receive a Movie/Popcorn/Pajama party and will also be able to attend the Weigh in Party, on April 19th, at the Ronald McDonald House. If MCE has the most pound per student weight in Wichita, we will be able to select eight-ten students to ride on a float in the River Fest Parade. So tell your friends and family and bring those tabs to school!
For more information regarding items on the Ronald McDonald House Wish List click here. (currently a large need is paper towels).
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ONLINE BULLETIN BOARD
Your Resource for Clinic and Camp Information
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Maize USD 266 is working to utilize technology and online resources in communicating with parents, staff and the community. As part of this effort, Maize USD 266 is introducing an Online Bulletin Board to tell parents about opportunities offered by school sponsored or student curricular groups, events linked to individual schools or activities sponsored by groups partnering with the Maize schools.
The Online Bulletin Board is through the district Web site, www.usd266.com. Beginning in January 2013, the Online Bulletin Board will replace all paper flier distribution from outside groups.
Families can access the Online Bulletin Board from the Parents or Community tab on the district home page. Additionally, it will be available under Quick Links or you can go directly to the page at www.usd266.com/bulletinboard.
As an added convenience, people can receive email updates each time new information is posted. Visit www.usd266.com/bulletinboard and click "Subscribe" to sign up. Subscribers will receive emails each time new fliers are posted.
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SCHOOL CLOSURE INFORMATION
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 In the event of school being dismissed because of inclement weather, a phone notification will be sent to the primary residence phone number. Calls will start going out as early as 5:30 a.m. on the day of the closure. If a decision is made the night before to call off school, calls will go out until 10:30 p.m. Families may consult other sources of information to determine if schools will be closed. The district's Web site, www.usd266.com, will be updated as soon as the decision is made to call off school and local media will be contacted in traditional methods.
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This school year is going extremely fast. To help us with kindergarten enrollment for the next school year (2013-2014), we need to know if you will be
sending a kindergartener to Maize schools next year.
Please return by January 25th, 2013 even if you check "No". Thank you in advance for your quick response.
Incoming 2013-2014 Kindergartener Form
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 You may call any member of our staff by dialing 722-7166 and when prompted enter the staff member's 4 Digit Extension. to access the staff phone extension list. |
LOST & FOUND IS OVERFLOWING!!!
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 We have an overabundance of coats, gloves, hats & water bottles in the lost & found! Please check out MCE's lost & found during conferences!
Unclaimed items will be sent to the
Wichita Children's Home
on Monday, February 11, 2013.
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News From MCE PTO
contact mcepto1@gmail.com with questions or if you would like to be added to our email list
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GIVING TREE
Please feel free to contact the teacher directly or send the item to the office with their name attached. Don't forget to see your teacher for their classroom needs. We appreciate your ongoing support!
- Instrumental Music: Kristy Smith ksmith@usd266.com - new or used Essential Elements 2000 book (1 for each string instrument) to give to children unable to purchase.
- IR Teacher: Karen Threlkeld kthrelkeld@usd266.com - Gently used card or board game, puzzles up to 50 pieces, and empty baby wipe containers.
- Library: Jackie Foltz jfoltz@usd266.com - Gift cards to Walmart, sacks of Jolly Ranchers & Smarties to give to students turning in box top forms, glue sticks, and Large 8ct Crayola Crayons.
- Structured Learning: Teacher: Rebecca O'Malley romalley@usd266.com - games and puzzles.
- Music Teachers: Cathy Pierce cpierce@usd266.com - Blank CD's with hard cases, fabric for making washable Orff Instrument covers, colored duct tape & electric tape, 8 count Crayola Crayons, latex or acrylic paint, hand puppets, and sharpened pencils.
- Reading & Math Labs:Kathy VanDeest kvandeest@usd266.com - candy (Jolly Ranchers, Starburst, Tootsie rolls, candy bars), stickers, snacks (Fruit Roll Ups, peanut butter or cheese crackers, etc), seven sets of poker chips, any little gadgets and toys (dinosaurs, bouncing balls, farm animals, kids meal toys, plastic rings, etc), decks of cards, dominoes, dry erase markers, Ziplock baggies of any size, Kleenex, large pink or gum erasers, and sharpened pencils.
- Adapted Physical Education: Sarah Heath sheath@usd266.com- Stickers
- Speech: Julie Koehn jkoehn@usd266.com and Nancy Stadler nstadler@usd266.com - ring pops, microwave popcorn, small stickers, and canned soda (for reward prizes/parties)
END OF YEAR CELEBRATION
It's not too late to join if you would like to be a part of the
5th Grade celebration committee,
please email mcepto1@gmail.com.
DON'T FORGET
MCE SPIRIT SHIRT DAYS
February Party on 15th, February 27th, March 13th, April 17th, May Field Day/Party 1st & 2nd, and Last Day of School on May 23rd.
WARREN VIP TICKETS
 WARREN VIP TICKETS are sold throughout the year for $8.00. Instructions/order form are available on the website:
1. USD266.com
2. Community
3. Maize PTO
4. PTO Warren VIP Ticket Form
Order forms may be sent with payment to your student's school or you may contact Dianne Terrell at the Education Support Center (11611 W. 49th St. N.) Phone: 722-0614
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