McClure Newsletter

Interested in being a classroom room parent this year? If yes, click this link to complete a Google form. Room Parents are responsible for leading the Halloween, Winter, and Valentine's parties. This includes coordinating party snacks with other classroom parents, planning and facilitating games during the parties, and notifying the classroom teacher of plans for each party. Room parents will be selected on a first come first serve basis through completion of the room parent form.

Parents will receive a confirmation email by the end of this week if they are the room parent for their student's classroom.

We are still in need of room parents for the following classes:

Bennett-Kindergarten

Norris-1st Grade

Ortega-3rd Grade

Ritter---4th Grade

Manning-5th Grade

Please join us for the PTO meetings on the following dates in the Library from 5:45pm to 6:45pm. All parents and guardians are welcome to attend.

October 3

November 28

January16

March 5

April 16

May 14

You can also choose to join us on Zoom.

Meeting ID: 820 4799 9796

Passcode: 720005

On October 13th from 5:45pm - 6:45 pm there will be a McClure School Grounds cleanup led by our PTO. All families are welcome to join this community event to help clean up our outdoor spaces.

PTO will be sponsoring the Read-a-Thon again this year. It will occur between Oct. 12th and Oct. 26th. More details coming soon!

PTO is currently organizing a school spirit wear order for this year. Order information will be shared with families in October.

If you are interested in supporting our PTO throughout the school year, click HERE to fill out a volunteer interest form. We are still in need of volunteers for all areas and also in need of a PTO president and District Community Advisory Council (DCAC) representative.

• October 2-6: Spirit Week

• October 3: PTO 5:45 - 6:45

• October 4: School Picture Day

• October 5: 4th Grade Kanza Field Trip

• October 5: PTO Sk8-Away Party 6-8pm

• October 6: End of the 1st Quarter

• October 9: No School-Staff Work Day

• October 10: No School-Staff Professional Development

• October 12 - 26: PTO Read-A-Thon

• October 13: PTO Sponsored School Grounds Clean-Up 5:45pm-6:45pm

• October 23 - 26: Book Fair

• October 24: 4th Grade Symphony Field Trip

• October 25: Parent Teacher Conferences 4-8 pm

• October 26: Parent Teacher Conferences 8 am-8 pm

• October 26 & 27: No School

• October 31: Halloween Parade 2pm & Party 2:30pm

• November 10: Veteran's Day Assembly 2:30 pm

• November 20 - 24: No School

• November 28 & 29: Vision & Hearing Screening

Our house families will be leading a Socktober collection drive in October. More details coming soon!

Spirit Week at McClure will be happening October 2-6! You can read below about what to wear each day so you can begin to plan your wardrobe accordingly.

On October 4th, students will have their annual photos taken at the McClure Campus. You can view the packages that you can purchase here. This handout was also sent home with students last week.

When: Thurs. Oct. 5th 6-8pm

Where: Sk8 Away

Who: Students in grades K-5, family, and friends

Cost: $5/person

The playground will be open to the community from 4-7pm on the 3rd Friday of each month (2nd Fri some months due to no school)

• Oct. 20
  
• Nov. 17
  
• Dec. 22
  
• Feb. 16
  
• March 22
  
• April 12
  
• May 17
  

Parent Teacher Conferences are right around the corner. Parents and guardians will receive an email in the upcoming weeks with information on how to schedule their student's conference.

Conference Day 1: Wed. Oct. 25th 4pm-8pm

Conference Day 2: Thursday. Oct. 26th 8am-8pm

The Scholastic Book Fair will be opened Oct. 23-26th

The annual Halloween parade will be held Tues. Oct. 31st at 2pm. Halloween parties will follow the parade with an approximate start time of 2:30pm. Classroom room parents will reach out to parents and guardians in their respective classes to coordinate snacks and activities. Parade route information will be shared in the next school newsletter.

On November 28th & 29th, all students will have the opportunity to participate in a vision and hearing screening. This is of no expense to our families.

Want to recognize a McClure staff member? Give them a shout-out by filling out this form and we will share it with them during our staff meetings.

We believe having access to nutritious snacks for all students can greatly enhance their focus and energy levels during the school day. To ensure all students have access to snacks during their daily in-class snack time, we are initiating a snack donation drive to create a snack pantry at our school.

If you are able and willing, we would appreciate any donations of non-perishable, individually packaged snacks. These could include items such as granola bars, fruit cups, crackers, fruit snacks, etc. Your contributions will go a long way in ensuring that no student goes hungry during their time at school.

Donations can be dropped off at the front office during regular school hours or sent with their student to be dropped off in the office. Thank you in advance for your consideration and support!

Interested in volunteering at McClure!? Please click HERE to complete the TPS background check form for volunteers to see all of the different ways you can help support our school, staff, and students.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, so this month’s Ask a Child Therapist topic is talking to kids about suicide. Difficult subjects only get easier when we talk about them. Parents and caregivers talk to children and teens all the time about avoiding risks and staying safe. Suicide is one of those risks parents should be talking about with their kids.

Parents and caregivers are invited to watch the Ask a Child Therapist Videos and follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/FSGCtopeka. If you have questions about the topic, please submit them to marketing@fsgctopeka.com. Questions are kept anonymous, and will be answered in an upcoming video.

Want to receive text message reminders?

You can:

• Sign up for School Messenger and receive texts that way by sending a text message of "Y" or "Yes" to the TPS short code number, 67587. You can also opt-out of these messages at any time by simply replying "stop" to one of our messages.

You can also receive reminders and school correspondence through Synergy Parent Vue

• Download the Parent Vue app from your phone's app store and set up push notifications so those notifications appear directly on your phone.

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 2023-2024 school year.

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

Please click this link to review the lunch menu for the month of September.

Please click this link to review the lunch menu for the month of October.

McClure is continuing its own before and after school childcare program this year. If you are interested, please complete the registration form linked below. The form also outlines the monthly fees, times, etc.

McClure 23-24 Childcare Registration Form

**The free tutoring and enrichment afterschool program will also continue this year on Tuesday and Thursdays.

Our free after school tutoring and enrichment program, the McClure Learning Nest, is up and running again this year. The focus of all after school programing is to address learning loss that may have occurred during Covid as well as provide enrichment opportunities for students. The program will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school, from 3:45-5:30pm. A snack will be provided to each student at the beginning of the program time.

Click this link to sign up!

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