Nieman News
October 28, 2022
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Important Dates for Families
OCTOBER
31: Fall Parade and Parties @ 2:00PM
- Movement Club @3:15
November
2: 1st Grade Tutoring @3:10
- Choir @3:15
- Mathletics @ 4:00pm at Nieman Elementary
3: 1st Grade Tutoring @3:10
4: Choir @3:30
7: Movement Club #3:15
9: 1st Grade Tutoring @3:10
- Choir @3:15
- Math Club @3:15
10: 1st Grade Tutoring @3:10
11: Veteran's Day Assembly @ 9:00am
- Choir @3:15
14: Movement Club @3:15
15: Picture Re-takes
- PTA Meeting @6:30 in the Library
16: Dine out at Rudys
- 1st Grade Tutoring @3:10
- Choir @3:15
- Math Club @3:15
17: 1st Grade Tutoring @3:10
- Kindergarten and 1st grade performance @ 5:30
18: Choir @3:15
21-25: No School Fall Break
28: Movement Club @3:15
29: Nieman Night at Skate City @ 6:00
- 1st Grade Tutoring @3:10
- Choir @3:15
- Math Club @3:15
Welcome November (almost!)
It seems so weird that we are already getting ready to start November. October was a busy, but fun-filled month and we will wrap it up with our Fall Parties on Monday! Please see some very important parade and party information below!
In November we will have our first ever Veteran's Day Assembly! We are excited to honor all those who have served our country. Please see below for a special request to help us celebrate this day at Nieman! Our 3rd and 4th graders are very excited to be able to perform for the school! Our kindergarten and 1st graders will also be performing this month in the evening for our families! They are working so hard to prepare; they are singing and dancing and ready to show off!
Thank you to everyone who scheduled and came to Parent Teacher Conferences. It was so nice to see so many families in the building and I know that the conversations that were had were so beneficial for everyone! When we partner together we get to see the amazing successes of our students.
Also, major thank you to all the parents and for our PTA who helped provide dinner for our teachers on Thursday night and yummy snacks and drinks on Friday! It was the best and we all really appreciated it!
Have a safe and happy weekend!
Principal Tenbrink
Fall Parties- IMPORTANT!
- Room parents are in charge of organizing items to bring in that day. Please DO NOT bring in food items unless you have coordinated with the room parent in your room. If you have any questions about this please reach our to your child(ren)'s teacher.
Attending the Parade and Parties! READ ME FOR EASIER ENTRANCE TO THE SCHOOL!
- The parade will start at 2pm and parties will start after that. Parents are allowed to attend the parade and parties. You may arrive starting at 1:30 to check in. Want to skip the line? read below!
- We are going to use a Google Form to expedite the check-in process. Please let us know you are coming by filling this out. https://forms.gle/pXgnfmhG8BEEKZSV8.
- By filling out this form we will pre-print your name tag and have it waiting for you! If you have never checked in through Raptor before we won't be able to do this, but we will let you jump to the front of the check-in line!
- If you do not fill this out you will have to wait in line to be checked in.
- All families will be asked to leave starting at 2:50 so that we can get the parking lot moving as quickly as possible. Please be patient and understanding. The safety of our students is our number one priority!
Parking
- We will open the back playground for our Kindergarten and PreK families to utilize.
- 1st-6th families please use the front parking lots and service drive first, if full then use the back lot.
- The circle drive will be blocked off.
Costume Guidance
- No full face masks. We must see student and adult faces.
- Limit extra accessories that may become distractions or get lost.
- Be cognizant of anything scary or gruesome. That includes cartoon characters that send a negative or violent message.
- No play weapons or sharp objects.
- Students should bring in their costumes as we will do the parade in the afternoon.
- Students will be allowed to put their costumes on at school; please do your best to make it so students can put it on over the regular clothes.
Veteran's Day Recognition
Hello Nieman families!
Please join us in recognizing our veterans by contributing to a display for Veterans Day. These photos will also be included in our Veterans Day assembly. If you or a relative of your child has served in the military, please send a photo of him/her (preferably in uniform, if possible) along with the following information:
- his/her name
- branch of the military
- years served
- and any special awards, honors, medals, etc. received because of their service.
Nurse's Corner
Office Hours for Spanish Interpretation
Fun Activities for Families
Eat Lunch With Your Child!
NIEMAN AND DISTRICT INFORMATION
PTA INFORMATION AND UPDATES
YEARBOOK DESIGNER NEEDED:
Nieman PTA is in search of a Yearbook Chairman. Our current chairman: Sommer Saunders is finishing out her last year as her youngest child is in 6th grade. Sommer would love to find someone to help her this year to take over starting the 23-24 school year. Without a Yearbook Chairman, there will be no yearbook for families and staff, so if you love to design, be creative and want to keep these school memories documented for families and staff this might be the perfect position for you! The Yearbook Chairman must also be a paid Nieman PTA member. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Sommer at PTAmom81@gmail.com
Nieman Dine-Out
Dine-Out Rudys Tenampa
Wednesday, Nov 16, 2022, 04:00 PM
8710 Lackman Road, Lenexa, KS, USA
Principal Tenbrink
Email: kileytenbrink@smsd.org
Website: https://nieman.smsd.org/
Location: Nieman Elementary School, West 67th Street, Shawnee, KS, USA
Phone: 913-993-4000
Twitter: @Tenbrink512
REPEATED IMPORTANT INFORMATION
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Our Shawnee Mission Student Handbook provides information on our philosophy of education, code of conduct and a of variety policies and procedures. Students and parents can read this handbook to better understand the behavior expectations of Nieman Elementary and also the Shawnee Mission School District.
Attendance
Trauma Smart Information:
Food Service Information
These videos will show students what to expect when they join us for school meals. The How To videos can be found on the Food Service web page.
The school meals menus are on https://www.schoolcafe.com/SHAWNEEMISSION. To log on, select View menus (as a guest). From there, select a date, a school and what meal you would like to see. There are daily, weekly and monthly views and the views can include entrees only or all items. School Café also show allergen and nutritional information.