Nieman News
January 27, 2023
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Important Dates for Families
January
Literacy Week Spirit Week!
30: Ready Set, Read! Wear you tennis shoes and athletic wear!
- Movement Club
31: Fox in Socks! Wear Fun Socks!
February
1: Books with a Buddy! Bring a small stuffed animal to read to!
- 1st Grade Tutoring
- Math Club
- Choir
2: Nieman Spirit Wear!
- 1st Grade Tutoring
- Literacy Night 4-5:30
- 2nd/3rd Grade Performance 5:45
6: Movement Club
8: 1st Grade Tutoring
- Math Club
- Choir
9: 1st Grade Tutoring
- Conference Night 4-7pm
10: Conference Day- No School
13: Movement Club
14: Happy Valentine's Day Parties at 2pm
15: 1st Grade Tutoring
- Math Club
- Choir
16: 1st Grade Tutoring
17: Choir
20: No School President's Day
22: 1st Grade Tutoring
- Math Club
- Choir
23: 1st Grade Tutoring
24: School Dance- sponsored by PTA 6-8pm
27: Movement Club
Hello February!
The months keep flying by! We hope you all enjoyed your snow day this past Wednesday! We are ready to welcome in February this week with a fun literacy celebration! We have our next family engagement evening this coming Thursday. Come join us for a cozy night of fun literacy events and pizza, from 4-5:30pm. After some fun literacy events our 4th and 5th grade students will be performing in their music performance at 5:45pm.
The following week we have conferences. I hope that you all will take this opportunity to come and visit with your child's teacher. Information should have already been sent out to sign up for a conference, if you haven't yet seen this please email your child's teacher. Conferences are Thursday, February 9th from 4pm-7pm and all day Friday, February 10th from 8-3:30pm.
We hope you all have a great weekend!
Principal Tenbrink
NIEMAN AND DISTRICT INFORMATION
Please, help us help YOU! Morning car loop expectations.
- ALL cars must pull ALL the way up.
- Students should have their coats on and items collected before you stop/park in order to exit their vehicle in a timely manner.
- Adults must stay in their car.
- Students need to be able to independently exit their car. If your child can not, please practice this at home, and/or park in the parking lot and walk your child to the front doors.
Thank you for helping ensure everyone stays safe, is able to get into class on time, and allow all of you to get to work in a timely manner.
Valentine Party Visitor Sign Up!
We are going to continue the process to pre-register for our Valentine's Day Party!
THIS FORM WILL ONLY ACCEPT RESPONSES UNTIL FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10TH!
As you all know, adults must go through the Raptor system in order to enter the building. We have the ability to pre-sign in visitors who have used the system before. If you are planning to attend the winter parties please sign up below.
- So long as you have been signed into Raptor before we will be able to pre-print you your sticker so that you are ready to go and do not have to wait in line.
We are also going to utilize this form to note who will be taking their children home with them after the party to help with less dismissal confusion. So please indicate that information as well.
Caregiver Workshop
Nurse's Corner
PTA INFORMATION AND UPDATES
Marcos Pizza
Nieman Supporters:
Join us Wednesday February 1st AND Thursday February 23rd ALL DAY at Marcos Pizza ( 7472 Nieman Rd, Shawnee, KS 66203). Marcos will be donating 15% of ALL sales both days to Nieman Elementary. Grab a pizza, your favorite beverage, and a board game and take the night off from cooking!!! Your support helps the Nieman PTA give back to the students and staff in many ways such as the school dance, our upcoming movie night (stay tuned for details on this exciting event), staff appreciation, and so much more!!! We hope to see everyone there!!!
Nieman PTA
Marcos Pizza
Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023, 11:00 AM
7472 Nieman Rd, Shawnee, KS 66203, USA
Marcos Pizza
Thursday, Feb 23, 2023, 11:00 AM
7472 Nieman Rd, Shawnee, KS 66203, USA
Dutch Bros Fundraiser
WOW!!! Thank you SO much to everyone that took part in our recent Dine Out at Dutch Bros Shawnee. We had such an incredible turn out!
We raised a total of $996.27 for Nieman!! Absolutely amazing!!! But that's not all, the Dutch Bros Foundation was so grateful for the support for Nieman as well as Dutch Bros that they amplified the donation by adding an Extra Shot of $2,500 bringing the total donation to $3,496.27!! HOW INCREDIBLE IS THAT????? WAY TO GO NIEMAN FOXES!!!!!!!
Nieman PTA would love to hear your feedback from the dine outs hosted this school year!! Please send any comments, concerns, suggestions etc to niemanpta@gmail.com so we can make sure we are providing the best fundraisers possible for all our AMAZING supporters!!!
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
Repeated Information
Gum Free School
We have noticed a lot of mis-use of gum within the building. We have found gum on the floor, under tables and on desks. In order to keep our students safe from illness, we are going gum free. Please share this information with your child(ren). We will do the same at school.
Thank you for your support!
Eat Lunch With Your Child!
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
INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES
As the winter months approach, it is especially important for our community members to be aware of inclement weather procedures and how they can be alerted if plans for building closures are announced.
Procedures
If conditions make it necessary for the SMSD to close schools, the district will implement one of three plans: A, B, or C.
Inclement Weather Announcements
If plan A, B, or C is announced, this information will be shared broadly.
Staff and families can receive direct emails, texts, and voice messages.
Families can sign up to receive alerts in the manner that works best for them.
Click here for details on how to sign up for alerts.
Additional Resources:
The main page of the district website
Local radio and television stations
24-hour information line at (913) 993-7380
No announcement will be made when schools are to remain open.
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.
Please, help us help YOU! Morning drop off procedures!
- Pull ALL the way forward
- Students should be able to exit independently and quickly.
- Students should already have their coats on and items gathered before you park/stop
- Adults should NOT exit their cars. If you need to exit your car to get your student out please either practice exiting and opening doors at home, or park in the parking lot and walk your student up.
Thank you for your cooperation in these procedures. We want all students to be getting to class safely and on-time and also for you all to get to work on time!