The Timberwolf Times
Manchester Park Elementary
ONE...Team, Vision, and Goal
American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge at Manchester Park!
Please see the attachment to find out how to donate to this wonderful cause!
Counselor's Corner
Hey Timberwolves! This week we are sharing a mindfulness activity called the Rainbow walk. Take a walk, and look for something red, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Keep going through the colors until the end of your walk. You can take pictures, write it down in a journal, or bring a sketchbook. Be sure to try it out with your young person!
Also, back in January, our district hosted the Safe, Sane, Seen presentation from the organization START. Attached you will find a handout from START that you may find helpful. A tip to help your child navigate digital citizenship is mirroring or monitoring texts and digital activity on a separate device. Installing a monitoring apps like Bark is a great safety net.
Spring Pictures
Spring Pictures at Manchester Park: Lifetouch will be taking spring pictures of our students on Friday, April 2nd. This includes individual and class photos. Lifetouch will be creating a composite class photo made from all the student’s individual pictures, eliminating the need for students to be in close contact without masks on. Please have your students bring their smiles on April 2nd!
Spring Pictures for Remote Students: Remote Students will have the option to sign up for a Lifetouch picture session on Friday, April 2nd, from 12:30-2:30. Please use the sign-up genius link below to choose your student’s time slot. This will work similar to how it did in the fall, with parents/guardians dropping their student off in the lobby and pictures being taken in the gymnasium. Masks are required, thank you.
This signup is only for remote learners:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EAEAB2BAAFCCE9-manchester
Spanish Dual Immersion Program
Manchester Park is one of two elementary schools that has the Spanish Dual Immersion Program. Students that are entering kindergarten in the 2021-2022 school year will have the opportunity to apply online to determine placement.
Interested...or know someone that is?
Feel free to join a zoom call on Thursday, March 11th at 6:00-6:30pm to learn more about the program: https://olatheschools.zoom.us/j/96923764779?pwd=MEhDdTJ6dUhvaXpmS3Y0UjJWZkNtdz09
Click here for more information and to apply online:
District Preschool Enrollment
Snacks/Birthday Treat Reminder
Snacks - We understand that some of our younger students will have lunch at different times than they are used to and might need a snack to hold them over. All snacks need to be an individually wrapped/bagged snack or fresh fruit/veggie and brought from home (no sharing). Teachers will decide when this will take place.
Birthday Treats - Bringing birthday treats is and always has been optional and a family decision. We know that it is also an enjoyable experience for children. Due to our circumstances, birthday treats need to be individually wrapped items and store bought (not homemade). To clarify “individually wrapped” means that the item has been wrapped either at the manufacturer or at the store where proper food handling procedures are followed.
Please do not purchase boxes of donuts, cupcakes, cookie cakes, etc. and take them home and then put them in individual baggies as does not count as “individually wrapped”. We know this is a tough restriction for some and school birthday celebrations are just not the same this year but just trying to minimize risk of exposure and spread of COVID this year.
We also highly encourage non-edible birthday treats for the class – erasers, pencils, etc. Students will not be able to deliver to other teachers, only distributed to the classmates.
Upcoming Calendar
Monday, March 8- E Day
Tuesday, March 9 - A Day
*PTO Executive Meeting 4:00
Wednesday, March 10 - B Day
Thursday, March 11- C Day
*Immersion Parent Info Night over zoom 6:00pm
Friday, March 12 - D Day
For your Calendar!
March 15-19 - Spring Break
March 22 - Professional Development Day - No School
Absences
Reminder
If your child is out, please make sure to contact the office the morning of the absence. Sometimes, teachers might not be able to check their emails throughout the day and therefore it is not communicated with the office.
Parents often inquire about “assignments” for students before or during an absence. If a child has been absent due to illness, instruction on the objectives covered should exist prior to any assignments being completed independently at home. Therefore, it might not be possible for assignments to be sent home in advance of a scheduled absence. Students are allowed a minimum of the same number of days they are absent for illness to make up any missed assignments. Teachers will work with parents in special circumstances that require extended absences due to illness.
ID’s at the Main Entrance
Reminder
Due to district protocol, all visitors must present a photo ID to the camera at the front door. Whether you have been here multiple times over many years or new to our school family, please plan on having your ID out and ready to show the camera.
All visitors must sign in at the front office. This will be the same at arrival, throughout the day, or dismissal.
Thank you for keeping our children safe!
Ways to stay "In the Know"
**Read the school wide emails like this and any classroom news from the teacher
**Subscribe to the PTO website: https://manchesterparkpto.membershiptoolkit.com/
**Follow the PTO on Facebook and myself on twitter @MP_Principal.
**Download the Olathe Schools App
Contact Us!
Website: http://www.olatheschools.org/manchesterpark
Location: 9810 Prairie Creek Rd. Lenexa, KS. 66220
Phone: 913-780-7540