Hawkeye View Newsletter
1.11.2021
Dear Mize Families,
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and have had a Happy New Year thus far! We are ready to wrap up our first semester and are looking forward to a wonderful, new year here at Mize! Our hawks were excited to be back to school and it was great to hear the halls buzzing with excitement and listen to them share about their holiday. There’s nothing better than to see and hear excitement and joy through a child’s eyes.
As we embark upon our second week in January, I wanted to share a bit of information about our curriculum and goals as a building. One of our goals is to focus on relevance and real-world connections within our lessons. We want to make sure that all of our students understand the relevance behind what they are learning and how it relates to real-world careers. This has been a focus not only for us, but for the state department of education, as well.
The state of Kansas implemented the Career Fields and Clusters which are broken down into elementary, middle, and high school levels. The focus at each level is as follows:
Elementary – focus on the seven Career Fields
Middle School –focus on the seven Career Fields and the 16 Career Clusters
Secondary – focus on the seven Career Fields, the 16 Career Clusters and the 36 Pathways of study
I have also included links below if you would like to learn a bit more about them.
Kansas Career Fields, Clusters and Pathways Infographic all levels
Guidance Handbook Information:
Since we are focusing on relevance and these real-world connections, the time has come, once again, to update our parent career database. If you would be interested in sharing a bit about your career, with our students, please click on the link below to provide information. We would greatly appreciate your support in providing a bit of real-world relevance to our students and you may even help spark a child’s interest and lead them on a path towards a future career. We plan to share a bit more about our upcoming Career Day in the near future.
Thank you all for your constant love and support of our students, staff, and Mize! Have a wonderful week, Mize families! Take care and be well!
Sincerely,
Ms. Balthazor
REMINDER-->Early Dismissal and NO School Days..
First Student Busing
Upcoming Dates
January:
1/15 Early Dismissal at 12:10pm, Half day of school
1/18 NO SCHOOL; OFFICE CLOSED; MLK Day
1/19 NO SCHOOL; Teacher Work day
1/20 First day back for New students starting at semester
February:
2/15 NO SCHOOL; OFFICE CLOSED
2/24 Parent Teacher Conferences; half day dismissal at 12:10
2/25 Parent Teacher Conferences; NO SCHOOL
2/26 NO SCHOOL; OFFICE CLOSED
March:
3/24-29 Spring Break
3/29 Teacher Professional In-Service Day
April:
4/30 NO SCHOOL; Teacher Professional In-Service Day
May:
5/28 Last Day of School; Half Day dismissal at 12:10
Attention 5th grade parents... it's time for Middle School
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Students currently in the 5th grade will have the opportunity this semester to visit with their middle school counselors as they plan for enrollment for their 6th grade year. We would like to take this occasion to share with you the option for Mill Creek Middle School and Monticello Trails Middle School students to request a transfer to attend Lexington Trails Middle School.
IMPORTANT: Submitting a request to transfer does not mean approval. Due to the popularity of the transfer option, placement will be determined on the number of requests received and will be approved on a space-available basis as the district plans for staffing patterns and class sizes.
Priority Deadline: January 25
Parents have the option to request a transfer now through Monday, January 25. If you can make the request at this time, please complete the online voluntary transfer request application. Submitting a request to transfer does not mean approval. Requests received after January 25 will still be considered, but may be less likely to be approved.
Online Transfer Request
- Follow the link to access the online voluntary transfer request application.
Bus Transportation Available
Voluntary transfer students to LTMS will be offered free bus transportation. Bus service is available on a first-come, first-served, space-available basis. Routes are developed and planned around those who have registered during the open registration period for bus transportation. The district, in collaboration with First Student (transportation provider), works to keep bus ride times for students at a reasonable level. It is our desire to shorten ride times balanced with our objective to be as efficient as possible with transportation costs and resources.
Next Step
If you decide to request a transfer for your child to attend LTMS, please use the online voluntary transfer request application.
Again, this voluntary transfer option is only for students who desire to attend Lexington Trails Middle School. If you have questions, please contact your child’s current school principal.
What about transfer requests to attend other schools?
Requests for transfers for all other schools, other than Lexington Trails or De Soto High School, will follow our general transfer process which opens on May 1.
Sincerely,
USD 232 Administration
GO and Follow Mize Elementary on Facebook!
Mize Elementary
Email: ehoughton@usd232.org
Website: https://www.usd232.org/Domain/12
Location: 7301 Mize Road, Shawnee, KS, USA
Phone: 913-441-0880