Shawnee Mission North High School
RSchool Calendar
Where can the calendar be accessed?
https://smnorth.smsd.org/ - We will always have a link on our main mage, to access the calendar.
https://www.sunflowerleague.org/public/genie/403/school/8/ - If you would like to bookmark the calendar, this is the main page link.
Download the App
- From the App Store or Google Play download the free app ‘RSchool Today’
- Create an account
- Sign up for Notifications- If you would like to receive notifications of changes in events, sign up through ‘Notify Me’ . You can select the type of notifications you would like to receive, via text and/or email.
Navigating through the calendar
- There are two ways to view the calendar: Weekly view and Month view. The weekly view is more user friendly than the month view.
- Ability to search- If you are looking for a specific event you can enter it into the search bar, and it will locate this in the entire calendar. You can also choose a date on the calendar and view events.
- View by Type- All events in the calendar are listed into three categories: Academic, Activities and Athletics. You can also ‘view all’ which is the default.
- View by Schedule- If you have a certain activity that you would like to view, you can select this from the list and then ‘view’. It will open a new tab that shows all events under that activity.
If you are interested in learning more about our new calendar, please watch the Screencast below.
Skyward- Family Access
In Family Access, parents and guardians can
- keep track of your student's attendance, grades and assignments, and schedule.
- view messages and updates posted by your student's teacher or principal.
- update your student's emergency information.
- use Skylert to choose which alerts you would like to receive and how you want to receive them.
In Student Access, students can
- view homework assignments
- view messages and updates posted by your teacher or principal
To login to Skyward web access, click the LOGIN button above.
⇒PARENTS and GUARDIANS: Each year you need to fill out the ONLINE VERIFICATION forms to update information for each of your students. Click here to find instructions to fill out those forms.
Attendance
Welcome to the 2018-19 school year! Here are a few reminders for new and returning students/parents.
· If the student is more than 10 minutes late from the start of school the student must sign in at the Attendance Office and obtain a pass to class. The first 10 minutes you are considered tardy. After 10 minutes you will be marked absent.
· Parents if your student is ill, needs to leave early for an appointment, etc., you may leave a message on our hotline 24/7 at 913-993-6945. Please leave the students name, grade, reason, your name, your phone number and time to be released if applicable. We pick up calls frequently and ask you call at least 30 minutes prior to you picking up your student.
· Parents are not required to sign their students out in the Attendance Office. The student will sign themselves out and exit the front doors.
· If a student will be gone 3 or more days- they need to come to the Attendance Office prior to the absence and obtain a “Parents Formal Written Request for Extended Absence for More than Two Days” This form will need to completed/signed and returned to your students Associate Principal for approval.
· Shawnee Mission North follows the district attendance policy. We will mail to your home a letter making you aware that your student has missed 7 times in one or more class periods. Once your student has obtained 10 absences in one or more classes- documentation will be required to excuse the absence.
Should you have any question you may call our office.
Mindy O’Connell
Attendance Clerk
913-993-6942
Why does my student have late start days every Thursday?
Have you ever wondered what goes on at school that causes your son or daughter to get an extra hour of sleep on Thursday’s and possibly throws a wrench in your scheduling and morning routine? During the time of 7:30am to 8:45am every Thursday morning, the teachers at SMN actively participate in what is called a Professional Learning Community (PLC). This PLC collaborative model offers a systems approach to school improvement. Teachers are organized into course specific, or interdisciplinary collaborative teams in which the teachers work interdependently to achieve common goals to ensure high levels of learning for every student. At the core of each PLC, the teachers discuss and attempt to answer the four following essential questions each week.
Four Essential Questions:
- What do we want students to learn? (essential, guaranteed and viable curriculum)
- How will we know if each student is learning each of the skills, concepts, and dispositions we have deemed most essential? (administer frequent, team-developed common, formative assessments)
- How will we respond when some of our students do not learn? (Timely, Directive, Systematic Intervention)
- How will we respond when they do learn? (Timely Enrichment/Extension)
Simply put, you can be assured that during that one hour and fifteen minutes of PLC time to kick off the day each Thursday morning, each and every teacher at SMN is utilizing their time and resources effectively to make sure their focus is on student learning rather than “teaching.” If you have further questions about the PLC process or how it works, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Higgins
Donations Welcome
New Macbooks
Parents,
If you haven’t noticed yet, your student has received and is hopefully completing homework on their new shiny MacBook Air to use from the school district. With these new MacBook’s comes added responsibility of the student’s part. To help protect the MacBook and also protect your bank account, we are mandating that each student is to leave on the case that has been provided by the district. If you notice that your son or daughter does not have a case protecting the device, please instruct them to go see Ms. Crawford (in the Learning Commons) or Mr. Jamison (in the office) immediately to get the case put back on or to purchase another one. Our teachers have been instructed to take the MacBook if they see a student device without a case. If you have questions about this policy or specific questions about your student’s MacBook, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Crawford or Mr. Jamison.
Fees associated with damage to the MacBook:
- MacBook Airs
- 1st Damaged Device: $100.00
- 2nd Damaged Device: $150.00
- 3rd and Subsequent Device Damage: Actual cost of repair/replacement or $300.00 whichever is greater.
- Accessories and parts that don’t carry a warranty are charged at actual replacement cost.
- Stolen Device: Proof of being stolen, such as a filed police report, must be provided to prevent being charged the replacement cost of the device. A damaged device fee may still be incurred. If proof of theft cannot be supplied the student will incur the full replacement cost of the device.
- Lost Device: A lost device will incur the replacement cost of the device.
- Replacement Costs for Items Not Covered by the new Fee Structure.
- Apple MacBook Charger Replacement - $79
- MacBook Case Replacement - $45
- Apple Duckhead - $10
- Full Replacement Costs for Devices
- MacBook - $747.40
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Jon Durham, IB Coordinator
For further information on the IB program, please contact Jon or Leah
Leah Murray, IB Counselor
For further information on the IB program, please contact Jon or Leah
STUCO News
Candy land Homecoming was a sweet success! There was a huge turnout to the dance! Thank you to all the parent volunteers for helping out!
The 2018-2019 Homecoming Nominees were:
Aya AlSaid
Mia Aramovich
Caroline Colburn
Mia Esquivel
Brittney Garcia
Sita Gupta
Brooke Howard
Katie Kasunic
Cameron Lewis
Leksi Macan
Noel Rivera
Homecoming Queen was Leksi Macan, First Attendant was Sita Gupta, and Second Attendant was Brooke Howard. Congratulations to these deserving winners and all candidates
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Spring Court 2018-2019 | Candy Land Homecoming was a Sweet Success! | Congratulations Leksi, Sita and Brooke!! |
Spring Court 2018-2019
Candy Land Homecoming was a Sweet Success!
Congratulations Leksi, Sita and Brooke!!
Pep Club Announcements
Homecoming Parade winners:
Best use of theme: Choir
Most spirit: Volleyball
Best costumes: Cheerleading
The Math department won for their awesome participation in Homecoming Spirit Week.
All Pep Club meeting is Wednesday, September 26th at 2:50 in the cafeteria. Come for pizza and fun!
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Mr.Kramer and our Mascots | Congratulations Math Department! | Pep Club or Beach Boys? |
Mr.Kramer and our Mascots
Congratulations Math Department!
Pep Club or Beach Boys?
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