Weekly Update - MP Families

MP Picture Day for all grades is Tuesday, August 25.

The MP morning Run Club will begin on September 1, for interested students in grades 3 thru 5. Parent permission is required.

Go to the link below for additional information and parent permission form.

Tuesday AM Run Club 2026.docx

To avoid a conflict with our Fun Run, we will collect donations for Noah's Bandage Project August 31 - September 4. Additional information to come, but wanted it on your radar so you can pick up some boxes of bandages to donate when shopping over this next week.

Last day to order MP Spirit Wear is this Friday, August 28th. This is the only time the spirit wear shop will be open this year, don’t delay! Order at https://manchesterpark26-27.itemorder.com/.

Contact classroom teacher in advance if you plan to send in birthday treats with your child.

Guidelines

- All treats must be store bought and individually wrapped.

- They should be kept simple and easy to distribute.

- Ask classroom teacher if there are food sensitivities in the class.

As many of you have already experienced, our car line at dismissal is a busy one. To help facilitate this process in a safe and expedient manner, please help your child learn their car line number. That will have them ready when their car is announced.

Olathe Ordinances Focus on Bike, E-Bike and Scooter Safety

With warmer weather bringing more students outdoors, we wanted to share the newly-updated rules for bikes, e-bikes and scooters from the City of Olathe. Here are the key points for our students:

• All riders under 18 years old must wear a helmet when riding on an electric scooter or e-bike.
• Electric scooters cannot be ridden on the road unless the speed limit is 30 MPH or under and there’s no sidewalk.
• E-bikes may be ridden on roads with speed limits up to 40 MPH.
• Riders of bicycles or any motorized device must yield to pedestrians and warn them before passing (ring the bell, say “excuse me” or “on your left”, etc.)
• There is a 15 MPH limit for electric scooters and e-bikes on the sidewalk.
• It is illegal to ride a bicycle, e-bike, or electric scooter in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner or weaving in and out of traffic. Stay as close to the right side of the road as possible except when turning left.
• An electric scooter or e-bike must have proper lighting and be visible in order to ride at dusk or at night.
• Electric powered “bikes” that cannot be pedaled are actually motorcycles or motor-driven cycles and require a license to ride.
• If you get into an accident while riding on a bicycle, electric scooter, or e-bike where someone is injured or property is damaged, you must provide contact information to other parties involved and report the accident to the police.
• Parents may not authorize or knowingly permit their children to violate any Olathe bicycle, e-bike, or electric scooter regulations.

Please email MPATTENDANCE@OLATHESCHOOLS.ORG or call the office to report an absence.

If changing dismissal plans in the middle of the day, please contact the front office for a note to be sent to the classroom. This ensures the message gets to the front office in case a teacher is absent or unable to check email during the school day.