Knightly News

• Student Council 8:05A
• ELA KAP Testing
• Board Game Club 3:45P
• Girls Soccer Season Celebration 3:45P
• Boys Soccer Tryouts 4:00P
  
  

• Sources of Strength 8:45A
• ELA KAP Testing
• Robotics Club 3:45P
• Rabbit Hole Design Challenge Meeting 3:45P
• Boys Soccer Tryouts 4:00P
• Middle School Vocal Solo & Ensemble Festival 5:00P @ Trailridge
  
  

• Junior Board Extended Practice Session 7:45-9:15A
• Math KAP Testing
• Chess Club 3:45P
• Boys Soccer Tryouts 4:00P
  
  

• Math KAP Testing
• Jazz Band 3:45p
• Boys Soccer Practice 4:00P

• No School / Professional Learning
• Boys Soccer Practice 4:00P
  
  
  

In 7th grade advanced science, architects from Populous provided valuable feedback on students’ New City Models. Meanwhile, sculpture students began collaborating with local artist Jenny McCall on the 70th anniversary project.

To learn more about the SMSD Portrait of a Graduate, please visit the link here.

Here are the upcoming assessment dates. These tests will be administered during an extended Knight Time. It is imperative that students are in attendance for testing, and the teams with the highest attendance during testing will have something extra planned for them during a future Knight Time!

• ELA Kansas State Assessment:

April 13th-April 14th

• Math Kansas State Assessment:

April 15th-April 16th (late start extended Knight Time BOTH days)

• NWEA MAP Reading:

April 27th-May 1st

We know showing up to school isn’t always easy. Some days feel heavier than others—and that’s okay. What matters most is knowing you don’t have to face those days alone.

For students:
If you're feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or just not yourself…..Talk to someone you trust—a friend, teacher, counselor, or parent. Being at school helps you stay connected, supported, and on track, even when things feel tough.

For parents:
Open conversations at home make a big difference.

• Checking in

• Listening without judgment

• Partnering with the school can help your child feel supported both emotionally and academically.

Remember:
Showing up doesn’t mean being perfect—it means taking one step forward. And sometimes, that step is the bravest thing you can do.

If you need support, reach out. We’re here for you—every single day. 💛

This is the 3rd of 4 sessions on well-being. In this session, we continue to work together to generate and share ideas for ways we can boost our well-being.

In this session students work together to identify things that can get in the way of their shared goals for the school community and come up with strategies to combat them.

Surprise a family member with something you know they will love. Grab their favorite candy or snack. Draw a doodle or encouraging words. See if you can get away with it being totally anonymous and pretend like it wasn’t you if they ask.

The White Rose Student Research Contest is an academic competition for students in grades 8–12 that focuses on learning about the Holocaust through research and critical thinking. Students can enter by submitting either a research essay or a documentary, based on a specific theme that changes each year.

This year, students were asked to reflect on how propaganda can promote inclusion or exclusion, and how it impacts how we consume and evaluate media today.

Good luck to our students who represent Indian Hills and have submitted entries to the contest!

This week’s Table Talk prompt encourages kindness and outward focus. We ask, “Who did you help today?” Asked regularly, this question makes kindness more reflexive. It gently shifts attention away from self and toward others, while also signaling that helping people matters and is worth noticing.

8th-grade celebrations are new, and we are so excited to go to Main Event on Friday, May 1st!

Knight Time teachers will hand out the field trip permission slips during Knight Time on 4/20, and permission slips will be due on 4/24. Please be on the lookout for these permission slips from your student!

On May 2nd, at 10:00 AM in the Shawnee Mission East cafeteria, the SME Female Athlete Club will be hosting our Hygiene Kit Packing Event for female athletes! This is an event open to girls from Indian Hills and Shawnee Mission East that participate in various sports to come together to pack hygiene kits, while also getting the chance to meet the Varsity coaches from the different sports at East. The hygiene kits will be sent to girls attending the Hoops 4 Her basketball empowerment camp in Kenya this summer!

Use the link below to sign up for the event or volunteer to bring supplies: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49ADAD28ABF5C07-63272238-smefemale

Please contact Serafina Kessler at 443-827-1967 or finakessler@gmail.com with questions!

8th graders with an interest in taking a summer class for high school can schedule with East. The easiest way to enroll is to have a parent/guardian call the SME computer clerk, Ms. Weaver and enroll over the phone.

Please have them call Ms. Weaver at 913-993-6609.

Summer E-school Courses Links to an external site.

Summer E-school Expectations Links to an external site.

Future Lancers, SME band has your spring flower needs covered! Accepting orders for $50 flower baskets via the form linked below until April 13. Pick up after school on April 28. Contact

smebandboosters@gmail.com with questions!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9e7OhrrrMKVTlVCFk0r0QppXJWqIGT7zdbD_6JIkoy6TDFg/viewform