Southeast Star
April 11, 2025
School Hours
Office Hours: 8a-5p
School Hours: 9:10a-4:10p
Arrival/Breakfast: 8:50-9:10a
**Please do not drop off students before 8:50a. Students eating breakfast should report to the cafeteria between 8:50-9:10a.
Dismissal: 4:10p
**We will begin helping students make it to their dismissal locations at 3:55p.
Contact Information
Address: 5704 NW Northwood Road, Kansas City, MO 64151
School Phone: 816-359-4360
Technology Support: 816-359-5000
Principal: Jason Pope Assistant Principal: Lynsey Peck
Counselor: Mandy Frayer Social Worker: Sidney Thomas
Office Staff: Dianna Kernel and Jordan Meals
Nurse: Cassie Grantham
Upcoming Dates
April 7th-14th: Boosterthon Fundraiser Activities
April 15th: Boosterthron Fundraiser Fun Run Day! (Click here to sign up to be a parent volunteer)
April 17th: 3rd Grade Field Trip
April 24th-May 6th: 3rd-5th MAP Testing
April 24th: Spring Student Showcase, 5-6:30p
April 29th: PTA Popsicles on the Playground for 3rd through 5th, 6-7p
May 1st: Kindergarten Kick Off, 5:30-7p
May 23rd: 2025 Field Day
Southeast Showcase
Message from Our Reading Interventionist
Kindergarten Kick-Off
Children who will turn five years of age before August 1, 2025, are eligible for kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year. If your family has an incoming kindergartner, please use sign up genius to schedule a time to participate in our Kindergarten Kickoff at Southeast on Thursday, May 1st. All incoming kindergarten students will have the opportunity to join teachers and peers for a kindergarten classroom experience! There will also be photo opportunities, an opportunity to shop an exclusive book fair, and our wonderful staff will be welcoming parents and assisting with enrollment completion. We cannot wait to see you!
Questions? Southeast can help!
Office Phone: 816-359-4360
Miss Megan Vaughan | Kindergarten Teacher
Southeast Elementary | 816-359-6377
Important Update from Dr. Fryatt
Dear Southeast Families,
I am writing to provide you with some information regarding potential changes to our food service operations at your elementary school due to upcoming construction work slated for this summer.
Bond 2022 Construction Update
As part of the Bond 2022 projects, we are planning construction work in your elementary school kitchen during Summer 2025. We are currently exploring the possibility of beginning this construction as early as May 1, 2025, before the school year ends. This would allow us to hopefully complete the updates to the kitchen prior to the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year.
What This Means for Your Child
If we start in early May, we will need to make slight adjustments to how and where lunch is served. This may include:
- Alternative meal options
- Slight changes to lunch schedules
- Different dining locations within the school buildings
- Current plan will have student still eating in their cafeterias
Our Commitment
We understand that school meals are an important part of your child's day. Please be assured that regardless of any temporary changes:
- All students will continue to receive nutritious meals
- All dietary restrictions and allergies will still be accommodated
- We will minimize disruption to your child's school routine
Next Steps
We wanted to keep you informed of potential scenarios as we plan for the upcoming construction. More detailed information will be shared with you once our plans are finalized.
The building principals, along with our operations team (Marcus Fryatt, Jim Rich, Jeremie Kahler, and Grennan Sims), will provide comprehensive updates in the coming weeks about specific arrangements for each school.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility as we work to improve our school facilities.
Thank you,
Marcus Fryatt, Ed.D.| Director of Assessment
Park Hill School District
7703 NW Barry Road
Kansas City, MO, 64153
816-359-6944
It's Happening Now
Our annual online verification and residency process for returning students began on April 1. Using our quick and easy online application system, parents of returning students can verify their students' demographic, health, emergency contact and residency information.
April 1 also marked the opening day for enrollment in summer school programming for elementary and middle school students through the online verification and residency process. We want to make summer school enrollment seamless and easy for our families.
Park Hill families should have received an email on April 1 with all the details you need.
Click HERE to learn more!
3rd-5th MAP Testing Schedule
Southeast Superstar Fun Run
Here is the Sign-Up Genius for the Boosterthon volunteers. We will need parent volunteers to count laps!
Park Hill Calendar Updates
At its work session this week, the Board of Education approved updates to the 2024-2025 school calendar to account for the snow days we’ve had this year.
The following adjustments have been approved:
- Friday, March 21: Teacher virtual workday – full day (no students)
- Friday, April 18: School in session
- Friday, May 23: Full day of school
- Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27 and 28: School in session
- Thursday, May 29: Last day of school (half-day for students, full day for teachers)
- Friday, May 30: Teacher workday (virtual or in-person)
Preparing for Summer School:
- Monday, June 2: Teacher Summer School workday
- Tuesday, June 3: First day of Summer School
Thank you for your flexibility as we adjust for inclement weather days. We want to give everyone plenty of time to plan for these schedule changes as we wrap up the school year and transition into summer school.
Summer School
Park Hill Summer School is the best opportunity for your child during the summer! Our summer school program gives students a free, fun, caring place to continue learning during the summer.
Dates
- Elementary (Grades K-5)
Summer Innovation (Grades 2 and 3/Grades 4 and 5/Grades 7 and 8)
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Please note, summer school start dates will be finalized once we are clear of winter weather. - June 3 – July 1 with no school on June 19.
Elementary Information Enrollment
Enrollment is available through our Online Residency and Verification system and opens on April 1st.
Southeast will be at Graden Elementary for summer school and start times are 9:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m.
Superstar Attendance
Research shows a direct relationship between school attendance, academic achievement and success in school. The state’s Missouri School Improvement Plan (MSIP6) expectation for public school attendance is 90% or above. We are striving to ensure that at least 90% of students are here at least 90% of the time.
See below for the percentage of students per grade that meet the goal of being at school 90% of the time during the week of April 7th - April 11th.
Kindergarten: 68 out of 79 or 86% of students have a rate of attendance that is at least 90%.
1st Grade: 89 out of 107 or 83% of students have a rate of attendance that is at least 90%.
2nd Grade: 67 out of 83 or 81% of students have a rate of attendance that is at least 90%.
3rd Grade: 67 out of 85 or 79% of students have a rate of attendance that is at least 90%.
4th Grade: 80 out of 96 or 83% of students have a rate of attendance that is at least 90%.
5th Grade: 70 out of 90 or 78% of students have a rate of attendance that is at least 90%.
School: 441 out of 540 or 82% of students have a rate of attendance that is at least 90%
Southeast Parent Environment Request Form
The Park Hill School District assigns students to their next year class through collaborative efforts of their current classroom teacher, specials teachers and administrators. When applicable, special education teachers, school counselor, ELL teacher, and/or intervention specialist also provide input.
Many factors are considered in the process of creating balanced classroom groups including learning styles, academic needs, behavior, study work habits, and peer relations.
Please keep in mind, that parent requests for specific classroom teachers are not accepted. However, some parents like to offer input as to their children’s learning needs. Please complete and submit this form. Your responses will be returned to your child's classroom teacher. Teachers will review this Parent Input Form while working on classroom groupings, so please do not include information about specific teachers on this sheet. Instead, focus comments solely on your child’s needs. If you have multiple children at our school, please complete a separate form for each child.
Please reach out to your child’s teacher or Principal Pope if you have any questions. Please use this link to access the Parent Input Form for 2025-2026. This feedback form is due by Friday, April 18, 2025.
Career Day
Dear Parents & Guardians,
Due to snow days and cancellations of volunteers we have decided to go a different direction with College and Career Readiness Day this year. Our in-person fair will be canceled, and we are moving toward a Virtual Career Experience! We truly appreciate all of the volunteers who were willing to participate, and we hope you will still consider contributing in this new format! College and Career Readiness is a component of AVID and this is a wonderful opportunity to help students learn about different professions and how education and training connect to future careers.
What will this entail?
You recording a video of yourself giving a short presentation about your career and how you became interested or answering the Video Interview Questions. Then, you will upload your video to our Virtual Career Experience Google Drive folder by Monday, April 14th at the latest.
Video Interview Questions 2025
Video Interview Questions Thank you so much for volunteering your time to film yourself talking about your career choice. Our goal is to show students a variety of career possibilities, and the role education and training plays in different professions. Below are some ideas of questions to resp...
IDEAS FOR YOUR VIDEO
- Demonstration of doing your career
- Reading a book about your career
- Tour of your workplace
- What a typically day looks like
- Tools/Resources of your career
Your options are limitless, make it fun and highlight your career!
Videos should be no more than 15 minutes long. ❤
📅 Deadline: Monday, April 14th
📍 Google Drive Folder: SE Virtual Career Experience
- If you are having any difficulties uploading your video to this folder, feel free to share it with me via email.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to inspire and educate our students about the world of work. If you have any specific questions, please reach out to me via email at chandlerm@parkhill.k12.mo.us We appreciate your support!
Best,
Mya Chandler & The SE AVID Team
National Arab American Month
Celebrating the rich and diverse culture and contributions of the diverse population of Arab Americans, National Arab American Heritage Month has been observed during the month of April since 2017. More than 3.5 million Americans have Arab roots, according to the 2020 U.S. Census, with ancestries traced to 22 countries across the Middle East and North Africa.
Source: history.com
6th Grade Parent Night at Walden
New to Lakeview -Rising Lynx Night
Yearbook Information
Order your 2024-25 yearbook
Cost: $20
Deadline: ONLINE ORDERS ARE CLOSED!
If you would like to pay with cash or check, we have forms in the office.
April PTA Update
Happy April!
Here is the April Newsletter.
Please note the upcoming events:
- April 4th-Skate Night 5:30-7:30pm
- April 7th-Boosterthon Kickoff
- April 8th-Vote!
- April 11th- Spring Classroom Parties
- April 15th-Boosterthon Fun Run
- April 29th-Chicken N Pickle 6-8pm
- April 29th-Popsicles on the Playground for Grades 3-5, 6-7pm
Stayed tuned for a Sign-Up Genius for the Boosterthon. We will need parent volunteers to count laps! Also, be on the lookout for information about Teacher Appreciation Week soon. We will want to show our love and support to our wonderful Southeast staff May 5th-9th!
6th Grade Basketball Camp
5th Grade Skate Party
Confidential Resource Checklist
Hi!
This is Ms. Thomas, Southeast School Social Worker.
I cannot believe that we are already finished with 1st quarter! I wanted to share another Confidential Resource Checklist with you all that way if your needs have changed since this form was sent home with your kiddo early this year, we can still partner to get you connected to the resources that you need. Fill out this form and I will send home more information regarding the resources that you request.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me by p: 816-359-5847 or e: thomassi@parkhill.k12.mo.us.
I look forward to supporting your family!
Sidney Thomas, LMSW
School Social Worker
Southeast Elementary
816-359-5847
Southeast School Counseling Website
April Curriculum Connections
Check out the linked Curriculum Connections below to see what our Superstars will be working on in each subject area during the month of March! We want to share the learning topics at all of the grade levels so that you are familiar with what topics and content are taught this month!
Visiting, Volunteering, & Checking Out Students
You MUST bring your drivers license or ID EACH visit.
Volunteers: We welcome all volunteers into our schools and classrooms, with prior arrangements made with Southeast staff. All volunteers who work with our students need to complete background screening by Park Hill. Forms for the screening are available here. Volunteers must check in at the office and wear an ID sticker.
Early Student Check-Out: Anytime a student is checked-out, the adult checking the student out must present appropriate ID.
Field Trip Volunteering:
- Any volunteer who will be alone with students must have a full screening, which includes a criminal background check, a check of the child abuse and neglect registry, and a check of the sexual offender registry. Volunteers must complete the paperwork found here. Please submit all paperwork to Park Hill School District Central Office.
- Any volunteer that plans to attend a field trip with students must have a full screening completed which includes the above information.
- If you completed a background check with Park Hill before March 2020, you must do it again, because the earlier screening process did not include the criminal background check.
- If you completed the full screening last year, you will NOT need to do it again.
- All volunteers must read and agree to the rules in our policy and procedure, and each volunteer will sign in and reaffirm the rules each time they arrive at a school to volunteer.
- The district will receive updates if a volunteer’s screening status changes. Someone’s volunteer status can change at any time.
- The district must pay a fee of $42.75 for each background check, as required by the state. If you would like to donate to help defray this expense, please enclose a check made out to the Park Hill School District for this amount with your screening form. This donation is not required.
The screening process can take up to two weeks or longer, depending on the time of year. Please be aware of this when submitting your application in anticipation of volunteering for specific events.
Cell Phones, Smart Watches & Other Electronic Devices
Personal electronic devices are not permitted to be used during the school day. Students must place their personal electronic devices in the designated location established by the classroom teacher and/or school administration. Such devices must be turned off or placed on silent mode to avoid disrupting the learning environment.
Students will be asked to turn off these devices and stow them in their backpacks upon entry to the school and through the school day. Thank you for your support with maintaining our educational environment.
Kid Guard Insurance
Parents can purchase additional insurance protection for accidents that may occur during school classes and while students are away from school, at home, during weekends and vacation periods, including the summer months. For information regarding this optional coverage, visit www.kidguardinsurance.com for additional benefit and on-line enrollment information.
Park Hill PTA Clothing Center
The PTA Clothing Center serves all Park Hill School District students from Kindergarten through 12th grade, and the PTA asks you to bring some proof that you are enrolled in a Park Hill school. This could be a student ID, bus pass, dated letter from a principal or social worker, class schedule or enrollment form.
Donations are welcome at the Clothing Center. Please make sure your donations are clean, in good condition and bagged in kitchen-sized bags that the volunteers can lift.
2024-2025 Park Hill PTA Clothing Center Shopping Dates
- August 20th: 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- September 3rd and 17th: 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- October 1st and 15th: 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- November 5th and 19th: 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- December 3rd and 17th: 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- January 7th and 21st: 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- February 4th and 18th: 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- March 4th and 18th: 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- April 1st and 15th: 10am-12pm and 5pm-7pm
- May 6th: 4pm-6pm
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Missouri Department of Mental Health, there is tremendous need for 988 services in Missouri.
988 is the three-digit number to call (multiple languages), text or chat (English only) that connects people to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, where compassionate, accessible care and support are available for anyone experiencing mental health–related distress. The chat feature is available through the Lifeline’s website. People can use 988 if they are having thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crises, or any other kind of emotional distress. People can also dial 988 if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.
Principal/Dad Jokes
What do you call a cloud that doesn’t shower? Dry humor!
How does the Easter Bunny stay in shape? Egg-cercise!
Approved Birthday Treats
Students may bring a birthday treat or favor to school to share with their classmates, as long as they come from our list of treats that contain none of the eight (8) major allergens - milk, wheat, egg, soy, peanut, tree nut, fish and shellfish.
Thank you for understanding that all classroom treats must come from this list, because we do not have the staff capacity to check for allergens that could threaten the health of some students.
Please bring birthday treats ahead of time (two hours after the start of school, at the latest).
Park Hill Perspectives
Park Hill Star Award Nomination
Our employees are the reason we are so successful here in the Park Hill School District, and we would like to recognize them for all they do for our students. That is why we present the Park Hill Star award once a month to a pre-K or elementary teacher, a secondary teacher, and a support employee. Nominations from families are so meaningful to our staff!
We will keep this link within the helpful links section of this newsletter throughout the school year for your easy-access.
Helpful Links
Southeast Communication
You will find several ways to stay up to date on school activities on the Southeast website , Facebook, and newsletters from your child’s teacher. You will also occasionally get an automated email or voicemail message sent to you, by the school, with important information and reminders. We know two-way communication is best, so please feel free to call or email with any questions you may have regarding your child’s education.
Dr. Jason Pope
Principal
(816)359-6707
Mrs. Lynsey Peck
Assistant Principal
(816)359-5737
Website: https://southeast.parkhill.k12.mo.us/
Location: 5704 Northwest Northwood Road, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: (816)359-4360
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Southeast-Elementary-School-Park-Hill-School-District-390510981515939/

