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Thank you all for the wonderful desserts you made and bought for our staff to take home for Thanksgiving. Over the last few weeks I have been talking about gratitude and the positive endorphins that are released by both the recipient and the giver. We have done activities with our students to encourage them to show their gratitude and as a staff we have done the same. I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to our MTMS community. Thank you for your support in providing your student with the best learning opportunity possible. I am so fortunate to live in a community where our parents and business owners are always willing to jump in and work with us to make MTMS the best that it can.

We are looking forward to December and celebrating our successes we have had this year as well as the season of giving. Please see our December to Remember calendar below for our upcoming community service drive and themed days for the month of December.

November 24-28 - Thanksgiving Break
December 3 - Quarter 2 Showcase Night
December 10 - Band Concert
December 17 - Choir Concert
December 19 - Early Dismissal for K-12 (11:12 dismissal at MT)
December 22 thru January 5 - Winter Break - School Resumes January 6

Monday, Dec. 1

• Girls Basketball - 7B Team @ Lansing/8B Team @ Mill Creek

Tuesday, Dec. 2

• Girls Basketball vs. Turner (7th Home/8th Away)

Wednesday, Dec. 3

• Quarter 2 Showcase Night

Thursday, Dec. 4

• Girls Basketball vs. Trailridge (7th Away/8th Home)
  
  

Saturday, Dec. 6

• Science Olympiad Pembroke

A reminder for parents & students - if a student is attending a game after school, they may stay after the bell and will be supervised by a staff member until the game begins. If a student leaves the building, they may not return for a game without a parent/guardian accompanying them. See Page 12 of the Student Handbook regarding after-school events.

Each week students are given the opportunity to receive extra help during WIN in different prioritized areas. Students will receive a pass from their teacher in order to travel to that classroom during WIN. Encourage your student to take advantage of this time.

6th grade - North

Monday - Math - Wallace

Tuesday - ELA - Wrestler

Wednesday - Math - Wallace

6th grade - South

Monday - Math - Munrain

Tuesday - Math - Munrain

Wednesday - ELA Extension - Gilbert

Thursday - ELA - Gilbert

7th grade -Navigators

Wednesday - Social Studies - Garvey or Explo

Thursday - Science - Trembly or Math - Landon

8th grade - Contenders

Wednesday - ELA - Thomas

8th grade - Explorers

Monday - Science - Parker

Tuesday - Math - Wadsworth

Wednesday - ELA - James

December 1 - Holiday Sweater

December 2 - Winter Wonderland - Wear blue, white or silver

December 5 - Wear hats, gloves, and scarfs

This week we will be collecting hats, gloves, and socks for our community.

Join us Wednesday, December 3rd for Showcase Night from 4:30-6:00pm! See what students have been working on this quarter, check out what's in lost & found, and pick up some treats from PTA. See you there!

The MTMS yearbook staff is looking for the following photos:

• Students practicing driving and getting their permits

• How the construction has impacted students getting to school with pics of them getting to school.

Upload photos to https://yearbookshare.com/eShare/?code=3046410

At Belmont Elementary School: 5805 Belmont Dr, Shawnee, KS 66226

THANK YOU to everyone who visited our first two Take It With You Tuesday food drive-thrus! Here at Belmont, we BElieve in going above & beyond to help our community. That's why we're offering FREE MEALS for Tuesday, November 25th, the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week.

If you could use an extra hand this holiday season, please plan on driving up to our school's front entrance to receive BBQ beef sandwiches, apple sauce, chips, and a dessert. To help us prepare, please let us know how many meals your family will need by completing this QUICK SURVEY.

Have any questions? Know anyone who may benefit from food assistance? Please email Adam McMorris at amcmorris@usd232.org. Thank you!

Our student store goodies are running a little low! A reminder that these are items students purchase with their earned Wolf Tracks. See our Amazon Wish List or feel free to clean out your closets (gently used fidgets, small toys & MT spirit wear is welcome)!

• Concert Time: 7:00 PM

• Location: MVHS Performing Arts Center

• Student Call Time: All band students need to be at MVHS with their instruments by 6:30 PM to warm up and tune.

• Additional Info: We are sharing this concert with a fabulous community band called Midwest Winds, and I am SUPER excited about this opportunity!

• Dress Code: New maroon band t-shirt, black pants, and the darkest shoes and socks possible

USD 232 has been an important and strong participant in the Kansas Teacher of the Year Program for many years. De Soto has had fifteen state finalists and thirteen semi-finalists represented in the program since 2000.

We would like to invite you to nominate any teacher whom you consider to be an outstanding and effective educator. This person must have completed 5 years of teaching with at least 2 of them having been in USD 232. If there is a USD 232 educator whom you believe to be outstanding and deserving of special recognition, please use the link below to fill out the nomination form.

Kansas Teacher of the Year Nomination Form

Nomination deadline is noon on Friday, December 12th, 2025 at noon.

Spirit Wear is here for the holidays! Shop now through Dec. 3rd for regular favorites or special holiday shirts. Orders will be delivered Dec. 15–17, right on time for gifting.

https://shop.teamupathletics.com/MTMSW25/shop/home

Want an easy way to handle teacher gifts this holiday season? Donate at the link below! All contributions (through Dec 15th) will be pooled and given to MTMS teachers & staff as cash gifts, along with a card listing all donors. Please note how you would like your family identified in the Name/Student section of the form so we can include it correctly. It’s a simple, thoughtful way to give and a present they’ll truly appreciate.

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/8H4WJ8S9BTZH8

Stop by the PTA Booth at the December 3rd Showcase Night! We’ll have:

• Free Chick-fil-A nuggets or chicken sandwich gift card for families who stop by

• Info for 8th graders on high school class selection, plus parent resources for 6th & 7th grade

• Spirit Wear for sale through the end of Showcase Night

If you’re interested in getting involved at MTMS, feel free to introduce yourself. We’d love to help you get connected!

Looking for the perfect gift that keeps on giving? The POGO Pass is on sale for 55% off all month long. Take advantage of the Black Friday deal, all November! Each pass provides free admission to dozens of fun spots around the KC area, making it the ultimate gift of experiences.

You can buy now while on sale and activate later. This is perfect for family get togethers, holiday gifts or planning ahead for spring break adventures (multiple cities available).

Bonus: Our school earns $5 for every pass sold!

Please report any symptoms of illness to the school. Please be specific - report symptoms such as sore throat, nausea, fever instead of reporting “ill” or “sick.” Giving symptoms helps with Health Department Reporting and to see illness trends in the district.

Illness Guidance

GI-Diarrhea/Vomiting: Diarrhea free for 24 hours without the aid of medication/No vomiting for 24 hours

Fever: With or without other symptoms-Fever free for 24 hours without the aid of medication

Respiratory Virus Illness (Covid, Influenza, RSV): Stay home until both are true, fever free for 24 hours without medication and symptoms are getting better.

Strep Throat: Stay home for 24 hours after starting antibiotic

Mononucleosis: Stay home for until fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication and feeling well enough to attend school

Eye inflammation with purulent drainage (pink eye): If bacterial conjunctivitis, can return to school once medication has begun

Rashes: Consider exclusion pending a physician evaluation for explanation of rash.

Ringworm: Can return after treatment begins, no activities involving skin to skin contact until lesions are completely healed

Impetigo: Stay home until treated for 24 hours with antibiotic or physician note

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: Stay home until fever free for 24 hours and no open lesions

MRSA-staph infection: Allowed at school if lesions can be covered, if cannot be covered then stay at home until lesions have crusted over

Please see this link for a complete list illness guidelines: https://www.usd232.org/departments/health-services/policies-screenings

As cold and flu season ramps up and our lives get busy, please remember to report absences and late arrivals to the school by 8:30 a.m. You may call the school attendance line at 913-422-5854 or use the online absence reporting form. The school will call to follow-up with unreported absences after 8:30. Students arriving tardy after 7:55 must enter through the front office doors (you are not required to escort late students inside, but if your student is late due to an appointment, please report it to the office in advance so their attendance is appropriately marked).

Students are allowed ten (10) days of excused absences per school year without an accompanying doctor’s note. (This includes illnesses, appointments, and “parent request” absences, which should be coordinated with the school in advance). Absences in excess of ten (10) without accompanying documentation will be considered unexcused. Missing a substantial portion of a day (three (3) or more class periods) shall be considered one "day."

You are not required to notify the office in advance if you will be checking a student out during the school day for an appointment. Please have your ID ready at the door, state your student's name and indicate you are checking them out, and complete the student check out inside and we will call your student from class at that time. Students will only be released to parent/guardians or emergency contacts listed in Skyward unless coordinated in advance with the school.

Attendance: (913) 422-5854/Online Report an Absence

Website: http://mtms.usd232.org/

Location: 6100 Monticello Road, Shawnee, KS, United States
Phone: (913) 422-1100
Fax Line: (913) 422-4990
Instagram: @mtmswolves

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