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I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Halloween.

November is gratitude month. Gratitude is more than simply saying “thank you.” It is sharing with others the feeling of appreciation for what someone has done or for what they have given you. Gratitude helps not only the person receiving it feel good, but also the person sharing the gratitude. Showing gratitude has the ability to shift us from focusing on the negative to appreciating what is positive around us. Practicing daily gratitude can help us to have a more positive approach and outlook to our days. This month students will be encouraged to show and express gratitude in many different ways.

November 7 - MTMS Veterans Day Commemoration

November 24-28 - Thanksgiving Break

Monday, Nov. 3

• Boys Basketball Informational Meeting for Students During WIN
  
  

Tuesday, Nov. 4

• Girls Basketball vs. Wheatridge (7th Away/8th Home)
• Musical Informational Meeting for Students During WIN

Wednesday, Nov. 5

• Wrestling Meet @ Mill Valley

Thursday, Nov. 6

• Girls Basketball vs. Basehor-Linwood (7th Home/8th Away)

Friday, Nov. 7

• Veterans Day Assembly (See Modified Schedule Below)

Saturday, Nov. 8

• Wrestling Meet @ Lansing

On November 7 for our Veteran's Day Assembly we will wear red, white, and blue to show our gratitude.

6th grade will wear red

7th grade will wear white

8th grade will wear blue

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

Tuesday - Math - Wallace

Wednesday - Math - Wallace

6th grade - South

Monday - ELA extension - Gilbert

Tuesday - Math - Munrain

Thursday - Math - Munrain

7th grade -Navigators

Tuesday - Science - Trembly or Pathways - Tomlinson

Wednesday - Social Studies - Garvey or Explo

Thursday - Math - Landon or ELA - Miller

8th grade - Contenders

Tuesday - Math- Marney

8th grade - Explorers

Tuesday - Math - Wadsworth

Thank you to everyone who has submitted your veteran's information for our annual Veterans Day commemoration on Friday, November 7th. Please click here to share the name of any veteran you would like us to acknowledge and/or a veteran who will be attending no later than Monday, November 3rd. Those who submitted attendee information and their student should receive an email on Tuesday, November 4th with more information for Friday.

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

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.

In Reading Extensions class, we received our first whole class Book Club Book and the kids were super excited! They voted for the award-winning book, The Liars Society by Alyson Gerber. Mrs. Ketterling met Alyson a few years back at Litapalooza and was able to get a Live Zoom Q & A session scheduled with her in the upcoming weeks.

Spelling Bee 🐝 🏆

Spelling bee season is right around the corner. The first qualifying rounds take place in ELA classes in November. Begin studying now with the word lists posted to your ELA teacher's Canvas page.

While it's still October and Halloween today, Thanksgiving will be here before we know it! A tradition at Monticello Trails is for parents to shower our teachers & staff with pies at Thanksgiving-time as a thank you for their dedication to making MT a great place to learn and work. Each staff member will be sent home on Friday, 11/21 with a pie or dessert to enjoy over the Thanksgiving break. If you can help with bringing a pie or dessert (can be homemade or store-bought), or help with collecting the pies on 11/21, please sign up using this signup genius. Thank you for your support of our great teachers and staff!!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B44AAA822A6F49-60102919-aslice

We are only able to support our teachers and kids with parent donations and corporate sponsors! Thank you to Custom Lawn & Landscaping Inc. for supporting our showcase night. Please consider supporting businesses that support our schools. Follow this link to help us support our Timberwolf students and teachers: https://mtmspta.org/invest/

Stay connected with us for updates, events, and ways to get involved:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MTMS.PTA.Timberwolves

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtms_pta_timberwolves/

Website: https://mtmspta.org/about/

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

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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