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A few things to keep in mind for next week:

We will have our course selection meetings for the 2026-2027 school year next week during WIN. 7th grade on Monday and 6th grade on Tuesday. Be on the look out for the course selection form to come homeland plan some time for you to sit down together and complete the form with your student. Course selection forms are due on Friday, February 6. If you have questions reach out to your student's counselor.

With the chilling temperatures more parents are bringing their student to school. This means more traffic, which results in it taking more time to get to school. Please plan accordingly on these days so that all of our students can be to school on time.

Parent Teacher Conferences are quickly approaching. We will have open conferences on Wednesday, February 11 in the evening from 4:00pm-7:30pm and Thursday, February 12 in the evening from 5:00 - 8:00. If you would like to schedule an appointment for Thursday during the day, your student's team should be sending out information, if they do not, please reach out to them to schedule a time.

Take care!

February 2 - Incoming Freshman Night @ MVHS

February 11 - 1/2 Day - Early Dismissal at 11:12am (PM Parent/Teacher Conferences)

February 12 - No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences

February 13 - No School (Schools & Offices Closed)

February 16 - No School (Schools & Offices Closed)

February 23-26 - Papa John's Fundraiser Week (PTA)

March 5 - Quarter 3 Showcase Night & Incoming 6th Grader Night

Tuesday, Feb. 3

• Boys Basketball vs. Pioneer Ridge (7th Home/8th Away)
  
  

Wednesday, Feb. 4 (Rescheduled from original date of Feb. 5th)

• Boys Basketball vs. Lawrence SW (7th Away/8th Home)

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 w/ Wallace

Tuesday - Class Selection for 2026-2027

Wednesday - ELA w/ Wrestler

Thursday - Math w/ Wallace

6th grade - South

Monday - ELA w/ Gilbert

Tuesday - Course selection for 2026-2027

Wednesday - ELA extension w/ Gilbert

Thursday - Math w/ Munrain

8th grade - Explorers

Tuesday - ELA w/ James

Our annual Career Exploration Day will take place the morning of Friday, March 13, 2026 (the last day before Spring Break). Our goal is to provide our scholars the chance to learn about a wide variety of opportunities for their future as they consider their course selection options. We still need around 20 volunteers interested in sharing their careers. Diverse careers and unique career paths are welcome!

If you or someone you know is willing to share and able to commit to the date and time, the sign-up and more information is available HERE! Thank you for supporting our students!

Monday, February 2nd: Current 7th grade enrollment presentation during WIN

Tuesday, February 3rd: Current 6th grade enrollment presentation during WIN

Friday, February 6th: Course selection forms due for all current 6th and 7th graders

It's hard to believe parent teacher conferences are almost here! Teachers will reach out to parents next week if they would like to schedule a team conference to discuss your student's progress. Scheduled team conferences will be held during the day on Thursday, Feb. 12th. After teams have scheduled their requested conferences, they will open time slots up to parents who would like to meet during the day. Otherwise, we would love to see parents at our open conferences the evenings of February 11th (4:00-7:30pm) and February 12th (5:00-8:00pm).

If your student achieved the A or A/B Honor Roll 1st Semester, you may request a printed Honor Roll certificate HERE.

Google Form HERE

MVHS:

https://mvhs.usd232.org/academics/academics-overview

https://mvhs.usd232.org/academics/career-pathways-clone

https://mvhs.usd232.org/academics/course-guide-interactive

DHS:

https://dhs.usd232.org/academics/academics-overview

https://dhs.usd232.org/academics/career-pathways-and-plans-of-study

https://dhs.usd232.org/academics/course-guide-interactive

Ballots Are Coming Mail

Ballots for Bond 2026 are on the way from the Johnson County Election Office and may arrive in your mailbox around February 11. Be sure to mark your ballot and vote as soon as possible.

A list of all upcoming community meetings and more information is available HERE!

Parents of 6th-8th Grade Athletes,

A spring middle school ADP program will be starting Monday, March 2, from 4-5 pm in the Mill Valley weight room. Sessions will be every Monday and Wednesday from 4-5 pm. All current 7th and 8th graders are encouraged to attend. Once middle school track starts, we will open the sessions to current 6th graders starting Wednesday, March 25th. The spring middle school ADP sessions will end on Wednesday, April 29. Please register at the following link: https://bit.ly/2026springadp

The registration fee is $25. The sessions are offered to provide a strength and speed development program. This program is designed to increase your speed, strength, agility and flexibility. It has a proven track record that involves strength training, form running, agility, plyometrics and flexibility training. Your athlete can and should expect improvement in each of these areas and in overall conditioning.

In the case of inclement weather, we will send information via an email for cancellations. High school athletes will take priority if they need to come inside from spring sports due to inclement weather.

Register today at the above link or QR attached!

Coach Applebee
MVHS

Thanks for your support of our cough drop and Chapstick drive for the Project 1020 Shelter in Lenexa. All donations will be delivered this weekend.

It's February - Candy Gram time! Beginning Monday, StuCo will sell Candy Grams during lunch for fifty cents apiece. Buy some for your friends, your teachers, and yourself! Be sure to know your friends' WIN classes as delivery will take place at that time.

2/23-26 - Papa John’s Fundraiser Week

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/

To help control the spread of illness in our school please follow these illness guidelines:

Fever-Keep student home until fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication

Vomiting, Diarrhea, GI upset-keep home until symptom free for 24 hours without the use 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.

When reporting your student absent due to illness please give a brief description of the illness such as sore throat, fever, vomiting, flu, strep throat. This will help with illness tracking and reporting to the health department. If reporting Influenza (Flu) please indicate the type of Flu such as Influenza A or Influenza B or tested with home test.

Don’t Let The Flu “Bug” You!

According to the Center for Disease Control, the flu season can start as early as October and last until May. Fighting the flu starts with 2 simple steps.

1. Vaccinate – The flu vaccination is recommended for anyone 6 months of age and older. Those considered high risk, including pregnant women, young children and adults over the age of 65 should have a vaccine. Although not available for children under the age of 6 months, those who care for infants should be vaccinated to prevent spreading the flu to those too young for the vaccination.

2. The second step is prevention with healthy habits. Prevention is key to stopping the spread of germs. Healthy habits include hand washing, covering your cough/sneeze, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, and social distancing.

• Hand washing– Always wash hands with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, alcohol based sanitizer can be used.
• Social distancing– This means staying away from others when you are sick and avoiding contact with those who are ill. If you experience flu like symptoms, the CDC recommends limiting contact with others until you have been fever free for 24 hours. Someone is considered fever free when there is an absence of fever without the aid of fever reducing medications.
  
  

For more information on these steps, as well as information on how to protect your family this flu season, please visit: www.cdc.gov/flu

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).

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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