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I am looking forward to May! As the saying goes, "April showers bring May flowers," with all of the rain we have received and is predicted, we should have beautiful flowers everywhere in a few weeks.

This week was Administrative Professional Week. We are so lucky to have three amazing ladies who support all of us everyday. The next time you call or stop by to drop something off or pick your student up please take a few extra minutes to tell them thank you!

April 27 - Band Concert @ MVHS PAC

April 28 - 8th Grade Class Picture @ 8:15am

May 6 - 4th Quarter Showcase Night/Talent Show/Orchestra Concert @ LT

May 11 - Choir Concert @ MVHS PAC

May 20 - 8th Grade Honors & Awards Night

May 21 - Last Day of School - 11:12 Dismissal

Tuesday, April 28

• 8th Grade Class Picture at 8:15 (please plan accordingly)

Wednesday, April 29

• KVL Track @ DHS

Our spring band concert will be held the evening of Monday, April 27th. 6th grade arrival time is 5:30pm with their performance at 6:00pm in the Performing Arts Center. 7th & 8th grade performance will be held at 7:00pm with an arrival time of 6:30pm. Dress is the maroon band t-shirt, black pants, and the darkest shoes and socks possible.

Community Service Recognition

MT wants to recognize students who make a commitment to serving in the community. If your student has logged 50 or more service hours this school year, please submit their service log to Miss Cassell (ccassell@usd232.org) by April 30.

Our MTMS Rocket League team ended our season yesterday "undefeated." We only lost one match because I didn't understand how to use the website matchmaking software properly, so we ran out of time, forcing a forfeit. Ever since week 1, Mason M. and Lesson B. have swept up every opponent team without even dropping a single match in a set of best of 3 matches. They even played many of their games 2 players versus a team of 3 players! I am excited to see where our team ends up next season and beyond! We placed 13th out of 67 teams in our league, but in my mind, we should have been 1st!

Mason did an excellent job as team captain. He took the charge of organizing the online matches and coordinating our team players. Leeson joined our team and brought a lot of talent to get goals. At times, Leeson was one of the top 5 scorers in the whole league. Luke B. and Trent T. rounded out our team and I want to see how they perform more next season. Jorey G. and Gavin A. played with us at the start, but were unable to continue since the Rocket League team started playing from home to use the consoles that they were comfortable on. I appreciate Joery and Gavin's efforts to show up to practice and support our team.

- Mr. Watts

As the 2025-2026 school year comes to a close, please help us shower our teachers & staff with thanks for a great school year! Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week is the week of May 4th! Sign-up HERE if you're able to help. Thank you in advance!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Kristi Cooper at 816-510-2708 or kristibcooper@gmail.com

For this semester's community service project, we are planning a supply drive to support a crucial part of the MTMS community - our teachers.

The PTA recently surveyed the teachers asking how we can better support their classrooms. We heard back from 38 teachers with examples of supplies they need for their classrooms and put together an Amazon Registry that you can shop from and send directly to the school, to arrive no later than 4/28!

https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3N821O230G3GB?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ggr-subnav-share_763XN4MFSYYSX5C8TWBK

The most requested items:

Tissues

Pencils

Sharpies

Dry Erase Markers - Colorful

Stock the Wolf Cart

Snacks

Handwritten notes from students

If you'd rather purchase an item from the list on your own and bring it to the school, you are welcome to do that as well. Please send any donations to the office by 4/28.

One other note - Teacher Appreciation Week is starting May 4th, and we've heard from teachers time and again that something that is really meaningful to them and makes them feel appreciated is a genuine note from students. If you're not able to donate supplies, please consider a note to let your teachers know how much you appreciate their hard work!

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/

Illness

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.

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).

Due to staffing transitions, the MT office will close each day at 3:30pm (phones and physical office). We are available by phone from 7:35am until 3:30pm each school day. If you need to speak with us outside of these hours, please reach out via email.

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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