• Jan. 14th: Kinder Kollege, 5:30-6:30 pm
• Jan 20th: NO SCHOOL; MLK Jr. Day
• Jan. 28th: PTO Meeting in the Library 5:30-6:30pm
• Jan 30th: Chuck E. Cheese PTO Night 4-9pm
• Feb 3rd: NO SCHOOL
• Feb. 6th: Papa John's Night
• Feb. 11th: Kindergarten Music Program 6:00pm
• Feb. 11th: 3rd Grade Music Program 7:00pm
• Feb. 14th: Valentine's Parties, 2:30-3:30pm
• Feb. 17th: NO SCHOOL
• Feb. 20th: Family STEM Night 6-7pm
• Feb. 27th: Classroom Picture Day
• Feb. 28th: Playground Open 4-7pm
• March 3-7: 3rd Quarter Spirit Week
• March 4th: 1st Grade Music Program 6pm
• March 4th: 4th Grade Music Program 7pm
• March 11th: PTO Meeting in the Library 5:30-6:30pm
• Mar. 12-13: PT Conferences
• Mar. 14-24th: NO SCHOOL- Spring Break
• Mar. 25th: School resumes for students
• March 28th: Playground Open 4-7pm
• April 1st: Kinder Kollege, 5:30-6:30 pm

Welcome back, and Happy New Year! We hope everyone enjoyed their break. It's hard to believe we are starting the 3rd quarter and are half-way through the school year. We’re excited to welcome students back this week.

Thank you for your ongoing support as we all work together to help your children succeed! As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.

As a reminder, there is not adult supervision until 8:20 AM Monday-Thursday and 9:10 on Fridays. Please ensure that students are not arriving until these times with supervision; if you do arrive early, please have your students stay with you until the bell rings.

Use the following QR code or THIS LINK to access our McClure Spirit Wear!

Please fill our this survey to help us improve our Family Engagement events at McClure!

Join us on January 30th from 4-9pm at Chuck E. Cheese! Thank you to our PTO for helping us organize this fun night!

Many families have asked teachers how to support- our PTO has created a document with individual staff member's wish lists. Please use the link below to access the wish lists.

School Delay & Closure Notifications

The winter weather season is here. Parents are encouraged to stay connected with the district in several ways to learn of school cancelations. Additional information is available on our Inclement Weather FAQs page.

If school is canceled due to snow or inclement weather, the information will be available in the following ways:

• Notification to families and staff via the phone, text, and/or email contact information on file
• Local television and radio stations
• District website (topekapublicschools.net)
• Social media pages (Visit our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or search for Topeka Public Schools)

To sign up for text message updates, text Y to 67587. To learn more about school delays and closures, please review our How We Communicate With Families document.

As it becomes colder outside, please make sure your child is wearing a coat to school. As long as the wind chill- "feels like-" temperature is 20 degrees or above, students will be outside for recess. So please make sure they are dressed appropriately. If you do not have a winter coat for your student, please reach out to your child's teacher or me. We are happy to help!

We are seeing an increase in toys and other trinkets being brought from home, that are not being used at tools, but instead are causing interruptions and distractions.

As our school handbook states, "Students should not bring personal items from home unless special arrangements are made with the classroom teacher or principal. Students should not bring any money other than lunch money or money required for special projects to school. The school is not responsible for these items if they are lost or stolen and will not use the academic day to investigate."

We appreciate your support in ensuring these items are left at home!

During the 2nd quarter, we hosted our first "quarterly party". These parties are for students who have 90% attendance or higher, no major discipline referrals, and less than 2 minor discipline referrals.

Help us recognize our amazing staff by giving them a shout-out below!

Our Eagle Store has kicked off and went extremely well! After the first round, we asked students what they would like to see in the store (on top of experiences). We have created an Amazon Wishlist to help support buying some of these items. These items go directly to students, as they purchase them with tickets they earn for following school expectations. Please check out the link below! Thank you for your continued support!

Our instructional coach, Ms. Ritter, provides snacks for teachers during PLC and throughout the day. Please view this link! We appreciate your support and donations.

Please view the following documents to review the agenda and meeting minutes. Join us for our next meeting on January 28th at 5:30 PM.

Each month, grade levels will share their newsletters. Please click on the respective links to read!

Each month, our Mental Health Team will be sharing a newsletter. Please read this edition!

We are thankful for you being part of our school community!

We are excited to tell you that we will be using a program called Character Strong this year to help social-emotional learning. Our goal is to do everything we can to help students be successful in school and life. Each month, we will focus on a different character trait. For the month of December, we are focusing on "Perseverance." During January, we are focusing on "Empathy."

Please read the following family newsletter below!

At McClure, attendance is a top priority. If students are not in school, they are missing both social and academic opportunities. We believe that consistent, in-person attendance, provides the best learning opportunities for our students. Being present and engaged in the classroom empowers students to take ownership of their educational outcomes. We understand that some absences are unavoidable due to health or family matters, but recognize that when students miss too many days, they can fall behind.

Please review these Back-to-School attendance tips! Our goal is to have at least 95% of our students attending daily. Last year, McClure's chronically absent rate was 24%, which was the largest in 4 years. This means that 75 students missed more than 18 days. Please review these tips to help get children to school.

• During the month of AUGUST we had 95.2% of students attending daily.
• During the month of SEPTEMBER, we had 93.4% of students attending daily.
• During the month of OCTOBER, we had 93% of students attending daily.
• During the month of NOVEMBER , we had 93.6% of students attending daily.
• During the month of DECEMBER, we had 91.3% of students attending daily.

It is important that your child attend school each day to have a consistent educational program. Of course, illness or other family emergencies can cause absences. If your child will be absent please let us know by contacting the office at 785-438-4340.

The Topeka Public School Procedures are as follows:

1. Absences are excused for student illness or family emergencies. If your child is going to be absent, you should call the office before 9:30 a.m. It is each parent’s responsibility to be sure the office has been notified of the reason for absence. Advanced notice is appreciated.

2. A phone call attempt will be made on every child that does not arrive at school by 9:30am.

3. After 2 days of unexcused absences, staff will conduct a home visit or make other direct contact with child’s family, determine what assistance is needed to remedy the problem.

4. Unexcused absences can result in a truancy report being filed.

5. Excessive absences, whether excused or unexcused, can cause academic problems for a student. More than 10 absences will be considered “excessive” absences. When a student obtains more than 10 excused absences, a doctor’s note will be required to excuse any additional absences.
6. Although Kansas law does not require students to be in school prior to the age of 7, ANY child enrolled in public school does fall into the state truancy policies. Truancy reports will be made to the district truancy officer for any student with excessive absences and/or tardies.

We are looking for snack donations, if you are able to donate snacks, please send them with your child to bring to the office. Thank you for helping support our students!

This year, Topeka Public Schools will be using My School Bucks (MSB) as a way for parents to track and pay student fines, fees and other costs online. To access My School Bucks, Parents will need to log into ParentVue to create a 'secure' login. Once your secure login has been created, you will login to My School Bucks to access your account. From the Home page in Synergy ParentVue, click on My School Bucks.

All families need to log into ParentVue (the same app or website you used to register your student) and connect to MySchoolBucks. Directions are below with pictures to help with the process.

We are excited to use MySchoolBucks because it allows you to submit payments electronically for convenience!

Please see the flyer below with directions on how to access My School Bucks.

This handbook includes important information about McClure including our mission and vision, attendance, behavior expectations, policies and procedures.

Please take time to review this handbook. If you have any questions, please let us know.

The District's Academic Calendar provides a quick-glance overview of important dates for parents to be aware of. This calendar includes days school is not in session, parent-teacher conferences, and start and end dates for the 2024-2025 school year.

The McClure school calendar is posted on our school website. Click here to view.

The Campus Care Clinic located at Topeka High School and is open to all USD 501 staff, students, and their household family members. Below is a video created by the THS Broadcasting Department. Click here for the Clinic Flyer with additional information.

Location:

Topeka High School 800 SW 10th St., Room 101 Topeka, KS 66612

Contact Us:

THSCampusCare@KUMC.edu 785-295-3256

Link to clinic video: Campus Care Clinic (updated)

Do you have a Dillon's Shopper Card? Help our school as you shop for groceries. When using your Dillons card, designate McClure Elementary as your community rewards benefactor and your donations will go to directly support our school. Sign in to your Dillon’s account or create an account to enroll. Once signed in, you can enroll or update your Community Rewards under your account settings.

Email: cartzer@tps501.org
Website: https://mcclure.topekapublicschools.net/
Location: 2529 Southwest Chelsea Drive, Topeka, KS, USA
Phone: 785.438.4340
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TPS501McClure