• October 1-26: Soctober Donation Drive

• October 23 - 26: Book Fair
  

• October 24: 4th Grade Symphony Field Trip

• October 25: Parent Teacher Conferences 4-8 pm

• October 26: Parent Teacher Conferences 8 am-8 pm

• October 26 & 27: No School

• October 31: Halloween Parade 2pm & Party 2:30pm

• November 10: Veteran's Day Assembly 2:30 pm

• November 15: Fall Retake Photos

• November 16: Family Engagement Night, 6-7pm

• November 20 - 24: No School

• Nov. 28th: PTO 5:45-6:45pm

• November 28 & 29: Vision & Hearing Screening

Link to our book fair website

eWallet Set up Informational Video

The book fair is open this week!

Monday & Tuesday- 8am-4pm

Wednesday 8am-7:30pm

Thursday 8am-6:30pm

If you still need to schedule your conference(s), please check your email inbox as it will contain an email detailing how to schedule your student's conference. You may also call our office at 785.438.4340. You should receive a confirmation email once you schedule your student's conference.

Attending conferences is one of the best ways parents, guardians, and teachers can partner to support our students' learning. These fall conferences will provide insight into your student’s strengths, areas in which they may need to improve, and ways you can support them with their learning at home.

In order to help conferences run smoothly, we ask that you arrive on time and stay only for the scheduled time of the appointment as our teachers have several back-to-back conferences. If you are running late, your child's teacher may ask you to wait until their next available conference slot or ask that you reschedule your conference in order to ensure they have enough time to meet with you.

We also recommend you view your student's 1st quarter report card prior to the conference and write down any questions you may have. Report cards will not be printed; instead, you may view them by following the directions listed below.

We look forward to seeing our McClure families in a few days!

Click HERE to sign up for your student's parent teacher conference on Oct. 25th (4-8pm) or Oct. 26th (8am-8pm)

Parents can view their student's report card in Synergy Parent Vue starting on Oct. 21st. On this date, an icon will appear on the left-hand side that says 'Report Cards'. You will click this to view the report card. Report cards will not be printed.

2nd place winners will receive a kids meal certificate to Chick Fil A as well as the treat.

1st place winners will receive a book of their choice ($18 or under) from the upcoming Book Fair as well as the CFA kids meal and treat.

Pumpkins may be picked up during conferences by 4pm on Thursday to take home. (4:00 on Thursday) They will be disposed of after that time.

It's time for the MCCLURE ELEMENTARY PTO Read-a-thon!

This year, our PTO will once again be holding a Read-a-thon fundraiser. Our Read-a-thon is a program that brings students together with family and friends to encourage reading and to build literacy skills. The main focus of the Read-a-thon is for everyone to know we are committed to improving reading skills. To that end, the Read-a-thon promises to be a fun, exciting journey for all participants as they begin a personal Reading Adventure that challenges each reader to read 20 minutes a day (can include minutes read in class and at home) over our 2-week event. Our Read-a-thon will officially start October 12, 2023 and ends October 26, 2023.

Step 1: Register Your Student: This account will serve as a hub for recording and monitoring your child's progress as a Reader in the event, and for you to share their Read-A-Thon message with friends and family. Use the link below to activate your student's Reader account:

https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/tdgujK/1

Thank you so much for your participation and support. Together, we can make this Read-A-Thon an amazing experience for our young readers! Thank you,

MCCLURE ELEMENTARY PTO

McClure students and staff are looking forward to our annual Halloween Parade and Classroom Parties on October 31!

Have an old costume you're looking to donate? Consider donating it to McClure for students to use on Halloween. Donated costumes can be dropped off in our office.

From Thanksgiving to Christmas Day, Seasons of Sharing will spread love, support and holiday cheer throughout the Topeka and Shawnee County community!

The group's focus is to help with unique or specialized wishes which will have a big impact on the quality of life of the recipient. They seek to help meet the needs of the recipient that are currently not being met and are typically not granted by other giving programs. This can include essential items such as medical equipment not covered by insurance, assistive devices or other items to meet educational needs for students, and home modification for safety and accessibility reasons.

Anyone can apply, or you can nominate someone you know on this website. Once chosen, recipients will be notified and arrangements for gift delivery will be made.

A photographer from Strawbridge Studios will be at McClure on 11/15/2023 for Fall Retake pictures.

Please click this link to sign up to receive updates via email regarding your child's school portraits. These updates include promotions, additional deals and the ability to order more pictures at a later time. When entering information, parents should be sure to enter your child's name as it is on file at the school.

The playground will be open to the community from 4-7pm on the 3rd Friday of each month (2nd Fri some months due to no school)

• Nov. 17
  
• Dec. 22
  
• Feb. 16
  
• March 22
  
• April 12
  
• May 17
  

Please share the invitation below with any Veteran or individual currently serving in the Military.

On November 28th & 29th, all students will have the opportunity to participate in a vision and hearing screening. This is of no expense to our families.

There are 3 new styles to choose from (they can be viewed to the right of this message). For every T-Shirt sold, the school will receive a $5 dollar donation. During the upcoming parent-teachers conferences there will be QR Codes for easy ordering.

PTO Spiritwear Online Store

PTO is in need of $5 and $10 gift cards to provide as prizes to students. Donated gift cards may be delivered to the office.

If you are interested in supporting our PTO throughout the school year, click HERE to fill out a volunteer interest form. We are still in need of volunteers for all areas and also in need of a PTO president and District Community Advisory Council (DCAC) representative.

Please join us for the PTO meetings on the following dates in the Library from 5:45pm to 6:45pm. All parents and guardians are welcome to attend.

November 28

January16

March 5

April 16

May 14

You can also choose to join us on Zoom.

LINK

Meeting ID: 820 4799 9796

Passcode: 720005

Dear McClure Families,

As we continuously strive to provide a safe and secure environment for our students, we would like to emphasize important safety measures that require your assistance. First, we request that you help us in ensuring the safety of all students during morning drop-off by having them stay in their cars until our staff are on duty and ready to receive them (8:20am M-Th & 9:10am Fri). If you walk your student to school, we request you remain with your student until these times as well. If students want to get out of their parked car, they may only do so if accompanied by an adult. Students who walk to school on their own will need to plan their walk to school so that they arrive after these times. Students who are unaccompanied by parents or guardians prior to these times will be requested by school staff to return to their vehicles to wait.

We also request your assistance in following arrival and dismissal procedures and city of Topeka signage as our procedures have been designed with your child's safety in mind. Specifically, we request all cars use the designated car lane for arrival and dismissal or park in the appropriate parking zones as designated by city signage. Cars cannot park where the cones are lined on Chelsea Dr. as this is the bus loading zone. Likewise, students cannot be dropped off in the middle of the road.

We understand that mornings can be busy, but your cooperation in following these procedures will significantly contribute to the overall safety of our school community. We appreciate your partnership in keeping our school safe, and we are confident that, together, we can provide the best possible environment for our students. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Sincerely,

Dr. Artzer, Principal

Dr. Berry, Assistant Principal

Living the Dream, Inc. is sponsoring its 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Art, Poetry, and Essay Competition for students in grades 1-12. Contest information and submission forms for each competition are below.

• Student Art Competition
• Student Poetry Competition
• Student Essay Competition

Certificates and gift cards will be given to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner in each grade category during the King Holiday Student Awards and Recognition Program on January 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM at New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall (2801 SE Indiana Ave). The deadline for submission is 4:30 PM on Friday, December 8, 2023.

Our Counselor, Ms. Hight, has created a Smore website that contains important information regarding news and important information for our McClure families. You can view the website by clicking here.

Want to recognize a McClure staff member? Give them a shout-out by filling out this form and we will share it with them during our staff meetings.

We believe having access to nutritious snacks for all students can greatly enhance their focus and energy levels during the school day. To ensure all students have access to snacks during their daily in-class snack time, we are initiating a snack donation drive to create a snack pantry at our school.

If you are able and willing, we would appreciate any donations of non-perishable, individually packaged snacks. These could include items such as granola bars, fruit cups, crackers, fruit snacks, etc. Your contributions will go a long way in ensuring that no student goes hungry during their time at school.

Donations can be dropped off at the front office during regular school hours or sent with their student to be dropped off in the office. Thank you in advance for your consideration and support!

Interested in volunteering at McClure!? Please click HERE to complete the TPS background check form for volunteers to see all of the different ways you can help support our school, staff, and students.

Want to receive text message reminders?

You can:

• Sign up for School Messenger and receive texts that way by sending a text message of "Y" or "Yes" to the TPS short code number, 67587. You can also opt-out of these messages at any time by simply replying "stop" to one of our messages.

You can also receive reminders and school correspondence through Synergy Parent Vue

• Download the Parent Vue app from your phone's app store and set up push notifications so those notifications appear directly on your phone.

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 2023-2024 school year.

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

Please click this link to review the lunch menu for the month of October.

McClure is continuing its own before and after school childcare program this year. If you are interested, please complete the registration form linked below. The form also outlines the monthly fees, times, etc.

McClure 23-24 Childcare Registration Form

**The free tutoring and enrichment afterschool program will also continue this year on Tuesday and Thursdays.

Our free after school tutoring and enrichment program, the McClure Learning Nest, is up and running again this year. The focus of all after school programing is to address learning loss that may have occurred during Covid as well as provide enrichment opportunities for students. The program will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school, from 3:45-5:30pm. A snack will be provided to each student at the beginning of the program time.

Click this link to sign up!

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