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What an interesting weather week. Thank you all for your flexibility as we worked with Mother Nature.

I realize that as it colder we are going to have more car riders. Please keep the following things in mind to help make drop off and pick run smoothly.

• Please pull as far forward in the car loop as possible. I have been standing outside most mornings and am waving people forward and many are just stopping at the main doors. This causes the car loop to run very slow resulting in people spending more time waiting and students being late to school
• Have your student ready to exit the car when you enter the car loop
• Have your student exit the right side nearest the side walk. This helps to make sure that they are safe as other cars are leaving the loop
• Allow extra time. When it gets cold or there is weather more people will be dropping off and picking up students.
• Please be kind

December 10 - Band Concert
December 17 - Choir Concert
December 19 - Early Dismissal for K-12 (11:12 dismissal at MT)
December 22 thru January 5 - Winter Break - School Resumes January 6

Tuesday, Dec. 9

• Girls Basketball KVL Tournament - 7th @ Piper/8th @ MC

Wednesday, Dec. 3

• Band Concert 7:00pm @ Mill Valley PAC (6:30 arrival for students)

Thursday, Dec. 4

• Girls Basketball KVL Tournament - 7th @ Piper/8th @ MC

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 - Wallace

Tuesday - Math - Wallace

Wednesday - Math - Wallace

Thursday - Math - Wallace

6th grade - South

Monday - Pathways - Katsbulas

Wednesday - ELA Extension - Gilbert

Thursday - Pathways - Katsbulas

7th grade -Navigators

Tuesday - ELA - Miller or Pathways - Tomlinson

Wednesday - Social Studies - Garvey or Explo

Thursday - Science - Trembly or Math - Landon

8th grade - Contenders

Monday - Math - Marney

Wednesday - Math - Marney

Friday - Math - Marney

8th grade - Explorers

Tuesday - Math - Wadsworth

Thursday - Math - Wadsworth

December 8 - Dress Like Your Favorite Holiday Character

December 9 - "Not a Creature Was Stirring" - Wear animal print or camouflage

December 11 - Dress Like a Reindeer (red & brown) or a snowman (blue & white)

December 12 - "Deck the Halls" - wear your favorite holiday accessories

Hats, Gloves, and Sock Drive

We are doing a hats, gloves, and sock drive to support those in need during these cold winter months. Please bring in your new or slightly used items and place them in the student's grade level box in the commons. Thank you for helping during this season of giving!

• Concert Time: 7:00 PM

• Location: MVHS Performing Arts Center

• Student Call Time: All band students need to be at MVHS with their instruments by 6:30 PM to warm up and tune.

• Additional Info: We are sharing this concert with a fabulous community band called Midwest Winds, and I am SUPER excited about this opportunity!

• Dress Code: New maroon band t-shirt, black pants, and the darkest shoes and socks possible

The deadline to purchase yearbooks is fast approaching at the end of the semester! The yearbook fee is automatically included in the student fees that were posted to Skyward in August. If you paid all fees owed, you likely have already paid for a yearbook. If you haven't paid fees, or haven't paid the yearbook fee, now is the time to do so. You can verify what fees you have paid by logging into your parent Skyward account, clicking on the "Fees & Fee Payments" tile and confirming payment of the yearbook fee in the amount of $32.00. You may pay fees online or by cash/check to the MTMS office.

If your student wants a yearbook, don't miss out! We will not have extras available to purchase at the end of the school year.

USD 232 has been an important and strong participant in the Kansas Teacher of the Year Program for many years. De Soto has had fifteen state finalists and thirteen semi-finalists represented in the program since 2000.

We would like to invite you to nominate any teacher whom you consider to be an outstanding and effective educator. This person must have completed 5 years of teaching with at least 2 of them having been in USD 232. If there is a USD 232 educator whom you believe to be outstanding and deserving of special recognition, please use the link below to fill out the nomination form.

Kansas Teacher of the Year Nomination Form

Nomination deadline is noon on Friday, December 12th, 2025 at noon.

We had a bit of a crazy start to the week with the snow on Monday and delayed start on Tuesday. Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding as we all navigated the change in routine. This is a good time to review that you are signed up for text alerts and know where to check for weather-related school updates. Also, please make sure that your emergency contacts are up to date so we know who is safe to pick up your student.

Weather Reminders: https://www.usd232.org/family-resources/alerts/weather-alerts

Text Alert Sign up: https://www.usd232.org/family-resources/alerts/text-message-alerts

Don't forget that First Student busing has a website and app (First View) where you can monitor your student's bus and receive notifications related to busing: https://firststudentinc.com/innovation/firstview/

Thank you to all the 6th graders who supported our fundraiser for Cross-Lines Community Outreach in Kansas City, Kansas, by buying duct tape. We were able to send them a check for $292.07!

Stay tuned for our next fundraiser. At the end of January, we will host a Chapstick and cough drop drive for Project 1020, a cold weather shelter for the unhoused in Lenexa. We are always so grateful for your support.

Want an easy way to handle teacher gifts this holiday season? Donate at the link below! All contributions (through Dec 15th) will be pooled and given to MTMS teachers & staff as cash gifts, along with a card listing all donors. Please note how you would like your family identified in the Name/Student section of the form so we can include it correctly. It’s a simple, thoughtful way to give and a present they’ll truly appreciate.

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/8H4WJ8S9BTZH8

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

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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