Hello Panther Family members! 

Thank you to everyone who participated in or contributed to our Valentine’s parties on Friday. Whether it was sending treats, helping your student with their valentines, making valentine boxes, attending the party, or any number of other contributions . . .THANK YOU! Your generosity and thoughtfulness never cease to amaze us at MES.

Thank you to all of you who were able to attend and contribute to our annual Snowed In family night on January 30. It was such a great time for the Panther Family to have an opportunity to come together for our students. I would like to thank our staff members who worked hard to make sure this year’s event had some variation from last year’s stations as they provided engaging activities for all of our students in attendance. I welcome your feedback, so please feel free to email me at [email protected] with specific comments. We’re already planning for next year’s event, so keep late January open on your calendars. 

With that said, I need your help at future family events. One bit of feedback I have received related to our family events is that students are often times dropped off and are not accompanied by a parent. Unfortunately, we are not able to allow that going forward. I will be sure to circulate that message as we prepare for other events such as PTO family nights including Family Movie Night, Jammin’ In the Gym, and Color Run. These are opportunities for students to come WITH their family members. Student supervision at these events is actually up to each students’ parents/guardians rather than event helpers. Through discussions with our Site Council, administration, and teacher groups, I have decided that students who are not accompanied by at least one family member/guardian will have to be picked up if dropped off. This is 100% about student safety through supervision. Thank you for your cooperation.

I hope you are planning to attend our Parent/Teacher conferences this week on Wednesday (tomorrow) or Thursday. Please contact your student’s teacher if you are not sure when your conference is. Communication is the key for success, so thank you very much for partnering with us to achieve shared goals. 

Have a fantastic February MES Panthers!

Kyle White

The Book Fair is going on now!

Online sales are happening now and run through Tuesday, Feb. 18. There is a new feature this year called eWallet. You can find details about it on the website. Click  HERE  to shop online.

The Book Fair will be open in the Library for shopping during conference times this week - Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 4 to 8 p.m., and Thursday, Feb. 13, from noon to 8 p.m. Children should be accompanied by an adult when they visit. Thank you!

If you have an incoming Pre-K or Kindergarten student who will start school at Maize USD 266 in August 2020, please plan to attend our enrollment night, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., March 31 at  Maize High School , 11600 W. 45 St. N. in Maize.

 

For incoming Pre-K families:  Maize USD 266 is excited to offer Pre-K to all children who live within the Maize School District.

 

Our Pre-K sessions are at our  Maize Early Childhood Center  on Monday through Thursday and use Pre-K Reading and Literacy curriculum along with developmentally appropriate activities and are taught by licensed teachers. If your child meets at least one of our state's at-risk criteria, there is no fee for the program other than the curriculum fee. If you would like your child to attend and he/she does not meet a criteria, a monthly fee applies.

 

Spaces are limited! Enrollment is first come, first served.  Learn more by clicking here  or by calling 316-722-3105.

 

For incoming kindergarten families:  If you have an incoming Kindergarten student who will start school at Maize USD 266 in August 2020, please plan to attend the come-and-go enrollment night. Online pre-enrollment for Kindergarten will start Feb. 10 through March 30 and must be completed prior to arriving at the March 31 Kindergarten and Pre-K enrollment session. Please note that arriving early has no impact on your child's building assignment or class placement. 

 

For more information about kindergarten enrollment, please click here  or call the enrollment hotline at 316-350-2050

The counselor lessons in February are about honesty and making good choices. 

We are starting the process of class placements for next year. The goal of student placement is to design balanced classes, according to established criteria, which create the optimal learning environment for all Maize Elementary School students. Each classroom is a small community that must be representative of the diverse social, academic, and physical needs and abilities of all students. If you have any concerns about your child’s class placement for next year, please visit with us, Becky Stephens and Andrea Nietfeld—you can call us or email at [email protected] or [email protected]. 

Frequently Asked Questions about class placements:

If my older child had a teacher, will my younger one have that same teacher?  Not necessarily! Sometimes that happens, but it’s not always followed or done purposely. So again, if you have concerns—please let us know. 

Friends?  Let us know friends or separations. We want every student excited about the new year.  

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We do start working on class placements this early. 

If you need to schedule a time with us, please feel free to email or call.

Becky Stephens and Andrea Nietfeld  

MES Counselors

Submitting at the end of the month!

Our Yearbook volunteers are hard at work gathering pictures of events around Maize Elementary. If you have any pictures from events you've attended that you'd like to submit for consideration, you can send them to [email protected]. Thank you!

WatchDOG T-Shirts

We think we might be missing a few youth size WatchDOG shirts. If you have one that accidentally made it to your home, could you please return it back to the school as soon as possible. We know it's hard to remember sometimes at the end of the day!

Bus Riders

If there is a change in your bus transportation that involves riding a different bus with another child, a child riding home with your child, or getting off the bus at a different stop, we need a note from the parent of EACH child involved in the change. All parties must have a note. Have your child bring the note to the office, we'll get them signed by Mr. White or Mrs. Vincent and get them back to your kids to get to the bus driver. Thank you!

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