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The elementary gifted students from across the district presented their ideas at an Invention Convention Open House today in the Shawnee Heights Elementary Cafeteria. They are preparing to present their ideas next at the Kansas City Invention Convention!

On April 6th, our girls’ soccer team is hosting an elementary night for their game at Bettis. Elementary students get in free with a paid adult admission and can walk on the field with the players - line up 6:00pm.Food Trucks available as part of a fundraiser for the soccer team.

It's time for Kindergarten Pre-Enrollment! If your child will be 5yrs on or before August 31, 2023, register them today for Kindergarten Pre-Enrollment. Call your school's office for more info. Click here to find your attendance area: https://www.usd450.net/page/boundary-map

Community Opportunity! The @PALtopeka is looking for 5th and 6th graders who want to play basketball. Register by January 18, 2023. For more info and how to register follow: https://5il.co/1n3ly Look for new Community Opportunities on our website's home page under NEWS!

Check out this article in the Cap-Journal, "Why a Shawnee Heights 1st grader is eating more broccoli and other New Year's resolutions" https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/education/2023/01/01/shawnee-heights-usd-450-students-share-new-years-resolutions/69758996007/

Tomorrow, December 1, 2022, is the last day for the Major Saver campaign! Major Saver card purchases help benefit our Shawnee Heights Public Schools Foundation and the schools themselves. Funds raised by this fundraiser go right back into the schools! Find an elementary student, download the app, or purchase your card online at www.majorsaver.com.

Don't forget to take those Major Saver card packets to your family's Thanksgiving tomorrow! Remember, the classroom with the most sales at the end of the fundraiser will earn a special Class Party in addition to the regular prizes students earn for participating. Major Saver card purchases help benefit our Shawnee Heights Public Schools Foundation and the schools themselves. Funds raised by this fundraiser go right back into the schools! Find an elementary student, download the app, or purchase your card online at www.majorsaver.com.

Major Saver Discount Cards are back! Today we kicked off our campaign at each of the elementary schools. Students will bring home the packet today and can sell cards until December 1st! Major Saver card purchases help benefit our Shawnee Heights Public Schools Foundation and the schools themselves. Funds raised by this fundraiser go right back into the schools! Find an elementary student, download the app or purchase the cards online today! www.majorsaver.com

We hope to see all families at our SHES Open House tonight (9/6/22) from 5-6:30 p.m!

We have some job opportunities open at SHES! We are looking for Para I, Para II, and Speech Paras. Apply for these positions at SHES by clicking the links below. Apply for Para I - https://shawneeheights.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=734 Apply for Para II - https://shawneeheights.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=780 Apply for Speech Para - https://shawneeheights.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=779

Today, August 24th is the last day to nominate a district, school, or classroom for the chance to win school supplies! Follow the link to fill out the Choose my School Supply Drive form from the Kansas State Treasurer's office to nominate. https://bit.ly/ChooseMySchoolSupplyDrive

The first edition of our SHES Scoop newsletter update can be found at the following link with more information about our staff, parent transportation, Ci3T, music programs and more!  https://www.smore.com/0se1u Thank you, Rebecca Hummer, Principal

SHES PTO meets tonight 6:30 in our SHES library. We hope to see you there!

Happy Monday SHES families! The next USD 450 Board of Education meeting is tonight (Monday, August 15th) at 7:00 p.m.

School Meals for the 22-23 school year are no longer free. Follow this link to find school menus, meal prices, and the link to the free/reduced meal application. https://bit.ly/USD450MealMenu Use RevTrak to add money to your student's meal account. https://usd450.revtrak.net/

Don't forget to check out the Community Opportunities located on the home page of our websites under the News section. Great back-to-school resources are being shared with us including school supply & sports physicals events! https://bit.ly/USD450CommunityOpportunities

Good morning SHES families, Yesterday (Monday, May 23), students brought home printed copies of State Assessment reports (grades 3rd-6th) and Fastbridge reports (all grades). Please look for these reports, celebrate student successes, and contact teachers with any questions you have. We are looking forward to our SHES field days! Due to weather, they will be moved indoors. Parents are welcome to attend. Tuesday, May 24 Field Day 1st/2nd grades 9:30-11:00 a.m. Field Day PreK/Kindergarten 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 Field Day 3rd/4th grades 9:30-11:00 a.m. Field Day 5th/6th 1:30-3 p.m. Thank you for a choosing SHES! Sincerely, Rebecca Hummer, Principal

Congratulations to J'Quory Guest for being selected for 785 Magazine's Artist Spotlight Award! Mr. Guest is a paraprofessional at SHES and has a special bond with his students. Thank you for sharing your moment with us! WIBW story 👉 https://bit.ly/JQArtistSpotlight

The latest edition of our Shawnee Heights Elementary Scoop newsletter update can be found at the following link with information about Guth awards, summer opportunities, important end of the year dates and more! https://www.smore.com/794tz Thank you, Rebecca Hummer, Principal

Good afternoon SHES families! It’s time to vote for PTO leadership for the 2022-2023 school year. Please take a moment to cast your vote so we can welcome new officers at our June PTO meeting. Voting will conclude one week from today. https://forms.gle/LBZTKrzaT8BRvorw9 Thank you, Rebecca Hummer, Principal