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Good morning SHES families! Supply Packs for School Year 2021-2022 are ready to be ordered, and this year is easier than ever!! Let the PTO do your shopping and have your school supplies waiting at the "Sneak Peak" in August. Simply fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/1SY27xnEZEvwTxFn6 , calculate your total and send via Venmo (@SHES-PTO) or send a check to school in an envelope labeled "Supply Packs". All packs come in a custom SHES tote and are tailored to the wants and needs of OUR teachers!! Thank you for supporting YOUR PTO! Any questions? Contact Sarah @ 785-231-8928 or sarah.j.vanderpool@gmail.com.

We hope to see you at SHES tonight between 5-7 p.m. for our Pettit Parking Lot Party as we enjoy good food, great company with our SH community, and raise scholarship funds for graduating seniors! Newly added to this event are raffle items including... Queen sized quilt ($2 per ticket or 6 for $5), children's quilt ($1 per ticket), and two sets of Disney Park Hopper Day passes for a family of four ($20 per raffle ticket). Raffle drawings will take place at the end of the event and winners need not be present to win. Many thanks to Mrs. Linda Bobbey and our SHES PTO for their raffle prize donations. Looking forward to a great night at SHES!

Good morning SHES Thunderbolts! It's not too late... families are invited to visit SHES this weekend and chalk up the sidewalks around the school with messages of appreciation & gratitude for teachers & staff as we kick off Teacher and Staff appreciation week!

Join us on May 4th from 5-7pm for our Pettit Parking Lot Party!

Good evening SHES Thunderbolts! Please check out our SHES Scoop newsletter 4/12/21 with important information about our State assessment schedule, Pettit scholarship updates and more! https://www.smore.com/t0cga Please contact me with any questions 730-5345 or hummerr@usd450.net Sincerely, Rebecca Hummer, Principal

We are almost to our $1000 profit goal! There are approximately 90 Smens ($2 each), 30 Smencils & 10 lollipops ($1 each). Tomorrow is the last day of the sales cart visiting each SHES classroom. Thank you for your support of our Pettit Scholarships!

Sales continue today for Pettit scholarships!

Good evening Thunderbolt families! Just a quick reminder that students are on campus for in-person learning Monday-Thursday (March 22-25) this week. Friday (March 26) there is no school for students due to the end of 3rd quarter workday for teachers. Smencils ($1), Smens ($2), and Yummy-lix lollipop ($1) sales start tomorrow in classrooms while supplies last! All proceeds benefit graduating seniors through Pettit scholarships. Looking forward to great week at SHES! Sincerely, Principal Hummer

Good morning Thunderbolt families! Just a reminder that today and tomorrow, (Thursday, March 11 and Friday, March 12) are remote learning days for SHES. Please make sure our Thunderbolts join online class attendance meetings. We look forward to having all students return to the building on Monday, March 15th.

Good morning SHES Thunderbolts and Happy Spring Break! Please check out our SHES Scoop newsletter3/5/21 with important information about our schedule next week as well as our SHES Stay-cation virtual talent-show link! https://www.smore.com/1hbs4 Please contact me with any questions 730-5345 or hummerr@usd450.net Sincerely, Rebecca Hummer, Principal

Good afternoon SHES Thunderbolts! Please check out our SHES Scoop newsletter 2/26/21 with important information about our schedule next week as well as Spring Break! https://www.smore.com/qp2y3 Please contact me with any questions 730-5345 or hummerr@usd450.net Sincerely, Rebecca Hummer, Principal

Hello SHES Families! February 19th is the deadline to turn in your SHES Stay-Cation order forms and is the last day to submit videos for our Annual Talent Show!! We will compile the submissions and send a link out for all students to enjoy watching over Spring Break! All Talent Show submissions should be no more than 1 minute in length and should be emailed to SHEStalentshow2021@gmail.com Thank you!

Lunch Menu Changes: Thursday 2/18 Hot Dog n Bun Nacho Cheese Doritos Cooked Carrots Peaches Low Fat Milk Friday 2/19 Bosco Sticks Marinara Sauce Baby Carrots Pears Low Fat Milk

Good evening SHES Thunderbolts! Please check out our SHES Scoop newsletter 2/15/21 with information about our upcoming weekly schedule, PT conference sign-up link, parent support resources and more! https://www.smore.com/5m4xd Please contact me with any questions 730-5345 or hummerr@usd450.net Sincerely, Rebecca Hummer, Principal

Good morning Thunderbolt families! Just a reminder that today, Monday Feb. 15th, is a remote learning day for SHES. Please make sure our Thunderbolts join online class meetings as well as any LIVE instruction sessions. Please stay warm and stay safe!

Great news! Most of our Shawnee Heights Elementary School teachers and support staff have returned. We are now confident that we have enough staff to move Pre-K – 2nd grade to 4-day On-Site Learning, beginning February 15, 2021. Wednesdays will remain a remote learning day. Grades 3rd-12th will continue Hybrid Learning at this time. Some things to remember as Pre-K – 2nd grade come back to 4-day On-Site Learning. • Each classroom teacher will have their Group A and B students in their classroom together. These students are considered the teacher's cohort group. • Social distancing will not be possible in the classroom due to the increased number of students. • When students leave their cohort group they will be expected to maintain 6-ft social distancing from students, not in their cohort group. • When a teacher's cohort group leaves the classroom, they will maintain 6-ft social distancing from other teachers' cohort groups. • All other safety components of the USD 450 Back-to-School plan will continue to be followed. Follow this link for the most recent 2021-2022 Calendar: https://bit.ly/3jCWbz9 On this calendar, red days mark the days that Group A is in the building learning, and blue days mark the days that Group B is in the building learning. Starting February 15, 2021, PreK-2nd grades will now be in the building learning on both the red and the blue days. Days marked in yellow are remote learning days for everyone.

Good evening SHES Thunderbolts! Please check out our SHES Scoop newsletter 2/5/21 with information about our upcoming Valentines celebrations, PT conference sign-up link, virtual spelling bee, Zoom accounts, Second Step program, parent support resources and more! https://www.smore.com/pchr3

Our SHES Parent-Teacher virtual conferences for Spring will be here soon. Our dedicated conference dates are Monday, March 1st from 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 2nd 4:30-8:00 p.m. Please take a moment to sign-up here: www.signupgenius.com/tabs/63275DC0FA2CCEAC35-shesspring If you have any questions, please contact our office at 357-5400. Rebecca Hummer Principal Shawnee Heights Elementary School hummerr@usd450.net

Phone lines are down across the district. We are currently working to fix this issue and will let you know when the lines are back up. Thank you

Dear Shawnee Heights Elementary Families, Thank you for your flexibility and patience while our school recovers from teacher and support staff shortages. We are continuing to experience absences with our classified staff which will have some impact on Tier II and Tier III learning supports for some students, yet we are confident we have enough certified staff and subs to resume back to our Hybrid Learning Scenario and provide all students with Tier 1 classroom instruction. Hybrid Groups B & D will resume their in-person instruction tomorrow, Thursday, February 4, 2021. Hybrid Group A will continue with their traditional remote days for the remainder of the week and be back in-person on Monday. Thank you for all your support during this difficult time.