May 2015 - Tonganoxie USD 464

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May 2015
Inside this issue...
Superintendent’s Corner:
• Letter from Kathy Baragary School
Board President ............................... page 1
• Volunteer Center News .................... page 2
TES News:
• TES Staff & Students on Wolf-Hirschorn
Syndrome ......................................... page 4
• PTC Spring Sock Hop ....................... page 4
• Diane Titterington presented to SHAPE
.......................................................... page 5
• Miss Sandhoefner’s 2nd Grad Class
........................................................... page 5
• Counselor’s Corner .......................... page 6
• 4th Grade Career Fair ..................... page 8
TMS News:
• Fine Art Night .................................. page 9
THS News:
• Art Day at Highland ....................... page 11
• Stars 5k, TPD & TFD Softball, and
Dance Garage Sale ..................... page 12
Dates to Remember
• 5/15 - Last Day of School!
• 5/16 - THS Graduation at East Gym
• 5/4 - Fine Art Night THS
• 5/7 - Fine Art Night TMS
• 5/9 - Alumni Banquet
• 5/31 - 10th Annual TPD and TFD
Softball game and bake sale at 1pm on
TRC field #7.
• 6/4 - 7/9 Optimist Jr Golf Academy.
• 6/13 - Tongie Days.
• 6/13 - The Dance Team garage sale.
• 6/26 - Stars 5K
Superintendent’s
Corner
Kathy Baragary
President, Board of Education
USD 464
Happy spring to all in
Tonganoxie School District!
the
As the weather begins to warm
up, everyone, not just students,
begins to think about the longer,
more relaxed days of summer.
But before we all head off to
little league baseball games and
cookouts, it’s worth reflecting on
the school year behind us.
This has been a great year for USD
464. Our teachers and education
professionals have put in countless
hours toward ensuring that our
students are well prepared for
their next steps, whether that be
moving on to middle school or their
college and professional careers.
Their focus on ensuring that our
students are learning helps make
this district great and I, along with
my fellow school board members,
cannot thank them enough. As the
parent of two USD 464 alumni, I
can attest to the fact that we have
in our schools truly dedicated
educators.
This time of year is also a great time
to think about new beginnings.
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Commencement is approaching
and another group of students will
walk across the stage to begin the
next phase of their lives. I wish
all of them well and hope they
continue to embody excellence in
all that they do.
I also want to wish the new and
returning board members the best
as they continue to strive and
transform our academic programs
to better prepare our students
whether they choose to continue
learning or begin a career. We have
accomplished so much over the
past few years and I trust that the
board will continue to emphasize
educational excellence in the future
as we move forward. I am amazed
at the tremendous leadership we
have with our superintendent and
principals as they lead our staff
in implementing new goals and
developing professional learning
communities within the district.
As my last meeting nears and I
reflect upon my eight years on the
board, I would be remiss if I didn’t
thank the staff, the volunteers, the
students, the patrons for all the
wonderful energy and enthusiasm
they bring to our district. It has
been my honor and my privilege to
serve a wonderful community.
Sincerely,
Kathy Baragary, President, Board
of Education USD 464
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Friday, May 15th is The last
day of school
½ day for students.
Volunteer Center
News
This School Year is quickly coming to
an end.....Summer will be here and
gone before any of know it. GREAT
things are in store for many of us.
Next Year will be special to many
and in many ways. Tonganoxie
School Dist. will have a BRAND NEW
Elementary School.....YEAH! It was a
long time coming. The Elementary
win increase by one grades, Fifth.
This means more Students, more
Teachers and more WORK. What
a great opportunity to those of you
who are looking for something to do
in your spare time. What better place
than in the New Building. It is so
much fun helping the teachers with
their project, which more importantly,
it helps our students learn. It is also
very rewarding to see the happy faces
on the Students faces walking in the
halls, playing in the New Gym, and
singing their hearts out in the Music
Class. Getting Books from the Library
and their very own book at RIF.
The POPCORN IS A PLUS!!!
This will be a very special time to
come and enjoy volunteering for the
Tonganoxie school district. Please
give me a call; Earleta Morey 915-845-2290
We would love to have you join us.
Have a Wonderful Summer!!!!
2 Now Accepting Applications for Early Childhood Peer
Models for the 2015-2016 School Year!
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!
!
Peer Model students are typically developing children who reside in the Tonganoxie or
Basehor‐ Linwood School District boundaries and are included in our preschool classrooms
for children with disabilities. All children benefit from multiple opportunities to interact with
their peers, and learn appropriate social behavior and play skills from one another.
Currently we have 2- and 4-day programs at Basehor Elementary and Tonganoxie
Elementary. We have a 2- and 3-day program at Linwood Elementary.
A peer model student must go through a developmental screening to ensure they
demonstrate age‐appropriate skills in the areas of play, social, behavior, speech, language,
and motor. Additionally, all peers must speak fluent English and be toilet‐trained.
To learn more about our program, please visit us at:
Basehor-Linwood – http://bit.ly/blearlychildhood
Tonganoxie - http://bit.ly/tongearlychildhood
If you are interested in your child participating in our peer model program and they have not
yet had a developmental screening, please contact us at (913)724-2348 to schedule an
appointment for a screening on May 1st or June 5th.
If your child has already demonstrated age appropriate skills at one of our developmental
screenings within the last 6 months and you are interested in the peer model program,
please complete a peer model application at: http://bit.ly/peermodelapplication
!
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Tonganoxie USD 464
330 E. Hwy 24/40 • PO Box 199
Tonganoxie, KS 66086
(913) 845-2153
(913) 369-2183
www.tong464.org
• Superintendent:
Dr. Lyn Rantz
• Director
of Educational
Programs:
Tonya Phillips
School Bus Driver Training Class
June-July 2015
Applicants must have
completed CDL written exam
w/school bus and passenger endorsements
and have in possession a CDL Training Permit
Individuals who meet the above requirement should
apply online for the substitute school bus driver
position
at www.tong464.org
and select employment opportunities
Deadline to apply is May 15, 2015
All applicants will be screened and interviewed
regarding any open school bus driver positions.
• Technology Coordinator:
David Milhon
• Transportation
Coordinator:
Melissa Ostermeyer
Questions? Contact Melissa Ostermeyer at 913-845-2153
• Facilities & Grounds
Coordinator:
Bill Seymour
• Student Nutrition
Coordinator:
Barb Smith
Our Mission is to provide each
student with a positive and
personalized educational
experience which empowers them
to achieve high levels of success
in all endeavors, make responsible
choices, and become positive
contributors to society.
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TES NEWS
The Elementary
PTC put on the
Spring Sock Hop!
TES staff
and students
participated in an
awareness day for
4p-/Wolf-Hirschorn
Syndrome
Last Friday, April 24th, the
Elementary PTC put on the spring
sock hop! It was a fun night of
dancing, hula hooping, snacking
and just enjoying hanging out
with friends.
The PTC has
sponsored this event for the past
several years to bring kids and
families together for an evening
of fun and entertainment. Food
items are also collected for the
Good Shepard food pantry.
Thank you for supporting the PTC
throughout the year!■
4 On April 16th, TES staff and students
participated in an awareness day
for 4p-/Wolf-Hirschorn Syndrome.
TES wore jeans and red shirts to
show their support for a 4th grade
TES student, Sydnie Litchfield.
Sydnie has attended TES since
kindergarten. ■
May 2015
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Miss Sandhoefner’s
second graders have
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been learning about
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plants, animals, life
SHAPE America
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in science.
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TES News Continued
Diane Titterington presented at the
SHAPE America National Convention
in Seattle over Spring break. Diane
was selected as Kansas Health
Teacher of the year in 2013-14
and Central District SHAPE America
Health Teacher of the Year. She
presented on a variety of Health
topics for teaching Elementary
Health along with the Secondary
Health Archers of the Year. ■
Miss Sandhoefner’s second graders
have been learning about plants,
animals, life cycles, and habitats in
science. For a writing project they
each chose an animal they wanted
to read and learn about. While
discussing their project a student
suggested they read their reports
to the kindergartners. This created
an audience for the second graders
which in turn created motivation
and a lot of hard work.
To begin their writing project second
graders read their non-fiction animal
books. As they read they used
alphaboxes to write down
important key words they wanted to
share with their audience. Then they
were able to use these key words
to write fact sentences about their
chosen animal.
The second graders have shared
their reports with Miss McCandless’s
kindergarteners (pictured). They
plan to share their stories with
Miss Nicholson’s and Mrs. Smith’s
kindergarteners. ■
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May 1: PTC Sonic Night 5-8
May 6: TES Farewell Celebration 6-8
May 12: Field Day
Contact the Counselor!
May 13: Field Day Rain Makeup
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Locations and times are subject
to change. An all-district text
message will be sent weekly to
update information.
Questions? Call THE BOOK TEAM
at 913-845—2290 and ask for Mrs.
Baska, Mrs. Falk, or Mrs. French.
7 May 2015
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TES 4th Graders
finally learned the
answer to the age
old question “Why
do we have to learn
all of this stuff
anyway?”.
TES 4th Graders finally learned
the answer to the age old question
“Why do we have to learn all of
this stuff anyway?”. On Friday,
April 10th more than 40 parents,
friends and community members
came to school for the 1st
Annual TES Career Fair. These
amazing
volunteers talked
to 4th Graders about their jobs
and explained how what the
students are learning in school
now will prepare them for these
jobs in the future. Students were
able to interview a newspaper
reporter, a KBI Special Agent,
and Archaeologist, a Dental
Assistant, a court reporter
and many, many more! It
was especially fun to see the
excitement on the kids faces
as they got to talk to someone
who they wanted to be just like
when they grow up. Now the
students will begin a Career
Research Project in which they
will continue learning about their
favorite profession and create
either a brochure or an essay
to show what they learned.
The students will then get to
dress up and give a speech to
other students about what they
learned. Thank you so much to
our volunteers for showing these
kids how important education
and training is in order to
succeed in “the real world”. ■
Chris Vandervoort shows a 4th
Grader all of the products he sells
through his job as a salesman. He
explained how important reading
is for his job because he needs
to know everything he can about
the products.
Facilities Manager David Nester
shows Dylan DeSoto and Wyatt
Harris how he uses angles in
his work. Dylan and Wyatt just
learned these skills in math.
Kansas City Attorney Steve Borel
tells 4th Grader Sierra Innis that
speaking and listening skills we
work on in the 4th Grade really
help if you want to become a
lawyer.
KBI Special Agent Micky Rantz
lets 4th Grader Austin McCowan
try on some of his gear
Tonganoxie
Mirror
Reporter
Shawn Linenberger shows Cole
Parker and Arnold Sandoval a
recent edition of the newspaper
and explains why writing is so
important.
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TMS NEWS
Thursday, May 7, 2014
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Tonganoxie Middle School Commons
Admission is FREE, so feel free to come and go as you please!
PERFORMANCES
(located in the Gym)
x 5th grade Songsters
x 6th grade Singers
x Vocal Solos/Ensembles
Basket Auction
Each Fine Arts class will be creating a
basket to auction off. This will be held as
a fundraiser for the Fine Arts classes to
help with supplies for art, band, and
vocal music classes and extracurricular art
and music clubs.
x Guitar Club performance
x 7th/8th grade Warrior Jazz Ensemble
ARTWORK
5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
artwork will be
displayed in the front
entrance and
throughout the
commons.
CONCESSIONS
x 7th/8th grade Instrumental Solos/Ensembles
Pizza, fresh baked cookies and an
assortment of beverages and coffee
will be sold at the concession stand.
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THS NEWS
Best in Show: Josie Baker
MacKenzie Hootman
Blue Ribbon: Christine Pudenz (2!)
Jake Griffin
THS Grand
success at
Highland
Community
College Art Day
Our annual visit to Highland
Community College for Art
Day proved to be a grand
success. Our very
talented students
walked away with
more ribbons than
ever before. Our Art
History Team won
third against several
large
schools.
One
student,
Josie Baker, was
even awarded a
scholarship based
off of her work! We
had
students
competing in the
hand building clay
challenge,
wheel
throwing challenge,
self
portrait
challenge, sidewalk chalk
challenge and various workshops
all day. These students are
certainly excited to jump in
there and try new things! Please
congratulate these students if
you see them! ■
Yellow Ribbon: Jason Hardisty
Sierra Graham (2!) Art History Group: Katrina Defeo
(3rd place overall) Leah Bartels
Annaliese Colacico Scholarship:
Josie Baker ($1100 a semester!)
Jason Hardisty captures the sun while
working on the hand building clay challenge
The mythological themed hand building
challenge took on a life all its own as the
“Colossus of Bros”
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THS News Continued
Sara Martinez and Chistine Pudenz make
jokes as they work on the hand building
group challenge.
Just a small piece of the sidewalk chalk
challenge.
THS Art Teachers, Amanda Dyer and Amy
Johnson pose in front of the sidewalk art.
Shelby Lynn and Makayla Dajani work hard on
the sidewalk art that spanned over four concrete
sections.
11 Just some of the many artistic contributors
to our sidewalk art.
Josie Baker smiles proudly with her scholarship presented by Highland
Community College of Visual Art.
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THS News Continued
The Chieftain Stars
Dance Team is
gearing up for their
5th annual Evening
with the Stars 5K
Run.
Dance Team will host a garage sale
from 8am to 3pm in the parking lot
of the field house by the high school
football field. That same day, the
cheer team will have a pie in the
face booth downtown. So there are
plenty of ways our patrons can help
support our dance team and cheer
squad! ■
The Chieftain Stars Dance Team
is gearing up for their 5th annual
Evening with the Stars 5K Run. The
fund-raiser will be Friday June 26th
at 8pm, at (and around) the High
School buildings. The entry fee is
$20 for the first person and $10
per additional family member. As
always, baby-sitting will be provided,
so bring your kiddos to cheer you
on! For registration information
please read the linked flier. ■
The Cheer Squad
is hosting the 10th
annual TPD and TFD
Softball Game and
Bake Sale
The cheer squad is also hosting its
10th annual TPD and TFD softball
game and bake sale at 1pm on
Sunday, May 31 on TRC field #7.
Come support the TPD and TFD as
they slug it out for the trophy! ■
Tongie Days on June
13th. The Dance
Team will host a
Garage Sale from
8am to 3pm
Friday, June 26, 2015
8:00 pm
One entry per form, please
Name__________________________________________________Phone__________________________
Address_________________________________________________City_______________Zip__________
Email___________________________________________________Age________ Gender
M
F
Emergency Contact Name:___________________________________Phone_________________________
**Free Babysitting will be Provided**
T-shirt size (circle one)
Youth size S M L
Adult size S M L XL
______No, I do not want a shirt
T-shirts are guaranteed only if registration form is postmarked by June 18th
Mail forms to:
Gail Kiefer
PO Box 69
Tonganoxie, KS 66086
Postmarked by June 18, 2015
_______Single $20
_______Add $10 per additional
family member
_______Donation
Questions:
email—gkiefer@tong464.org
call/text —785-218-8083
Registration Fees
Postmarked after June 18, 2015
________Single $25
_______Add $10 per additional
family member
________Donation
Total Enclosed_____________
Make checks payable to THS Dance Team
T-shirts are guaranteed only if registration form is postmarked by June 18th
I know that running is a potentially hazardous activity. I know that I should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. Knowing these facts, and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, or anyone else who might
claim on my behalf, covenant not to sue, and waive and release and discharge any and all race sponsors, race officials, volunteers, local and state police, including any and all of the agents, employees, assigned or anyone acting in their behalf, from any and all claims of liability for death, personal
injury, or property damage of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of the course of my participation in this event. This release and waiver extends to all claims of every kind or nature whatsoever, foreseen, known, or unknown. Application
for minors accepted only with parent or guardian’s signature.
Race start and finish at
Runner’s Signature:
Tonganoxie High School
Tonganoxie, KS
Make sure you support the cheer
squad and dance team during
Tongie Days on June 13th. The
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School Wide
Visual
Art Display
5:30 pm
TonganoxieHighSchool
AlumniBanquet
Vocal Music
Awards
6 pm
7p.m.Saturday,May9,2015
ChieftainRoomattheHighSchool
Vocal Pop
Concert
7pm
Artwork Awards
PleasepurchaseticketsnolaterthanMay1stat:
CommunityNationalBank
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FirstStateBank&Trust
MutualSavings
Faculty Art
TONGANOXIE HIGH
SCHOOL PRESENTS
Display
FINE ARTS NIGHT
Monday, May
4th :
5:30 pm
TONGANOXIE
HIGH SCHOOL
East Campus
Auditorium
330 E. Hwy 24-40
Tonganoxie, KS
66086
$20perpersonor$35percouple
PleaseconsideragenerousdonationtowardtheAlumni
Scholarships.Checkspayableto:
www.tong464.org
USD464EducationFoundation
Monday, May 4th
High School Graduation
Commencement Ceremony will take place on
Saturday, May 16th at 7pm
In the THS East Gym.
Overflow seating will be available in the TPAC.
A Baccalaureate program sponsored by the Tonganoxie Ministerial
Alliance will be held at 2pm in TPAC
Class of 2015
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Optimist Jr. Golf Academy
June 4—July 9, 2015
Burning Tree Golf Course
7909 Wyandotte—De Soto, Ks 66018
Register Now
Tuesday-Thursday
6 week academy
$60.00
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Tues—Thurs - 6 week academy
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Call - (913) 301-3000
Register - various age levels—basic fundamentals of golf using putter,
wedge and driver. Golf etiquette and safety.
Limited space available—”first come-first served” - application does not guarantee placement.
14 May 2015
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