
The Kansas Children's Discovery Center will be hosting Camp Kindergarten this year via Zoom and phone. Mrs. Baldwin from Berryton Elementary will be leading the camp on June 6th, just a few days away. See the flyer below for information and to register.


Click here to view the Newsletter: https://www.usd450.net/community/district-newsletter
In this Issue:
Planning for Next Year
JAG-K Students Qualified for Regionals!
Summer Meal Program
2020 Graduating Seniors!
Honoring this Year's Retirees


We miss you! We love you! Stay Healthy! Have a great summer break!


As we close out the 2019-2020 school year, we can't forget about those that are retiring at the end of this year. Congratulations to all of our retirees. Thank you for everything you have done for our district. You will be missed! https://youtu.be/P-Jmyr0qjnE


Teachers around the district have gone above and beyond to try and give a little closure to the end of the school year. Virtual summer send offs, scavenger hunts, promotions, and much much more. Share some of your end of the year photos with us!

The current meal distribution process will be ending this Friday, May 22, 2020. Our summer meal distribution program will begin on June 1, 2020. There will be no meals served between May 23 – May 31. See below for details on the Summer Meal Distribution process starting June 1.


The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library’s is offering a Summer Reading Challenge for free family fun. Kids win prizes for every 4 hours of reading. Use the Beanstack app online to keep track. Learn more at tscpl.org/summer.


#KSClassof2020 ... join in on the celebration tomorrow, May 20! Take pics, post, and share as KSDE commemorates the achievements of this year's graduating class. See details below: #ItsAGreatDayToBeATBird


Reminder: Board meeting tonight, May 18th at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom and will be broadcasted on our district YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdKxDKdQmTNhwCdYp4xeag/featured?view_as=subscriber


Congratulations graduating class of 2020! We hope to see you all at the formal graduation in August. https://youtu.be/jUX50URVzU0


Family Service and Guidance is offering another presentation this month on "Screen Time, Social Media & Your Kids." This workshop will be held on Tuesday, May 19 and delivered via Zoom from 6:30-7:00 p.m.


Check out Shawnee Heights High School Art Showcase. These students have amazing talents!
https://youtu.be/VXX0DSc-p9o


Join the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library for Story Worlds and participate in a new quest and activity each week.Together we'll act, draw and play – you create the stories. Find information at: https://tscpl.org/gallery/story-worlds


SHHS senior Makenna Orton was in the paper this past Sunday! Selected as one of Shawnee County's All-State Academic members, read how she has made the most of her senior year on cjonline! https://bit.ly/2YMyxHY


We have the best students! Teachers, this message is to you from our students. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! https://youtu.be/-j5Z8hCHO64

Happy Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week! We want to thank all our teachers and staff for everything they do for our district.


Reminder: Board meeting tonight, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom and will be broadcasted on our district YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdKxDKdQmTNhwCdYp4xeag/featured?view_as=subscriber


Check out the artwork of our Berryton Elementary students! Mrs. Ayers-Berry did a great job putting this together to celebrate the work that the students did this year. More to come! https://youtu.be/F0y6USo_JSU


Thanks to the support of Kansas Public Broadcasters, students can receive supplemental education content by way of a new television program produced by PBS and KSDE, and hosted by local teachers.Follow the link for a complete listing of program times! https://bit.ly/35dGZkN


If you need someone to talk to, please reach out to Shawnee County Community Cares. 1-800-972-8199
