The February Newsletter is available! Be sure to take a few minutes to read about upcoming learning, special days, and classroom fun!
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Students celebrated Kansas Day by working together, taking turns, following directions, and creating a masterpiece. 🌻🧡
Happy Kansas Day! 🌻
Why 1,000 books before kindergarten?
Sharing books and stories is important for a child’s brain development.
Children who are read to at an early age have larger vocabularies when they enter school.
The most important predictor of school success is being read to at home during early childhood.
Reading aloud to infants and children encourages social, emotional, and cognitive development.
A toddler’s brain creates up to two million new connections every second.
A child’s brain develops most rapidly before the age of three.
The ability to learn language skills is greatest before the age of six.
No school tomorrow (Monday, January 26th) due to inclement weather! ❄️ Stay safe and warm!
LIEAP Program! 🧡🖤
Can you read 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten?
One thousand books? You got this!
If you read just one book a night to your child, you’ll have already read 1,095 books in three years! It doesn’t matter if your child is a baby or a toddler; there’s no better time to start than now.
Reading aloud sparks creativity and imagination and is a wonderful way to bond with your child. Every time you read a book together, you’re giving them the gifts of language, vocabulary, and the necessary pre-reading skills for kindergarten.
One thousand books? You got this!
If you read just one book a night to your child, you’ll have already read 1,095 books in three years! It doesn’t matter if your child is a baby or a toddler; there’s no better time to start than now.
Reading aloud sparks creativity and imagination and is a wonderful way to bond with your child. Every time you read a book together, you’re giving them the gifts of language, vocabulary, and the necessary pre-reading skills for kindergarten.
Today we talked about Martin Luther King Jr. and what it means to be kind, fair, and a good friend. 🧡🖤
Check out the January Nursing Newsletter!👩⚕️⭐️
Would you like to volunteer at Bonner Springs Elementary School's Career Fair?
Pajama Days was a huge success! 🎉 We raised $44 for the BSHS MLK Celebration Fundraiser. Thank you so much for your support—great job, everyone!
McDanield Preschool would like to introduce you to Paige Jobe! She will be the new friendly face in the front office. Help us welcome Paige to our Braves preschool family.
We’re excited to welcome our students back tomorrow! To kick things off, we’re having Pajama Week—students may wear pajamas all week with a $2 contribution to support the MLK Celebration Fund.🎉⭐️🧡
Happy New Year! 🎉 We hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Here’s our January newsletter with important updates and exciting things coming up.
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Over winter break, you should practice these nursery rhymes with your student! It will be fun!
❄️ Winter Break is here! ❄️
Our break runs from 12/19–1/5, and we’ll be excited to welcome students back on Tuesday, January 6.
Wishing your family a joyful and relaxing break!
Check out the January newsletter! ⛄️
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As we wrap up the first semester of the 2025-26 school year, it's time to also think about the 2026-27 school year. You can find the academic calendars on the district website - https://www.usd204.net/documents/about-us/academic-calendars/732384
Next up in recognizing our staff for celebrating years of service anniversaries is McDanield Preschool Paraeducator Les Fredrickson, who is celebrating 10 years in USD204!
We had such a fun winter party! A huge thank-you to all of our amazing parent volunteers who helped make it special! ❄️⭐️🎄
Schools will be closed December 19-January 5. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 6. Enjoy your winter break!
