School Counselor Appreciation Week
2nd grade families are invited to join Miss Dori for a special event! Polar Pals Sip and Paint is free and fun family time. See the flyer pictures below for all the details. 2nd graders kicked things off today by creating a tiny portrait of a polar bear. Please RSVP no later than February 18 by texting 785 383-4626, Dori Simecka, Parent Outreach. Hope to see you there!👨🎨👩🎨🐧
February Activities Calendar
Congratulations to our wonderful Nurse Melissa for being recognized by the iAmHealthy Parents First (iAHPF) healthy lifestyle program. This program teaches lifelong healthy habits to parents and their children from rural areas targeting obesity that can lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and various cancers. Nurse Melissa has supported the program through active promotion, recruitment, and referral of families to participate in iAHPF, striving to ensure her schools and community are healthier places to live, work, and thrive. Nurse Melissa does so many great things in our building and we are so proud to acknowledge her efforts both inside our school and outside in our community. Thank you, Nurse Melissa, for all you do!
Three Pawsitive Calls in one day!! Brogan finishes out the week strong for our outstanding students! He has worked really hard to improve his handwriting and is doing a amazing job!!
Miss Eleanor made a Pawsitive Call home today to report that as a result of studying really hard, she was the ONLY student to receive 100% on her spelling test today! Way to be responsible and ready for your exam Eleanor!!
Elliot got to make a Pawsitive Call home today! Turns out that its been a great week! Elliot has been respectful and listening closely! He also followed expectations in the classroom all week!! Way to go Elliot!
Box tops for SMGS!
Shout out to Darby who made a Pawsitive Call home this morning! Darby has displayed great perseverance this week while practicing her spelling words. It paid off with getting a 100% spelling test score and 7 extra credit words !!! Keep up the great work Darby!
Kaw Valley USD 321 celebrates Kristy Dyche, Board Clerk today!!
This year, KASB is excited to introduce Board Clerk Appreciation Day on Jan. 28! Board clerks play a vital role in keeping districts running smoothly, supporting board operations and ensuring things stay organized.
Board clerks are often the behind-the-scenes anchors of a district — keeping records accurate, supporting board operations, preparing meeting materials and ensuring everything runs smoothly from month to month. Their organization, expertise and steady leadership make a tremendous difference for local boards and school communities.
Thank you for all you do, Kristy!
This year, KASB is excited to introduce Board Clerk Appreciation Day on Jan. 28! Board clerks play a vital role in keeping districts running smoothly, supporting board operations and ensuring things stay organized.
Board clerks are often the behind-the-scenes anchors of a district — keeping records accurate, supporting board operations, preparing meeting materials and ensuring everything runs smoothly from month to month. Their organization, expertise and steady leadership make a tremendous difference for local boards and school communities.
Thank you for all you do, Kristy!
KVSHS Hygiene Closet
Good afternoon! The Kaw Valley School Health Services team would like to make you aware of free hygiene products available to all students, families, and community members in need. Please take a minute to read through the information attached below. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out.
Good afternoon! The Kaw Valley School Health Services team would like to make you aware of free hygiene products available to all students, families, and community members in need. Please take a minute to read through the information attached below. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out.
There will be no school for USD 321 tomorrow, Monday, January 26th, 2026 due to inclement weather. Stay warm and stay safe.
Shiloh got to make a Pawsitive Bear call home today! Shiloh has done a great job in reading! He has gone from reading basic sounds to reading 27 WORDS in a minute!! He has been practicing and working so hard to get better. We are so proud of you Shiloh!!
Weather related cancellation.
Deadline to sign up is JANUARY 21st!!!
Congrats to all of our spelling bee finalists in our SMGS Spelling Bee this morning! Peter K. took 2nd place, Austin P. won 3rd, and our Spelling Bee champion is Carson W.! Carson and Peter will move on to the Pottawatomie County Spelling Bee on Feb 7th in Wamego. Congrats again to all our spellers!
January is School Board Appreciation month and yesterday at the board meeting, we got to say “Thank You” to our wonderful school board members for the job they do. We appreciate all they do not only for St Marys Grade School, but for our district, employees, and students as well!
Kaw Valley USD 321 Board Members:
Kim Gillum (President)
Michelle Martin (Vice President)
Jodi Porter
Jody Mitchell
Elias Espinoza
Bill Mulligan
Michael Lett
*John Simecka (served last semester)*
Kaw Valley USD 321 Board Members:
Kim Gillum (President)
Michelle Martin (Vice President)
Jodi Porter
Jody Mitchell
Elias Espinoza
Bill Mulligan
Michael Lett
*John Simecka (served last semester)*
SMGS Sweethearts Dance
Mrs. Shobney's student wrestlers!
So proud of these boys!
Two champions and a first time medal.--Tatum, Anthony , and Lee .
Beau and Lane have also medaled but we don’t have those in the picture this time.
In addition to winning the Champion title, Tatum also got outstanding wrestler and that’s why he has the cowboy hat!.
Way to work hard boys! Congratulations!
So proud of these boys!
Two champions and a first time medal.--Tatum, Anthony , and Lee .
Beau and Lane have also medaled but we don’t have those in the picture this time.
In addition to winning the Champion title, Tatum also got outstanding wrestler and that’s why he has the cowboy hat!.
Way to work hard boys! Congratulations!
Kevin made a Pawsitive Call home today! Kevin has been working on his handwriting all year. Today, he showed responsibility by using his best handwriting yet on his spelling test without any prompting!!! Keep up the super work Kevin!!!
