Elementary/Middle School
by Christopher Uttecht
Choose What’s Right! Change What Isn’t!
The third quarter activities for Choose What’s Right! Change What Isn’t! provides students an opportunity to discuss the following skills: accepting apologies, managing self/responsibility/organization, agree to disagree, escalating vs. de-escalating, and facial expression/body language.
As we continue to reinforce specific social skills during third quarter, we encourage everyone to continue to build upon and reinforce the following skills discussed first and second quarter: tone of voice, greetings, eye contact, listening, facial expression, body language, and posture, compliments, personal space, tattling/reporting, self-advocating, and apologizing.
If you should have any questions, please contact your child’s classroom teacher.
Assembly (Elementary)
An Elementary assembly entitled "Out of My Tree"”, has been scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 17 beginning at 12:20 p.m. in the Elementary Multipurpose Room.
Cuming County Spelling Bee (Grades 4-6)
The Cuming County Spelling Bee will be scheduled in the practice gym at West Point Public Schools. The date and time for the event will be provided to county schools in the near future.
Geography Bee
Congratulations to Lucas Troyer, sixth grade, April Good, sixth grade, and Lauren Jacobsen, fourth grade for qualifying in the Final Championship Round for the Geography Bee. After several rounds, Lucas Troyer was declared the champion. Congratulations!!
In-service
There will be a two-hour late start on Wednesday, February 24 due to a staff in-service.
Kindergarten Pre-Registration
If you have a student entering Kindergarten during the 2010-2011 school year, please call the Elementary Office (529-6465) to preregister your child.
No School
There will be no school for Elementary and Middle School students on Friday, February 12.
There will be no school on Friday, February 19 due to Winter Break.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
The second session for Parent-Teacher Conferences for Elementary/Middle School students has been scheduled for Monday, February 8 from 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
School Board of Education Meeting
The February School Board of Education meeting has been scheduled for Monday, February 8 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Jr.-Sr. High School.
Statewide Writing Assessment
The Statewide Writing Assessment for students in Grade 4 has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 2 and Wednesday, February 3. Students will be asked to complete a personal narrative from a prompt provided by the Nebraska Department of Education.
The assessment will be administered on two consecutive days. The first day students will be required to complete a preliminary draft of the prompt given. On the second day, students will revise their preliminary draft to produce a final copy. Following the assessment dates, the final copy will be sent to the Nebraska Department of Education for scoring. Results will be provided to the school district prior to the conclusion of the school year.
The two days scheduled for the Statewide Writing Assessment are important dates for our students. It will be essential students have enough sleep, eat a nutritious breakfast, and are encouraged to give their best effort. Your assistance in preparing students is greatly appreciated!
Valentine Parties
Valentine Parties have been scheduled for Thursday, February 11. Students may wear red and white for the day.
