Wildcat Weekly

School Hours are M-T-TH-F 8:30am - 3:30pm

Wednesday Hours are 8:30am - 2:30pm

Email: tlhartley@mpsomaha.org
Website: willowdale.mpsomaha.org
Location: 16901 P Street, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-715-8280

Top 5 thing from Dr. Ballard:

Greetings!

1. Thank you for your support at La Casa Night this week!

2. Construction update: Orchard Street will be closed at 168th Street starting Monday, 9/25 for at least 2 weeks. Please keep this in mind as you are planning your routes for drop off and pick up!

3. This year's Harvest Fest is going to be a blast!! I hope to see you Thursday, 9/28 from 6:00-7:30!

4. Parents and guardians, I'm asking for your help before school. We have staff on duty before school starting at 8:20, when our first bell rings. Students are arriving long before 8:20, and I need to emphasize to you that they are unsupervised. Arriving early is a safety concern. We've had concerns brought to our attention at both the front and back doors. Please ensure that your children arrive as close to 8:20 as possible. Please speak with your children about appropriate behavior when waiting for the bell to ring to start our day. I really appreciate your support!

5. Have a wonderful weekend with your families!

Conferences are on Monday, October 9th and Tuesday, October 10th, 4:00pm-8:15pm both days. The directions are below, or you can use this link for the directions to sign up for conferences in ParentVue. The window to sign up with be Sept 22th - October 5th. Please make sure to use a laptop or desktop computer instead of using your phone, you could possibly have issues scheduling conferences on your phone.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tS4SsriFjzF0CGg56ioxD5On8c7UV9LmEQOOdWvS-vs/edit

Any questions or concerns, please reach out to Terri Hartley at tlhartley@mpsomaha.org or 402-715-8280.

Thanks,
Terri

The PTO is a great way to meet other parents, find out about PTO sponsored events and volunteer on several event committees. By joining and/or being a volunteer, you are working with other parents and teachers/staff members, to help enrich the educational experience for all students.

President - Wendy Gibson

Vice President - Brittany Hoebelheinrich

Secretary - Jordan Fletcher

Treasurer - Bridget Perry

Top 5 things you can do THIS WEEK to support Willowdale:

#1: We still need help for this year's Harvest Fest! Sign up to donate for and/or volunteer for the Harvest Fest here! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4CA5AE2EA3FC1-2023#/

#2: MARK YOUR CALENDARS for our Harvest Fest! Harvest Fest is September 28 from 6pm-730pm and we will have Walking Taco or Hot Dog meals for sale for $4! You can also bring your own food if you like!

#3: Our Willowdale Movie night is around the corner and we still need volunteers! Wanna help? Email the PTO at willowdale.pto@gmail.com

#4: Sign up for TAGG at TAGG.today!

#5: Buy your yearbook today (school code 1015366313053291) and save 10%!

BONUS: Don't forget the next PTO meeting is October 17 from 530pm-630pm in the Willowdale library

This is the best way to get in touch with other families for play dates, birthday parties, etc. Make sure to get signed up soon!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y2kxZ2-A4PtwViT_2aY8EsrsavL4Kl6RjPH0O2psfk8/edit#gid=122802389

Please contact the Willowdale PTO or Bridget Perry with any concerns.

If you order by September 30th, you will receive 10%

If you want your child's picture taken again, please have the student bring the first photo packet back and hand into the photographer on Re-Take day. Picture packets are coming home in Friday folders this week.

If you missed the first picture day, this is the make-up day for all pictures. You can send those order forms with your student to turn into the photographers on this day.

You can start sending me your photos of the Veterans you would like to Honor. If you had submitted a photo for Willowdale's Veteran's Day program last year, I still have the photo and will use it in this year's program. If you are not sure, you can always reach out to me at tlhartley@mpsomaha.org

Thank you,

Terri Hartley

Please use the QR code to sign up for a Watch Dog Shift. If you would like to be a Watch Dog and can only be here for half a day, select the day that works for you and let me know the hours you can be here.

In order to give everyone an opportunity, please only sign up for 1 or 2 spots. If you have a question or concern about this, please reach out to Terri Hartly at tlhartley@mpsomaha.org

You can still order shirts with the following link:

https://shop.dadsofgreatstudents.com/shop-all/

Our Kitchen Staff will be short staffed, so, starting Monday, September 11th, the lunch room will only have 2 choices for lunch.

Thank you for understanding while our school is short a lunch person and we hope that this will not last very long.

Lunch for Monday, September 25th:

1.Cheese Pizza

2. Bagel Kidzable

Lunch for Tuesday, September 26th:

1. Hot Dog

2. Bagel Kidzable

Lunch for Wednesday, September 27th:

1. Chicken Nuggets

2. Bagel Kidzable

Lunch for Thursday, September 28th:

1. Pizza Sticks with Marinara Sauce

2. Bagel Kidzable

Lunch for Friday, September 29th:

1. Chicken & Waffle

2. Bagel Kidzable

Meal Prices for 2023-2024

Breakfast - $1.60

Lunch - $3.15

2nd lunch - $2.75

Adult lunch - $4.60

Milk - $0.55

See more information below

Here is the school calendar for next school year, 2023-2024. The first day of school will be Thursday, August 10th.

These are the Partners 4 Education at Willowdale. We appreciate their partnership and commitment to the Willowdale community.