Hello Norris Lions!

We are excited to see many of you at Parent Teacher conferences on Thursday, October 3rd! Please call the office or email your child's teacher to schedule a conference if you have not yet!

Our students have been working hard to earn ROAR tickets, and will be putting them into our ROAR Ticket Tower at the end of the quarter, on Wednesday, October 9th. Each class is voting on a prize to earn for filling up our Ticket Tower to the first goal! We will announce our reward at our end of 1st quarter assembly. Remember to mark your calendars for Fall Break, October 10th-14th!

Don't forget to drive through the Scooter on 153rd and Q tomorrow (Saturday, 9/28) and mention Norris to bring a portion of sales back to our school! I can't wait to try their Norris speciality drink- the Lemonberry Lion!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Dolezal, Principal

10/2/24 - Mane Event Practice - 7:40AM

10/3/24 - Future Educator's Club - 3:30 - 4:00PM

10/3/24 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 4:00 - 8:00PM

10/8/24 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 4:00 - 8:00PM

10/7/24 - SAVE Program - 3:45 - 6:45PM

10/9/24 - Cane's Night - 4:00 - 8:00PM

10/10 - 10/14 - NO SCHOOL

10/14/24 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 1:00 - 4:00PM

10/15 & 10/16 - Health Screenings

10/17/24 - PTO Meeting - 6:00PM

Looking Ahead -

10/25/24 - Fall Festival - See Information Below

11/5/24 - No School - Teacher work day

11/27 - 11/29 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Click HERE for the NORRIS 2024/2025 Calendar.

Click HERE for the MPS 2024/2025 Calendar.

Week of September 30th - October 4th

Rylee Liekhus

Adele Berthold

Taylar Verby

Paxton Huxhold

CLICK HERE for nutritional information.

Monday, September 30th

#1 - Egg Bake & Biscuit

#2 - Pepperoni Pizza

#3 - Chicken BLT Salad & Dinner Roll

#4 - Bagel Kidzable

FALL CONFERENCE SIGN-UP has closed. If you still need to sign-up for a conference, please reach out to your child's teacher via email or call the front office at 402-715-8340.

Fall conferences will be held:

• Thursday, October 3rd, 4:00 - 8:00PM
• Tuesday, October 8th, 4:00 - 8:00PM
• Monday, October 14th, 1:00 - 4:00PM

All students are practicing the calming strategy of 'Balloon Belly' in the month of September! Try this strategy at home when your child is working through a big feeling!

Each week, all students at Norris will have a lesson practicing a social skill. These weekly lessons are called our ROAR Skills of the Week! ROAR skills are practiced in the classroom during a Morning Meeting. All staff members are on the lookout through the week for students to be practicing the weekly skill. Students who demonstrate the skill of the week may earn a ROAR ticket and be entered into a weekly grade level drawing.

Please take some time each week to review the ROAR Skill of the Week with your child!

Parents may report absences by using ParentVue, however, there are a few things to remember when using this method.

• Use web browser only - the app is inconsistent and may not report your absence to the office.
• Use for all day absence only - late arrival, early out or AM/PM only absences can not be reported on the app and should be called in to the office.
• Absence can only be marked for that day - multiple day absences should be called into the office.
• Only available before 9:30 am - please call the office to report an absence after 9:30.
• If an absence was previously reported & recorded already by the office - the ParentVue absence will not go through and will send a denied email to parent.
• Once entered, the absence can only be changed by the office.
• See the link below for step-by-step directions.
• Please contact the office at 402-715-8340 with any questions or concerns.

The annual Norris Fall Festival is coming soon!

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED OR SCAN THE BAR CODES BELOW!

Sign-up to volunteer (run a game, decorate your vehicle for Trunk-or Treat, help set up or clean up, bake something for the cake walk, lots of ways you can help!!)

Get your tickets here also! Pre-Order ends October 18th!

CLICK HERE for more information on how to get your Omaha Public Library Card today!

SIGN UP FOR WATCH D.O.G.S.

If you missed our Donuts with Dads kick-off, that's ok! Find all the information you need in this Watch D.O.G.S. Presentation!

If you are interested in joining WATCH D.O.G.S., please visit: http://norris.mpsomaha.org/ to sign-up.

Click on Parents---->Watch DOGS link (or Watch DOGS link on the welcome page)

Once you are in Sign up Genius:

Find the date that works best for you! (all day is encouraged) and click the box---->scroll all the way to the bottom----->click submit

Please type in your:

• time available if it is not all day (we encourage all day)

• Your and your child(ren) name and T-shirt sizes

• Click signup and submit!

• You should get a email updating you that you signed up

• You should get a reminder email 2 days before

• Please sign up for only one day---Watch for updates as we might open it up for more opportunities

CLICK HERE to follow the latest Millard South activities schedule!

#FuturePatriot

Spark is our before and after school program at all 25 Millard Elementary schools.

We provide a safe and fun environment for all students to participate in academic, leisure and recreational activities outside of the traditional school day.

• There are several benefits to your child joining a before and after school program.

  Studies have shown that students in before and after school programs are more

  likely to have increased academic performance, improved attendance and are

  excited to learn and achieve.

• Students participate in a variety of extended learning activities to help them discover their interests as well as hands on enrichment activities that encourages kids to explore, unstructured time, outside play, a homework hangout and more!

A great way to raise money for our school! Casey's Rewards lets you earn points on all your Casey's purchases - in store, online or at the pump. Turn those points into donations for our school.

Download the app today!

Available from the App Store or on Google Play.

CLICK HERE to order Norris gear all year long!

Right now, 30% off EVERYTHING sale and FREE SHIPPING for orders over $75.

Vice President: Heather Doyle

Secretary: Sarah Burrus

Treasurer: Tim Malm

Volunteer Coordinator: Savannah Rajca

PTO Email: pto.norris@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/norrispto

Click here PTO Website for the latest PTO information!

Click HERE for the Norris Staff Directory.

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 7:45 am - 4:15 pm

Location: 12424 Weir Street, Omaha, NE, USA

Phone: (402)715-8340

Fax #: 402-715-6119

Website: norris.mpsomaha.org

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorrisElem
Twitter: @NorrisElem

Wednesdays - 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM (Early out EVERY Wednesday)

Mission Statement: Norris Elementary guarantees each child a world-class education in a safe and diverse learning environment where students demonstrate academic excellence, responsible citizenship, and self-worth. Through innovative practices, Norris empowers its educational community to actively pursue personal goals and ROAR with pride!

2024 MPS BOARD MEMBERS

• Dr. John Schwartz - Superintendent
• Stacy Jolley - President
  
• Mike Kennedy - Vice President
• Linda Poole - Secretary
• Amanda McGill Johnson - Treasurer
• Board Member - Mike Pate
• Board Member - Lisa Schoenberger