Panther Press

We begin our state assessments after spring break! Please encourage your child to do his/her best work. Effort! Stamina! Grit! We believe our Prairie Lane students will do awesome and will show what they have learned this year. Please contact your child’s teacher if your child will be absent on these dates so we can make arrangements to assess before the absence.

Grades 3-6 State Testing (NSCAS):

Please mark your calendars for the following dates.

April 16th & 17th - Math

April 24th & 25th - ELA (3rd, 4th, 5th)

May 1st & 2nd - ELA (6th)

May 1st & 2nd - 5th Grade Science

The staff at Prairie Lane would like to thank our Community Club and families for all the wonderful snacks, lunch and gifts. We very much felt appreciated so THANK YOU!

We are launching our new 1st Day School Supplies program! It's a one stop on-line way to shop for all your classroom supplies for next school year. All items are brand name and exactly what your teacher requested. These student boxes will be delivered directly to school in time for Open House in August.

• As always, purchasing school supplies is optional.
• Using 1st Day School Supplies is optional.

THE 1st DAY SCHOOL SUPPLY STORE IS OPEN NOW!

If you or someone you know has a child of kindergarten age (5 years old on or before July 31, 2024)

Please call the office as soon as possible to Let Mrs. Thompson know at 402-390-6470.

Online registration is open: Go to westside66.org. Click Join Westside > Enrollment > click on English/Spanish/or French.

Kindergarten Parent Meeting - April 18th

Kindergarten Roundup - May 3rd

Are you receiving reminder emails about low balances? Be sure to keep your child's meal account above zero at all times. Thank you!

If you choose to have lunch with your child, please call the office before 9:00 am so we can let the kitchen know, and to ensure that there will be enough space in our Learning Commons area for families.

Our next meeting is April 23rd @ 6:30 PM.

Suggestions or comments can be directed to president.plcc@gmail.com

KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT FOR 2024-25

Kindergarten enrollment for District residents for the 2024-25 school year begins approximately late

February 2024. Please check our website at westside66.org to start your enrollment online.

Children entering kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before July 31, 2024. Parents may wait to enroll their child(ren) in kindergarten for an additional year. However, Nebraska law requires that child(ren) who reach the age of six prior to Jan 1st of the then current school year must be enrolled in school.

For questions about enrollment, please contact the Westside Welcome Center at 402-390-2100 or

enrollment@westside66.net

KINDERGARTEN OPTION ENROLLMENT

If you live outside of the Westside district and have a child eligible for kindergarten in 2024-25 who has a sibling attending our schools through the Option Enrollment program, you must submit an option application for your kindergartener. The deadline to apply for Option Enrollment is 4:00 pm on

March 15th.

In addition to kindergarten, you can apply for any other grade level by the same deadline, 4:00 pm on March 15th.

Option Enrollment forms can be completed using this link:

https://forms.gle/FvsmAEBqRpcePEKg9

Questions about Option Enrollment, please contact Student Services at 402-390-2107.

IN-DISTRICT TRANSFERS FOR 2024-2025

Are you a District resident and would like your K-6 grade child(ren) to attend an elementary school in

Westside other than the area where you live? The deadline to submit an In-District Transfer request for the upcoming school year is 4:00 pm on March 15th.

An In-District Transfer request form must also be completed for any child starting kindergarten next

year who has a sibling attending an elementary school outside of their home attendance area.. The

deadline to submit this request is also 4:00 pm on March 15th.

In district transfer forms can be completed using this link: https://forms.gle/EHgruZWb9MH1UBtH8

Questions about In-District Transfers, please contact Student Services at 402-390-2107.

EARLY ADMISSION FOR KINDERGARTEN

Children of District residents who wish to be tested for early entrance to kindergarten must turn 5 years old between August 1 and October 15, 2024.

For further information regarding early entrance testing, please contact Early Admissions at 402-390-2142.

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