Hello Norris Families!

We are excited to start a fun Math Facts Challenge for the month of February! This challenge will help students get better at number recognition, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Knowing these math facts is important because it helps students feel confident and do well in math. Along with some fun school wide activities at Norris, we have a challenge for all families to participate in!

Each family will get a deck of playing cards to use for simple and fun math games at home. Every week in February, we will send home new ideas for card games that you can play with your child. These games will make learning math facts fun and easy!

Use the hot pink calendar in Friday Folders today to record any day during the month of February that you practice math at home as a family! On the back of the calendar you will find MANY ways to build math skills in the everyday things you do at home.

Send your completed calendar back to school by Wednesday, March 5th. Your child will receive a prize from the office and a shout out on the morning announcements.

Thank you for helping make learning fun! If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher or the school office.

Let’s have a great time with math this February!

-Mrs. Dolezal

PS. Send pictures of your family playing the card games together to Mrs. Dolezal or Mrs. Croom. We will put pictures on the lobby TV for the month of February!

2/5/25 - Mane Event Practice - 7:40AM

2/6/25 - PTO Meeting - 6:00PM

2/10/25 - SAVE Program - 3:45 - 6:45PM

2/12/25 - Valentine Parties - 1:15-2:15PM

2/12/25 - QDoba Night - 4:00 - 8:00PM

2/13/25 - Quiz Bowl Club - 3:30 - 5:00PM

2/13/25 - Future Educator's Club - 3:30 - 4:00PM

2/14 & 2/17 - NO SCHOOL

Looking Ahead -

3/13 - 3/17 - No School, Conferences

4/7 - 4/11 - No School, Spring Break

Click HERE for the NORRIS 2024/2025 Calendar.

Click HERE for the MPS 2024/2025 Calendar.

Click HERE for the MPS 2025/2026 Calendar.

Check out the Card Games for Ways to Practice Math Facts with a Deck of Cards. All families were sent home a deck of cards to play these math related games with!

We are excited to invite parent volunteers to help with our Valentine's Day Parties on Wednesday, February 12th, from 1:15-2:15 PM.

If you would like to volunteer, please sign up with your child's classroom teacher. We kindly ask that younger siblings do not attend the party, and we will be limiting volunteers to 3-5 parents per classroom. Only those who are volunteering will be able to attend.

Volunteer duties may include distributing snacks, running games, or assisting with a Valentine's Day craft with the students. If you are not able to volunteer, many classrooms would appreciate donations for classroom party supplies. Your involvement makes a difference in our school community, and we appreciate your willingness to help!

Click the flyer below to email and find out more!

Week of February 3rd - February 7th

Gideon Pectol

Jack Graser

Theo Terry

Donovan Dorr

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Menus are subject to change.

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!

All students are practicing the calming strategy of "What I Feel" during the month of January! Practice this at home when your child is in need of a tool to help them calm down!

Future Chefs Challenge - Deadline extended to Monday Morning, February 3rd!

It is Future Chef time once again!

The idea behind this event is to help students be engaged and excited about cooking, while

educating them about healthy eating habits. Too often, we hear about kids not making the right

choices in terms of their eating habits. Plus, eating healthy should be fun! We want students to

submit recipes to COMPLETE THE PLATE WITH THEIR FAVORITE MAIN DISH!

Recipe considerations will be based on the following criteria:

 Originality

 Kid Friendly

 Healthy Attributes

 Plate Presentation

 Taste

Timeline of the event:

1. A flyer describing the event will be sent home with the students. Included with this flyer will be

a link and QR code to submit their recipe electronically. (The Student Recipe Submission portal

will open on January 2, 2025.) Recipe cards are available by request should the student need

them instead.

2. Recipe submissions will be reviewed and the number of finalists will be determined to be one

student per school, OR 25 finalists depending on submission numbers and participation.

3. Those finalists will be formally invited to a Culinary Competition “Cook-Off” on Thursday March

20th at Millard West High School. Details on arrival and an itinerary of the evening will be

communicated with the finalists. Each finalist will have a kitchen staff member assigned to help them to ensure safety and act as a chef mentor as the students create their recipes.

As an added bonus, our competition is just one of many local competitions that Sodexo will be

orchestrating across the country in March. The winning recipe from each event will be entered

to participate in a national competition in April. More details will follow.

We are excited to host this event and cannot wait to see the delicious and creative recipe

submissions!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Click below to complete the Future Chef 2025 Recipe Card

This information is for current Preschool students who wish to enroll in Montessori Kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year:

Millard Residents:

• For those students who wish to continue in the Montessori program, you must, without exception, submit a “Within-District Transfer” application by February 15th to the address on the bottom of the transfer form. A Within-District Transfer form can be found at www.mpsomaha.org under the Enrollment tab.

• As long as your child completes this school year and you continue to live in the Millard District, your child will have a position in Montessori Kindergarten for 2025-2026. You still must fill out the Within-District Transfer Form by February 15th or you will forfeit your child’s Kindergarten position.

• Please return the "Current Student Registration Form” to your child’s teacher or the office, so we know your intentions for next year by Tuesday, January 21st 2025

Out of District Residents:

Out of District students entering kindergarten must apply for open enrollment by March 15th. The open, Option Enrollment application and information can be found on the Millard Public Schools website at www.mpsomaha.org under Enrollment Info. Priority will be given to students that live in the district, your position is not guaranteed.

Thank-you WATCH D.O.G.S.!

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

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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.

CLICK HERE for more information and registration.

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Vice President: Heather Doyle

Secretary: Sarah Burrus

Treasurer: Tim Malm

Volunteer Coordinator: Savannah Rajca

PTO Email: pto.norris@gmail.com

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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

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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!

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