Pawnee Family Newsletter

SEPT 9-30: MAP Testing to determine our start of year reading and math level all this month.

Please have your child get plenty of sleep at night and eat a breakfast either at home or at school each day.

Sept. 19th: PAWNEE PTO: First Meeting Thursday, Sept. 19th, 4:15-5:00PM

Sept. 24th: 2-hour LATE START DAY--School begins at 10:50AM

Sept. 26th: Family Literacy Night: Thursday, 5:30-7PM

9-30 DE SEPTIEMBRE: Pruebas MAP para determinar nuestro nivel de lectura y matemáticas de inicio de año durante todo este mes. Por favor, haga que su hijo duerma lo suficiente por la noche y desayune en casa o en la escuela todos los días.

24 de septiembre Inicio tarde de dos horas para todos los estudiantes (la escuela comenzará a las 10:50 a. m.)

26 de septiembre Noche de alfabetización con participación de padres 5:30-7 p.m. (traiga a la familia a tomar un refrigerio y aprenda cómo puede apoyar las habilidades de lectura de su hijo)

Sept. 19 PAWNEE PTO: First Meeting Thursday, 4:15-5:00PM

Sept. 24th: 2-hour LATE START

Sept. 26th: Family Literacy Night: Thursday, 5:30-7PM

Oct. 1st: Let's Look at Literacy, Grades K-2: Tuesday, 9-10AM

Oct. 4th: No School for Students

October 23rd: Parent-teacher Conferences: Wednesday, 4:30-7:30PM

Oct. 24th: Parent-teacher Conferences: Thursday, 1-7:30PM

Nov. 5th: No School for Students

Nov. 7th: Family Math Night: Thursday, 5:30-7PM

Nov. 25-29 Thanksgiving Break for all students

Dec. 3rd: Let's Look at Literacy, Grades 3-5: Tuesday, 9-10AM

Dec. 14th: Santa Saturday at Pawnee 9-11AM

Dec. 18th: Holiday Program: K-2 begin at 9:30AM, grades 3-5 begin at 2:00PM

Dec. 20-Jan. 3: Holiday Break for All Students

Jan. 20th: No school

Feb. 4th: Math Manipulatives and More (K-5): Tuesday, 9-10AM

Feb. 14th & 17th: No School

Feb. 26th: Parent-teacher Conferences: Wednesday, 4:30-7:30PM

Feb. 27th: Parent-teacher Conferences: Thursday, 1-7:30PM

March 17-21: Spring Break for All Students

March 28th: No School for All Students

April 8th: Science Discoveries (K-5): Tuesday, 9-10AM

April 18 & 20: No School for all students

May 20th: Family Picnic (during your child’s lunch time 11:30-1:00)

May 20th: Pawnee Field Day (K-2: 9:30-11AM) (Grades 3-5: 1:30-3:00PM)

May 21st: KG Recognition 10AM

May 21st: Last Day of School

May 28th: Summer Next Level Learning Begins

5th Grade Recognition 2PM

Last Day of School for ALL Students

May 28th: Next Level Learning Begins

We would love to have families join our PTO!

We'll meet quarterly, after school (4:20-5:00PM) and will provide a TEAMS link for those who want to join from home.

PTO volunteers in many ways to support our positive Pawnee culture:

• Providing treats to students on special days of the year.
• Popcorn surprises for teachers throughout the year.
• Ordering and setting up teacher dinners at Parent Teacher Conferences.
• Helping with the Book Fair at Parent Teacher Conferences.
• Connecting with our community businesses to provide fun activities for our students (bounce houses at Field Day) and events sponsors during Family Nights (Raising Canes).
• Designing student school t-shirts and selling them on family event nights.
• Helping with sales during Wacky Wednesdays (This year we will only hold Wacky Wednesday at the end of the month, at the end of the school day to provide structure and consistency for every school day).

IF YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE INVOLVED WITH PTO, PLEASE DONATE TO PTO SO WE MAY CONTINUE THESE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AT PAWNEE.

Each student’s iPad has the student handbook preloaded on it (it is also available on our website), which provides detailed information about the policies and regulations of Pawnee Elementary School and the Omaha Public Schools. Teachers and students will spend time in class reviewing the code of conduct and our school procedures and routines. Students will be instructed to take the handbook home. Please be sure to read and discuss the handbook. The students will be responsible for all content in the student handbook and parents will sign a handbook card stating they understand the expectations. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. The main office phone number is 531-299-1900. https://www.ops.org/domain/3285

School-Parent Compact

Pawnee Elementary School

This Title I School-Parent Compact has been jointly developed with parents and outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State’s high academic standards. At the annual parent-teacher conferences, the compact shall be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement.

Administrator/Teacher:

It is important that students achieve. We will:

1. Provide high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment to enable children to meet the challenging state academic achievement standards.
2. Regularly communicate with parents on their child’s progress.
3. Demonstrate professional behavior and positive attitude.

Parent /Caring Adult:

I want my child to achieve; therefor I will encourage him/her by doing the following:

1. Communicate and work with teachers and school staff on an ongoing basis to be involved and support my child’s learning.
2. Support my child’s learning—volunteer in their classroom; participate, as appropriate, in decisions related to their education, guide positive use of extracurricular time.
3. Make sure my child is at school every day and on time, unless he/she is ill.
4. Provide a quiet place and time to do schoolwork and encourage my child to complete schoolwork.

Student:

I know my education is important to me. It is important that I work to the best of my ability. I agree to do the following:

1. Be at school every day and on time ready to learn unless I am sick.
2. Come to school each day prepared with supplies and an attitude to learn.
3. Be responsible for my own behavior.
4. Respect and cooperate with other students and adults.
5. Return completed schoolwork on time.
   
6. Read at home.