Boyd Beacon

Boyd families,

This will be our last Boyd Beacon for the 2022-23 school year. It's hard to believe we are nearing the end of yet another wonderful school year! We are appreciative and excited to share each day with your child(ren). Thank you for making Boyd a remarkable place to be!

This month we will continue our end of the year assessments, known as NSCAS (3rd-5th grade) and MAP (K-2nd grade). It has been an absolute pleasure and delight to see the progress our Boyd Beavers have made this school year!

In this May edition of the Beacon, you will find many useful pieces of information:

• Staff Appreciation Week
• Attendance
• Field Day
• Boyd BBQ
• End of the Year Assessments

It is our hope the Boyd Beacon will continue to be a resource you may refer back to throughout the month! Please reach out to your child's teacher or administration for further support or assistance.

Go, Beavers!

Mrs. Larsen, Principal

Mrs. Cordoba, Assistant Principal

May 1-5

• Staff Appreciation Week

May 10

• Boyd BBQ and Field day

May 22-25

• Picnics at the Park (designated date/times per grade level)

May 26

• 5th Grade Graduation Ceremony

Please join us in celebrating our FaBuLoUs BoYd staff during Staff Appreciation Week, May 1-5th. During this week, we will celebrate our staff each day with a special treat. If you would like to share your gratitude with a few kind words from yourself or your child, please know staff always appreciate these kind gestures.

If you would like to donate snacks for staff to enjoy, please use the link below! All donations can be dropped off at the main office.

www.signupgenius.com/org/BoydElementarySchool

The Beaver Dash turned out to be an amazing event. It was wonderful to see many of our families join our spectacular day to cheer on Boyd students! We are appreciative of all your support in helping our school raise funds! This event was such a huge success because of your support. THANK YOU, Boyd families!

Field Day is on May 10th! We look forward to this fun and engaging opportunity for all students. Please ensure your child wears appropriate attire for this event. Field day will be held in two sessions, from 9:15-10:55am and 1:00-3:30pm. Should you be available to volunteer during one of the Field Day sessions, please use the link below to sign up.

www.signupgenius.com/org/BoydElementarySchool

Join us on Wednesday, May 10th, for Boyd’s Barbecue! This event will be hosted on Field Day during your child's lunch block. Parents and guardians may join their child during this event. You may bring your own meal or opt to enjoy the hamburger meal served. All Omaha Public School students eat free of charge. Adults and non-OPS student meals cost $4.25 each. If you will be enjoying a meal at school, please pay ahead. Pay ahead option will be accepted in the main office until May 9th.

Lunch Menu served is a hamburger, fresh carrot dippers, fresh grape tomatoes, frozen fruit cup, applesauce cup and milk.

Lunch Schedule:

11:00 AM- Kindergarten

11:15 AM -5th Grade

11:30 AM - 2nd Grade

11:45 AM-1st Grade

12:00 PM- ACP (primary and intermediate) & Head Start

12:15 PM- 3rd Grade

12:30 PM- 4th Grade

Each year in May our staff collaborate, develop and plan lessons to prepare our Boyd Beavers for their adventure to their future grade level. Not only do we conduct valuable discussion and activities surrounding this topic, we additionally put into practice a MoViNg Up DaY! This day is scheduled for May 23rd. During this time, your child will be able to go to their future grade level classrooms, engage with those grade level staff members and participate in an activity regarding this transition to prepare for the 2023-24 school year. We know this is an exciting time and want to prepare each student before they are officially in the next grade level.

We are poppin' into May with an attendance challenge! This month, the intermediate and primary grade level with the highest percentage each week will earn a popcorn party!

Our goal is to continue to increase the percentage of students in attendance daily and we're on a roll! Thank you for making attendance a priority as we continue to Strive for 95!

• Strive for 95 is having less than 9 absences the entire school year (excused or unexcused).
• Did you know that there are 405 minutes in an elementary school day? If your child is late to school or leave early, they are missing minutes of instruction. Good attendance prepares your child to excel in future grades.

Arrival Procedures

• The school day begins at 8:50 AM. Students who enter the building at 8:50 AM or later will need to go to the office for a tardy pass. Minutes count!

• There is no supervision outside of the school building before 8:30 AM.
• The front entrance doors to the building will open at 8:30 AM.
• Students are to wait in their car or with their parent/guardian before the doors open. Once the main door is opened, your child may enter the building to go to class or gather breakfast first and then walk to class to eat breakfast.
• Should you need to enter past the office, all parties must check in at the office and receive a visitors pass.

Thank you for taking time to review these procedures with those who pick up your child(ren), as it helps us ensure all students, parents and staff experience a safe transition to and from home each day at arrival and dismissal.

Safety is our priority and learning is our passion! Please refer to the above map for arrival and dismissal procedures previously sent out in the Boyd Beacon.

• Parents/guardians who drop off and pick up by car will drive through the pick-up/drop off loading zone in front of the school, as marked by arrows on the map in yellow.
• The red arrows on the map are designated as a continuous flow of traffic. This is a no loading zone to ensure the safety for our students, staff and families. Please refrain from loading in the continuous flow of traffic (middle lane) to ensure a smooth dismissal process.

During the months of April and May, K-2nd grade students will take the MAP Growth Assessment to be used across the district and grade levels. The assessment is administered to students in the fall, winter, and spring in the content areas of Reading and Math. Students in grades 3 and 4 will additionally take MAP growth Science.

These assessments provide valuable information regarding a student’s performance beyond grade level standards. Additionally, it will help teachers identify the unique instructional needs of each student, while monitoring the growth made over the course of the school year. Each student will be assigned a RIT score to help determine a student’s performance on the assessment.

Please discuss with your student the importance of taking their time, working hard and getting plenty of rest!

Our first annual Multicultural Night was a HUGE success. The joy, laughter and enthusiasm was contagious amongst all who participated! Thank you to our families for their attendance. The Multicultural Event was filled with sharing the experience of music, performances, food, festive clothing and country projects created by our very own Boyd students! We are so proud of the hard work and dedication our students put into their country projects.

23-24 OPS Calendar