Wildcat Weekly

School Hours are M-T-TH-F 8:30am - 3:30pm

Wednesday Hours are 8:30am - 2:30pm

Email: tlhartley@mpsomaha.org
Website: willowdale.mpsomaha.org
Location: 16901 P Street, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-715-8280

Top 5 thing from Dr. Ballard:

Greetings!

1. We are LOVING this weather!! The children have been getting great exercise and fresh air!

2. Please consider attending Willowdale Lancer's Night this weekend!

3. You should have received an email with instructions for signing up for parent/teacher conferences in March. Our conference dates are Monday, 3/11 and Tuesday, 3/12 from 4:00-8:00.

4. Jump for Heart is back! We have our kick off assemblies for each grade level next Wednesday, and information will come home with your child next week.

5. Have a wonderful weekend with your families!

You can now sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences at Willowdale through ParentVue. The sign up will be open from Wednesday, February 21st through Thursday, March 7th.

The instructions are attached to this email. Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, March 11th, 4:15PM-8:00PM and on Tuesday, March 12th, 4:15PM-8:00PM. All Parent Teacher Conferences are in person, at Willowdale.

If you are going to be out of town during conferences, please reach out to your student's teachers to set up a different date and time for conferences.

Conferences for EL families, that require and Interpreter, have been set up and a letter was sent home with your child/children.

If you have any questions or need help, please reach out to Terri Hartley at tlhartley@mpsomaha.org or 402-715-8280.

Thank you!

If you have a student that will be a Kindergardner for the 24-25 school year, registration is now open. Please visit www.mpsomaha.org to see how to begin that registration. THIS IS ONLY FOR INCOMING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS OR NEW STUDENTS. Current families will begin the Annual Update on June 9th.

Please contact Terri Hartley at tlhartley@mpsomaha.org or 402-715-8280 for questions or concerns.

Thank you!

Congratulations to our One School One Book Bookmark Design Contest winners!

Kindergarten: Daisy J

1st grade: Owen R.

2nd grade: Renly E.

3rd grade: Isabel L.

4th grade: Sanaya S.

5th grade: Charlotte B.

Thank you to our wonderful Willowdale community who helped make our STEM Day a success!

Millard West High School STEM Academy Juniors and Seniors, Cathy Greenwald, Barb Hove, Kathy Wischow, Johanna Hon, Code Ninjas, UNO Aviation, Kathi Smith, Jessica Nelson, Ellen Kramer, Fontenelle Forest, Kate Hutton, Jill Robbins, Marissa Kreifels, and Sara Fochs. A shout out to all of the school families that donated materials as well. We appreciate you!

Here is the form to fill out for STEM CLUB, 3rd Grade students only.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c5eN9seJ5txyHu4K76pSdGs9T4V2Nik5fsPN-CwRFGQ/edit?usp=sharing

The PTO is a great way to meet other parents, find out about PTO sponsored events and volunteer on several event committees. By joining and/or being a volunteer, you are working with other parents and teachers/staff members, to help enrich the educational experience for all students.

President - Wendy Gibson

Vice President - Brittany Hoebelheinrich

Secretary - Jordan Fletcher

Treasurer - Bridget Perry

Top 5 things you can do THIS WEEK to support Willowdale:

#1: 5th GRADE DEDICATION: Click here to submit a 5th grade dedication for your 5th grader for this year's yearbook. Each dedication is $5 and all dedications are due by March 1!

#2: BUY TICKETS TO THE LANCERS GAME! Willowdale will be hosting a night at the Lancers game on February 24 and there is still time to buy tickets! Tickets are only $15 and we get to sit together as a school! Plus, a portion of the ticket sales go to the Willowdale PTO! So enjoy a fun night and help us raise some money for the school! Buy your tickets here.

#3: MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The Willowdale Bookfair will begin March 7th! Thank you to our PTO Volunteers who have signed up to assist!

#4: SAVE THOSE RECEIPTS! Remember, each receipt you enter into TAGG is money for our school, and some of the places you go give back BIG to our school! Got a birthday party planned at Urban Air? Submit the receipt to TAGG to get 5% back to Willowdale! Have a date night at Blue Sushi? Snag that receipt and submit for 5% back! Don't want to submit the receipts? No problem! Just save them, put them in an envelope marked "PTO", send it to school with your kiddo and someone will get it entered for you!

#5: JOIN US! Join us at our next PTO meeting on March 5th at 5:30pm in the Willowdale Library!

BONUS: Miss the February PTO meeting? No worries- check out the notes here! We will see you all at the next meeting in March!

Willowdale PTO

Wendy Gibson, President

Brittany Hobelheinrich, Vice President

Website: Willowdale PTO Website

Email: Willowdale.PTO@gmail.com

Join your friends in our very own Willowdale section at the Lancers Game on February 24th. Use the QR code to get a discounted rate and support our school. The more tickets we sell the higher percentage comes back to the school!

The link to order Willowdale Spirit Wear is open if you would like to order more Spirit Wear. Great gifts for Christmas! Plus, don't forget to TAGG your receipt from your purchase, a portion goes back to Willowdale PTO.

https://willowdalewildcats.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

Planning has begun for the next Willowdale Carnival. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 5th, right after the PTO meeting!

This is the best way to get in touch with other families for play dates, birthday parties, etc. Make sure to get signed up soon!

The Willowdale Student Directory has been updated for the 2023-24 school year! Click here to open the directory in Google Sheets. Click here to open as a PDF. (You can use CTRL+F to search for a student’s name.) If you still need to update or add your info, please fill out the form here.

Please contact the Willowdale PTO or Bridget Perry with any concerns.

To Customize Your Yearbook Pages, please use this link:

https://shorturl.at/oqOUY

Paper copies will be sent home with youngest and only in Friday folders today. Please, one entry per student and the deadline is March 8th.

Question about this, you can contact Mrs. Meyer at jlmeyer@mpsomaha.org

In order to submit a dedication to your 5th Grader, please send your $5.00, along with the bottom portion of this form (which is being sent home with 5th graders) to the front office. Then use this Google form to submit your dedicaiton and picture for the yearbook, the deadline is March 1st.

https://forms.gle/VqYaLThkkgHykfSt9

Any questions, please reach out to Julie Meyer at jlmeyer@mpsomaha.org

Please use this link to see all the available opportunities available this summer.

Metro Area Summer 2024 Enrichment Opportunities

Project Harmony presentation to MPS parents and families on March 7 followed by light refreshments. Hosted in the MSHS auditorium.

• Presentation slides from the NASA webinar. Please note many of the slides have QR codes for easy access webpages and other resources.
• Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnFvn7o8-L4 to view an archive of the webinar.
• For more information about the Eclipse path, timing, safety and NASA resources visit https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/
• For more information on in-person NASA Sunspot viewing events visit https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/events/
• To request NASA speakers visit: https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/nasaengages/s/

These are the Partners 4 Education at Willowdale. We appreciate their partnership and commitment to the Willowdale community.

Proceeds from our Partners 4 Education and other family nights help fray costs for teachers/classrooms and help supplement funds that are not covered for field trips.

Willowdale teachers, staff and students appreciate all of the support from our families and Partners.

Thank you!

All of the slots have been filled at this time. You can check back, some times there is a cancellation.

If you have a question or concern about this, please reach out to Terri Hartly at tlhartley@mpsomaha.org

You can still order shirts with the following link:

https://shop.dadsofgreatstudents.com/shop-all/

Hey Families,

Do you know a current 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader who loves to sing and move? We would love to have them join one (or BOTH) of our Millard Show Choir Camps this summer! There are TWO to choose from!!! (or choose BOTH) One at Beadle Middle and one at Millard North High! These camps are open to ALL current 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders (kids who WILL be in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade next school year!) Please check out the attached flier for all information. Then you will email klwhisinnand@mpsomaha.org to register your child for Beadle OR llbrown@mpsomaha.org to register your child for Millard North.

Sincerely,

Kelly, Lori, Eric, and Mary

Lunch for Monday, February 26th:

1. Bean & Cheese Burrito

2. Pepperoni Pizza

3. Ham & Cheese Wrap

4. Bagel Kidzable

Lunch for Tuesday, February 27th:

1. Crispy Chicken Sandwich

2. Pancakes & Scrambled Eggs

3. Pepperoni & Cheddar Kidzable

4. Bagel Kidzable

Lunch for Wednesday, February 28th:

1. Beefy Mac & Cheese

2. Chicken Nuggets

3. Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich

3. Bagel Kidzable

Lunch for Thursday, February 29th:

1. Beef Nachos

2. Pizza Sticks w/Sauce

3. Turkey Bacon Sub

4. Bagel Kidzable

Lunch for Friday, March 1st:

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4. Bagel Kidzable

Meal Prices for 2023-2024

Breakfast - $1.60

Lunch - $3.15

2nd lunch - $2.75

Adult lunch - $4.60

Milk - $0.55

See more information below

Here is the school calendar for next school year, 2023-2024. The first day of school will be Thursday, August 10th.

The School Board has already approved the calendar for the next school year, 2024/2025. The link to that school year is below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XiYv6vVfIhryYHhrHI8KDB7ZLaOddW9r/view