Lake Maloney Elementary

Happy October!

It has been such a joy watching our students settle into routines, build friendships, and dive into learning this fall. September was full of growth, and October brings even more exciting opportunities.

This month, a few of the Boys Town expectations we have been working on are: Following Instructions, Greeting Others, and Staying on Task. Ask your child if they can tell you about these expectations and how they are using them at school!

We are so grateful for the strong partnership between school and home—it truly makes a difference in our students’ success. Thank you for your continued support and for sharing your amazing kids with us each day. We can’t wait to see you at Parent Teacher Conferences—we have sent home the green sign up sheet for conferences and more information will be coming soon about your student(s) set time(s) for conferences on October 16th & 17th.

Wishing you a wonderful October full of learning, growth, and a little fall fun!

—Mrs. Fleck, Principal

Oct 6th- PTO meeting 5:30-6:30pm

Oct 10th- End of 1st Quarter

Oct 15th-Movie on the Field (NPHS Football field) gates open 5:30pm

Oct 16th-No School Parent/Teacher conferences 4-8pm

Oct 17th-No school Parent/Teacher conferences 8am-12pm

Oct 20th- No school PD Day

Just a friendly reminder students are not allowed to use or have access to their cell phones or smart watches during school hours. Devices must be turned off and kept in backpacks or another designated area until dismissal.

• Thank you to everyone who sold cash calendars for the PTO fundraiser! We are excited to announce winners each day in October. Watch the Lake Maloney Wildcats facebooks page for winner announcements!

• Book Fair: PTO will be coordinating a scholastic book fair during parent teacher conference October 16-17. Book displays will be set up earlier in the week, and shopping will be available when parents come in for parent teacher conferences. Please see volunteer needs for this in the link above!

North Platte Public Schools believes in the importance of children being in school. Lake Elementary will be monitoring building, grade, classroom, and individual student's attendance. We are gifted with prizes for students who maintain less than Five or More Absences. We also recognize students with Perfect Attendance. This year we are monitoring our Monthly Absences by Grade, please make sure your students are coming to school.

If your child will not be in school, please call the office before 8:00am. If students are seen by a medical professional, please provide a note to the office. Students who miss more than 10 days are required to have an Attendance Meeting with Principal and Parents. As required by state statute, student who are chronically absent will have a referral sent to the County Attorney.

North Platte Public Schools works collaboratively with families to ensure that students are in school. Lake Elementary's September Attendance was 97.62%. We strive to be above 95% as a school. Way to Go WILDCATS!!!

Now that the weather is changing and cooling down, please make sure you send a jacket or sweatshirt with your student(s) in their backpacks everyday. If the temp is above a feel like of 15 degrees we typically go outside for recess.

North Platte Public Schools is committed to providing PE daily to our elementary students. Please make sure students either wear or bring tennis shoes to school daily.

If students bring their own lunch and want to buy a milk, they will be charged $0.75. If students want to have a second entrée, parents would have to provide funds for additional entrées, and their account will be charged.

We encourage all families to sign up for the Infinite Campus Parent Portal via the website or Campus Portal App. Through this portal you can:

• Access grades and attendance
• Complete the district forms such as Free & Reduced Lunch and Kids Klub applications.
• Update your contact information anytime during the school year. Please make sure any address changes or phone numbers throughout the year get updated through your parent portal or through the Welcome Center.

https://northplattene.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/northplatte.jsp

Prinicpal- DaNesa Fleck

Administrative Assistant- Heather Van Velson

Email: hvanvelson@nnpsd.org

Website: https://www.nppsd.org/

Location: 848 Correction Line Road, North Platte, NE

Phone: 308-532-9392

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lake.osgood.cool.cats