Weekly Update

Paddock Road Families,

We are less than a week away from the start of the school year! It has been an awesome summer, and we have SO many exciting updates at Paddock Road. The best part? Construction is complete! 🎉

Don’t miss our Ribbon Cutting on Tuesday, August 11th at 5:00 PM in our brand-new addition. Open House will immediately follow from 5:30–6:30 PM. Come meet your teachers, explore our new spaces, and reconnect with friends you haven’t seen in the past two months. We can’t wait to show off our new Panda spaces!

The first day of school is Thursday, August 13th! A quick reminder for our incoming kindergarten families: Kindergarten students are divided into Group A and Group B for the first days of school. Your child’s group assignment has already been sent to you. If you have questions, please call Mrs. Koneck at the front desk.

I cannot wait to see all of you back at school this week! It has been a great summer, but it’s time to get down to business. Bamboo says the Panda Nation has had enough of summer! 🐼

Let’s make it a great year!

Quinn McGuire
Principal

August 10 - Board of Education Meeting

August 11 - Ribbon Cutting in New Building @5:00

August 11 - Family Open House Night @ 5:30

August 13 - First Day of School

August 14 - Panda Pride Spirit Day

August 19 - New Kindergarten/Family Welcome Night at Rocket Park

August 24 - Board of Education Mtg @ ABC Building @ 6:00pm

August 25 - Don & Millie's Night

August 27 - Band and Strings Parent Mtg @ 6:30 at Westside MIddle School (WMS)

August 28 - Panda Pride Spirit Day

September 1 - PRCC Room Parent Meeting @ 6:00

September 1 - Paddock Road Community Club (PRCC) meeting 6:30

September 7 - Labor Day

September 8 - Professional Learning Day for Teachers - no school

My name is Hilary Kimball, and this is my first year at Paddock as the Health Assistant. I have been an early childhood educator for the past fourteen years, so I am excited for a change of roles this year within the school system. I have lived in Omaha for the past twenty years with my husband Josh. We love to watch movies, sports and spend time with our family and friends. I am very excited to help the students this year stay health and safe at school!

🐼 Want to Volunteer at Paddock Road?

We love having our families be part of the Bamboo Crew! If you would like to volunteer at Paddock Road—whether that means reading with students in the classroom, helping on a field trip, having lunch with your student, or lending a hand during a school-wide event—you’ll need to complete the district’s volunteer background check.

Click here to have the background check information sent to you from Mrs. McGuire. Once your background check is completed and approved, you’ll be ready to volunteer and jump in when opportunities arise!

Thank you for sharing your time and talents with our students. We are so glad you’re part of Paddock Road! 🐼💚

This is a list of suggested items our teachers put together for the school. Nothing on this list is required, and donations are always appreciated.

Kindergarten

1 plastic yellow folder

1 plastic red folder

8 glue sticks

1 box of markers (10 pack)

2 black, fine tip expo markers (dry erase)

2 fine tip highlighters

1 to 2 boxes crayons (24 count)

2 boxes Kleenex

2 containers lysol/clorox wipes

Over the head headphones - Please no wireless or earbuds

1 reusable water bottle

1 box of sandwich sized baggies (Last names A-M)

1 box of gallon sized baggies (Last names N-Z)

1st Grade

2 boxes crayons (24 count)

12 glue sticks

2 packs of markers

2 pink erasers

1 bottle scent-free hand sanitizer

2 boxes of tissues

1 container Clorox wipes

2 two pocket folders

2 boxes of pencils

1 pair over the head headphones

1 box of slider top gallon bags

2nd Grade

1 pair earbuds or headphones

2 boxes Crayons (24 Count)

2 boxes colored pencils (12 count)

2 boxes Ticonderoga sharpened pencils (12 count)

2 2-pocket folders

pencil box

Clorox Wipes - Last name A-L

Hand Sanitizer - Last name M-Z

Kleenex (3 boxes)

6 glue sticks or one glue bottle

Wide tip Crayola markers

Fine tip Crayola markers

1 package of large tip expo markers

1 package fine tip black expo markers

Reusable water bottle

1 package pencil top erasers

1 pink eraser

3rd Grade

1 package wide ruled loose-leaf paper

1 spiral notebook

1 2” binder with tabs

1 package glue sticks

1 package notecards

2 packages Ticonderoga sharpened pencils

2 block erasers

1 package crayons

1 pencil box(must fit inside desk)

1 pair headphones/ear buds

4 boxes Kleenex

1 box of 4 color highlighters

1 package small sticky notes

1 package square sticky notes

4th Grade

2 pkgs. Ticonderoga pencils sharpened

5 notebooks (red, blue, green, yellow, black)

5 two-pocket folders (red, blue, green, yellow, black)

1 crayon box

4 glue sticks

1 pair of scissors

4 boxes of tissues

2 containers Clorox wipes

1 bottle of hand sanitizer

1 package of four dry erase markers

1 box crayons (24 count)

1 box of colored pencils

2 package pencil top erasers

Headphones OR earbuds (Recommended)

5th Grade

Earbuds or Headphones

1 box of colored pencils

1 box of crayons

6 glue sticks

2 boxes of pencils

Pencil box/bag

2 highlighters

Plain 2 pocket folders (1-green Math, 1-yellow Social Studies, 1-purple Science, 1-orange SEL, 1-red ELA, 1-black Take Home)

1-green college ruled notebook for Math

Small post-it notes for reading

Pack of college-ruled lined paper

1 hand sanitizer

3 tissues

3 black dry erase markers

1 package of pencil top erasers

6th Grade

1 box colored pencils

1 box Ticonderoga pencils

2 highlighters

2 black dry erase markers

2 two-pocket folders

1 wide-ruled spiral notebook

10 or more glue sticks

1 pencil bag (no boxes)

1 package pencil top erasers

1 pair of scissors

1 container Clorox wipes

2 boxes of tissues

1 - 1½ or 2 inch D-Ring Binder

Headphones OR earbuds

The Fun Run makes all of this possible . Thank you for your support!!!

Examples of grants this year:

• Omaha Street Percussion Performance
• Check in/Check out carts for help with behavior support plans
• More classroom books for 4th graders
• Chair back organizers
• Rolling white boards for 5th grade
• Add-on behind the scenes experience for
• 4th grade zoo field trip
• Practice questions for Battle of the Books
• Timers for reading fluency practice
• Thumbs up cart prizes
• Interactive math kit games
• New panda decal for front office.

Examples of Other: Veterans Day Celebration, Spirit Signs, Kindergarten Welcome, Panda Pride Days