Husky Headlines

• May 1st - 1st grade field trip (Gretna)
• May 1st - Kindergarten Round-up
• May 4th - Make-Up Day Elementary Track & Field Day
• May 5th - MS/HS Spring Concert
• May 6th - Preschool/Seniors Final Walk (3:00-3:10)
• May 7th - 2nd grade to courthouse
• May 8th - Preschool Graduation 10am
• May 9th - Graduation 2pm
• May 11th - Book-It End of Year Celebration
• May 12th - 5th Grade Field Trip
• May 13th - Early out 1:15- Professional Development
• May 13th - 5th Grade Transition Day
• May 15th - MAP Incentive Celebration
• May 18th - Elementary Awards (starting at 1:30)
• May 20th - Last Day of School (1:15 dismissal)

With one month of school remaining, I thought it would be a good time to highlight just how many amazing moments have been celebrated through PAWS this year.

As of today, teachers have written 4,590 PAWS!

On average, students have earned 24 PAWS this year school year.

That's almost FOUR motorcycle rides per student!!

Ask your child how many times they have been able to ride the motorcycles in PE to see where they are!

Summer break is for swimming, lazy lake days, ice cream sandwiches, and running through sprinklers - but it’s also an important time to prevent summer learning loss. Research shows that on average, 2 months of reading skills are lost, 2.6 months of math skills are lost and 6 weeks in the Fall are spent re-learning old material. It is so important that children continue to practice skills that they learned throughout the school year, particularly math and reading, over the summer months to prevent summer slide.

Here are 5 tips to help prevent it

1. Make TIME for learning: Set aside time for your child to read and practice math skills each day during the summer break – 15 to 30 minutes per day is all it takes. I would recommend at least 15 minutes for reading and 15 minutes for math. 😊

2. Improve Reading Comprehension: Difficulty with reading and comprehension can be improved through regular practice. Sometimes, low reading comprehension comes from kids not being interested in what he or she is reading. So when picking books, it’s important to make sure your child is excited by the content. If you need help finding the right reading material visit our library! 📚

3. Encourage Creative Writing: Encourage all types of writing to help your child find their voice from poems to cartoons. If your child is experiencing writer’s block you can help by introducing new and exciting topics and ideas. Journal writing can start from a young age and will encourage your child to write freely, creating a love for expression and the written word. 📝

4. Develop Math Skills: Working on just three to four math problems per day during the summer can prevent math skills from getting rusty. Practice is important but you don’t have to turn summer break into a set of drills. Try to apply math to real life to make it come alive for your child. Cooking and baking, for example, are great ways to practice fractions...and who doesn't love brownies? 📊

5. Encourage STEM thinking: You can boost STEM thinking at home by encouraging your child’s natural questioning and curiosity. Instead of giving them the answer or solution to a problem immediately, encourage your child to come up with several possible solutions on their own. Let your child experience a little bit of "productive struggle" - you might be amazed at the way they decide to solve their problems! 🤨

Wow! What a beautiful day it turned out to be! We couldn't have gotten luckier with the weather. This year was by far the smoothest track & field day that we have had! Student behavior was amazing, student performance was through the roof (there were SEVERAL records broken and many others that came sooooo close to being broken), and the music was phenomenal if I do say so myself (hehe)!

Huge shout-out to all parents who were able to join us. I know that sometimes it's hard to get off work, but our students love having you there for track & field day!

Our K-5 students were so WILD ABOUT READING - 95% of students earned certificates for our Book-It at-home reading program this year! On May 11th all K-5 students who earned certificates will be going "into the wild" for some fun at the Stromsburg park. The picnic and play time will be followed up with an exotic animal presentation by Wildlife Encounters. Students will get to see and learn about some real, live, exciting animals right here at SRC! Thanks parents and guardians for all of your support helping and encouraging your child(ren) to meet their monthly goals throughout the 6 months of Book-It this year!

HUGE Shout Out to our AWESOME SRC Booster Club 💛 🖤 💙 🐾 for providing the funding for our Wildlife Encounters assembly! We're so grateful for your support!

Want to keep your child learning this summer without the stress? Join the SRC PebbleGo Summer Club

You’ll get short, engaging articles and simple activities sent to your phone 2-3 times each week. No worksheets. No pressure. Just easy ways to learn together.

There are three ways to sign up. Choose just one to join the fun.

• www.remind.com/join/srcpgsc
• Text @srcpgsc to the number 81010.
• Scan this QR code.

¿Quieres que tu hijo siga aprendiendo este verano sin estrés? Únete al Club de Verano SRC PebbleGo

Recibirás artículos breves y atractivos, así como actividades sencillas, enviados a tu teléfono de 2 a 3 veces por semana. Sin hojas de trabajo. Sin presiones. Solo formas sencillas de aprender juntos.
Hay tres formas de inscribirse. Elige solo una para unirte a la diversión.

• www.remind.com/join/srcpgsc
• Envía el texto @srcpgsc al número 81010.
• Escanea este código QR.

📚 Summer Checkout = Books All Summer Long!

Don’t let reading take a vacation! Students can keep the stories going all summer with our SRC Husky Library Summer Checkout Program.

✅ Return all library books by May 5
✅ Turn in a permission form by May 19 (2:00 PM)

Starting May 8, students can check out up to 3 books at a time and swap them out all summer at the Shelby Community Library—no adult needed!

Let’s keep those brains growing and those books from getting lonely! Bright orange forms will come home near the end of April.

📚 ¡Préstamo de Verano = Libros Todo el Verano!

¡No dejes que la lectura se vaya de vacaciones! Los estudiantes pueden seguir disfrutando de los libros todo el verano con nuestro Programa de Préstamo de Verano de la Biblioteca SRC Husky.

✅ Devuelve todos los libros antes del 5 de mayo
✅ Entrega el permiso firmado antes del 19 de mayo (2:00 PM)

A partir del 8 de mayo, los estudiantes pueden sacar hasta 3 libros a la vez y cambiarlos durante todo el verano en la Biblioteca Comunitaria de Shelby—¡sin necesidad de un adulto!

¡Mantengamos esas mentes creciendo y que los libros no se sientan solos! Las formas de color naranja brillante llegarán a casa cerca de finales de abril.

Creativity

Talk about creativity as a family. Creativity is using your imagination to Create something new or solve a problem. This challenge is about Creating something new – together! Find a large cardboard box and unleash your Creativity as you work together to Create something totally new. What can the box become? Perhaps it will be a spaceship, an ice cream shop, a fairy castle, or a race car. Use your imagination and any craft supplies or scraps on hand to turn an ordinary box into a new Creation!

Conversation Starters

• What have you done that felt Creative this week?
• Can you share about a time this week when you were not managing your stress? What could you have done differently?

SUMMER SCHOOL INVITATIONS HAVE GONE HOME. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD'S GREEN FOLDER!

We will be having Summer School the first three weeks of June. Classes will be from 8:00-12:00 daily. This is a great opportunity for students to work on any skills that they missed throughout the school year, make sure that there is no summer slide, and catch up to - or stay at grade level on all priority standards.

Summer School will be by invitation only and will serve those students who are in need of the most help. While we understand that some parents may want their children to participate, if the need for summer school is not there - we will not be able to accommodate all students.

Summer School invitations will be coming out soon! Those invitations will be based on data from NSCAS Testing, MAP Growth Assessments, Acadience Assessments, and classroom teacher recommendations.

If your child receives an invitation, please return it as soon as possible with a YES or NO marked. We will continue inviting students until classes are full at each grade level.

Kindergarten enrollment is online and open now! You can enroll by going to www.shelby.esu7.org and clicking on "registration." By filling out this form, you will be registering your child for school next year. They will then be added to our list for Kindergarten Round-Up, which is scheduled for May 1st, 2026! Mark your calendars!!

Mark your calendars for March 1st! Our preschool enrollment will begin on March 1st, and this year we will continue our digital enrollment format available through our S-RC website (links on the website will not be there until March 1st). You will need to fill out all enrollment forms, and then prior to the first day of school in August, you will need to bring in your child's original birth certificate and immunization records. Ideal times to bring in those forms would be before the last day of school OR at our Preschool Open House in the Fall.

Special Education Director

Shelby-Rising City Public Schools

Email: hthompson@shelby.esu7.org
Website: https://www.shelby.esu7.org/
Location: 650 North Walnut Street, Shelby, NE, USA
Phone: 402-527-5946 5718
Twitter: @mrs_thompson007