THE KNIGHTLY NEWS

Dear Families,

The Neihardt staff will soon begin the process of designing class lists for the 2026-27 school year. Our main goal is to provide positive experiences for all students. We strive to create balanced classrooms with regards to personalities, abilities, needs, learning styles, peer relations, and gender balance. Staff work to place students in a learning environment that would best meet their individual needs. Each child is considered individually by members of the following teams: Teachers who currently work within the grade-level, HAL, Special Education, Speech Language Pathologist, Administration, Interventionists, and the School Counselor.

We recognize that you value your child's education and can offer valuable insight about them. If you would like to have input into your child’s placement for next year, please schedule an appointment with me. During this meeting, I will ask for you to share input about your child’s learning style, strengths, and areas of needed improvement. This input will be considered when Neihardt teams make placement decisions. Requests for a specific teacher will not be considered. To make an appointment please email me at trcooper@mpsomaha.org or call 402-715-8360 prior to April 3rd. Input will not be considered in the process after April 3rd as we begin making placement decisions at that time.

Thank you for your trust and support,

Dr. Tara Cooper

Parent-teacher conferences will be held the evenings of March 9th & 10th. Information on signing up for conferences will be sent in a separate email on Monday morning and a paper copy will be sent home Monday as well. We hope to see all of our families to share the progress their students have made this year.

On behalf of the PTO, we are asking for parents to donate paper products, desserts and pop and water for parent teacher conferences. The conferences will be held on Monday, March 9th and Tuesday, March 10th. You can drop off your donations anytime to the school office and no later than 3:00 pm on Monday, March 9th.

Sign Up Genius link

CLICK HERE TO DONATE FOR PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

If you have an incoming kindergartener or new student entering Millard Public Schools for the 2026-27 school year, enrollment opened on February 1, 2026 at www.mpsomaha.org. By completing your child's enrollment as soon as possible you help us place students sooner and communicate with your family in a timely way.

Please note, the new student enrollment window is for NEW STUDENTS ONLY!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE IMPORTANT DATES

May 1 - Kindergarten Roundup for incoming Kindergarten students (Time TBD)

Thank you to Mr. Hubenka, father of Mason & Lucy who volunteered as our Watch D.O.G.S. this week. He spent his time in classrooms, PE, music class, eating lunch with his students and recess. We appreciate Mr. Hubenka coming in and volunteering.

Calling All Parent Volunteers!

Each week, our Neihardt Knights have the opportunity to spend their hard-earned Castle Coins at the Shield Shop table!

We would love to have parent volunteers help out by collecting Castle Coins and assisting students as they shop.

Thank you for supporting our Knights — your time and enthusiasm make a big difference!

Use the link below to view the dates available and sign up to volunteer.

Shield Shop Volunteer Link

PATRIOT BASKETBALL CLUB BOYS TRYOUT INFORMATION

Millard South Patriot Basketball Club upcoming basketball tryouts are coming. Our signup forms are now open and we are looking for boys going into grades 1st through 8th to get signed up for Patriot Basketball next fall.

Signup Link HERE

More Info at our website HERE