Montclair Prints 2.4.19
Week of 2.4.19
Montclair Elementary School
Principal: Alicia Kotlarz ackotlarz@mpsomaha.org
Admin. Intern: Katie Lethcoe kjlethcoe@mpsomaha.org
Secretary: Lauren Ferguson leferguson@mpsomaha.org
Website: montclair.mpsomaha.org
Location: 2405 South 138th Street, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-715-1295
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MontclairElem/
Twitter: @MontclairElem
Weekly Events
Weekly events
2/4-Parent Play Meeting in Library 3:45-4:30
2/5-
2/6-
2/7- Conferences & Book Fair 4:15-8:15
2/8-
Upcoming Events:
Conferences and Book Fair:
Thursday, February 7, 4:15 – 8:15 p.m.
Tuesday, February 12, 4:15 p.m.- 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, February 14, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Book Fair Volunteers needed. This could be a great opportunity for service hours. Click here to sign up.
Safety Patrol
Our Safety Patrol members are on duty before school between 8:10-8:30. They greet and assist children as they arrive at school.
January 30-February 6th
Raelynn
Gabe
Aadhi
Matthew
Ellie
Lily
Meha
February 6th-February 20th
Beckett
Marc
Akshay
Makenzie
Christian
Sasha
Watch Dogs
Thanks to our Watch D.O.G.S!
Week of February 4th:
Monday- Matt Atkinson
Tuesday- Corey Whiteaker
Wednesday- Cody Pick
Thursday- Jeff Merrell
Friday- Jan Van Rooyen
Traffic Reminders
If parking at the Montclair Community Center, please remember that if you are parking there at any time before or after school please make sure to use the stalls and park appropriately. Please do not park on the curbs. This will help drop off and pick up times run smoothly. Thank you for your cooperation with this!
The Book Fair is coming!
Thursday 2/7: 3:45-8:15 pm
Friday 2/8: 3:45-4:15 pm
Tuesday 2/12 3:45-8:15 pm
Wednesday 2/13 2:15-3:15 pm
Thursday 2/14 8:00-11:30 am
We need volunteers! Please considering signing up for a time slot. Volunteers will receive $5 to spend at the fair! Please use Sign up Genius to Link to Volunteer! Click here to Volunteer
January Birthday Book Club
Congratulations and thank you to the following students who have joined the Birthday Book Club. Each child has chosen a library book in which they will have a nameplate.
Sydney
Valentina
Allison
Maverick
Landon
Callen
Hannah
Aadhi
Clara
Ada
Parent Teacher Conferences
Conference Scheduling
Montclair Conferences
Click here for detailed instructions
The same information is below.
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
Conferences are a great way to discuss what your student has been learning this year. Our Fall Conference appointments will be made during the following times:
Thursday, February 7, 4:15 – 8:15 p.m.
Tuesday, February 12, 4:15 p.m.- 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, February 14, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
We will be using a conference scheduling program called PickAtime. Visit the website at:
https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11607274&event=332099
The website will be available beginning Friday, January 25 at 3:00 p.m. and will close Sunday, February 3 at 11:59 p.m.
Important Details
Our Spring Conferences will be held for PK- 5th Grade. Conferences are scheduled for 15 minutes only.One 15 minute conference time per student. If you have more than one student at Montclair, please try to schedule conferences with 15 minutes in between each conference, in the event that a conference schedule gets backed up.
If your student’s conference includes Mrs. Brokaw, Mr. Clark, Mrs. Moody, Mrs. Becker, Mrs. Neil and/or Mrs. Reid, an appointment may have been scheduled for your student and their siblings.
Register (new users)
Enter your email address and push “Login/Create Account”. (There is an option to type in if you don’t have an email address)
Fill in the required fields and register.
For each child, Student ID is first and last name (e.g. Monty Smith) and birth date (e.g. mm/dd/yyyy).
Sign In
If you’ve previously registered, all you need to do is enter your email and password. If you have forgotten your password, you can select the “Forgot Password” button and a new password will be emailed to you.
Scheduling
Each colored square represents an available meeting time. The legend shows you which teacher corresponds to which color. (Note: You will not see all of the teachers at your school, just the set of teachers with which your child has class.) Click on a square to book that time.
Click “Create Appointment”.
Repeat until you have a time for each child.
Reminders
At any time you can click on “printable schedule” and print the resulting web page to get a hard copy of your schedule.
If you need to make changes to your schedule, please contact the school at 402-715-1295.
Changes must be made prior to 24 hours in advance.
If you do not have access to a computer or you have questions, please contact:
Anne Cooke at 402-715-1260 or email ascooke@mpsomaha.org
We look forward to seeing each of you at Parent/Teacher Conferences!
Calling all 4th and 5th Grade Students: Future Chefs Contest
An email will be sent to parents on Jan. 28th about a Future Chefs Competition. The email will have the information about the event and how to submit a recipe. A link to the form will be in th
e email to the parents of the 4th and 5th graders. All recipes need to be submitted by Feb 11th.
The best recipe from your school will be notified on February 19th or 20th.
PTO Pointers
Next PTO meeting:
Feb. 19 at 7 PM in the Learning Center; childcare will be provided
Parent/Child Dance
Parents, save the date for Friday, February 22nd for a PTO Parent/Child Dance! More information will be coming, but right now, we are looking for a volunteer DJ who would be able to provide their own equipment and energy for the fun night of dancing. Please contact Emily Hartley at emilyhartley00@gmail.com if you or someone you know could be our DJ for the night.
Keep turning in your HyVee receipts dated from September 1-December 31
Turn in Box Tops: Next Collection date: March 1
NO Popeyes night this month
Don’t forget about Montclair for your TAGG and Amazon Smiles purchases
Want to send your child a shout-out on the lighted marquee? Celebration Marquee forms are in the office and on the PTO website.
This is Wendy Nelson’s last year as PTO Secretary. Let us know if you are interested in this position for next year.
Upcoming School Play Information
Lunch Menu
A note from Mr. Thompson (see attached file underneath)
We kicked off our Kids Heart Challenge program this week—formerly Jump Rope for Heart—and our school's in class event is right around the corner! We are thrilled to participate as we work together to raise money for the American Heart Association and learn how nutrition and being active can help us live longer, healthier lives.
This year we are excited to welcome the Heart Heroes to our school. Over the next few weeks, the characters will share important messages about keeping their heart healthy, building self-confidence and helping others. The first step is getting your student registered and taking a challenge…when they do this, they will receive their free glow-in-the-dark wristband and join the Heart Heroes.
CLICK HERE to register your student for our Kids Heart Challenge or copy and paste this link: http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=3998&pg=company&company_id=162221&s_hasSecureSession=true
Choose your challenge
Get 60 Minutes of Physical Activity a Day
Choose Water over Sugary Sweetened Beverages
Do a Good Deed
Earn your free glow-in-the-dark Heart Hero wristband
Download the Kids Heart Challenge app to bring the wristband and any Heart Heroes to life.
Your student can earn the Heart Hero characters and additional gifts by asking friends and family to make donations in the support of the American Heart Association.
Thank you so much for supporting our school and the American Heart Association. We know you can do this!
After School Dismissal Times
Preprimary Montessori—3:35/2:05(W)
KG—3rd grade—3:40/2:10(W)
4th & 5th Grade—3:45/2:15(W)