The Compass 8/28/2023
Arbor View Elementary
Mission/Vision
Mission - Arbor View will engage all children in learning experiences to establish a foundation for success
Vision - To ensure the growth and development of all learners
From The Office
Arbor View Families,
Thanks for another great week at Arbor View. Hopefully, we don't experience another hot one like that! The PTO Meeting minutes are included below.
Arrival -
Thanks for staying in your vehicles in the morning and for pulling forward in the drop-off lane.
Dismissal -
Thanks for staying in your vehicles and pulling forward when there is space. It helps the line run smoothly and keeps everyone safe.
Cold Lunches-
If you are willing to make sure that your child's cold lunch container has their name on it, that would be really helpful.
Walking Club -
Kids will begin walking at 7:55. If your child doesn't want to walk we will open the front doors at 8:08.
Dr. Sidders
402-289-1007
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This Week
Tuesday, August 29th - A day
Wednesday, August 30th - B day
Thursday, August 31st - C day
Friday, September 1st - D day
- 2:00 - View Crews
Upcoming Dates/Important Events
Elkhorn Express
TeamMates of Elkhorn: Call for Mentors
TeamMates and Runza Day!
News from the Nurse
⁓Physical and Immunization Requirements⁓
Nebraska law requires that all school children have a physical examination upon entry into school, at seventh grade, and when transferring from an out-of-state school. Students must also provide proof of a visual evaluation to include testing for amblyopia, strabismus, internal and external eye health and visual acuity upon entry into school and when transferring from an out-of-state school. The law also requires your child be immunized and provide proof of immunization before attending classes. All 7th grade students are required to have a Tdap vaccine. Please visit this link: Summary of the School Immunization Rules and Regulations to view specific vaccine requirements for the age of your child. If you have not turned in your Kindergarten, 7th grade, or new out-of-state student’s paperwork, please do so ASAP.
⁓Medication Policy⁓
If your student requires any medication (over-the-counter and/or prescription) while at school, each medication must have a Medication Authorization Form signed by the parent and a physician before we can administer. All medications must be unexpired and provided in the original packaging and/or pharmacy container. For prescription medications, please only provide a maximum of 30 day supply at a time. All medication must be dropped off in the office by a parent or guardian. Please do not send any medications with your student. Also, if you believe your student is capable of managing their own inhaler or epi pen while at school, here is the link for the Self-management Of Asthma and Severe Allergy (Anaphylaxis) at School Consent/release form.
⁓Students with Asthma, Severe Allergies, Diabetes, and/or Seizures⁓
If your child has asthma, severe allergies, diabetes, and/or seizures, and you have not yet done so, please submit an Action Plan signed by your physician. Plans must be updated annually.
⁓Sick Child Policy⁓
Just a reminder to monitor your child for symptoms of illness and to keep them home if they have any of the following: fever >100.0, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, head lice, eye infection. Students must be free of these conditions for 24 hours before returning to school.
As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Thank You! Sarah Hehn, RN, BSN
PTO News
PTO Meeting Minutes
Arbor View PTO Minutes
Date | time August 21, 2023, 6:30 p.m. | Meeting called to order by Shawna Michener, President
In Attendance
Shawna Michener called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. The following PTO board members were in attendance: Troy Sidders, Principal, Shawna Michener, President, Angie Ballard, Vice President, and Tracy Connor, Board Treasurer. Alison Johnson, Board Secretary was absent.
Approval of Minutes
The PTO minutes from May 1, 2023, were distributed and read. Tracy Connor reviewed the budget for the year. It was moved by Nikayla Schroeder, seconded by Chloe Kelley to approve the the minutes as read. All those in attendance approved the motion.
Principal’s Report & School News
Dr. Sidders shared school news. The school year is off to a good start. Indoor recess has been held since the real feel outside temperature is consistently over 100 degrees. Outdoor recess will commence once the temperature goes down.
Treasurer’s Report
Tracy reviewed the treasurer report. There was a beginning balance of $57,173.37. Current income totaled $1,652.32 and current expenses totaled ($5,073.74) to get an ending balance of $53,751.95. Trace reviewed the budget for the 23-24 school year. It was moved by Nikayla Schroeder, seconded by Chloe Kelley to approve the budget as read. All those in attendance approved the motion.
Committee Reports
· Directory
o The directory will be updated within the next couple of weeks with the information for the new school year. The password for the Directory is Sidders21.
· Yearbook Committee
o Becky Albright is again leading the charge for the yearbook. If anyone would like to help Becky, contact her at yearbook.arborview@gmail.com.
· Staff Appreciation Week
o Nothing new to report yet.
· Spirit Wear
o Spirit wear store is now open, it will close September 1st.
· Woot Woot Wagon
o Shawna will bring the Woot Woot wagon around starting in September. If you would like to help with distribution, reach out to Shawna Michener.
· Kindness Committee
o Ashley Petersen is running the committee this year, she explained what is provided.
Fun & Fundraisers
The following tentative dates have been set this year:
· Fun Run will be Thursday, September 21st, 2023 for Pre-school & Friday, Septemeber 22, 2023 for K-5.
o Committee consists of Shawna Michener & Angie Ballard. This year we have a $30k goal and we are looking for ideas for the goal incentive. Please contact Shawna or Angie with ideas.
· The Spooktacular is set for Friday, October 27th, 2023.
· Halloween Parties will be on Tuesday, October 31st, 2023.
· Family Formal will be Friday, February 9th, 2024.
· Valentines Parties will be Friday, February 9th, 2024.
· Family Bingo Night will be Friday, March 8th, 2024.
· Carnival will be Friday, May 3rd, 2024.
OTHER
· Outdoor Ed for the 5th graders will be Thursday & Friday, October 26 & 27th.
· TAGG
o Be on the lookout for the TAGG Bingo promotion. TAGG your receipts at togetheragreatergood.com.
· Dining Nights
o Dairy Chef night is TBA, Cookie decorating kits is TBA
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OTHER BUSINESS
· Website Design – can send information to joannamurnan@gmail.com to be uploaded to the PTO website – graphics, flyers, information.
· Volunteer needs – open positions are on sign-up genius
· Quarterly Newsletter – we will be starting a PTO quarterly newsletter, please look for the first one after September’s meeting.
· Playground equipment update – Shawna is currently obtaining different quotes on inclusive playground equipment and sunshade.
Shawna Michener made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 p.m. and it was passed unanimously.
Google Classroom Guardian Emails
GOOGLE CLASSROOM GUARDIAN EMAIL SUMMARIES
Starting September 7th, guardians will be able to receive email summaries about their student’s activity in Google Classroom. Guardians will receive an email invitation on September 7th and will need to accept the invitation in order to receive Google Classroom email summaries. When you receive the invite email and click the accept button, you will be taken to a page verifying your email address. Please make sure this is the email address you would like to use before clicking accept. If it is not the correct email address, do NOT click decline or accept, and see bullet number 3 under "Get email summaries" in this document Guardian Email Summaries - for Guardians.
You may not receive an invite email if you are still signed up from last year or if teacher(s) have not enabled email notifications in their Google Classrooms.
In email summaries, you can review:
- Missing work—Work not turned in when the summary was sent
- Upcoming work—Work that is due today and tomorrow (for daily emails) or that is due in the upcoming week (for weekly emails)
- Class activities—Announcements, assignments, and questions recently posted by teachers
- Email summaries do not include grades.
If there’s no activity to report, or if a teacher turns off email notifications, you might not get an email summary.
Please see this document for more information Guardian Email Summaries - for Guardians.
Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures - All Students (K-5) will be dropped off at the front of the building
- Students should begin exiting vehicles once the vehicle has pulled as far forward as possible
- Staff will be outside to assist with drop off and pick up, please pay attention to signals on where to pull up and when to move forward
- Drivers are to stay inside the vehicle at all times in the drop-off/pick-up lane
- Students should enter and exit the vehicle curbside
- Students should use the crosswalk to cross to the parking lot. They should never cross in front of traffic in the drop-off lane.
- Please wait your turn in line and do not cut the line to make a drop-off or to pick them up (everybody is here for the same goal and same reason, please be mindful and respectful of that)
- If your child is unable to unbuckle/buckle themselves, please practice at home. This is a skill they need to be able to do independently.
- Please be patient and a positive role model for our children. These procedures are in place to help maintain a safe and respectful environment.
- It is unlawful to park in a handicap stall without proper licensing.
- For safety purposes, pets are not allowed to be brought at the beginning or ending of the school day. Pets, even when on a leash, can become excited and frighten students.
Arrival/Dismissal Information
Breakfast will be served from 7:35-8:00 in the cafeteria. Students eating breakfast should enter through the front doors.
All K-5 students should be dropped off in the front of the school, staff will be outside to assist with arrival.
Drop-off every day begins at 7:55 and ends with the tardy bell at 8:15. There is no assigned/consistent adult supervision outside of the building before 7:55.
Pre-K students should be escorted to and from the preschool door (#2) after 8:20 am and 12:20 pm.
Dismissal Information
Students may be picked up by their designated door, if you have more than one student, pick up both students at the youngest student's designated door.
K-5 dismisses at 3:06. Students who ride the bus will be shown where to go and will go together.
Pre-K dismisses at 11:30 and 3:30. Please do not arrive before these times to ease congestion.
Pre-K - Dismisses from Door 2
Kindergarten - Dismisses from Door 2
1st Grade - Dismisses from the main entrance
2nd Grade - Dismisses from the main entrance
3rd Grade - Dismisses from Door 14
4th Grade - Dismisses from Door 14
5th Grade - Dismissed from Door 10
Traffic Flow
Traffic in the right lane should pull forward if there is space available. Children can be dropped off anywhere along the sidewalk as long as they get out on the curbside.
We expect all drivers to be courteous and to follow the established rules of the road in and around Arbor View Elementary.
Please make sure to share this with anybody who may be dropping off and/or picking up your children.
School Messenger Alert System
EPS and individual buildings use a parent messaging system called SchoolMessenger to send emails, phone calls, and text messages to parents sharing district information, monthly updates about building happenings, and weather-related school closings. To ensure receipt of these updates, please verify that all contact information listed in your parent PowerSchool account, including phone numbers and email addresses, is correct.
Additionally, this system allows recipients to “unsubscribe” from its mailing list; however, please understand that by “unsubscribing” you are completely removing your email address and phone number from both District and building lists. If you choose to Unsubscribe, you will not receive any communication from your child’s assigned school or the EPS district. If you accidentally unsubscribe or decide you would like to begin receiving emails again after unsubscribing, contact your building secretary to change your communication status.
Sodexo Information - Lunch and Breakfast
Dear Parents,
As we begin the new school year we wanted to give you the following information for student meals. We ask that you keep your students account funded to prevent any issues with their purchases. Applications for free/reduced meals for the current school year must be submitted annually to receive free/reduced meal prices and the additional benefits that can be provided to families who qualify. Instructions for completing an online or hard copy application can be found at https://www.elkhornweb.org/parents/lunch/
2023-2024 Breakfast & Lunch Prices
Breakfast:
Elem: $1.75
Middle: $1.95
High: $2.15
Adult: $2.75
Lunch
Elem: $2.95
Middle: $3.65
High: $3.80
Adult: $4.60
*1 milk is included with a purchased meal. Extra or single milk (without a purchased meal) is $0.55 each.
Extra entrée and ala carte items have an additional charge
**You will receive an email when your student's account is below $5.00 daily as a reminder. The easiest way to avoid any issues is to set up an Auto-Deposit function on your student's account, instructions can be found below.
MAKING DEPOSITS
SETTING UP AN ONLINE ACCOUNT INSTRUCTIONS - This will allow you to make deposits, view the account, set reminders, and add an auto-deposit option if preferred.
*EPS partners with SchoolPay for student lunch accounts. To add funds, go to
www.schoolpay.com and log into to your user account.
MAIL CHECKS payable to EPS, that include your student name and student ID Number to Sodexo, EPS Food Service, 1401 Veterans Drive, Elkhorn, NE 68022
SEND LUNCH MONEY WITH YOUR STUDENT TO SCHOOL, include the student name and student ID number preferably in an envelope for elementary students to give to their teacher.
We look forward to continuing to serve our students healthy and nutritious meals!
Elkhorn Food Service
1401 Veterans Drive Elkhorn, NE 68022
402-289-0443
Visitor Guidelines
Visitor Guidelines
At Arbor View as well as all school buildings, the doors will remain locked during the school day, and all visitors will gain access using the security camera/access panel outside of the school’s main entrance. Office staff will grant access after you do the following steps:
Push the button and wait for an identification request.
Give your name and purpose for entering the school.
When you hear the door unlatch, enter and proceed to the office.
Sign in on the visitor sheet and take a visitor sticker/badge.
When leaving the building, return to the office and sign out and place your sticker in the trash can.
If you have brought something that your child has forgotten, please drop it off at the office, we will be happy to take it to your child. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us to minimize classroom interruptions.
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Arbor View Elementary
Tracy Santelman, Admin Assistant
Arbor View
Email: arborview@epsne.org
Website: https://www.elkhornweb.org/arborview/
Location: 5115 N 208th St, Elkhorn, NE, USA
Phone: 402-289-1007
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Twitter: @ElkhornPS_AV