Buffett Bulletin
March 4, 2020
Summer School Information
In order to ensure your student’s participation in the summer school program, please complete the registration link for your child’s current grade level that is below. This form must be completed by Monday, April 13th to secure bus transportation for students who are eligible. Confirmation of your student’s selection into Buffett’s summer school program will be sent to you via e-mail prior to the conclusion of the 2019-2020 school year.
We look forward to working with your student this summer to help reach his/her academic potential! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Norris or I via e-mail or phone.
Amye Aggen
Summer School Principal
531–299–2320
Jessie Norris
Lead Teacher
531–299-2320
Scholastic Art Awards
Laura Melancon
Molly Burk
Ella Jaksha
Jossiah Allen
Landon Sinnett
Sydney Hale
Nico Chavez
Eli Zagurski
Briley Smithhisler
Ella Davison
Alethia Gurlock
Tori Thimjon
Spring Play
City Champions
Buffett Bravo Brings Home Championship
Wax Museum Delights
Recent Academic Contests
MATHCOUNTS
Book Blasters
Quiz Bowl
Lost & Found
All items not picked up by Spring Break will be donated!
Rude vs. Mean vs. Bullying
Many parents are concerned about bullying, protecting their kids from it, and making sure their kids aren’t engaging in it. But with so much talk about bullying, sometimes we call behavior “bullying” that is actually not. So how can you tell the difference? Signe Whitson, a child and adolescent therapist, shares this advice on the differences between being rude, mean, and bullying.
Rude
Rude, she says, is inadvertently saying or doing something that hurts someone else. In children this takes the form of social errors like “burping in someone's face, jumping ahead in line, bragging about achieving the highest grade or even throwing a crushed up pile of leaves in someone's face.” The critical factor? “Incidents of rudeness are usually spontaneous, unplanned inconsideration, based on thoughtlessness, poor manners or narcissism, but not meant to actually hurt someone.”
Mean
Being mean involves “purposefully saying or doing something to hurt someone once (or maybe twice).” Unlike unthinking rudeness, “mean behavior very much aims to hurt or depreciate someone. Very often, mean behavior in kids is motivated by angry feelings and/or the misguided goal of propping themselves up in comparison to the person they are putting down.” And while both rudeness and mean behavior require correction, they are “different from bullying in important ways that should be understood and differentiated when it comes to intervention.”
Bullying
Bullying is “intentionally aggressive behavior, repeated over time, that involves an imbalance of power. Kids who bully say or do something intentionally hurtful to others and they keep doing it, with no sense of regret or remorse — even when targets of bullying show or express their hurt or tell the aggressors to stop.” Whitson gives examples of multiple kinds of bullying, including physical and verbal aggression, relational aggression (like social exclusion, hazing, or rumor spreading), and cyberbullying. The key aspect to all of them is the ongoing nature of the behavior, which leaves the victims feeling powerless and fearful.
By talking to your child about the differences, you can better identify the offending behavior and take appropriate action. There are many books on bullying, childhood resiliency, and coping skills that can be helpful in talking with your children.
Parent Voice Survey
Omaha Public Schools and Buffett Magnet Middle School would like to hear from you! You should have received an email regarding a Parent Voice survey on Monday, February 3.
This feedback survey is available all school year. You can visit the link throughout the school year whenever you have an experience at the school that is measured by the survey. This allows you to continuously provide formative information about Buffett that can help the school know what’s going well and where we have some opportunities for improvement.
There are six sections of the survey. It is not necessary to complete all sections at once.
All responses collected with this survey are anonymous and no identifying information is stored with responses.
Common Sense Media Certification
Thank You PTO!
Parent Teachers Organization Meeting Dates
Join us the the next PTO meeting, March 16th at 6:00 pm in the Library!
- March 16, 2020
- April 20, 2020
- May 18, 2020
NEW Assessment Vocabulary School-Wide Focus
Buffett teachers and students are tackling essential assessment vocabulary in an effort to increase knowledge of words students encounter on standardized tests. These words are often words students have seen and heard of before but don't always understand what the word in asking them to do when they appear in questions on standardized tests.
Connections-Feb. 26
Argument-March 2
Details-March 3
Evidence-March 4
Rhetoric-March 5
Structure-March 6
Students of Distinction
Congratulations to our February Students of Distinction!
5th Grade: Evelynn B., Jacob F., Ty S., Adylenne R., and Jacob S. (ACP)
6th Grade: Elizabeth M., Drew B., Xavier R., and Meghan C.
7th Grade: Alyamama A., Allison A., Grabriel M., and Kaiden C.
8th Grade: Ava M., Elijah G., Marissa W., and Kee'Von C.
CHI Health and Omaha Public Schools partner to honor teachers across the OPS district
CHI Health wants nominations of Omaha Public Schools teachers changing the lives of students. Each month, they’ll surprise a Top Teacher nominee with a treat basket for the teacher's lounge and a personal gift card. CHI will draw winners on the last Friday of the month. CHI Health will select winners from three different grade levels across the district.
Anyone can nominate a Top Teacher at CHIhealth.com/TopTeachers.
Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award
The Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes the achievements of skilled and dedicated educators in the Omaha Public Schools (OPS). Given to 15 teachers annually, the Award has recognized and rewarded nearly 300 teachers over the past two decades. Any Omaha Public Schools teacher or counselor (Pre-K through 12), with a minimum of two years experience, is eligible for nomination.
Summer Camps at Omaha North High Magnet School
Urban League of Nebraska GIRLS STEAM Academy
Urban League of Nebraska is sponsoring a Whitney Young Jr. Girls STEAM Academy June 1-July 10th.
Details:
- girls only
- 13-18 years of age
- learn about careers in STEAM
- Cultural & Social Field Trips
- Monday-Friday
- 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
- UNO Weitz Community Engagement Center
- Open to the FIRST 25 registrations
Contact Jeffrey.Williams@urbanleagueneb.org or Chandler.Hunter@urbanleagueneb.org for information or visit the link below.
Important Links
Upcoming Events
High School Registration
Thursday, Mar 5, 2020, 07:45 AM
Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School, Larimore Avenue, Omaha, NE, USA
V Wrestling City Tournament
Thursday, Mar 5, 2020, 03:30 PM
Norris Middle School, South 46th Street, Omaha, NE, USA
Third Quarter Ends
Friday, Mar 6, 2020, 03:30 PM
Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School, Larimore Avenue, Omaha, NE, USA
Spring Break
Monday, Mar 9, 2020, 07:30 AM
Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School, Larimore Avenue, Omaha, NE, USA
Connect with Us!
Website: buffett.ops.org
Location: 14101 Larimore Avenue, Omaha, NE, United States
Phone: 531-299-2320
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Twitter: @BuffettMagnet