Principal's Notes
September 2, 2022
Hello Families,
This year's date for Homecoming is Friday, September 16th, and itβs going to be here before we know it. We will have several fun activities, dress up days, a couple surprises we are going to announce, and a community pep rally that week for students and Buffalo Fans. The Student Council is working very hard at creating a fun week for all students, staff, and community members to show our Buffalo Pride! Please be looking for that information sometime next week. We hope that you all encourage your students to dress up on our theme days and come out to the games to cheer on our team. We would also love it if people in the community would join in the fun on these dress up days!! It will be a great week.
Remember the Elm Creek Foundation is having βThe Great Tailgateβ at 6:30 pm at the football field. They will be serving burgers and brats. They do a lot of great things for the school so please support them if you can.
Elm Creek Athletics is selling ads for our indoor events for the 2022-2023 school year. We will have 6 Seniors going around to our local and area businesses on Wednesday, Sept. 7th to ask if you'd like to advertise with the school. They will have paperwork for you to sign. All we will need is an updated business card/logo. The cost is going to be $250 a year payable to Elm Creek Public School. You will get your ad on our digital board in the gyms and in the commons areas for all home events. Individuals and families can also purchase a spot on the digital board. We will coordinate with you to make your family/personal ad for the board. If you would like to purchase a spot on the board please contact Mr Marquez and he will have a student get the information to you. All the money will be put back into athletics and activities for our kids. Thanks for all your support! See you next week!
Reminder: Friday, September 9th is a 2:30 dismissal for ALL students. Bus routes will run at 2:30.
No School:
- Monday, September 5th -Labor Day
- Monday, September 12th -Teacher Professional Development -No students report
SECONDARY FAMILIES
Hello Elm Creek Families!
September is here, and we are really getting in the swing of things here at school. MAP testing will conclude this week and early next week for our kids. We will use that information to help guide instruction individually for all of our students. ACT Prep is also in full swing. We are working hard at exposing our kids to the information, strategies, and knowledge needed to be successful on this test. It is the number one way to get large amounts of money for college for our students, and we want to help them. Please talk to your students about ACT Prep and start helping us help them. We are going to encourage all students to take the test starting their Freshman year of high school. Stay tuned for more information to come on our ACT night for students and parents.
Parent Teacher Conferences: Wednesday, September 7th from 4:30pm-8:00pm and Wednesday, September 14th from 4:30pm-8:00pm
The link for Parent Teachers Conferences has been sent out to families. Please sign up for a block of time to meet with teachers. We would love to have the opportunity to visit with all of you.
Parent Teacher Conference Scheduling
Doors Open and Breakfast:
Doors will open at 7:30 AM daily. Students will be served breakfast from 7:30 AM to 7:50 AM. Supervision and breakfast served will be available at 7:30am. The doors will remain locked until 7:30 AM.
ACTIVITIES UPDATES
All Fall Sports have opened up their season and we are seeing some great things from all of them. The Cross Country Junior High and Varsity team ran very well at Kearney State Park last Friday, the Football team got a big win to open the season over South Loup, the Volleyball team showed improvement this week at Bertrand, and Cheer is doing a great job supporting our teams. For Activities the Marching Band went to the State Fair and performed on Tuesday night, Pep Band entertained us at the football game, One Act has play readings starting this week and they are still working on the set, NHS had the Glow Dance after the scrimmages a few weeks ago and has many fun things planned, Choir is singing the National Anthem for us at games, and STUCO is planning Homecoming. We appreciate all the kids, sponsors, and coaches that make Elm Creek great. Itβs very busy!! Next week Junior High Fall Sports get going up at Ansley-Litchfield. I look forward to the next few weeks as we really see our teams and groups grow and learn from the work theyβve put in. To stay up to date on whatβs going on please visit our app and Elm Creek Athletics Weekly Update & Links: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JYFingi9wFR5g1h5iV57kuirO6ia968q-V8Upd4T2yA/edit?usp=sharing
GO BUFFS!!
ELEMENTARY FAMILIES
Hello Elm Creek Elementary Families,
It is hard to believe September is here! We are off to an amazing start. We completed our MAP testing and will be sharing the benchmark results with you at Parent Teacher Conferences. We look forward to using this early conference time as a way to connect with our families and build relationships. Please remember to sign up for conferences.
Parent Teacher Conferences: Wednesday, September 7th from 4:30pm-8:00pm and Wednesday, September 14th from 4:30pm-8:00pm
The link was sent last week to sign up for parent teacher conferences. Please sign up for a 15 minute conference with your childβs teacher. Please contact Mrs. Shoff in the office if you are having issues signing up. We would love to see all our families at conferences.
4th, 5th and 6th Grade -Parent Teacher Conferences:
The fall conferences for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade will look a little different. You will only sign up for a 15 minute conference with your childβs homeroom teacher. Our teachers are collaborating to put information together for all subject areas!
PBIS Update:
The school year started off great with our PBIS implementation. Our students began earning Golden Buffalo Tickets last week and it was a HUGE success! Students are being recognized weekly for their accomplishments. Be sure to check our social media page to stay connected with our PBIS updates and weekly winners! We encourage you to ask your child about how they are earning Golden Buffalo Tickets!
Doors Open and Breakfast:
Doors will open at 7:30 AM daily. Students will be served breakfast from 7:30 AM to 7:55 AM. Supervision and breakfast served will be available at 7:30am. The doors will remain locked until 7:30 AM.
Keeping up with Mrs. Keep
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school September 13th - 16th. Come check out the selections after school until 4:00 pm and during the PTC until 8:00 pm. Students may join in the fun by wearing a hat on Wednesday, September 7th and a Sports shirt on Friday, September 9th. Both days they can donate a $1, if they wish, to their classroom teacher to purchase books for the classroom!
Check out the Fair website to see featured selections and to shop online!
Note - Scholastic is hoping to deliver our fair on time, but due to driver schedules and such, the fair may be late arriving at our school! Crossing fingers that it arrives by Wednesday! Sorry for any inconvenience if they do delay delivery! Call before you make a special trip!
Elm Creek Schools
Dr. Bret Schroder, Superintendent.
Brandon Marquez, Secondary Principal
Terah Williams, Elementary Principal
Newsletter Publisher
Chris Shoff
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email: chris.shoff@elmcreekschools.org
Email: chris.shoff@elmcreekschools.org
Website: https://www.elmcreekschools.org/
Location: Elm Creek Public School, 230 E Calkins Ave, Elm Creek, NE 68836, USA
Phone: 308-856-4300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElmCreekBuffs
Twitter: @ElmCreekBuffs