Weekly Update

The mission of Loveland elementary school, in partnership with our actively involved community, is to promote excellence and instill a desire for learning by challenging each individual within a safe, supportive environment.

Loveland's Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Dear Loveland Parents,

The Loveland staff will again be using Sign-Up Genius to schedule all parent teacher communication meetings for Spring. We will be offering 20 minute in-person or WebEx parent teacher communication meetings. We hope this new process will be convenient for you, and our teachers, for scheduling the meetings online. Communication meetings will be held on:

• Wednesday, March 15, 2023 from 3:00PM to 7:30PM

• Thursday, March 16, 2022 from 8:00AM to 3:30PM

The Sign-up Genius portal will be open for scheduling at 3:30 P.M. on Friday, February 17, 2023. The portal will be discontinued on March 10, at 5PM. Please click on the teacher’s links below to schedule your parent teacher communication meeting.

• Mrs. Dickel

• Mrs. Schuemann

• Mrs. Faiman

• Ms. Dippel

• Mrs. Rinn

• Mrs. Kammandel

• Mr. Willits

• Mrs. Kueny

• Mrs. Stevens

• Mrs. Peck

• Mrs. Mauseth

• Mrs. Allen

• Mrs. Cramer

• Mr. Campbell
  

Please note: If you have more than one child, you will need to use each teacher’s link to determine a day and time. We cannot guarantee back-to-back teacher conferences, so please do not delay in signing-up for conferences.

February

27 Annie Rehearsal/Library 3:30-6 pm

28 Annie Rehearsal/Library 3:30-6 pm

March

2 Annie Rehearsal/Library 3:30-6pm

3 5th Gr. Field Trip/Holland 8:30-11am

6 Annie Rehearsal/Library 3:30-6pm

6 Community Club Mtg 6:30-7:30pm

6 Kdg & 1st Gr. Vocal Music Concert/WMS 7pm

7 Annie Rehearsal/Library 3:30-6pm

9 Annie Rehearsal/Library 3:30-6pm

12 Daylight Savings time change

13 Annie Rehearsal/Gym 3:30-6pm

14 Annie Rehearsal/Gym 3:30-6pm

15 Parent/Teacher Communication 4-8pm

16 No School Students

16 Parent/Teacher Communication 8am-4pm

17 No School

20 Annie Rehearsal/Gym 3:30-7pm

20 Outdoor Ed. Parent Mtg./WHS, Little Theater 6-6:45pm

20 WestFest Strings Festival/WHS Main Gym 7-8pm

21 Annie Rehearsal/Gym 3:30-7pm

21 5th & 6th GR. Band-O-Rama/WHS 7-9pm

22 Annie Rehearsal/Gym 3:30-7pm

23 Annie Rehearsal/Gym 3:30-7pm

24 Annie Performance 7:00pm

25 Annie Performance 4:30pm and 7:00pm

30 District Vocal Music Festival/WHS 7-8pm

31 Fun Run 2:15pm

KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT FOR 2023-24

Kindergarten enrollment for District residents for the 2023-24 school year begins the week of Feb 20, 2023. Please check our website at westside66.org as soon as possible after Feb 20th to start your enrollment online.

Children entering kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before July 31, 2023. Parents may wait to enroll their child(ren) in kindergarten for an additional year. However, Nebraska law requires that child(ren) who reach the age of six prior to Jan 1st of the then current school year must be enrolled in school.

For questions about enrollment, please contact the Westside Welcome Center at 402-390-2100 or enrollment@westside66.net

KINDERGARTEN OPTION ENROLLMENT

If you live outside of the Westside district and have a child eligible for kindergarten in 2023-24 who has a sibling attending our schools through the Option Enrollment program, you must submit an option application for your kindergartener. The deadline to apply for Option Enrollment is 4:00 pm on March 15th.

In addition to kindergarten, you can apply for any other grade level by the same deadline, 4:00 pm on March 15th.

Option Enrollment forms can be completed using this link:

https://forms.gle/FvsmAEBqRpcePEKg9

Questions about Option Enrollment, please contact Student Services at 402-390-2107.

IN-DISTRICT TRANSFERS FOR 2023-24

Are you a District resident and would like your K-6 grade child(ren) to attend an elementary school in Westside other than the area where you live? The deadline to submit an In-District Transfer request for the upcoming school year is 4:00 pm on March 15th.

An In-District Transfer request form must also be completed for any child starting kindergarten next year who has a sibling attending an elementary school outside of their home attendance area.. The deadline to submit this request is also 4:00 pm on March 15th.

In district transfer forms can be completed using this link: https://forms.gle/EHgruZWb9MH1UBtH8

Questions about In-District Transfers, please contact Student Services at 402-390-2107.

EARLY ADMISSION FOR KINDERGARTEN

Children of District residents who wish to be tested for early entrance to kindergarten must turn 5 years old between August 1 and October 15, 2023.

For further information regarding early entrance testing, please contact Early Admissions at

402-390-3303.

At Loveland we routinely conduct a variety of safety drills, including fire, tornado and inside emergency drills. On February 27th we will have an inside emergency drill. When the drill is announced, classrooms will be locked until an all clear message is given. Please know our schools are among the safest places for our young people to be. We continually review our school security procedures and make any changes necessary to keep students safe. If you have questions, please call 402-390-6455.