Gateway Family Newsletter (English)
December 2020
Molly Egan, Asst. Principal (molly.egan@ops.org)
Important Upcoming Events
December
Dec. 11th---Second Quarter Ends, Report Cards Sent Home
Dec. 14th thru Jan. 1st---No School, Winter Recess
January
Jan. 4th---No School, Teacher Planning/Professional Development Day
Jan. 5th---Third Quarter Begins, All Gateway Students Begin With Remote Learning
Jan. 11th---ACP and Early Childhood Special Education Students Return to In-Person Learning
Jan. 15th---No School, Building Based Professional Learning Day
Jan. 18th---No School, Martin Luther King Day
Jan. 19th---Students Return In-person Following the Family 3/2 Model Attendance Calendar.
Jan. 29th---3rd Quarter, Mid-Quarter Progress Reports Sent Home
Notes From The Office
Phased Return to In-Person Learning
- Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021: All students begin with remote instruction following the normal bell schedule. JP Lord School returns in-person five days a week.
- Monday, Jan. 11, 2021: K-12 ACP, Transition, Elementary BSP, Early Childhood Special Education, Homebased/Homebound, and Hearing Impaired classrooms return in-person five days a week.
- Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021: All students return in-person following the Family 3/2 Model attendance calendar. Gateway to College, OPS/UNO Middle College Program, Parrish, Student Success Program and the Zoo Academy return in person five days a week.
30 Ways to Say Yay!!
On Wednesday, Nov. 11th, we used an online random number generator to select a number (1-144) for our 30 ways to Say Yay Winner and #128, Susan Stellish was selected! Susan won an OPS Coffee Mug and a $10 International Buffett gift card donated by this business!
Susan is a kindergarten paraprofessional assigned to Mrs. Howard's Kindergarten classroom. Susan is a very reliable, hard-working paraprofessional that cares about all of our kindergartners.
Congratulations Susan!!
30 Ways to Say Yay!!
On Tuesday, Nov. 24th we used an online random number generator to select a number (1-144) for our "30 ways to Say Yay" Winner and #50, Shannon Heng was selected! Shannon won a $10 Amazon gift card that was donated by the Erlacher Family! Thank you Erlacher family!!
Shannon is an ACP teacher at Gateway and dedicated to helping the students that she works with each day!
Congratulations Shannon!!
Meals 2 Go at Gateway
During the Holiday Break, we plan to continue our Meals2Go curb-side meal distribution at Gateway. The food will help families provide meals for their children, ages 1-18, during the three weeks of Winter Recess. The pandemic has been difficult for everyone and this is one way we can help.
The meals will be distributed between 11:30 - 1:30 on Mondays (Monday/Tuesday meals) and Wednesdays (Wednesday/Thursday/Friday meals). Specific meal distribution dates are listed below.
*December 14 and 16
*December 21 and 23
*December 28 and 30
Daily Health Assessment
As a reminder, we ask that every day before they leave home, families complete a self-health assessment, asking themselves these three vital questions:
- Has your child had a fever of 100.4 or greater, a new cough, new onset of shortness of breath, new loss of taste or smell in the last 24 hours?
- Is your child waiting for a COVID-19 test result due to symptoms or a close contact exposure?
- Has anyone in your household been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 14 days?
If you answer "yes" to any of these questions, you will be expected to stay home.
Safe Arrival To School
At Gateway, the safety of our students and staff continues to be our number one priority. Please remember that Gateway students that do not attend Kid’s Club should not be arriving at school before 8:35 AM. Breakfast is free for all Gateway students and will be offered each morning at 8:35 am upon students' entry. The school day begins each morning at 8:50 AM.
Leaving children at school prior to 8:35 AM creates an unsafe situation, due to the fact that teachers are not on duty until 8:35 AM. If you need to drop your child off prior to 8:35 AM, please consider using Kids Club. Kids Club is a before and after school program administered by the Omaha Schools Foundation for children attending Omaha Public Elementary Schools. If you are interested in enrolling your child in Kids Club or have questions regarding specific hours and fees, please call the Omaha Schools Foundation Office at (531) 299-0250.
Nebraska Family Helpline
Raising kids is hard. It’s okay to ask for advice. The Nebraska Family Helpline is a free, confidential resource for parents who have questions regarding their child’s behavior. Trained counselors are standing by. Have a question? Give them a call at 1-888-866-8660.
Terry Burton, Principal Gateway Elementary
Email: terry.burton@ops.org
Website: gateway.ops.org
Location: 5610 South 42nd Street, Omaha, NE, United States
Phone: 531-299-1480