Buffett Bulletin
September 16, 2020
Spirit Week: September 21-25!
New Club Opportunity!
Are you interested in joining a club to promote kindness and acceptance at Buffett? Do you have ideas to make everyone feel welcome and appreciated at our school? Buffett is starting a No Place for Hate group for any 5th-8th grader who wants to help spread kindness not just throughout our school, but throughout our Omaha community.
Martin Luther King said, “The time is always right to do what is right.” If this sounds like a group you would like to be a part of, our first club meeting will be Wednesday Sept. 30th, after school, 3:05-4:05 PM. We will meet remotely through TEAMS. To join or get more information, contact the club sponsors Ms. McKim-Richards (Madison.McKimRichards@ops.org) or Mrs. Tunning (amy.tunning@ops.org).
Progress Reports
Progress reports will be mailed home this week! Keep an eye out!
Standards Based Grading
For more information, click here.
How Office Hours are being Utilized
Small Groups
Student Questions
Technology Help
What Else Can Your Student Do During Office Hours?
New Faces of Bobcat Nation!
Brooke's favorite thing to do when she is not at school is anything outside with her dog! She also enjoys spending time with her sisters and parents on the weekends. Brooke is a self-proclaimed shopoholic, specifically when it comes to buying new shoes. They are her absolute favorite thing to shop for.
Her favorite part about my job is her students! They never fail to put a smile on her face, and turn a bad day good. They are full of energy and personality. It makes doing her job that much easier! Welcome, Brooke!
Middle Years: Working Together for School Success
Meet Mr. Spore
Mr. Spore has seven kids. He loves to spend time camping with his family or attending his kids' sporting events.
Mr. Spore always has a smile on his face and is willing to help! He receives hundreds of emails or phone calls a week from students and teachers. His most common emails he gets are ones with TEAMS issues. Usually students are having trouble getting on, using the microphone, finding assignments, etc. We truly do not know what we would do without him!
He wants to remind students that if you have a broken device, fill out the Laptop Support Form on the Buffett website. If you are having issues with apps on your device, email buffettstudent-ts@ops.org.
Tips for Assisting Your Student in Remote Learning
Refresh Apps
When apps aren't performing the way they should, your first step is to close the app completely and reopen it. To close an app, swipe the app up. Then swipe up again, to fully close apps that are open.
If closing the app doesn't work, try reinstalling the app from the Manager App.
- Tap and hold on the app
- Choose delete from the popup menu
- Open the Manager app
- Find the app you deleted
- Tap update/reinstall
Managing Emails
This may be a time where your students are struggling to keep up with communications. To streamline systems for our students, teachers are relying on Teams as their first line of communication.
Email does need to be used, however, especially in communications between the teacher and individual students. Here are some tips to help stay organized with communication.
Check and Respond to Emails Often
Check email often:
- Check during Office Hours and breaks
- Check during breaks
- Check during Homeroom opportunities
Respond in a timely manner to requests or questions your teacher may have asked.
Use Email for School Use Only
School email is NOT a social outlet, and it is NOT private. You should only use email to communicate with teachers. Use your own email or social media outlets to communicate with your friends or school peers.
Any content deemed inappropriate in an email is subject to the OPS Code of Conduct.
Keep Your Message Organized
To ensure your emails remain in the order they were sent, check your Outlook settings.
- Access email through the O365 app on your iPad.
- Click on the gear in the upper right corner
- Click on "view all Outlook settings"
- On Message Organization, choose "show email as individual messages"
How to Show Two Screens at the Same Time
Inside the Omaha Public Schools
In this month's publication, Dr. Logan talked about the special school board meeting the district held. She also updated the public on the metrics they are using to inform them on the phased approach to returning to in-person school.
Here's the link to district's website where these publications are located.
Note from Nurse Boyer
All incoming 7th graders are required by the state of Nebraska to have a physical completed after March 1, 2020. This physical can also be used for students interested in participating in athletics for the 2020-2021 school year. The state of Nebraska also requires all incoming 7th graders to have a Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis *Whooping Cough* booster) vaccine. Vaccine information has been updated in Infinite Campus parent portal if you have questions if this information has been recieved by the school. If you have not provided your student's updated immunization record/phyiscal to the school please have this completed as soon as possible. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please reach out to me at tara.boyer@ops.org or via phone at (531)299-2321. Thank you and stay healthy!
Family Support Center Update
Services Available at the OPS Family Support Center
The following services will be available for families:
· 1 to 1 Technology Support
· Nutrition Services to assist with meal applications and Meals2Go
· Student and Community Services
· Counselors
· Social Workers
· Student Support Liaisons
· Bilingual Liaisons
In addition to in-person supports, we have produced several videos to help families navigate district-provided iPads. To review these resources, click here.
Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School
Website: buffett.ops.org
Location: 14101 Larimore Avenue, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 531-299-2320
Twitter: @BuffettMagnet