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This morning, Viking teacher Natalie Runyon won the Teacher of the Year Award at the CREATE US Open Drone and Robotics Championships! Well-deserved! Go Vikings!
Viking families-
April 4th is ACT Day. There is no school for students in grades 9, 10, and 12.
Attendance is critical on this day.
Breakfast and lunch will be served. Busses will arrive at the 3:05 p.m. dismissal.
North High juniors took a college tour of Creighton University and Nebraska Methodist College, thanks to our partnership with @EducationQuest . Go Vikings!
Lost a close one in the Semifinals. Division Champs!! Next stop Worlds
On April 6th, the SkillsUSA team will be hosting another Freddy’s fundraiser from 5-9. They will host a raffle every 30 minutes. The participants will have a chance to win one box of Bakers Chocolate per 30-minute round. To qualify, you must have a receipt of 10 or more dollars.
Our Vikings took a trip to Wayne State College this week! Their futures are bright! Go Vikings!
Love the new classroom store in the ACP room. The kids love it too! #gotchatickets #KSTMproud #OPSProud
Getting ready for district MAP and State testing. To make sure all iPads are here for testing - students exchanged their iPad turn-in tickets in for gotcha-treats. Testing starts next Tuesday. It was a Gotcha Ticket exchange day too! #KSTMProud
#KSTMProud of Paul - First place Plant Sciences. #MSEF #OPSProud
#KSTMProud of K’mwee - second place Microbiology: Food and Environment. #MSEF #OPSProud
#KSTMProud of MaRIYa - First place Microbiology: Food and Environment. #MSEF #OPSProud
#KSTMProud of Orion - Second place Environmental Science: Human Impact. Top six over all and moving onto state. #MSEF #OPSProud
#KSTMProud of Nya Kuich - First place Environmental Science: Human Impact. Top six over all and moving onto state. #MSEF #OPSProud
#KSTMProud of Clifton - First place Chemistry: Materials . #MSEF #OPSProud
#KSTMProud of Clifton - First place Chemistry: Materials . #MSEF #OPSProud
#KSTMProud of Ny’Meesha - second place Behavior Science: Memory and Behavior Science and Technology. #MSEF #OPSProud
#MonarchProud as StuCo is back! Their school dance for 250 students is back! We also have the COOLEST SECRETARY in the universe with DJ Davis!! 📢📢📢!
@OPS_McMillan had 8 students compete in this year's @MSEFOmaha science/engineering fair @OmahaZoo they all did an amazing job and even took in some sites at the end. Also, knowing some former students are still continuing their passions for science in high school. @OPS_MacPrncpl
#MonarchProud of our 75+ 6th graders who EXCEEDED THEIR MAP GROWTH GOALS & earned cookies, @Capri_Sun & Play-time! Plus, BASSINGER and OBERG’s PRIDES who grew the MOST in the entire building and earned @littlecaesars and @HyVee Donuts! So excited! #opsproud
Thank you for your leadership and example in our community. Our students and staff loved it! #opsproud #MonarchProud
Yesterday during recess from the legislature I was able to speak to a Jobs for Americas Graduates (JAG) class at @OPS_McMillan the students had a lot of great questions and suggestions for change in the community!
#MonarchProud of Mr. Oberg welcoming staff from @TNTP as he discusses Area in Math! One of our many ROCKSTARS at the Mac! #mathiscool #builtforthis
#MonarchProud to welcome our State Senator from District 11, Terrell McKinney as he talks to Mr. Smith’s classes about being a Senator, importance of voting and being an entrepreneur. Great work today! #builtforthis #OPSProud 🇺🇸 “I started voting so I could argue with my uncle…”
#MonarchProud of these students and coaches! #builtforthis
Congratulations to @OPS_McMillan science olympiad team. At the Bellevue invite, they placed in 11 of the 16 events. A big improvement from the Zoo invite a month ago. Now, just 3 weeks until state @SOAlumniNetwork to build and get all notes ready for our tests. @OPS_MacPrncpl
@OmahaPubSchool @OPS_Foundation @OPS_McMillan
The 22-23 McMillan Math Team has come together united by their passion for numbers and problem-solving. Help us celebrate their accomplishments. You can contribute here. https://bit.ly/3namnas
One week and counting! Our Student Council sponsored school dance is almost here! 🍿🎬 Get ready for your red carpet debut, Monarchs! #OPSProud #MonarchProud
#MonarchProud of GATE facilitator Mr. Costanzo, our latest #30WaystoSayYay winner! He is one of the most positive staff members @themac. He works with Ss to expose them too so much beyond the basics. It’s an honor to work with an amazing educator with such a big ❤️ for our Ss!
(1/2) Fantastic way to start the end of the week with some goal setting for upcoming state testing. Students, Parents, Teachers and Community Members sitting together designing goals and action steps. Let’s do this Tigernation!!
Beautiful creations in sound and color. Students creative talents will shine each time we use their music for our schools assemblies. #appledistinguishedschool
When you’re covering music classes and prefer not to sing (you’re welcome 😂) you design musical design challenges with #garageband and digital voice art with #voicememos. Such creativity @OPS_Kennedy #AppleEDU #AppleLearningCoach
Celebrating #InternationalWomansDay by inspiring the future! So fortunate to work with these young women @OPS_Kennedy during the days and in @PrairieSTEM Girls in STEAM! Can’t wait to see how they change the world and what they accomplish!
We had some special reading visitors today! Students had a blast meeting and reading with Stormy @OMAStormChasers and Hoot @Union_Omaha ! 📚+ ⚾️+ ⚽️= 😃
What a great end to Engineering Week ‘23. Students and families had an amazing time. #opsproud
For the first time since 2020, @OPS_Kennedy competed in-person at the Nebraska Robotics Expo hosted by @PrairieSTEM It was great to see all the kiddos having fun, engineering on the fly and conquering challenges. So proud! Thanks to all who made today’s event possible! 🥈🥈🥈
Thanks to Marjorie from HDR for stopping by 2nd grade to celebrate Engineering Week. #opsproud
There will be no school Monday, Feb 20th in observation of President’s Day. Class will resume on Tuesday, Feb 21st. Stay safe and warm Tigernation!
Due to the inclement weather and timeline for clearing snow, Omaha Public Schools is canceling classes on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. There will be no remote learning for students.
The Teacher Administrative Center and Omaha Public Schools Foundation Kids Club will also be closed.
Midweek motivation @OPS_Kennedy #opsproud @OmahaPubSchool
First graders explored how you can change sound and describe it. They may have also had some fun with difference voices in GarageBand. 🐿️ 🤖 🎤 @MrsOwen_28 @M_Zeiszler
First graders explored different instruments sounds using GarageBand. They practiced using their sound unit words to describe what they were hearing 🎧@JenniferRuud @M_Zeiszler
Reminder!
March 13 - 17 is Spring Recess for Omaha Public Schools.
Have a safe and relaxing break!
They are truly a double duo. When crunch time comes, they seem to always be the glue that holds us up. Ms. Baker and Ms. Jillaine, we appreciate all that you do for our Kellom All Star Staff, students, and families. #30WaystoSayYay
Congrats to Yenifer on signing with College of Saint Mary Cross Country! #GoPack
Bryan BB Team and Coaches spending time at Highland Elementary reading with kids. More than just hoops with this group!! Go Bears!
Thank you to Ms. McGee, former OPS Principal and member of the Omaha Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporation for reading to our kindergartners.
⭐️Thank you to The Omaha Alumnae Chapter Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated for reading to our students on Dr. Seuss’s Birthday. We appreciate their support of our reading initiative - We want all our students reading fluently by 3rd grade. ⭐️
#30WaystoSayYay goes to Ms. Koerperich. She is always keeping great data on her students to support their academic and behavior needs.
Our Kellom All Stars ⭐️ thank the Omaha Women’s Basketball Team for coming out and spending some time with us.
Started this morning off on a good note!
The following Fantastic Falcons have exhibited the character traits of caring, honest, brave, helpful, forgiving, and a leader. We are so proud of our students! 💙💛
All Falcon students will be reading the book, Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate. Students will answer comprehension questions and the class with the most correct answers will earn a popcorn party. 📚#onebookonelove #Fontenelleliteracy
Congratulations to our Falcons of the Month! They are leaders in their classrooms by being Respectful, Responsible, & Safe!! Way to go Falcons! 💙💛 #Fontenelleproud #OPSProud
Ms. Peterson comes to school each day hoping to make a difference to her students. She responds to students with care and love. She is very collaborative in solving problems and is willing to try new things. Congratulations Ms. Peterson on being our #30waystosayyay winner!
Welcome back and congratulations to @Fontenelle_OPS and @OPS_Conestoga on their relaunch with DIBS for the 2022-2023 school year! #superreaders #readersareleaders #booklovers
We are so proud of this week’s Fantastic Falcons! They were caught being caring, helpful, brave, honest, forgiving, and a leaders! Awesome Job Falcons! 💙💛 #Fontenelleproud #OPSProud #MTSSB
Our 30 Ways to Say Yay winner, Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Esson has energy and excitement to help her students become successful in learning, life, and leadership daily. It is evident that she is living out her calling and purpose. Congratulations! #30waystosayyay
As an attendance incentive, each time a class has perfect attendance. The teacher mark a letter. Each class is trying to spell out CLASS ATTENDANCE. Ms. Rockwood’s class is the first class in the building to spell out CLASS ATTENDANCE and receive a popcorn party! 🍿
Ms. Becker knows the individual needs of each student in her room, and treats every child with kindness & respect. She is dedicated to their learning, even if it looks different than their peers. Ms. Becker exemplifies perfectly how cool it is to care! #30waystosayyay
Tonight's bedtime story is narrated by Mrs. Jensen, our Assistant Principal. https://omahaps-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/ewaltos678_ops_org/Ecoh15spte9Gt45V3CUC6k8BVTR_7FUrSt4_auSxi5sj_Q #Fontenelleliteracy
