April 2024
In This Issue - Click on any topic to jump to that information
A Message From the Principal
Mickle Families,
With the start of April, we are down to eight short weeks left in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite the short amount to time left in the year, we still have a ton of things to cram into the final days. This edition of the monthly newsletter highlights many of those events that are coming up this month. As always, let us know how we can collaborate with you in your child's education.
Jason Shanahan - Principal
Counseling Center
School Counselor, Mrs. Hanseling, will be presenting in Humanities classrooms over the next couple weeks. The topic: Look2College. This is a lesson from Education Quest that explores the following questions: What do you want to be? How will you get there? How will you pay for it? After the lesson students will come home with a booklet-please ask them about what they learned and review the booklet with your student. More information can be found here: https://educationquest.org/professionals/grades-6-8-resources/
Mrs. Hanseling has a short 4 minute video posted to her Google Classroom reviewing 7th grade course information. Students watched this in class but it's also available for parents to watch as well. Parents-ask your students to pull it up on their Chromebook for you to view.
Hope Squad is a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program. Hope Squad members are nominated by their classmates as trustworthy peers and trained by advisors. The program reduces the risk of youth suicide through education, training, and peer intervention. Mickle's Hope Squad is: 6th: Zoey, Mia, Sammi, Jed, Mikayla, Lennon, Keira, Brody, Irene, AJ, Quay. 7th: Amiyah, Macie, Morgann, Eden, Holly, Evelyn, Jacey, Ayanna. 8th: Sari, Liatris, Abby & Taya. Hope Squad is organizing Hope Day at Mickle. Hope Day is Wednesday, April 3rd. Hope Day is an opportunity for our Hope Squad to increase awareness about mental health and to prevent suicide in our school and community. Our Squad will be at a table in the hallway at lunch spreading hope and resources information. All students are encouraged to wear Mickle shirts or the color blue on Hope Day.
Get in touch with us -
6th Grade - Nicki Hanseling - nhansel@lps.org
7th Grade - Kelly Rassfeld - krassfel@lps.org
8th Grade - Neal Nicolaus - nnicola@lps.org
Health Office
Information for families with a student entering 7th grade in the 2024/2025 school year.
We know there is a great deal of information coming home from school, but we want to especially make you aware of a Nebraska requirement for students entering a public school entering 7th grade.
Families of 7th grade students for the 2024/2025 school year need to provide the following information to the school your child attends – or will attend:
Evidence of a physical examination completed by a physician, physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse. This exam must have taken place within the last six months, prior to the start of school. Now is a great time to make your school physical appointment with your student's provider.
Students must be current with all school required immunizations and provide proof to the school.
There are many resources available and the school nurse can assist you if you have questions about either of these items. Nebraska law requires students to have immunizations completed by the first day of school. Lincoln Public Schools extends a grace period for immunizations, allowing families to make necessary appointments and have them completed by the end of first quarter.
Students who have not submitted complete immunization records to the health office by Oct. 10, 2024 will NOT be allowed back to school until immunization records are submitted and up-to-date.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your school nurse at
402-436- 1216 (option 4).
Intramurals
This link will take you to the Mickle Intramural Page.
The final sport of the '23-'24 school year is here. 7th and 8th grade track has begun.
Media Center
Library
Got eBooks? You do!
Your school library provides many options for students looking for books to read online this summer! One popular option is Sora, which has access to thousands of ebooks for students to check out and read instantly online. You can even access Sora on a tablet or phone, for those long car rides. You can even explore ebooks from the Lincoln City Libraries in Sora. Open this flyer to learn more.
Digital Citizenship Tips
An important part of digital citizenship is treating others with respect when online. The harassment of other people online is called “cyberbullying.” Students are taught to talk to a trusted adult if they witness cyberbullying, either directed at themselves or someone else. Ask your student if they have seen cyberbullying online, and check out Common Sense Media’s website for more information on Cyberbullying (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/cyberbullying).
Computing Services
Testing Season is upon us!
It’s said a body needs 8 hours of sleep every night. That’s especially true during the testing season. Student Chromebooks also need a good night of charging. Please help your students remember to bring their Chromebooks fully charged every day.
Screen Time
Did you know not all screen time is the same? There is a significant difference between “active” screen time (engaging in focused production of content) and “passive” screen time (consuming entertainment media). The American Academy Of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends families have thoughtful conversations around the purposes for using digital media and offers an online tool for creating a “personalized family media use plan.” AAP Media Plan.
See the LPS Parent Guide to Student Chromebook Use in LPS for more helpful information and strategies to support your student’s Chromebook use at home. https://lps.org/go/o9bk
ParentVue
If you would like to receive text messages from Mickle or LPS to your phone, this document will assist you in setting that up.
Click here to watch a tutorial on how to use all of the helpful tools offered in ParentVue, including viewing your student's attendance, tardies, work completion, and grades.
PTSO
The PTSO annual fundraiser is going for one more week. If you have not joined HundredX yet, there is still time. It could not be easier to make a sizeable donation to the PTSO without spending a dime. Simply sign up and offer your opinion on various services and products. Each survey taken donates money directly to the PTSO. To participate and get started go here https://hundredx.com/schools or Text "school" to 90412.
This month's dine out is being held at Panera (6149 O St) on Monday, April 15 from 4:00-8:00 pm.
Twenty five percent of sales with the mention of Mickle or code FUND4U will go to the Mickle PTSO. Dine in, drive through, carry out and mobile orders. When placing a mobile, online, or kiosk order, be sure to enter the promo code FUND4U prior to making payment. Online orders placed all day at your participating bakery cafe will count towards your fundraising total.
The Mickle Fun Night is being held on April 26th from 6-8 pm (Rain Date of May 3).
Come by for yard games, Pop with a Cop, sports with Lincoln Northeast coaches, crafts, music and more. Skymart, Kona Ice & Traveling Tom's coffee and Street Treats will all be present. We hope to see families there.
Traffic Flow
It is important to us that student drop off and dismissal is as safe and efficient as possible. We strongly recommend that families follow the suggested traffic flow outlined in this brochure. It will help to ensure drop off and pick up run quickly, and most importantly, safely.
Upcoming Events
Stay current on upcoming school events by checking the March school calendar here.
Partial Solar Eclipse
8th Grade will be viewing the partial eclipse on April 8. Information went home to all 8th-grade families on April 1.
BackPack Extra Mile Walk
This year's annual BackPack Extra Mile Walk will be held the morning of Saturday, April 20, at East High School. For over a decade, the LPS BackPack Extra Mile Walk has eased hunger in our community. Funds raised from the event directly support Child Hunger Programs at the Food Bank of Lincoln, providing LPS students and families with weekly and monthly access to nutritious food options through the BackPack Program and School Food Markets.
Mickle Family Fun Night
This annual event will take place on Friday, April from 6:00-8:00 pm.
Yearbooks
There are still a few yearbooks available, on a first come first serve basis.
Pay $25 cash or check to Mrs. Binkley in room 202.
If you aren't sure if you purchased a yearbook yet, please check the list outside the media center or email Ms. Binkley at sbottom@lps.org!
-Stay Connected-
