Food resources for families

Below are school and community resources available to provide food assistance for those who need it. 

Food Market at Irving

The Irving Food market is open to any student, parents of students and school staff. Those who need food assistance may come to the Irving cafeteria on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 3:00. Menu specific items are available and supplemented by a limited number of donated goods, bakery items and fresh produce as those items are available. Food is based on an allocated amount. 

Free and Reduced School Meal Program

Families can apply for Free and Reduced school meals at any time, especially if there has been a recent life change or change in income. If approved, the student then qualifies for free and reduced meals through the school year. Families will need to complete a new application starting next school year. Once your student is approved for free and reduced meals, you can also qualify your family for scholarships and fee waivers for student activities at school.

You can pick up a paper application from your student’s school if unable to access the form online. Learn more about the Free and Reduced Meal program on our website.

LPS Emergency Pantry

In response to the high need of students and their families experiencing hunger, the Food Bank, in cooperation with Leadership Lincoln and Lincoln Public Schools, opened the LPS Emergency Pantry.

Any LPS, private or homeschool student and their family can come to the pantry to receive food assistance. The amount of food families can have is based on family size.

The pantry is located at Bryan Community (300 S. 48th St.) and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 3-5:30 p.m. when school is in session.

*You must have a school-aged student to visit the Emergency Pantry.

Community Food Resources

• List of community food distribution opportunities compiled by UNL Extension

• 2-1-1 Nebraska

• Food Bank of Lincoln website (and here is a pdf list of resources from the Food Bank)

• Little Free Pantries

• MyLNK is a website (https://mylnk.app) and a mobile app (for Apple and Android - search MyLNK) that has information about community resources. It can be downloaded in a wi-fi environment and then used when wi-fi is not available. The website provides translations in Spanish, Vietnamese, and Arabic.

• Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (SNAP)

Information from Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services about SNAP

On October 29, Nebraska paused SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown. This means that SNAP benefits will not be issued during the month of November until the shutdown ends.

What do I need to do?

• If you are currently on SNAP, you may continue to use any remaining benefits on your EBT card for nine months from the date of last use.

• You must also continue to recertify your SNAP and report any changes to your personal information.

• If you are not on SNAP, you can still sign up and your application will still be processed.

Interested in helping an LPS student and family in need?

If you are interested in helping LPS students and families in need, you can give to The Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools student emergency fund, or contact them at 402-436-1612.

October 29

Current Chapter:  Chapter 4–Variables and Ratios

In chapter 4, students will write equivalent expressions using variables, as well as write ratios to represent the relationships between reduced/enlarged shapes. 

Looking Ahead:  

Chapter 4 Assessment by November 18

Please check gradebook for upcoming assignments and assessments and to monitor your child’s progress

Resources:  Parent/Student Resources (explanation of key ideas, additional practice, and homework help) can be found at:  https://home.lps.org/math/secondary/

Mrs. Lawrey’s weekly AGENDA

October 29

Current Chapter: Chapter 5 – Multiplying Fractions and Area

In this chapter, students will find the products of fractions, mixed numbers and decimals, as well as find the area of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids through rearranging their parts into rectangles.

Looking Ahead:  

Chapter 5 Assessment by November 24

Please check gradebook for upcoming assignments and assessments and to monitor your child’s progress

Resources:  Parent/Student Resources (explanation of key ideas, additional practice, and homework help) can be found at:  https://home.lps.org/math/secondary/

Mrs. Lawrey’s Weekly AGENDA

Current Chapter:  Chapter 5 (Course 2 Book)

In Chapter 5 of the Course 2 book, students will:

• Find and use percentages to solve problems.

• Calculate the probability of compound (multiple) events.

• Use experimental results to make and test conjectures about unknown sample spaces.

• Describe how the relationship between experimental and theoretical probabilities for an experiment changes as the experiment is conducted many times.

• Solve situational problems using the 5-D Process.

Looking Ahead:  

Unit C Assessment (C2 Chapter 5) by October 21

Please check gradebook for assignments and assessments and to monitor your child’s progress

Resources:  Parent/Student Resources (explanation of key ideas, additional practice, and homework help) can be found at:  https://home.lps.org/math/secondary/

Your child’s 6th grade science class has completed the first half of our Weather Unit. 

In the second half of the unit, students expand their learning to think about large scale weather events, like a major winter storm. Students are shown a weather report and forecast from the Today Show from January 2019. This snowstorm traveled from the Midwest further Northeast building up snow (almost a foot of snow). Students evaluate their previous models to help explain this event. They analyze weather forecast data, identifying useful patterns to help explain this new winter storm.

Helping your child make sense of their learning:

• There is no need to teach your child vocabulary before the unit because words often have multiple meanings, and are often easier to remember once students have some experience with it.

• Encourage your child to expand and clarify their own thinking by asking to give examples, to say more, and to reiterate what they said back to them.

• Ask how they might have arrived at a particular conclusion.

• Ask your child to recall what other students have said in class, and what about the ideas did they agree or disagree with.

• If your child sees or thinks of other weather events from prior trips or shows, encourage them to share it in class the next day.

• Encourage your child’s curiosity through talking about their own noticings and wonderings.