Notes from Mrs. Burke

Dear Aldrich Families,

Picture Day: Picture Day is Tuesday, September 17th. Every student will get their picture taken regardless if they are purchasing a picture or not. There will be no paper order forms sent home. All orders are submitted electronically. For more information, see the picture section below.

Parent/Teacher Conferences:

Conferences are coming up! We will do all of our conferences in-person. We will be having conferences on Tuesday, October 8th from 4:00-8:00pm and Wednesday, October 9th from 4:00-8:00pm. Our instructions for signing up for a conference will be in the inquirer on Friday, September 20th, so be on the lookout!

School Improvement Team: We are looking for four parents to volunteer to be a part of our School Improvement Team this school year. The team meets 4 times a year from 3:45-4:45pm. If you are interested and available for all meeting dates, please let Mrs. Burke know at 402-715-2020 or dmburke@mpsomaha.org. If we receive lots of interested parents, then we will do a lottery drawing for the four spots available. Our first meeting is Tuesday, September 24th. Following meetings are scheduled on November 19th, January 28th and April 22nd.

Curriculum Night:

Thanks to everyone who attended Curriculum Night. We had 58% of our families in attendance. Thanks for partnering with us.

Sincerely,

Dayna Burke

Aldrich Principal

All Star Staff Member of the Month

Our first All Star Staff Member of the school year is Amber Clegg!

Mrs. Clegg was nominated by Cathy Hall. She writes, “Amber is definitely an All-Star teacher and deserves all the accolades coming her way! First of all, Amber greets everyone with her warm smile and kind words. She is the one to check in on you to make sure you are okay and ready to be your best. Her impact on students is evident everywhere. I see firsthand how many of her previous students stop by her room every morning to catch a sprinkle of her magic. They love her and they appreciate the special connection they made with her. Amber genuinely cares about people, whether it’s her colleagues or her students. She has a talent for words that offers compassion and care with a soft heart. She is always willing to offer advice to help people be better. We are all very fortunate to have Amber on our Aldrich team and she deserves this recognition for all of her work with students and staff!”

Thank you for making Aldrich a better place to learn and work!

Walking Club Reminders

Walking club doors will open at 7:55. Students must wear their lanyard to enter the school for walking club. Students will enter and place their backpack in the hallways near their grade level sign. Students will not go to the coat rooms or classrooms.
Students will line up with a partner and follow Mr. Mohning for a morning walk.
Students will receive a punch on their punch card each day they walk. They will earn prizes by turning their punch card in to Mr. Mohning/parent volunteers each time the reach 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 miles.
Walking Club will conclude at 8:15. Students will enter the school through the recess door and pick up their backpack.
Behavior expectations for walking club: Students will actively participate in the walk, stay with the walking club group and keep their hands and feet to themselves. They will not attempt to go to the classroom early or go to the coat rooms before 8:15. Failure to these rules will result in removal from Walking Club. The club is operated on a three strike system. The third strike will result in removal for the remainder of the year.

Volunteers:

Interested volunteers can sign up here! We appreciate any & all help.

Volunteers can enter the building just prior to 7:55 and sign in at the front office. They will then go to their volunteer assignment if helping with the front door or hallway. Please do not attempt to enter the building prior to 7:50.
Volunteers helping with the walk will be directed by Mr. Mohning and may wait near the front of the line and help punch tags as the students line up.
At the conclusion of walking club, volunteers need to enter the building to turn in their volunteer badge and exit through the front door. Volunteers are not able to visit classrooms or walk their child to class. Please respect this boundary so we can keep the walking club in place.

School Picture Day

Our picture day will be held on Tuesday, September 17th.

Pictures will be ordered online. There are special offers if you order BEFORE picture day! Please click on the link below to pre-order your school pictures.

Place your school picture day order now online! <CLICK HERE>

If the link above doesn’t work in your browser, please copy and paste this in your address bar:

https://modernimagesonline.com/ordering/access

Simple steps to ordering online:

PRE-ORDER NOW ONLINE

Step 1: Use the link above or go to modernimagesonline.com

Step 2: enter this code: 22T9AGD6 (CODE EXPIRES when pre-orders are printed) THIS CODE ONLY WORKS FOR ALDRICH!

Step 3: Place your order. (Each student needs to have a separate order).

Step 4: Pay with credit card.

Step 5: Hassle Free picture day.

Step 6: Your pictures will be delivered to the school unless you choose to have them sent to your home.

Hello All Star Families,

I hope you all enjoyed the holiday weekend with family & friends. It's great to have a pause in our busy calendar to appreciate the efforts of workers everywhere, including our own amazing staff.

We're just one week away from one of the best evenings of the year! I hope to see you all at our Carnival on September 13th from 5:30-8pm. Wristbands and raffle tickets are available for presale until end of day Friday, September 6. All Carnival presale items will be sent home with students on Wednesday, September 11. You can purchase Carnival wristbands and raffle tickets at Carnival as well. Our Silent Auction is live and will be open until Sunday, September 15.

Olympic Day shirts will be ordered soon. Those will be sent home with your student(s) and we will let you know when to expect those. If you did not order your student's shirt, not to worry - they will receive one.

Important Dates

Last Day for Carnival wristband & raffle ticket sales: Sept 6

Carnival: Sept 13 5:30-8:30

Carnival Silent Auction closes: Sept 15

School Picture Day: Sept 17

Next PTO Meeting: Sept 17, 8:30 AM

First PTO sponsored staff luncheon: Sept 25 (KG/5th grades sponsor)

First Olympic Day Class Meetings: Sept 27

Book Fair: Oct 4 - 9

Parent/Teacher Conferences: Oct 8 & 9

Fall Break: Oct 10-14

PTO Meeting: Oct 22, 8:30 am at Aldrich or online

International Festival: November 7 (contact Manu Birthere, mb6145@gmail.com for more information)

Thank you all! Ideas? Questions? Email Amanda, aldrichptopresident@outlook.com

Amanda Hall

Aldrich Elementary PTO President

PTO Online Registration

PTO registration is now open! Please follow the links below to register!

If you prefer NOT to register for PTO, you can purchase carnival wristbands HERE, through our online store.

PTO online registration directions

Aldrich 2024 Carnival!

The PTO is in need of volunteers for the Carnival to help make it a success!

The grade that receives the most volunteer sign-ups by August 31st will receive a class popcorn party with special fixings! At the end of the sign-up process, please indicate what grade your child/ren is/are in this year.

Carnival Volunteer Sign-up

Carnival Sponsorship Info Packet

Volunteer Opportunities

CLASSROOM LIAISONS

Are you interested in helping with your students' classroom parties and staff luncheons sponsored by your students' grade? You can help by being a classroom liaison! If interested, please email Jacquelyn Alexander at: jma982@gmail.com

LUNCHROOM

Parent/Grandparent volunteers are encouraged to help throughout the year during lunch periods (11:00am - 12:00pm and/or 12:00pm - 01:00pm). Volunteers can sign up for one hour or two hours each day. Volunteers help students open their food, wipe down tables, clean up spills and assist our custodian. You can volunteer as often as you like via our Sign Up Genius link:

Lunchroom volunteer sign-up

MEDIA

Parent volunteers are encouraged to help throughout the year in the library restocking books. You can volunteer as often as you like via this Sign Up Genius link:

Media center volunteer sign-up

WALKING CLUB

Parent volunteers Volunteers can enter the building just prior to 7:55 and sign in at the front office. They will then go to their volunteer assignment if helping with the front door or hallway. Please do not attempt to enter the building prior to 7:50. You can volunteer as often as you like via this Sign Up Genius link:

Walking club volunteer sign-up