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November 4, 2022
Cottonwood Families,
Fall Parties and Parade
Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to join us for our parade. It is fun to see the creative costumes that our students create. They are always so proud to share. Many thanks to all the volunteers who dedicated their time to host a fun afternoon for our students!
Veteran's Day Program
Mark your calendars for November 11th which is our Veteran's Day Program. The program will start at 2:30pm. Later that night we will celebrate with a pancake feed starting at 5:30pm. (Please see the flyer in our newsletter).
Important Reminder:
We have several students and staff who need to utilize the handicap parking. Please to not pull into or block the handicap parking during drop off and pick up. This parking is designated for those individuals who have special permissions and a handicap parking sticker.
Nebraska State Assessment: Individual Student Reports
Parents of our current 4th and 5th graders,
Last year your child(ren) took the NSCAS Assessments. The individual reports are now available to you through ParentVue. Please read below in our newsletter more information on how to retrieve your child's report.
Calendar of Events
Calendar Change
Just a reminder that there will be no school on Tuesday, November 8th. It is a teacher work day. Please make sure to mark your calendars.
Kindergarten and 1st Grade Parents
Mark your calendars for the Thankful Music Program Performance coming up this month:
Kindergarten Thankful Program: Monday, Nov. 21. 9:00 am
1st Grade Thankful Program: Tuesday, Nov. 22. 9:00am
We are excited to announce that we will be having our Patriotic Pancake Feed next Friday, November 11, 2022. There is still time to purchase earlier bird tickets for a reduced rate and to volunteer to help with the event. Below is the link to sign up to volunteer and the flyer to purchase tickets.
A Note from the Health Office
Cottonwood Elementary School will be performing non-diagnostic health screens to students in grades 1 through 4 in accordance with the Nebraska State Statute, #173 NAC 7. The purpose of the screening is to identify any possible health concerns and provide feedback to the student’s parents/guardians for follow-up. The screenings measure the following: height, hearing, vision, weight, and dental health. This screening will take place starting in November 2022. If you do not wish for your child to be screened, please contact Cottonwood Elementary School at 402-715-1391 or email your school healthcare provider, Roxie Znamenacek, RN at rlznamenacek@mpsomaha.org
If any student’s screening reveals a concern, the parent/guardians will be notified within 30 days.
Attention 4th and 5th Grade Parents
NSCAS Assessment Results
Individual Student Reports
Your student’s state test (NSCAS) results can be found in our Synergy apps called ParentVUE and StudentVUE. Look in the Documents tab in ParentVUE / StudentVUE for a PDF report. Click here to login or download the app. If you need assistance logging into ParentVUE, please call our PAL (Parent Assistance Line) at 402-715-8000. If you would like to learn more about the state test student report we have attached the Nebraska Department of Education's letter.
NDE NSCAS ISR-Parent-Letter-2022.pdfNovember Menus
Nov Lunch Menu Millard_tcm755-160952.pdfNov Breakfast Menu Millard_tcm755-160951.pdfSupport your school at Jingle 2022!
Join us for the district wide exclusive holiday event of the year while also supporting your school!
The Millard Public Schools Foundation supports the school district by providing funds to all 35 schools to support strategic initiatives, connecting Millard graduating seniors with over $150,000 in scholarship funding and helping Millard families in need.
Limited tickets available, purchase today at https://mpsf.cbo.io
Parent Pride:
A Parent Volunteer Group
The Parent Pride, a parent volunteer group, is an integral part of the Cottonwood community. Each year this group of volunteers help to organize and fund raise for the events and activities that take place at Cottonwood. There are no membership dues so we depend on donations or participation of our fund-raising events. We hope that you will consider volunteering your time to support one of these events. Please remember to check our weekly newsletter for other volunteer opportunities. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Gina Rudloff at 402-715-1390 or gkrudloff@mpsomaha.org. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up below.
Thank you
Gina Rudloff
The school directory is now complete. If you would like to have have access to the directory please contact our office at 402-715-1390 and access can be given.
Community Corner
Winter Coat Giveaway.pdf
Millard Food Pantry 22-23 (1).pdfMillard Food Pantry 22-23 Spanish (1).pdfheartland hope holiday (1).pdfJob Opportunities in Millard
Looking for a new opportunity? We would love for you to consider a job with Millard Public Schools! No one knows us better than you. You are our community, and we want our families to be a part of our schools. You get what we are all about better than anyone else.
We are also a good fit for moms and dads with busy lives looking for schedules and opportunities that fit around families. The work is meaningful - and it doesn’t happen on nights and weekends.
We have para positions in our classrooms, food service and maintenance positions and a host of other opportunities. We currently have a few openings at Cottonwood. For a full list of open positions in our district. See everything currently available here:
Open Positions for Millard Public Schools
We invite you to be the next great reason we are #Proud2MPS!