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M ay 17 th is the last day of school for many students; however the summer is filled with additional opportunities for chil- dren. Crete Public Schools will provide educational programs for approximately 300 students during the month of June. Most of the participants will be of elementary age; although, middle and high school students will also partici- pate. Summer school for grades K-8 will be held at the current mid- dle school due to construction. School staff members also re- main very busy. As mentioned, many teachers will be teaching over the summer and others will be completing curriculum work as well as taking graduate level courses. Administrators remain active assisting with classes, par- ticipating in the curriculum work as well as the busy task of supervis- ing a large amount of building projects. The business of education truly is a 12 month job. My hope is that students enjoy a well de- served break from the regular classroom. However, learning opportunities abound everywhere one may look. These can in- clude continued work in places like the library, attending a varie- ty of camps or other school-type environments. I also believe plenty of learning can take place just working, i.e. helping with the family business, detasseling, and household chores. Thank you for the opportunity to serve your children this past school year. Have a great sum- mer and keep those kids busy! Kyle McGowan Superintendent Summer Programs Mission Statement The Mission of the Crete Public Schools is to develop respectful and productive citi- zens. Learners will demonstrate academic and communicative skills necessary to navi- gate new challenges while providing support for their families and communities. No School May 2 School supply lists for the 2016-17 school year will be sent home with elementary students the last week of school and will be mailed with grade reports for middle school students. Lists will also be available in the school offices and on the website, creteschools.com. Last Day May 17 Dismissal at 1:15/1:30/1:39 Graduation May 14, 2016 3:00 p.m. New High School Public Schools Crete April/May 2016 School will be in session for all students on April 29.

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Page 1: Crete Public Schools April/May 2016 · The Mission of the Crete Public Schools is to develop respectful and productive citi-zens. Learners will demonstrate academic and communicative

M ay 17th is the last day of

school for many students; however the summer is filled with additional opportunities for chil-dren. Crete Public Schools will provide educational programs for approximately 300 students during the month of June. Most of the participants will be of elementary age; although, middle and high school students will also partici-pate. Summer school for grades K-8 will be held at the current mid-dle school due to construction. School staff members also re-main very busy. As mentioned, many teachers will be teaching over the summer and others will be completing curriculum work as well as taking graduate level courses. Administrators remain active assisting with classes, par-ticipating in the curriculum work as well as the busy task of supervis-

ing a large amount of building projects. The business of education truly is a 12 month job. My hope is that students enjoy a well de-served break from the regular classroom. However, learning opportunities abound everywhere one may look. These can in-clude continued work in places like the library, attending a varie-ty of camps or other school-type environments. I also believe plenty of learning can take place just working, i.e. helping with the family business, detasseling, and household chores. Thank you for the opportunity to serve your children this past school year. Have a great sum-mer and keep those kids busy! Kyle McGowan Superintendent

Summer Programs

Mission Statement The Mission of the Crete Public Schools is to develop respectful and productive citi-

zens. Learners will demonstrate academic and communicative skills necessary to navi-

gate new challenges while providing support for their families and communities.

No School May 2

School supply lists for the 2016-17 school year will be sent home with elementary students the last week of school and will be mailed with grade reports for middle school students.

Lists will also be available in the school offices and on the website, creteschools.com.

Last Day

May 17

Dismissal at

1:15/1:30/1:39

Graduation

May 14, 2016

3:00 p.m.

New High School

Public

Schools

Crete

April/May 2016

School will be in session for all students on

April 29.

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LUNCH ACCOUNTS

Please make sure your children have money in their lunch accounts.

Beginning May 6, 2016 students will not be allowed to eat if they don’t have money in their account.

Money that is left in your account at the end of the year will be carried over to next year. Lunch refunds will be made only to graduating seniors with no sib-lings in school and families that are moving out of the district.

If you have questions, or need to check your account balance, contact Sherry at 826-7886 or [email protected]

ABSENCES If your child is going to be absent from school, please notify the appropriate school office before 9 a.m. Elementary 826-5822 or 877-826-1017 Middle School 826-5844 or 877-826-1018 High School 826-5811 or 877-826-1019

CRETE ELEMENTARY April 15 6-8:00 p.m.

R E M I N D E R S

Elementary On May 16 the elementary students

will have their awards ceremonies.

Awards will be presented for aca-

demics, attendance, citizenship,

spelling, reading and other areas.

Kindergarten awards will be pre-

sented at 9:00 a.m., grades 1-2 will be at 10:00 a.m. and

grades 3-4 will receive awards at 1:30 p.m.

At 2:45 p.m. on this same day, all students will move up to

their next year’s classrooms to meet their teachers and hear

about their curriculum. This is a very exciting and nervous

time for the children but it also helps soothe the nervousness

of the first days of school.

Attention Preschool Parents

We are now accepting preschool

applications for the 2016-2017

school year. If your child will be

3 or 4 by July 31, 2016, please

stop in and see us at the Early

Learning Center! Our address is

1122 Main and we are open from

8:00 am -5:00 pm. Don't end up

on the waiting list... Come see us

soon! If you have questions,

please call 402-826-7404 or 402-

381-0057.

Enclosed within this newsletter is a copy of the 2016-17 school

calendar. The Board of Education approved the calendar dur-

ing their February meeting.

The term “flex days” are listed upon the calendar and are best

described as days which will be used as vacation unless it is

necessary to make up instructional time due to previous in-

clement weather closings. The district allows two inclement

weather days before vacation days (flex days) are used to make

up missed time. This includes dismissing school for appear-

ances at state tournament competitions.

Please save this calendar for future references. A similar cal-

endar has been created on google docs and can be accessed on

the Crete Schools website. A more comprehensive school

calendar listing multiple extracurricular activities will be dis-

tributed in hard copy at the beginning of the 2016-17 school

year.

School Calendar

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HS Awards Ceremonies The high school will have two separate award ceremo-

nies on Wednesday, May 4, in the HS auditori-

um. Students in grades 9-11 will be honored at their

awards ceremony starting at 1:30 p.m. Students in

grade 12 only will be honored at their awards ceremony starting

at 7:00 p.m. Invitation letters will be mailed to parents who have

a son or daughter receiving recognition that day.

Senior Graduation Activities

Class of 2016

April 27 Senior Parent Meeting—7 p.m., HS Auditorium

May 4 Honors Program—See article above

May 13 Senior Luncheon—11:30 a.m., provided by

Noon Sertoma Club

Graduation practice—1 p.m., High School gym

May 14 Graduation—3 p.m., High School gym

Class Flower: Rainbow Roses

Class Colors: Cardinal Red, Gold, & Royal Blue

Class Motto: “Learn from yesterday; live for today,

hope for tomorrow.”

- Albert Einstein

Summer School

Summer school for students who are invited will be from May 23—June 17. All summer school classes will be held at the current Middle School.

Students in grades K-4 will attend classes from 8:15 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

Students in grades 5-8 will be in session from 8:30a.m.-Noon.

All newcomer ELL students in grades 5-8 will attend school from 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.

Students who live within Crete city limits will be provided transporta-tion for a fee of $10. For questions regarding summer school, please call Lisa Fye 402-826-5844 or Maricela Flores at 402-826-7894.

Free Summer Meals for

Children Age 3-18

Summer is coming soon and you may be thinking about what

your child will do for meals while school is out. The good

news is that the U.S. Department of Agriculture partners

with Crete Public Schools to serve FREE meals. It’s food

that’s in, while school is out. There are no income require-

ments, and any child age 3-18 may come to eat. No adult

meals served. Here is information about your local Summer

Food site:

When: Weekdays only- May 23 thru July 22

Time: Breakfast 7:30-8:30 a.m.

Lunch 11:00 a.m-12:45 p.m.

Place: Current Middle School Cafeteria

For more information contact: Jodi Erickson, RD

402-826-7725

Lost & Found

Please check the elemen-tary lost & found boxes for any items that your child is missing. All items left on May 17 will be donated to a local charity.

Medication

If your child has medication in the nurse’s office it needs to be picked up by 12:00 noon on May 17. Any medi-cation left that day will be disposed of.

Southeast Community College will offer Driver Education for Crete High School students July 18-22 and August 1-5, both sessions are ONLINE ON-LY. Online lecture will meet for a total of 20 hours. The drive lab meets for a total of 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training. Drive lab choices are for two

hours at a time Monday through Saturday, starting

at 7:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 4:15 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.

Driver Education brochures are available in the Crete High School office. Registration and a fee of $265 must

be turned in to Jack J. Huck Continuing Education Center. Class textbooks “How to Drive”, must be purchased directly from SCC Bookstores for approxi-mately $28. Students must have a school or learner’s permit from DMV by the first day of class. Students who attend all classroom instruction and meet the minimum requirements for written and drive tests will receive documenta-tion to satisfy insurance requirements and/or the provisional operator’s per-mit. If you have any questions regarding Driver Education, please call Sandy Vyhnalek at Crete High School, 402-826-5811 or toll-free 877-826-1019.

Summer Driver Education

Elementary Backpack - May 6 CCLC - May 16

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We look forward to seeing everyone on

August 15 for the opening of school.

Have a safe, fun summer!

5th Graders Enjoy Media Classes

Breakfast, lunch and milk prices will increase for the 2016-17 school year. New prices will be included in the August/September news-letter.

Crete Middle School 5th grade students participate in Media Class throughout

the year to learn about genres, libraries, digital resources such as online Ency-

clopedias, audio books, and eBooks.

Teen Tech Week happens in early March for both Middle School and High

School. This year, students will be entered to win a DQ treat by signing up

for the school's eBook library. Those who have already signed up, just need

to show a librarian an eBook they have downloaded and are currently read-

ing.

Also coming this spring, Middle School students will be voting for the Ne-

braska Golden Sower Award. In order to vote, a minimum four books from

one list of nominated titles must be read. Voting will be conducted online in

mid-April.

Four Crete Public School students participated in the National Histo-

ry Day: Nebraska Lincoln District contest on Wednesday March 2,

and all four contestants placed in the competition. The annual

event, held at Southeast Community College in Lincoln, followed

the theme: Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in History. Ninth

graders, Claire E and Emily B prepared entries in the senior individ-

ual exhibit category, and eight grade students, Zoe K and Elizabeth

E competed in the junior individual exhibit division. Approximately

125 middle and high school students took part in the competition.

The Crete winners will now move on to the state contest to be held

at Nebraska Wesleyan University in April.

Students Participate in

National History Day

Reading is the THING to do! On Wednesday,

March 2nd Crete Elementary celebrated Dr.

Seuss' birthday by dressing up as THINGS

from Dr. Seuss' book "The Cat in the

Hat". Many staff and students dressed like

things with red shirts, blue hair and their spe-

cial number. Mrs. Gonzalez and Mrs. Wen-

delin were Thing 1 and Thing 2.

There were ap-

proximately 750

"Things" walking around school on

Wednesday. In the morning two

classrooms joined together and spent

time reading to each other. Fun was

had by all!

Reading is the THING to do!