October 28, 2016

Montclair Elementary School 2405 S. 138th Street Omaha, NE 68144 Office (402) 715-1295 Principal: Alicia Kotlarz [email protected] Admin. Intern: Katie Lethcoe [email protected] Secretary: Karen Odegard [email protected]

Website: http://montclair.mpsomaha.org

Calendar of Events: Oct. 31 ~ Halloween Parade 2:30 Halloween Parties 3:00 Mini-Class—Speed Stacking 3:50-4:50 Nov. 1 ~ Mini-Class -Swingin’w/’Swager 7:30am Walking Club 7:50 Mini-Class—Spanish Club 3:50-4:50 Nov. 2 ~ Wildcat Choir 7:45 Rohren Parent Visitation 2:30-3:15 Nov. 3 ~ Walking Club 7:50 Fire Assembly 9:30 Achievement Center 3:45-4:45 Mini-Class—Comm. Theater 3:50-4:50 Nov. 4 ~

Montclair, in partnership with our community, guarantees each student will develop the character and master the knowledge necessary to thrive as a responsible citizen in a global society by embracing the whole child through engaging and diverse educational opportunities.

A Message from Mrs. Kotlarz Dear Montclair Families, We have had a great first week in our 2nd Quarter! Students will be bringing home their 1st Quarter Report Cards today. Thank you, parents, for showing your support at conferences. Be sure to celebrate you child(ren)’s success and achievements. On Monday, the Halloween Parade will begin at 2:30. Please see the attached Parade Route. Parents who are setting up for the parties in the classrooms may arrive at 2:00. Please remember there should be no make-up depicting blood and other suggestions of violence and there should be nothing that resembles a weapon such as guns, swords, hatchets, etc. We are looking forward to having a safe and fun afternoon!

Alicia Kotlarz, Dr. Jim Sutfin, Superintendent Dave Anderson Mike Kennedy Paul Meyer Mike Pate

Principal

Lunch Menu for Week of Oct. 31—Nov. 4 Monday

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Entrée A Terrifying Turkey Lunch Box

Entrée A Chicken Popper Lunch Box

Entrée A Pepperoni Lunch Box*

Entrée A Turkey Lunch Box

Entrée A Chicken Popper Lunch Box

Entrée B Eyeball (Meatball) Sub

Entrée B Mini Corn Dogs

Entrée B Chicken Nuggets

Entrée B Cheese Pizza

Entrée B Chili w/ Cinnamon Roll

Entrée C Ghoul-ash w/ Garlic Toast

Entrée C Tandoori Chicken w/Rice

Entrée C Crispito

Entrée C Beef & Cheese Nachos

Entrée C Ravioli & Roll

Entrée D Candy Corn Parfait w/Pumpkin Muffin

Entrée D Sun Butter & Banana Wrap

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Entrée D Pumpkin Spice Parfait

Entrée D Cheese Sandwich

Entrée E Goblin (Hearty Garden) Salad w/Bagel

Entrée E Popcorn Chicken Salad w/Roll

Entrée E Chef Salad* w/Roll

Entrée E Spicy Chicken Salad w/Roll

Fruit & Vegetables available with all entrées

Fruit Plate w/Muffin

*contains Pork

All entrées served with milk

Preprimary Montessori students only. Please circle the LUNCH choices and return to your teacher on Monday. Monday

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Cold Lunch

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SAFETY PATROL Our safety patrol members are on duty before school between 8:10-8:30. They greet and assist children as they arrive at school. Oct. 26—Nov. 2 Desiree Chavez Anisha Reddipalli Demaysia Townsend Gabriella Witmer

Nov. 2—9 Samantha Greiner Ethan Maxwell Bailey Vincent Kevin Wang

Congratulations and thank you to the following students who have joined the Birthday Book Club. Each child has chosen a library book in which they will have a nameplate. Isabella Dyl Nolan Rohloff Griffin Wilson Christian Haack Braxton Brown Andrew Marshall Ella Seaman Anabelle Heller Elias Hernandez Amber McGuire Damien Anngello Liam Triemert Joanie Stern Jayden Hurt Lalit Chennam Grace VanRiesen Alexi Wagman Ameliya Harwell Madeline Wilson Matilda Denney-Bull Cooper Cemore Claire Rothe Giada Tucker Isabella Lepin Emily Weddington Riya Naveen Corbin Nelle Niko Berry Matthew Wood Miriam Ginsburg Sophia Luebke Jude Hushka Kamryn Jackosn-Tyler Amelia Boone Kaiden Mitchell John Nelle

July 11 July 31 Aug. 5 Aug. 16 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Aug. 30 Sep. 3 Sep. 4 Sep. 9 Sep. 15 Sep. 18 Sep. 21 Sep. 24 Sep. 25 Sep. 25 Sep. 25 Sep. 27 Sep. 28 Sep. 30 Sep. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 9 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 14 Oct. 19 Oct. 19 Oct. 21 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

Mrs. Edwards Mrs. Schulz Mrs. Hiffernan Mrs. Stothert Mrs. Rohren Ms. Murren Mrs. Rohren Mrs. Edwards Mrs. Adam Mrs. Ekue Mrs. Cooper Mrs. Mahrt Mrs. Rohren Mrs. Albers Mrs. Boyd Mrs. Mitchell Ms. Bartels Mrs. Albers Mrs. Schulz Mrs. Berry Mrs. Ekue Mrs. Malmstrom Mrs. Malmstrom Mrs. Boyd Mrs. Landgren Mrs. Malmstrom Mrs. T. Kramer Mrs. Adam Mrs. Edwards Mrs. Adam Ms. Nielsen Mrs. Adam Mrs. VanHove Mrs. Schulz Mrs. Berry Mrs. Stothert

Thank you to our Watch D.O.G.S.!! Week of Oct. 31—Nov. 4 This week we welcome: Monday—Matthew Orand Tuesday—Christ Hartley Wednesday—Ricardo Berry Thursday—Mark Kratina Friday—Mark Corum

PICTURES PLEASE! Please submit any pictures that you have involving events at Montclair school for the yearbook! You can e-mail them to Lisa Hall at [email protected] or turn them into the office. Thank you!

WATCH D.O.G.S. INFO T-shirts are available for purchasing at www.fathers.com. Please consider ordering if you are signed up to volunteer this year. We only have shirts available to borrow for the day. Please call Lisa Hall at 402-715-1177 if you have any questions.

Montclair School Improvement Team Oct. 18, 2016 NOTES Montclair, in partnership with our community, guarantees each student will develop the character and master the knowledge necessary to thrive as a responsible citizen in a global society by embracing the whole child through engaging and diverse educational opportunities. Members: Danae Albers (Kdg Teacher), Lisa Bartels (5th Grade Teacher), Kim Boyd (PPM Teacher), Anne Burnett (Parent), Mike Clark (Resource Teacher), Sara Cooper (PM Teacher), Emily Hartley (Parent), Alicia Kotlarz (Principal), Julie McGuire (Parent), Kathy Landgren (3rd Teacher), Katie Lethcoe (Admin Intern), Yukari Matsuzaki (Parent), Kim Reid (Literacy Interventionist), Liz Smith (PE Teacher), Ann Thomasset (Parent)

NeSA Results Conference Feedback How do we increase parent attendance at Curriculum Night? Start/Stop/Continue Document Strengths Based Parenting - Book Study (Take Strengths assessment, read: Intro, Chapters 1 & 2, and page 87)

Upcoming Events/Reminders - Spaghetti Feed/Glow Dance Upcoming meetings: 11.15.16, 1.17.17, 3.14.17, 5.16.17 Meeting Notes: We reviewed the cohort and trend data for each of the NeSA assessments. There has been a lot of growth over the years with specific groups of students. We will continue to monitor the impact of departmentalizing in the 4th and 5th grades. Conference feedback was good - like the option of two different nights before the break starts. We brainstormed how to increase attendance at the curriculum night that typically falls in late August. One idea was to have specialists provide supervision for kids in the gym while parents are able to attend the scheduled times in classrooms. We discussed the Start/Stop/Continue document and everyone will add their thoughts prior to our meeting in November. We had our first discussion on our book study and love the ideas of how parents can foster the strengths in their children. New reading assignment for November’s meeting.