Every student. Every day. Prepared for success.
It is the mission of Minne Lusa Elementary School, in partnership with families and community, to provide rigorous educational opportunities in a safe and secure environment.
Greetings Minne Lusa Families and Friends!!
It is cold and flu season and we want to ensure everyone stays as healthy as possible. We understand attendance matters, but staying healthy does, too! Make sure to take care of yourself every day.
Keep your germs to yourself:
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when sneezing, coughing or blowing your nose.
- Discard used tissues in the trash as soon as you can.
- Always wash your hands after sneezing, blowing your nose, or coughing, or after touching used tissues or handkerchiefs.
- Use warm water and soap to wash your hands. If you don’t have soap and water, use alcohol-base hand gel or disposable wipes.
- Try to stay home if you have a cough and fever.
- See your doctor as soon as you can if you have a cough and fever, and follow their instructions. Take medicine as prescribed and get lots of rest.
- If asked, use face masks provided in your doctor’s office or clinic’s waiting room. Follow office or clinic staff instructions to help stop the spread of germs.
Keep the germs away:
- Wash your hands before eating, or touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
- Wash your hands after touching anyone who is sneezing, coughing or blowing their nose.
- Don’t share things like towels, lipstick, toys, or anything else that might be contaminated with respiratory germs.
- Don’t share food, utensils or beverage containers with others.
Upcoming Dates
- November 25: "Blue" Out! Wear your Minne Lusa blue and blue jeans
- November 26: Pajama Day
- November 26: Grade 2 Classroom Read and Feed 2:00 PM to 2:45PM
- November 26: Grade 5 Thanksgiving Social Studies Project Presentation 2:30 PM, Cafeteria
- November 27-29: No School
- December 4: Family Engagement Meeting 9:00 AM, Room 102
- December 5: Winter Program; 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM, Gym
Attendance Matters!
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Please
consider supporting our STEM Club by purchasing items from our Amazon
Wish List. Items can be shipped directly to the school (2728 Ida Street,
Omaha, NE 68112). Please share the link with family and friends! Click
here to access our list: Minne Lusa Wish List
Minne Lusa Daily Schedule
8:00 a.m. Administrators and Secretary on duty
8:30 a.m. Safety Patrols arrive at assigned posts
8:25 a.m. Teachers on duty
8:35 a.m. Grab and Go Breakfast begins
Students will not be allowed in the building before 8:35 a.m.
8:50 a.m. Tardy bell – Classes in session
8:50 a.m. Breakfast program ends
4:05 p.m. School dismisses
4:15 p.m. Patrols off duty
4:25 p.m. Teachers off duty
4:30 p.m. Administrators and Secretary duty ends
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SCHOOL CHOICE FOR THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR
January 2020, starts the annual school choice application process for the 2020-21 school year. Students enrolled in a transition grade (last grade at the current school), will receive a school choice application.
The
Omaha Public School’s Student Assignment Plan for elementary and middle
school students called the Partner Plan (grades K-8) consists of eight
(8) elementary partner zones and four (4) middle school partner zones
within the district. Your residential address and corresponding neighborhood school determine your partner zone. A student’s residence and distance to school determines transportation eligibility. If
you have had a change of address, please contact your child’s school
immediately as this could impact your Partner Zone and transportation
eligibility.
Elementary Partner Zone 1
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Elementary Partner Zone 2
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Elementary Partner Zone 3
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Elementary Partner Zone 4
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Belvedere PK-5
Florence K-5
Fullerton PK-4
Masters K-5
Prairie Wind K-5
Saddlebrook PK-5
Wakonda PK-5
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Boyd PK-5
Lothrop PK-4
Miller Park PK-5
Minne Lusa PK-5
Pinewood PK-5
Ponca K-5
Sherman PK-5
Springville K-5
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Benson West K-5
Central Park PK-5
Dodge PK-5
Hartman PK-5
Mount View PK-5
Rose Hill K-5
Western Hills K-6
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Adams K-5
Druid Hill PK-5
Fontenelle PK-5
King PK-5
Picotte PK-4
Skinner PK-5
Standing Bear PK-4
Sunny Slope PK-5
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Wilson Focus will continue as a District wide Specialty School. Families may apply to Wilson Focus starting in grade three. Applications available through the website at wilsonfocus.ops.org or by calling the school at
531-299-2260.
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Elementary Partner Zone 5
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Elementary Partner Zone 6
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Elementary Partner Zone 7
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Elementary Partner Zone 8
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Belle Ryan PK-6
Catlin K-5
Dundee K-6
Field Club PK-5
Jackson PK-6
Liberty PK-6
Walnut Hill PK-6
Washington PK-6
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Conestoga PK-6
Edison PK-5
Franklin PK-6
Gifford Park K-6
Harrison PK-6
Joslyn PK-5
Kellom PK-6
Kennedy PK-5
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Ashland Park/Robbins PK-6
Beals PK-6
Crestridge K-5
Gateway PK-6
Highland PK-6
Indian Hill PK-6
Jefferson K-6
Oak Valley PK-5
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Bancroft PK-6
Castelar PK-5
Chandler View PK-6
Columbian PK-5
Gilder K-6
Gomez Heritage PK-4
Pawnee PK-6
Spring Lake PK-4
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Middle School Partner Zones
Zone 1: Davis (6-8), Hale (6-8), King Science* (5-8), McMillan (6-8)
Zone 2: Alice Buffett (5-8), King Science* (5-8), Monroe (6-8), Morton (6-8)
Zone 3: Beveridge^ (6-8), King Science* (5-8), Lewis& Clark (6-8), Norris (6-8)
Zone 4: Beveridge^ (6-8), Bryan (7-8), King Science* (5-8), Marrs (5-8)
*King Science
is a district magnet school and is therefore a partner school in each
zone; however, students who live in the King Science neighborhood are in
partner Zone 2 and only eligible for transportation to schools in that
zone.
^Beveridge
is a shared partner school in zones 3 & 4; however, students who
live in the Beveridge neighborhood are in partner zone 3 and are only
eligible for transportation to schools in that zone.
Visit: sap.ops.org to determine your Partner Zone and transportation eligibility.
SCHOOL CHOICE UNDER THE PARTNER PLAN
Families may apply for their child to attend any OPS school. Approval of a request depends on the availability of space at the student’s grade level in the requested school and these priorities:
1. Neighborhood school (guaranteed placement).
2. Siblings
residing within the Partner Zone are selected first, followed by
siblings residing outside the Partner Zone (not eligible for
transportation).
3. Students residing in the Partner Zone. OPS remains committed to diversity in our schools. Applications are prioritized within the Partner Zone between schools with significantly different neighborhood characteristics.
4. Students
residing outside the Partner Zone (not eligible for transportation).
Applications are prioritized for any remaining space between schools with significantly different neighborhood characteristics.
TRANSPORTATION ELIGIBILITY (The school choice application must be received by January 29, 2020)
· Students
are eligible for transportation IF they attend their neighborhood
school and reside more than 1.0 mile from their elementary school or
more than 1.5 miles from their middle school.
· Students
are eligible for transportation IF they attend one of their Partner
Zone schools and reside more than 1.0 mile from the elementary school or
1.5 miles from the middle school.
· Students are NOT eligible for transportation IF they attend any school outside of their Partner Zone.
EARLY CHILDHOOD INFORMATION
If
your child is currently enrolled in an early childhood program and will
be age-eligible for kindergarten for the 2020-21 school year, she/he
will be enrolled at the neighborhood school. If you would like to be
considered for placement at a non-neighborhood school, you must complete
the school choice application that will be provided by your child’s
current school.
KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UPS will be held in January 2020. Please attend Round-Up at your neighborhood school based on your residential address.
School Choice Applications will be available at Round-Up and throughout
the month of January for families who wish to request a
non-neighborhood school(s). Round-Up dates will be posted on the OPS Web page or check the date with your neighborhood school.
MIDDLE SCHOOL RECRUITMENT LETTERS will be mailed in December to families of students currently in the last grade level of their school. The purpose of the letter is to provide information about middle schools and their respective Open House dates.
If
you have questions about the Omaha Public Schools Partner Plan or the
School Choice process, please contact the Student Placement Office at
(531) 299-0302.
Title I Information
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This
Title I School-Parent Compact has been jointly developed with parents
and outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will
share the responsibility for improved student academic achievement and
the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a
partnership to help children achieve the State’s high academic
achievement standards. At the annual parent-teacher conferences, the compact shall be discussed as it relates to the individual child’s achievement.
As a school, we will:
1. Provide
high-quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective
learning environment to enable children to meet the challenging state
academic achievement standards.
2. Regularly communicate with parents on their child’s progress.
3. Demonstrate professional behavior and positive attitude.
4. Teach in a way that embraces differences in learning styles.
5. Create a supportive and effective environment where students are respected and feel confident to take risks as a learner.
6. Provide
opportunities for families to be involved in school decisions,
volunteer in school functions, and receive strategies to help students
be successful.
As a family, we will:
1. Communicate and work with teachers and school staff on an ongoing basis to be involved and support my child’s learning.
2. Support
our child’s learning—attend conferences and school functions, volunteer
in their classroom, participate, as appropriate, in decisions related
to their education, and guide positive use of extracurricular time.
3. Make sure my child is at school every day and on time, unless he/she is ill.
4. Support
our child by monitoring his/her progress, checking regularly for school
communication, and ensuring that all homework is completed.
5. Work with the school to ensure that our child’s academic, social, and physical needs are being met.
6. Maintain
open communication with the school by asking questions about any areas
of concern and informing the school about any pertinent student
information that will help promote a productive learning environment.
As a student, I will
1. Be at school every day and on time unless I am sick.
2. Be safe by serving as a positive role model to peers and others by following all school expectations in and out of school.
3. Be accountable for my own behavior.
4. Be responsible
by respecting and cooperating with other students and coming to school
each day prepared with completed schoolwork and an attitude to learn.
5. Read at home.
6. Share my knowledge and news about my school experiences with my family.
Parent Right To Know Clause At
the beginning of the school year, any District that accepts Title 1 ,
Part A funding must notify parents that they can request information
regarding their child’s teacher and his/her qualifications, including
certification and endorsements. Parents can also request information
about paraprofessionals working with their children. Nebraska requires
that Title I schools must also provide each parent a timely notice that
their child has been assigned, or has been taught for four or more
consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not No Child Left Behind
qualified.
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