Cody Community Newsletter

Happy October!

We will be finishing first quarter soon. We are in the sweet spot of learning! I would encourage you to continue setting routines and having time to share about your child's day. One of the best things you can do as a family is to read together. If you read together five minutes a day, that would be 1,825 minutes a year.

Parent Teacher Conferences are coming soon. We will be sharing positives, assessments, progress, and potentially areas of growth. One of the best strategies is to have a conference with your student prior to conferences. Here is some great conversation starters:

• What is going well?
• What do you notice different about learning this year?
• Will there be any surprises?
• What are your goals?
• How can I support you this year when you are home?

We will be having shorter conferences due to only having two evenings. Don't worry - we are available to you. I would ask that you keep in mind that once teachers leave school, they probably won't be looking at Class DoJo or email. You can expect a response the next day. We want our teachers to be able to have boundaries and be with their families at night.

If you have positives, suggestions, or questions please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher or me.

Educationally,

Dr. Tami Eshleman

October 11th - Last day for Cookie Dough Sales

October 11th - Mobile Food Pantry at NPHS (1:00pm)

October 13th - K-4 Health Screenings

October 13th - End of 1st Quarter

October 14th - No School (Professional Learning)

October 17th and 18th - Parent Teacher Conferences

October 21st - No School

October 24th to October 31st - Red Ribbon Week

October 25th - BINGO for Books

October 31st - Halloween Parties

This year North Platte Public Schools has implemented a short time each day for classroom teachers to discuss Social Emotional Topics. You will find the topics each month here for each grade. The common themes are emphasized throughout the school:

• October 3rd - Overcoming Fear
• October 10th - Asking for Help
• October 17th - Building Social Skills
• October 24th - Learning to Collaborate
• October 31st - Conflict

Cody has a special teacher friend this year - GNOME! Our friend can be found on different students desk. The student has one day to come take their picture with their favorite staff member!

It's back! We will be hosting families for our BINGO for Books on October 25th. We will have a quick PACT meeting, Annual Title I Meeting, and then have some fun with BINGO for Books!

North Platte Public Schools is committed to providing PE daily to our elementary students. Please make sure students either wear or bring tennis shoes to school daily.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Cody Elementary raised $1939.17. We were 3rd in the district in fundraising. What makes us proud is this was not a result of a large donation, this was a result of small change everyday! Families discussing the benefits of giving to their school. Here are the top classes:

• Mrs. Petska - $365.18
• Mrs. Stumf - $346.45
• Mrs. Cooper - $276.75.

Cody will use these funds for PBIS Rewards, Family Activities and Field Day.

Cody PACT Cookie Dough Sales have been used to purchase new playground equipment, family events, staff appreciation, and coming soon - NEW SIGN!

North Platte Public Schools believes in the importance of children being in school. Cody Elementary will be monitoring building, grade, classroom, and individual student's attendance. We are gifted with prizes for students who maintain less than Five or More Absences. We also recognize students with Perfect Attendance. So far. . . this is how August attendance has been.

• Perfect Attendance: 147 Students
• Total Absences: 103 Absences

If your child will not be in school, please call the office before 8:00am. If students are seen by a medical professional, please provide a note to the office. Students who miss more than 10 days are required to have an Attendance Meeting with Principal and Parents. As required by state statute, student who are chronically absent will have a referral sent to the County Attorney.

Students who have a temperature above 100* will be sent home and will not be able to return until they have been fever free for 24 hours.

Cody Elementary participated in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP). CEP schools provide free breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks to schools. We are fortunate to provide this resource to families. If students bring their own lunch and want to buy a milk, they must bring $0.50. Some students want to have a second entrée, parents would have to provide funds for additional entrées.

We are excited to have the Salad Bar back at Cody. The Salad Bar has several options for students to get fresh fruits and vegetables.

Here is the link to the Sodexo Website for North Platte Public School

We are requiring NPPS Parents & Guardians to complete the Online Registration Update in the Parent Portal to verify and update your family and student information. This process also allows you to electronically sign for needed release agreements including

● NPPS Parent & Student Handbook
● Field trip
● Internet / Technology Acknowledgement

● Media Release

Through the registration you can also update any medical conditions or required medications for your students.
The deadline for you to update your student information in Online Registration is September 9th, 2022.

Parent Portal Link
Instructions: Login to Parent Portal (If you don’t have a parent portal account yet, email us at welcomecenter@nppsd.org
Click on “More”, then “Online Registration”
Click on “Start" by "Next Year Existing Student Registration”

You will see your students listed, then click “Begin Registration.” Follow the instructions to verify and update your family and student information. If you have any questions you can contact the Welcome Center by emailing welcomecenter@nppsd.org.
Note for new families to NPPS that have already registered their student(s) for this fall, do not need to do the annual OLR update at this time.
Note for split household families: The first guardian to sign-in to complete the OLR Update process will take precedence. The remaining household guardian will be unable to update information through the portal. If you have updates to your information please contact the Welcome Center by emailing welcomecenter@nppsd.org.

The Campus Parent App puts school information at your fingertips with real-time access to announcements, assignments, attendance, grades, schedules, and more. (If you
don't have a parent portal account yet, email welcomecenter@nppsd.org)
Parent engagement has a direct correlation to student success. Students with engaged parents are more likely to have higher self-esteem, lower absenteeism and earn high grades or test scores. So what are you waiting for? Log into Campus Parent and get engaged today!

Cody Elementary is a Title I School. All teachers and paraprofessionals meet the professional qualifications as required by Federal Law. Parents have the right to request credentials of staff.