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Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) Conference – March 16-18, 2017 – Kearney, NE

Are you a parent of a child receiving special education services?  Then this conference is for you! 
No registration fee!  Two nights lodging and most meals furnished.  Parents create guidelines, plan and run the PEP conference.  PEP is unique in that it is a conference FOR parents BY parents. 
Sessions include: IFSP/IEP Process, Social Skills, Estate Planning, Positive Behavior Management, and more.
Register by February 20, 2017.  For more information visit www.education.ne.gov/sped/index.html or call 402-471-2471

Congratulations

Congratulations to Avery McKennan, Elizabeth Pace and Aaron Johnson for their achievements at the Elkhorn Band Olympics last Saturday February 18th. They all received superior ratings and 3rd place overall.

¡No te preocupes! Don’t worry! Spanish Club will help wish away your worries! Friday, Spanish Club got together to make worry dolls. Worry dolls are small hand-made dolls that come from Guatemala and Mexico. There is a legend that if you have a problem or worry in life, you share it with the doll before going to bed. Tell one worry to each doll, place them beneath your pillow while you sleep and the dolls will take your worries away.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Fort Calhoun Community Schools are engaged in an ongoing continuous improvement process, of which all stakeholders are a part. On February 13^{th and} 15^th for the elementary and February 15^th for the high school, during parent teacher conferences, the district will be providing stations in each school to complete an online survey as one method of reaching all stakeholders.

Surveys are a means to systematically engage all our stakeholders in a two-way communication. They provide school leaders and teachers a lens into the thinking and perceptions of our stakeholders. Careful analysis of the results enriches understanding of areas of strength and effectiveness as well as those areas that possibly need improvement. The survey results will enable our school leaders to measure stakeholdersʼ attitudes and help target improvement strategies focused on student achievement as well as school and district effectiveness. Taking the survey will also help stakeholders understand the AdvancED Standards for Quality Schools and provide a means for learning about what a parent, student, or staff member should be looking for in a high quality school system.

Please be assured that your responses to this survey will be anonymous and your honest opinions are appreciated. If you would like to learn more about AdvancED please visit http://www.advanc-ed.org/.

Thank you for your assistance.

Respectfully,

Mr. Drew R. Wagner,                                                     Mr. Jerry Green,

Elementary Principal/School Improvement Director     Secondary Principal/Curriculum Director

Dance camp was held January 14th. They had around 50 girls in grades Pre- K through 6th grade participate. The theme was Grease and as you can see from the pictures, they had a lot of fun. They ended the night with a performance for parents at half time of the Boy’s Basketball Game. Dance team captain, Taylor Thalman, said the girl’s really seemed to enjoy the dances to song such as “Beauty School Dropout”, “Summer Night”, and “We Go Together.” Thank you to the Dance Team members, Taylor Thalman, Molly Shannon, Nicole Swanson, Lizzie Namuth, Olivia Evans, Autumn Kestel, Hailey Greenwell, Bailey Bannister and Ashley Thalman and their sponsor Ali Romans.

Congratulations to Sarah Johnson who has earned a RHOP (Rural Health Opportunities Program) Scholarship to Wayne State. RHOP is a cooperative effort between WSC and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and encourages students from rural areas of Nebraska to return to rural settings after graduation to pursue their career, Sarah plans to become a nurse.  Students who are selected to this prestigious program earn guaranteed admission to UNMC upon successful completion of studies at WSC and receive a FULL-tuition waiver at WSC.  Hard work pays off!