Stapleton Public Schools

Events for the week of Oct 30: Monday, Oct 30: —Red Ribbon Week all week —SCC College Rep visit, 1st period —UNK Rep visit, 10:45 am Tuesday, Oct 31: —Wayne State College Rep visit, 9:00 am —Elementary Halloween Parade—2:15 pm in gym Wednesday, Nov 1: —National FFA Convention (Nov 1-4) in Indianapolis —MPCC Dial Enrollment Rep visit—9:00 am Thursday, Nov 2: —JH WR at Sutherland Invite—2:00 pm Friday, Nov 3: —Cozad One Act Workshop, bus leaves at 11:00 am —FFA Lock-in, 5:00 pm—8:00 am GO MAVERICKS!!

REMINDER: No School for students tomorrow, Oct 26 - Parent/teacher conferences begin at 8 am. There is also no school Friday, Oct 27. We look forward to seeing students back Monday, Oct 30.

Due to a personal conflict I will be unable to attend Parent Teacher Conferences tomorrow. If you have any questions or would like to discuss how your student is doing in one of my classes, please reach out via email or call the school and we can set up a date and time to discuss how your student is doing. Miss Nichols

Parents, if anyone has attempted to take the survey that was emailed out yesterday and was unable, it has been fixed, and you should be able to take it now. Thank you, the information we gain from it will help us out.

ATTN: JH and HS Parents - Your students progress check grades are being mailed out. If you would like to see their current grades during conferences please see Mr. Johnson or speak to their individual teacher during your meetings. Hope to see you all tomorrow!

Congratulations to these students!!

Mrs. Jones' fifth grade classroom created colony posters.

Big thanks to the Stapleton Schools Foundation and their board members for purchasing new volley lite volleyballs and a brand new ice machine. These items will go a long way towards improving the performance and morale of all staff and students here! Thank you to all members of the community who support the foundation and our school!

Nancy, from the American Legion Auxiliary, came to Stapleton Elementary School and talked to the students about Veteran's Day. She brought pictures for the students to color for a coloring contest. The students were very interested and the upper grades participated in a trivia contest.

Mrs. Jones' 6th grade science class created a chemical reaction to see energy being created.

Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 is Red Ribbon Week. There will be a variety of activities throughout the week that challenge our students to live a life free of drugs and alcohol. Here are the Dress Up Days for the elementary students.

Thank you to the North Platte Elks Lodge for donating dictionaries to the 3rd grade class!

VB Live Feed - Game starts at 4:30: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/southwest-high-school-bartley-ne

Kindergarten had a great field trip to Dusty Trails last Friday!

Events for the week of Oct 23: Monday, Oct 23: --MPCC Best of the West Honor Band & Choir--Concert at 6:00 pm --Book Fair in Library --Student Health Checks --Var VB Sub-District vs Hi-Line at Southwest HS (Bartley)--4:30 pm, vans leave at 1:30 pm Tuesday, Oct 24: --Book Fair in Library --FFA at Amberly Snyder Presentation, vans leave at 12:30 pm --Student Health Checks --Var VB Subdistrict at Southwest HS (Bartley)--7:30pm (if won on Monday) Wednesday, Oct 25: --Book Fair in Library --Student Health Checks Thursday, Oct 26: --NO SCHOOL --Parent / Teacher Conferences, 8:00 am--7:30 pm --Book Fair in Library Friday, Oct 27: --NO SCHOOL--Fall Break --Junior Chamber Members--decorating Community Building in am --Junior Chamber Halloween Dance--Community Building, 7:00 pm Saturday, Oct 28: --Var VB at District Final--TBA GO MAVERICKS!!

PreK are learning about the different careers they can one day be.

On Monday, October 16th, the JH volleyball had a special cheering section!

Yesterday, October 18th, the Kindergarteners had a special guest for 4-H extension office in North Platte. Lauren came to teach the students about the life cycle of a pumpkin. They got to weigh, measure and pick out all of the seeds from their pumpkin. The Kindergartners were given a bag of seeds and a recipe on how to bake them!

Events for the week of October 16: Monday, Oct 16: --JH VB Quadrangular at Stapleton--2:00 pm --School Board Meeting, Library--7:00 pm Tuesday, Oct 17: --JV / Var VB with Arthur Co in Tryon--5:30 pm/6:30pm, van leaves Stapleton 4:00pm --VB Parents Night at Arthur Co game Friday, Oct 20: --End of 1st Quarter --Army Recruiter visit during 4th Period --Kindergarten Field Trip at Dusty Trails Pumpkin Patch, bus leaves at 8:30, return at 2:45 pm Sunday, Oct 22: --Youth FB game at Arnold--3:00 pm GO MAVERICKS!!!

MNAC VB Update: SVM ladies play Brady at 10am on Saturday at NPCC.