13 May End Of Year Letter May 13, 2020 By Vicki General End Of Year Letter 0 Dear Miller Park Families, As we enter the final week of this academic year, thank you for your support during such a uniquely challenging time. Your partnership in student learning is more important than ever. We are writing with important information to support learning over the summer and how to pick up those materials next week. Summer Learning Materials We are excited to provide your elementary student with a package of books, reading response journal, sight word flashcards for grades K-3 and a Scholastic reading and math workbook over the summer. Students should take at least 30 minutes every day to read. Our Summer Reading Challenge is back, so make sure to log that time here: https://district.ops.org/ABOUTOPS/SummerReading.aspx#103181328-current-progress. To keep students engaged through the summer, learning resources will continue to be available online. You can find that information here: https://libguides.ops.org/athome. Other Materials: We have some promotional items for our fifth graders to recognize their incredible accomplishments as they move up to Middle School. Be sure to pick these up! If your student has not picked up their Scholastic Pictures yet, we will also be distributing them at this time. Technology and Equipment Return To limit traffic and prioritize health and safety, we only ask our fifth graders or students who will not return to the Omaha Public School district in the fall to return items checked out from school. · Library Books · Music Instruments For the Health and Safety of All The distribution and return will follow a drive-through format. Please drive to the parking lot on the East side of the building and pull your car up to the back-cafeteria doors. Students and families will remain in their cars. Staff and volunteers will be wearing masks and come to your vehicle with your student’s material. If you or someone in your home is ill, do not visit school. Please contact me by email to find another option. Dan.Kirchhevel@ops.org Our Schedule Monday May 18th 8:00 – 4:00pm Tuesday May 19th 8:30 – 4:30pm Wednesday May 20th 9:00 – 5:00pm Please contact us by email with any questions you may have. Sincerely, Mr. Kirchhevel Principal Related Articles P-EBT Information Nebraska families with children eligible for free or reduced-price school meals are now eligible for food assistance through a new program called Pandemic-EBT! If you do not currently receive SNAP, and your children received free or reduced-price school meals this year, you must complete your application before July 19, 2020: https://bit.ly/317jQRk. Families can also call 800-383-4278 to apply. If your family currently receives SNAP, and your children received free or reduced-price school meals this year, you do not need to complete an application. Expect to receive two payments, up to $281 in total: one between July 28-31 and another between August 15-19. Please share widely! PLEASE NOTE: Although the application asks for a parent/guardian Social Security Number, it is OPTIONAL. You can leave this blank and still receive benefits. P-EBT benefits will not affect your family’s immigration status and the public charge rule does not apply to P-EBT benefits. OPS Summer Reading Challenge Last year Miller Park ended the summer in the TOP FIVE! This year, let's go to #1! Record your Summer Reading minutes here: https://district.ops.org/ABOUTOPS/SummerReading.aspx#103181327-how-many-minutes-have-you-read-today Check our school's progress here: https://district.ops.org/ABOUTOPS/SummerReading.aspx#103181328-current-progress Health Update Following updated federal and state guidance on Monday, March 16, 2020, Omaha Public Schools will extend its closure to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in our community. At this time, there is no tentative return date. For complete information, please follow this link to read Dr. Cheryl Logan's letter to the Omaha Public Schools community. More information is available here: http://bit.ly/3cYVzAr Comments are closed.