Last Thursday Minatare Elementary Student Leadership Team decorated a Minatare themed Christmas tree at the Legacy of the Plains Museum. Stop by and vote for them before Christmas!!!
Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Minatare Public Schools will have a noon dismissal.
Bus will leave the elementary at 12:15 pm & pick up at the high school at 12:20 pm. It will leave the high school at 12:25 pm. to begin the drop off. Pick-up will be at the COOP around 1 pm.
There will be no 21st Century program on December 5,6,7 (Elementary building)
Minatare Public Schools would like to take the opportunity to wish you all a safe and Happy Thanksgiving holiday. May your tables & hearts be full of wonderful food, wonderful memories, love, laughter and blessings.
Minatare Public Schools will be closed Wednesday November 22nd through Friday November 24th for our Minatare families to enjoy the Thanksgiving break with all of their loved ones. We will all return on Monday November 27th at regular start times.
From our Minatare families to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!
FFA had a great day at Leadership Development Events! Cassiana Gutierrez received a purple and qualified for STATE in Cooperative Speaking.
JacksonSchwartz, Aaron Suhr and Calvin Douglass placed a high purple for their duck/goose hunting demonstration.
Bayleigh Lacy, Saydee Peterson and Yvonne Kreiling received a purple for their egg candling demonstration and Aaron Neumann received a white ribbon for Creed Speaking.
Congratulations to all of you!
This event is for parents whose primary language is Spanish. What a great opportunity!
The following topics will be covered:
Components of the IEP
How to communicate at the IEP
How to support your child
Local and Government Agencies
Medicaid and SSI
Extended school year services
DD services as an adult and how to apply
Please share the flier and this link to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlc-Curz4pE93BDewXgdv6jZUuGC_swwOa#/registration.
This event takes place this Saturday via Zoom.
Reminder: Minatare will be hosting MAC One Act tomorrow, Thursday November 16th.
There is No School for Students Grades Pre-K through 12. Pre-K will have Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday.
Friday November 17th is a Teacher In Service day.
High School students will still be able to come in from 1-3pm for teacher assistance.
No Basketball practices on Thursday November 16th. Friday November 17th-regular scheduled practices at 4 & 5:30PM.
Thank you to everyone that came & joined us for Title I Turkey Bingo. We had an amazing turnout. Congratulations to all of our winners.
Thank you to the Minatare Booster Club for providing hot dogs & water, to Banister's Leadership Academy for your attendance & information and DeVonna Tyree-Bowers for providing information about our Special Education department. Thank you to Superintendent Rocky Robbins for calling our Bingo games and Principal Jodi Wolf for assisting.
We had a great time.
Tonight's the night! Join us at Minatare Elementary for some good old fashioned Title I Bingo! Come for Bingo, learn about the Title I program and have some fun, all for free!
Starts at 6pm in the Elementary gym.
Friday November 10th
Regular School Day
All Grades
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, when the clock will “fall back” one hour and in theory we get one extra hour of sleep.
Minatare Public Schools had the extreme pleasure to host Mike Donahue, the founder & director of Value Up, a Nebraska based motivational company that focuses on positive school culture.
If you have never heard his message, or listened to him speak, you should. We could have heard a pin drop this morning while he was speaking to our students and staff.
What a pleasure it was to host Mr. Mike Donahue.
Thank you for gracing our school with your presence.
Minatare Junior/Senior High Schools 1st Quarter Honor Roll.
What a great group of students! We are proud of all of your accomplishments. Keep up the good work.
Minatare Elementary Sunshine Committee is kicking off their fundraiser to raise money. The fundraiser will be running from 10/19/2023 – 11/07/2023. To order, please contact any member of Sunrise Committee, or you can place an order online by clicking this link! Thank you for supporting Sunrise Committee!
https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/fba17c45-52f3-44fb-abce-104abdcbe9e9
Thank you to everyone that came out today to celebrate Pat Horner's Retirement. Huge thank you to Nadia Martinez for the amazing food (as always) and the great cake.
We had a great time celebrating and honoring a man that has worked day in and day out to provide our school with many things for over 18 years.
Congratulations Pat Horner.
Aulick Manufacturing Day.
Cassiana Gutierrez Jordyn Taylor, and Miah Garza made it to the final round in the gate competition.
FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct. 4; Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones
Don't forget Parent/Teacher Conferences will run tomorrow, Thursday September 28th from 4:30-7:30PM at Minatare Elementary School (805 7th Street). High school staff will be located in the gym (please remember to sign in). Elementary staff will be located in their designated classrooms.
Conferences will continue on Friday September 29th from 8:00AM to 12:00PM.
Please plan to attend, visit with our staff, and see all of the great things happening at Minatare Public Schools.
Reminder that this week is Parent/Teacher Conferences.
They will be held at the Elementary school located at 807 7th Street.
Dates are Thursday September 28th from 4:30-7:30pm and Friday September 29th from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
High School Staff will be set up in the Elementary Gym and Elementary Staff will be located in their designated classrooms.
Please plan to attend so that we can share all of the wonderful things your students have been doing.
Minatare Elementary's 3rd & 4th graders had the honor of Nebraska's First Lady Suzanne Pillen visit their classroom today! She came and read the book "Right this very minute" a table to farm book. She also talked about agriculture in Nebraska. It was a wonderful experience and honor to have her visit our little school. Thank you so much for the time you spent with us today Suzanne Pillen!!
Monthly Lifespan Respite Update
Since July 1, we have assisted 100 individuals with respite funding (97 Children, 7 Adults, 6 Elderly) and they have already used $16,408 in respite funding.
Scotts Bluff County – 45
Dawes County – 40
Box Butte County – 12
Sheridan County – 7
Morrill County – 2
Cheyenne County – 2
Kimball County – 2
We had a successful Respite Fun Day at the Chadron Aquatic Center with 22 individuals attending. Comments from the families included:
We enjoyed the event and had fun swimming. It was great to get out of the house and have a good day!
Thank you for hosting!!!
The swimming was a very nice activity well enjoyed by kids and adults. Thank you.
Absolutely loved respite fun day! It was a great experience! The kiddos got to meet other kids while doing so.
Our next event is December 2 in Scottsbluff. The flyer and registration form are attached.
We are excited at the continued increase in respite usage and hope you will continue to refer families who have a child on an IEP or IFSP or even a 504 Plan. I attached our most recent Provider list. We are still looking for providers, especially in Box Butte, Sheridan, Morrill, Cheyenne and Kimball Counties. Many families really enjoy that the kids can participate in activities such as dance, gymnastics and swimming.
Please contact Ms. Tyree-Bowers or Ms. Alvord for more information.
Ms. Tyree-Bowers can be reached at 308-783-1255
Ms. Alvord can be reached at 308-783-1733
