Dec. 2020-Jan. 2021 Newsletter

The District is aligning efforts to engage students in learning more about their social, emotional and behavioral skills, as well as those of others. Beginning with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), staff alongside students work toward demonstrating Walthill PRIDE. Concentrating on Positive, Respectful, Independent, Determined and Effort (PRIDE) allows everyone to focus on behaviors that align with Walthill’s motto: high expectations in a safe environment. The more students see, hear and practice PRIDE, the more positive all environments will be. If you have the opportunity to, please ask children in your household attending Walthill Public School what PRIDE means to them. Along with focusing on the academic and behavioral well-being of students, concentration is also on social and emotional learning (SEL). According to The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), social and emotional learning assists individuals in developing healthy identities, manage emotions, achieve goals, feel and show empathy, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions. Even though the elementary and secondary are utilizing different curriculum to address these needs, they are both research based and at some point address five competencies of SEL including: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making. In addition to what is currently being shared on the Walthill Public School Facebook Page, we plan to focus more on what is happening in regard to social, emotional and behavioral learning. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or would like more clarification.

CASEL: https://casel.org/

https://casel.org/

Quiz Bowl

Participants at

Wayne State

College. Kaija,

Kenyon, Isabell,

Greg, Nevaeah,

Lily, Charles,

Caleb.

Varsity Volleyball Junior High Volleyball

Varsity Football Junior High Football

Congratulations to the following football players 2020 Class D2-District 2 All District Football Team

RETURN SPECIALIST Jalen Merrick

ATHLETE Zander Lovejoy

HONORABLE MENTION Durand Morris

CJ Porter

Staying at home with Covid

Isolation (Because you have COVID) Vs. Quarantine (Because you came in contact with someone who had COVID)

Visitors No No Time at Home 10 days from the day 14 days from the day you started feeling sick. you were last with a You are feeling better positive person. and are fever free for You cannot test out 24 hours of quarantine. Washing Hands Often, use soap and Often, use soap and water for 20 seconds water for 20 seconds each time you wash each time you wash Masks Wear over your nose Wear over your nose and mouth, even at and mouth, including at home if you live with home if you live with others. others. People Contact Stay in a separate part Stay 6 feet away from of the house and use a others at home. different bathroom. (Also avoid your pets) Do not share towels, utensils, cups, etc. Symptoms If your symptoms get If you start showing worse, call your symptoms, call your doctor. doctor and get tested.

Symptoms of Covid-19

Fever or chills Cough Shortness of breath or trouble breathing Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea

EducationQuest Foundation

College Planning Bulletin A monthly college planning guide for Nebraska high school students

December 2020

What to expect after you submit your FAFSA The FAFSA opened October 1, so many of you have already completed and submitted your form. Here’s what happens next:

Expect a Student Aid Report (SAR) via an email link. The SAR tells you that your FAFSA was processed and lets you know if you need to take further action.

Watch for verification requests. The college(s) you listed on your FAFSA might request verification of your FAFSA information. If so, send the required documents to the colleges’ financial aid office. The college will not process your financial aid until they receive the documents.

Watch for financial aid award notifications. The colleges you listed on your FAFSA – and were accepted to – will send you financial aid award notifications detailing the types and amounts of aid they’re offering based on your financial need.

Haven’t completed your FAFSA yet? No problem! You and a parent can complete the form at studentaid.gov. Before you start, create a Student Aid Account (FSA ID) for you and one for a parent. You’ll need them to access and sign the FAFSA. For free help with the FAFSA, watch these brief FAFSA Demo videos, use our FAFSA Tools, or call the EducationQuest location nearest to you to make a virtual appointment:

Omaha – 402.391.4033 or 888.357.6300 Lincoln – 402.475.5222 or 800.303.3745 Kearney – 308.234.6310 or 800.666.3721 Scottsbluff – 308.708.7199 or 800.303.3745, ext. 6654

Virtual College Fair site will remain open until Dec. 1 EducationQuest held virtual college fairs Sept. 27-30 and on Nov. 17 so that students could meet with college reps and watch live college-prep presentations. Even though the live fairs are over, you may visit the site at eqf.org/collegefair until Dec. 1 to visit college booths and watch recorded sessions. If you visit at least 3 booths, you’ll be automatically entered into a drawing for a $500 scholarship!

Winning the scholarship game Follow these tips to increase your chances of earning scholarships:

Don’t ever pay for scholarship searches! Use free resources such as ScholarshipQuest at EducationQuest.org with over

2,000 Nebraska-based scholarships. You’ll also find a list of free national sites that we recommend such as Chegg, College

Board, and Fastweb.

Visit your school counselor often to learn about local scholarships.

Focus on local and college-based scholarships because you're more likely to earn them.

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Update your activities, honors, community service, and paid jobs using the Activities Resume at EducationQuest.org.

Earn the best possible ACT/SAT scores by taking the exam(s) in the spring of your junior year and again in the fall of your senior year.

Use quality references such as a teacher, coach, or counselor. Encourage them to write specific examples of your

leadership skills. Give them a specific deadline, and a copy of your Activities Resume.

Tailor your essay to the scholarship. Ask an English teacher to read your essay and offer advice on making a big

impact. Your essay will need to stand out from other applications.

December “To Do” List Complete these tasks during December to stay on the right college-planning track.

Seniors:

If you haven’t already, submit college applications and the FAFSA. Continue to apply for scholarships. Follow EducationQuest on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for a chance to win a $500 scholarship.

Juniors Take an ACT prep course. Set up a ScholarshipQuest profile and start searching for Nebraska-based scholarships. Follow EducationQuest on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for a chance to win a $500 scholarship.

For free help with college planning, contact EducationQuest Foundation:

Omaha Lincoln Kearney Scottsbluff

402-391-4033 402-475-5222 308-234-6310 308-708-7199 888-357-6300 800-303-3745 800-666-3721 800-303-3745, ext. 6654

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Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for a chance to win a $500 scholarship!

Your Journey to College Begins with Us

Left-Mellory Morris

Middle- Esperanza Del Angel

Right-Miah Montes

Secondary Students of the Month! These three students

were voted on by their teachers for displaying Blujay

P.R.I.D.E.

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During the winter months, all children are expected to go outside during recess unless it is raining or extremely cold (wind chill factor of 0 degrees or below) or a temperature below 20 degrees. During cold weather, students should be dressed warmly including coats, hats, scarves, tennis shoes or

boots and mittens. No Shorts or Sandals.

Congrats to our October and November PRIDE students of the month! These students did the best job of showing our PBIS PRIDE motto throughout this month!

October -Jersey, Zeke, Zach, Aubryanna, Averionna, and Kaijahlynn. (Not pictured: Malia). November-Emily, Amber, Weston, Kelby, Veronica, Drea, Xavin, and Esther

Keep up the great work, Blujays!

DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

BIRTH TO 4 MONTHS •Vary cries to tell you what he/she needs •Coo back and forth in conversation with you •Roll from side to back •Hold and swipe at objects •Smile and laugh when you play •Know and prefer your voice

4-8 MONTHS •Touch you and her toys to signal for more •Recognize names of familiar people, daily routines •Roll over in both directions •Pick up toys of all sizes •Move objects from hand to hand •Explore toys •Turn and look toward sounds •Sit without support

8-12 MONTHS •Combine many different sounds •Move forward to explore the environment •Stand with support •Place toys in containers and take them out again •Cry and fuss when separating from you

12-18 MONTHS •Use a few words to tell you what she wants •Make simple choices •Walk independently •Learn how to make simple things work •Place pegs or forms into boards or shape boxes •Express many types of emption with more intensity

18-24 MONTHS •Say two-word phrases •Climb on the furniture •Throw a ball •Pretend with dolls and household items

•Complete simple puzzles and fit toys together •Play side by side with other children

Walthill Public School requests your help in locating children who may be in need of

early intervention services or supports. Child Find is a component of the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that requires states to identify, locate, and

evaluate all children with disabilities (birth through the year in which they turn 21)

who are in need of early intervention or special education services. Please use the

following developmental milestones as a guideline for assessing your child’s

development. If you are concerned about your child’s development, or that of

another child in the community, please contact Angela Corderman at Walthill School

at 402-846-5432, Ext. 168.

2 YEARS •Combine three to four words in phrases •Ask questions •Balance on one foot and learn to jump •Climb up and down stairs •Fit together objects of different sizes and shapes •Learn about quantities •Act out daily experiences •Play with other children of the same age

3 YEARS •Learn many ideas and use new words in short

sentences •Ask many questions and tell stories •Become more coordinated for running, climbing and

riding a tricycle •Learn about gender and family differences •Match colors and shapes •Learn to play with other children •Learn to solve problems

4 YEARS •Use words to respond to others •Use longer sentences in conversations •Improve drawing, building and cutting skills •Discover about sizes, volumes, shapes and colors •Learn to count •Participate in dramatic play •Play cooperatively with other children •Recognize some numbers and letters

5 YEARS •Run, jump, hop, skip and climb with ease •Follow three-step directions •Recognize her printed name •Ask and answer who, what, when, where questions •Enjoy games and follow simple rules •Understand right and wrong •Draw with detail

We are sending goodie boxes to former students who are serving overseas. We have had

fundraisers here at school to help with the supplies and postage, and sent the first box Nov.

30th! We will be sending more goodie boxes to our soldiers in the near future.

If you would like to help us, please watch our Facebook page for information in January,

announcing drop off sites.

Ideas you can drop off to fill the boxes include: small book games (crossword, word finds,

Sudoku, or reading books, etc.) small trail mix, snacks, drink packets, candy, gum, crackers,

chips (especially spicy), cookies, “specialty” Oreos, caffeine, good powdered creamer, instant

oatmeal, individual peanut butter, sauce packs (ranch, sriracha-adds some “jazz” to their food),

lotion, lip balm, personal products

The sky's the limit. These are just suggestions.

Thank you from the 5th and 6th Graders

Dear Basketball Fans

Due to new COVID restrictions crowd size has been limited across the state. Some schools may be eliminating

fans, we will let you know on our Facebook site should a school be doing that for our away games. Most

schools are using a ticket system to restrict their crowds to the required size. This means before any away

game they will send tickets to us. We will divide them among the players and coaches. Please check with the

school, or your basketball player, before you drive to an away game to ensure you can get in.

Good news, at Walthill we still plan to allow limited fans at our home games. But we need to limit the crowd

size. We want to ensure our players have the ability to get their favorite fans to our home games, so will be

using a ticket system. Each player will be given two tickets to share with their fans. The ticket allows you to

attend, however the $5.00 gate fee must be paid.

ONLY ticket holders will be allowed in the game. To help those that cannot attend, new this year is our video

streaming of our basketball games. https://striv.tv/channel/walthill/ is the web site to access our video feed.

Regular COVID rules apply for all our games:

Please check your temperature upon entering.

Please use hand sanitizer.

Please wear mask at all times.

Please social distance when sitting in stands.

NEW - no food or drink sold or allowed in the school

NEW - team and scorer’s table are provided a safety zone

NEW - only workers, players, and those with entrance tickets will be allow in the games.

Thank you for your help to keep our students safe.

Supporting our Soldiers

https://striv.tv/channel/walthill/

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2:30 Dismissal

5:00 VGBBB Home vs. Santee

6:00 VGBBB @ Winnebago

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2:30 Dismissal

6:00 VGBBB Home vs. Whiting

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2:30 Dismissal

6:00 VGBBB @ Siouxland Christian

6:15 VGBBB @ Hartington-Newcastle

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6:00 VGBBB @ Omaha Christian Academy

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OCE Holiday Tournament in Clearwater TBA

OCE Holiday Tournament in Clearwater TBA

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Staff Inservice Back to School!

2:30 Dismissal

6:00 VGBBB Home vs Wakefield

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6:00 VGBBB Home vs Madison

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6:15 VGBBB @ Winside

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NO SCHOOL 6:00 VGBBB @ Lutheran High NE

2:30 Dismissal

6:15 VGBBB Home vs Homer

6:00 VGBBB @ Ponca

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6:00 VGBBB Home vs Allen/Emerson/Hubbard

6:15 VGBBB@ Wynot

2:30 Dismissal

Lewis and Clark Tourney begins TBA

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