Dear Parents and Guardians:

The One R Introduction to Kindergarten night will be Tuesday, April 15th at 6:30pm. We are looking for 2025-26 Kindergarteners. If you have a child who is 5 years old on or before July 31, 2020, they are eligible to attend kindergarten. Please call the office (308-385-6352). We will add them to our list and begin sharing important information with these families. Thanks for spreading the word.

Mr. Meyer will host the district wide 5-8 Band concert on Tuesday, April 29 at 6:30p.m. Mrs. Liberty will have the K-5 spring concert on Monday,  May 5th at 6:30p.m. All concerts will be hosted at the Northwest Auditorium.  There will be no 6-8 middle school spring concert. The middle school created the Euphonix Middle School Show Choir this spring. Thank you Mrs. Gapp, Ms. Hamilton and Mr. Meyer for giving our kids in middle school who love music this opportunity. 

Current/returning 1R Kindergarten  through 7th grade students may register online for the 2025-26 school year between April 2nd-14th. Parents and guardians watch for information from the district coming on Wednesday. New families and new incoming Kindergarten whose options have been accepted may register starting on Tuesday, April 15th.   

The 1R 2024-25 Yearbook online ordering forms will open today April 1st. Ordering will close on Friday, April 11th. ALL payments will be done through the online ordering process.  The cost will be $15. Mrs. Pagel does an awesome job each year capturing memories of the school year and events. 

Academically our students continue to work hard as we close out the school year. 3rd-8th grade students will be taking the state NSCAS assessment over this next month. Our 3rd through 8th grade will be assessed in English Language Arts and Math. 5th and 8th graders will also take the Science assessment. K-2 will get to show their growth later this month when they complete their end of the year DIBELS and Math MAP assessments. We will be goal setting with our students and challenging them to do their best.  We are excited to see their growth. Remember that a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast prior to the test really do make a difference. In addition, daily attendance and positive support from you will only enhance your child’s success. We have a window of time to complete these assessments so please do your best to have your child in attendance or let us know they will be absent so we can make arrangements.

Our middle school Track season will start Friday, April 4th, at 1:00p.m. at Grand Island Senior High. Our NW Middle School Trap team has had a couple of competitions already. Girls and Boys first soccer game will be April 15th. Please check the 1R google calendar and website for all upcoming events. We wish all of our teams good luck in their spring seasons.

Fourth grade will make the trek to Lincoln on Thursday, April 3rd.  Many of our other classes will be headed to Stuhr museum and other locations as we wind down the school year. 

PTO had a busy month. They had a great turnout for Breakfast Buddies again thank you all for supporting this event. There will be another dining night out at Pizza Hut on Diers Ave. location next Tuesday, April 8th. PTO will be sending an order form for Field Day T-Shirts today. It has been a couple years and we probably have had some littles that have grown out of them. This is just for fun not a requirement of Field day attire. Reminder Flower Fundraising forms are due April 4th. This is a great Mother’s Day gift!  Delivery is expected to be Tuesday, May 6th. PTO has planned a Family Fun Night at Pete’s Safari on May 2nd, 4-7pm.  The monthly meeting date is Monday, April 7th. PTO will host Teacher Appreciation the week of April 29th through May 2nd. Look for more information to come.  They are accepting nominations for board positions in 2025-26. If you are interested please reach out to Lisa Allan, Nicole Dramse or Angela Rodenbaugh. .

Northwest Summer Activities and Camp Registrations are posted on 1R website and Facebook.  

NO School Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21st for Easter Break

 Monday, April 28 NO school for students. Staff In-Service

Field Day is Friday, May 16th noon dismissal and event starts at 12:45 at Northwest High School

8th Grade Recognition will be Thursday, May 22nd from 7:30-8:30am.  

Last day of School noon dismissal is Thursday,  May 22nd at 12:00p.m. 

On behalf of the staff and myself, we thank you for your continued support. Please follow our 1R Google calendar for the most current events and check out our 1R Facebook page. If you have questions regarding your child’s education, please do not hesitate to contact the office at 385-6352.

Sincerely,

Mr. Retzlaff, Principal