Parents & Guardians,

We are off to a fantastic start this school year! We are back in full swing of things at 1R. Students and staff have been hard at work. Labor Day Weekend and No School Monday, September 1st. 

We just completed school pictures. If you need assistance with orders or have questions please contact Cassie Price Photography- 308-850-1179 or email:  cassie_price@live.com School picture retakes are (Wednesday, Oct. 1st).

Parent Teacher Conferences are Wednesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 25 from 3:30 PM-8:00 PM. Students will be dismissed at 2:00PM. K-5 teachers will reaching out via Bright Arrow and Google sign up forms over the next week or two. Please be looking for those messages and sign up.  Middle School conferences are not scheduled – just come when you are available. There is NO school on Friday, September 26. 

I would like to remind parents and legal guardians of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). We cannot share academic information with anyone other than biological parents or documented legal guardians. While we value and recognize it takes a community to raise a child, we cannot share academic information outside these parameters——meaning stepparents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, boyfriends or girlfriends etc. We thank you for your cooperation with meeting these requirements of the law.

Mrs. Cadwalader will have the Book Fair in conjunction with Parent Teacher Conference days. PTO will also host Breakfast Buddies on Thursday, Sept. 25th at 7:15 AM in conjunction with the Book Fair. Come enjoy a donut and buy a book to share with your child. Let’s instill the passion for reading in children and support the 1R library.

PTO meets on the first Monday of the month at 6:00 PM. With Labor Day the meeting is moved to Tuesday Sept. 2 at 6:00 PM this month.  On behalf of the PTO, they would like to encourage you to consider coming to the meetings. They are held in our library on the first Monday of the month unless otherwise noted.  If you are not able to attend the meetings, but would be willing to help in any other way, please let our PTO know.  Thank you PTO and to all the 1R families who came to the Open House. We had a great turnout, amazing raffle prizes and some great food. PTO will continue to utilize Peach Jar to share information and check out their Faceboo for updates and access to events. Culver’s will be hosting a PTO Dining Night out on September 9th from 4-8PM. PTO just completed a Northwest Blanket Fundraiser. During the month of September they are hosting a Calendar fundraiser you may buy a day, a week or whole month. 100% of money raised goes toward the PTO goal of covering the playground with rubberized mulch. They have apply for a grant through the State of Nebraska to help with 50% matching funds. We will not know in December/January if the grant was approved. All fundraising this year is going toward this project and hopeful completion next summer 2026. Thank you for any and all support!  

 If you are NOT receiving Bright Arrow text messages or emails from 1R office or NWPS, please contact the school so we can ensure we have the proper contact information for you. All messages come from 790-41.

PowerSchool- Here is a video link if you still are in need of assistance with accessing PowerSchool click this link to watch a detailed video. PowerSchool Video 

Parents- please do not drop off your child until at least 7:45a.m. Our hours are 7:45-3:45p.m. daily. In order to provide proper supervision we need your help with this. School starts at 8:00a.m. daily. Please arrive between 7:45 and 8:00a.m. 8:02 is the tardy bell. 

Your child’s attendance at school is very important to us and imperative to their success in the classroom. Instruction begins when they walk in the classroom door.  Please call the office before 8:00 a.m. on days your child will be absent or ill.  Mrs. Bachle will be following up if she has not heard from you by 9:00 and alerts may be sent notifying you. Please contact the office at 385-6352.

Also reminder after school pickup. If your child is not in the parking lot please pull around and get back in line on 1R road. This allows us to keep traffic flowing for everyone. Hopefully, the second time around your child will be waiting. Again safety is our priority and it is crowded, but if everyone follows these expectations we can do our best to make it flow quickly and safely for everyone. The east parking lot is NOT for daily pickup as we have buses, coaches and parents entering or leaving the building this is reserved for. Thank you for your assistance with these expectations. We greatly appreciate it.   

News from the lunchroom. K-5 students may order a fresh salad for lunch this year. K-5 students will place orders first thing in the morning when teachers take lunch count. The fresh salad will be served with fruit and milk for $3.30, a regular lunch price. 

Thank you middle school parents who were able to attend “The Day & Life of a Middle Schooler.” For those who were unable to attend we encourage you to reach out to teachers with questions or concerns. We did touch base on a couple changes and topics in relation to the (click)  K-8 Student Handbook on Grading pg. 11 and Discipline pgs. 21-27. 

Here is information about a free online tutoring resource on the Northwest website. To access this resource go to the Northwest Website. Online Tutoring Information 

Middle school sports have started practices and games are right around the corner. We wish all our teams good luck this fall. Their schedules are posted on the 1R Google calendar. Please contact your coaches if your athlete will be absent or with questions on practices, game times and locations. They are the most up-to-date with any changes.  

 

Northwest uses the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) system. (SRP) provides consistent, clear, shared language and actions among all students, staff and first responders. We have and will continue to practice fire, tornado, lockdown and evacuation drills. We practice to be prepared and pray we will never use them. The Rural Fire Department and Sheriff’s Department have been great support and we thank them for all their service.

Here are some tips to help your child at school:

• Establish good routines:  bedtime, wake up times, and breakfast
• Backpacks and clothes laid out the night before ready to go in the morning
• MS students- CHARGING their Chromebook overnight
• Set aside time and a quiet place to study and/or read at home 

As a district and building we continue to ROW together! The ROW acronym stands for being: R-Respectful, O-taking Ownership, and W-Working as a team. These expectations are part of the 1R School Improvement Climate & Culture Goal. Teachers shared lessons with students the first week of school on how and what it looks like to ROW in our building, the classroom, hallway, lunchroom, recess etc…. I encourage you to ask your child about ROW Expectations. Each day teachers are looking for students who exhibit these expectations. Students are given ROW rewards and their names are placed in a weekly drawing.  

We continue implementing the 1R House System in conjunction with our ROW expectations. Our first House gathering was last week. New students and  Kindergarteners  joined their new house families. Students will create their crest for their lockers and hallways. We have a lot of awesome students doing great things everyday!

Again thank you for your continued partnership. We greatly appreciate your support. The best and most updated way to stay connected is with the 1R Calendar and Northwest District calendar. You may also follow us on the 1R Facebook page, 1R Website and Northwest Website. Please do not hesitate to contact the office or myself if you have any questions 308-385-6352. 

Sincerely,

Mr. Retzlaff, Principal