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Thursday, March 18, 2010
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| What's Happening at a Glance
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| Nebraska Humanities Council - The Nebraska Humanities Council is pleased to bring Deborah Greenblatt to Morton Magnet Middle School presenting "James Whitcomb Riley, the fiddling poet". This program will provide your student with a unique educational opportunity.
The program will be presented at Morton Magnet Middle School starting at 1:30 p.m. on March 19th. All 5th & 6th grade students will be attending along with 7th & 8th honors language arts and orchestra and honors choir.
The Nebraska Humanities Council appreciates the opportunity to bring programs such as this to your school. Please go to www.nebraskahumanitiescouncil.org to learn more aboaut the Nebraska Humanities Council and see a calendar of other events in your community. |
| Ethnicity/Race Changes Notice - To provide a more accurate view of the nation's ethnic and racial makeup the federal government has changed the way in which ethnicity and race information are to be collected and reported. Accurate ethnic and racial data help us conduct research and evaluation as well as comply with federal and state equal employment opportunity laws. Under the new format, an individual will have the opportunity to identify themselves by ethnicity (Hispanic/Latino or not Hispanic/Latino) and by one or more racial groups (Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African-American, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, White). In order to comply with the new federal requirements, school districts across the nation including the Omaha Public Schools need to collect this information for all students and staff using the new requirements. Therefore, OPS will be required to make a determination of ethnicity/race for any person who does not provide one using the existing information contained on file. If a person does not identify an ethnicity and a race and if OPS do not have sufficient information on file, then a designated staff member will observe and select racial and ethnic categories on their behalf, as required by the federal government for aggregate reporting. A survey must be completed separately for each student and staff member. Look for surveys to be sent out in April.
If you have additional questions, please see the description and FAQ at www.OPS.org
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| Pop Tab Collection - We will be collecting pop tabs starting the week of March 29, so please start saving now. All pop tabs will be given to the Ronald McDonald House. |
| NeSA Testing during month of April. Tutorial link listed below. -
Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) Tests
In April, all students in grades 3-8 and 11 will participate in the Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) tests. The NeSA-Reading tests will provide parents, students, and teachers with an assessment of student progress in mastering basic skills based on Nebraska’s Reading Standards. The NeSA-Reading test will be given to students in two un-timed testing sessions. NeSA-Reading results will be provided to schools and parents in the fall of 2010.
To prepare for the April testing, the Nebraska Department of Educations is providing student tutorials online. The tutorials are designed to instruct students and teachers on the features of the testing software. The tutorials provide a description of the features of the NeSA testing. If you wish to access the tutorials, go to the https://ne.drcedirect.com and select Online Testing Software Downloads. From NeSA home page, the tutorials may be taken online without down loading any links or software to the computer.
Some schools have also volunteered to participate in a sample of the new Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) test for math. The official NeSA-Math test will be given to all students in grades 3-8 and 11 and reported during the 2010-11 school year. |
| Computer Technology Camp - UNO's college of information Science and Technology is offering computer technology camps this summer for students ages 11-17. Registration is now available online at http://www.workshops.ist.unomaha.edu
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| Standards - How are we doing? Please check out the seven standards for effective schools and leave your comments. read more ... |
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Morton Magnet Middle School
4606 Terrace Drive
Omaha, Ne 68134
402-557-4700
Fax # 402-557-4709
Staff Email Links
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- Northwest High High steppers spirit Squad- 8th grade girls going to Northwest who are interested in being part of this group can pick up an application packet from Mrs. Larsen. There will be a workshop the week of March 29th and tryouts will be April 3, 10.
- Anyone interested in joining the Flag Team at Northwest should attend Tryouts April 5-9 in the band room at 3:00.
- 8th Grade Parent Night at Burke
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Date: April 12, 2010
Time: 6:30-7:30
Place: Burke's auditorium
Topics: Registration timeline, 9th grade courses, graduation requirements, advanced education planning and academic resources
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Friday
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Jan. 29
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Basketball – Girls
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3:30 a.m.
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Morton @ Hale (A&B)
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Tuesday
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Feb. 2
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Swimming - Boys
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3:10 p.m.
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7th Grade City Finals @ Burke
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Tues. - Friday
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Feb. 2-5
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Basketball - Girls
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3:10 p.m.
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City Tournament (locations - TBA)
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Thursday
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Feb. 4
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Swimming - Boys
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3:10 p.m.
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8th Grade City Finals @ Burke
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Tuesday
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Feb. 23
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Wrestling
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3:10 p.m.
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Hale, McMillan @ Morton
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Thursday
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Feb. 25
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Wrestling
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3:10 p.m.
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Morton @ Lewis and Clark
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Tuesday
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March 2
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Wrestling
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3:10 p.m.
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Morton @ Bryan
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Thursday
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March 4
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Wrestling
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3:10 p.m.
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King, Marrs @ Morton
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Saturday
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March 6
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Wrestling
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9:00 a.m.
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Invite Tournament @ McMillan .
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Tuesday
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March 9
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Wrestling
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3:10 p.m.
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Buffet & Morton @ Beveridge
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Thursday
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March 11
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Wrestling
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3:10 p.m.
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Morton and Norris @ Monroe
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Friday
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March 12
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Wrestling
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3:10 p.m.
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Morton & Bryan @ McMillan
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Monday
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March 15
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Wrestling
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5:00 p.m.
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Seeding Meeting @ Norris (coaches only)
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Tuesday
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March 16
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Wrestling
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3:10 p.m.
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City Finals ("B" team wrestlers) @ Norris
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Wednesday
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March 17
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Wrestling
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3:10 a.m.
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City Finals ("A" team wrestlers) @ Norris
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