Read Across America was celebrated March 1st-5th. 

The students and staff dressed up for five different themes and on Thursday the students were introduced to a Book Tasting Event.  Where 8 tables were decorated by the elementary para-educators each one with a different theme.  Students had an hour in the  music room to go from table to table and check out different types of books.  The para-educators did a fantastic job.  The Read Across America chairmen are Mollie Thompson and Kortney Allen.

"Book Tasting Event”

Here is a small peek into what students experienced on Thursday

For more pictures, click here. 

Middle School student Emily B. has organized a sock drive during March. Donations can be dropped off at school by March 19th. 

Kindergarten Round Up for the Class of 2034 is just around the corner!

Monday, March 8th, at 7 PM in Lawrence

Below is the paperwork needed for enrolling in kindergarten:

• Kindergarten PHYSICAL FORM and dental exam

• Updated immunizations, including required kindergarten shots

• Copy of certified birth certificate (many have already turned this in if your child attended LN Preschool)

• Letter sent home with the required information is linked HERE.

If you can't make round-up, please read through the presentation on What to Know for Kindergarten found HERE.

All other paperwork will be sent home prior to school beginning or on the first day of enrollment.  A list of last year's paperwork requirements is linked HERE (elementary is on the last page of document).

Menu change due to snow days

Thursday, Feb. 18th - Chicken Fajita's for prek also

Friday, Feb. 19th - Cheese Sticks and Tomato soup

Monday, Feb.22 - Shredded Pork Sandwich

Tuesday, Feb 23 - Flyer Saucer 

Wednesday,  Feb. 24 - Breaded Chicken Sandwich

Students 1st - 5th grade are raising money for Jump Rope 4 Heart again this year. 

Online registration link here  

Envelope are due Monday, February 15th to Mrs. Schmoldt 

We have raised over $123,000 for the AHA and are in the top 25 schools for the area!!! That is truly quite an accomplishment for our school. Our students and community members have helped make this possible with your support of this event.

The area coordinator plans to have a special offer for our school which she will share with us before the event.

Congratulations to Lawrence/Nelson senior McKenzie Ostdiek, who learned on January 14th, 2021, that she was a recipient of the Chadron State College Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) and also interviewed for the RHOP at Wayne State College, and will interview for the KHOP program at UNK next week!  Three interviews in a short amount of time that all include:

• full tuition
• guaranteed admission to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
• early registration privileges, and
• opportunities to visit UNMC during her time in undergrad.

Rural communities make up a majority of Nebraska. They are the lifeblood of the state and deserve quality medical care.  Established and successful for over 25 years, the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) is a special cooperative program between state colleges and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) to meet that need.  As a citizen of rural Nebraska, McKenzie has experienced the rural lifestyle, and knows the unique needs of our community.  That's why colleges are recruiting Nebraskans like her - because they are dedicated to their home state and care about its rural health care needs.  The KHOP and RHOP programs represent that commitment and will prepare McKenzie to return to rural Nebraska and care for its citizens as a pharmacist, an area she has been studying as part of her NCAPS experience.

McKenzie is the daughter of Ken and Shannon Ostdiek of rural Lawrence.  Congratulations, McKenzie!

Will your child be three years of age by July 31st of this year?  If so, make sure to get them signed up for preschool at either Sandy Creek or Lawrence/Nelson, where both full- and part-time preschool is offered for our students, along with transportation, and a healthy snack and lunch!  

Questions?  Contact Dana Epley at Lawrence/Nelson at 402.756.7013 or by emailing depley@southcentralusd.us or Julie Studnicka at Sandy Creek at (402) 726-2151 or by emailing jstudnicka@southcentralusd.us.  

More information is linked below:

• Preschool Round-Up: 
  • Mon., Mar. 8th at 6 PM in Lawrence for LN students AND at Sandy Creek for SC Students
  • Both locations will have round-up on the same night at the same time!
• Preschool Handbook and Application (please note there are two pages at the back of the handbook that require your signature AND note that the school calendar outlined in the back of the handbook) and paperwork related to enrollment:
  • Signature Page to be signed by Parent/Guardian
  • Parent Permission Form signed by Parent/Guardian
  • Head Start Paperwork (required of all students - only need tax return if applying for Head Start services) --> Includes the Written Statement & Application Form --> PLEASE NOTE THIS IS LAST YEAR'S PAPERWORK; STILL WAITING ON THE PAPERWORK FOR 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR!
  • Lawrence/Nelson Letter of Intent
  • Sandy Creek Letter of Intent
• Preschool Orientation Paperwork
  • August _____, 2021, at Lawrence/Nelson:  TIME TO BE ASSIGNED --> You will receive a letter with this information.
  • August _____, 2021, at Sandy Creek:  TIME TO BE ASSIGNED
  • OPTIONAL PARENT HANDOUTS AND REQUIRED HEAD START PAPERWORK --> WAITING ON UPDATED PAPERWORK; CHECK BACK SOON!
• Upcoming school year calendar WILL BE LINKED HERE WHEN APPROVED

Don't forget that in order to enroll your child in preschool, we will need the following:

• Copy of your child's original birth certificate
• Copy of immunizations
• Physical/Dental Check-Up within 3 months of school starting
• Proof of income for reduced tuition rates or application for the Head Start program
• All paperwork signed & returned