Pleasanton Public Schools

Mrs. Albers 2nd Grade class had a great time on their Field trip to Minden, visiting Pioneer Village yesterday!

Bulldog Shout-Out to the awesome kiddos who received Positive Office Referrals this month and those who completed their Reading Bingo challenge for May! Way to go!

MENU CHANGE:

Friday's A lunch will be a hamburger and B lunch will be a Hot Dog.

Join us in celebrating the retirement of Mrs. Vickie Lammers with a card shower! Thank you, Vickie, for over 30 years of dedication to PPS. You will be missed!

The 6th-grade class went on a field trip to Windmill Recreation by Gibbon yesterday, along with students from Elm Creek, SEM, Amherst, and Shelton! They participated in different stations, including archery, geocaching, dutch oven cooking, fishing, fire starting, as well as learned about Raptors from the Edgerton Explorit Center.

Our 3rd grade classes wrapped up a week of Junior Achievement with Tom & Deborah Gdisis last Friday. Thank you for volunteering your time for our students!

Congratulations to Kaylee Pierce, a freshman at Pleasanton High School, who is the winner of the Buffalo County America 250 essay contest in the 9th-grade division. She was recognized at an award ceremony on Saturday, May 2.

As a winner, she will receive a certificate from America 250/VFW, one from State Senator Stan Clouse, and some special commemorative coins for America 250, along with $100!

Way to go Kaylee!

REMINDER: Elementary Play Day is next week on Friday, May 8th! See you at the Football Field!

During the Week of the Young Child (April 11–17), our Pre-K students created their own maracas using materials provided by PACK (Pleasanton Area Community for Kids). The students had a wonderful time assembling their instruments and exploring music through hands-on creativity!

Registration for Summer Childcare has been extended! If you need summer care for your current Kindergarten through 4th-grade child, fill out the form and register them today! Full-time, part-time or drop-in spots are available. Contact the office or Miss Steph with any questions.

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Ms. Quadhamer's 3rd Grade class delivered May Day baskets around the school this morning! Thanks to donations from parents and hard work putting them together, they put smiles on many Staff faces today!

Now that we are at the end of the school year, school meals will be focused on cleaning out the freezer and preparing for summer! Because of this the menu may have some variation and will be sent week by week. Here are the meals for May 1st and all of next week. Bon Appetit! Friday 5/1 Breakfast - Cinnamon Rolls Lunch A - Chili Cheese Dog, French Fries B - Cold ham sandwich C - Chef Salad Monday 5/4 Breakfast- cereal Lunch A - Fish Sticks, French Fries B - Chicken Fajitas C - NO C LUNCH Tuesday 5/5 Breakfast- Pizza Lunch A - Beef Tacos B - Chicken Fajitas C - NO C LUNCH Wednesday 5/6 Breakfast- Breakfast Pocket Lunch A - Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwich B - Chicken Fajitas C - NO C LUNCH Thursday 5/7 Breakfast- Cereal Lunch A - Sloppy Joe B - Chicken Fajitas C - NO C LUNCH Friday 5/8 Breakfast- Biscuits & Gravy Lunch A - Cold Ham Sandwich B - Chicken Fajitas C - NO C LUNCH

Students from UNMC in Kearney presented on various Health topics to our Elementary students today as part of a Health Fair with our school nurse. Thank you for your time with our students!

Students from UNK class TE 353 (Teaching Lessons) came to Pleasanton once a week for the last 3 weeks and taught 35-75 minutes in a 3-Day Science Lesson to our Elementary grades. Thank you for sharing your time with us!

After-school care will be CLOSED on Friday, May 8th (Play Day). Contact Miss Steph with any questions. Thank you!

Good luck Golfers!

Rory Cruise from the 4th of July Bash stopped by to surprise the winners of the t-shirt contest for this summer's bash! Winners are: Kaleb Mayo - 4th Grade, Brock Krause - 5th Grade and Emily Zimmer - 6th Grade.