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Elmwood Man Receives Wachiska's Earthkeeper Award
For over 35 years Wachiska Audubon has worked on behalf of birds, wildlife habitat preservation, responsible urban development and support of nature education for children and adults.
The Mission of the Wachiska Audubon Society is to preserve and restore native grasslands and other natural ecosystems, promote birding, support native wildlife, provide educational opportunities and advocate on behalf of our natural environment and sustainability, especially in Southeastern Nebraska.
Wachiska Audubon is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society , serving 17 Southeast Nebraska counties. It is one of four such chapters in Nebraska, and one of more than 500 chapters nationwide.
Monthly meetings feature guest speakers and programs on a variety of nature and environmental topics. Chapter members participate in numerous field trips throughout the year. Special events such as the annual Christmas Bird Count, Birdathon and Backyard Habitat Tour highlight the program year and draw thousands of people from the community.
Wachiska Audubon provides volunteer and monetary support to local nature centers and sanctuaries such as Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center and Pioneers Park Nature Center.
The chapter takes pride in its role of preserving several tallgrass prairie remnants located in Butler, Gage, Cass, Colfax, Fillmore, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe, Pawnee, Saline, Saunders and Richardson counties in Southeast Nebraska.
Wachiska's Earthkeeper Award has been presented to Duane Hovorka, executive director of the Nebraska Wildlife Federation.
KNIGHTLY NEWS:
Apr. 18 - Early dismissal at 1:15 p.m. for staff development
Apr. 26 - Elementary Spring Concert at 7:00 p.m. Students art work will be displayed in the halls and
commons area for people to enjoy before and after the concert. I would like to thank Mrs.
Matthews for organizing this art exhibit.
STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
Next week the Elementary Student Council will be holding a Staff Appreciation Week. This is a week to thank the staff for all they do to make our school such a wonderful place. The staff will be treated daily with goodies in the work room and will also get an extra planning time on Friday, April 20th. Any donations of treats, goodies, cards, etc. would be appreciated.
While the teachers are enjoying their extra planning time, we are going to refocus our attention on our anti-bullying efforts. The student council members will help Mrs. Paulsen teach anti-bullying lessons to the students. Students will stand in silent observance for seven seconds for the fact that every seven seconds someone in the United States is bullied. We will then make a pledge to stop bullying in our school and release balloons.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office or Mrs. Paulsen.
JUMP FOR HEART
The Elmwood-Murdock Physical education program would like to thank all the students and community for helping raise money for the American Heart Association. The 3rd – 6th graders raised $3587.20 to help fight heart disease and stroke.
ELEMENTARY BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP
The elementary boys basketball camp will be June, 25, 26 and 27 at the Murdock Gym from 1:30 to 3:30pm. It is for boys in grades 3rd – 6th in the fall of 2012. If you need a registration form they can be found on the Elmwood-Murdock website.
SUMMER ENRICHMENT
We will again be offering Summer Enrichment classes for elementary students this summer. We have scheduled June 11-28 Monday-Thursday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. for the classes. Informational packets were sent home last week. Please return the forms to the office as soon as possible if you are interested in having your child attend the classes.
2012 E-M VOLLEYBALL CAMP
Tuesday-Thursday May 29th-31st, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Next year’s grades 1st-3rd open to boys and girls, next year’s grades 4th-6th girls only
$30.00 per participant includes t-shirt
Return form with payment to Mrs. Justus or Mary at the office
PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THE GRIFFIN FAMILY!
Please attend a fundraiser for Kim Griffin on Sunday, April 15th from 11:30-3:30 at the Murdock Jr/Sr High. Kim is a para in the preschool room at Elmwood and was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2011. There will be a BBQ dinner (free will donation-funds may be supplemented by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans) and a silent auction (winners announced at 3:30).
OXBOW JUNIOR VET CAMP
Information is being sent home today regarding the Oxbow Junior Vet Camp that will be held at the Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School on July 9-12 from 8:00-4:00 p.m. This camp is for students completing 2nd – 5th grade.
There is also an Oxbow Intermediate Camp for students completing 6th – 8th grades that will be held at UNL East Campus and Iowa western Community College. See brochure for more details.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP AT ATHLETIC BANQUET
The S.O.S. caters the High School Athletic Banquet and is in need of volunteers to help with the meal on Friday, April 27, 2012. We are also asking for people to help make desserts. The desserts we are serving are brownies, Jell-O poke cake, angel food cake, and apple crisp. Please contact Karey Koehn if you are willing to help with the meal or if you can make a dessert. You can contact Karey at kareykoehn@gmail.com">kareykoehn@gmail.com or (402) 440-4487.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION TRAILER
The Nebraska Game and Parks will be providing an Outdoor Education Trailer for our students on May 2, 2012. The intent of the Outdoor Education Trailer is to engage students in nature and outdoor activities during this all day event. We will be needing volunteers to help with the activities. Carrie Nunez, who is a member of the Nebraska Master Naturalist organization, is organizing this event for out students. Please contact Carrie if you would like more information or are willing to help with the activities. Carrie may be reached at (402) 217-6129.
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