Cedar Bluffs Public Schools

**Alert** Wednesday March 27th Cedar Bluffs Public school will be doing a Tornado drill in conjunction with the state tornado testing. Please note this will be just a drill! See picture below for more information on the states severe weather awareness week.

ATTENTION: Parents, please remind your child(ren) that if they are attending Prom this weekend, they MUST purchase tickets this week! Thank you!

Reminder: The ACT is coming up next week on Tuesday for Juniors. The final review sessions are Tonight (writing focus) and Tuesday, Wednesday, & Monday night will be review. All are encouraged to attend!

Congrats to this year's Prom Finalists Prince - Dominic Goodwin, Grant Pleskac, Chris Vasquez Princess - Alyssa Classen, Nevaeh Patyk, Madison Griffis King - Nate Guerrero, Lane Siems, Trevor Widick Queen - Alexis Galusha, Victoria Garcia, Piper Rasmussen Congrats to these students!

This last week Ms. J's class dove into measurement using both standard and non-standard tools..I think they enjoyed the marsh mellow measurement the most! Ms. J

We made the most of our few short days here this week and paired up with the 5th graders for some reading buddy fun!! The first grade class sure did enjoy reading to the "big" kids!

Tomorrow, March 23rd if you want to volunteer in helping North Bend in their clean up efforts there will be a 15 passenger van leaving school at 7:30am. Must be 19 or older. Please contact Mr. Gerrish at tommy.gerrish@cbwildcats.org if you plan on helping.

Attention sophomores and juniors the UNL-Omaha campus is hosting a Omaha Area College Fair Sunday April 14th from 1:00-3:00 pm. Mr. Parker will be giving you credit if you attend but please have proof. You will need to get a barcode for registration at NebraskaCollegeFairs.org. See flyer below for more information.

Juniors that will be Seniors next year; Banner pictures will be taken Friday, April 5th at 2:00!

The Cedar Bluffs Education Foundation will be collecting monetary donations for flood victims. Please click on the below link to see how you can contribute! https://5il.co/6zy5

Please check out this link for more information on Junior High track practice and housekeeping information: https://5il.co/6zjh

Wildcat Community we are asking for a little help from you. If you would happen to know of a 3 bedroom 2 bath rental house in the Cedar Bluffs or Fremont area please contact Mr. Hansen at 402-628-2080. We are trying to help a family in need of housing that has been displaced with the recent flooding! Thanks for your support. Go Wildcats!

Cedar Bluffs Public School will be doing a "Pajama day" fundraiser with proceeds going to families who attend CBPS that have been affected by the flood. Those who would like to wear pajamas next Thursday the 28th just need to bring a $5.00 donation, if you would like to donate more that it will be accepted but $5.00 is the minimum. If you are a community member and would like to donate that would be fine as well! Thank you to all of our Wildcat Community in this time of devastation.

Mr. Brousek will place the order for Quiz Bowl shirts at 8:30 on Thursday morning. We should have the shirts here by Monday afternoon. Order forms and payment are due in the office by 8:30 on Thursday morning.

Wildcat community: We have been in contact with the North Bend area and they are currently in need of volunteers! If you are 19 years of age or older and would like to volunteer you can contact Chris at 402-719-5235 for more information. They are currently looking for people to scoop mud, move carpet and debris, and physical work. It is recommended to wear boots and gloves if you are volunteering as well as they are offering until 1:00 today free tetanus shots at the North Bend HS or in Fremont at Three rivers all day today. North Bend is also in high demand for Power washers. North Bend contact numbers are: Command Center: 402-919-2337 Volunteer Coordinator: 402-919-3967 Donation/Distribution Center: 402-919-3976

Scrip order forms will be sent home on Friday with the youngest and only students at our school. Order forms will also be available at local area businesses. Orders and payment are due by 3:45 on Monday and cards will be here by Friday. If you grocery shop at either Bakers, HyVee or Walmart you can now support our students without having to donate any extra money! We also have cards available from Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Lowe's and Menards if you have any spring projects going. We also have the following cards available at school: Bath and Body Works - $25 Claire's - $10 Fannie May - $10 Foot Locker - $25 Hallmark - $25 HyVee - $20 Little Caesars - $20 Nike - $25 Papa Murphy's -$10 Pizza Hut - $10 Starbucks - $10 Village Inn - $25 Thank you for supporting the students of Cedar Bluffs Public School!

Youth Sports will continue with practice and games as scheduled before the flooding starting Thursday. The team snap app has been updated with games and practice schedule for volleyball. Baseball practice will be week by week decisions, please refer to your team snap app.

Dear Cedar Bluffs Families, I would like to thank you for your support and patience during this unusual time. I know a lot of people have had questions about what “closed indefinitely” means. It has been very difficult to estimate a return date to school given the wide spread destruction. Now that the Nebraska Department of Transportation is opening roads, we are planning on having school Thursday March 21, 2019 with bus routes as usual. We are attempting to call all families in the impacted area to assess needs. If you are in an impacted area and you have not received a call by 6pm tonight, please contact the school Wednesday so we can account for all of our families. Our Crisis team will still be meeting Friday to continue to plan for the relief efforts. The link to the private needs request form is on the Schools Facebook page; if you were unable to access the form please call the school directly at 402-628-2080. Again, thank you for all of your support and understanding.

This private form is designated for our Wildcat families and staff that reside in impact areas of the historic flooding that has taken place. We would like to help in any way possible. Please list any items and/or assistance we can provide to help you in the coming days, weeks, and months and we will do our best to assist you through this difficult time. See link below: https://goo.gl/forms/0v1YoYLDKsD001s53

Over 200 students and nearly half of our teachers and staff are unable to safely get to school at this time. Therefore, Cedar Bluffs Public Schools will be closed indefinitely to allow time for families and staff to make safety their priority. All sports, activities, meetings, and youth sports will also be cancelled. The Crisis team will re-evaluate the situation on Friday, March 22nd and will provide additional information at that time. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this terrible natural disaster, especially members of the Wildcat family that reside in Fremont, North Bend, and other surrounding areas. We would like to offer our support in any way possible, if there is anything the school or community could assist with, please contact Mr.Ptomey at Harlan.ptomey@cbwildcats.org.