Norris Elementary School News

Norris Elementary School News

Norris to host voter registration Wednesday, October 25th

In preparation for the Nov. 14 Norris school bond special election, the Norris High School Social Studies department with the support of the Lancaster County Election Commissioner’s Office will conduct voter registration this Wednesday October 25th, from 11:...

Author and illustrator Barney Saltzberg visiting Norris

Author and illustrator Barney Saltzberg visiting Norris

10/23/2017 - 4:15pm
Author and illustrator Barney Saltzberg will be visiting Norris Elementary on October 23rd and Norri...

Foundation Awards Six Grants for Innovative Teacher Projects

The Norris Foundation awarded almost $3,000 in classroom innovation grants to Norris teachers at its October meeting. The grants are part of the SEED grant program, which stands for Supporting Excellence in Education through Donations. The Norris Foundati...

Help Norris FFA and First State Bank Stuff the Trailer!

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Help Norris FFA and First State Bank Stuff the Trailer!

Help Norris FFA and First State Bank Stuff the Trailer!

10/20/2017 - 5:30pm
Help Norris Schools and First State STUFF THE TRAILER with much needed nonperishable items! Bring these items to the Oct...

Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) at Norris Elementary

Norris Elementary utilizes a PBIS framework which tasks the school with setting clear expectations for students throughout the school building.  Adults then utilize common language to teach these expectations at the beginning of school as well as ongoing...

Worms!

Mrs. Jensen's second grade class class read books, wrote stories, and drew pictures of wiggly worms.  They learned facts like how worms do not have teeth, eyes, ears, or noses.  Worms sense vibrations to know if they are in danger.  They did two...

Preschool Journal Entries

Did you know that preschoolers at Norris have journals?  Preschool students utilize the journals to work on their prewriting skills such as making vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and curved lines, along with working on their drawing skills.  Learning...

Norris Students To Celebrate Eclipse on August 21

On August 21, Norris students and staff will have the opportunity to experience one of Earth’s most amazing natural phenomenon, a total solar eclipse.  The Norris campus is within the “path of totality”, making it one of the best places in Nebraska...

Norris Elementary Hosts Migrant Summer School Program

This summer, Norris Elementary was asked by ESU7 to host a summer school program that focused on the specific needs of migrant, English Language Learner (ELL) students.  The migrant programis a federally funded program designed to meet the unique needs of...

State Seeks Input on Draft Science Standards

The draft of Nebraska's new College and Career Ready Standards for Science has been released by the State Department of Educatino. The revision process began in October of 2016 with a team of 50 writers who met again in November. A team of editors, including r...

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