Mandela Elementary

The mission of Nelson Mandela Elementary is to provide quality instruction that demonstrates ALL students can learn and develop.

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Scholars worked on their Kente cloth designs with ACC, AND had a lesson on oral health from the #Creighton Dental students!

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This morning, several families helped get our garden ready for planting! Some of our scholars got to learn how their food waste from lunch gets reused as compost!

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We helped the mayor and the city celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees at Miller Park. We learned that Nebraska is the tree planting state!

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Tomorrow we will have our Garden Clean-up Weekend Warriors! Come out from 9am-12pm to help us get ready for Spring!!

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Today we had Trinity Reads here to read with our 2nd grade classes!! After they read "The Magician's Hat", the classes got to see a real magician perform!

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Our scholars loved the Wizard of Oz Ballet today! Some of them even got to pet Toto!

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Congratulations to our Martin Luther King Jr. award winners in a competition sponsored by #Creighton University.

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We have two of the best Administrative Assistants in Omaha! We plan to celebrate them today and a week from today! Thank you Mrs. Hudson and Ms. Anderson for everything you do!!

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2nd grade scholars learned about the street artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, in art. They learned that his paintings often used "symbolism" to communicate an idea. Check out Reece Goodwin explain his painting. Amazing job 2nd graders! https://t.co/kBHFV6BrBO

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“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X

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This week is National Library Week!! Special shout out to Mrs. Maxwell who works hard to show our scholars how fun reading can be!

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Today we had our Drill Day. We practiced for evacuation, fire, tornado, and lock-down. Make sure you go over what to do in the event of bad weather or other events at home with your scholars. Special... https://t.co/iIuNDXXZQ4

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This week is National Assistant Principal's Week! Special thanks to Mrs. Core for all she does for our school!!

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"Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't who don't believe in magic will never find it.”—The Minpins by Roald Dahl

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This morning we had some Creighton University students from Tri Delta sorority serve at our school as a part of their Creighton Cares Day of Service! They helped clean, organize, and touch up paint around the school.

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More pics of our scholars learning about trains, horses, and equipment used to take care of horses!....and Mrs. Core learned how to properly hold a chicken. — attending Martinganza Quarter Horse Show & Futurity at CHI Health Center Omaha https://t.co/NJsp8qbC9w

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The first grade scholars are enjoying their field trip and learning so much! — attending Equestrian SA Show Horse at CHI Health Center Omaha https://t.co/opUPNx6AX3

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Reminder: because of how great all of the classes did during the coin collection, all scholars have earned a "free dress day", tomorrow Friday, 4/5. Please no pajamas.
Great job scholars!!

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THANK YOU for your support of the coin collection for the victims of the flood in Nebraska! Throughout the last week and a half, we collected $1,321.34! We will be donating all of that to the United Way of the Midlands. Way to go Meerkats!!

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“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” – Nelson Mandela