Jackson Elementary

 

Jackson Elementary
620 South 31st Street
Omaha, NE 68105-1474

Phone: (531) 299 - 1620

Office Fax: (531) 299-1639

Health Office Fax: (531) 299-1638

Tweet!

WELCOME TO JACKSON ELEMENTARY!

¡BIENVENIDOS A LA ESCUELA JACKSON!

Jackson Elementary is Nebraska's only all Dual Language school serving students in kindergarten through sixth grade. We also offer full-day Pre-Kindergarten. Our dual language classrooms serve English speakers, Spanish speakers, and bilingual students to become bilingual, bi-literate, and prepared for success in a global society. Our students spend 50% of each day in English and 50% of each day in Spanish. Students study 50% of all core content in English and 50% in Spanish. Our staff strives to meet the needs of all learners by providing rigorous and differentiated instruction with a focus on language acquisition. Our parents attend family events, parent meetings, and volunteer at least 20 hours each school year. With staff and parent support, we empower our students to put forth their best effort so that they can meet their academic, social, and personal goals.   

We are Jackson! Believe! Achieve! Succeed!

¡Somos Jackson - Cree, Logra, Triunfa! 

 

La Primaria Jackson es la única escuela completamente de Dos Idiomas sirviendo a los estudiantes del Kínder al sexto grado. También ofrecemos Pre-Kínder de día completo. Nuestros salones de dos idiomas sirven a nuestros estudiantes de habla ingles, español, y bilingües para poder convertirse en bilingües, bi-alfabetismo, y prepararlos para ser exitosos en la sociedad global. Nuestros estudiantes están el 50% del día en ingles y el otro 50% del día en español. Los estudiantes estudian el 50% del contenido principal en ingles y el otro 50% en español. Nuestro personal de escuela se esfuerza en satisfacer todas las necesidades de todos los estudiantes al proveer instrucción rigurosa y diferenciada con el enfoque en la adquisición del lenguaje. Nuestros padres asisten a eventos familiares, juntas con padres, y se dan de voluntarios al menos 20 horas cada año escolar. Con el apoyo del personal de escuela y los padres, podemos apoderar a nuestros estudiantes a dar lo mejor de sus esfuerzos para alcanzar sus metas académicas, sociales, y personales. 

We Love Our Volunteers!! 

Want to Volunteer at Jackson? Use this link to fill out the volunteer form. Now only online. Please fill out a new volunteer form each school year. 

https://omaha.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=6490

Want to Log Your Volunteer Hours? Use this link: 

https://bit.ly/2yU0obm

 

Amamos a Nuestros Voluntarios!! 

 

¿Le gustaría darse de voluntario para Jackson? Use este enlace para completar la forma de voluntariado. Ahora solamente está en línea. Por favor complete una aplicación de voluntariado nueva cada año escolar. 

https://omaha.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=6490

¿Gusta registrar sus Horas de Voluntariado? Use este enlace: https://bit.ly/2yU0obm 

We are also fortunate to work with partners in our community!! 

The Completely Kids Program provides care and academic support for our students after school. Check out all the new opportunities for families too at their St. Mary's location. https://www.completelykids.org/

OSF Kids Club offers before school care. https://opsfkidsclub.org

Skutt High school supports Jackson during their Community Involvement Day. 

Creighton University provides work study students to tutor students. 

NCJW provides school supplies for our classrooms each year. 

One World provides dental services. 

Children's Hospital provides the Vision Van.

Panera bread donates their day old bakery items to our families. 

Embrace Teachers provides a meal to our staff on two of the four conference nights.

Salvation Army and NCJW donates school supplies to our families.

The Rose Theater provides field trips or outreach programs for each grade as well as 100 tickets for a Family Night at the Rose.

The Omaha Children's Museum provides a field trip, an outreach program and a family night for our PK-1 families. The also offer discounted family memberships for families who qualify.

Arts in Motion works with our 5th graders through the Dancing Classrooms program.

Mentor Nebraska supports attendance through the Success Mentor program.

TeamMates helps recruit and match mentors.

Project Harmony's Connections program helps us connect families to community resources.

First Lutheran Church provides a safe space in case of evacuation, school supplies, holiday assistance, and resources to our PTO.

Jackson hosts UNO and UNL practicum students.

UNO The Gateway staff provides books for winter break.

We welcome more opportunities for our students and community partnerships. Jackson is fortunate to have many community partners aid in student success!

If you are interested in attending Jackson Elementary, please contact the office to determine your best options.

Kindergarten Registration Information (click here for details) 

Do you live in Jackson's home attendance area & are you new to OPS?

  • If yes, please use the link to access our online registration: https://campus.ops/campus/OLRLogin/ops. 
  • If you are new to OPS, but are not in Jackson's home attendance area, you will need select Jackson on the online registration form  (OPS Student Placement will contact you if your child is selected through the lottery) when you enroll your child into OPS using the link: https://campus.ops.org/campus/OLRLogin/ops
  • If you have a child currently attending OPS and you do not live in Jackson's home attendance area, please enroll your new student into OPS using the parent portal and fill out a school selection form on the online registration (OPS Student Placement will contact you if your child is selected through the lottery)
  • If you do not live in the OPS district, but would like to attend Jackson, you will need to first fill out a Nebraska Option Enrollment form (click here). OPS Student Placement will notify you if accepted for next steps for enrollment.

OPS Website: 1to1.ops.org

Technology agreements (English) (espanol)

Basic Troubleshooting
If the iPad is not functioning correctly: Restart the iPad by pressing and holding both the Top (Power) button and the Home button until the Apple logo appears.
If you are still having issues, please contact the teacher or school.

Additional Support
Apple Support: 24/7 phone support is available at 1-800-800-2775, option 3
Apple Support Website
T-Mobile Hotline for Parents: 1-844-341-4834

Jackson Handbook 

Manual del estudiantes y padres

Expectations during Remote Learning 

Regals de Conducta para estudianets en ambientes de aprendizaje remoto

 

Other Important Dates:

*May 13 - Field Day (rain date = May 20)

*May 20 - Virtual Family Night - Omaha Children's Museum Presentation, 6:30 pm

*May 20 & 21 - Vision Mobile at Jackson

*May 26th - Last Day of School

*June 2 - July 23 - Summer School (No School July 1-5)

*August 16 - First Day of 2021-2022 School Year

 
 Omaha Public Schools resource for Digital Literacy & Citizenship, Internet Safety, and Cyberbullying.

 		  

Help us earn money and school supplies for Jackson! Simply clip Boxtops from General Mill’s products and UPC labels from Campbell’s and Our Family products and send them to school with your student.