
Had to call in some preschool reinforcement today to help monitor the weather! They didn't think we should have school tomorrow so I guess we better not ~
LDNE will be closed on Wednesday, March 5th.
Calendar Reminder: No School on Thursday (3/6) and Friday (3/7). We will see everyone next Monday, March 10th. Have a great break!

SCHEDULE UPDATE!!!! Due to the predicted forecast this afternoon and evening, the JH Girls Basketball game at Tekamah-Herman has been canceled. The game will not be made up.

Good luck to the JH girls basketball team as they finish their season today at Tekamah-Herman. The B Team will play first at 4:30, followed by the A Team game. Games will be streamed at https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/tekamah/organization/10615/tekamah-herman-high-school


Good luck to the JH wrestling team as they compete in the Winnebago tournament today starting at 4:00 PM. Admission : Adults - $3, Students - $2


Good luck to the JH girls basketball team as they have their final home game today vs West Point-Beemer. A team will start at 4:00, followed by the B team game. Games will be streamed on the LDNE Hudl fan site.


Good luck to the JH Girls Basketball team as they compete in the Arlington Basketball tournament today starting at 9:00 AM. Second game will follow the first game at approximately 10:30. Admission: Adult - $5 and Student - $4.


Our first preschool playgroup was wonderful this morning! We loved meeting some of our future cougars and families!











Today is the LAST DAY to order a PERSONALIZED yearbook at Jostens.com.
Other yearbooks can be ordered through April 30th. Order online or send $35 to the school.


Information on state basketball ticket sales.
https://nsaahome.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Basketball-Ticket-Info-2025.pdf

February is National Random Acts of Kindness Month. LDNE elementary students were encouraged to perform kind acts during the month. Chloe Boden and Beckett Miller were recognized for truly taking this to heart and completing multiple acts of kindness. A shout out goes to all of the students who had their names posted on the kindness wall. #BeKind



Tomorrow, February 28th is the LAST DAY to order a PERSONALIZED yearbook. Orders must be made online at Jostens.com.
Regular yearbooks can be ordered with the following form and returned to the school with a payment of $35 by April 30th.


Congratulations to the LDNE speech team members who placed at the EHC East meet. Regina and Kaylee 7th in duet, Belen 7th in informative, Adonai 6th in poetry, Isabelle 6th in extemp, Kaylin 6th in entertainment, and Miriel 5th in serious prose.


1st year preschoolers celebrated their 100th day of school today! We made snacks with 100 pieces, did lots of counting, and had our families join for some fun activities this afternoon!










Congratulations to the students chosen for student of the week:
K- River Crockett and Katarina Goodbird
1-Adley Mastin and Emerie Phillips
2-Deon Sheridan and Avelyn Myers
3-Easton Erickson and Charlee Lane
4-Gwynith Myers and Brixton Petersen
5-Zachary Redding and Bryson Swanson
6-Connor Vacha and Liam Carr








Good luck to the HS Boys Basketball team as they start post-season play tonight in Howells. They will play Bancroft-Rosalie at 7:30. The game will be streamed at: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/howells/organization/5166/howells-dodge-high-school


Proud of Kaylin Miller as she presents her research on The Effects of Star Metallicity on Exoplanet Atmospheres at Iowa State today at the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. @lyonsdecatur #LDNESTEMresearch





🎶 We're walking on sunshine ☀️ 🎶











This year LDNE elementary will celebrate Read Across America with a theme of "Use Your Imagination". We will start the celebration Friday, February 28th with a fun Elementary Assembly in the afternoon. March 3rd-5th will include the attached special theme days. Students are encouraged to read at home Thursday and Friday to receive a special prize.


Good Luck to the JH Girls Basketball team as they travel to Cedar Bluffs today for games. The A team will play at 4:00 with 2 quarters of a B team game following. Games will be streamed at
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/cedar-bluffs/organization/32475/cedar-bluffs-high-school


Good luck to Kaylin Miller as she presents her exoplanet research at the Heartland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium this week at Iowa State University. JSHS is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense.
@lyonsdecatur #LDNESTEMresearch
