Richland Families,

We continue to express our gratitude this month, and in honor of Veterans' Day on 11/11, we extend sincere appreciation to all veterans for their sacrifice and service to our country. Thank you!

We are truly thankful for our partnership with you in helping us support your children and bringing out their best. We are a proud Leader in Me school, and we are committed to recognizing student leadership. Please read for updates on virtual Leader in Me habit tickets, and how you can promote leadership at home.

Enjoy this beautiful spring-like weather!

Nicole Zuerblis

Richland Principal

Mrs. Brandis brings the library to students, and they sign out books from her portable cart. We are also using Destiny, a web based system for students to peruse, select, and reserve building library books that will be delivered right to the classrooms.

Parents of full virtual students, your children can also use this system to check out school library books that will be availble for you to pick up at Richland!

If you ordered pictures online, they are being mailed directly to your home. If you did not previously order, you will receive proofs and the opportunity to order now. Parents of virtual students will be able to pick up proofs from Richland.

Picture retakes for in person and virtual students will be December 3.

Each day, we read a question of the day that stems from our work with Leader in Me. We encourage you to continue the conversations at home! Here are this week's questions:

MONDAY: What is a leader?

TUESDAY: What is leadership?

WEDNESDAY: Who can be a leader?

THURSDAY: What is your personal motto?

FRIDAY: Who is the person you admire the most?

Students will receive these habit tickets in person or virtually when they are "caught" displaying one of the 7 habits. Student names will go on a virtual leaderboard, and we will recognize students who are part of forming 10 in a row.

November also begins leaders of the month in each grade level. Look for students recognized this month in a future newsletter!

As part of social-emotional learning lessons (SEL) each week, students will learn how to practice the 7 Habits as part of our Leader in Me philosophy. Click on the image below to visit our interactive Habit rooms to learn along with your child at home! Many icons and books are clickable links.

LIM Habit Rooms

Learn more about the 5 core paradigms, or beliefs, of Leader in Me in this family letter!

SHOP WITH A COP

December 10th, 2020 at Quakertown Walmart

Eligibility criteria includes:

★ Must be from the Quakertown School District or referred to the program by a partnering Police Department

★ Children must be 5-13 years of age

★ Families have been faced with a life challenge such as homelessness, loss of job, military deployment, etc

To Apply: Please fill out the application that can be found HERE

For more information: Quakertown.org/SWAC

Applications must be submitted to Borough Hall (35 N. Third Street, Quakertown, Attn: Ashton Rosenberger). Or emailed to arosenberger@quakertown.org

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 20th

QUAKERTOWN COMMUNITY OUTREACH & QUAKERTOWN CARES

Providing gifts to those in need through community donations

Eligibility criteria includes:

★ QCSD residents only

★ Free or Reduced lunch eligible (or case by case special circumstances)

DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 10th (on a First come, first served basis)

To Apply: Please fill out the form that can be found HERE

Any questions can be directed to quakertownoutreach@gmail.com

A great way to express gratitude. I share these weekly with staff. Keep the shout outs coming!

The free food program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture.

The United States Department of Agriculture has extended a nationwide waiver to allow the Quakertown Community School District to provide FREE meals to ALL students regardless of need. No qualification or identification is needed.

ALL students are eligible to receive FREE breakfast and FREE lunch through the end of the school year in June.

Breakfast will be served at Richland in our lunch room or classrooms from 8:45-9:00.

Lunch will have three selections daily: A sandwich/wrap/hot entree, a salad with a protein and roll, or a Grape/Peanut Butter Uncrustable. An assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables along with milk will be available daily. Students will order their lunches in the morning and will eat lunch in their classrooms. Lunches will be assembled by the cafeteria staff in bags, with aides delivering to rooms at the scheduled lunch times.

For Virtual Learners, free meal pickup is now held two days a week, Mondays and Wednesdays. On Mondays, students can receive meals for two days, and on Wednesdays for three days. Pickup remains at the Quakertown Community High School bus loop from 11:15 AM until 12:30 PM.

If you have a technology issue that requires a device repair or swap in person, please click here for the Sign Up Genius. There are appointment slots for Tuesdays through October 20th between 1 and 3:30 pm. This will take place at the district office, 100 Commerce Drive, Quakertown, at the loading dock on the side of the building opposite of Route 663.

If you have a technology issue that can be handled virtually (ie. login information, Clever badge, PowerSchool related questions, etc.), fill out the form by clicking here.

What should you or your child do if asked to quarantine due to exposure to Covid-19? After an exposure to Covid-19, it may take between 2-14 days for symptoms to appear. When ordered to quarantine, you must stay inside of your home until cleared by the Department of Health. Even if you have no symptoms, you or your child should not be outside of your home having close contact with friends and neighbors. If you become infected with the virus, with or without symptoms, interacting with others not in your household can cause community spread of the disease.

While in school, we require children and staff to be masked, wash their hands often, and socially distance to prevent our Richland community from becoming ill. Even if your child has been diagnosed with a common cold, please ensure they avoid contact with other children to prevent transmission and missed school days. Following these same good habits outside of school will prevent you, your children, and others from becoming sick, whether it be from Covid-19, Flu, or any number of common fall and winter illnesses.

For more information, please read QCSD Exclusion from and Return to School Requirements.

Attendance is mandatory for school age children, and the live portion of our school day is 9:00-2:00, with additional time allotted for work after these hours.

Every day Monday through Friday is a school day.

Please keep your child home if they show any symptoms and call to let us know. You will receive a follow up call from our school nurse. We will confirm if your child will become a virtual learner for a period of time so they are not marked absent from in person instruction while staying home with symptoms.

FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY IN THE BUILDING:

Attendance will be taken as in the past, and students will be marked absent if they are not physically present. *Please note, only students who need to quarantine or are approved by the school nurse will learn virtually instead of in person.

FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE 100% VIRTUAL LEARNERS:

Attendance will be taken daily. All students are to complete their "check-in" activity as explained by their teachers by 2:00 daily. To allow for the completion of work asynchronously, students may complete other school activities after 2:00, but the check-in must be completed by 2:00 in order to be marked as present.

IF YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT:

You will receive an email at 3:00 on the day your child is marked absent. The school must receive an excuse from you within 3 days of the absence.

New this year, you may respond to the email with your absence reason. If you prefer, you may send in an absence note to the office. All excuses must be received within 3 days of the absence.

Thank you for your support in making the changes to this year's drop off and pick up run so smoothly! To accommodate more car riders, that location has been moved to the back of the school. Please enter in the morning and afternoon from 313 on Chestnut Street.

The live school day begins at 9:00 and ends at 2:00.

Please note AM Kindergarten pick up at 11:00 and PM drop off at 12:00 are in the front of the school.

All buses will drop off and pick up in the front of the school.

Each year, Richland staff adopts one word. This year called for two! We invite you to join us in supporting each other with courage and grace and explore what these words mean to you.

Wear your new Richie the Richland Panther shirt!

Email: nzuerblis@qcsd.org
Website: https://res.qcsd.org/
Location: 500 Fairview Avenue, Quakertown, PA, United States
Phone: 215 529-2452
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichlandQCSD/
Twitter: @RichlandQCSD