RPI Pulse Newsletter

Good Afternoon RPI Families,

While our students may have been excited to not have school Friday, I know that a disruption like this can cause some stress on families when it comes to your own work schedules. Keeping that in mind, I wanted to take a few lines to give our teachers a HUGE shout out!! The conversations and planning around student experiences, student learning, student acceleration and student needs was inspirational, productive and valuable. We don't always have time to collaborate like this and took full advantage of the day. We will be better moving forward for your student(s) because of days like this.

Thank you for your understanding and grace when it comes to these types of days. HEADS UP: We will have a half day on Friday, October 28. School gets out at 10:55am!

As a reminder, we will not have Yoga after school tomorrow.

Please reach out if you have any questions!

Have a great week everyone!

Scott

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Scott Panozzo, Principal

panozzos@reeths-puffer.org

Parent / Teacher conferences will be held during the week of October 24. This year, we will offer a combination of both face to face and virtual conferences with in person conference nights being October 25 and/or 26th. Please look for communication for your individual teacher teams related to this.

Students will stand outside the building for approximately 10 minutes every morning before the doors open. During that time, we often hear "I'm freezing," but it usually comes from the kid that is wearing shorts or no jacket. Please make sure they are dressed appropriately for this time of day. If you need assistance with warmer clothing, please let us know!

After School Opportunities are back!

• Mondays: Yoga (mats provided) (Starting 9/19) Pick up 3:45. Offered through June 2023
• Thursdays: Endurance Adventure (bikes/helmets provided) Pick up 3:45. Fall Endurance Adventure last through October. No EA on October 6.

Contact Kelley Peel with questions: peelk@reeths-puffer.org

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Calling all 5th and 6th grade girls. We will be offering basketball open gym times for any girls interested in coming to learn more about basketball. This will be on Fridays after school, in the Intermediate gym until 4:30.

Any questions please contact Jessica VanderLaan at jessvanderlaan11@gmail.com or 231-750-7446.

We look forward to seeing your girl after school on Friday, September 16th. It will run through September and October. Bonus it is FREE!!

Interested in joining the PTO? Click here for the Facebook Page. Also, the email address to reach the PTO is: RPIntermediatePTO@gmail.com

CLICK HERE for Little Rockets Basketball Information. You can also check out their Facebook Page Here

Reeths-Puffer's District Wellness team would like to invite Rocket City to join us for monthly events, meetings and speakers. Our goal is to support the physical, nutritional and mental health of our community as well as increase environmental awareness and keeping Rocket City beautiful.

Upcoming Events to Add to your Team’s Newsletter (Events in Chronological Order):

• Thursday, November 3 at 5:00 pm - 2022 Community Cornhole Tournament

• Location: High School Band Practice Lot

• Cost: FREE

• The tournament will be single elimination style

• Registration Form

• Saturday, November 12 at 10:00 am - Wellness/RPEL & Central PTO Turkey Trot

• Location: Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park

• Entry Fee: Collecting Food for the Local Food Pantry

• Volunteers Needed

• Saturday, December 3rd at 10:00 am - Run the Spruce with Dr. Suess

• Here is the document Kelley Peel sent us in her September 30th email

• “Hike the Lights” at Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park - sunset until 10:00 pm

• This event will occur every night until the snow is on the trail. The time will always remain the same as posted above.

• Trail lights shut off at 10:00 pm; the staff is not responsible for any patrons left on the trail after 10:00 pm.

• More information at msports.org

• Muskegon Luge Family Season Passes are now available for purchase

• $155.00 for up to 6 people ($25/per additional person)

• $60.00 to add rentals

• Purchase online at: https://msports.org/buy-season-passes/

October and November Hikes:

• Sunday, October 9th at 4:00 pm - Duck Lake State Park

• Saturday, October 22 from sunset to 10:00 pm - “Hike the Lights” at Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park

• Snug Harbor (Muskegon State Park) - Sunday, November 6 at 6:00 pm

• Snug Harbor (Muskegon State Park) - Sunday, November 20 at 6:00 pm

We hope to see many from Rocket City! Denise Sheffer (shefferd@reeths-puffer.org and Alyssa Nauta (Nautaa@reeths-puffer.org- Co-Chairs of the RP Wellness Committee

If you haven't updated your demographics and signed our digital forms yet, please log in to your PowerSchool parent account (from a computer not app) to update your demographics...even if they haven't changed. We need you to check off certain items (acceptable use policy, study trip permission, handbook, etc).

CLICK HERE for a link to the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Medication shall not be brought to school unless it is essential to the health of the student.

Medications which need to be taken in school must be administered by certified school personnel (or designee) in the presence of another adult. Parents must bring medication to the school office in the original container and file a written statement. NO STUDENT MAY BRING ANY MEDICATION TO SCHOOL.

Contact the office if you have any questions.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Breakfast and Lunch will be served in the cafeteria, but will NOT be free to all students as in the past couple of years. Please go to lunchapp.com to apply for free or reduced breakfast and lunch benefits.

• Breakfast will be offered to any kids that need/want it in the cafeteria at 7:30am. Students will need to enter the building at DOOR 1 to walk to the cafeteria.
• Breakfast: $1.25
• Lunch: $2.90

October Menu

Please complete a school lunch application if your income has changed since you last filled one out or if you have not yet completed one this year. This information is super helpful for R-P funding, but also necessary for food service to have if an additional round of P-EBT cards go out. Complete the form online at lunchapp.com. THANK YOU!

Questions?

• Jackie Blomeke, MBA, RDN
  Director of Food Service
  blomekej@reeths-puffer.org

Students will have the option to purchase (if you allow it) a la carte items from the lunch line. These items WILL cost extra money, so students will need money in their account or to bring money with them. They will NOT be allowed to charge it to their account if there is no money in it.

Website: www.reeths-puffer.org
Location: 1500 North Getty Street, Muskegon, MI, USA
Phone: 2317449280
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reeths-Puffer-Intermediate-863900696970981/
Twitter: @scottpanozzo