Ending 2024 - Hello 2025
Happy New Year Rockfield Families!
I hope your winter break was filled with peace, love and joy.
As we start out the new year, we will be focusing on the character trait Perseverance. We will kick-off 2025 with an all school assembly around this trait. One way to think about Perseverance is โpushing yourself through challenges and obstacles.โ We all experience challenges in our lives. We all have moments when we feel like we canโt do it or that we want to give up on a big task. It is important to develop tools that help us work through those challenges in order to grow in those moments instead of giving up
This January our classrooms will be collecting a lot of student data through MAP testing K-5 and AIMSWeb assessments K-3. Information regarding your child's reading and math skills will be shared via Skyward at the end of the month. When information, including the semester report cards, get uploaded into Skyward an email will go out to families to let you know to take a look. If you have any questions regarding your child's academic performance, please reach out to your child's teacher.
Winter weather is heading our way. Here are just a few reminders about our winter weather plans:
- We go outside for recess as long at the temperature is above 0 degrees.
- Students must have snow pants and winter boots in order to play in the snow.
- Snow creations made are for all to share, play in and build.
Fondly,
Dana Croatt
January 28th
Health Room News
Since it is cold outside, please dress your student in appropriate weather gear such as hats, gloves, jacket, and boots. The children go outside 2x a day unless the weather is below 0 degrees.
We do have some extra cold weather gear if it is needed in a pinch, but they must be returned at the end of recess. If you have any old jackets or winter gear that does not fit your student, we would greatly appreciate any donations.
Please keep your child home if they are not feeling well and/or they have a temp over 100, they have diarrhea, an uncontrollable cough, thick mucus/runny nose, or if they have vomited in the past 24 hours. They may return to school 24 hours after symptoms subside without the use of medication. Please refer to the district nurse email that was sent out in skyward, or the chart below, which lists reasons to keep your child home, and why your child may be sent home due to illness.
Please remember if your child needs to take medication at school, students are not allowed to transport ANY type of medication. This includes cough drops. Parents/Guardians must drop off, and pick up any medications that have to be taken during school hours. If your child requires an Epi Pen, Inhaler, or any doctor prescribed meds to be taken in the event of an emergency please bring them in as soon as possible. We do have 2 child Epi Pens in the health room in the event of an emergency.
Note: When your child comes to the health room, depending on the nature of the visit, as a courtesy you may be contacted with an additional explanation or clarification. Should this occur you would be contacted via email. As always, if it is an emergency or if your child needs to go home, you will be called directly by the health room attendant.
Rockfield PTA News
We hope you had a wonderful winter break! We finished off December with our Rory Holiday Cheer and Paw sale on the Friday before break. Rory was able to visit the students and bring a gift for each of them. He was escorted by our PTA elves who also brought a variety of drinks for our staff.
We also had our last Paw Sale of 2024. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far this year to make our sales a success. The kids love their monthly shopping event!
We are stilling collecting funds towards Mrs. McConnell's memorial playground pieces. Check out the photos below of the items we are going to purchase! We have raised $7,935 and the total cost for the pieces we are purchasing $9,088.80. We would really love to reach our goal to purchase these items and would greatly appreciate your help getting there. If you would like to donate you can visit our fundraiser at https://app.givebacks.gives/jamie.
Important Dates:
1/14 - PTA Meeting @ 7 pm in the cafeteria
1/31 - Paw Sale
Please visit our volunteer page to sign up. www.rockfieldpta.com/volunteer
๐คธ๐ปโโ๏ธPLEASE TAKE NOTE OF KIDS KLUB UNREGISTERED POLICY.
"We will no longer allow unregistered participants into Kids Klub. All children must be registered prior to the start of the program date/time. Last minute phone registrations will be allowed as long as you call the Recreation Department Office at 262-250-4710 by 2:30 p.m. for after school sessions without an additional fee."
Your child will NOT be allowed to stay for Kids Klub by you sending a note or yellow attendance slip to Rockfield School. You MUST contact the Parks and Recreation office. All Cancellations & Registrations can only be done by contacting the Recreation Department at (262) 250-4710.
Rockfield School does not handle this.
https://www.germantownwi.gov/351/Forms-Flyers
Please view the above link for Kids Klub before and after school program.
๐ RITEWAY BUS COMPANY
PLEASE BE ADVISED OF THE FOLLOWING CHANGES/UPDATES FROM THE RITEWAY BUS COMPANY
- ADDING/REMOVING A STUDENT TO A ROUTE:
- If a family wants their student to begin or stop taking the bus they must notify Riteway (262) 677-3282.
- STUDENT DROP OFF CHANGE:
- If a family needs to change the drop off location (i.e. student now going to daycare) a special transportation form needs to be completed, returned to the school office, and signed by Dr. Croatt. The signed form will be emailed to Riteway and Riteway will confirm and/or deny the request.
- STUDENT GOING HOME ON SAME BUS BUT GETTING OFF AT A DIFFERENT STOP:
- Students going home on the same bus but getting off at a different stop need a note signed by their parent/guardian so the school and the driver are aware of the change.
- STUDENT GOING HOME ON A DIFFERENT BUS:
- This is ONLY allowed in the event of a family emergency and will ONLY be on an as needed basis. A note/email/phone call should be sent by the parent regarding the emergency so that the school and Riteway are aware of the situation and can convey what route and classmate the student will go home with for that evening.
