Principal's Bulletin

Dear Ross Roadrunner Families,

It was great connecting with families at Back to School Nights. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Teachers will share materials from their presentations in their weekly updates for your reference.

The next teacher engagement is the October 6 Parent Teacher Conference Day. You will have a choice of a virtual or in-person conference. Conference sign-ups will be shared next week.

Picture Day is October 14! Individual and class photos are taken for purchase and for our yearbook. See the attached flier below and note that your child must have a media release on file to be included in picture day.

Warm Regards,

Holly Searl, Principal

holly.searl@k12.dc.gov

Our Social-Emotional curriculum at Ross is rooted in the Responsive Classroom.

We have been using the first weeks of school for community building in our classrooms, launching daily Morning and Closing meetings, co-creating class values, selecting class names and creating self-portraits for individual representation within the space.

Class Names

PK4: Kind Corgis

Kindergarten/Eickmeyer: Amazing Alicorns

Kindergarten/Hailemicael: Champion Cheetahs

Grade 1: Excellent Eagles

Grade 2: Cheerful Cheetahs

Grade 3: Friendly Falcons

Grade 4: Joyful Jellyfish

Grade 5: Divine Dolphins

The Local School Advisory Team (LSAT) is a group of elected and appointed members that exists for every DCPS school. The team consists of parents, teachers, non-instructional school staff, and a community member to advise the principal on matters that promote high expectations and high achievement for all students.

Thank you to the following parents and staff who have agreed to volunteer to serve on the Ross LSAT.

Parents: Shailee Adinolfi, David Alpert, Fatou Liddell, Marissa Poripato

Staff: Angela Cirillo, Cody Eickmeyer, Caroline Fogarty, Yerin Kim, Nikita Mehta

Community Rep: Debra Olson

WTU Rep: Lisa Juriga

PTA Rep: Liz Lowry

The first meeting (virtual) is Tuesday, September 27 at 5:00pm. A Teams link will be shared in the next bulletin. All LSAT meetings are open to all members of the Ross community.

If you missed meeting Ms. Adams and Ms. Elmore today, you can reach them via email.

Ashlee Adams ashlee.adams@k12.dc.gov

Natalie Elmore natalie.elmore@k12.dc.gov

You can learn more about mental health supports and all student support services at Ross on our website and reach out directly to the team for specific needs and inquiries.

A Mental Health referral form is attached. Parents/caregivers and staff may refer students.

If your child is not current on all immunizations by October 5, they will not be permitted to attend school after that date. By now you have received an initial notification letter from Nurse Gordon and possibly the Dept of Health, with another coming through U.S. mail soon. Please note, this is not a Ross specific requirement; this is a DC Department of Health requirement for Ross as part of DCPS.

Please reach out to Nurse Gordon with questions, cdelancygo@childrensnational.org

Please note that all health and dental forms should be turned into Nurse Gordon and Ms. Segovia. Kindly review the immunizations flier and note that children who are not in compliance with immunizations will not be permitted to remain in school until updated.

2022.23 DCPS Calendar

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National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15-October 15

Thursday, September 22: Officer Friendly visiting K-2 and MPD Band performing at Recess; Back to School Picnic sponsored by the Ross PTA

Friday, September 30: Floor-wide Morning Meetings at 8:45 am; August/Sept birthday celebrations (coordinated through teacher and room parent)

Monday, October 3: Grade 3 Parent/Teacher Conferences (school is in session as usual)

Thursday, October 6: Parent/Teacher Conference Day, no school for students

Friday, October 7: Professional Day for teachers, no school for students

Monday, October 10: Indigenous Peoples Day, no school for staff/students

Wednesday, October 12: Bike/Roll to School Day (AM event, details forthcoming)

Friday, October 14: School Picture Day (individuals and class photos) Students who do not have a Media Release on file will not be photographed. See Ms. Segovia for Media Release

Email: holly.searl@k12.dc.gov or graciela.segovia@k12.dc.gov

Website: http://rosselementary.org/
Location: 1730 R Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
Phone: (206)-673-7200
Twitter: @rossesdc