RICHLAND REFLECTIONS

Dear Richland Families,

It's Red Ribbon Week! The theme involves anti-drugs and anti-bullying. Jared Campbell, our favorite assembly presenter who returns each year, kicks off the week with his message of kindness and anti-bullying on Monday. Check out his music and message here! Our spirit days are below.

Catch lots of highlights below from our first Family Festival. It was a wonderful night with lots of fun! Thank you to our PTO for organizing such an awesome event.

Mid-trimester progress reports will be emailed home on Thursday. Conference dates are included in this newsletter. More photos from our Digital Citizenship spirit week are in this newsletter too!

Friday is Richland's Halloween Parade, and it looks like a beautiful day! Please see details below. Families are invited to watch the parade at our bus loop area on the black top.

Go Phillies!

Go Eagles!

Dr. Nicole Zuerblis

Richland Principal

It's that time of year again! PTO wanted to do something special for the Richland Teachers and Staff! Teachers/parent conferences are during the week of Nov 6th. With your help, we can show our appreciation for teachers and staff at Richland by providing a luncheon on Monday, November 6th. Please consider donating an item or a monetray donation to help supply the teachers/staff with a delicious lunch. Here is the sign up link.

Thank you in advance for helping to make this a special event for those who help our children every day.

Fine motor skills involve the use of the fingers, hands, and arms for reaching, grasping and manipulating objects. Children need to build strong fine motor skills and dexterity for everything at school: writing, cutting, drawing, playing, leisure skills, self-help and more.

Click on the buttons below for tips and tools you can use with your children at home.

Richland 4th and 5th graders have an opportunity to participate in a county wide reading event, Reading Olympics. Please CLICK HERE for more information. We are looking forward to building our Reading Olympics team and kicking off practices. If your child would like to be considered for the team, they need to do 2 things in preparation for the county wide event in March…

1. Read two books by Friday, December 8th from the Elementary Reading Olympics Book List.

2. Officially sign up in December (information will be sent home the week of December 11th).

Voluntary before school practices are on Wednesday mornings. All 4th and 5th graders who are interested are invited to meet at Richland from 8:15-8:50. Mrs. Titus will be there to provide reading time and questioning practice.

Mark your calendars for upcoming voluntary practices from 8:15-8:50 AM!

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If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. DiStefano at rdistefano@qcsd.org.

Mrs. Bocklet is our Student Assistant Program counselor at Richland every day. Please read this month's SAP newsletter for parent information and resources and supports offered at Richland.

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View September's lunch menu here!

You can access 2023-2024 Free & Reduced Meal Applications here. Households must submit a new application each school year unless they receive a Direct Certification letter, which was mailed by the district in August.

Click here to access all information about Free & Reduced meals in QCSD.

If you have questions, please email sreiss@qcsd.org or call 215-529-2012.

Each day, we read a question of the day.

We encourage you to continue the conversations at home!

This week's question are for Red Ribbon Week.

MONDAY: How can you make sure everyone feels included?

TUESDAY: How does bullying make someone feel?

WEDNESDAY: How can you be an upstander?

THURSDAY: What can you do if you hurt a friend’s feelings?

FRIDAY: What adults at school can you ask for help with bullying?

Would you like to express your gratitude to staff members? Click on the Shout Outs image to let us know! I will share messages with staff weekly.

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