Happy December RLI families!

It's hard to believe it is December already. Just a reminder to all families that your child needs boots, snow pants, hat, and mittens/gloves in order to play in the snow. If your child is in need of winter clothing please reach out! Wishing you a magical holiday season! I cannot wait to see what 2024 will bring!

Dec. 1 - No School

Dec. 4 - Start of Trimester 2

Dec. 8 - RLI report cards go home

Dec. 8 - Flannel Day

Dec. 12 - RLI Winter Music Concert at 9:00 am in the Seymour High School Field House

Dec. 14 - Rock Ledge Apparel Day

Dec. 18 - Pajama Day - Wear your favorite pajamas today!

Dec. 19 - Student Council bell ringing at Don's Quality Market from 4:00-5:00pm

Dec. 19 - SCSD Board Meeting at 6:30 pm

Dec. 19 - Top-Notch Tuesday-Dress in your best attire today!

Dec. 20 - Holiday Hair and Hats Day

Dec. 21 - Holiday Socks and Shirts Day - Wear your festive holiday socks and shirts today!

Dec. 22 - Ugly Holiday Sweater - Wear your favorite ugly holiday sweater!

Dec. 23 - Jan. 1 - No School/Winter Break

Jan. 1 - No School/Last day of Winter Break

Jan. 2 - First Day of School after Winter Break

Jan. 15 - No School

RLI is excited to announce we will once again be hosting a winter concert! Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will be performing for family and friends on Tuesday, December 12th, 2022 at 9:00 am in the Seymour High School Field House. Students should plan to wear their best attire for the concert. We look forward to seeing you there!

Rock Ledge Student Council is again sponsoring a Holiday Giving Tree this year to support Community 2000, and we are asking for your help! Community 2000 is looking for a variety of hygiene items to meet the needs of the people they serve in our community. All donated items must be new, unused, and full size (no travel/sample size products). Here are a few specific current need items:

• Mouthwash
  
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Floss
• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Hand Soap
• Hand Sanitizer
• Body Wash
• Deodorant
• all other hygiene supplies

Donations will be accepted from December 4th - December 18th. Thank you for your generosity, happy holidays!

A new trimester begins on Dec. 4th. If you paid for your students milk break fee by the trimester or if your student wants to start taking a milk during milk break, the 2nd-trimester milk fees are due by this date. Trimester milk fees are $21.00. Please send in an envelope labeled milk fees with your child’s name included. Thank you!!

Please make sure your child is dressed for the cold weather when he/she leaves the house to come to school. If the temperatures are above zero with the wind-chill, students will be going outside for recess. A hat, gloves/mittens, snow pants, jacket, and snow boots are necessary if your child wants to play in the snow. Also we want students to be safe and warm in their travels to and from school.

Rock Ledge Intermediate Students will be walking/running on Tuesdays & Thursdays during their recesses. The ¼ mile track is set up on the playground with cones. Every time the students go around, they get their card scanned. When they have scanned 20 laps they have run 5 miles and they get a necklace and a toe token from their Physical Education Teacher. After every 5 miles, they get a toe token and a ticket to go into a monthly drawing for “A Free PE Class” or “Free Swim Pass” or assorted prizes. There will also be a classroom challenge for a free recess. There will be Yearly Prizes also given out for each grade:

1st Place- Gatorade Water Bottle with Gatorade Insert

2nd Place – 4 Pack Timber Rattler Tickets

3rd Place – 4 Pack Rocker Tickets

This year we will be helping our students in need by having two Giving Tees in our community, they are located at Don's Quality Market in Seymour and Sal's Foods in Black Creek. Community members can pick an ornament off a tree and donate items for students in our district. Please help our Seymour families in need by visiting one of these local businesses and picking an ornament for a local student and help make their holidays a little brighter. Donations should be unwrapped and be dropped off at Seymour Middle School. Any questions, please call Jeanna Zuelke at 920-833-7199 ext 363.

We need your cooperation to keep our students safe during morning drop off and afternoon pick up in front of our school. Please use the INSIDE LANE ONLY to pick up and drop off your child. Students should exit the vehicle from the passenger side of your vehicle. If you need to have a discussion with your child please park in the parking stall while you talk with your child. When you have finished the discussion please walk with your child across the drive lanes using the designated crosswalks to each office. This will help keep the inside lane moving for pick-up/drop-off traffic.

When you see a parent and child waiting to cross near the end of the drive, please slow down. For our children’s safety, please drive slowly and cautiously.

If you have any questions or concerns about bussing please reach out to Kobussen Bus before calling the school. Kobussen will contact the school if further details are needed. Thank you!

• A call to the RLI office is required when your child is absent. Call 920-833-7380 Option 1.
• Send a note in the morning with your child to notify us of a change in the student’s route home, etc. Phone calls cause classroom interruptions and should be for emergencies only. We appreciate your cooperation.
• The school day begins at 7:55 a.m. Students arriving after 7:55 a.m. will be marked tardy and will need to stop at the office for a tardy slip.
• The school day ends at 3:05 p.m. All students need to be picked up by 3:15 p.m.
• Please call in any “end of day” changes before 2:00 pm. We need to ensure that your child is accurately dismissed.
• Label your child’s clothing in case it ends up in the lost and found.
• Please contact Erica Albert at 833-2306, Ext. 426, if your child has any changes to their medical needs.
• Please contact the RLI office with any address/phone/employment changes for your child’s record