Rockfield Elementary

October is a jam packed month! We have a few teacher work days, conferences, Rocktober, the book fair and a few field trips in addition to all of the incredible learning experiences planned during the school day.

Additionally, we have our monthly assembly planned for Oct. 4. This month we are talking about Responsibility. One way to define Responsibility is “taking action and understanding the impact of our choices.” Taking action can mean doing the right thing or completing the tasks you have been assigned. Understanding the impact of our choices means that our actions matter. Positive and responsible actions can help people and irresponsible actions can hurt others.

Thank you for all of your continued support to ensure a wonderful start to the school year!

Fondly,

Dana Croatt

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• There will be 3 Fridays where your students will NOT be in school.
• 10/11 Teacher Work Day - No School for Elementary Students
• 10/18 4K Conferences - No School for K4 Only
• 10/25 Teacher Professional Development - No School for Elementary Students

All registration fees paid as of today have been processed. If you have not paid your child(ren)'s school registration fee, please do so as soon as possible. To see the amount you owe, log into your Skyward Family access account and click on Fee Management. You can pay online or send a check or cash to school. We do not accept credit card payments in person. If you cannot afford to pay the fees at this time, the Fee Waiver Application is also available in your Skyward Family Access account.

Please click on the Rockfield Student News photo below to access the videos.

Destination Imagination (DI) is a unique extracurricular opportunity for kids to learn the Creative

Process while working on a team to solve Challenges. Teams of up to 7 students work together to

create a solution to one of the 7 DI Team Challenges. Each Challenge has a specific educational

focus: Technical, Scientific, Fine Arts, Improvisational, Engineering, or Service Learning and the

Early Learners. Teams need to think on their feet, work together, and devise original solutions that

satisfy the requirements of their Challenge. Participants gain more than just basic knowledge and

skills—they learn to unleash their imaginations and take unique approaches to problem solving! Visit destinationimagination.org for more DI information.

For document form please click the link below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Gp9F3gujb4pi2dzmPgjKQflImfQB23-/view?usp=sharing

Back to school means lots of new germs, Please keep your child home if they are not feeling well and/or have a temp over 100, diarrhea, an uncontrollable cough, thick mucus/very runny nose, or if they have vomited in the past 24 hours. They may return 24 hours after symptoms have subsided without the use of medication.

As the colder weather will soon be arriving, please send appropriate gear per weather such as hats, gloves, jacket and possibly some rain boots. The children go outside 2x a day unless the weather is below 0 degrees.

Please also remember that if you are sending in any medication it needs to be dropped off and picked up by the parent/guardian. The student may not transport any type of medication, and this includes cough drops. Links to the forms to be filled out are attached below. If your child requires an Epi Pen, inhaler, or doctor prescribed meds to be taken daily at school or to be taken incase of an emergency please bring them to school as soon as possible. I do have 2 child Epi Pens in the health room incase of an emergency. Please also see the nurse's email that was sent out in skyward, which lists reasons to keep your child home and why your child may be sent home due to illness.

Best wishes,

Kelsey Nowak

knowak@gsdwi.org

What a great first month we've had at Rockfield! The marathon was a success with a large number of students participating. Visit our events tab and click on marathon on our website to see the results! Scroll down and click on the "click to see results" tab.

https://www.rockfieldpta.com/marathon

Thank you to all our volunteers who helped make the marathon a success!

We also had our first fun lunch. It was so neat to see all the students' faces light up when they walked in the cafeteria. Thank you to everyone who helped decorate. To view photos check out our album. https://photos.app.goo.gl/9yNRzcyoT5wVQTfH7

Our first Paw Sale was also the same Friday as fun lunch. It was a very exciting day and we sold $689.10 worth of goodies. Thank you again to our volunteers who helped out. We still have 8 more Paw Sales this year to volunteer for.

www.rockfieldpta.com/volunteer

Our dine and donate event at Dairy Queen raised $491.70 for Rockfield! Our next one will be at Cafe Zupas on October 23rd from 4-9 pm.

The fall book fair begins Monday, October 7th. We are in need of volunteers to help run cash registers and help students find books. Please go to our volunteer page to sign up for a spot.

www.rockfieldpta.com/volunteer

Tickets for Rocktober are now on sale. You can purchased advanced tickets at our store at https://rockfieldpta.givebacks.com/store

Please see the flyer below for details and to volunteer.

It's not too late to become a PTA member! You can purchase your membership at https://rockfieldpta.givebacks.com/store. It is $7 for a single membership and $13 for a family (2 adults in the same household).

LAST CALL FOR THE DIRECTORY!

If you haven't filled out the directly Google form and would still like to be part of it, you can fill out the form at https://forms.gle/jDF2ApobsNxgNxjf7. All entries must be in by October 9th. We will be unable to add to the directory once it's published.

Important Dates:

10/7 - 10/11 - Fall Book Fair

10/8 - PTA Meeting @ 7 pm in the cafeteria

10/11 - Rocktober - Fall family carnival - https://www.rockfieldpta.com/rocktober

10/18 - Paw Sale

10/23 - Dine and Donate at Cafe Zupa's 4-9 pm

11/12 - PTA Meetig @ 7 pm in the cafeteria

Tuesdays in November - Spelling Bee practice

In honor of Mrs. McConnell and her love of music, we are raising money to create an outdoor music garden at Rockfield with the addition of musical playground equipment. We are working with PTA and a Girl Scout Troop to create a beautiful space. If you are interested in donate, please follow the link to donate. https://app.givebacks.gives/jamie

Thank you to everyone for either calling the front office or sending an email notification when your child is late coming into school. We sincerely appreciate it!

Just a quick reminder, if you don't already include this, please indicate if they are Hot Lunch - Choice 1 or Choice 2 or if they will be bringing their own Cold Lunch. Thank You!

Rockfield has 2 out going lines. They may show up as "potential spam". To avoid this, PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS TO YOUR CONTACTS LIST:

1 (262) 628-7622 (Main office number)

1 (262) 502-7240

🤸🏻‍♂️PLEASE 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.

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.