RICHLAND REFLECTIONS

Dear Richland Families,

The rain has cleared, so we hope to see you tonight at Rustic Valley Orchard for Richland's first Fall Festival! See information below if you pre-purchased tickets. Tickets are also available at the entrance. Please note that parent/guardian supervision is required as it is not a drop-off event.

What a fun week we had! First through fifth grade classes visited the mobile Fab Lab set up in the art room. STEAM (Science, Technology, Enginerring, Art, and Math) lessons focused on digital fabrication and computer science. Ask your chlid to share their experience, and check out some highlights below!

Kindergarten through second grade classes had a visit from the West End Fire Company for Fire Safety Week! Students heard from volunteer fire fighters and saw the outside and inside of a fire truck. Ask your child to share what they learned, and see highlights below!

It's Digital Citizenship Week! Teachers will teach lessons during Caring School Community class meetings, and we have special questions of the day and spirit days for more student participation. Check out the details below and how you can extend the learning with family activities.

See you at the orchard!

Dr. Nicole Zuerblis

Richland Principal

5:00-8:00

Rustic Valley Orchard

1220 Upper Stump Road

Pick up your pre-purchased wrist bands at the table at the entrance!

Tickets will be available for purchase as well.

Please note: Parental supervision is needed as this is not a drop off event.

Bring your flashlights for the corn maze!

Food, glow lights, raffle tickets, and Richland swag available for purchase!

The festival price includes:

Unlimited trips through the family friendly corn maze

Unlimited wagon rides

Unlimited time at the activity center (animals, carpet ball, cornhole, other fun activities)

Giant slide, haybale climb, playground fun, time at the bonfire, live music!

Students will participate in activities during Caring School Community class meetings. We invite you to access family resources and participate in the family activities!

The Bucks County Intermediate Unit Mobile Fab Lab returned to Richland this week! Short for "fabrication," a Fab Lab instructor taught lessons in computer science and digital fabrication to students in grades 1-5. Students loved creations from a 3D printer and coding on an iPad to move a robot through mazes they created.

These STEAM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) engaged students all week long! Check out this link for more information on ways your family can get involved with the Bucks County Fab Lab Center.

Richland Elementary will have a Halloween Parade this year! Students are invited to dress in costumes and parade with their classes in the back of the school on the blacktop beginning at 2:15pm (weather permitting). Family members may view the parade in designated areas.

Please note:

• Students should not wear costumes to school. They should bring costumes with their name and teacher’s name clearly marked.

• Costumes depicting any violence or horror as seen in the movies, on the news, or in comics, are not permitted.

• Weapons of any kind, including metal, plastic, wood and cardboard are not permitted.

• Costumes should reflect age appropriate characters.

Students should not wear costumes to school. They will be provided classroom time to dress in costumes in preparation for the parade. Fall parties will follow the parade.

If you do not wish to have your child participate in the parade or the classroom activities that follow, please let your child’s classroom teacher know. Your child will be provided with an alternate activity not related to this event.

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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November 29th

December 6th

December 13th

December 20th

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

Clearances are NOT needed to…

-visit Richland

-attend/ help at class parties

-help at events like Bingo and Color Run

Clearances ARE needed to…

-chaperone on a field trip

-work directly with/monitor students

Click here for information on obtaining clearances.

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 Digital Citizenship Week.

MONDAY: How do we balance our time with technology?

TUESDAY: How do we stay safe online?

WEDNESDAY: How can we be kind and stand up for others online?

THURSDAY: What digital footprints are we leaving behind?

FRIDAY: How can we know if something we see or hear is true?

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.

4:00-8:00 PM

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