Community Update
FES Principal Alex Levine
RA Principal Avis Shelby
FMS Principal Natalie Santopietro
HES Principal Benito Herrero
SPE Principal Rebecca Mizrahi
WHES Principal Amaris Scalia
Green and Clean Halloween Checklist
Green and Clean Halloween Checklist
Green your Halloween
Candy
There are several ways to reduce environmental impact (and choose healthier alternatives) on the candy front:
Choose candy in less plastic packaging
Make treats yourself.
Opt for small package free gifts instead of candy.
Save bags and candy buckets to be reused in future years or give away for others to use.
Recycle what you can by checking packaging for recycling instructions.
Decorations and Costumes
By getting crafty you can reduce your environmental impact when it comes to spooky get-ups and decor.
- Decorations - Reuse instead of buying materials for decorations. Some ideas for reuse include: Turn old stockings with runs into spider-webbing, cardboard boxes into tombstones, leaves or branches collected from your yard can be used for decor just about anywhere.
- Make your own Costumes! - Old clothes can be used or repurposed as good pieces or parts of costumes, like worn t-shirts, black pants/shorts, etc. Check out thrift shops, consignment stores and yard sales, instead of buying new.
- Trick-or-Treat Bags - Use (and decorate) household items to collect candy in. A bucket, pillowcase or old even an old bag can be decorated inexpensively at home - and reused year after year.
- Pumpkins and Jack-O-Lanterns - Don't throw away all the goodies from inside your pumpkin. Toast the seeds for tasty treats. Make pumpkin pie or muffins with the fruit - or after using pumpkins as decor you can donate them to local farms or chicken coups for animals to eat. If they've gone bad they can be composted.
2022-23 District Calendar 🗓️
A digital version of the North Rockland 2022-23 Print Calendar you should receive in the mail can be found linked here.
The New York State Department of Education ruled that School District’s are able to utilize the remote-learning technology implemented during the coronavirus pandemic to allow students to continue their studies on days when the snow is too heavy for them to commute to school. Some Districts across the state have adopted a policy that will eliminates traditional snow days all together, opting for a remote learning day During inclement weather. North Rockland will utilize traditional snow days until the three that are built into our calendar are exhausted. Once all of our traditional snow days have been used the District will utilize the remote option when possible.
As parents and educators, it is important to take the time to talk to our children about personal body safety. New York State passed the Erin Merryn Law, which requires all school districts to implement lessons that teach children about personal body safety. The purpose of this law is to protect children if approached by known or unknown individuals who intend to harm them.
Starting this school year, K-6 social workers will teach two lessons using the, “Play it Safe!” curriculum. These lessons ensure our K-6 students learn vital skills that will keep them safe. Students will learn the 3-part safety rule: Saying No!, Getting Away from Danger as Soon as They Can, and Telling a Trusted Adult.
Students in Grade 7-8 will participate in two grade-appropriate lessons in their health education classes. These lessons will teach them strategies to stay safe. If you want to learn more about Erin’s Law, please click here. Erin's Law Parent Notice.
For the past two years, every student has been eligible for free school meals, regardless of how much their parents made in Rockland County. That program expired at the end of the summer and has created confusion. In North Rockland we are proud to share that all our schools qualify for free breakfast and lunch. Our dedicated Food Service Department has worked to get all our schools eligible for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the next four years.
***Each child is entitled to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch meal per day. For additional meals students are encouraged to use My School Bucks.
Parent Portal and Chromebook Care 💻
***Remember to charge your device before the first day of school!***
Getting a Parent Portal account
- Parents can retrieve their child's schedule via the Parent Portal at Fieldstone and North Rockland High School.
Kindergarten students will receive their chromebook during the month of September.
NRCSD FREE App! 📲
Did you know NRCSD now offers a FREE App?
Steps to download:
- Visit iTunes App Store ® or Google Play ®
- Search North Rockland CSD
- Then select North Rockland CSD App for FREE download
- Open the App enable push notifications and select the school(s) you want to subscribe to.
Stay connected!
- Get the latest district and school news
- Select the schools you want to follow
- Get push notifications about breaking news, closures, weather, events, and more
- Tap to see school locations, phone numbers, and staff information, fast
For a tutorial and navigation overview on the NRCSD App check out the YouTube video linked here.
Internet Safety Materials
At North Rockland Central School District we take internet safety very seriously. It is important that we all have access to information on how to keep our students safe. Here are a few web resources:
Common Sense Media - click here
Connect Safely - click here
- Internet Safety Tips - click here
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