April Rocket News
Rolling Ridge Family Newsletter
Mrs. Haldeman's Message
Greetings Rockets!
It is already April...and that is NO April Fools! 🤣 I said it last month, and I'm saying it again. Wow, the year is flying by. But you, your kids, and our staff make it a joy every day to come to work. I am enjoying every minute of learning and getting to serve the students, parents, and staff of this wonderful community. We had a great March, but watch out...here comes April, and we...are...busy!
- 2024-25 Intent to Return Survey. As we begin to plan for the next school year, we would like to get an idea of who's staying and who will be leaving our RR family next school year. Staff would like to support you and your child in the event you are transitioning away from RR family next school year. If you're leaving, please complete this survey. Thanks for your help!
- 2024-25 Classroom Placement Request. We are seeking feedback for your child regarding how they learn best. If you would like to make requests for next year, please complete the survey below.
- Jadon's Bug Run is this Saturday!
- Spirit Week & Book Fair - April 8th-12th. See information below.
- RR's Hotdogs, Bingo, & Books - April 10th. See information below.
- No school April 11th for Jumpstart, Early Childhood, or Kindergarten. We have Kindergarten Enrollment coming up on April 11th. If you have a kindergartner starting with us next school year, please scroll to the section below.
- RR Fun Fair - April 26th. See information below.
- They removed the old playground, and they started installing the new playground! Hoping it's ready before the end of the month.
I appreciate you all, and I am only a phone call or email away if you need anything. Remember, it is always a great day to be a Rocket! 🚀
Thank you for all that you do,
Mrs. Haldeman, Principal
APRIL
UPCOMING EVENTS
April - National School Library Month
4th - RR 3rd Grade Musical Performance @ 6:30PM
4th - Board of Education Meeting, 5:45pm @ Ed Center
8th-12th - Book Fair
8th - Solar Eclipse
10th - RR Family Game Night @ 6:00
11th - Kindergarten Enrollment - No School current for Preschool OR Kindergartners
11th - Papa John's Pizza Night
11th - PTO @ 6:30
18th - AM: 1/2 Day - Dismissal at 12:00
19th - No School; Professional Development Day
22th - Earth Day
26th - RR Fun Fair
May - Mental Health Awareness Month, Better Hearing & Speech Month, Nat'l Physical Fitness & Sports Month
May 6-10 - National Teacher Appreciation Week
May 8 - Bike to School Day
May 12 - Mother's Day
April Reading Logs
- March Reading Log - Due to Mrs. Ferkel by Friday, April 5th
- April Reading Log - You should have seen the log come home this week. Our goal is for all Rockets to read 15 minutes for 15 days.
Rolling Ridge Events This Month
Jadon's Final Bug Run - April 6th
Looking forward to seeing everyone at Jadon's Bug Run on Saturday!
Spirit Week April 8-12 and Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is back at Rolling Ridge. From April 8 through April 12, students can shop the book fair during their library time. Families can shop the fair with their student on Wednesday, April 10 from 5:30pm- 7:30pm. Check out our Fair website for more information!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/rollingridgeelemschool3
La feria del libro Scholastic está de vuelta en Rolling Ridge. Desde el 8 de Abril hasta el 12 de Abril, los estudiantes podrán comprar libros dursante su tiempo de biblioteca. Las familias podrán comprar con sus estudiantes el miércoles 10 de abril desde las 5:30pm-7:30pm. ¡Revíse el sitio web de la feria para más información!
RR Spirit week will be April 8-12. We have SO much going on that week (State Assessments, RR Family/Game Night, book fair, field trips, and MORE), so let’s have a spirit week too!
Book Fair Parent Volunteers Needed!!
Dear Families
I’m excited to announce that our school will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair, which will take place from April 8 – April 12 in the Rolling Ridge Elementary School Library. For students, it’s one of the most anticipated events of the school year—but we need volunteers to make it happen. We hope that you can offer your time and talents to help students experience Bookjoy firsthand! And every purchase at the Fair directly benefits our school. So, it’s a win-win! If you’re available to lend a hand at this upcoming event, please contact me through email!
Greatest NEED: Help supervising students from 8:00-8:30 each day of the fair.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Gratefully,
Kelsey Ferkel, Library Media Specialist
🌭🌭RR FAMILY EVENT - Hotdogs, Bingo & Books Night! - April 10th 🌭🌭
Join us for a night filled with hot dogs, bingo, and books! Bring your family to enjoy a hot dog and chips while browsing parent survey results from the Title Math and Reading Programs. After our meal, we’ll play a few games of bingo where you could win books and other fun prizes. Also, while you are here, you can check out the book fair in the library! Its going to be a great night! You won’t want to miss!
**RSVPs DUE April 8th!!**
Olathe Mayor's Children's Fund Food Drive - April 1st-19th
Rolling Ridge & Olathe Schools are Partnering with Mayor Bacon’s first Community Food drive. Bring in canned soups, veggies, fruits, tuna, boxed meals, peanut butter, unopened condiments, etc. to support our Olathe Community. Drop off bins will be available in the front. Collections in April 19th. Each item collected is a point towards your team. Which team can collect the most items? Let’s find out together as we celebrate our Community
Fun Fair - April 26th
Fun Fair is coming!!! Looking forward to seeing you at one of my favorite end of year events.
Counselor's Corner
Look for a community resource?
Reach out to our school counselor, Mrs. Click at jkclick@olatheschools.org for more information.
School Nurse's Corner - Info From Nurse Amy
School-Based Mental Health Support Through KU Med
Below is a new resource from KU Med supporting students and families navigating mental health support. Check it out!
- Website: https://1800childrenks.org
- Call: 1-800-CHILDREN (1-800-332-6378) for parents to call for 24/7 support
- Email: 1800CHILDREN@kcsl.org
- Mobile app: 1800CHILDRENKS in app store (attached picture from my phone search)
Women's Health Event - April 28th
See below for a preventative health for women event. If cost is an issue, they want you to still attend and to reach out to them if so.
Parent-Teacher Information
Next PTO Meeting - April 11th
PTO Positions Open for the 24-25 School Year!!
If you are intrested in any of the following positions, please reach out to Sherri Finks at rollingridgepto@gmail.com
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Member at Large
- Committee Chairs
- 5th Grade
- Yearbook
- Spirit wear
- Staff Appreciation
- Breakfast With Santa
- Fun Fair
- Rocket Run
- Buck Night
- Papa John’s
Contact PTO President, Sherri Finks anytime you have questions @ rollingridgepto@gmail.com
Rolling Ridge is a PBIS School
Congrats Rockets who were recognized by their peers this past quarter for being Safe, Respectful, and On a Roll!
**All our Rockets are***
- Safe
- Respectful
- Responsible
Ask your child how they are earning their Rocket Tickets and how they want to spend them! Students have had a lot of fun already earning lots of incentives this year. And it's only the first quarter! Keep those positives behaviors coming, Rockets!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Kindergarten Enrollment - April 11th
Call the office at Rolling Ridge - (913) 780-7650 - to make your appointment!
Noah's Bandage Run - April 14th
Olathe West Boys BB Summer Camp
June 17-19 1:00-3:00 pm
Grades K-8
Olathe West Boys Basketball Coach
Jeff Zimmerman
jjzimmerman@olatheschools.org
OWHS Sewing Camp
Do you have a creative tailor or seamstress at home. Olathe West is offering an opportunity to learn basic sewing skills and students will be able to leave with projects completed and a fun kit to continue creating with. Click here to sign up. Limited space is available.
Lil' Owls in the Kitchen - June 10-13, 2024
My name is Naomi Pickens and I teach Family and Consumer Science at Olathe West. I wanted to reach out and share some information about an upcoming cooking camp we’re offering at Olathe West this summer. We’d love for students from your school to join us!
The camp is called Lil Owls in the Kitchen, and it’s open to any elementary/middle school-aged-children that are going into grades 4-8 in the 2024-2025 school year. We are offering a morning and afternoon session and the camp runs the week of June 10-13, 2024 at Olathe West, in our Culinary labs. The cost of the camp is $135 and includes all materials, supplies and an apron!
District Communications
Solar Eclipse School Activities on April 8
Olathe Public Schools Families,
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. In Olathe, a Deep Partial Eclipse of magnitude 90.7% will be visible. The Partial Eclipse begins at 12:37 p.m. through 3:11 p.m., with the maximum eclipse occurring at 1:54 p.m. when 90.7% of the sun’s surface will be covered by the moon. As educators, we could not be more thrilled to have school in session that day and be able to provide students with amazing learning opportunities for this rare event – the next opportunity to view a total solar eclipse from the contiguous United States won't occur until 2044!
Solar eclipse viewing glasses will be provided for every student and staff member in the Olathe Public Schools. These solar eclipse glasses meet NASA safety certification guidelines. Click here for more information regarding safety during the solar eclipse. We will teach and practice with all students the safe viewing of an eclipse and stress the importance of ONLY viewing the eclipse through the glasses. Students will be required to wear their glasses anytime they are observing the sun and eclipse.
We believe students and staff of Olathe Public Schools will have a safe and fun experience viewing the eclipse by participating in planned activities in their school building. If you prefer your child NOT to participate in the solar eclipse viewing, please let your principal know and there will be an option for your child to have an excused absence or a supervised, alternative activity that will be provided at school.
We look forward to sharing this experience with students and staff on April 8. We want to thank our Learning Services staff members for their dedication in making this event special districtwide! Click here for more information, including resources for families, about the solar eclipse. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school principal.
Olathe Public Schools
Jump Start Enroll Now!!
For more information and to apply for free preschool, visit this website: https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/8201
JCPRD BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE REGISTRATION - April 24th
The link below will take you to all the menus for the district for April
MyPaymentPlus - Meal Account Payments
ATTENDANCE MATTERS
Reporting an Absence at Rolling Ridge
As we settle into the school year, we would like to remind our families of the best ways to report your child absent from school at Rolling Ridge.
- Call our attendance line at (913) 780-7650
- Email our attendance desk at RRattendance@olatheschools.org
- Click the Report an Absence link on our school homepage, just below the rotating images
Each of these ways will put you in touch with the appropriate person(s) rather than clicking the generic Email Us link found on our school website homepage. If you have any questions, please review Olathe School's Attendance Policy Here.
Thanks for keeping us informed of your child’s absence!
Student Code of Conduct
- 🎬YouTube: https://youtu.be/1FS1ge1hNHI
- 💻Download: Code of Student Conduct Elementary.mp4
- Link to Code of Conduct: Student Code of Conduct
Staff Favorites
Our teachers and staff have worked their tails off to ensure an amazing start to our school year. (I am the luckiest administrator ever!).
Please consider a note of encouragement or small thank you throughout the year. It goes a long way! See the Staff Favorites linked here!
Danielle Haldeman, Principal
Email: dmhaldeman@olatheschools.org
Website: https://www.olatheschools.org/rollingridge/
Location: 1500 West Elm Terrace, Olathe, KS, USA
Phone: (913) 780-7650
Twitter: @RRrockets