Otter Family Newsletter Oct 2024

Rogue Primary is a great place for learning! The students are enthusiastic, parents are supportive and the teachers are consistently working to provide the best learning experiences for our students. Thank you for being a part of our school community. October is an exciting month at school. Teachers spend a lot of time in September establishing routines and getting to know students. Now that we are all in the swing of things learning will really start to take off. Please make sure your child is attending school daily and that you are connected with your child's teacher to stay current on the class activities.

Thank you to all our families that came for our Back to School Night! We had a great turnout and a ton of fun.

When entering Rogue for pick up or drop off please follow the procedure below.

Enter the campus from 2nd street. Please follow the driveline path when entering campus, this is to the left. When cars enter to the right they are not in the "line" and others feel like those cars are skipping the line.

Please do not pull into the second lane to drop off your student. We do not want students crossing in front of cars. Only drop off on the lane that is closest to the curb. You may pull out and use the second lane once you have dropped off or picked up.

Please do not park your car in the driveline. You may park your vehicle in the parking lot and walk your student into school.

Please remember to keep an eye on your speed. You should never exceed 10 mph.

Thank you for your support in making sure that all our students get to and from school safely.

What a fun day we had! Thank you so much for all our amazing volunteers. Your support made this event possible. Huge thank you to all the community and family members that came out to cheer on our otters. They ran further and faster because of you! Now that students have run it's the time to collect their pledges. Please have money turned in by the 15th. Winner will be announced on the 18th.

Prizes for...

Top 5 Money Earners

Top 5 Lap Runners

Class with Most laps

Class with Most Money Brought In

Rogue Primary welcomes parents in the morning during drop off. Community is one of our values and we think that having parents on campus helps to build that community. Parents are welcome to walk their students to their classrooms or for kinders to their line in the morning. We just ask that you wait until 8:05 when the bell rings. Prior to that time is teacher prep time and it's important for them to have that time. We also ask that parents drop off and then head out, if you need to have a conversation with a teacher please message them and arrange for a meeting. If you plan to stay past our tardy bell we will ask that you go and sign in at the office as a volunteer. Thank you for helping to make this the best school community.

Did you know...

Research shows that students who miss more school tend to have lower educational attainment in the long run, including lower rates of high school graduation and lower college attendance.

Attendance matters and it matters now. When students set up good attendance in the early years of school it carries on through secondary school. It helps students feel more connected to school and it makes sure they have every opportunity to learn! If you child is not sick they need to be at school. Even with a cold they should still attend school.

Thank you for your support in making attendance a priority.

It's that time of the year when colds and the stomach flu are starting to be passed around. This is a good time to remind our children about washing hands frequently during the school day. Washing hands is simple and takes only 20 seconds to do. Reminding our children to wash hands before and after eating and after using the restroom are great examples of when to wash up. Also, keeping fingers out of their mouth and noses will keep down the spread of germs. If you child is sick please make sure to keep them home and let our office know. 541-494-6570.

Rogue Primary students are allowed to wear costumes on Halloween. They may come to school dressed up or you can send their costume with them if they are able to get into it on their own. It is often much easier to just send them in their costumes if they aren't too elaborate. Please remember that costumes need to be school appropriate. We encourage fun and positive costumes and discourage violent or dark costumes. If your student's costume has a mask they may wear it during the parade only. Weapons are not allowed. We will do a school parade starting at 12:30 followed by classroom parties. If you want to attend the event please make sure to have your volunteer paperwork submitted to the office. It can take up to 2 weeks to get approved.

Each month, Rogue Valley Farm to School partners with local farms to bring tastings of our Harvest of the Month. This month, we are exploring a variety of different apples at the cafeteria tasting table on Tuesday, October 8th! Learn more about apples by checking out this fun interactive sheet (Spanish version). There you'll find recipes, videos, nutritional info, kids activities, and information about the local farms where the veggies were grown! Rogue Primary is part of the Rogue Valley Farm to School Digging Deeper School partnership. To learn more about the partnership and Rogue Valley Farm to School click here.

Oct 11

In-Service Day

No School

Oct 14

No School

Oct 15

Jogathon Money Due

Oct 17

School Picture Day

Oct 31

Halloween

Class Parade and Parties

12:30-2:00

Nov 1

End of 1st Quarter

No School

Nov 11

Veteran's Day

No School

Nov 25 & 26

Fall Conferences

Email: maggie.staley@district6.org
Website: https://rogueprimary.district6.org/
Location: 600 South 2nd Street, Central Point, OR, USA
Phone: 541-494-6570
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RPCPSD6/