Otter Family Newsletter

Welcome to or welcome back to Rogue Primary. I speak for the entire Rogue staff when I say that we are excited about this school year. We will be focusing on creating learning experiences for students that merge play and academic learning, especially focusing on the area of reading. Students will be learning in small and paired groups. They will be working on creating meaningful connections to ideas, contributing to conversations and learning to think critically. Most importantly their days will include hands on minds on learning to ignite their creativity and joy!

I feel extremely honored to be the principal of such a special school. I have seen all that can be accomplished when teachers, parents and community members work together to support our students. We appreciate your support and we will do our best to create the learning environment that we know is best for students. Please feel free to call or set a meeting with me if there is anything we can do to better serve your student.

Maggie Staley

Principal

Rogue Primary is a Character Strong school. We will utilize the Character Strong program to support our students Social & Emotional Learning. We are starting the year focusing on Respect. You will be receiving a family connection letter from Miss B letting you know a bit more about the focus and how you can support your child at home.

In the morning, parents may pull up by the gym and drop students off. We ask that parents don't leave your car to walk students in, but give a hug and send them off to school. Students may go and have breakfast or they are allowed to play on the playground or in the gym. Parents may also park in the parking lot and walk their student in. Parents may walk their child into the Commons (cafeteria). Once the bell rings parents will say their goodbyes and students will walk to class. Thank you for adhering to our procedure and supporting us in keeping students safe.

After School, parents may use our driveline/car tag system. Simply line up and we will dismiss students in the order that parents arrive. Parents can help by pulling as far forward as you can and to quickly load your child. Parents may also park and walk to pick up their student. We ask that you enter the gym though the far double doors. You will head to your child's teacher's line and teachers will dismiss walkups. Please remember that this is a busy time and teacher won't be able to have in-depth conversations

We’re delighted to welcome families who choose to park and walk their children into school each morning. To ensure a smooth start to the day for everyone, we ask that you please follow a few simple guidelines:

• We absolutely love seeing parents engage with their kids and enjoy some time together during breakfast. However, please remember that before school begins is an important prep time for our teachers. To help them get ready for a successful day, we kindly request that you refrain from entering classrooms during this period.

• For families with kindergarten students, please note that the kinder wing will be closed to both students and parents. Once the bell rings, students will line up in the Town Square, where their teachers will greet them and guide them to their classrooms. This is a special moment for a quick hug and encouragement before they embark on a day of learning.

Thank you for your understanding and for supporting both our teachers and your child in these essential routines. Your cooperation helps create a positive and productive start to each school day!

Our lost and found is already starting to get full. Please label your child's outer layers with their name or initials. If there are names we get them right back to their owners. The lost and found is located in the gym, make sure to take a peak anytime you are here on campus.

Wednesday, September 17th

5:30-6:00- Picnic on the campus. Bring a snack/meal and meet other RPS families.

6:00-7:00 Classrooms open

This is a great opportunity to meet other RPS families, your child's teacher and see their classroom. All families are welcome; students are encouraged to attend.

It's that time of year for our kids to get together in our classrooms, lunchroom, and playground. Let's remind them that washing hands, covering their cough/sneeze will help prevent illness. We have already seen the start of some virus being spread. Also, getting students to bring water bottles to stay hydrated during the day would be helpful.

If your child isn't feeling well please keep them home and call our office to let us know. 541-494-6570. Please see the image below for details on when to keep them home.

Each year public schools are required to do a number of different health screenings on our students. The state legislature has mandated vision, dental and hearing screenings for certain ages/groups of students. In order to gather this important information early in the year, I have scheduled most of these screenings for the first trimester.

September 30-Oct 4 will be our annual Spirit Week! Each day children can come to school dressed up according to our theme. The final day of Spirit Week will also be our Jogathon. TheJogathon is our PTO's biggest fundraiser of the year.

Spirit Week Themes

Mon Sept 30 Sports Day

Tues Oct 1 Backwards Day

Wed Oct 2 Hat Day

Thur Oct 3 Tie Die Day

Fri Oct 4 School Spirit and Crazy Sock Day

If you need to make changes to your child's end of the day plan, it is very important that you contact the school prior to 1:00 or 12:00 on Wednesday. If you leave a message after this, we cannot guarantee it will be delivered to your student. Our office gets busy in the afternoon and we want to make sure all our students get to the correct places safely. Thank you for your support in this policy.

This year all students are eligible for free breakfast and lunch! D6 food service does an amazing job serving up delicious meals everyday. Our food is made in house by our fabulous kitchen manager Melinda Morehead and her amazing team.

We are looking for interested parents to participate in our PTO. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, October 2nd at 5:30. Kindergarten teachers will be at the meeting to share all about kindergarten. We would love to have as many parents as possible participate. Our first PTO event will be the Jog-a-thon coming up in October. If you already know you would like to help out please reach out to Miss Kat. kathleen.christensen@district6.org

Jackson County School Distcit#6 has a copy of the Asbestos AHERA Management Plan available. This document is available from 7:00-3:00, Monday-Friday, in the principals' office in each of the schools.

Sept 17

Safe Routes to School

Walk Audit

7:20 AM RPS Flagpole

Sept 17

Back to School Night

5:30-6:00 picnic

6:00-7:00 Open House

Oct 2

PTO

5:30-6:30

Oct 4

Jogathon

Oct 11 & 14

In-Service Days

No School

Oct 17

School Picture Day

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/