Trailblazer Times

Week two was so amazing! We have been hard at work not only learning our grade level content but we are learning about expectations and procedures for daily functioning at Rollins. Also, we are engaged in deeper learning of our TROT Behavioral Matrix (see graphic below), where we learn about how to be Trustworthy, Respectful/Responsible, the Owner of our Actions, and Thoughtful of Others!

Car riders, please use the car lines for drop-off. We are getting faster and faster as everyone settles into the routine. Please make sure car tags are visible when you are in the parking lot. When students are dropped off in the parking lot or walked in, this increases the chance of safety issues arising and slows down our car line. Also, please remind students to load and unload as quickly as possible so we can keep the line moving smoothly! We appreciate your help! There is NO drop-off in the back parking lot, except for Pre-K students.

Cars cannot park in the Westbrook subdivision to pick up kids, as this is a walker line area. Reports of blocked driveways and blocked trash cans on pick-up day could result in Tontitown Police Department being notified by neighborhood citizens. For the safety of students and staff, Arkansas law states that a driver of a motor vehicle shall not use a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle when passing a school building or in a school zone during school hours when children are present and outside the building. Thank you for partnering with us to keep our students and staff safe.

If you have not already downloaded the Springdale Schools app, please do so today! This will be a district-wide communication platform for teachers and families. Please see important information below on Rooms!

Carrie Farris, Principal

Jody Johnson, Assistant Principal

September 2- No School (Labor Day)

September 9- Rollins State of the School and PTA Meeting (more info to come)

September 16 & 17- Student-Led Conferences

September 27- Snack Day

We do allow visitors on campus. You will need to bring an ID card the first time you visit. We will use it to make a name tag for you. Each time you visit after that, you will need to check in at the office, and we will print your name tag. You can eat lunch with your child or volunteer in your child's class. Our parent volunteer coordinator will send out an email when school starts.

Our school was built with the newest safety standards required by the state of Arkansas with reinforced steel beams inside the walls to withstand high winds, a fire sprinkler system, a brick barrier across the front, gated playgrounds, and a full-time Tontitown Police Officer on site. Officer Clint Luond is on-site throughout each day. You can reach him at Rollins at 479-750-8721 or you can call 479-361-9168.

Our faculty and staff conduct monthly safety drills using the Catapult App This App also notifies law enforcement. During our fire safety drills, the Tontitown Fire Department is on-site and following our procedures using the Catapult App.

• 3:10- Bus riders exit through the back doors to the sidewalks at the bus loading zone.
• 3:10- Walkers in the green zone (walker-1 in PikmyKid) will leave the campus through the back doors. School staff will walk with them to the entrance of Romano Ave.
• 3:10- Car riders will go to the porch as their names appear on the screen inside the building. School staff to take children to their cars.
• 3:12 (approximately) Buses will leave the school grounds.
• 3:10- Walkers in the purple zone (walker-2 in Pikmykid) will exit through the back doors after the buses have left. School staff will walk with children to the entrance of Lazzari Street.
• Please do not park and pick up children in the walker zones! If you come in a car, please use the car rider line at school. This keeps all children safe and avoids blocking the driveways of families who live by the walker zone entrances to the neighborhoods.

On Wednesdays, school is dismissed at 1:50. This is the same as last year.

We will use car tags and the Pikmykid app together. Even if your child rides a bus or is a walker, you will get a car tag to use if you have to come to the school to pick up your child.

To learn a little more on your own, please check out the following link that will show you a few of the PikMyKid features. https://www.pikmykid.com/features/for-parents/

Please see important information below about the new state-wide assessment system for kindergarten through third grade. When access codes for the parent portal are available, we will communicate those to you!

Pre-K 10:30 am - 11:00 am

3rd 10:35 am-11:05 am

1st 10:55 am-11:25 am

2nd 11:15 am-11:45am

5th 11:30 am-12:00 pm

K 11:50 am-12:20 pm

4th 12:10-12:40 pm

Please complete this Acceptable Use Agreeement form in order for your child to use a Chromebook device this year.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRB_dN0oYyOjIwK89OcujLfIplFhJblPfOkFRJv8QcfcsveA/viewform

Win tickets to the
Naturals Game!

Join the PTA by today, August 23, 2024 at 11:59 p.m., and be entered in a drawing to win 4 tickets to the Natural's game this Wednesday, August 28.

For just $5 a year per child, or $10 per family, your membership helps us host special events for students and teachers, and supports major projects like our upcoming outdoor classroom.

Joining the PTA doesn’t require volunteering—your $5 contribution simply helps our organization and keeps you informed with the latest PTA news. However, if you’re interested in volunteering, you'll find several opportunities on the membership form.

AND… if your child’s class and teacher have the highest percentage of registered members they will get a snow cone party and the teacher will get a recess duty FREE day!

To stay up to date on the latest events and news from the PTA, please visit their website here: https://rollinspta.givebacks.com/w/events