Dear Roadrunner Families ~

Highlights from the week include:

• Participating in our first fire drill of the year.
• Hearing the first I-See-You announcements where students were recognized for showing the Renton Park Expectations.
• Families coming together in-person and virtually for our monthly PTA meeting.

This month we will continue working on:

• Establishing learning communities in the classrooms. That may look/sound like getting to know students and their strengths through interviews and assessments.
• Continuing to review Renton Park Expectations (Be Safe, Show Respect, Be Responsible

Question to ask your student this week: Tell me something that you know today, but that you didn't know yesterday?

Below are a few important dates/info to tuck away as we begin the year:

• September 19: Curriculum Night -(more info below)
  
• October 3: Picture Day (more info below)

Picture day will be Thursday, October 3rd this year. If you would like to order pictures of your student we highly encourage you to pre-order pictures online. Picture order forms are coming home today in case ordering online is not an option.

Help the PTA welcome back our wonderful Renton Park Staff with a delicious breakfast on Friday Sept. 20. Please follow the link below to sign up to donate a food item or help set up for the breakfast.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044FA8AA2AA1FD0-50867444-welcome

Join us for a FREE movie night on Friday Sept 27 at 6pm. Concessions will be available for sale and we need help selling them. Please follow the link below to sign up for a shift if you are able. Please note that anyone selling concessions and handling money must be a member of PTA for insurance purposes.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044FA8AA2AA1FD0-51392207-ptamovie

Join us for our Back to School OPEN HOUSE Round-Up!

When: Thursday, September 19th

Time: 5:30 - 7:00

Dinner (hot dogs, salad, chips and fruit) will be provided for FREE!

Similar to last year, families and students will be able to come and go as you please.

OUR ASK:

• Please remain together as a family when visiting classrooms and other areas in the school.
• This is a time to visit your child's CURRENT teacher, not last year's teacher or future teachers :). As much as teachers love the visits, it is important to allow them to focus on current families.

The Fun Run is October 23, but there are plenty of things to do to get ready beforehand. If you are interested in seeing how we plan and organize the Fun Run, please email 4thestudents@rentonparkpta.org to join the committee. We'd love to have you!

Join the PTA! Become a Member! (Meeting attendance not required)

Click here to sign up: https://www.rentonparkpta.org/pta-store

Need help with the cost of membership? PTA received a grant to boost membership and cover the member fee if it's not in your budget.

Send a brief email to 4thestudents@rentonparkpta.org with questions or to get the coupon code to enter at membership check out!

Renton Schools provides school supplies for all elementary and middle school students in classrooms at the start of the school year. Families pay a low, one-time fee of $30 ($10 for families on free/reduced lunch) for enough school supplies for the entire school year (backpacks and lunchboxes not included). Families who wish can continue to bring their own school supplies. High school students will continue to provide their own school supplies.

Cost for school supplies for the full year is only $30 ($10 for families free/reduced lunch). Families can pay the one-time fee through their Online Payment account or at their school.

Families eligible for school bus transportation will soon receive an email with bus route and stop locations. For more information about school bus routes please email Transportation.Routing@rentonschools.us.

Thanks to a state and federal funding, Renton School District will again provide breakfast and lunch meals free to most students this school year. All students can eat school breakfast and lunches free except at Risdon Middle School, Hazen High and the H.O.M.E. program. Unfortunately, the federal Community Eligibility Provision formula left us unable to include these schools.

Important note: While not required for free school meals, families are strongly encouraged to complete this Child Nutrition and Education Benefit form to help students and families receive important resources like: before and after school academic and enrichment programs; resources for classrooms; guidance and college counselors; health and wellness services; state summer grocery debit cards (SunBucks), and more. Submit your completed form to RSD.mealform@rentonschools.us or drop off at your school.

REMINDER: Please complete the Meal Application! It is available at https://www.rentonschools.us/ departments/nutrition-services-warehouse/meal-applications. All students at our elementary schools receive one free breakfast and lunch each day. However we ask for you to complete a meal application in order to ensure your child's school qualifies for federal and state funding that is determined by parent income levels. You may also be eligible for other benefits such as reduced fees for programs and activities.

During the summer, we transitioned to the newest version of Skyward. The link to log into New Skyward Family Access can be easily found on the district website and on each school’s webpage. Family members, if you already have a username and password for Skyward Family Access from last year, those credentials will work in New Skyward. If you are new to Family Access, you can use the “Forgot password” link to set a new password, with your email as the username. Additionally, families should access the new site through our website linked in this message and delete previous bookmarks to the old site to ensure access to the correct site.

Get involved and share your ideas - Join the Renton Park PTA!

- Support your teachers and students

- help us with planning events, fundraising, enrichment and other fun events

- Members are not required to attend meetings

- Next meeting: 12-Sep @ 7PM

Click here to sign up and become a member: https://www.rentonparkpta.org/pta-store

We have grants available to offset membership costs.

Contact email: 4thestudents@rentonparkpta.org with questions or for more information!