Rockbrook Reminder
Rockbrook Elementary School's Weekly Updates | 12/13/19
Thank You Holiday Store Volunteers
Thanks to our Holiday Store Volunteers for their work in supporting this fun opportunity for students. We really appreciate the time to do so.
Happy Holidays!
Rockbrook Winter Break Challenge, Reading and Math!
This Winter Break we want to encourage kids to keep their reading and math skills sharp. Keeping young minds active will prime them for a successful return in January, and can help get a fast start to the second half of our school year.
To do so, we’re excited to present a Winter Break Challenge for all of our students. From December 21st to January 5th we are encouraging students to spend twenty minutes a day focusing on reading and math skills. We'll be sending home a record sheet before the break where students can record minutes read. Students can practice their math skills using our online IXL.com resource. Students completing 200 minutes of reading or 200 minutes of math will receive a special incentive. Students completing both double up on their prize!
We hope your family will consider participating. Be sure to check your child's backpack next week!
Building Skills of Independence and Empowerment
As we head into the second half of the year, consider how you and your child can continue to grow in their skills. With the new year approaching it's a great time to set goals and work to accomplish them. Your child's teacher can also be a great partner in helping to determine how to best promote their success for the second half of the school year.
Winter Wear and Snow Gear
To ensure that students can both enjoy the snow and keep warm and dry once they come inside, we wanted to remind you of a few expectations for students wishing to play in the snow.
• Students need to wear proper coats, gloves, and hats. When temperatures are above 10º we will typically be going outside.
• If students wish to walk in deep snow, they will be expected to wear snow boots.
•For very deep snow or if students wish to roll and play in in the snow, students will need snow pants to ensure they stay warm and dry.
• If students wish to build with snow they must have gloves or mittens.
• When recess equipment is slick or wet, access may be restricted to promote student safety.
We appreciate your support in going over these expectations with your child. Teachers will do so as well so that students may have a fun and safe time during winter recess.
Dining Out for Education - Don & Millie's 12/18
Community Club Website & Student Directory - Please Sign Up
Save Your Hy-Vee Receipts
•PLEASE SAVE your HY-VEE receipts dated between September 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
•Hy Vee will donate $1 for every $200 spent. This adds up, we have been earning between $400 & $600 per year!!
•Grocery receipts, gas, diner, coffee shop and pharmacy receipts are all accepted from any of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Hy-Vee stores.
•Tell your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to save their receipts for our school.
Send your receipts back to school with your child. The Hy-Vee drop box will be located near the fish tank.
Write the name of your child’s teacher on the top of your receipt, or bundle them and put the teacher’s name on the envelope.
The class that brings in the most will receive a pizza party in January.
Thank you for your SUPPORT!
Dropping Off Your Child? Please Bring Them In & Sign Them In
Students and Cell Phones / Smart Devices
Medication at School
For you child’s safety and for the safety of others, all medication, even cough’s drops, must be kept locked in the health office, it must be in the original package. All medication, including cough drops, needs to be accompanied by a medication form signed by the parent or guardian, all prescription medication forms must be signed by the doctor. Whenever possible, medication should be administered at home.
Important Dates
December
17 6th Grade Strings Concert @ WHS, 6:00 Reh, 7:00 Performance
18 Don & Millie’s Dining Out for Education Night
19 5th Grade Strings Concert @ WHS, 6:00 Reh, 7:00 Performance
23 Winter Break Begins- No School
January
6 School Resumes
15 Don & Millie’s Dining Out for Education Night
20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School, Professional Learning
30 Rockbrook / Oakdale STEAM Night @ Oakdale
28 Godfather's Slice of the Pie Night
Safety Patrol
Welcome to Rockbrook Elementary - Home of the Bulldogs
The mission of Rockbrook Elementary School, a diverse community of learners, is to foster learning by providing a quality educational experience within a secure and challenging environment.
Rockbrook School Design Goal:
At Rockbrook we will increase student engagement and achievement through Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports for social, emotional, behavioral, and academic needs.
Email: veldhuis.courtney@westside66.net
Website: http://rockbrook.westside66.org
Location: 2514 South 108th Street, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-390-6475
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Twitter: @Rockbrook66