Four Nests... One Family News

Website: rockledgees.pwcs.edu
Location: 2300 Mariner Drive, Woodbridge, VA, USA
Phone: (703)491-2108
Facebook: facebook.com/rockledge.elementary
Twitter: @RockledgePWCS

The doors of the school open at 8:55am daily. Staff will be outside to monitor arrival at that time.

If arrival is after 9am, families will need to sign their child in through the front office.

Hello Rockledge Families,

What an amazing first 4 weeks of school. Thank you for sharing your children with us on daily basis. Below are some important updates to provide you a view into the work we are doing and how you can continue to be a part of that work.

Thank you families for being diligent and updating your Back to School Packet in ParentVUE. If you have not had the opportunity, please click on the ParentVUE button below and begin completion. The information in this packet contains important emergency details that help the school keep your child safe on a daily basis.

We are looking forward to another great week at the Rock. We hope to see you at our Spirit Night this Wednesday at Sweet Frog.

Your Principal & Assistant Principal,

Mrs. Steptoe-Coleman

Mrs. Everett

September

9/15-10/15: Hispanic Heritage Month

9/21: PTA Spirit Night @ Sweet Frog

9/26: Rosh Hashana Holiday/ Schools & Offices Closed

9/29: Back to School Night @ 6pm (K-2nd)

October

10/3: Back to School Night @ 6pm (3rd-5th)

10/5: Yom Kippur Holiday/ Schools & Offices Closed

10/6: Parent Advisory Council @ 6pm

10/6: PTA Meeting @ 7pm

Click on the picture to see the Year-At-A-Glance PWCS Calendar

We are excited that the School Store is opening this Tuesday, September 20th. The store will be open every Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:55-9am. Students will have the chance to purchase items such as pencils, crayons, folders, erasers, rulers, markers, notebooks, pens, and so much more.

Please note that nothing in the school store costs more than $5. Make sure if you are sending in cash for other school expenses (lunch money, field trips) please have that SEALED in an envelope and marked for its purpose.

DON'T FORGET....Your Eagle will receive $2 in Eagle bucks with your new PTA membership, join today. https://rkes.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

We are excited to be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month here at the Rock. Look out for "What's Been Happening at the Rock" updates on how we are celebrating and honoring this time.

Here at Rockledge we join PWCS in recognizing Attendance Awareness Month throughout September with the theme “Every Student, Everyday: Showing Up Matters for R.E.A.L.”

Routines: Daily attendance routines can reduce stress, increase your child’s self-confidence and lay a foundation for good attendance in later grades.

Engagement: Participation in school helps your child connect with other children and adults and get excited about learning.

Access to Resources: Schools can give you access to meals, physical and mental health care and other supports, and fun enrichment activities (sports, clubs, music, afterschool and summer programs, etc.).

Learning: Children learn best from hand-on activities and through meaningful interactions with their teacher and other students.

If your family needs support in building strong attendance practices please do not hesitate to reach out to the school, your teacher, our counselors, parent liaison, and school administration. We are here to help.

Help support Rockledge and join the PTA!

• Even purchasing a membership is helpful!
• There are no expectations to attend meetings or volunteer.
• When you join the PTA, your student will receive an Eagle Bucks punch card! This can be used to shop at the school store (opening soon!)
• Also, the K-2 and 3-5 grade classes that have the most PTA memberships by October 5th, will earn a PJs and Popcorn party!

Join now at this link- https://rkes.memberhub.com/store

***Punch cards and premium membership gifts will be delivered to your child’s class beginning after the Labor Day holiday***

Rockledge School PTA Fundraiser

Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 12pm-9pm

13796 Smoketown Road, Woodbridge

25% of sales generated will be given the Rockledge PTA

REMEMBER: Tell your cashier you are supporting Rockledge

We cannot wait to see everyone there!

Join us in a couple of weeks for our Back to School Night events. This will be an evening where you will spend time in your child's classroom learning about what happens in the day in a life of a student. Each evening there will be two repeat sessions in case you have multiple students in those grades.

We look forward to see you there!

Thursday, September 29th @ 6pm

Kindergarten thru 2nd Grade families

Monday, October 3rd @ 6pm

3rd-5th Grade families

Prince William County Schools has partnered with Paper, a 24/7 academic support tutoring platform. Through Paper, our students can safely and securely chat with an expert tutor anytime, anywhere, for free.

Whether your child needs help clarifying homework questions or feedback on a written assignment, they can get on-demand and unlimited help when they need it!

To get started:

1. Families, there will be an information night to learn more...

October 19, 7:00 p.m. Click to register

2. Families can also get started with this resource by clicking HERE.

Are you looking for a new opportunity to serve in a family leadership role here at the Rock? We have a couple of opportunities just for YOU!

• Family Advisory Council Lead: this role will work with the School leadership in planning out collaborative conversations and goal setting for our Family Advisory Board. The board meets every other month, beginning in October, right before PTA meetings.
• Parent Superintendent Advisory Board: this person will attend a monthly (evenings) meeting at the Kelly Leadership School Board building and engage in learning from our Superintendent, Dr. LaTonya McDade, about initiatives of PWCS. Then this person will provide updates during Family Advisory Council meetings.

If interested in learning more about these roles please reach out to Mrs. Steptoe-Coleman at steptoNK@pwcs.edu.

Hello Families! This year we are partnering with SchoolStore to raise funds to help purchase essential tools our students and teachers needs to succeed. Each family will be receiving a packet this week, via student backpacks, about how to support this effort.

Your part only takes a couple of minutes, simply sign up online. We are hoping to raise funds to offset classroom costs, learning resources, and student enrichment opportunities. Thank you in advance for your support.

Northern Virginia Astronomy Club, in collaboration with Irene V. Hylton Planetarium and SPARK, the education foundation for PWCS, present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) first images

Friday, September 30, 2022
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
C.D. Hylton High School

Attendees will hear a brief presentation and then view images from the JWST on a 4K projection system inside the beautifully renovated planetarium. See galaxies as they appeared at the cosmic dawn of our Universe more than 13 billion years ago!

Register Here