SY 21-22 BACK TO SCHOOL EDITION 2
VOL 2 - 20 August 2021
SY 21-22 School Calendar
DGF ADMIRALS - UPCOMING EVENTS First Day of School is Monday August 23rd!
- 23 Aug - First Day of School 8:15
- 02 Sep - Virtual Open-House 14:30
- 06 Sep - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL
Bell Schedule with two lunch Groups
Group 2 is High School 10th -12th with select 9th graders in mixed classes such as gym.
SPORTS
Art and ELA updates
All students have to provide their own personal agenda planner this year. Please come with it the first day of school to keep track of all your new data/combinations/classwork, etc.
ELA 6 courses with White need a folder to store ELA papers and non-spiral, STAPLED/STITCHED COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK—the ones with the black and white noise on the covers (9.75” x 7.5”). Please come with your agenda planner!
All Arts classes: please come with a SHOEBOX and a sketchbook (of any size) with PLAIN WHITE PAPER—no graph/no lines. Please come with your agenda planner!
Linda White
S2S Campus tours for rising New Middle School Families
A SAFE & HEALTHY RETURN TO SCHOOL
COVID-19 Operational Guidelines & Protocols
Face Coverings Required - Masks are a very important component of staying healthy and reduce the risk of acquiring the coronavirus. Gaiter neck scarves and masks with valves are not approved for mask-wearing by the CDC guidelines. Students and staff will be required to wear masks throughout the entire school day, with the exception during lunch, where students will maintain at least six feet away from one another.
Visitor & Volunteer Policy - Keeping students safe is our top priority. This requires reducing the number of visitors to the school campus and classrooms. Until further notice parent visitors and volunteers are not permitted on campus during the instructional day unless visiting the school on official business. Examples of official business include dropping off and picking up students outside of normal times, attending a scheduled appointment, or completing an errand at the main office. We look forward to when our school can reopen our doors to parents and other visitors. Thank you in advance for your understanding of this policy.
Below (see attachment) parents can find the complete DoDEA Covid-19 Operational Guidelines and Protocols document. Parents can also find more information about school operations in Covid-19 at https://www.dodea.edu/covid-operations.cfm.
Required Home-Based Screening Standard Acknowledgment Form
Every enrolled student is required to have a signed parental Home-Based Screening Standard Acknowledgment form on record prior to the first day of school.
*Please complete the attached form below and return it to the main office or email it directly to our fabulous School Nurse at sanda.colombo@dodea.edu.
Parents, caregivers, or guardians will monitor their children for symptoms of infectious illness every day through home-based symptom screening via the Home-based Screening Standard Acknowledgment. The prescreening provides a vehicle to determine if individuals should be referred to a healthcare provider or quarantine based on symptoms and exposure, including close contact.
NOTE: If a student is sent to the nurse's office, whether self- or staff referred, the nurse will assess the student for possible signs and symptoms of COVID-19. A student who is sick, and not showing signs of COVID-19, will be sent home for at least 24 hours. A student showing possible signs and symptoms of COVID-19 may be out at least 48 hours, depending on the course of action by the parent. Siblings of students who are sent home with possible signs or symptoms of COVID-19 may also be sent home.
The school will take a conservative approach when assessing students. Therefore, it is important for parents to keep their students home when not feeling well. This will prevent the spread of germs and ensures students do not miss extended periods of school.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
New Students - Parents of new students requesting bus service, need to stop by the transportation office. The transportation office is located in the main lobby of the elementary school. Staff will set up services and issue a bus rider pass for your child.
Returning Students - Parents of returning students, if already set up bus services last school year, will not need to come into the transportation office. Students will receive their bus rider pass on the bus on the first day of school. If there has been an address change, parents will need to come into the transportation office to update the address and to receive a new bus rider pass.
Bus Stops: The transportation office will send out bus stop and pick-up/drop-off information to parents no later than Tuesday, August 17th. This information will be sent to the parent email on file in the student information database. Please make sure your current contact information is correct.
COVID-19 Restrictions: Students are required to wear masks while riding on the school bus. Students are seated with siblings and socially distanced from other passengers.
FOR MORE SCHOOL BUS INFORMATION, CONTACT EPHRAIM WERTZ, BUS SUPERVISOR, AT ephraim.wertz@dodea.edu
Student Meal Program
~You will receive a welcome letter from LINQ asking you to create an account through Titan.
~The letter will have your Student Identification # and Pin number. Do not lose this letter!
~Follow the directions in the letter to sign up
~The District is Navy Exchange.
~A meal registration document guide is posted below.
What's For Lunch
PSS Admirals announcement
My name is Bethany Curtis, and I am the President of the PSS Admirals (Parents & Staff for Student Admirals). I am a mother of 2 high school students, a senior son & a sophomore daughter. Kathryn Johnson is our Vice President and a mother of one high school student, also a senior this year.
It is our mission to build the very best school experience for every student. To do this we support academic activities for all students through assisting with clubs, testing snacks, scholarships for boys/girls state, and volunteer opportunities. We support our teachers through assistance with clubs, meals during teacher development, and gifts during teacher appreciation week. We believe in our students, in our teachers, and in our DoD school. We believe that by supporting our school we build our future.
The worldwide pandemic severely limited our efforts during the 2020-2021 school year, but as we look to the new school year we hope to be able to return to more supportive efforts. If you would like to have a chat with Kathryn Johnson or myself regarding ways to plug into DGF and the PSS Admirals, please reach out to us with your questions, comments, or feedback. We’d welcome your input.
You can find us via email or our Facebook page.
Facebook page: Rota PSS Admirals
DoDEA Online Registration for Students (DORS)
The DoDEA Online Registration for Students (DORS) is currently available for families registering in schools serviced by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). DORS reduces manual forms and makes it easy for parents to register their children for school.
Parents can enroll new and returning students at https://www.dodea.edu/DORS/index.cfm.
For complete information about the registration process, including eligibility and enrollment please go to https://www.dodea.edu/registration-process.cfm
After you finish the Registration online please contact the School at 727-4183/ 956 82 4183 to finish the process. Or email tanya.maghanoy@dodea.com
Contact US
https://www.facebook.com/RotaDGF
School Website
https://www.dodea.edu/RotaMHS/
Principal
Ms. Stephanie El Sayed
Assistant Principal
Dr. Kristin Forrester
Administrative Assistant
Mr. Manolo Sosa
956-82-4181
Secretary
Mrs. Tanya Maghanoy
956-82--4183
Registrar VACANT
Please contact Secretary
Guidance Counselor 6th-8th
Ms. Pamela Webb
956-82-4044
Guidance Counselor 9th-12th
Dr. Marcy Bond
956-82-4580
School Nurse
Ms. Sanda Colombo
956-82-4182
Transportation
Mr. Ephraim Wertz
956-82-4219
Attendance
956-82-4181/4183
Email: attendancerotamhs@dodea.edu
Website: dodea.edu/Rotamhs/
Phone: 727-4181 956-85-4181
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RotaDGF