12/1/23 Raccoon News
Happy December
What's Happening?
Monday, December 4th: CRAZY SOCK DAY!!! ( Rotation 3)
Lunch choices: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup and Penne with Meatballs
Jeffco School Board Town Hall Meeting: 5:30PM, Warren Tech South
Tuesday, December 5th: (Rotation 3 )
Lunch choices: Hamburger, cheeseburger, black bean burger, or yogurt parfait
-Spanish club
-Taekwondo
Wednesday, December 6th: (Rotation 3)
Lunch choices: Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza
9AM and 1 PM school tour for prospective students
-Art School
Thursday, December 7th: (Rotation 1 )
PTA HOLIDAY SHOPPE
Lunch choices: Chicken Drumstick with Waffles, Chicken pot stickers, or Vegetarian pot stickers
- Taekwondo
-Chess Club
Friday, December 1st: (Rotation 1)
PTA HOLIDAY SHOPPE
Lunch choices: French Toast and Turkey Sausage or Hatch Green Chili Pasta
What are Rotations? Rotations specify Art, Music and PE (AMP) class rotations. Check out the whole year here: Art Music PE Rotation Calendar (How can you tell, A or B? Great for printing)
Notes from the Office
Hearing & Vision Testing: A team will be onsite December 5th to test all students. If your child wears corrective lenses, please be sure to send them to school on 12/5/23.
2024-25: Please help the school set our budget priorities for next year. The state sets the funds for the districts, the districts set the formulas for schools, and schools ask families to comment on the priorities for the "piece of the pie" that gets sent to us each year. Share your voice! School Budget Input. The more input we get the better! Survey closes December 18. Text of the survey is available in Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese
2024-25 School Year Enrollment OPENS Tuesday: Please take a few minutes to update your EnrollJeffco account and declare your intent to enroll at Red Rocks Elementary on 12/5/23!
Questions and Answers:
- Do you have to enroll even if you are current family with no plans to change schools? YES! Thank you for helping us plan appropriately for 24-25.
- What is the academic testing next week? December is "mid-year" testing with district tests known as Measures of Academic Progress, or MAP. It gives us a trusted check point for any adjustments to our instruction, and it is highly indvidualized allow us to specifically support each learner. Thank you for supporting these sessions.
- Why do we do the PTA Holiday Shoppe? We give students a chance to give reasonably priced gifts to others. It is a part of the greater "Red Rocks Shares" theme. Our Peer Mentors and Student Council sponsor sharing (August it was school supplies, Winter coat drive, and February will be Leukemia Lymphoma Society). These "Shares" events are designed to grow our students with character and kindness. Questions? Reach out to your teachers, Mr. I, or PTA.
- Who is in that picture at the top? That is 3rd grade at Dinosaur Ridge! Our PTA funds special visits and field trips in partnership with teachers, and our kids enjoy spectacular learning opportunities!
Calendar Highlights:
Dec 4th - CRAZY SOCK DAY
Dec 5th - 24/25 Enrollment Opens
Dec 6th - Prospective Families School Tours 9 am and 1 pm
Dec 7/8th - PTA Holiday Shoppe
Dec 8th: "Dress for Respect" day K-5/5th Grade "Interview Day" Young Ameritowne
Dec 12th - Raising Cane's PTA Fundraiser
TBA Dec 15: Morrison Police Storytime? Stay Tuned!
Dec 18th - 5th Grade Field Trip - Young Ameritowne
Dec 18th: School Budget Input closes
Dec 19th - Pajama Day
Dec 20th - Jan 5th - WINTER BREAK
Do you want to take a peek at January? Space and Spelling! Stay tuned for a VERY special science guest, Lisette Clemons, an educational speaker on the American Space Program! Spelling Bees also roll out in January. It is going to be a great 2024!
Board of Education Townhall Meetings
Join our Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education (Board) representative, Mary Parker, on December 4th for a 90-minute town hall meeting for an opportunity to get to know her as your area representative, learn more about the Board’s goals and understand her role in districtwide initiatives.
These events are open to the public and our community is encouraged to attend the meeting hosted by your designated area representative.
Book Breaks- Sponsored by our PTA
December 6th - A Twist on Traditional Tales with Tracey Baptiste (4th-5th grade)
December 8th - Drawing Your World with Raúl the Third (2nd -3rd grade)
December 11th - Reading Between the Lines with Jon Klassen (K-1st grade)
Rocks Rocks Jammin' to Morning Musicians!
Listen to our Morning Musician Duet
Mr. Dodge and Harrison entertained our students this morning. Click the IMG link below
Notes from the PTA
Volunteers Needed for our Holiday Shoppe!
"Holiday Shoppe" opens in 1 week!
We really need your help to make this possible for the kids! If we don’t get sign ups especially for the lunch time slots on Friday we won’t be able to let the kids shop!
If you can’t do the whole lunch shift please reach out and we can use whatever time you have available. April- 806-392-7796
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C48AFAC22AAFA7-46089678-holiday?useFullSite=true#/
Grab your tickets using our code RedRocks23 to this family fun event and get 10% off plus $5 from each ticket will go back to our school! https://christmasincolor.net/
Print and Post - Calendar
School and PTA Helpful Links
School Contact Info
ATTENDANCE PHONE: 303-982-8060 - Please call if your child will be late or out of school.
Website: https://redrocks.jeffcopublicschools.org
Location: 17199 CO-74, Morrison, CO 80465, USA
Phone: (303) 982-8063
Family Calendar Link
Red Rocks Drop Off/Pick Up VIDEO // Password RRE
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedRocksRaccoons
Twitter: @redrocks_es
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrocks_es/
UPLOAD your photos to our Google Photos Album here to share with other families!
PTA Contact Info
Email: redrockspta@gmail.com
Website: https://redrockspta.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/redrockspta