RO Newsflash
Monday, March 9, 2020
Book Club: Reminder
Also, book club contracts were due back to school last Thursday. If you have not reviewed and signed this with your student, please do so and have it returned to school as soon as possible. Thank you.
Book Fair: March 16-19th
The Book Fair is coming to Richardson Olmsted school March 16th-March 19th.
Students will visit the Book Fair with their classrooms.
In order for Book Fair to run smoothly, we need lots of volunteers! If you are available to help, please click this link to sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E44A4A6229-fall. Thank you!
Helpful Hints for Parents/Guardians on Student Cell Phone Use
Over the last few years, cell phone use among students has increased, in particular with social media and internet - some of it inappropriate for students of this age. At RO we have had multiple reports of students using extremely inappropriate language and movements using the app Tic Tok. In many cases, these videos have led to disciplinary action by the school. If you download Tic Tok and type in your child's name, it is easy to find any videos that he or she has made. These posts are public and anyone can easily access them. Our students, at this age, are too young to be using apps like Tic Tok and I highly recommend that our parents vigilantly monitor their child's cell phone use, if your child has a cell phone.
Please see the link below that highlights one assistant principal's experience with student cell phone usage.
Good Morning America: Assistant Principal's Cell Phone Perspective
Because of this trend, it is always helpful for parents to stay educated and know how to set parameters on student's cell phones.
The link below is a guide to parental controls on iPhone devices. It shows how to restrict web content, prevent app downloads, control privacy settings and set usage times.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304#privacy-settings
If your child has a phone other than an iPhone, it may be helpful to research how the parental controls work for those devices.
PTA Positions Available for 2020-2021
Upcoming FEEE Event
Disinfecting Schedule at RO
Mark Your Calendar
Tuesday, 3/10 - RO Book Club @ 8:45-9:05am
Thursday, 3/12 - Grades Close
Monday, 3/16-Thursday, 3/19 - Scholastic Book Fair
Wednesday, 3/18 - RO Book Club @ 8:45-9:05am; Report Cards Distributed
Thursday, 3/19-Friday, 3/20 - Early Dismissal @ 11:35am & Parent/Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, 3/25 - RO PTA Meeting @ 7:00pm in the Staff Lounge
Thursday, 3/26 - Book Club @ 8:45-9:05am