River Place Elementary Newsletter
RPE Strong -- August 6, 2021
RPE STRONG
What about COVID?
Open House (aka Meet the Teacher)
At this point in time, we plan to have an in person Open House. (Note that if we move to a red stage, this could change.)
Check your email on the morning of Tuesday, August 10 for a message letting you know your child's teacher. Teachers will include a short video introducing themselves and welcoming their students.
Open House will be on Tuesday.
* 4:30-5:00 Families whose students' last names begin with the letters A-H
* 5:15-5:45 Families whose students' last names begin with the letters I-P
* 6:00-6:30 Families whose students' last names begin with the letters Q-Z
*Please come at the time noted for your family. We have intentionally made three groups so that we keep numbers smaller.
*Masks are encouraged.
*Avoid grouping and congregating and spread out.
*Let's limit this to parents and students. In past years, we have had some families bring extended family members. We will gladly welcome grandparents and others later when the community spread risk is lower.
*PTA, Transportation & Cafeteria will be in the cafeteria.
*Please consider joining our PTA.
*You may bring your supplies on this evening if you like. If you purchased supplies, they will be in your student's classroom.
Class Lists
*Please remember that we do not have direct parent requests for a teacher.
*We took input from families about their children in May and also took input as families enroll.
*Creating class lists is a complicated process that takes hours of time and includes many academic factors of the students within the classroom. There will be no changes to class placements.
Kinder Parent Chat
Kinder parents, we know that for many of you this is your first school experience and you have unique questions. Find out the answers to the questions you submitted on the Google Form after New Family Orientation!
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://leanderisd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DKeSDEOBTFiWFpBP7hLgrQ
First Day!
Will your child be riding the bus?
Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
- We will have extra staff on hand at arrival to help students find their way from the bus lane and car rider lane to their designated classrooms.
- We do allow parents to walk students to their classroom door on the first two days of school, but we ask that parents exit the building by the tardy bell. (Doors open at 7:20 & the tardy bell rings at 7:40.)
- Dismissal is 10 minutes earlier the first two days of school because we know that it will take a little longer to help our students find their way to their designated dismissal area (Bus, Car Rider, Bike Rider, Back Walker to Ravina Apartments, Day Care Pickup Area). Therefore, the first two days of school we will dismiss at 2:45 instead of 2:55.
- You will be receiving information next week about how to access our School Dismissal Manager APP. We are in the process of loading student information into the program. Once that's done a welcome letter from School Dismissal Manager will be shared with families.
Breakfast & Lunch
Breakfast is served from 7:20-7:35 and students eat their breakfast in the cafeteria.
Lunches are staggered by grade level. Students may also bring their lunches. Students who need to keep their lunch cold need to use a cold pack.
We are not allowing lunch visitors at this time.