Rocky's Weekly Roundup
February 13, 2022
A Message from the Leadership Team...
Dear RES Families,
Welcome to our all new publication, Rocky's Weekly Roundup! As a reminder, this is a combination of our previous weekly Sunday Family Update and Tuesday Newsday. We hope this streamlined communication will be beneficial to you and your family. Please note that we will continue to distribute this newsletter each Sunday afternoon around 4:00 p.m. For those who are new to RES or did not know, Rocky the Racoon is the RES mascot. A HUGE thank you to those who reached out to create our new newsletter logo. Our new newsletter logo was drawn, designed, and created by Soren and Orlee Graae parents of one of our kindergarten students. Mr. and Mrs. Graae's talents and kindness are greatly appreciated!
Students had a blast showing off their Team Spirit this past Friday. Check out some of the pictures of students proudly showing off their Team Spirit below!
Tomorrow, we will be kicking off our school spirit week! Students should show their love for Valentine's Day. We know the halls of RES and classrooms will be filled hearts, red, pink, and white! Please see below for additional details regarding how your child can show their school spirit each day! A friendly reminder that there is no school on Friday, February 18th and Monday, February 21st. We will welcome students back to RES on Tuesday, February 22nd.
You will also find attached to the bottom of our newsletter the communication Dr. McKinnon shared with the RES community earlier this week regarding his response to Governor Lamont's decision pertaining to masks.
Wishing you a wonderful week ahead full of school spirit!
Mrs. Melissa Labrosciano, Principal
Mr. Joe Amodio, Assistant Principal
School Spirit Week!
Valentine's Day
Report Cards
One Book, One School
Important Dates and Reminders
February 14: Report Cards accessible through PowerSchool parent portal (link for directions on how to view and access your child’s report card in PowerSchool is found below)
February 14-17: Spirit Week! See below for details!
February 17: Early Dismissal - Staff Professional Development (12:50 K-4, 12:15 Preschool)
February 18-21: No School - February Break
February 22: Students return to school
February 22: Joint Meeting of ER9 BOE - JBHS at 7:30 p.m.
TENTATIVE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Friday, June 17
MORNING BUS CIRCLE ACCESS
As the weather gets colder, and there is more potential for ice and snow, buses tend to take longer to arrive and unload in our bus circle. And as many of you have experienced, lack of substitute drivers are causing buses to double-up. This makes for longer routes where they may arrive later in the morning.
With all that said, we ask that LATE student drop offs go to the big gym parking area, and those students walk down the walkway to the main entrance.
Cars should not be staging themselves between buses or driving around the buses during the morning drop off in our bus circle. This is VERY dangerous and a serious offense. You can incur a VERY hefty fine of $450, if reported. That fine increases for EACH bus you pass - 2 buses = $900. (Ref - CT Statue: 14-279)
You will likely see our SSO (security officer), John Parisi, more often in our bus circle during the morning.
Please keep students and staff safe, and drop off LATE students at the big gym parking area, until ALL buses have cleared RES. With winter approaching, it is safe to assume that on a regular school day, buses should have cleared the bus circle by 8:20am - UNLESS we have an exceptionally tough weather situation happening that morning.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
A Message from our School Nurses...
- If your child is sick and you need a COVID-19 test, please reach out to the nurse to get a home rapid test.
- Please be sure to send your child to school with a mask that fits securely above the nose and below the mouth.
- PLEASE REPORT ALL COVID CASES AND EXPOSURES TO THE NURSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Email jconnolly@er9.org or call 203-938-2519 ext. 309 in addition to emailing the classroom teacher if you would like to inform them. The nurse needs to verify quarantine dates and will help determine when students are able to return to school.
- IT IS COLD OUTSIDE - please remember to have students wear a warm coat, hat and gloves as we will go out for recess as much as possible. Please send snow boots when there is snow on the ground as well. Contact the nurse if you are in need of any of these items.
Thank you for your continued support!
Nurse J. Connolly
Nurse D. Carley
Quote of the Week
—Dr. Mae Jemison, first African American female astronaut
Contact Us
Website: www.reddingelementaryps.org
Location: 33 Lonetown Road, Redding, CT, USA
Phone: (203)938-2519
Additional School Contacts
Office hours for Special Services is 7:30am - 3:00pm during the regular school year.
SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Ms. Jennifer Del Conte, Director, Special Services
Ms. Michelle King, Administrative Assistant to Director of Special Services
mking@er9.org Ext. 313
Mrs. Jennifer Hankla, Supervisor, Special Services
Mrs. Marilyn Caruso, Secretary, Special Services
mcaruso@er9.org Ext. 312
Office hours for the main office is 7:30am - 3:45pm during the normal 10-month / 180 day school year.
SUPPORT STAFF:
Miss Bobbie Granskog, School Secretary
bgranskog@er9.org Ext. 304
Budgets, Payroll, & Information for Rocky's Weekly Roundup!
Mrs. Komal Kulkarni, School Secretary
kkulkarni@er9.org Ext. 302
Registrar & Enrollment
Mrs. Rachel Saluzzi, School Secretary
rsaluzzi@er9.org Ext. 301
Assistant to School Principals
School Dismissal Manager & Subs
OTHER FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS:
Nurse Connolly — Ext. 309
Library— Ext. 343
Kitchen — Ext. 346
You will find a complete list of telephone extensions and email addresses for our staff on our website www.reddingelementaryps.org