RRES Family Newsletter
May 2022
Happy May Ringing Rocks families. I hope you are all doing well. It is hard to believe that we are approaching the last month of the 2021-2022 school year. Please review the information included in the May Family Newsletter. Thank you for supporting our students and our school.
Kindergarten Registration
The online portal for 2022-2023 kindergarten registration is open! Incoming kindergarten students need to be age 5 prior to September 1st to be registered.
You will need to upload the appropriate documentation to complete the registration process. The documents needed are: proof of residency (deed or current mortgage statement or lease, and 2 current utility bills from different vendors), up-to-date immunizations for the child, original birth certificate of the child and photo ID for the parent completing the registration.
Copies of these documents should be uploaded to the registration portal, or you may send them directly to studentregistration@pgsd.org if you’re having trouble uploading them to the portal. Please put your student’s name in the subject line when emailing these documents to us.
* Note - If these documents are not submitted to the Registration Department, your child will not be fully registered with Pottsgrove School District and this will cause a delay in the Registration process.
The Pottsgrove School District is committed to providing you and your son or daughter a smooth transition into our kindergarten program. If you have any questions please contact Donna Fedak at dfedak@pgsd.org or 610-327-2277 Ext 1014
Please click the following registration link to begin registering your kindergarten student for the 2022-2023 school year: Kindergarten Registration Link to Online Portal
Kindergarten screening will take place in mid-July for both Ringing Rocks and West Pottsgrove Elementary Schools. Screenings are a helpful tool in the class roster development process, but please note that students will still be placed on a kindergarten class roster if they are unable to attend a screening session. Your child's principal will reach out with more information regarding kindergarten screening closer to the date.
Classroom Placement Input 2022-23
We consider classroom placement to be one of our most important tasks and I would like to share the process with you. Student placement is determined and reviewed by a team of professional educators. Each child’s academic, social and emotional growth, peer relations, and needs are considered and discussed. We strive to create classes that are heterogeneous, function as cohesive groups, and provide each child with a teacher with the most suitable teaching style that will meet his or her needs. We feel our time is well spent because we also have a personal investment in each child. While we do welcome input regarding your child’s learning style, the elementary division of the Pottsgrove School District does not accept specific teacher requests. If you have any information you wish to share regarding your child or the type of teacher that would best suit him/her, please send me an email, cstango@pgsd.org by Friday, May 13, 2022. We take all of this information into consideration when placing children in a class for the upcoming school year.
RRES Field Day - Change of Date
Due to the anticipated weather forecast for Friday, May 6th, Field Day has been moved to Monday, May 9th. We will follow the same schedule. Thank you for understanding.
We are looking forward to this day and thank you to Ms. Becky Diehl for organizing the event.
Staff Appreciation Week, School Nurse's Day, School Lunch Hero Day
Thank you to the wonderful staff at Ringing Rocks. We appreciate all that you do for our students, staff, and school.
End of Year Schedule
Please note that the final student day is Friday, June 10th. Thursday, June 9th and Friday, June 10th are early dismissal days with elementary schools dismissing at 12:00 pm. Breakfast will be served on both the 9th and 10th but there will be no lunches on these two early dismissal days.
We look forward to welcoming students back to the first day of school of 2022-23 school year on Wednesday, August 24. Click here to access the 2022-23 School Board approved district calendar.
Superintendent's Blog
Please click on the link to access Dr. Finnerty's recent blog.
Become Part of the RRES Staff
RRES is still in need of duty/recess aides. If interested, please access the Human Resources website at https://www.pgsd.org/domain/59
2022-23 Breakfast and Lunch Program
At the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not have the authority to extend the COVID-19 pandemic relief waivers which permitted all students to eat breakfast and lunch for free. The USDA is scheduled to have the breakfast and lunch programs revert back to their pre-pandemic operations.
Lunches and breakfasts will no longer be free for all students starting in the 2022-2023 school year.
To be eligible for free/reduced meals for the 2022-2023 school year, families must complete a free/reduced lunch application when they are released over the summertime. Alternately, families may apply for free/reduced meals at www.pgsd.org/Page/10005.
Library Books
May 24th is the last day students will check out books from the school library. Please return all books by June 2nd. If you are unable to find lost books, please visit our website for instructions on how to replace the books. https://www.pgsd.org/Page/9932
Vendors Wanted
Please see the flyer looking for local businesses to participate in an upcoming community resource fair hosted by the Pottsgrove Village.
Important Dates
May
6 - Progress Reports Issued
9 - Field Day (rescheduled from May 6)
10 - Operations/Facilities Committee Meeting 6:00 pm
10 - School Board Meeting 7:30 pm
12 - Last Day of after school tutoring
17 - Staff Development Day - No School for Students
18 - PTA Meeting, 6:30 pm
24 - Policy Committee Meeting 5:30 pm
24 - Curriculum, Integration, and Technology Committee Meeting 6:30 pm
24 - School Board Meeting 7:30 pm
24 - Second Grade Visit to Lower
27 - Act 80 Day, 2 hour early dismissal
30 - No School, Memorial Day
June
6 - Senior Walk
9 - Early Dismissal, 12:00pm
10 - Last Day of School, Early dismissal 12:00pm
10 - Report Cards Issued