Romona Review: Back-to-School
8.16.19
From the Principal
Dear Romona Families,
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year at Romona. I hope your family had a super summer! My family and I took a family vacation to France & Italy and it was hard to come back! But, now we are ready for my favorite time of year ~ it is officially Back-to-School time!
I encourage you to visit all of the links on the Romona back-to-school page; here you’ll find important information for this school year and learn more about our teachers and staff, returning and new.
I look forward to partnering with you again this year! Please email or call me with any questions, concerns, or suggestions throughout the year. I hope to see you at the PTA’s annual Rockin’ Romona event on Sunday, September 22nd!
Soak in these last moments of summer!
Cindy
New Faces & Places at Romona
Maddie Elman
Nicole Martin
Stephanie Boron
Christina Padove
Ally Rappaport
Cat Ruiz
Stephen Spellman
Zoe Turner
Amy Valaitis
First Day of School
Please note the schedule below for the first day, Wednesday, August 28th. Students in our Lechner Early Education Program (LEEP) through fourth grade will have regular school days/hours beginning on Thursday, August 29th.
First Day Schedule: Wednesday, August 28th
Grades 1-4
8:30 First bell rings and doors open for students and parents in grades 1-4.
8:35-8:50 Students in grades 1-4 arrive at classrooms. Parents are welcome to bring children to their classrooms.
8:50 Daily announcements will be shared and the school day will begin.
11:55 Grades 1-4 dismissed.
Kindergarten Meet & Greet
This is an opportunity for students and parents to meet the teacher and see the classroom. There is no formal instruction/class occurring.
8:40-9:25 Morning kindergarten students with last names A-K
10:25-11:10 Morning kindergarten students with last names L-Z
1:00-1:45 Afternoon kindergarten students with last names A-K
2:15-3:00 Afternoon kindergarten students with last names L-Z
Lechner Early Education Program Meet & Greet
This is an opportunity for students and parents to meet the teacher and see the classroom. There is no formal instruction/class occurring. Full day teachers will be doing home visits on this day.
9:00-9:45 LEEP AM classes
10:00-10:45 LEEP PM classes
PTA Parent welcome in the Gym
9:00-11:00
School Times
Grades 1-4 School Day: 8:35-3:15
Grades 1-4 Friday Early Dismissal: 2:15
Kindergarten: AM 8:35-11:10 and PM 12:40-3:15
LEEP: AM 8:45-11:05, PM 12:40-3:00, Full Day 8:45-2:10 (M-Th) & 10:40-2:10 (F)Friday Early Dismissal
Attendance Line
Romona Attendance Line: 847-512-6450
Supervision before school
Before school, we have supervision for students from 8:20-8:35. Students are invited into the auditorium at 8:20 where they wait to go to class. At 8:30, they will be dismissed from the auditorium to go to their classrooms. This procedure will begin on the second day of school, Thursday, August 29th. On Wednesday, August 28th, we welcome parents to walk into school with their children. We will have supervision for those students that come on their own to school that day.
There is no supervision on the playground before or after school unless your child is signed up for our Early Bird program. Please do not send your children to school until 8:20.
Student Drop-off & pick-up
We have important information posted on street signs around school. Please follow these directions. Your cooperation is needed to keep our students safe.
Please be sure to review the “K-4 Drop-Off Map” online before the first day of school.
There is a section on Romona Road noted as “drop-off zone” only. In this zone, drivers will pull to the side, allow students to leave the car at the curb, and then pull away. This is the only “drop-off zone.”
Please do not pull into or park in the school parking lot or block the driveways of our neighbors, even if you remain in the car.
If you would like to come into the school, please make sure to park in an area on the street that allows parking.
Bullying & Teasing
teacher assignments
ROMONA REVIEW (Weekly Principal & PTA Email)
Upcoming Dates
Tuesday, August 20th
- Teacher Placement emails sent out (PM)
- New Family Orientation (6:00, Romona)
- Board of Education Meeting (7:00, MEC)
- First Day of School (See above for details)
- No School (Labor Day)
- Picture Day
- Curriculum Night
- Outdoor Education Parent Night (6:30, Fourth Grade Parents Only)
- Rockin' Romona (4:30-6:30)
Romona Elementary School
Elena Ryan, Assistant Principal
Email: andersoc@wilmette39.org
Website: http://romona.wilmette39.org
Location: 600 Romona Road, Wilmette, IL, USA
Phone: 847.512.6400
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