October News
October 26, 2021
Back From Break
Greetings Puma Families,
We hope you all had an enjoyable MEA break. We are back in the swing of things and before we know it, it will be parent teacher conference time.
Here are some items of note:
- ExCEL: If your child has been invited to our ExCEL program, and they are registered, it begins today, Tuesday, October 26. The program dismisses at approximately 4:15.
- Please keep monitoring your students health. We want to stay in school for full days of in-person learning for as long as we can.
- Open House was postponed until later in the year.
UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:
10/28 - PTO meeting 6:30
11/8 - 3rd grade winter weather presentations
11/9 - Late Start
11/12 - No School
11/15 - Parent Teacher Conferences
11/16 - Parent Teacher Conferences
11/17 - Picture Retakes
11/18 - Parent Teacher Conferences
11/23 - 11-26 - No school
Puma Strong!
Mr. Kamphoff
FAMILY ACADEMY
PTO MEETING DATES
November TBD
Thursday, December 16 @ 630pm
Thursday, January 20 @ 630pm
Thursday, February 17 @ 630pn
March TBD
April TBD
Thursday, May 19 @ 630pm
All meetings will be held virtual again.
Student Support Services Team
Our Student Support Services team (pictured above) at Rosa Parks includes Marcy Koch, counselor, Tiana Iverson, social worker, and Rachael Hudson, psychologist. This team collaborates daily to support student learning and they enjoy building relationships with all students and families in order to help our Pumas become successful. Please don't hesitate to contact them if you have a question or concern about your child's learning or social emotional needs!
MASKS
We need your help in making sure that students come to school with a mask each and every day. If you'd like to donate masks to the office and/or your child's classroom, please know we would welcome any/all donations!
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
We have our arrival and dismissal procedures in place to keep students safe, and operate in an efficient and effective manner.
Arrival:
- Doors will not open until 7:35 unless you are enrolled in our ACES program. Adult supervision also does not start until 7:35.
- Students that arrive between 7:35 and 7:50 should either report to the playground or breakfast.
- As students enter the building they are required to wear a mask.
Curbside drop off is in the lower lot, door (#3). Please follow the flow of traffic.
DO NOT PASS cars and skip ahead in line.
Pull ahead as far as possible at all times. It may be super convenient for your kid to exit the vehicle right in front of the door but please be considerate of others. The better everyone follows the procedures the smoother the experience is for everyone.
The upper lot, (door #1) is reserved for buses only. Should you need to visit the office, use the upper lot to park and enter the building.
Students who walk or ride their bike will approach on the path, on the playground side of the building. They will walk/bike around the building to the bike racks and use the lower door (#3).
THE END OF DAY PICK-UP PROCEDURES - THE NUMBERS ARE HERE TO STAY.
DISMISSAL PROCEDURES
Students who walk home will exit door #7 (near orange playground equipment)
utilize the walking path
must promptly begin leaving campus once they exit the building.
Students who bike home will exit door #3 (near lower parking lot)
utilize the walking path
must promptly begin leaving campus once they exit the building.
Students who are car riders will exit door #3.
We are committed to keeping Rosa Parks students, families, and staff safe. Thank you for your cooperation!
Each family is given a number that will need to be displayed in the car window
Families will get two numbers to have in multiple vehicles
Display number on the passenger side
When pulling up, always pull up as far as you can and we will load multiple cars at a time.
Staff will communicate the numbers in the order they have arrived into the building.
Avoiding the process and driving to the front will result in your number not being called. Follow the process!
As cars load, they will be dismissed and the next batch of cars will pull in.
Make sure your children know their number for dismissal.
Please make sure your child knows how they will be getting home each day. Inform your child’s teacher or the school office if there is a change in your family’s plan.
Contact Us
Email: dkamph1@isd77.org
Website: rpe.isd77.org
Location: 1001 Heron Drive, Mankato, MN, USA
Phone: 507-387-7672