We are winding down the year as we head into the final month of the 22-23 school year. There are a lot of things happening at Robb in May and we are looking forward to some great times together before we dismiss for the summer.

Thank you to Erin Cernuska from IU10, Mary Stout from KCSD, and Lenny Rutecki (LennyLifts.com) for putting together an awesome day of activities and awareness surrounding Autism last month. Check out the video for LennyLifts.com from our day together. - https://drive.google.com/file/d/13xy595LC8TboCuA7Sg9JNu9P4SLgy5_N/view?usp=share_link

Shout out to the 3rd and 4th Graders - they have been working very hard on their PSSAs and we are so proud of their effort. We are most impressed with the growth our students have demonstrated from the start of the year to now. Great job 3rd and 4th grade!

Robb Elementary PTO: We meet every third Thursday of each month at 6:30. We meet in person, but also share a virtual option to attend. Our PTO does phenomenal things for our students and staff. We can always use support and fresh ideas. Please consider joining us at 6:30 on May 18th.

Attendance: School attendance is critical and has a direct connection with how successful your child will be throughout their educational experience. We need your child here in order for them to grow academically, socially and emotionally. Attendance is the start of all success! If your child is absent please be sure to provide an appropriate excuse within 3 days of their return to school. You can submit excuses electronically to robbattendance@kcsd.k12.pa.us. If you have any questions about attendance, please call Ms. Megan at 570-893-4900 ext 2703. Thank you for your support and setting your child up for success through having regular school attendance.

"Coffee & Conversation": We have established a family impact group titled "Coffee and Conversation" and we meet every 3rd Wednesday of each month at 12:00 at Robb Elementary School. No RSVP required and all are welcome to attend. This is an opportunity for families to come in and talk directly to Mr. Barth, Mr. McCloskey and our school counselors and interventionists about any ideas, concerns or questions you may have that will help continue to create the best learning experience for all students at Robb. If you are unable to attend this meeting, we encourage you to attend our PTO Meeting the following evening at 6:30 in the Robb Library. Really cool things often start with a simple conversation. Hope to see you on the 17th or 18th.

PBIS: Mr. McCloskey, Mrs. Williams and our PBIS Team continue to work on ways to recognize positive behavior and challenge our students to be the best they can be. Students are attending monthly meetings to review SWIS (school-wide information system) data and set goals for each other surrounding our 4-Be's of expected behaviors. Talk to your child and ask about our PBIS program and all the great things they have access to, especially praise from our staff for positive behavior. Ask your child about our "Power Hour" at Robb or the "Cat Coin Menu" or the "Principal's 100 Club". Our staff is committed to a 5-1 mindset, and we strive to acknowledge 5 positive actions before making any direct redirection of unexpected behavior.

As always, feeling very blessed to be a part of the Robb Family.

#robbontop.

May 5 - Cards for a Cause Fundraiser due date (money and orders)

May 10- Robb Showcase 4:30--6:30

May 12 - Dance Party @ Robb Elementary (K-4) from 6:00-7:30

May 17 - Coffee & Conversation - 12:00 @ Robb

May 18 - Robb Elementary PTO Meeting - 6:30

May 29 - Memorial Day - No School

May 30- 4th grade promotion @ LHU Price Auditorium 9:00 a.m.

May 31- Robb Elementary Water Day

May 31 - Bucktail High School Graduation - 6:30 pm

June 1 - Last Student Day - 3 hour Early Dismissal

June 1 - Central Mt. High School Graduation - 6:30 pm (raindate June 2)

Please be sure to sign up for Bloomz, our new messaging app, so you don't miss any important information.

In May we will conduct our final round of assessments to see how much our students have grown throughout the school year! We start with PSSAs the last week in April into the first week in May. After those are finished, we monitor English/Language Arts and math through AimsWeb and MAPs and compare the scores to the beginning of the year and the winter data sweep. We will be celebrating so much growth this year based on what we are seeing day to day!

Our reallocation for the Title I, II, and IV grants comes each spring. The reallocation is an adjustment of the original grant amounts, and sometimes schools lose quite a bit of money compared to the original allocation of funds. Thankfully this year the reallocation did not hit any school hard. We lost very little in Title I, and we actually had a minor increase in Title II and Title IV. Your input helps us determine how we are going to plan our programs across the district and spend our federal funds.

Required documents for families:

Right to Request Qualifications of Teachers (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us .

Note: If your child is taught for four or more weeks by a teacher who is instructing in a content area for which they are not currently certified, the district must notify you. Four-week notification letters will be added here if that becomes necessary.

Non-Discrimination Statement (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us.

Title I District Parent Policy - Policy 918

Coaching Newsletter for Families - How We Teach Reading

Title I Complaint Procedure

School Improvement Plan

Be on the lookout for a summer reading and writing choice board coming home with report cards! The purpose of this packet is to support your child in retaining the skills they have developed this school year. Each activity they complete will earn them two tickets toward a drawing for the chance to win a fun reading tent or pillow next school year! You can return the packet at our back to school open house event in the fall!

The BENV Kiwanis proudly supports this year's Youth Writing Essay Contest. This year's theme is: “SPRING INTO NEW BEGINNINGS & GROWTH”.

Help make school attendance a priority...avoid the #SpringSlump!

The faculty and staff of KCSD encourage parents to ensure that students attend school everyday in order to achieve academic success!

If you are concerned about your student's attendance, please reach out to your student's school counselor.

Counselors' Corner-

It’s hard to believe that May is here! What an exciting school year!

Mrs. Harris & Mrs. Williams would like to wish our Robb Family a fun-filled and safe summer! To help with this, we have shared a website, 14 Summer Activities to Continue Teaching Social Emotional Learning. Please find the link here.

In addition, we wanted to share again some useful links that may be needed over the summer months.

Please find Helpful Resources below:

Clinton County Resources:

A list of resources to help families with varying needs.

Imagine Neighborhood:

These podcasts were designed for children and their family members to listen to together and talk about the topics.

Committee for Children:

The Committee for Children partnered with the makers of Sesame Street to create resources for children and families that address big challenges and issues, and help them to work at building resilience.

Homelessness

Homelessness can happen to us at any time in our lives. Our school district has many ways to help families who find themselves in a homeless situation. Mr. Barth, Robb Principal, Mrs. Harris, & Mrs. Williams, Robb School Counselors, Mrs. Manning, the district’s Director of Pupil Services (570-893-4900, ext. 2105), and Mr. Galer, district’s Social Worker (570-893-4900, ext. 2341), are all point of contacts for support.

If you are concerned about a student for any reason, you can make a SAP referral. The SAP referral can potentially lead to any needed services and/or supports the student may need to be successful.

Click on the picture to make a referral!

• Visit a local state park and enjoy special events or explore nature.
• Visit the Ross Library and take advantage of their summer programs.
• Check out the Lock Haven Chamber of Commerce site for a list of summer events that you or your family may be interested in attending.

If your family speaks a language other than English, the district has access to translators and interpreters that can accompany you in meetings with teachers and school members. If you would like to be connected with a translator or interpreter please reach out to your child’s teacher or the school guidance counselor. The accessibility features in the top right corner of this Smore allow you to translate this page.

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Are you interested in helping out as a game worker for our Central Mountain events!?? If so see the flyer for more information.

Keystone Central School District has School Resource Officers throughout our district for safety and security.

Officer Scott VanGorder - Central Mountain High School

Officer Cory Beaver - Bucktail High School & Renovo Elementary

Officer James Knarr - Central Mountain Middle School

Officer Mike Fetzer - Elementary district-wide and District Attendance Officer

Officer Todd Brian - District-wide

Did you know the Keystone Central School District offers a full cyber program to students K-12?

Please use the following link to read the the up coming events and information for the month of March.

https://www.smore.com/4nkhq

Spring becomes a busy time for both state and local assessments. Assessments play an important role in curriculum, instruction and interventions for student learning.

State Assessments

Spring PSSA Window - April 24-May 12

ELA - April 24-26 (Grades 3-8)

Math - May 1-2 (Grades 3-8)

Science - May 3-4 (grades 4 and 8 only)

Spring Keystone Exam Window - May 15-May 26 - HS Biology, Alg 1, 10th grade Literature

Lit- May 15-16

Bio - May 17-18

Alg 1- May 22-23

AP Exams

Testing Window - May 1-12

Local Assessments

Spring Aimsweb and NWEA MAP Window - May 10 - May 17

Act 35 Civics Exam Window - May 22- May 26

Please contact your child's teacher for information and updates on your child's progress.

NWEA Family Toolkit

NWEA FAQ

About Aimsweb

Need to register for the SAT, find out testing locations, dates and registration deadlines!

Many questions can arise concerning your child's laptop, internet access, busing information or maybe you'd like to volunteer in your child's school. These links below can help you get answers or point you in the direction of who to speak to.

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