3/8/24 Raccoon News
Weekly School News
What's Happening?
Monday, March 11th (Rotation 3)
Lunch Choices: Italian Trio Hoagie or Mac n Cheese
Girls on the Run
Tuesday, March 12th (Rotation 3)
Lunch Choices: Crispy Chicken Sandwich or Turkey Barbacoa Tacos
Spanish Club
Taekwondo
Peer Mentors
SAC Meeting 6:30PM
Wednesday, March 13th (Rotation 3)
Lunch choices: Turkey and Cheese Sandwich or Twisted Cheese Breadsticks
Art Club
Girls on the Run
4th Grade DC Trip Meeting 5PM
5th Grade Growing and Changing Parent Meeting 6PM
Thursday, March 14th ( Rotation 1)
Lunch choices: Cheese Calzone or Mashed Potato Bowl
Taekwondo
Student Council
Friday, March 15th ( Rotation 1) 1st Grade Earth Balloon
Lunch choices: Chef Salad or Teriyaki Chicken Bowl
Coding Club
Spring Break March 16-25.
Tuesday, March 26: #ROCK Day! Wear your spirit gear or school colors!
What are Rotations? Rotations specify Art, Music and PE (AMP) class rotations. Check out the whole year here: Art Music PE Rotation Calendar (How can you tell, A or B? Great for printing)
Notes from the Office
Student leadership is alive and well at Red Rocks! Big thanks to the Peer Mentors, our student leaders, as well as our dedicated staff, who supported the Chatfield Unified Sports event last Saturday. See pics below.
Congrats to our students of the month, #ROCK award winners Carter Esqueda and Andrew Jenkins! (#ROCK winners are noted for "reaching" such as academic investment, and/or "character/kindness," or all of the above! R-O-C-K, You rock! You Rock!)
Parent leadership makes a difference. See below for PTA officer opportunities. Thank you!
What if there was a meeting where the school leadership, staff and parent leaders discussed school quality? That's SAC! uesday night March 12 our SAC meeting will share survey data on culture and the school leadership. 6:30PM in the library, and you can view it remotely thanks to PTA, Zoom link is here
Have you seen "that rock?" It's the Spirit Rock! (out by the flagpole). Thank you PTA! Stay tuned, it will soon be a point of celebration for our school! Woo Hoo!
Speaking of thanks, we know some families can't volunteer during the day, so, THANK YOU for sharing your wonderful kids with us! It means a lot! We may not get your picture in the newsletter, but we do see your contribution of getting your child to school ready to learn!
Dog Free Campus: We love our furry friends too! Red Rocks Elementary is a dog free campus, including school grounds and the lower parking lot/stair area. Your partnership in keeping our campus safe and comfortable for all is appreciated.
24/25 District Family Calendar - Scroll down to Helpful Links at the bottom of this newsletter
Class Placement Input for 24/25 School Year: Each year our staff carefully construct class placements for the next school year. We encourage all families to review this document updated for the 2024-25 school year. Families are welcome to provide input HERE. Input provided by April 5th will be considered for class placement decisions.
Repeated Information, don't miss it! Grades 3-5 Families:
- Did you know? Our school has a very positive testing culture! Our motto to students ("Do your best, we take care of the rest") has been noted by district leaders as a part of making Red Rocks shine. Kids "show what they know" and we take it from there! CMAS testing is coming up in April, the once-per-year state check of academic standards. One student shared, "Hey, it's kind of fun!"
- Can you help? Kids overwhelmingly prefer to test when their peers are testing. Please help us reduce non-essential absences during the state testing cycle. You can check your grade level testing schedule here. Feel free to reach out to us with questions.
Calendar Highlights:
Mar 18 - 22: NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
Mar 25: NO SCHOOL/ Non-Contact Day
Mar 26: PTA Meeting, 7:45 AM, ROCK Day! Wear your Red Rocks Gear or School Colors!
April 2: State testing begins, Grades 3-5
Exploring States of Matter
Children's Museum Classroom Enrichment, 2nd Grade
Peer Mentors Volunteering (4th/5th)
Jeffco's Unified Basketball Tournament
Watch Dog Dads
Carter (4th) and Jace (K)
with Dad, Derek Bennington
March Book Madness is BACK!
The Sweet 16 Books have been chosen and only 1 will rule them all! Classrooms will be reading books, completing activities and voting each week during the month of March. Gain points for your student's class by sharing their teacher's post on Facebook or Instagram using #redrocksreads or @redrocks_es. For more information, see the Library Webpage: March Madness. Let the "Madness" Begin!
Leap Day Learning
3rd grade welcomed back Ranger Pam who taught about Amphibians and Reptiles through mini experiments, observation and touching live animals! The mini experiments include learning about frog skin, an exercise in "leapers" vs. "hoppers!"
Time to Order Yearbooks!
Be sure to order your yearbook and create your custom pages at www.treering.com/validate (our school’s passcode is 1014478012413322). The deadline for custom pages is APRIL 26th at 11:59 p.m. Custom pages are a great way to remember your child's writing projects, artwork and family photos from the school year - don't miss out!
R.O.C.K Awards
Congratulations to our ROCK Award recipients for Reaching Out with Character and Kindness!
Notes from the PTA
We Need Your Help!
Red Rocks Elementary PTA's Board consists of its Officers and Committee Chairs. All of our Officer positions (President, VP, Secretary and Treasurer) are up for election (1 Year Terms) and will be voted on at our March General meeting. Committee Chairs will be voted on in May along with the 24-25 Budget.
While some members of our PTA board are returning, we have several board members who are “graduating” with their children or stepping back from their current roles. Please consider joining our Board as we would love to work with you and bring your ideas to our school. In order to continue offering all that our PTA does, these Officer positions and Committees must be filled each and every year. It truly takes a village to run our incredible volunteer PTA.
Help us continue all the incredible work of our PTA by joining our Board. Please see the Google Form for more information on these rewarding opportunities.
Silent Auction Items Needed!
Every other year, Red Rocks PTA hosts a live auction and gala. This is our ‘off’ year, but we still love to raise money for our school! May 3rd is the annual Red Rocks Elementary Carnival and will be having a scaled-down silent auction in the school gym. If you own a business, vacation home, or have an amazing skill to share with our community, we would love your donation! All donations are tax deductible and go to an amazing cause. Please reach out to either Alex Steffen (aksteff@gmail.com) or Colleen Burgin (henrycolleenc@gmail.com) with questions, donations or if you would like to be on the committee!
Easter Egg Hunt Fundraiser, March 13th
Former RR student, Sofia Nguyen, and current Green Mountain Senior, is participating in a community service competition through SkillsUSA. Sofia is inviting all K-5th Red Rocks students, and their families, to an Easter Egg Hunt on Wednesday, March 13th from 5pm-7pm at Green Mountain High School. Proceeds will be donated to Rise Above and Jeffco Action Center. Click HERE to register.
Club Registration at Red Rocks
- Taekwondo with CTI for grades K-5 is held Tuesday/Thursday in the gym through May 22, 2024. Please call 303.989.7542 or email moosulkwan@coloradotaekwondo.com for more information and to receive the required registration paperwork. Link to flier HERE.
- Chess Club with Mile High Chess for grades K-5 meets for 5 weeks on Thursdays in the Library starting April 11, 2024. All player levels are welcome! Learn more and register HERE.
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School and PTA Helpful Links
School Contact Info
ATTENDANCE PHONE: 303-982-8060 - Please call if your child will be late or out of school.
Website: https://redrocks.jeffcopublicschools.org
Location: 17199 CO-74, Morrison, CO 80465, USA
Phone: (303) 982-8063
Red Rocks Family Calendar Link
Red Rocks Drop Off/Pick Up VIDEO // Password RRE
Jeffco District Calendar 24/25
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedRocksRaccoons
Twitter: @redrocks_es
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redrocks_es/
UPLOAD your photos to our Google Photos Album here to share with other families!
PTA Contact Info
Email: redrockspta@gmail.com
Website: https://redrockspta.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/redrockspta