Richmond Elementary Update
Making a difference today to create a better tomorrow.
December 2018
TRUST: Our One Word
From the Office...
The Scholastic Book Fair will be held at school December 3-7. Online ordering is available November 28- December 11 through our ROCORI/Richmond/Student/Destiny website link, also found HERE. When purchasing books for your son or daughter, a portion of each sale is directed toward new books for our media center.
- With winter weather upon us, please adhere to the following guidelines:
- December proves to be a very busy month, filled with exciting adventures in learning! See the Upcoming Important Dates section below for details.
- Please remember to save Box Tops for Education, Richmond Food Pride receipts and Teal's receipts. We are also part of the Cashwise More Rewards, Target Take Charge of Education and Arvig School Partnership Programs (simply designate Richmond Elementary as the school you would like to support.) Richmond PTC also receives 8% of every purchase from Shutterfly using this link: ShutterflyRichmondPTC. Richmond Elementary School received a check for $1000 from Richmond Food Pride again last spring as well as quarterly Arvig and Target donations!! Your efforts are certainly appreciated!!
- Contact Us!
K-5: -10 windchill, 0 temp, rain/snow/sleet students will stay inside
K-2: temp below freezing, mud puddle in the back, snow or snow on the ground: boots, snow pants, hat, gloves/mittens required
3-5: temp below freezing, mud puddle in the back, snow or snow on the ground: boots, hat, gloves/mittens required; snow pants optional
34 2nd Street NE
PO Box 489
Richmond, MN 56368
320-597-2016 x4
Nurse Kooiman's Corner
Hello!
- If an accident or illness occurs during the school day, parents will be notified. If you or the designee are unavailable, it is important that the school have your permission to call your doctor or seek professional help as necessary. Please make sure your child is fully recovered and free of a temperature for 24 hours before having him/her return to school.
- Please check your child's head periodically for lice. While we do not have an outbreak, this is simply a reminder to examine your child’s head, especially behind the ears and at the nape of the neck, for crawling lice and nits if your child exhibits symptoms of a head lice infestation.
- If your student has a health concern or life threatening allergy please make the nurse's office or secretary in that building aware of the situation. There are care plans and lots of health info on each school web page under the health services tab. Please update the office each year with an updated care plan if your student has had an ongoing concern over the years e.g. (diabetes, asthma, seizures,peanut allergy etc) Thank You!
Traci Kooiman R.N., B.S.N., L.S.N.
ROCORI District Nurse
320-597-2016 X1102
Title One
Dear Parents,
Title l reading and math groups (grades 1-5) have been meeting for about 10 weeks! Kindergarten groups have been meeting for about 5 weeks! We are excited to share your child’s progress with you at upcoming parent/teacher conferences Dec. 3, 4, & 6. I will be available all 3 nights of conferences and encourage you to stop in to see me (Room 104-next to second grade) either before or after your child’s classroom conference. Please send me an email or give me a call if you would like to schedule a specific time to meet.
I enjoy hearing from parents and encourage you to contact me with questions or for more information on Title l services. schlangens@rocori.k12.mn.us
320-597-2016 Ext. #1111
Thank You!
Suzanne Schlangen
Rocori Interventionist
From Our Kitchen
- Once a month we will have breakfast with a Special Guest. We have Guests scheduled for several months; some may be school employees and others may not. Each Guest will give a very short talk about who they are and what their job is. Christine Barker, ROCORI Food Service Director, was our special guest in November. She visited with our students and put several student suggestions into action for upcoming lunches! Please ask your son or daughter about the Special Guest December 19!
- ROCORI food service mission is to fuel the minds and bodies of our students with nutritious and sustaining meals so they can thrive both physically and mentally, while instilling lifelong eating habits. We offer daily free breakfast for all students.
- Find information such as menus, RevTrak, and free and reduced applications here: ROCORI Food Services Link
ROCORI Richmond Head Cook
Richmond Recognition
To the Richmond American Legion and Auxiliary, thank you for providing American Education Week/Veteran's Day contest prizes and apples for our students. Your presentation and instruction in flag folding was an intriguing lesson for students and staff! THANK YOU for making a difference today to create a better tomorrow!
Richmond Elementary PTC
Connecting the teachers, students and families of Richmond Elementary with the support of the Parent Teacher Club! @richmondelementaryptc
2018-2019 Officers:
Jennifer Bohnsack, President
Kelly Ebnet, Vice President
Rachel Flint, Treasurer
Jackie Prior, Secretary
2018-2019 Meetings (held at 6pm in the Richmond Elementary Staff Lounge:)
January 3, 2019
February 7, 2018
March 7, 2019
April 4, 2019
May 2, 2019
For those of you who regularly shop at Shutterfly, we have a new storefront website where Richmond Elementary PTC receives 8% of every purchase made at Shutterfly! Just in time to get your Christmas cards and other treasures ordered. This storefront site can be used any time for any purchase, not just Christmas. Thanks for supporting our school and spread the word!
Click here to shop: http://www.richmondelementaryptc.shutterflystorefront.com/
Upcoming Important Dates
December 3, 4, 6: Conferences and Scholastic Book Fair
November 30- December 11: Online Scholastic Book Fair
December 7: Treemendous Night Downtown Richmond 5:30 pm
***Please supervise your children during the events!
December 18: 5th Grade Dare Graduation 2:00 RMS
January 5: PTC Meat Raffle
January 28-February 1: PTC Winter Wonderland Week and Carnival
February 5: School-wide PTC -Sponsored Trip to Paramount: Little Mermaid
February 12: 5th Grade Kindness Retreat
February 19: 6th Grade Registration (evening)
February 26: Kindergarten Roundup
March 21: Richmond Elementary Spring Concert, RI Gymnasium
May 15: 5th grade to spring play at RMS
May 16: PTC Spring Picnic