Richland Reflections
Week of 9/21/20 at Richland Elementary School
We've missed you! Thank you parents and families for preparing your children to respect and adhere to Health and Safety protocol. We are so proud of our students for wearing masks and following these practices this week. It allowed for a great start of making connections and feeling safe and comfortable. More thanks to parents and families for your support with virtual learning! We are thrilled to foster classroom community both near and far.
I am also so thankful for our teachers and staff! Richland staff have been working tirelessly to prepare for the start of school, and we are so happy to connect with your children in person and virtually. Please keep communication open and reach out to teachers with any questions.
We are reminded from our Leader in Me work to focus on our circle of influence and on things we can control. It is with that focus that we are assured we will have a great year knowing we are in this together!
Be well!
Nicole Zuerblis
Richland Principal
RICHLAND IS A PROUD LEADER IN ME SCHOOL!
We are entering another year of embracing the Leader in Me philosophy at Richland and there has never been a better time to lean into leadership. Content from
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a key component of
The Leader in Me.
The 7 Habits is a combination of universal, timeless principles of personal and interpersonal effectiveness, such as responsibility, vision, integrity, teamwork, collaboration and renewal, which are secular in nature and common to all people and cultures. The 7 Habits are taught to students in an age-appropriate format within
The Leader in Me process. Read more about this at
http://www.theleaderinme.org/parents/
We support students as leaders, teachers and staff as leaders, and parents and guardians as leaders. There's a leader in us ALL! It's often students who take the initiative when they see a need and work to address it. This year, we will continue to have a student leadership team with representatives from each grade level, and we look forward to students and families helping us lead the way!
new arrival and dismissal procedures
Thank you for your support in making the changes to this year's drop off and pick up run so smoothly! To accommodate more car riders, that location has been moved to the back of the school. Please enter in the morning and afternoon from 313 on Chestnut Street.
The live school day begins at 9:00 and ends at 2:00.
Please note AM Kindergarten pick up at 11:00 and PM drop off at 12:00 are in the front of the school.
All buses will drop off and pick up in the front of the school.
LIVE AND VIRTUAL DAILY ATTENDANCE
Attendance is mandatory for school age children, and the live portion of our school day is 9:00-2:00, with additional time allotted for work after these hours.
Every day Monday through Friday is a school day.
FOR HYBRID STUDENTS' IN PERSON LEARNING:
On days when students are in person, attendance will be taken as in the past, and students will be marked absent if they are not physically present.
FOR HYBRID STUDENTS' VIRTUAL LEARNING OR 100% VIRTUAL STUDENTS:
Attendance will be taken daily. When learning virtuallty, all students are to complete their "check-in" activity as explained by their teachers by 2:00 daily. To allow for the completion of work asynchronously, students may complete other school activities after 2:00, but the check-in must be completed by 2:00 in order to be marked as present.
IF YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT:
You will receive an email after 2:00 on the day your child is marked absent. The school must receive an excuse from you within 3 days of the absence.
New this year, you may respond to the email with your absence reason. If you prefer, you may send in an absence note to the office. All excuses must be received within 3 days of the absence.
Breakfast will be served in our lunch room from 8:45-9:00.
Lunch is cold service, with three selections daily: A sandwich or wrap, a salad with a protein and roll, or a Grape/Peanut Butter Uncrustable. An assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables along with milk will be available daily. Students will order their lunches in the morning and will eat lunch in their classrooms. Lunches will be assembled by the cafeteria staff in bags, with aides delivering to rooms at the scheduled lunch times.
Meal prices for the 2020-21 school year are:
Breakfast is $1.30.
Reduced price is 30 cents.
Lunch is $2.50.
The reduced price is 40 cents.
Please click here to add money to your child’s account.
MEALS AVAILABLE ON VIRTUAL DAYS
For Virtual Learners, bagged breakfasts and lunches will be available for pick-up Monday through Friday at Quakertown Community High School from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The food distribution location will be on the 5th Street side of the High School. On Wednesdays, this service is available to all Quakertown students. Student numbers/I.D.’s are required.
FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATION
Information on how to qualify for Free and Reduced lunch and the forms to fill out are available by clicking here.
For Free and Reduced questions, please contact the QCSD Business Office by calling (215) 529-2022. If you need a computer to fill out these forms, you may use one at the District Services Center, 100 Commerce Drive, Quakertown, PA 18951.
virtual Back to school night
Our first classroom session will begin at 6:30, and teachers will share a recorded message from the principal before speaking about their classrooms. In the second classroom session, teachers will share the same information from 7:15-7:45. Choose a session that best fits your schedule.
This night is for parents/guardians only. Teachers will share Google Meet links.
Session 1: 6:30-7:05
Session 2: 7:15-7:45
Each year, Richland staff adopts one word. This year called for two! We invite you to join us in supporting each other with courage and grace and explore what these words mean to you.
virtual back to school night 9/30 6:30
Teachers will share Google Meet links.
Richland Elementary School
