Rockbrook Reminder
Rockbrook Elementary School's Weekly Updates | 11-16-18
Bulldogs Represent Well at McMillan Math Contest
Westside District Spelling Bee
Battle of the Books
Robotics
Family Code Night, December 6, 5:00-6:00
Join us for an evening of fun and learning, as you team up with your child to complete Code.org puzzles and challenges at your own pace, and learn core coding concepts! If you have a personal laptop or iPad, PLEASE bring it. Limited devices will be available to checkout. Please email Mr. Carlson at carlson.dustin@westside66.net to RSVP.
Wanted: Experts from our Community!
Rockbrook Elementary is seeking adults for our exciting enrichment cluster program.
If your child was at Rockbrook last spring you already know the exciting opportunity of our
student enrichment clusters. For our new families, we are excited to share this experience with
your family.
For six weeks beginning in February, students will have the opportunity to explore a topic of
interest in depth. Students will work together with like-minded students and an adult who will guide them. Enrichment clusters provide interest-based extensions to our curriculum and a real-
life connection to our learning standards.
We are looking for adults that would be willing to help with our clusters and share an area of
interest and/or expertise. This could be for the full six weeks as a cluster group leader, or for just a session or two as a guest speaker. The classes will run from 2:39-3:15 on Fridays in February and the first two weeks of March. Students will have a variety of classes to choose from. Once they choose their class, they will remain with the same group of students and will study the same topic, for the entire six weeks.
If leading a class or being a guest speaker is not of interest, we also welcome any help you can
offer. Extra hands go a long way as our students explore topics more freely.
Questions? Interested? Contact Mr. Higginbotham at Rockbrook. There will also be information
shared during our upcoming Parent Advisory and Community Club Meetings.
Winter Wear and Snow Gear
To ensure that students can both enjoy the snow and keep warm and dry once they come inside, we wanted to remind you of a few expectations for students wishing to play in the snow.
• Students need to wear proper coats, gloves, and hats. When temperatures are above 10º we will typically be going outside.
• If students wish to walk in deep snow, they will be expected to wear snow boots.
•For very deep snow or if students wish to roll and play in in the snow, students will need snow pants to ensure they stay warm and dry.
• If students wish to build with snow they must have gloves or mittens.
• When recess equipment is slick or wet, access may be restricted to promote student safety.
We appreciate your support in going over these expectations with your child. Teachers will do so as well so that students may have a fun and safe time during winter recess.
Elementary Unified Activities - Unified Carnival
What Are Unified Activities?
The Special Olympics Unified Schools Program is a fast growing initiative that brings students with and without intellectual disabilities together. This year we are excited to bring a Unified Carnival opportunity to our schools.
Westside Community Schools is excited to offer our third Unified Activity this year.
Where: Westbrook’s gym located at 1312 Robertson Dr Omaha, NE 68114
When: Thursday, November 29th from 5:30pm-6:30pm
What: A carnival will be set up in the school gym. Enjoy ring toss, fishing over curtains, can toss, bean bag toss, sucker pyramid and much more!! We will also have rock painting, and dancing in separate rooms. Come and experience the Westbrook Unified Carnival!
RSVP Needed for Participation
If you and your child(ren) are interested in participating, please download the following linked informational flyer to learn more and to let us know if you are planning to attend.
Volunteer Day - November 17th
Just a reminder that Family Volunteer Day is November 17. We will meet from 9am-2pm at Rockbrook Elementary. Come when you can and bring the whole family! Rockbrook is collecting items to sort, box, and donate during the week of November 12 (see list below).
On November 17, we will be:
*sorting and packing clothing, food items, and toiletries for Westside House and Open Door Mission
*digging up all plants in the garden to clean it out of weeds and onions
*planting herbs and vegetables in the hydroponic garden system
*possibly planting and organizing indoor plants to beautify the lobby and other places in the school
*weather permitting, plant bulbs outside (if not too late)
*delivering donated items once collected
*raking leaves
*plus other activities
Hope to see you there!
Elizabeth Raphael
Volunteer Day Collection Items
Rockbrook is collecting items to donate for the Family Volunteer Day event on November 17. Please bring any items you choose to donate to Rockbrook during the week of November 12. We will collect these and sort them for delivery on November 17.
*new or gently used clothing
*non-perishable food items, especially for Thanksgiving
*winter clothing, including gloves, hats, and scarves
*paper products
*toiletries
*mens/boys socks and underwear
Dining Out for Education
Our next Dining Out Event is Don & Millies on Wednesday, November 21st.
Though there is no school that day, we encourage families to enjoy some delicious food and mention Rockbrook when placing their order for a percentage of their order to donated back to the school.
Note: We had previously shared our first Runza Night of the year. This date has been changed and will now be November 27th.
Important Dates
21 Don & Millie's Night
21-25 Thanksgiving- NO School
27 Runza Night
30 Jones Bros. Dining Out
4 Planet Sub Dining Out Night
4 Community Club 6:00 pm
6 Family Coding Night, 5:00 pm
10 All School Instrumental Concert, 2:45 pm
13 Zio's Dining Out Night
18 6th Grade Strings Concert @ WMS, 6:00 pm Rehearsal, 7:00 pm Performance
19 Don & Millie's Dining Out for Education Night
20 5th Grade Strings Concert @ WMS, 6:00 pm Rehearsal, 7:00 pm Performance
24 Winter Break Begins- NO SCHOOL
30 Jones Bros. Dining Out
Safety Patrol
Welcome to Rockbrook Elementary - Home of the Bulldogs
The mission of Rockbrook Elementary School, a diverse community of learners, is to foster learning by providing a quality educational experience within a secure and challenging environment.
Rockbrook School Design Goal:
At Rockbrook we will increase student engagement and achievement through Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports for social, emotional, behavioral, and academic needs.
Email: veldhuis.courtney@westside66.net
Website: http://rockbrook.westside66.org
Location: 2514 South 108th Street, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-390-6475
Facebook: facebook.com/RockbrookElementary
Twitter: @Rockbrook66
Hy-Vee Receipts
Please save your Hy-Vee receipts from September 1-December 31 to help Rockbrook School fund educational needs. Hy-Vee will donate $1.00 for every $200 Hy-Vee receives in receipts. This is not only for groceries but Hy-Vee gas receipts also. Every penny counts and can add up to thousands of dollars. So tell your friends, neighbors, relatives to save Hy-Vee receipts. It's simple and easy! Simply bring all Hy-Vee receipts to Rockbrook School and deposit them into the HyVee red bucket located in the school lobby. Please write your student's teachers name and grade on the receipt. The class who has collected the highest dollar amount in receipts will receive a special prize party. Thank you all for participating in this easy and simple fundraiser.