****FYI - there are a couple of dates wrong on your PTA calendar for October. One of them is rather important - EARLY RELEASE!! It is actually on the 21st, not the 14th. And, Bruster's Night is the 14th. Please make a note of this and pass the word.
The website has been updated to reflect these changes.
Information notebooks are available behind the welcome desk. If you do not have yours yet, you may pick it up during school hours. It contains your budget as well as information applicable to your committee. Also, there are correspondence folders in the PTA file folder behind the welcome desk that should be checked regularly for any updated info or communications.
Help Needed for Environmental Education Committee!
As we take steps to help Rocky Mount become a greener and cleaner school, we need some help from a few ready and willing parents! Some of the details are top secret for the time being, but if you can help out next week (Sept. 8-11) at dismissal time (2-2:30pm) and have a head for numbers, please contact Jennifer Smeth, environmental education chair, at jennifer.smeth@gmail.com for more details. Oh and you don't need to worry about remembering high school math for this project - we just need your help counting a few cars and school buses. Thanks in advance!
Thanks,
Jennifer
Dear Parents and Students:
Greetings to all of our new and returning families! It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to the 2009-2010 school year at Rocky Mount Elementary. The beginning of the school year always brings excitement and energy to the school and the community. There is little more in life more satisfying as an educator than to see the faces of our youngest students as they begin their journey into education. For many of them the dream of being a big kid, going to school and riding the bus has finally come true! My hope is that through their experience here at Rocky Mount we can inspire their love of learning that will last throughout their life.
The student theme for this year is "We Rock!" At Rocky Mount we RESPECT ourselves and each other; we have unlimited OPPORTUNITIES; we are CURIOUS & CREATIVE; and we treat others with KINDNESS. Our Rocky Mount staff and families join together to cultivate the minds, bodies and hearts of our children as we prepare them for the future! The partnership between home and school is the key to creating life-long learners and responsible citizens. We must teach and model the behaviors that are necessary for our children to be successful now and in the future. We invite and encourage you to work with us by being a great role model for all of the children at Rocky Mount as We ROCK!
Thank you for all you do to support your child and the school. I look forward to developing and continuing our partnership as we work together to provide an exciting and nurturing atmosphere of excellence.
Sincerely, Gail G. May, Principal
To the families of Rocky Mount:
It is my sincere hope that this letter finds you rested and ready for another fantastic Rocky Mount school year. As the staff prepares for the year and your child packs for the first day of school, I would like to encourage you to take a moment to review this calendar and look for ways to be involved in Rocky Mount. On any given day, I can walk the building and find parents in classrooms, the Media Center, or the Welcome Desk. Opportunities are not limited to the school day, evening events always need parent support, such as Santa’s Workshop in December. If time in the building is difficult, talk with your child’s teacher about what you might be able to do from home, such as cutting paper to be used in classroom projects. Our volunteers not only provide a valuable service to the operation of the school, they also serve as role models to the students, demonstrating citizens giving back in service to their community. And for your child, the pride of seeing a family member working for their school is priceless. If you have questions about opportunities for parent involvement, please do not hesitate to ask me or a Rocky Mount PTA Board Member.
I look forward to a year full of learning and growing as our Roadrunners continue on their life-long educational journey.
Kyle Giesler
Assistant Principal