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Rockport Elem. News: August/Sept. Dates To Remember

The document provides information about upcoming events and activities at Rockport Elementary School in August and September. It discusses art projects celebrating International Dot Day, library book checkouts and reading goals, music programs for Veterans Day and Winterfest, and a Welborn grant for healthy initiatives. It also reminds parents about picture day, a blood drive, and PTO meetings.

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Rockport Elem. News: August/Sept. Dates To Remember

The document provides information about upcoming events and activities at Rockport Elementary School in August and September. It discusses art projects celebrating International Dot Day, library book checkouts and reading goals, music programs for Veterans Day and Winterfest, and a Welborn grant for healthy initiatives. It also reminds parents about picture day, a blood drive, and PTO meetings.

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A U G U S T 2 015

Rockport Elem. News


ART

August/Sept.
Dates to
Remember
COMMUNITY BLOOD
DRIVE

REL Tuesday from 2-7 you can


donate blood and potentially
save the life of someone in
our community!
L A B O R DAY
September 7th is Labor Day
P I C T U R E DAY
September 23rd is Picture Day
PTO MEETING
Next PTO Meeting is Sept. 1st
Come and have your voice
heard. Last years PTO
members had a huge and
positive impact on our school
and their students education.
WELBORN GRANT
Stay tuned for exciting news
about funding for healthy
initiatives including a walking
club and much more

The art room will be a busy place,


as always! We will be
doing art projects to
celebrate International
Dot Day on September
15. Based on a book by
Peter Reynolds, The Dot, we will be
working on projects that include
leaving our mark!
We will be busy with other projects
throughout the year! Using a new-tothem medium, such as oil pastels,
chalk, and paint, or just
having fun with crayons, the
s t u d e n t s w i l l h ave t h e
experience of learning new and
different ways to be creative!
We will be creating something for the
Ve t e r a n s D a y a n d W i n t e r F e s t
programs to decorate the gym, too.
Be sure to check the bulletin boards
outside the cafeteria area for our
latest creations!

Library
The library is up and running with
students checking out their library books.
Grades K-3rd may have 1 book at a time.
Grades 4th and 5th may have 2 books at a
time. All students in grades 1st 5th will
be reading to meet their AR goals. Mr.
Meyer will also be challenging the
students this year to reach 7,000 AR
points. The students already have many
ideas for him to do when they meet that
challenge.

Reminder: Students are responsible for


their library books.
A $ 10 . 0 0
replacement fee will be billed for any
damaged or lost library book. The fee
must be paid before they can check out
another book.

MUSIC
The music room is busy preparing
for programs that will be performed
this year! Fifth grade will be
s i n g i n g fo r o u r v e t e r a n s o n
Veterans Day, November 11, at 9
AM. All fifth grade students are
encouraged to send in a picture of
any family or friends that have served our
country in the armed forces. Please
include name, time they served if you
know, and branch of service with the
picture. We will be including them in the
program that day. Please, also invite any
veterans to our school as our guests!!
Rolling Thunder will be presenting a flag
folding presentation for us, too.
The kindergarten, first, third, fourth,
and fifth grade classes will be performing
for WinterFest. Mark your calendars for
December 2-3 for those performances.
PreK, kindergarten, and first grades
perform on December 2. Grades 3-5 will
perform on December 3.
You probably noticed second grade is
not included with WinterFest this year!
They will be performing alone in the
spring. That date has not yet been
determined. We will attempt to have it
not interfere with testing times. A note
will be sent after the date is chosen!
As you can see, we have a lot of work to
do! We are looking forward to a great
year!

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS MOMENT


Greetings Rockport Families!
I cannot believe our first week has already passed. Students and teachers are getting
back in the routine and we have some awesome happenings here at Rockport. Thank
you to all who came to back to school night and all you have done to prepare your
students for a successful year. Without your support we could not do what we do.
I have shared below an article from the Love and Logic Institute which coaches
parents on how to handle the situation of students having a hard time transitioning
to a new teacher. I thought it was a timely article and one I could share with you. As
always we thank you for the opportunity to educate your child, and help shape them
and their future.
How does a wise parent respond when his/her youngster says, "My teacher is
mean!"? Because we care deeply for our kids, there are two traps that are far too
easy to slip into:
Trap #1: Mary's well-meaning mom says, "Don't worry,
honey, I'll give her a call and get this straightened out. Is
Mary learning how to solve her own problems? No!
Trap #2: Freddy's well-meaning dad says, "Well, if you
would just work a little harder on your homework, I'm
sure that she would get off of your case.

Follow
us on
Twitter
@RockportElem

The Love and Logic way: Sam's parents know that @Principal_Meyer
empathy is the most important skill. They also know that
kids need to learn how to succeed with nice teachers...and
demanding ones, too. These parents respond, "Thats got to be rough. Would you like
to hear how some kids get along with tough teachers?"
Kids learn to solve problems and be responsible when we resist the urge to rescue or
lecture.

At Rockport, our
school community has
a commitment to:
Increased academic

achievement
Developing positive
relationships by practicing
mutual respect
Celebrating the diversity of
learning styles and
cultures
Providing a safe
environment Where each
child, each day, is a
success!

Girl Scouts
BE A GIRL SCOUT!

Your Principal,
Mr. Meyer

SHORT NOTES
Celebrate Progress:
Suggest that your
youngster create a fun
reminder of all the
things she has
accomplished. Let them
cover a container with
construction paper and
label it I did it! Then,
they can write each
success (I learned my
times tables) on a slip
of paper and put it in the

LUNCH
POLICY
CHANGE
A reminder about
the new lunch policy
change

container. If they are


fe e l i n g d i s c o u r a ge d ,
have them read the
slips.
Excellent Attendance:
Being in school every
day means your child
wont miss out on
learning. Try to
schedule appointments
and family trips outside
of school hours. If they
ask to stay home just
because, remind them

WELBORN
GRANT
Students may charge
no more than 10
days without
payment being
made. Ala caret
items cannot be

of what they will miss,


such as his reading
group or PE. Explain
that they can be
absent only if they are
sick or if theres a
family emergency.
Worth Quoting:
The best way to cheer
yourself up is to try to
cheer somebody else
up! Mark Twain

charged at all. Your


child will need to
bring a lunch from
home until charges
are paid. We do not
wish to embarrass
any child but we are

All girls in grades K-12 are


invited to attend an
informational parent meeting to
find out what Girl Scouts is all
about.
Saturday, August 29
St. Bernard
1 p.m. Questions? Contact
Rachel
Jaggers
at
[email protected]

also charged with


fiscal responsibility.

FREE AND
REDUCED
If you are not sure if
your student
qualifies for free or
reduced lunch call or

email the school and


we can help you with
the paperwork

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