Principal's Bulletin

Ross Elementary School February 6, 2022

Principal's Message

Dear Families,

Tonight is the final night for the Kennedy Center's Lunar New Year Winter Lanterns celebration. It is FREE and open to the public.

Check out the DC Public Library's Black History Month programming. The Ross Black History Month choice board is linked below.

Share your feedback on the Elementary Student Report Card by Friday, February 18.

DCPS is revising the Elementary (Kindergarten-5th Grade) report card for future school years in an effort to respond to staff and family feedback on the current report card and ensure that our report card continues to be clear and supportive for our students and their families. Please take a few minutes to review the proposed report card and share your feedback at this link: https://publicinput.com/elementaryreportcard22. Questions? DCPS.OES@k12.dc.gov

Report cards for K-5 students will be sent home in backpack mail on Friday, February 11. You should also be able to view them in the Aspen Parent Portal.

Warm Regards,

Holly Searl, Principal

holly.searl@k12.dc.gov

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FY23 Budget Update

We anticipate the FY23 budgets will be released in the coming week. I strongly urge parents to review the budget webinar to learn about the process in advance of budget release.

MySchool Lottery Reminder

ALL incoming PK4 families must enter the lottery even if they reside in boundary and currently have siblings at Ross. If you have friends/neighbors with children ready for PK4, please remind them to enter the lottery.

Current Grade 5 students have the following MS options without having to lottery:

--the DCPS middle school assigned based on your home address

--Cardozo Education Campus

Cardozo is hosting an IN-PERSON Open House on Thursday, February 10

1200 Clifton St., NW

Time: 5-6 pm

--Francis-Stevens@SWW

If you wish to be considered for other DCPS or charter middle schools, you must enter the lottery.

MySchoolDC lottery link

KEY DATES

Thursday, February 10: In-person Open House at Cardozo EC for rising 6th graders 5:00-6:00pm

1200 Clifton St. NW

Friday, February 11: K-5 Report Cards sent home (backpack mail)

Monday, February 14: Valentine's Day/Parties (simple celebration/card exchange) Parent volunteers may assist if fully vaxxed. Coordinate directly with your child's teacher.

Friday, February 18: Rapid Antigen tests distributed to all students for "Test to Return" from February break. Please note, we are not doing a distribution of test kits after the break. You must either use a kit distributed from Ross on February 18 or procure an antigen kit on your own. New for this distribution, you may not pick up a kit at a different DCPS. You will only receive a kit from the DCPS where your child is enrolled.

February 21-25: No school, February break

Monday, February 28: Return to school with a negative antigen test result uploaded to database