Principal's Bulletin

Dear Families,

April is shaping up to be a very busy month for our Ross community! We look forward to welcoming our newly matched incoming PK4 families and are confident all current families will help us meet our re-enrollment goal of 60% by May 1 and 100% by June 1!

Enrollment is now OPEN!

Are you curious about the Middle School Experience at SWW@FS? The April 4 LSAT meeting includes a Parent Panel of current Grade 6 SWW@FS parents who can share their experiences and answer your questions. Please join us at 7:00pm on Monday, April 4.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82653689902?pwd=bGhoeWxGbHhSYmRERTNFc3ZxYVFnUT09

Take a careful look at all of the upcoming key dates below and mark your calendars.

Warm Regards,

Holly Searl, Principal

holly.searl@k12.dc.gov

April is School Library Month and Poetry Month

Friday, April 1: ENROLLMENT OPENS!

Monday, April 4: LSAT Meeting (virtual, 7:00pm)

April 7: BINGO night, 6:00pm at Foundry United Methodist Church

Friday, April 8: Learning Celebration for Grades 2-5, 9:00am (in your child's classroom)

April 11-18: Spring Break

Tuesday, April 19: Return to school from Spring Break (Test to Return for ALL students)

Friday, April 22: Learning Celebration for PK4 and K-1, 9:00am (in your child's classroom)

Saturday, April 23: Enrollment Saturday and Open House 9:00am-noon;

14th Annual Ross Auction

Friday, April 29: Parent Meeting (Grades 3-5) for PARCC Testing; 8:00am in Room 204

May 2-6: Staff Appreciation Week

Saturday, May 21: DC United Soccer Game with Ross families, 4:00pm, details forthcoming from PTA

Friday, June 3: Field Day!

Wednesday, June 22: 5th Grade Promotion

Friday, June 24: Last Day of School for Students

The Ross Library is now open before school from 8:15-8:35 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Parents/caregivers are also welcome to come browse and check out books. Please remember to bring in overdue books before checking out new titles.

BINGO Night is back! Join us at Foundry United Methodist Church on Thursday, April 7 from 6:00-7:30 for Pizza and BINGO. The Ross PTA has planned a fun evening and Mr. Eickmeyer is our Emcee. We look forward to an evening of community building and friendly competition.

Volo Kids volocityfoundation.org is offering a free six-week Sports Enrichment at Stead Park on Thursdays from 4:30-6:00pm beginning April 21 for children ages 5-13. A Volo Rep will be at Ross on Thursday, March 24 for advance registration. We will also post registration materials as we receive them.

Buy your Ross Yearbook today! https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/Ross2021

Learn about DCPS summer programming here.

Ross students are assigned to Marie Reed Elementary for the Elementary Summer Acceleration program. Registration opens on March 9.

The Spring calendar for DCPS Parent University is now available.

Email: holly.searl@k12.dc.gov
Website: http://rosselementary.org/
Location: 1730 R Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
Phone: (206)-673-7200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RossElementarySchool/
Twitter: @rossesdc