Tiger Family News

We have had a great start to our school year! Our enrollment has increased for the 2021-22 school year, and we are so excited to have so many new London Tigers this year! We currently have 205 students in Pre-K through 4th grade. Our quarantine numbers have always been and continue to remain extremely low this year with zero cases of exposure at school.

Our mission at London is for all students to reach high levels of achievement. Our teachers are working relentlessly to teach students essential standards and support students who need intervention and who need extension after learning essential standards.

How can you help as parents?

* First and foremost, make sure your child is on time and at school all day long every single day unless quarantined by a medical professional or having a fever. The district attendance policy is in effect which is 10 days absent for any reason per school year excluding quarantines by medical professionals.

* Second, read books aloud to your child at home on a regular basis. This is one of the most effective ways to improve reading!

* Third, limit the amount of technology, YouTube, and video games at home and ensure there is no access to them when they should be sleeping.

* Last, ensure that your child goes to bed at an appropriate time so they get a good night's sleep.

With so much negativity in the world and on social media, we encourage you to help be a change in the world! Be a role model for your child. They are listening to your words, your tone, and how you respond to challenges....even when you think they aren't! Share positivity on social media. We would love for you to share positive things about our school with others. We are teaching our students how to be a positive influence on those around them, and we encourage you to do this alongside with us! We are all better together! :)

Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for Monday, October 25th from 2pm-8pm. Your teacher has sent out information on how to sign up for a conference time. It is important that we conference with every student's family! We have three options for conferences....in person, virtual, or telephone. Our book fair will be open during conference time so stop by and purchase a new book to add to your home collection! We receive a percentage of each book purchased so that we can add new books to our library as well!

10/22 - Jr. Firefighter Challenge Finals at Cyclone Stadium for 3rd/4th grade - 9am

10/22 - London Elementary Trunk or Treat - 6:00 to 7:30 pm

10/25 - 1:00 Dismissal

10/25 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 2:00-8:00pm

10/26 - 1:00 Dismissal

10/29 - 3rd Grade kickball tournament at London - 9am

10/29 - Flu Vaccination Clinic at London - Watch for forms from Nurse Colleen

10/25-10/29 - London Elementary Book Fair

10/25-10/29 - Red Ribbon Week

11/19 - 2nd Quarter Progress Reports sent home

11/22-11/26 - Thanksgiving Break

12/2 - Fall Picture Retakes

12/3 - 3rd and 4th grade go to The Center to watch The Nutcracker

12/10 - 3rd and 4th Grade Spelling Bee - Time: TBD

12/14 - 2nd Grade Musical - Times: TBD

12/17 - Class Christmas Parties - Times: TBD

12/17 - 1 hour early dismissal - 2:15pm

While we would love for everything to always be perfect, we work with children who are still learning and growing. In addition, we are all human. Our goal is to excel every day in every way in all that we do. We do our very best to always keep parents informed and to be proactive, working together to solve problems that may come up. We expect our students to share things from school with their families. However, when children share, they often do not have the maturity to see or understand the bigger picture of incidents. Additionally, we are confidential in how we address individual issues. If you are concerned about something your child tells you, please know that there is usually more to it than they are perceiving. (Just in the same way, we know there is usually more to what they are perceiving when they tell us about things at home!) We are happy to talk to anyone who has a concern and problem solve together! We have a district protocol for working through conflicts and concerns as stated in our handbook. Please follow this order instead of going to other parents, social media, etc. which often gives a negative view of our school and our staff without all of the information. Please know that when talking together, our focus is to problem solve about how to help your child. We cannot share about other students with you. Thank you for being a positive partner with us in your child's education!

Our first quarter awards assemblies will be virtual. Our goal is to have them in-person during the second semester based on current COVID data at that time. Teachers will send out links to view the assembly virtually and we will send them out on our phone messaging system through text.

Kindergarten: Fri. Oct. 29th - 1:30 p.m.

1st Grade: Fri. Oct. 29th - 12:45 p.m.

2nd Grade: Fri. Oct. 29th - 10:45 a.m.

3rd Grade: Thurs. Oct. 28th - 8:45 a.m.

4th Grade: Fri. Oct. 29th - 2:30 p.m.

Watch for information coming home soon about this year's fundraiser...Domino's Slice the Price Pizza Cards!

Fundraiser will take place November 1st through November 15th.

We need every child to sell at least 5 cards! There will be prizes!

Students who sell 10 cards each will get to SLIME MRS. MALIN!!!

Due to COVID restrictions, our PTO funds are at an all time low. We need everyone's help! This money is used to provide t-shirts for every child, pay for transportation costs for field trips, provide supplies for Christmas parties, provide a Christmas trip to the movies for all students, field day snow cones and supplies, classroom supplies, and more!

Email: krista.malin@rsdk12.net
Website: london.rsdk12.net
Location: 154 School Street, London, AR, USA
Phone: 479-293-4241
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/londonelementary