Parent Communication

Good Afternoon RPEL Families,

We had another great week here at R-PEL. Our Rocket Virtual students are finding their groove within their new platform. Our F2F students are deeply engaged in their learning. It is this time of year that we see the biggest gains in learning from our students.

Your child's teacher(s) will be reaching out in the coming weeks to set up virtual conferences during the window of March 9 to March 25. Please watch for that information in their weekly communication.

Mr. Klimsza

CLICK HERE For our Reading Month Flier and Dr. Seuss Spirit Week information - Grades 3 & 4.

CLICK HERE For our Reading Month Flier and Dr. Seuss Spirit Week information - Grades K - 2.

KickStart to Careers - for 1st and 2nd grade students only. CLICK HERE for an opportunity to add money to your KickStart Accounts.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED A SURVEY FOR RPEL, THANK YOU! You can stop here. If you have not completed a survey please continue reading!

We have crafted a school climate survey form for the families of Reeths-Puffer Elementary students that we hope you will complete. Please complete this survey only for R-PEL students. If you have children in another building you will receive a separate survey from each school. The survey is simple and short. Your input is valued, appreciated and will be used to help guide our improvement efforts that will directly impact your student.

To access the survey, CLICK HERE

Thank you for taking the time to help us, help your student!

Sincerely,

Mr. Klimsza

March

Friday March 5th - Half Day of School dismiss at 12:00

Thursday March 11th - Half Day of School dismiss at 12:00

Friday March 19th - Half Day of School dismiss at 12:00

CLICK HERE for the March menu.

Food Pick Up Information:

• Mondays 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22 and 3/29 from 2-3 at RPHS.
  

REMINDER! ALL students will continue to eat breakfast and lunch FREE until June 30, 2021!

IMPORTANT! Please complete a school lunch application if your income has changed since you last filled one out or if you have not yet completed one this year. This information is super helpful for RP, but also necessary for foodservice to have if an additional round of P-EBT cards go out. Complete the form online at lunchapp.com.

Any questions, please email Ms. Burrows at burrowsc@reeths-puffer.org

• RPEL/RPI has a Food Pantry located within the school. Please contact Sherrie Foster, RPEL Social Worker, for more information. fosters@reeths-puffer.org 231-744-4777 ext 2013.

Please find the February calendar for Reeths-Puffer Play and Learn attached below. We continue to meet the needs of children in our community by distributing 125 book kits bi-weekly, providing recorded story times, and weekly interactive zoom meetings. If you know of a family with a baby or toddler that would benefit from developmentally appropriate activities and parent education, refer them to us!

CLICK HERE FOR THE CALENDAR

With this summer’s all-new Camp Invention® program, your child’s creativity will reach new heights!

A nationally acclaimed summer program from the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF), Camp Invention provides children in grades K-6 with opportunities to collaborate and explore STEM concepts through fun, hands-on challenges designed to build confidence, persistence and creative problem-solving skills. Since 1990, this one-of-a-kind program has been helping children unlock their potential to become creators, innovators and entrepreneurs.

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Reeths-Puffer Little League Baseball Registration will open on January 18th 2021 and Close on March 8th 2021!!!

Its quick and easy and online! Here's the link!

https://active.leagueone.com/OLR/Pages/Welcome.aspx?ClubId=15907

Determining Your Child's Little League Age:

Your child's little league age is set by Little League International and is set by the age as of August 31st of the current year.

Our registration system automatically places your child in the correct age division.

Reeths-Puffer Youth Softball League Registration is open!!!

Its quick and easy and online! Here's the link!

https://active.leagueone.com/Olr/Pages/Welcome.aspx?ClubId=16099

CLICK HERE for GOTR Spring Registration information.

TTQ has been working hard to bring a great TTQ program to our boys and families. However, the spring season will look different than any previous spring:

• The spring season will start the week of APRIL 12 and end the weekend of JUNE 12.
• We are offering an all virtual and hybrid option.
• The hybrid option will have 1 in person practice weekly held at area PARKS—not SCHOOLS.
• The parks for Muskegon County are: Rycenga Park, Wolf Lake County Park and Riverside Park

CLICK HERE FOR INFO GRAPHIC

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION

CLICK HERE FOR THE SPRING FLIER IN SPANISH

Zach Gray, LLMSW - Clinician

grayz@reeths-puffer.org

231.638.8252

Chace Willard - Parent Outreach Liaison

williardc@reeths-puffer.org

231.638.9250

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATIONAL FLIER

Please reach out should you need anything! We are here to help.

Great Start Parent Coalition's Online Parent Cafe

The GSPC is partnering again with Muskegon Public Health to present two new Parent Cafes each month! A flyer listing the dates is attached.

Parent Cafe flier - CLICK HERE

Virtual PTO meetings are the second Tuesday of every month. Please join us at 5:30.

Here is the link to our Google Meet for Tuesday, March 9th: https://meet.google.com/qcn-uvtu-nwh?hs=122&authuser=0

President:
Lisa Thomas
lisat1199@yahoo.com

Vice-President:
Sara Yeomans
syeomans11@yahoo.com

Secretary:
Stephanie Boss
stephanieleigh426@yahoo.com

Treasurer:
Tracy HeyKoop
burk25@yahoo.com

To Report Absences (and COVID Cases), Please Call: 231-744-4777 option #6

In order for us to remain in a F2F learning environment we are counting on your communication to help guide our decisions about remaining in school. If your student has COVID-19, someone in your home has COVID-19 or if your student has been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, PLEASE let us know. 744-4777 ext. 2000.

Principal

Reeths-Puffer Elementary School

Email: klimszap@reeths-puffer.org
Website: www.reeths-puffer.org
Location: 874 E. Giles Rd
Phone: 231-744-4777
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RPElementary/
Twitter: @RPElementary