Mrs. Miller's Social Contract
Mrs. Miller's learners focus on a contract word each week. Her kids then get to recognize their classmates by writing an affirmation on the board, or on a Rocket slip when they see their classmate exhibiting that word.
Mrs. Kolbe's Social Contract
Mrs. Kolbe's learners came up a unique way to describe someone who is working hard. They are known as "wagon pullers" and this term has been added to their contract.
Mrs. Essing's Social Contract
Mrs. Essing and her learners display the social contract alongside the consequences of not following the contract. This ensures that everyone is aware and able to understand "if this, then this." Her first graders are learning how to hold one another accountable in a kind way.
RIDE WITH PRIDE 2022-23
RP-TLE will be kicking off the Ride with Pride program on Friday, October 14th during our Rocket Launch. Each month, we will be visited by our high school IMPACT students and specials guests as they facilitate conversation around safety in a variety of settings. If you want your child to be included in the RWP program please sign and return the pledge form. We will have giveaways throughout the school year rewarding students that are showing the Rocket Way. Our end of the year RWP event will include our bike giveaway! (Pledge forms will be sent home on Friday, as well.)
CKH October Focus: Self Direction
What does it mean to Self-Direct?
Self-Direction is the ability and learned skill to cast a vision of future goals and then take intentional steps toward who, where, and what we want to be. Instead of focusing on things to control or avoid, we emphasize our responsibility to make positive choices related to our emotions, attitudes, and actions.
Why focus on Self-Direction?
- Self-direction strengthens relationships. Self-direction helps to grow social skills and develop meaningful, positive relationships with others.
- Self-direction teaches personal responsibility. Learning to self-direct teaches students to take responsibility for their own actions.
- Self-direction helps us to regulate emotions: Self-direction empowers students to regulate their impulses and emotional responses to situations and circumstances in their life.
Self-Direction in Action:
- Practice goal setting and action planning. When we establish goals and develop action plans, we learn to take intentional steps to successfully achieve goals.
- Monitor and adjust. Provide students with regular feedback and opportunities to self-assess progress toward goals to make adjustments and improvements in their behaviors.
- Reflect and evaluate. Facilitate discussions and reflection to prompt students to examine what they do, think, and say against their goals and vision for their life and learning.
HOW MIGHT YOU SUPPORT AT HOME:
This month, we’re challenging students to envision future goals and take intentional steps toward who they want to be. We are partnering with you to grow and develop your child’s ability to self-direct. We can model self-direction by celebrating the positive in each day, seeking the good in others, and emphasizing our responsibility to make positive choices.
- ENGAGE: Find the Good! Self-direct your thoughts and share Good Things as a family each day. After school, around the dinner table, or before bed, ask each family member to share something good from the day. We often see what we seek! Let’s focus on finding the good.
- EMPOWER: Make a Plan If your student doesn’t already use a planner, empower them to start using one to manage their time better. Have a weekly meeting with your student to share what they have added to their planners. You can help them add family gatherings, school events, and due dates.
- EXCEL: Affirm Daily Practice growing as a family through positive affirmations. At dinner or some point during the day, give affirmations to each other and share the good things you see. Take it to the next level and think of someone you could affirm outside your family. Challenge each family member to affirm or thank a different person every day this month for something they do or who they are. You can even handwrite a note to thank that person and send them the note in the mail.
How do you feel when you finish a project? What is something you want to learn to do? What is one way you can be more responsible at home or school? What is an activity you want to continue to improve?
If you try this is at home, we would love to hear your feedback!
Walk a Thon 2022 Pie Toss Rewards
Grand total Raised! $7,675.21~ Thank you! We were blessed to have a beautiful day, and the kids hardly complained about walking 3.5 miles around the lakes. We'll start planning next year's walkathon at our October PTO meeting.
The picture to the left is Bradly Palmer who earned being the Principal for the Day. Bradly raised over $1,000. The pictures below are of our teaching team prior to being "pied" by their learner.
Therapy Dog Trial Run
Last Friday, we had a trial run for a potential therapy dog at RP-TLE. Mrs. Bradford's family has a Toy Poodle named Sissy and we wanted to see how Sissy would do around children before we started the therapy dog certification. Sissy is hypoallergenic and, as it turns out, has a very sweet, calm and loving disposition. Our learners may see Sissy in the building occasionally while she is in the certification process. Once Sissy passes her tests, we'll send home notification and begin teaching our learners how and when to interact with her.
YOU'RE INVITED: TASTE OF THE ARTS FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL
Dear R-P,
The R-PMS Choir & Theatre Classes will be hosting the 2nd annual "Taste of the Arts" Food Truck Festival on Sunday, October 16th from 2PM-5PM here at R-PMS. The event will serve as our Fall Fundraiser & includes performances by the R-PMS Choir & Theatre Students, HS Jazz Band, Tweedler the Fool & more!
Featured Food Trucks: Tikki Boiz, Smoke N Ash's BBQ, Pizza Parliament, Dodger's Doggies, Soul-Filled Eatery, Big Tuck's Food Truck, Big Mike's Kettle Corn, Smitten Mitten Ice Pops & Yodels
Festival Activities: Inflatables, Fall Yard Games, Farm Animals, Hayride, Axe Throwing, Face Painting, Karaoke & more! Fun for all ages!
Admission:
$5 per person (Cash/Checks/Card)
2 & under FREE
Entrance Fee includes: Admission to Performance/Food Truck Court, Outdoor Festival area - Inflatables, Karaoke, Axe Throwing & Face Painting Booth. Price does NOT cover Food Truck Meals or Fall Marketplace Table.
Parking & Seating:
We will have outdoor Tent/Table seating for up to 250. Feel free to bring lawn/camping chairs or picnic blankets.
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATIONAL FLIER
DALTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE PREVENTION OPEN HOUSE
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12th 6-8PM
COME HAVE DINNER WITH US & MEET YOUR FIREFIGHTERS!!
SEE THE BRAND-NEW HEAVY SQUAD
HOT DOGS APPLE CIDER
CHIPS POPCORN DOUGHNUTS
FOR THE KIDS!
FIRE TRUCK RIDES
“KID COMBAT CHALLENGE”
FACE PAINTING
PROMED AMBULANCE
MUSKEGON COUNTY 911 DISPATCH
BOUNCE HOUSE
MUSKEGON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES & SPECIAL GUESTS THE MUSKEGON VOYAGERS PRO HOCKEY TEAM
Positive Behavior and Intervention Support Candy Gram Sale
Our PBIS team is sponsoring a Candy Gram sale from October 17th -21st. Boo Grams will be $1 and kids will have a chance to send a Boo Gram to a classmate, their teacher, or anyone that they would like to give a sweet treat. The money earned will allow our PBIS team to purchase prizes as incentives for earning Rocket Slips. Mrs. Essing and Mrs. Olsen's classes will be working together to organize and deliver the Boo Grams on Monday, October 31st.
Calling in Absences:
When parents call in an absence for a sick child and leave a message, it would be helpful if they could let us know the symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat, etc.) that the student is having or if they have been seen by a doctor and have a diagnosis (strep, flu, pink eye, etc). We ask these questions when we get a live person, but it is important for accurate health reporting each week.
Emergency Contact Information:
Office Team Contact Information:
Please know that our office is willing to help answer any questions that you may have at any time during the school year. Ms. Carly Akins (akinsc@reeths-puffer.org) and Mrs. Heather Nicholson (nicholsonh@reeths-puffer.org) are amazing and happy to help! Our number is 719-3190.
School Hours:
School begins at 8:45 and dismisses at 3:45. If you would like more information about before and after school care, please contact, Dawn Lynn at Lighthouse Learning. The number is 638-2172, or you may call 719-3190 x 2206.
CARTOONVERSATION 2022
YOUTH BASKETBALL
HALLOWEEN OPPORTUNITY - MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Are you raising your grandchild or children who are relatives? You are not alone. "Grandparents Raising Grandchildren" is a kinship care program that offers support. All services are free. For more information contact Callie Sierra at 231-733-6654, or email her at sierrac@hccc-health.org.
RUN THE SPRUCE WITH DR. SEUSS
This Week in RPHS Sports
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH MENU
RP WELLNESS
Reeths-Puffer's District Wellness team would like to invite Rocket City to join us for monthly events, meetings and speakers. Our goal is to support the physical, nutritional and mental health of our community as well as increase environmental awareness and keeping rocket city beautiful.
September and October offerings:
October 3rd , - our next wellness meeting at 4 pm at RPEL in room 109 door 24 - potential guest speaker: Dan Bonner from Muskegon Luge Park
Family Game night in Oct - Date and Place TBD
We hope to see many from Rocket City! Denise Sheffer (shefferd@reeths-puffer.org and Alyssa Nauta (Nautaa@reeths-puffer.org- Co-Chairs of the RP Wellness Committee
Rocket Way Behavior Expectations
Our teaching team teaches and reviews our RP behavior expectations during the first couple of weeks of school. This week each class will rotate through common and shared locations in our school to teach our learners our expectations for behaviors. This includes our shared bathrooms, hallways, lunchroom, lockers, playground and bus. Below is a PDF of our slide presentation. Please review with your child at home, as well.
A Note About School Meals:
There are a couple different ways that you can add money to your child’s school account to pay for their breakfast and/or lunch:
Go to https://www.familyportal.cloud and set up an online account, where you can add money for your child by putting in your debit/credit card information. Please see the attached letter for answers to frequently asked questions.
OR
Bring in/Send in an envelope with cash or a check enclosed. Please include the child’s first and last name, and write “Lunch Money”. If you are sending money for two students, please write how much each student will receive. The office will collect these envelopes and the kitchen staff will enter the funds into the correct account.
If you would like to apply for benefits, go to https://www.familyportal.cloud and fill out the online application, or you can stop in at the Twin Lake Elementary office for a paper copy.
If you have already applied for the Free and Reduced-Price program, you will receive a letter stating that your child has been approved and what benefit they will receive. Benefits will be effective immediately thereafter. If you have questions about the Free and Reduced-Price program, feel free to reach out to Jodi Connell at connellj@reeths-puffer.org.
In the event that your child does not have money in their account, but they do not have a cold lunch, they will still be able to eat a hot lunch. We will not let your child go hungry! However, please note that this will bring the account to a negative balance until more money has been added to the account.
Free Pre-School
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATIONAL FLIER
Molly Sieplinga
Early Childhood Specialist/ Director McMillan
Early Childhood Center
McMillan Elementary
766-3443 ext 2605
Parent Portal Instructions~IMPORTANT
*Go to https://ps-rp.muskegonisd.org/public
(There will be a default username and password in both boxes. Delete and create your own.)
*If you are a first time user, you will need to click on the “Create Account” tab, and fill out the
information. You will create a new Username and Password. You can add your students at the
bottom of the page using their Access ID and Access Password.
NOTE: The Access ID and Password is NOT the same as the Student Number and their
birthdate.
*If you have an existing account, use the “Sign In” tab to log in using your Username and
Password that you already have. If you do not remember these, call the office and we can help
you.
*Once you are signed in, you can add new students to your account by following these
instructions:
1. On the start page, click on “Account Preferences” from the navigation menu on the left. The
“Account Preferences – Profile” page appears.
2. Click the “Students” tab
3. Click the “Add” Icon to add a student to your parent portal account. The “Add Student”
dialog appears. Fill out the information and you should see a new tab for the student appear at
the top of the page.
*Once all of your students are added to your account, update the demographics for all of
your students by clicking on the “Demographic Update” button on the left side of the page.
Please electronically sign the required forms. Print the Emergency Procedure Card, sign it, and
give it to your child’s teacher.
IIMPORTANT: You'll receive a specific ID and Password for access to the Parent Portal. If you are a returning family, you may follow the directions above. Please don't hesitate to contact Carly, or Heather in our office if you need help.
FREE & REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATION
This year, we are asking that all of our families complete the free and reduced lunch applications. Some of our families are surprised that they qualify based on their income. With food prices rising, it will be helpful for many of our families and we no longer have the grant that afforded free breakfast and lunch for all of our learners as was the case last year.
The link below is to the online Free and Reduced Application. Please consider completing an application.
Contact Information
Principal, Twin Lake Elementary School
Email: schmittd@reeths-puffer.org
Website: www.reeths-puffer.org
Location: Twin Lake Elementary School, 3175 5th Street, Twin Lake, MI, USA
Mr. Paul Siembida
Assistant Principal, Twin Lake Elementary School
Email: siembidap@reeths-puffer.org
Phone: 231-719-3190
