RK Finn Ryan Road Elementary School

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We had the most wonderful field day, complete with plenty of fun, water, and sunshine!

An enormous thank you to all of our volunteers for their time, to our PTO for helping to fund our materials and equipment needs, and to Local Burger for feeding all of our students, staff, and volunteers.

Most importantly, the HUGE thank you to Ms. Minton for countless months of planning and organization to prepare for such a great day for students!

Thanks to our amazing community and Florence Bank, we received a $2,888.62 Customer's Choice Award Grant! We appreciate all of your votes!

Northampton Public Schools will completely transition to the use of Parent Square starting at the beginning of the 2023-2024 School Year. Parent Square is a unified communications platform that keeps parents and guardians informed and makes engagement with school easier. It provides a safe way for district administrators, school principals, teachers, office staff, and parents to:

• Send and receive school and class information

• Share pictures and files

• See calendar items

• Sign up to volunteer

• Schedule parent-teacher conferences

• Digitally sign permission forms

• and much more . . . all in one centralized place!

Caregivers — Getting Started Video

Parent Square Tips

Many of our classrooms and teachers have already transitioned to using Parent Square and so far we are pleased with the ease of use and many different functions existing in one platform!

For questions or troubleshooting please reach out to, Roxanne "Rocky" Mariani-Prall rmarianiprall@northampton-k12.us for the remainder of this school year or the main office during the summer/start of the new year!

Congratulations to all of our amazing students who shared their talents with us last week at the Talent Show and to the many members of our community who came to enjoy the wonderful show!

A special thank you to Liam Hurley and Jenny Kass, who supported students and organized the event, as well as our RK Finn Ryan Road PTO and caregiver volunteers who helped purchase and provide snacks, beverages, and cleaned up the gymnasium. We appreciate you all very much!

Please email the RKFRR PTO @ryanroadpto@gmail.com if interested!

Avery and Aaliyah helped us make our birthday announcements last week!

Stay up to date with all of our school activities on our School Website’s Calendar!

• http://www.northamptonschools.org/rk-finn-ryan-road-calendar/

Upcoming Dates:

• June 14 - Grade 5 Moving Up Ceremony @ 12:30pm
• June 15 - Pride Parade @ 2pm/Dismissal
• June 15 - Grade 5 Social - 5:30-7:30pm
• June 19 - No School - Juneteenth
• June 21 - Last Day of School (1/2 Day - 11:30am Pickup)

The NPS district calendar (linked here) has been updated as of 11/10/22 to accommodate MCAS testing. Click here to read the letter from the School Committee regarding these changes.

As always, we hope that all families and caregivers feel welcome, comfortable, and valued at our school. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns. I am happy to meet with any of you or we can talk on the phone anytime.

Karen Albano, Principal

RK Finn Ryan Road Elementary School

Email: kalbano@northampton-k12.us
Website: https://northamptonschools.org/project/rk-finn-ryan-road-school/
Location: 498 Ryan Road, Florence, MA, USA
Phone: 413-587-1550