Rockfield Elementary

The end of the school years has certainly arrived quickly! As we wind down our school year, we have so many learning opportunities and fun community building experiences to be had. Thanks to the support of our staff and PTA the school year will end with many celebrations to culminate the hard work students put in all year. Students are working on an all school incentive to focus on being our best selves in spring. When classrooms meet the goal, students can participate in a thirty minute activity of their choosing on May 23. We also have our Day of Awesome sponsored by the PTA the following week and then June 3 is our annual Camp Minikani Day.

During May our students will complete the spring MAP testing to monitor academic growth in reading and math. Results will be uploaded in Skyward in early June.

Our final character trait we'll be focusing on is Creativity. Get ready for some fun as we focus on Creativity this month! Creativity isn't just in the we draw, build or play, it is also a way work through challenges. One way to think about Creativity is “using your imagination to create something new or solve a problem.” Opportunities to be Creative are all around us! How can you find ways to be Creative as a family this month? Creativity is 1 of 3 traits we will focus on throughout the year that helps students Be Well. Throughout the school, students will be developing skills like emotion regulation, positive self-talk, and stress-management.

Thank you for all of your support this year and making it another successful year at Rockfield.

Have a wonderful summer!

May 7 is Rockfield Music in the Park for our 1st-4th grade students. Due to rain forecasted our concert has been moved to County Line Elementary School. Our students will sing their hearts out within the school.

No Cousins food truck due to rain and change in venue.

Performance times are as follows:

1st Grade & 2nd Grade: 5:45 PM

3rd Grade & 4th Grade: 7:00 PM

Due to rain, our performance has moved to County Line Elementary School.

Please click on photo below to register

May 6-17

PTA is hosting the Marathon at school lunch recess! The marathon promotes physical fitness, while recognizing students’ hard work, dedication and accomplishments.

Students had two weeks to complete the laps in Sept and will have two weeks in May. Laps are recorded daily by parent volunteers. Students who run 7 laps a day (both fall and spring) will complete a full marathon (26.2 miles, 140 laps) and receive a medal and shirt at the end of the school year. Students who complete a half marathon (13.1 miles, 70 laps) will also receive a medal.

Parents--Please have your child dress appropriately during the dates of the marathon, including sneakers for footwear. If it is rainy we will extend as needed.

If you would like to volunteer we welcome and need volunteers to help at the lunch recesses for the 10 days- please go to: rockfieldpta.com/marathon

Have FUN, enjoy some fresh air and movement, and GOOOOO ROCKFIELD STUDENTS!

Next week is Staff Appreciation Week! Just a reminder, if you signed up for items on our signup, they need to be at school this week and can be dropped off in the office any time before end of day Friday. Thank you to everyone who has already dropped their items! If you didn’t get a chance to sign up for items and still want to contribute, you can send cash or a check (made out to PTA) to the office in an envelope marked PTA. We are providing other meals throughout that week and your monetary donation would help us offset those costs!

Our dine and donate is at Culver's in Jackson is Wednesday, May 15th (see flyer below). We need volunteers to help run food and clean tables. If you are able to volunteer, please visit our sign up to claim a spot. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F45AAAF2CAAFA7-49389320-culvers

Yearbooks are set to be delivered at the end of May. Once they arrive, we will deliver them to classrooms and send them home with your student.

A huge thank you to all our Rockfield families! The PTA couldn't do all the special things we do without your support. We have had an amazing year and we look forward to bringing you lots of fun and exciting things for our 2024-2025 school year.

Important Dates:

May 6 - 17 - Spring Marathon - VOLUNTEER https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4CAFA723A5FD0-48995087-rockfield#/

May 6-12 - Staff Appreciation

May 14 - PTA Meeting - 7 pm in the cafeteria. Child care will be provided.

MAY 15 - Dine and Donate @ Culver's in Jackson. VOLUNTEER https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F45AAAF2CAAFA7-49389320-culvers

May 30th - Inflatable Day - VOLUNTEER SIGN UP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F45AAAF2CAAFA7-49388062-dayofawesome

May 31st - Paw Sale - VOLUNTEER SIGN UP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F45AAAF2CAAFA7-pawsale

Hello Rockfield families!

WOW! How can this be the last newsletter for the school year? I have had a great year spending time and caring for your students. There are just a few reminders that I have for you all.

As the year comes to an end, it is also that time for meds to start being picked up. If your student has medication here at Rockfield that they no longer need, please pick that up as soon as possible. For all other medications/inhalers/Epi-Pens that need to stay here at school, please pick those up on the last day of school, June 7th. As a reminder, students are not allowed to transport any type of medication including, cough drops, lotions, or over the counter meds. The office will be open the week after school lets out, Monday through Thursday, 8am-2pm for medications that were not able to be picked up.

The temperatures continue to keep us on our toes just as we expect every year here in Wisconsin. With the weather changing so often please make sure that your student has a jacket at school if it will be 50 degrees or below. A change of clothes is also wonderful to have at school this time of year with the wet and sometimes muddy playground areas. If your student has rainboots they could bring those as well.

I hope all of our Rockfield families have a fun and healthy summer break! The 5th graders will be missed as they venture on to middle school but we know they will carry on the Rockfield way! We hope to see you all at the start of the 2024-2025 school year!

Please reach out if you have any other questions, concerns, or if you would like to set up a time to pick up your student's medications!

Heather Traindl

Health room aide

Htraindl@gsdwi.org

262.628.7622

https://gsdwi.nutrislice.com/menu/rockfield-elementary/lunch/2024-05-01

The Germantown Park and Rec. Department’s Winter/Spring and

Summer Recreation Brochures can be viewed online at

https://www.germantownwi.gov/220/Recreation-Guide

Upcoming Programs to register for include:

Wrestling Camp

Kids Triathlon

Girls Basketball Camps

Volleyball Camps (Boys & Girls)

Golf Lessons

Gymnastics

Daytime Tball/Coach Pitch, Baseball, Girls Softball

Art classes

Dodgeball/Fun Game Fridays

Babysitter’s Training

Tree Climbing

Crochet Classes

Tennis Lessons

Check out the link for program specifics:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VfHzKxxEEvlQSGhYRI4p4UQ7kE4hCwwN

Please notify the office when your student is going to be late or absent. For late arrivals we would need the students hot lunch choice by 9:00 AM, unless they are bringing a cold lunch.

Please call or email the office at the following:

Phone: (262) 628-7622

Email: rfoffice@gsdwi.org

Please take note of the new Kids Klub UNREGISTERED POLICY.

"We will no longer allow unregistered participants into Kids Klub. All children must be registered prior to the start of the program date/time. Last minute phone registrations will be allowed as long as you call the Recreation Department Office at 262-250-4710 by 2:30 p.m. for after school sessions without an additional fee."

Your child will NOT be allowed to stay for Kids Klub by you sending a note or yellow attendance slip to Rockfield School. You MUST contact the Parks and Recreation office. All Cancellations & Registrations can only be done by contacting the Recreation Department at 262-250-4710.

Rockfield School does not handle this.

https://www.germantownwi.gov/351/Forms-Flyers

Please view the above link for Kids Klub before and after school program.

Please be advised of the following changes/updates from Riteway Bus Company.

• ADDING/REMOVING A STUDENT TO A ROUTE:
• If a family wants their student to begin or stop taking the bus they must notify Riteway (262)677-3282.
• STUDENT DROP OFF CHANGE:
• If a family needs to change the drop off location (i.e. student now going to daycare) a special transportation form needs to be completed, returned to the school office, and signed by Dr. Croatt. The signed form will be emailed to Riteway and Riteway will confirm and/or deny the request.
• STUDENT GOING HOME ON SAME BUS BUT GETTING OFF AT A DIFFERENT STOP:
• Students going home on the same bus but getting off at a different stop need a note signed by their parent/guardian so the school and the driver are aware of the change.
• STUDENT GOING HOME ON A DIFFERENT BUS:
• This is ONLY allowed in the event of a family emergency and will ONLY be on an as needed basis. A note/email/phone call should be sent by the parent regarding the emergency so that the school and Riteway are aware of the situation and can convey what route and classmate the student will go home with for that evening.

Rockfield has 2 out going lines. We have been getting reports that they show up as "potential spam".

Please add the following numbers to your contacts list:

1 (262) 628-7622

1 (262) 502-7240