Trailblazer Times

We cannot wait to see you on Monday! Thank you for an fantastic back-to-school celebration on Wednesday! It was so nice to see new our new and returning Trailblazers!

We are ready for exciting and engaging learning for the 23-24 school year! Welcome home to Rollins Elementary School of Innovation!

Thank you for being our partner in education! I do apologize for the length of this S'more, but we want to ensure you get as much information as you can get ahead of the school year!

Mrs. Farris

Name Tags

At the back-to-school celebration, each teacher gave parents a name tag with their child's name on it. Please have your child wear it on the first day. If you did not attend, look for staff holding class lists. We can assist you.

Walking your Child to Class

Parents may walk their child/children to class on the first day.

For safety reasons, we do not have parents walk students to class on a regular basis after the first day. We have extra staff to help the children find their way until they get used to coming in on their own.

Please see our arrival and dismissal procedures/images below.

Backpack Tags We have colored backpack tags we will put on your child's backpack. The tag helps your child know where to go when we dismiss each day. The tags also help our staff get your child to the correct locations at dismissal. (bus, walker, car rider zones)

• Please review the walker zone map below.
• We will have employees walk with the students when they leave our campus.
• When students walk to school in the morning, we will have crossing guards at the back and the front of the school.
• Our map shows a double lane for car riders.

We do allow visitors on campus. You will need to bring an ID card the first time you visit. We will use it to make a name tag for you. Each time you visit after that, you will need to check in at the office, and we will print your name tag. You can eat lunch with your child or volunteer in your child's class. Our parent volunteer coordinator will send out an email when school starts.

Our school was built with the newest safety standards required by the state of Arkansas with reinforced steel beams inside the walls to withstand high winds, a fire sprinkler system, a brick barrier across the front, gated playgrounds, and a full-time Tontitown Police Officer on site. Officer Clint Luond is on-site throughout each day. You can reach him at Rollins at 479-750-8721 or you can call 479-361-9188.

Our faculty and staff conduct monthly safety drills using the Catapult App This App also notifies law enforcement. During our fire safety drills, the Tontitown Fire Department is on-site and following our procedures using the Catapult App.

• 3:10- Bus riders exit through the back doors to the sidewalks at the bus loading zone.
• 3:10- Walkers in the green zone (walker-1 in PikmyKid) will leave the campus through the back doors. School staff will walk with them to the entrance of Romano Ave.
• 3:10- Car riders will go to the porch as their names appear on the screen inside the building. School staff to take children to their cars.
• 3:12 (approximately) Buses will leave the school grounds.
• 3:10- Walkers in the purple zone (walker-2 in Pikmykid) will exit through the back doors after the buses have left. School staff will walk with children to the entrance of Lazzari Street.
• Please do not park and pick up children in the walker zones! If you come in a car, please use the car rider line at school. This keeps all children safe and avoids blocking the driveways of families who live by the walker zone entrances to the neighborhoods.

On Wednesdays, school is dismissed at 1:50. This is the same as last year.

We will use car tags and the Pikmykid app together. Even if your child rides a bus or is a walker, you will get a car tag to use if you have to come to the school to pick up your child.

• Your child's number stayed the same as last year. We will print new tags for everyone using a new color for this year.

To learn a little more on your own, please check out the following link that will show you a few of the PikMyKid features. https://www.pikmykid.com/features/for-parents/

Pre-K 10:20 am - 10:50 am

2nd 10:35 am-11:05 am

3rd 10:55 am-11:25 am

1st 11:15 am-11:45am

5th 11:30 am-12:00 pm

4th 11:50 am-12:20 pm

K 12:05 pm-12:35 pm

A parent can deny permission for any of the following scenarios:

• Videotaping of student
• Publication of a student’s written and/or artwork within a school, on a school website, or on media outlets
• Use of a student’s first name
• Use of a student’s picture
• Access to computers and the use of the internet for instructional purposes

To deny permission, the parent or guardian must fill out the Technology Usage Denial Form. This form should be taken to the school in which the student is enrolled. The information will be recorded in a student’s demographic information which is recorded electronically in Springdale Schools’ information database.

Springdale School District Device Protection Plan is an optional plan given to parents to help with the cost if a device gets broken by their student when they are using it at school or at home.

Plan pricing documents:

English

Spanish

Marshallese

Technology Acceptable Use Policy:

English

Spanish

Marshallese

Hello Trailblazer Families!

We hope this message finds you all well and ready for another fantastic year at Rollins! As you know, it takes a village to support our students, staff, and school family and our Trailblazer Village is the best! The PTA supports the school in multiple ways throughout the year through fun events, teacher appreciation efforts, volunteer coordination, fundraising for clubs/new equipment/supplies, and more. WE NEED YOU to join us as we blaze into the '23-'24 school year!

You can support the school in big and small ways:

• Follow us on Facebook and share PTA needs/requests with your friends and family throughout the year
• Volunteer at our special events (opportunities range from decorating, serving snacks, clean-up, manning simple game/activity stations, etc...)
• Spend some time during the school days assisting with simple tasks such as copying, cutting, stapling, laminating, etc...
• Donate items and/or funds throughout the year for teacher appreciation efforts, class celebrations, etc...
• Work with other same-grade-level parents during special occasions to assist with special after school nights, graduations, celebrations, etc...
• Connect the PTA with local businesses who might be interested in becoming a Rollins Community Partner
• Partner with your child's teacher and assist with class celebrations and other small tasks
• Attend PTA meetings in person or via Zoom to have a voice in how funds are spent, future planning, etc...

You can be as involved and informed as you wish and it all starts with purchasing your PTA membership down below!

*Purchasing a PTA membership does not require any commitment to volunteer or be involved. It simply ensures that you receive our communications throughout the year on upcoming events, volunteer needs, fundraisers, and more.

Like and follow us on Facebook to stay in the loop: https://www.facebook.com/RollinsTrailblazers2021

We look forward to serving our Trailblazers with you again this year!