Celebrating Teaching and Learning
Dear Families,
First full week of teaching and learning! Our RPTLE team ROCKED IT! Below are highlights from Rocket Launch this morning.
Congratulations to the following learners who had their Rocket Slips drawn and will be able to have lunch with Mrs. Schmitt on Monday.
Mrs. Monaweck:
Joseph for being a Rocket Way role model.
Alec for following the classroom voice level expectations.
Mrs. Bradford:
Zoey for showing kindness.
Alyssa for helping without being asked.
Ms. Zweigle:
Stanley for showing a kindness toward his teacher.
Autumn for taking pride in her personal space and having a clean desk.
Mrs. Essing:. )
Kenzie for working hard on her math equation station.
Akron for being a good leader.
Mr. Mikesell:
Faith for being a Rocket Way role model.
Ryleigh for taking pride in her work.
Mrs. Kinstner:
Aleshanee for showing the Rocket Way during independent or partner work during Skills Block rotation.
Oliver for showing the Rocket Way during independent or partner work during Skills Block rotation.
Mrs. Kolbe:
Evlie for taking pride in her work by giving her best effort.
Kourtney for taking pride in her work by giving her best effort.
Mrs. Miller:
Abby for sharing a pencil with Royce.
Paige for taking pride in her morning work at noticed by Brezlyn.
Mrs. Olsen:
Bryn for walking away from problems.
Bristol for taking care of trash that wasn’t hers.
Rocket STAR Teacher of the Week~Mrs. Bradford
Our teaching team recognized Mrs. Bradford with some positive affirmations. We are thankful to have her on our our team!
MRS BRADFORD:
…. always makes learning so fun for her kiddos! SO patient with our littlest learners! TLE is blessed to have her :)
….is kind, supportive and resilient.....and she LOVES rocks!!
….always has something nice or positive to say to me. I don’t see her very much, but I look forward to the times that I do
…. is one of the kindest and most genuine people I have ever met. She would give anyone the shirt off her back if needed. She has a true love for people and life. She always sees the good in people and situations.
….is very resourceful and giving. If you need ANYTHING she probably has it.
Whether you need a hug, smile, a few words of encouragement to keep you going, or random items for a project … Mrs. Bradford is your girl! ❤️So blessed to have Mrs. Bradford on the RPTLE team!
Introducing our PTO Vice President
Mrs. Nicole Boroff is our new PTO vice president. Nicole is a mommy at RPTLE with son, Ken in fourth grade, daughter Kenadi in third grade and a toddler, Lincoln. Nicole is part of an enthusiastic group of parents who are planning many fun activities for our families. Please look for a calendar of events in your child's Friday folder.
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:
Thursday 9/22 6 pm -Disc Golf opportunity at the High School Disc Golf Course- Park in the Giles road lot. CLICK HERE FOR COURSE MAP. CLICK HERE FOR FLYER
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
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.
Food Service "Lucky Tray Day"
Congrats to our Kindergartener, Ellery, who had a lucky lunch tray. She won a card game. Ellery is looking forward to playing her new game with her big sisters and her mom and dad.
First Grade Winner
Our first grade winner was Eliza. She won a board game when she picked the lucky tray. She can't wait to play her game with her little sister, baby brother and mom and dad.
Second Grade Winner
Our second grade winner was Kady who won a paint by number set for choosing a lucky tray. She wants to show her big brother, mom and dad how well she can paint.
Below is photo of Sam and Tommy, our third and fourth grade winners. Miss Chris gave them earbuds to use at home and at school. The boys were very thankful.
CHEER CLINIC
This Week in RPHS Sports
Hand to Hand Program at RP-TLE
Thanks to a partnership with a group of local volunteers, our school began participating in the Hand2Hand program. A shout out to our community outreach volunteers who placed a healthy meal into 64 our our kiddos' lockers last night! We are so grateful to have this program in our school and especially grateful to those who give their time to make it happen. (You may recognize our very special volunteers as Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson.)
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 From Reeths-Puffer's Play and Learn Coordinator
Good afternoon!
This is to inform you that the Reeths-Puffer Play and Learn program will resume this coming Tuesday and Wednesday and follow the RP calendar for the rest of the year. We are located in the library at McMillan school site and will meet from 9:30 am - 11:00 am.
This program is intended for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers with a focus on literacy and SEL. Attached you will find our calendar for September, flyer, and registration document. Families are welcome to register in person as well!
I look forward to getting to know our youngest Rockets this year and serving them well! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Elyse Jasperse
Early Childhood Community Liaison
Reeths-Puffer District Schools
PTO Walkathon Update
We are thrilled to announce that our RP-TLE Walkathon fundraiser will be held on Sunday, October 2nd from 1-4pm at the Twin Lake County Park. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to be able to purchase cantilever shades for our playground. Pledge forms will be sent home on Monday and will need to be returned by Friday, September 30th to qualify for a prize.
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.
Up and Coming Dates
9/16: Mum order forms come home
9/19: Walkathon fundraiser forms come home
9/20: Happy Birthday, Mrs. Bos!
9/23: Mum order forms are due
9/29: Mums are delivered
9/30: Walkathon fundraiser forms are due
9/30: RP Homecoming vs. Zeeland East
10/2: PTO Walkathon Fundraiser at TL Park (More to come!)
10/7: Teacher Professional Development Day~NO SCHOOL
10/11: School Pictures
10/12: PTO Meeting 4-5pm
1014: Popcorn Friday
10/16: Happy Birthday, Miss Emmie!
10/28: 1/2 Day of School for Kids~Dismissal at Noon
10/28: PTO Trunk or Treat~RP-TLE Parking Lot
This and Thats....
Emergency Contact Information:
If you need help updating your child's contact information, please call our office and speak with Carly, or Heather. Thank you for your help with this.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.
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
