Rondout School District 72

This Friday, October 13, the Spirit Department will be sponsoring a cozy into fall day. Show your school spirit and wear fall colors, flannel, or something with a fall theme.

Please join us Thursday, October 12, 2023, from 6:15 p.m. until 6:40 p.m. for an outdoor gathering, nature preserve tours, and everyone’s favorite…S’Mores at the Founders Circle. Then at 6:40 p.m., the doors open to families to tour the building and enjoy the art, work displays, music, and visits to classrooms. Doors will close at 7:45 p.m.

Picture Retakes are on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Pictures will be taken first thing in the morning. If you would like a picture reorder form, please contact the main office.

On Monday, October 2, 2023, we honored Danny, Nestor, and Katya for National Custodian Day.

Please join us for Family Open House on October 12th. The evening begins at 6:15 p.m. until 6:40 p.m. with an outdoor gathering, nature preserve tours, and everyone’s favorite…S’Mores at the Founders Circle. Then at 6:40 p.m., the doors open to families to tour the building and enjoy the art, work displays, music, and visits to classrooms. Doors will close at 7:45 p.m.

We will be resuming our Virtual Coffee Talk Zooms on October 25th. Join us at 7 p.m. for a chance to check in with Dr. Wojcik & Ms. Davis. We will be hosting these Zoom Coffee Talks on months when the PTSA (Parent, Teacher, and Student Association) is not having a meeting.

Do you LOVE art and want extra time in your day to be creative? Join Ms. Boyer for after school art club! During art club you get a chance to work on exciting projects in a small environment using materials we don’t typically use during the school day. Art club provides extra time for new projects outside of art class or time to catch up if you were absent. If you would like to sign up your student for Art Club please click the link below. https://conta.cc/3PDf85a

Today's Garden Party at Rondout is canceled due to the weather. Please join us for the next Garden Party on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 12:00-2:00 p.m.

Celebrate International Day of Peace! We invite every member of the Rondout school community to be an active part of this special day. Your presence, creativity, and enthusiasm will make this event memorable! Parents are welcome to join us between 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. to be part of the celebration.

The fun begins at 6:15 p.m. with outdoor activities touring the Rondout Woods. Then at 6:45 p.m. the doors open for the indoor Open House. You can stop by anytime between 6:45 and 7:45 p.m. to check out your child’s classrooms and Rondout’s common learning areas.

Do you like the outdoors or want to learn more about our planet? If yes, Green Club is the place for you! Green Club meets once a week to preserve our green spaces and explore the world of conservation and green living. We will be working with our garden, turtle pond, Rondout Nature Preserve (wetland and woods), bird bee and butterfly garden, and more. While we will be located in these spaces most weeks, we may be completing experiments or activities indoors other weeks. Click below to complete the permission slip. https://na4.documents.adobe.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhCORHUu5C3BD4eO6vpuP8MOBWp9ttIjlLtT_IGaKvn07pwZV5Ek8Vx55XAD_1BI3ms*

Mark your calendars for the Second Annual Fun Run. Please RSVP using the link below. https://forms.office.com/r/hArPynNnFP

School picture day will be September 6th. Please use the link below to pre-order your portraits. Picture ordering will close at 8 a.m. on picture day. http://edclarkschoolphoto.hhimagehost.com/Fall2023Rondout

Please join us tonight for open library hours 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The sky is clear, and the temperature is perfect! Bring a blanket to head outside at 9:00 p.m. to look for meteors.

The final open library day is coming up, Thursday, August 10th from 7-9PM. Join us for an evening of reading, checking out books, and doing space-themed family activities. Bring a blanket to join us out in the field at 9PM to look for meteors during the peak week for the Perseid Meteor Shower.

K-2 Popsicles on the Playground. When: Friday, August 25, 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Where: Rondout Playground. Reconnect with classmates and meet your teacher for this fun get together before school starts. Parents and students should meet on the playground for a sweet treat and time to play.

The Rondout Garden Party scheduled for 7/25/23 has been cancelled due to the weather and air quality alerts. We will resume next week weather and air quality permitting. Thank you.

Please use the link below to sign up for an intake conference for students in grades K-8 on August 24, 2023. https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Rondout

Join us in the garden to weed, water, harvest and photograph our garden. Activities will vary each week but help will be needed weather permitting. Each Garden Party morning, we will send out an all school text confirming activities and the time along with updates of weather cancellations. All are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. June Garden Parties are scheduled on the following dates: Thursday, June 15, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 17, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, 8:00 - 9:30 a.m., Thursday, June 29, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. July Dates will be posted in the next Falcon Flyer on June 30th

Rondout Learning Center: All library books are due! We still have 111 overdue books.