The Falcon Flyer - Website Edition

February 10, 2023

Dear Rondout Families, Friends and Faculty,

We shared several messages with you today regarding a situation involving police activity in the area of the school. While we do not have details of the activity to share with you, we do want to share that we followed our protocols for safety and the instructional program was impacted minimally. Students remained indoors for recess and later in the afternoon we were able to confirm with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department that the situation had been resolved. We want to assure you that we will always take every precaution to ensure the safety of our students and faculty. Ms. Davis spoke with the 3-5 and 6-8 clusters during lunch providing a brief explanation of the situation. We followed our protocols and guidance from the Sheriff’s Department. We appreciate your on-going trust and cooperation.

On another note, while we had one case of COVID reported to us today, there are some new developments in our Shield Testing program. We will be launching the On-Demand testing program which will allow us to distribute self-administered PCR test kits to our families. We expect our shipment of free testing kits next week. We will distribute them to all of our families. These can be used to test anyone in your family circle. If someone is experiencing symptoms, you will be able to collect the sample at home following the directions included in the kit. Samples will be dropped off at the collection spot at Rondout and a courier will pick up the samples each day. PCR test results from the saliva test will go directly to families and the school will not be involved in recording or reporting results. This will be a great free service for families and is expected to be in place through the end of June. More information will follow when the self-test kits are distributed.

The Upper School Valentine’s Dance just concluded and it was wonderful to see how much fun our students had. We were so pleased to be able to bring back this Rondout tradition post COVID. Ms. Davis and I enjoyed chaperoning the dance and seeing how much everyone enjoyed the event. Thanks to DJ “Chickenwings” from 4Sure Entertainment who brought the dance to life for our students.

As always don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Hope you enjoy the weekend and Happy Valentine’s Day to all.

Take care…Until next time...

Dr. Jenny Wojcik

Superintendent

Dear Rondout Parents,

Parents, students and teachers across Illinois have an opportunity to participate in the eleventh annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child’s school. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about Rondout.

4th^th through 8^th grade students will also be responding to this survey.

Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand your insights and perspective as an important partner in the school community. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.

The Illinois 5Essentials Survey for students and parents will be open until March 31, 2023. Students will be taking the survey during school. To take the parent survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin. Be sure to select Rondout as your school. For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, please reach out to administration.

Yours in Partnership,

Elizabeth Davis

Principal Rondout

The PowerSchool Student and Parent

Portal will be unavailable from 2/22/2023 - 3/3/2023 while we finalize report cards.

Click here to complete the permission slip for Grades 3-4

We've kicked off our school's Kids Heart Challenge event!

Throughout our Kid's Heart Challenge program, we will learn heart healthy habits, while also have the chance to earn Heart Heroes along the way.

If you haven’t already, JOIN OUR TEAM!

Everyone can join the challenge with or without a donation.

Download the Kids Heart Challenge App or visit heart.org/KHC to register.

Choose your daily health challenge to Move More or Be Kind and earn your own BE THE TORCH wristband so you can help light the way!

Complete FINN’S MISSION in your Headquarters, where you and your family can learn about Hands-Only CPR and help us create a community of lifesavers! Earn Finn’s Lifesaver Award when you complete all 8 challenges!

COLLECT YOUR OWN HEART HEROES who help remind us to keep our hearts happy and healthy. Collect all 6 Heart Heroes with each lifesaving milestone you reach. Get a BONUS MYSTERY GIFT for every $50 you raise in lifesaving donations.

Check out all the fun Thank You Gifts you can earn HERE.

When you support KHC, you help real people—including kids with special hearts. Learn more about how your donations help families just like Finn.

Thank you for keeping more hearts beating strong!

Don’t forget: Double your Gift! Check to see if your employer will match your donation today! Follow the steps and forward the confirmation to matchinggifts@heart.org to have this added to the student’s fundraising page.

Calling the Class of 2032

Starting Kindergarten August 2023

Do you have a pre-schooler ready to start kindergarten next year? Will your child turn 5 before September 1, 2023?

Please contact the office to be added to next year's kindergarten class list. We ask that you share this request with neighbors in the district who have pre-schoolers. Kindergarten Orientation and Registration will take place on Tuesday April 11, 2023.