Rondout School

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The Falcon Flyer - Website Edition

August 29, 2023

Dear Rondout Families, Faculty and Friends,

The 23-24 School Year is off to a great start. We are excited about the new school year and welcome all our new families in grades K-8. Thanks to our families who were able to join us at intake conferences last week. We had nearly 100% participation in these conferences. It was also pleasure to see so many K-2 families at last Friday morning’s “Popsicles on the Playground” event. We found these events to be productive ways to start our year together. We hope you did too...

Everyone is working on settling into new routines, start of the year assessments and new schedules. Grade 3 through 8 will take the ITBS (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills) next week from Tuesday through Friday. These scores will be used to develop Individual Student Learning Improvement Plans (ISLIPS) which will be developed and sent home later this fall. Students will be testing in the following areas: Reading, Vocabulary, Conventions of Writing, Spelling, Written Expression, Math Concepts and Math Computation.   Students in grades 3, 5 and 7 will also take the CoGAT which will provide feedback on students, verbal, quantitative and non-verbal (spatial awareness) skills. We encourage you to have your students get plenty of rest and have a good breakfast to start their day prior to testing. Make-up testing will be scheduled as needed.  Please feel free to reach out should you have questions.

After 19 years of dedicated service to the district, Barb Flaws is retiring to have more time to spend caring for her family. She will be missed in the BASE program and as a program assistant. We wish her all the best as she begins this new chapter in her life.

Please join us in welcoming Ms. Nikki Spencer as the BASE director. She is joined by Mr. Leo Karris. Ms. Spencer and Mr. Karris also are program assistants during the regular school day. Ms. Spencer worked in the BASE program last year as an assistant and has a terrific working knowledge of the program.

We also welcome Ms. Lori and Ms. Veronda who will be helping out daily with lunch and recess supervision. You may recognize them as some of our Olson Transportation Company drivers.

We will begin our regular Falcon Flyer Schedule next week. Please look for it on Wednesday evenings and it will be resent to those who have not opened it on Fridays.

Thank you in advance for your partnership and engagement this year. We have an exciting year planned for 23-24. It should be a memorable school year. Take care...Until next time...

Dr. Jenny Wojcik

Superintendent

Ms. Elizabeth Davis

Principal

Dear Parents, 

Thank you for your participation in Intake Conferences last week. Please use the following link to provide feedback about the conference experience. We hope you have a wonderful week.

Best Regards, 

Elizabeth Davis

When sending us copies of health forms please ask your doctor to mail the forms to us or you can bring in a copy.

School Lunch

Hot Lunch + Salad Bar + Milk $3.75

Milk Only $0.50

Double Hot Lunch (Grades 6-8 Only) $7.50

Week of 8/28/2023

Please complete the forms below if you have not done so already

Rondout Extra Curricular

Please note that if you have already completed the Soccer and Cross Country form, the permission slips must also be completed via the link below.

Mark your calendars for the Second Annual Fun Run.

Your child's school picture

day will be

September 6^th

Please use the link below to pre-order your portraits.

Picture Ordering will close at 8am on picture day.

Libertyville Fire Department’s 50th Annual Fire Prevention Week Poster Contest

It is that time of year again for our Libertyville Fire Department poster contest. This year’s topic will be “Cooking Safety Starts With You! Pay attention to fire prevention.” Each class will receive First, Second, and Honorable Mention ribbons. A trophy will then be awarded to one student in each grade out of all the schools. A Grand Prize will be awarded to the best overall poster. The Grand Champion will then move to the next round for a Regional Champion. The Grand Champion will be competing against other neighboring schools. The school with the highest participation will receive a participation trophy. Culver’s will provide a gift to award winning posters. This year’s theme and rules are attached, and must be followed or the poster faces disqualification.

Please have your student’s poster dropped off at their school no later than October 5th for judging. For any questions, please call Libertyville Fire Station I at (847) 362-5664.

- Jered Woodward, Firefighter/Paramedic, Poster Contest Organizer

Please download our app for the most to date information in the Apple and Google Play store by searching Rondout School District 72.

Looking Ahead

• September 4 Labor Day No School
• September 5 Early Dismissal @ 2:30 p.m.
• September 5 PTSA Event: PTSA Parent Meeting
• September 6 Picture Day
• September 11 Soccer/XC Practice
• September 18 Soccer/XC Practice
• September 20 Soccer @ Bannockburn 4:00 p.m.
• September 25 Soccer/XC Practice
• September 26 Grades 3-8 Village Department Meeting
• September 26 Board of Education Meeting 7:00 p.m.
• September 27 Soccer @ East Lake 4:00 p.m.
• September 29 K-8 Town Hall Meeting
• October 2 XC vs. ELS & LFMS @ Rondout 4:00 p.m.
• October 3 Early Dismissal @ 2:30 p.m.
• October 5 Soccer @ Bannockburn 4:00 p.m.
• October 9 Columbus Day No School
• October 10 Grades 3-8 Village Department Meeting
• October 12 Early Dismissal @ 2:30 p.m.
• October 12 Family Open House 6:15 p.m.
• October 13 K-8 Town Hall Meeting
• October 16 XC vs. ELS & LFMS @ Rondout 4:00 p.m.
• October 17 Grades 3-8 Village Department Meeting
• October 17 Board of Education Meeting 7:00 p.m.
• October 20 K-8 Town Hall Meeting
• October 21 Family Fun Run
• October 24 Grades 3-8 Village Department Meeting
• October 27 K-8 Town Hall Meeting
• October 27 Early Dismissal @ 11:30 a.m.
• October 31 Early Dismissal @ 2:30 p.m.

Happy Birthday to our students who are celebrating 

birthdays in August & September!

Rondout PTSA

The start of the school year is just around the corner. Your PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) Exec Team has been busy preparing for the start of the new school year and we are looking forward to a great year filled with community building activities and services.

Here's a sneak peak at what's coming up in the next few weeks:

• 2023-24 School Online Directory Launch is scheduled for Monday, August 28th. If you want to be included in, and have access to, the directory (a password protected environment only available to Rondout families), please make sure you complete the Membership form with your contact information and pay the annual dues by Monday*. * As of Monday, directory access will be limited to those families who have paid their PTSA dues for the year.
• Members of the PTSA will be available to help you with this during the Parent Conferences and/or the Popsicle event later this week.
• If you have any questions regarding the directory, please contact Denise Beger.
• Get to know the PTSA! Our newsletter is attached introducing our organization and how to connect and get involved.
• Mark your Calendars for the First PTSA Meeting of the Year on Tuesday, September 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room at Rondout.
• Get Involved at School Through the PTSA by completing the Volunteer Form.
• Connect with the Rondout Community by joining the Rondout Parents Facebook Group and Visiting/Bookmarking the PTSA Website.

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