🍎 Teacher Appreciation Monday! ❤️
You "Red" Our Minds – Thank You for All You Do!
To show our appreciation, enjoy a grounded treat sponsored by the Rockford PTO. Your dedication, heart, and hard work never go unnoticed. We are so grateful for everything you do!
🎳📚 Reading Goal Reward Trip! 🎉
Congratulations to our 4th—and 5th-grade students who met their reading goals! As a reward, they enjoyed a fun-filled day that began with playtime and lunch at Riverside Park and ended with an exciting trip to Mt. Airy Bowling Lanes. It was a fantastic way to celebrate their hard work and dedication to reading!
Way to go, readers! Keep up the great work!
📚🍎 National Teacher Day – May 6, 2025
💐 Teacher Appreciation Week – May 5–9, 2025
This week, we recognize and celebrate the heart of our schools — our teachers! They go above and beyond every day to inspire, support, and educate our students. From creating welcoming classrooms to making learning fun and meaningful, our teachers are true heroes.
Let’s take time this week to say thank you for all they do. Whether it’s a kind note, a thoughtful gesture, or simply a smile, every bit of appreciation counts.
🎉 We love our teachers! 🎉
📚 End of Grade (EOG) Testing Reminder 📚
EOG testing will begin soon! Please take note of the following schedule:
Grades 3–5 Reading: Monday, May 13
Grades 3–5 Math: Tuesday, May 14
Grade 5 Science: Wednesday, May 15
✅ Make sure to:
Get a good night’s sleep
Eat a healthy breakfast
Arrive at school on time
🥣 Breakfast will be provided at school each morning of testing. Let's do our best—Go Gators! 💪
Mrs. Rebecca Combs is our April Staff Leader of the Month for showing outstanding actions of Respect. Her peers say Mrs. Rebecca is incredibly kind and respectful to everyone, consistently showing empathy and understanding. She is always polite and welcoming, greeting students, staff, and parents with warmth and a smile. She goes above and beyond to support our staff, whether it's getting bag lunches for Gator Day or preparing lunches before field trips. I’ve never seen her get upset or lose her cool with anyone. She ensures that everyone is well taken care of, always with kindness. Her cafeteria runs smoothly, and she never judges when someone asks for an extra helping hand at lunch.
🎉 School Lunch Hero Day 🎉
A big THANK YOU to our wonderful cafeteria staff at Rockford Elementary! Your hard work, cheerful smiles, and dedication help keep our students nourished and ready to learn every single day. You truly are heroes in the lunch line! 💛🍎🥪💪
We appreciate you more than words can say!
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For 21 days, our second graders have eagerly cheered on their eggs—waiting, watching, and learning! Today, their patience paid off as they camped out by the incubator and celebrated an egg-citing moment... the first baby chick hatched! 🐣🎉 What a wonderful, real-life science experience!
School Lunch Hero Day is celebrated on the first Friday of May to honor and appreciate school nutrition professionals. In 2025, this day falls on May 2nd. The day is a time to recognize the hard work and dedication of the people who prepare and serve healthy meals to students every day.
Please join Surry County Schools in congratulating the May Leader of the Month, Miss. Britney Shelton! Miss. Shelton is a Teaching Assistant at Rockford Elementary School! 🎉
Thank you to these SCS Leader of the Month sponsors: Accurate Insurance Solutions Inc., Crouse's Auto Detailing, Horace Mann - Flake Financial Services, and Sign Gypsies Dobson.
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Today our 5th Grade SAVE Promise members lead the last leadership trait assembly of the year. These students wrote a script and performed it for the school on the leadership trait, Accepting! Throughout the skit these students talked about how everyone has their own perspective and opinion and being accepting means to be respectful of everyone's ideas. Thank you SAVE Promise for your wonderful efforts this school year in helping develop our education with leadership traits. We are so proud of you! 🧡🐊💙
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, observed in May, is a time to celebrate the rich history, culture, and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the United States. It's a chance to recognize their achievements in various fields and acknowledge their vital role in shaping American society. The month is also a reminder of the challenges and discrimination faced by AAPI communities throughout history.
National Military Appreciation Month is celebrated in May each year to honor and thank the men and women who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It's a time to recognize their sacrifices and contributions to the country.
Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 1949 to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery from mental illness. For more than 20 years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has recognized Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) every May to increase awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and well-being and provide resources and information to support individuals and communities who may need mental health support.
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month is celebrated in May. It's an annual observance that promotes the importance of physical activity and sports participation, aiming to encourage healthy lifestyles. This initiative is led by the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition and has been recognized by U.S. presidents since 1983.
National School Principals' Day is celebrated annually on May 1st. It's a day to recognize and appreciate the vital role school principals play in shaping the educational experience, fostering positive learning environments, and supporting students and staff. Principals are often seen as the heart of the school community, dedicating their time and energy to ensure the success and well-being of all.
The following students are being recognized because they were chosen from each class as outstanding leaders. These leaders worked hard each day to show respect to people, places, and things. These students come to school each day and show their C.H.O.M.P. skills. Way to go Gators! 🐊
Isaiah Key, Aiden Sawyers, Jocelyn Estudillo, Dulce Zamudio, Vanessa Tinajero, Kaitlyn Shinault, Silas Day, Anlynn Samuels, Yeemi Arreola Zarco, Jasmine McGrady, Braxton Martin, Kenya Ramirez, Joselyne Bautista, Amaya Grijalva, Ruth Grijalva, Roselyn Gomez, Mateo Salmeron
🎉 Congratulations to Our Cafeteria Staff! 🎉
We are so proud to announce that our amazing cafeteria team received a perfect score on their sanitation rating! 🧼🍽️ Their hard work, dedication, and commitment to keeping our kitchen clean and safe for students and staff truly shine.
Thank you for all you do to keep us healthy and well-fed! 💙👏
For the month of April, our school focused on learning how to show respect for ourselves, people, places, and things. Joshua Carmona was selected as Rockford's Student Leader of the Month. Joshua comes to school prepared each day and always shows kindness, consideration, and respect for everyone and everything around him. Congratulations Joshua, way to be an outstanding leader! 🐊
🎉 Congratulations to Our Cafeteria Staff! 🎉
We are so proud to announce that our amazing cafeteria team received a perfect score on their sanitation rating! 🧼🍽️ Their hard work, dedication, and commitment to keeping our kitchen clean and safe for students and staff truly shines.
Thank you for all you do to keep us healthy and well-fed! 💙👏