These students are our November Bus Riders of the Month! Way to go Gators!
On this past Friday, the Early College HOSA visited Kindergarten and taught a lesson on proper handwashing.
Kindergarten has been reading stories all week about the Gingerbread Man so we made Gingerbread Houses!
Good morning Gators! This is Mrs. Waters with events for the week. Monday will be day 3 in our specials rotation and our 3rd grade students will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse for a performance of The Nutcracker. On Tuesday, our chorus and student council will stay after school, and on Wednesday, December 6th, our Book Battle team will practice after school. Please make sure your child has a note if they will be staying. On Thursday, our 4th grade students will visit the Mt Airy Museum of Regional History and on Friday, our 5th grade students will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse for a performance of The Nutcracker. Looking ahead, our Kindergarten and 1st grade students will present a musical performance on Friday, December 15th at 6:00. Please make plans to join us. Thank you!
Shout out to these two, Saul Hardy in 5th and Cecilia Martinez in 4th grade, for representing Rockford Elementary at the county science fair at Meadowview Middle School yesterday. We would also like to congratulate Saul Hardy who will advance to the Regional Fair! Way to go Gators!
Congratulations to all our DARE graduates! 🌟
You've completed an incredible journey, learning how to make healthy, responsible choices and stay drug-free. Your dedication and hard work have truly paid off!
SAVE Promise Club traveled today to the SAVE Promise Club Summit to work with other schools in Surry County Schools to create new ideas to bring kindness to our school. These students showed leadership as they shared their own ideas and planned for the remainder of the year.
Good morning Gators! This is Mrs. Waters with weekly news. Monday will be day 4 in our specials rotation. On Tuesday we will celebrate our 5th grade students as they graduate from the DARE program. This ceremony will be at 1:00 and we encourage you to join us. Also on Tuesday, chorus students will practice after school. On Wednesday, November 29th, our EBOB team will have practice after school. Please make sure your child has a note to stay for these events. We will release school early at 1:00 for professional development on Friday. Please make plans to pick your child up in the carline or be at the bus stop early. Finally, our PTO will host a Cookies with Santa event on Friday in the gym from 6:00-8:00. Tickets were pre-sold. Please reach out to your child’s teacher or a PTO member tomorrow if you are interested in this event. Thank you.
On this day of gratitude, let's take a moment to cherish the blessings in our lives – the warmth of family, the comfort of friendship, and the abundance of love. May your day be filled with joy, laughter, and lots of delicious food! 🥧🍁
#HappyThanksgiving #Grateful #FamilyTime #Thankful
First-grade students have been learning about traditions. A first-grade tradition here at Rockford is reading the story “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and then enjoying a special snack just like the one from the story!
On Monday, the fourth grade enjoyed a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving feast!
Gratitude - we have so much to be thankful for this year.
Students in Mrs. Freeman’s 4th grade created a collaborative paper quilt with all the things we are thankful for this Thanksgiving! We added some fun Turkey handprints because I am thankful for their hands that work so hard every day!
Today, Kindergarten had its very own Macy's parade!
A massive round of applause to our first quarter A and A/B honor roll students! Keep up the fantastic work, your achievements inspire us all! 🌟📚✨
On Saturday, our Robotics team competed in the First Lego League Challenge. Great job Gators!!!
Good morning Gators! This is Mrs. Waters with weekly news. Monday will be day 2 in our specials rotation. On Monday, your child will bring home their 2nd quarter progress report. The Art Club will meet after school on Monday. Please make sure your child has a note to stay. There will be no school on Wednesday through Friday this week. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. I am so thankful for each of our students, staff, and each of you as our school community.
Mrs. Marion’s class won the ice cream party for being the winners of the money wars for the SCSEF Gives Campaign.
Congratulations to these Gators for placing today!!!!
3rd place 3rd-grade girl: Phoebe Johnson
Oscar Reyes: 1st place 3rd-grade boys
1st place 4th grade boy: Milan Reyes
Heart of a Runner winners: Cecilia Martinez and Milan Ruiz
We are so proud of ALL of our GROW Strong members!!! They're training paid off!
This afternoon we had a clap out for our Grow Strong and Robotics teams! We wish them good luck in their competitions!
