Roanoke Rapids Graded School District

Calling all area civic, church, and community volunteers with sewing skills...we have a goal of collecting 5,000 masks for use at our schools. If you are willing to donate, please email us. They will need to be individually packaged student-sized masks for all grades. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Reopening Plan Update 7/15: Our district is greatly limited by the state’s COVID-19 mandates. These include transportation requirements, classroom social distance requirements, and a host of other directives. You can see all of these requirements in the link below. Every school district in the state is grappling with the same issues as RRGSD.  Many of them are choosing 100% virtual.  As you are aware, any scenario in which many people gather together poses a risk for COVID-19 transmission.  We certainly want to offer 100% face-to-face instruction for all PreK through 12th grade students; however, our RRGSD facilities do not have enough space to ensure all students and staff remain six feet apart at one time as mandated. We were fortunate enough today to have some community partners reach out to us with some facility options that may allow for some face-to-face instruction for our high school students. We will be releasing an additional survey to target 9-12 students to see if they would be interested in such a blended option. We will also send a separate survey to staff to get specific feedback regarding their intentions in light of our plan. Please know that the only changes we are considering would provide some face-to-face options for our 9-12 students in addition to their virtual learning. Our PreK-Grade 8 students will continue to operate on the plan approved Tuesday night by the Board of Trustees that includes a virtual option for all K-12 students. More information on all of this will be forthcoming. https://5il.co/ibjd

Parents: Gov. Roy Cooper will make an announcement today at 3 p.m. concerning the required next steps for schools and the state amid the pandemic. That will be live-streamed on most major local news outlets and social media. In case you missed our earlier post, The Roanoke Rapids Graded School District Board of Trustees will meet tonight virtually at 6 p.m. We will be discussing our re-entry plan for the upcoming school year. The meeting will be live on our RRGSD Youtube page. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYHTegFfrwBuo0UJPSkTEiQ Search RRGSD Public Information if you don’t already have that bookmarked. Thanks in advance for your support of the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District and for trusting us with your children. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Kindergarten Registration continues this week from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Mon.-Thurs.) at Central Services, 536 Hamilton Street, Roanoke Rapids. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Pre-K Update: We are awaiting guidance from the state regarding our "Roadmap to Reopening" before sending out any acceptance or wait list letters for the 2020-2021 school year. We hope to have more information soon. Thanks in advance for your patience. #KidsAreOurCustomers #RRGSDReturntoLearn

Parents: As we continue to explore options for this fall, please take a moment to fill out this brief survey before June 30. We value your feedback! We anticipate releasing a more finalized plan that integrates your feedback and state mandates in July. #KidsAreOurCustomers https://tinyurl.com/y9kr9lll

Parents: During the COVID-19 pandemic, our district has had to reimagine how we can provide a high-quality education for all learners while maintaining safety as a top priority. In order to allow you adequate time to plan, we are providing you with a first look at potential plans for reopening school in the fall. We will be collecting your feedback ‪through June 30, 2020‬, and will be releasing a more finalized plan that integrates your feedback and state mandates in July. Please take the time to fill out the following survey: https://forms.gle/fyxZEBFVnBnYgWhr6

Great News! The Roanoke Rapids High School SkillsUSA chapter is thrilled to receive the Lowe’s Resource Grant. Through this grant we received $1000 of resources to be used in our chapter and classrooms. Our chapter is starting our 3rd year and looking forward to what these resources can help us accomplish. With this past school year being cut short and the uncertainty of how the next school year will play out, these resources will be invaluable to us! We are excited to start using these resources to help our student leaders grow in their roles and to implement the framework of SkillsUSA throughout our chapter and classrooms. Partnerships like this help us to be able to show our students what is possible when we all work together and support each other. #LowesSkillsUSA

Despite the rain, our Grab & Go Summer Meal service continues today until noon. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parents: The City of Roanoke Rapids is offering 100 scholarships to 4-H Camp this summer in Halifax. If you’re in need and are interested in one of the four camps for your child (CSI, Safari, Outdoor Adventure, and Space camp), call 252-583-5161 for an application and additional information. Be sure to include the code: “CityofRR” at the top of your application. Camps begin June 29 and run through July 24 and are open to those ages 6 to 14. Due to state guidelines, you must provide your own transportation.

News Flash: We just got word that our very own Felicia Booker, CTE Coordinator for the RRGSD has been named the Northeast Region Curriculum and Instructional Management Coordinator (CIMC) of the Year! Felicia will be competing at the state level. Way to go Ms. Booker! #CTE #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parents/Students: Our Grab & Go Summer Meal service resumes tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10th at both Manning and Belmont from 10 a.m. to noon. Children do not have to be present. Come every week! Some weeks we will have ice cream donated by Hershey's. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parents/Students: Our Grab & Go Summer Meal service resumes next Wednesday June 10th at both Manning and Belmont from 10 a.m. to noon. Children do not have to be present. Come every week. Some weeks we will have ice cream donated by Hershey's. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Thanks to our RRHS staff and RRGSD Technology Department for working today to get everything ready for our livestream graduation. #COVIDGrads #KidsAreOurCustomers #ClassOf2020

Class of 2020: Here's the link to Friday's commencement on YouTube. We will be live beginning at 5:30 p.m. #RRHS2020 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYHTegFfrwBuo0UJPSkTEiQ?view_as=subscriber

Sit back and enjoy our very first virtual art show compliments of Chaloner Middle School Art students. #KidsAreOurCustomers #BeautifulArt https://youtu.be/o8Me7NWbdTo

Congratulations to this distinguished group of RRHS Seniors on maintaining scholar level each year from 4th to 12th grade. What a remarkable accomplishment! #RRGSDScholars #KidsAreOurCustomers

Congratulations to this distinguished group of students on maintaining scholar level each year from 4th to 12th grade. What a remarkable accomplishment! #RRGSDScholars #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parents/Guardians: Please complete this End of Year Survey as soon as possible: https://forms.gle/YL9eTocfkwmdEDSy6 It will give us important information so we can qualify for federal Coronavirus relief money and be able to purchase additional computers for student use as well as to help us improve remote learning. If you have multiple children in the district, you only need to complete the survey once and you can provide feedback on all children (pre-kindergarten through grade 12). #KidsAreOurCustomers

Today is National School Nurse Day. They rise to the challenge daily. Healers, comforters, educators, mentors, trainers, role models, and critically-needed members of every school community. Thanks for all you do! Sarah Davis RN, BSN, NCSN- (Lead School Nurse, Chaloner, RR Early College) Emily Harris, RN, BSN, NCSN (RRHS) Sara Council RN, BSN, NCSN (Belmont and Clara Hearne) Amanda White RN, BSN (Manning)