Roanoke Rapids Graded School District

Parents: Place to Play is canceled for Summer 2020. #COVID19 #KidsAreOurCustomers

Please Share: May 5 is Teacher Appreciation Day. During this time of crisis, our educators have acted as a “Lighthouse” for our students and their families, serving as beacons of light and hope and helping them safely navigate the educational challenges related to COVID-19. Let’s show our teachers how much we appreciate their love and unwavering commitment to North Carolina’s public schools by placing a light in a window or turning on an outdoor light at 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5 for 20 minutes. Please share your photos with us using the hashtag #NCLighthouseLeaders. Teachers, thank you for lighting the way for learning for North Carolina’s K-12 students. #NCLighthouseLeaders #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parents: Thanks for your cooperation today in picking up third quarter report cards. Our remote learning continues through May 29th. We will issue one final report that will contain remote learning participation and promotion/retention information for the 2020-2021 school year once all remote learning is completed. Please continue to be in touch with your child’s teacher regarding work done at home and packet completion. Our next packet pick up will be next Wednesday May, 6th from 10 a.m. to noon at Clara Hearne, Belmont, Manning, and Chaloner.

Sign of the times today at Roanoke Rapids Early College High School. Thanks Ms.Moseley! #COVID19 #KidsAreOurCustomers #RRGSDCommunity

Parent/Student April 20th Update: If you have a library book you have finished reading, we will collect those this Wednesday during our packet pick up. Our librarians will be at Belmont, Chaloner and Manning to collect library books from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.  Students may return books to any school and we will sort them out, with the exception of RRHS Seniors.  Seniors we will arrange for you to turn in your library books and chromebooks some time next month. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parent/Student 4/19 Update: It's time for our next round of packets! We will once again be distributing packets and bags of food this Wednesday 4/22 between 10 a.m. and noon at Belmont, Manning, Clara Hearne, and Chaloner. Additionally, a local non profit group, The Rewritten Story Foundation will be using our parking lot at Manning this Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday to hand out lunches from 10 a.m. to noon. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parent Reminder 4/14: We will once again offer our meal service Wednesday, April 15th at Clara Hearne, Belmont, Manning, and Chaloner. A local non-profit is using our parking lot and handing out meals today at both Manning and Belmont Elementary. They will be there until noon today. #KidsAreOurCustomers #COVID19

Congratulations to RRHS Senior Franchesca Yates. She is the recipient of this year’s Ethel Crawley Scholarship giving her a free undergraduate education to the college of her choice. Franchesca plans to attend Appalachian State and study Interior Design. #KidsAreOurCustomers #Classof2020

RRGSD 4/7 Update: This is a reminder Wednesday, April 8 is our packet pick up day. We will have both meals and packets at Clara Hearne, Belmont, Manning, and Chaloner. You should go to your child’s respective school for packets. If you’re in a vehicle, you don’t need to get out of your vehicle. Our staff will hand off packets based on grade level and food. RRHS and Early College students: If you need your Chromebook repaired, bring your computer and charger to Manning between 11 and 12 Wednesday for repair. You must bring both for repair. #KidsAreOurCustomers

RRGSD celebrates National Assistant Principal Week! Help us let our assistant principals know how much we appreciate their hard work and dedication especially during these past few weeks. Our assistant principals have been playing a critical role in supporting our families and staff. #APWeek20 #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parent Update 4/4: Beginning Monday, 4/6 The Rewritten Story Foundation, a local non-profit, will be providing bag lunches to children in our area. Lunches will be handed out at Manning Elementary's Drive Thru from 10am - noon on Mon, Tues, Thurs., and Fri. RRGSD will continue its meal distribution on Wednesdays along with packet pick up. We appreciate this non-profit and their service to our community. #RRGSDCommunity #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parents: All Pre-K and Kindergarten registration for the 2020-2021 school year has been postponed until further notice. New dates will be communicated in the near future. Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect students, families, and staff. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parents/Students 4/2 Update: We’ve come up with an alternative plan to continue to feed our students and meet the Food & Drug Administration guidelines, protect our staff, and further limit our interaction during this current health crisis.  Beginning next Wednesday and every Wednesday going forward, our staff will hand out bags containing five breakfast meals and five snacks per person. These bags will be distributed once per week at Belmont, Chaloner, Clara Hearne, and Manning from 10am - noon. We are also changing the times of instructional packet distribution to 10 am to noon to coincide with meal distribution. Packets will be distributed every other Wednesday beginning April 8.  Additional safety procedures will be put in place during distribution for staff to mitigate infection including mandatory use of gloves and other CDC guidelines especially social distancing.  Once again we appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to navigate and make the best decisions for our families and staff during this pandemic.

Due to the ongoing concerns for the safety of our staff, our Grab and Go Meal distribution will end this Friday, April 3, 2020. RRGSD is working with the local Meals on Wheels organization in an attempt to continue assisting our families.

RRGSD 3/23 Update: The Governor has ordered all schools to remain closed until May 15th. RRGSD will continue to move forward with our virtual learning plan which will begin on Monday, March 30th. Our teachers are working this week to prepare. Additionally, we will continue our Grab & Go Meal service Monday through Friday from 10 to noon at both Manning and Belmont Elementary Schools. We want to thank our families and staff for working with us as we continue to navigate the impact of this current health crisis. We will continue to provide up-to-date information as we receive it. 

RRGSD 3/22 Update: This week we will begin working on our remote learning plan. Teachers will be calling your home to ask you some questions regarding digital access. These calls may come from unknown numbers so we ask that you please make every effort to answer these calls as we finalize our plans for the coming weeks. We will continue to work in partnership with the state on what this extended closure means for our calendar. As soon as we have more information, we will share it with you. Also, Grab & Go Meals continue 10 a.m. - noon Mon.-Fri. at Belmont & Manning. #KidsAreOurCustomers

RRGSD Alert: Based on what we were instructed by the Governor’s Office and the Department of Public Instruction, our highest priorities were then, and still are, to make sure that all of our students are fed. We will continue to do that Monday through Friday from 10 to noon at both Belmont and Manning Elementary Schools. We’re working on a remote learning plan. We will have more on that plan next week until then we ask that you visit our RRGSD Instructional Services website for the “Resources for Learning” page. There you can find digital resources for students in Pre-K through 12 in all subject areas for enrichment. So far these missed days are considered teacher workdays so NO grades are being taken at this time. Thanks for your patience and understanding. The COVID-19 pandemic is unlike any event we have ever seen, forcing all of us to make countless decisions that have no precedent. https://sites.google.com/rrgsd.org/instructionalservices/resources-for-learning-home?authuser=0

Our Grab & Go Meal service continues until noon today at both Belmont and Manning Elementary. We also have bags with food and some fun activity packs for the weekend. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Clements Mechanical donated 500 bags with coloring books, crayons, and snacks. We're going to pass them out tomorrow at both Manning and Belmont. Thanks to our RRGSD Community! #KidsAreOurCustomers

Come pick up your breakfast & lunch at either Belmont or Manning Elementary. Our Grab & Go Meal service runs until noon today for all students. #KidsAreOurCustomers