Ross Round Up, August 13, 2025

Posted Date: 8/13/25 (3:12 PM)

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Ross Round Up

School newsletter from Mrs. Tripp for parents

May 23, 2025

Welcome back, Ross Rams

It's going to be our best year yet!

We're so excited to start a fresh new year together. Come to Open House on Tuesday, August 19 to meet your new teacher and see your classroom.

Ross Rams will be focused this year on Climbing High--becoming the best we can be--and Enjoying the View--celebrating along the way and enjoying our learning together.

We're excited to welcome back all our students!

Love,

Mrs. Tripp

A colorful informational poster welcomes families to Ross Elementary School and provides essential start-of-year information.

Family Event Calendar

Upcoming Events

August 18--Class Lists on PowerSchool
August 19, 4:00-6:00pm--Open House (come meet your teacher, drop off supplies, and sign up to volunteer)
August 21--First day of school!!! 8:50am
August 27--Early release Wednesday 1:30pm
September 1--No school
September 26--Dorian Picture Day
September 26--CAST (5th grade) and Recess Lunch Clubs (4th grade) applications due

A hand-drawn August 2025 calendar with school-related events highlighted.

A September 2025 calendar with school events and holidays marked.

Back to School open house announcement with school supplies on a dark background.

Image promoting the first day of school, August 21st, with school supplies.

Ross Facebook Page

Ross YouTube Channel

Ross Elementary School Website

AVID definition: moving up through your own hard work

At Ross, we believe that all students can learn at high levels!

Ross is pretty special! We are an AVID Nationwide Demonstration School, one of only a few in the nation.

What does it mean to be an AVID school? As an AVID school, we believe that all students can be prepared for their next level of learning. AVID stands for Advancement via Individual Determination, which means we support students in moving up through their own hard work. We believe that every student can learn at high levels (grade level or higher) and we use all kinds of strategies to help students become their best learning selves and be prepared for their future--middle school and beyond!

Drop Off/ Pick Up Reminders

Safety of your child(ren) is our priority. Please pick up and drop off your child in the designated areas.
Be patient, especially as we start the school year and the pick/up drop off routines are new to many families. We will have staff to support you and others outside.
No drop off/pick up in the bus lane.
Drop off may begin no earlier than 8:30am.
Pick up line will be along School Avenue from the south of the school to the entry into the parking lot. Do not park and leave your car along School Avenue from 3:00-3:45pm when school pick up is done.
If you need to park for pick up, please park on School Avenue to the north of the parking lot entrance so you don't block the pick up line.
Pull forward as far as you can. At the end of the day, students will be waiting for your car to arrive near the front of the line to load in your car.
Use designated cross walks to access the parking lot or playgrounds.
Call the office by 2:00pm if there will be a change in the way your child will normally go home so the teacher can be made aware.

Cell Phones and Smart Watches

Ross is a Learning Zone!

Ross is a learning zone. We want to have uninterrupted instruction time and we want kids to be able to play with each other.

For that reason, we have any students with cell phones leave them in their backpacks during the school day (except for medical uses). Smart watches can be used as watches or tools (example: the calculator function), but not as a cell phone (example: texting).

Please help us protect instruction and social interaction time for our Rossome kids!

Michelle Tripp

Principal, Ross Elementary

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