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Ross Round Up, Nov. 7, 2025

Posted Date: 11/07/25 (3:30 PM)
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Ross Round Up

School newsletter from Mrs. Tripp for parents

November 7, 2025

Compassion Focus

Compassion challenges for the week

We're so proud of our students for all the compassionate things they did this week. On Thursday, they wrote kind notes for others, and we had hundreds of sticky notes with nice messages on them passed around the school--an outpouring of gratitude for all the good that people do at Ross.

This week's challenges are:
  • Monday--Invite someone new to join a group of game
  • Tuesday--Sit or talk with someone you don't usually hang out with
  • Wednesday--Give a teacher or parent your full attention when they talk
  • Thursday--Spend time playing with or talking to a younger student or sibling
  • Friday--Thank a teacher or adult for something they do
Board Game Lunch Club
Board Game Lunch Club
 

Family Event Calendar

Upcoming Events

  • November 10--Nail Art Lunch Club
  • November 11--Veteran's Day--Ross Choir sings at Hubbard Elementary
  • November 11--Veteran's Day White Table--hosted by Mrs. Hunter's class in the cafeteria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlEVByFVg4w
  • November 14--3:45-4:45--PTA Meeting at Indian Creek
  • November 14--CAST Team Leaders Lunch Meeting
  • November 14--Popcorn Friday
  • November 17--IBOB Lunch Recess Meetings
  • November 18--KHS Music Tour Assembly (KHS Band, Choir, and Orchestra visit Ross to share their talents)
  • November 18--CAST Team Meeting
  • November 20--Fun Create Lunch Club
  • November 21--Comic Book Lunch Club
  • November 21--Emailed report cards come out
  • November 24-28--Thanksgiving Break!!!
A handwritten calendar for November 2025, with various school events noted.
A December 2025 community calendar with various events listed.
Contact information for the Indian Creek-Ross Elementary PTA, including email and phone number.
 

Cell phones and smart watches

ross is a learning zone

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).

If a student is using their phone or smart watch while on campus, we have them bring it to the office for the rest of the day. If they do it a second time, we have them bring it to the office and keep it there for a parent to pick up.

Please help us protect instruction and social interaction time for our Rossome kids!
 
Ross YouTube Channel
Ross Elementary School Website
 
Attendance matters information about how missing days of school adds up over time.
 
An image with the word 'Important' and drop-off/pick-up reminders.

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.
Diagram of a school's drop-off and pick-up traffic flow, with labeled lanes and areas.
 

Michelle Tripp

Principal, Ross Elementary
Contact info:
michelle tripp