Hey, future kindergarteners! Join us for our Lincoln kindergarten open house on February 12 at 4:30 p.m. and February 16 at 8:15 a.m. Take a tour of the building, meet our principals and kindergarten staff, and learn about what it's like to be a kindergarten student. We're excited for you to join us!
Hey, future kindergarteners! Join us for our Bishop kindergarten open house on February 13 from 5-6 p.m. Take a tour of the building, meet our principals and kindergarten staff, and learn about what it's like to be a kindergarten student. We're excited for you to join us!
Nuestro programa de inmersión en español será transferido a la Escuela Primaria Riverside el próximo año. Las familias están invitadas a conocer el programa de inmersión en español en la escuela Riverside el jueves 15 de febrero de 5:00 a 6:00 p.m.
This week is National School Counseling Week. Our counselors work with all students to remove barriers to learning by helping students apply academic achievement strategies, manage emotions, build interpersonal skills, support mental health needs, and plan for post-secondary options. No counselor’s job is the same because they adapt so well to what is needed from our students and schools as a whole. Thank you, counselors, for all you do in Rochester Public Schools!
KnuFunK is a band based here in Rochester. We spoke to two of their members: singer Gregory Israel, a gifted performer who grew up experiencing segregation firsthand, and guitarist Douglas Porter, a veteran from the Air Force and retired Mayo Clinic Software Engineer who invented a suite of diagnostic imaging applications for Mayo that is still used today.
https://youtu.be/XVFU2VG1QFk
Hey, future kindergarteners! Join us for our virtual Gibbs kindergarten open house on February 13 at 4:30 p.m. and learn about what it's like to be a kindergarten student. We have an in-person open house on March 11 so save the date! We're excited for you to join us!
Hey, future kindergarteners! Join us for our Folwell kindergarten open house on February 8 at 5 p.m. Take a tour of the building, meet our principals and kindergarten staff, and learn about what it's like to be a kindergarten student. We're excited for you to join us!
Hey, future kindergarteners! Join us for our Sunset Terrace kindergarten open house on February 6 at 10 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Take a tour of the building, meet our principals and kindergarten staff, and learn about what it's like to be a kindergarten student. We're excited for you to join us!
Nicole Nfonoyim-Hara is a professional writer here in Rochester. Her work has been recognized by the Minnesota State Arts Board, among numerous other literary foundations, fellowships, and blogs. She is also a former Fulbright Scholar in Cultural and Applied Anthropology.
https://youtu.be/x0-mxkzVaFM
Hey, future kindergarteners! Join us for our Elton Hills kindergarten open house on February 8 at 6 p.m. Take a tour of the building, meet our principals and kindergarten staff, and learn about what it's like to be a kindergarten student. We're excited for you to join us!
Today is Groundhog Day! Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow, or is spring just around the corner?
Open Gym for secondary students on Saturday, February 3, will be at Sunset Terrace Elementary (1707 19th Ave NW). Middle School students are welcome from 2-3:15 p.m.. High School students are welcome from 3:15-4:30 p.m. The Longfellow gym will not be open this Saturday.
February is National School Board Recognition Month. We're thankful for our seven school board members and their work and dedication to our school community. Check out this video from the Minnesota School Board Recognition Month: https://youtu.be/vD55Jf0ii1E?feature=shared
According to Excelsior University, National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later was ratified as the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln signed the Amendment abolishing slavery on February 1, 1865, although it was not ratified by the states until later.
Rochester Public Schools celebrates Black History Month. We will spend the month sharing some of the major contributions the Black community has made throughout history and highlighting people in our community who now continue the work.
Hey, future kindergarteners! Join us for our Longfellow Elementary kindergarten open house on February 8 at 6 p.m. Take a tour of the building, meet our principals and kindergarten staff, and learn about what it's like to be a kindergarten student. We're excited for you to join us!
Hey, future kindergarteners! Join us for our Bamber Valley kindergarten open house on February 6 at 4:30 p.m. Take a tour of the building, meet our principals and kindergarten staff, and learn about what it's like to be a kindergarten student. We're excited for you to join us!
Hey, future kindergarteners! Join us for our Pinewood kindergarten open house on February 8 at 6 p.m. at our 2024-2025 location, the Longfellow building. Take a tour of the building, meet our principals and kindergarten staff, and learn about what it's like to be a kindergarten student. We're excited for you to join us!
RPS’ American Indian Education Liaison Amelia joined Bamber Valley kindergarteners this week to discuss how the tipi was a home for the Dakota people who resided in southern Minnesota and across the plains. The students learned the different parts of a tipi, how it was used as a home and why that was a good home for the time. The goal is for when the students see an image of a tipi, they know where it comes from and its purpose.
We're hiring substitute teachers. Did you know that if you have a two- or four-year degree, you are eligible for a Substitute Short Call License to be a substitute? And RPS will reimburse you for the application cost. Interested? Learn more at www.rochesterschools.org/apply.
