Visiting School
Parents are always welcome to visit our school. Please call the school for an appointment if you wish to confer with a teacher or observe a class. For the safety of our students, all visitors and parents must check in with the office when entering school.
Parent Volunteers
Parent volunteers are used as resource persons. They will also assist teachers with field trips, room parties, and preparation of learning materials for the classrooms. Contact your child's teacher if you would like to volunteer. Volunteers must sign in and out each day in the school office. A nametag will be provided. Participation in a volunteer training session is required.
Student Information
Each year we ask that you complete an Emergency Card. Having this information returned promptly and correctly is of the utmost importance. Please make sure all telephone numbers and addresses are accurate and clearly written. As you change employment, phone numbers or residence, please keep the school informed of these changes. In cases of emergencies, it is necessary to have the latest and best information for quick references. Be certain that emergency numbers you provide are people that have transportation and usually can be reached.
Parent/ Teachers Conferences
Communication is an essential part of the educational program. We feel it is very important for parents to keep in close contact with their child's teacher concerning his/her progress. Parent /Teacher conferences are held twice each year. Conferences may be requested at other times during the school year by calling the office for an appointment.
Grading
Grade reports will be issued four times a year, at the end of each quarter. The Rockwood School District grading system is as follows:
A - 100% to 90%
B - 89% to 80%
C - 79% to 70%
D - 69% to 60%
F - 59% to 0%
- Kindergarten through Second Grade - non-graded report
- Third through Fifth Grade
Progress reports are usually issued at the midpoint of each quarter, but may be sent out at other appropriate times during the year. Pluses or minuses may be used with quarter grades, but only whole grades are issued at the semester.
Field Trips
Classes take field trips that are related to units of study in their classrooms. We appreciate parents who volunteer to help supervise students on these trips. Because our insurance does not cover children who are not students, it is necessary to ask that pre-school children not accompany their parents on field trips.
Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast and lunch may be purchased on a daily or weekly basis. A family that presently finds itself in a position of not being able to pay for their child's meals may apply through the school for free and reduced meals. If your child forgets his/her lunch money, a lunch charge will be provided. Students are expected to repay the charge within the next few days. We do not want any student to go hungry.
Valuables and Personal Property
Please mark your child's personal property (coats, hats, lunch boxes, etc.) with his/her name and room number. We have large amounts of unidentifiable clothing and personal property left at school each year. Please check the lost and found on a regular basis. Children should not bring toys, trading cards, money or personal items to school. These items are often disruptive and/or lost. The school cannot be responsible for lost or stolen items.
Care of Textbooks, Library Books, Etc.
Students are responsible for all textbooks and library books issued to them during the school year. All lost or damaged books must be paid for. If a lost book is found, money paid will be refunded.
Voter Registration
Patrons may register to vote at any of the elementary school offices. Call first for an appointment.
No Smoking Policy
As of July 1,1991, smoking is prohibited in Rockwood School buildings or on District property. This policy applies to students, District personnel, community members and all visitors. Rockwood is in compliance with an ordinance passed by St. Louis County that restricts smoking in public or private school buildings.