news from the edge
Shannon Ouellette-Principal
souellette@rockfordschools.org
Address: 9605 Edgerton Ave, Rockford, MI 49341
Website: www.rockfordschools.org
Phone: 616-326-1030
Februrary 7, 2025
A message from Mrs. Ouellette
It is hard to believe next week we will have our last holiday party of the school year. The Valentine Party is the last holiday celebration that our parents and classroom teachers work together on. As a teacher this was always my favorite party and as a principal it still is. Why, you may wonder when it is a low key, get a card and some chocolate, kind of day. No hustle, no costumes and no gifts, yet it is my favorite. During this party and the days leading up to it, students are excited to mail letters to friends through our school Post Office and are hoping to receive letters in return. They are buying or creating Valentine cards and making a Valentine for each student in their classroom. This is a time to celebrate friendships and what it means to give a little something to those around you.
This Friday the younger grades will be celebrating the 100th day of school! We have been in this beautiful space with this great team and amazing kids for 100 days. It has been a time of growth, learning and fun. We look forward to celebrating our 100th day of school with our DK and K students.
Enjoy Mid-Winter Break (February 14-February 17). Happy Valentine's Day!
Be on the look out next week for your studnet's NWEA winter report. Kindergarten through 5th grade participate in NWEA. The link below is a district letter and more information regarding NWEA.
Important dates
- Spirit Week February 10: PJ Day
- February 11: Cozy Day
- February 12: Wacky Wednesday
- February 13: Red & Pink Day. Valentine's Parties
- February 13: School Enrollment Opens
- February 14 and 17: No School Winter Break
- February 26: Early Release Day (1:25)
- February 25 and 27: Parent/Teacher Conferences
- March 19: Book BINGO and Art Show 6:30 PM
- April 15: Spring Music Program 5:45 (Kindergarten-5th Grade)
February is School Wide Mail Month
- Each Classroom will have a mailbox in order to receive mail.
- Students will be encouraged to write to friends and staff.
- Parents and family members can bring in mail or have mail sent to school.
- Mail will be delivered on Tuesdays and Thursdays to our students.
- Our 3rd grade classes along with parent volunteers will sort and deliver mail.
- The two links below will provide an option to sign up to volunteer and details regarding our schoolwide mail month.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Conferences are a great time for families and teachers to connect and celebrate students and to discuss the best way to support your student.
- February 25 and 27 4:30-7:30
- Both dates are in person at Edgerton Trails in your child's classroom.
- If a family prefers a virtual or phone call conference please email your child's classroom teacher.
- Per the district, only one conference per student.
- Please access the Schoolbookings link below to sign up for a conference.
- Use code to sign up for a conference at Edgerton Trails: 5e8bw
- When signing up for a conference for more than one student, please allow for travel time from one classroom to the next.
School Enrollment opens february 13
Enroll new students to RPS at the district website under the Enrollment tab. All new to RPS students will need to register for the 25-26 school year. This includes incoming Developmental Kindergarten and Kindergarten students. For questions about the process, reach out to Mrs. Smith in our Edgerton Trails front office.
Early enrollment helps the district plan for class sizes and placemnt of staff. Please share this enrollment information with friends, families and neighbors.
More information below about enrollment.
Art Show/Book BINGO
On March 19 from 6:30-8:00 we will have a great family event at Edgerton Trails. Our first Art Show Book BINGO event will take place. This will be an opportunity to celebrate all our artists and to play Book BINGO. This is a free event for families sponsored by the Edgerton Trails Staff and PTO. Volunteers are needed to help with set up and clean up. Please call or email Melissa Schad in the front office if interested. Mschad@rockfordschools.org or 616.326.1030. Thank you in advance for helping us have a successful evening.
Help Needed
Each month our PTO pops popcorn for our students. The kids love this day. We are in need of some volunteers to help with popping and delivering the popcorn to classrooms. Please consider volunteering so that we can continue this program for our students. Thank you.
Use Access Code: ET2025 once on the Sign Up Genius
order your Edgerton Trails yearbook
Order your Edgerton Trails Yearbook! Cost is $15.00 and yearbooks can ordered at the link below. Deadline to order is March 28. The office does not order extra yearbooks as all orders are taken online by individual families.
Book BINGO coming in March-books needed
We are collecting new/used books for our first Book BINGO event. This will take place on March 19 at the school. The Book BINGO event will take place at the same time of our Art Show. Books can be for any age kiddos as we have siblings also come. Book donations can be brought to the bins in the front office. Thank you.
School assistance program (SAP)
Access support today!
Say “I have an SAP with Rockford Public Schools” when you call 800.442.0809 and press “1.” Every RPS family member in your household is eligible. The Rockford Education Foundation (REF) has proudly partnered with Rockford Public Schools to provide expert counseling, therapy, and resources through Pine Rest’s School Assistance Program (SAP).
Confidential counseling services for all family members
-The SAP includes three free confidential counseling sessions per episode of care. All benefits are available to every member of the household.
Free online resources with personal advantage library
-Access to a library of articles, videos, webinars, calculators, locators, assessments and trainings on personal finance, legal matters, health and wellness.
Free financial and legal consultations with wallet wisdom
-Includes a financial recourse library of webinars, calculators and articles to help you with debt consolidation, student loans, retirement saving, mortgage lending and more.
Grasp is back!
GRASP is a correspondence program for students in Kindergarten through 8th grades which helps students maintain reading and math skills while they are on summer break. Enrolled students will receive a packet of materials with a booklet containing nine lessons. It should take your student approximately one hour to complete each weekly lesson. They can complete one lesson a week or work at their own pace, as long as all lessons are submitted before August 8th. The students can mail the lessons to GRASP for scoring and the results will be returned to them, via the email provided. Or, new this year, lessons can be scored with a parent/guardian cell phone instead of mailing them in! Details regarding this process will be sent in May to the email provided on the order. There is also an on-line version of GRASP for students in 4th through 8th grade and these students will also receive results via the email provided.
Students who successfully complete and submit at least seven lessons with 70% accuracy are awarded a certificate. Those who successfully complete and submit all nine lessons with 70% accuracy will receive a medal! Certificates and medals will be distributed by your student’s school at the beginning of the next school year.
Please order your student’s CURRENT grade level. If there are extenuating circumstances, order the level that is appropriate for your student. The fees for the summer of 2025 are $26 for one subject or $48 for both subjects for each student. You can enroll your student for the book version (grades K-8) or the optional online version (grades 4-8) by completing the registration and payment online.
