Teya Cotter - Principal
tcotter@rockfordschools.org
Address: 4894 Sturgis St., Rockford, MI 49341
Website: www.rockfordschools.org
Phone: (616) 863-6344
Fax: (616) 863-6357
Important Dates
- January 10 5th Grade D.A.R.E Celebration
- January 17 Popcorn Day
- January 20 No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 29 Spelling Bee 12:45 Music Room
Early Release Days
- February 5
- February 26
- March 12
- March 26
- April 23
- May 7
Students will eat lunch at school and dismissal will be at 1:30 pm on those days. Please plan ahead for transportation changes.
announcements
All future newsletters will be featured on the new Rockford website. There will be a new biweekly schedule for elementary schools. All newsletters will be posted by 4pm on the following days:
January 10, January 24, February 7, February 21, March 7, March 21, April 2 - optional, April 18, May 2, May 16, May 30.
A link will be sent out through Family Access to help families navigate the new schedule.
Cannonsburg SWAG
Thank you to all the Cannonsburg families who sponsored a staff member with COOL Cannonsburg SWAG. We can't wait to show it all off! 
trails unit 3 - social awareness
Students will be starting Unit 3 in TRAILS this month. Unit 1 focused on self awareness with students noticing their thoughts, feelings, and urges to act. In Unit 2, the lessons incorporated skills to help students self manage their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. For Unit 3 students will focus on social awareness with students considering others' perspectives and developing empathy.
Families can click on the Family Connection link for information and activities that support what we are learning at school, at home!
Hoops for Haiti
Friday, January 10 is the 15th Annual and Final Hoops for Haiti event at Rockford High School! This is a fun, family-friendly fundraising event benefitting the Haiti Foundation Against Poverty. Mr. Banta has provided students at Belmont the opportunity to participate in a Hoops for Haiti Shoot-a-Thon during PE class! Our goal is to add a grade level each year and grow Harvest Preschool in Haiti into Harvest Pre and Primary School.
Two years ago we were able to finish building Harvest Preschool because of the funds raised at Hoops for Haiti and last year we were able to add a kitchen, outdoor learning space, and break ground on a first-grade classroom. This is exciting and the students and families of Harvest School are so appreciative of Rockford's support. Go Rams!
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.
school assistance program
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.
Cannonsburg Elementary PTC Updates
BREAKFAST WITH A BUDDY
Hello Cannonsburg families! Our annual "Breakfast with a Buddy" is coming up soon! Please mark your calendars for February 6 and 7 from 8am-8:30! If you would like to volunteer to help out with set up or during the event, please email the PTC at PTCburg@gmail.com! We are looking for around 5 volunteers for each day!
PTC Meeting 2/11/25
The PTC would like to offer a Virtual Option for the Meeting tonight. In the past there has been trouble with connectivity issues at the school. Please keep that in mind when trying to connect at home. If we are unable to connect, the minutes will be available later this week so everyone can be kept up to date!
During the meeting, please hold all questions until the end. We will try to save time to answer all questions, if we run out of time you can post your questions in the chat function, and we will provide answers in minutes.
Volunteering
For those interested in VOLUNTEERING at Cannonsburg Elementary School, remember to fill out the volunteer contact form and background check. This must be completed every year. Thank you for your support!
Meeting Dates for 2024-25 School Year
Join us during our quarterly meetings to stay up to date on events!
Art Room: 7pm - 8pm
- February 11, 2025
- April 15, 2025
Meet the Team!
- President: Liz Wardell
- Vice President: Audrey Sarantos
- Treasurer: Nicole Oeltjen
- Secretary: Wendy Hahn
- Trustee: Kara Leaver
We are here for you!
PTCBurg@gmail.com
reminders
Office Reminders
Student Absences
Absences MUST be called into the office 616.863.6344 or emailed to the front office - sweisman@rockfordschools.org
Please leave a message on our general voicemail box if you are calling after hours. Whether you are reporting an absence on our voicemail or speaking with Shelley or Nicole we need to know the following things:
- Student's name
- Reason for Absence - if it is an illness we need to know the symptoms of the illness - vomiting, coughing, fever, cold, diarrhea, lice - whatever the reason may be
Pick-Up Reminders
- Please put orange signs in the passenger dashboard
- Kindergarten parents park & line-up on the sidewalk near parking lot. Older siblings will walk down and cross with the Kindergarten students
- Call the office by 2:30 or email Nicole at ncurtis@rockfordschools.org if you have changes in the your after school arrangements
Label Everything
The fall weather will be approaching soon and students will be dressing in layers, which means our lost and found will be growing. To avoid your students clothing from going into the lost and found PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING!!! Label all hoodies, coats, water bottles, lunch boxes, etc. You can label the items with initials, just last name, full name, etc. Labeling items will ensure they will back it back home!
Health Room Information
Call the office for all illness related absences. Your students needs to be Fever Free (without medication) and stomach Illness (vomit) Free 24 hours before returning to school.
If your student is in need of medication during the school day, please refer to the attached link below. Nursing services has all the required documentation. A physician signature and parent signature are required for all distributed medications.
Medications Taken at School
All medication, including over the counter medication, must have a signed doctor's note in the office before office staff can give medication to your child.
If your child:
- Has an EpiPen we need a FARE - Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan filled out by the doctor.
- Has asthma we need an Asthma Action plan filled out by the doctor.
- Has seizures we need a seizure care plan filled out by the doctor.
Food service
Lunch IS FREE this year. Although lunches are free for the 24-25 school year, many services to students and funding, in general, derive from Free and Reduced Lunch applications. Please click on "Apply for Benefits" and complete it by the end of September.
If your child brings a cold lunch and would like to purchase milk only will cost $.55.
Lunch information can be found by clicking HERE. Our Food Service page has the Menu for the month, how to add money to your student's lunch account, and the application for Free and Reduced lunch.
ENROLLMENT OPENS 2/13/2025
Enrollment for the 2025/2026 school year opens February 13th. Children who turn five years old on or before December 1, 2025 are eligible to enroll for the 2025/2026 school year.
Daily Student Schedule
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