North Rockford Newsletter

Lissa Weidenfeller - Principal

lweidenfeller@rockfordschools.org

Jesús Santillan- Assistant Principal

jsantillan@rockfordschools.org

Jennifer Domagalski-Athletic Director/Student Activities

jdomagalski@rockfordschools.org

Address: 397 E Division Rockford, MI 49341

Website: www.rockfordschools.org

Phone: (616) 863-6300

Staff Appreciation Week May 5th-May 9th

Click the Sign-Up Genius link below to donate goodies and treats for Staff Appreciation Week! Let’s make it a celebration to remember!

Staff Appreciation Week

West Michigan Whitecaps Rockford Family Night

You're invited to kick off your summer with the West Michigan Whitecaps! A portion of each ticket bought will be donated directly back to the schools. The game is on Tuesday, May 20th at 6:05pm. Gates open at 4:50pm. Tickets cost $18 each or $24 with a hotdog and a soda. Tickets can be purchased at https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Rockfordfamily25

Important dates

April 23rd-April 25th- Make-Up PSAT Testing

April 24th- 6th/7th/8th MSTEP Testing

April 30th-May 1st- Make-Up MSTEP

May 7th: PAC Meeting

May 7th-May 22nd: NWEA MAP Growth Testing

Upcoming Early Release Days

April 23rd

BUY YOUR NORTH ROCKFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOK

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STUDENT DROP-OFF/PICK-UP PROCESS

If you choose to drop your child off and/or pick your child up from NRMS, you are required to use the Lincoln Street Entrance. This is the entrance used to access the student drop-off zone and athletic parking lot.

DROP-OFF TIME (ATHLETIC PARKING LOT)

7:10 am to 7:35 am

Doors will open at 7:10 am
Breakfast is available starting at 7:10 am
Student hallways open at 7:25 am
School starts at 7:40 am

PICK-UP TIME (ATHLETIC PARKING LOT)

School dismisses at 2:30 pm
Students should be picked up prior to 3:00 pm unless they are in athletics, attending a club, or with a teacher.

Lost & Found...Please Label Everything

The winter weather is here, and students are 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 coats, boots, mittens, hats, water bottles, etc. You can label the item's with last name, full name, etc.

My Ride k-12

Transportation Update

Dear Rockford Community:

We are pleased to introduce you to My Ride K-12, a mobile app where you can access your student’s secure data at the touch of a button. Access to real-time data helps your student to be at the right place at the right time.

My Ride K-12 capabilities include the following:

Stop location, assigned route, and scheduled pick up time
GPS geolocation push notifications, giving estimated time of bus arrival and information concerning bus status changes
Real time communication and messaging
Secure and confidential log in
Android/iOS app and Web Version available

The app is available for up to four users per student. If you would like to opt out of this platform, please contact transportation to have My Ride K-12 disabled for your student.

To access My Ride K-12 for your student, you will need to complete the set up by following the directions included in the Parent User Guide. Users will need their student’s ID number and Last name to link to their student. Please follow the Parent User Guide for instructions on how to access and use the app and Web Version. Please allow your phone to send notifications from this app and remain logged in to receive district notifications.

https://empower.tylertech.com/rs/015-NUU-525/images/My-Ride-K-12_Parent_User_Guide_ENGLISH.pdf?version=0

We trust this will be a helpful tool for you! Should you have any questions or concerns or would like to limit or remove access for your student on My Ride K-12, please contact the transportation department at 616-863-6328.

Rockford Public Schools

Transportation Department

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Policy for picking up your student DURING the school day:

Please have your student come to the main office to pick up their pass when they arrive at school in the morning. A note stating the time they need to leave is helpful in case they forget the time they are leaving. This policy is to discourage calling into classrooms and interrupting teacher instruction. When you arrive to pick up your student please wait in the vestibule for them and sign them out on our sign out sheet.

If your student is sick or unable to attend school for the whole day please leave a message on our attendance line 616-863-6300 stating the reason for the absence. Please spell your students first and last name.

"Strive for less than 5"

Cellphone or Watch Communications

Instructional time is for learning. With 1:1 computer access at school, cell phones no longer have a place in the classroom. Students are asked to leave phones (or similar devices) in their locked locker during instructional times.

Unless explicitly directed by a staff member, students are not permitted to use a phone (or similar device) during the instructional period. This policy extends to our hallways and common areas.

Parents/guardians who need to reach a student during an instructional period may call our main office at 616.863.6300 and we will ensure that the student receives the message. Thank you!

Athletics

NRMS Athletic Webpage

SRO Scoop

Counseling Corner

Mrs. Koops-Fikse and Mrs. Ohlman are here to support your child! If your child is in need of academic, social, or emotional support, please have them come to our office. We are also available by contacting (616) 863-6313.

We Need You! We are looking for members of the NRMS community to be Career Speakers and share their experiences with our Middle School Students. This commitment would involve 30 minutes of your time and could have a huge impact of the direction of a student's life. Please sign up on the link provided and change a life!

Career Speaker Sign Up Page

NRMS Counselors

Last Names A - L: Karla Koops-Fikse

Last Names M-Z: Angie Olhman

NRMS Counseling Dog

Chillie

Library Loop

CHROMEBOOK CARE:

We want to take a moment to remind you about Chromebook care. When we first issued devices to students years ago, we spent a lot of time reminding students of the ways to keep their Chromebook in good shape. Over time, we’ve gotten away from those reminders, but now that students are required to pay for damaged or lost devices, we want to remind you again:

We recommend that students keep their device in a case when it’s not in your backpack. This provides extra protection in case of a drop.
Please have your child always carry your device with two hands.
Please remind your child not walk around the classroom or your home with your device open. Close the screen so you can carry it properly with two hands.
Do not pop off keyboard keys as they will eventually not pop back on.

Do not touch another student’s device for any reason. You will be responsible for damage that results from an action you take, whether you meant to do the damage or not, so please be careful.

Broken Screen $30
Broken Keyboard (missing keys, etc.) $30
Damaged chassis/lost device $200
Charger $15

If you have any questions, please let us know. We appreciate your support!

Library FYI for families: If you receive a Thursday notification about lost or overdue book and have any questions, please encourage your student to come to the library and ask library staff OR login to their Destiny account in HelloID and see which books on their account need to be returned. If your family needs to pay for a book that was damaged or cannot be returned, your student should bring cash or a check (written to Rockford Public Schools) to the library. Library staff will update the student's account and print a receipt.

Student Spotlight

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Students of the Month

Grasp

GRASP is a correspondence program for students in Kindergarten through 8^th 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.