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Dear Parents,
Welcome to a new school year at Rose Hill Junior High! When I welcomed our students last Tuesday morning or afternoon, I spoke to them about the extraordinary place a junior high school can be for them – a place to make new friends and to try new classes and activities. Most importantly, though, I shared with them that it is a place where students are enriched and empowered through connection, value, and challenge. For students to be successful in school, they need to have a connection with adults and other students, they need to feel that their participation in class has value, and they need to be challenged. Our Rose Hill Junior High Staff is committed to help each student with connection, value, and challenge. I also spoke of respect – respecting adults, respecting each other, and respecting themselves. I challenged students to think about connection, value, and challenge through the lens of respect, and I let them know that they will be enriched and empowered by respecting adults, respecting each other, and respecting themselves.
Curriculum Night/Open House – Mark your calendar; our Curriculum Night/Open House is on Tuesday, September 25th. The evening will begin with introductions in the Auditorium at 6:30 pm. We will have some pre-training on WebGrader and Parent Access in two of our computer labs at 6:00 pm. More information will follow in next week’s parent bulletin. If you have questions about our Curriculum Night/Open House, you may contact me, Mr. Ellis, jellis@lwsd.org.
Meet the new Assistant Principal – We will host a “Meet the new Assistant Principal” gathering this Friday, September 14th, from 9:00 – 10:00 am in our Commons area. Please feel free to stop by for some coffee or juice and a doughnut to meet Mrs. Bowser, our new Assistant Principal. If you have are unable to meet on that day, you may make an appointment to see Mrs. Bowser. Her email is ebowser@lwsd.org.
1st Quarter Sports Parent Meeting – Our parent meeting for those who have students participating in sports during 1st quarter is tonight, Tuesday, September 11th, at 6:30 pm in the RHJH Auditorium. If you have any questions regarding Athletics, you may contact our Athletic Director, Mrs. Cimburek, jcimburek@lwsd.org.
Emergency Information and Nurse Alert Cards – Please return the blue Emergency Information Card and the salmon colored Nurse Alert card to Mrs. Pollett in the Counseling Office. This information is invaluable to use in the event of an emergency. If you have any questions or need another card, you may contact Mrs. Pollett, jpollett@lwsd.org.
Student Handbook Parent Signature Page – Students went over school rules and expectations at a grade level assembly. Please read through our school rules and expectations in the front part of the student handbook, sign the page, and return it to your student’s 1st period teacher. We have changed our Honor Level System to make it more friendly to students, parents, and staff and this new information has been taped in each student handbook. If you have any questions regarding school rules and procedures, please contact our Assistant Principal, Mrs. Bowser, ebowser@lwsd.org.
We had a great 1st day and look forward to continued success all year! J
Jay Ellis, Principal Rose Hill Junior High 425.881.2079 |
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