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Family Engagement Guide

Family Engagement Belief Statement

School culture is built on the Rocket Way of:
Cooperation,
Assertiveness,
Responsibility,
Empathy, and
Self-Control.

  • We are a team. Caregivers play an important role in their child’s learning. We value and accept families as they are and believe they are their child’s best advocate. 
  • Communication between parents/caregivers, students, and staff is a shared two-way responsibility and should be regular and meaningful in order to build positive relationships.  
  • We recognize and value the various cultures within our diverse community. We recognize the impact that these beautiful cultures can have within our communication and relationships.   
  • We believe in the importance of developing trusting, lasting connections between our school, our caregivers, and the community. Our “doors” are always open!
  • Caregivers will be treated as full partners in the educational process and in decisions that affect the whole child—socially, emotionally, and academically.

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Volunteer Opportunities
  • Watch DOGS/MOMS Caregivers
  • Caregiver Conferences 
  • New Family Fun Night
  • ML Family Night
  • Family Learning Night 
  • Heritage Month Events
  • Rocket Run
  • Ready-Set-Go
  • Read Your Heart Out 
  • Day of Music!
  • ROSCO
  • Field Trips
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Family Engagement Events
  • Grade Level Events (wide variety)
  • Ready Set Go–August 27th (had a bus for families who needed transportation) 
  • Rocket Run-Sept. 25th
  • New Family Dinner-Sept. 18th
  • Parent/Caregiver/Teacher Conferences–Week of Oct. 20th & Feb. 23rd
  • Family Learning Night–Nov 20th
  • ML Family Night–TBD
  • Read Your Heart Out–Feb 20th
  • All School Picnic - last week of school
  • 5th Grade vs Staff Kickball game - last week
  • Day of Music–June 9th
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How parents & caregivers can help us meet our school goals

 The best way families can support our 100 Day Plan is to communicate with classroom teachers on how they can best support literacy, math, and self-regulation. These three areas are the majority of our SP100 Day Plan.  
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How do families know how their student is doing?

 Teachers are communicating weekly with classroom updates and ways to support what’s going on in the classroom.
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How can families get involved with our SCO?

The Principal and SCO Board meet monthly on the second Tuesday of each month (excluding December) from 6:30-8:00.  

ROSCO has a representative on the District PLT Board. That representative reports back to the full SCO.
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 How will teachers communicate with families? Teachers are communicating weekly with classroom updates and ways to support what’s going on in the classroom through Seesaw.  Teachers will send positive postcards to at least one student each week as another form of communication home.
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 How will the principal communicate with families? Through Blackboard, both emails and texts, and monthly newsletters. This also includes individual phone calls and conversations with families as questions or concerns arise.
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 How can families contact the school?

The first point of contact is the classroom teacher through either Seesaw, email or phone calls.  If there is a need for more detailed conversation we encourage families to schedule a meeting with their classroom teacher. 
Our school phone number is 608-834-7200

Bilingual Assistants and ML teachers office number is 608-834-7277