A message from your friendly principal, Ms. Cearns
Dear RPS Families,
The school year is about to start and our AMAZING staff is busy preparing to welcome students and families. The halls are lined with welcoming bulletin boards, the classrooms are set up to engage students and our amazing maintenance crew has our campus and building sparkling! To help your child with the transition to school, please consider the following ideas-
*Start building your student's bedtime routine (often times summer hours lead to tired students)
*Read a few books
*Practicing writing
*Help get your student excited about school
*Limit screen time
Enjoy the rest of the summer and we will see you soon!
Ms. Cearns
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Connecting For Success Conferences
Connecting for Success Conferences will take place this year on Wednesday and Thursday, August 27th and August 28th .
At your child's Connecting for Success Conference, you will get to meet the teacher, share about your student, learn about important topics for the school year, set up ROOMS messaging (replacing REMIND) and learn about the amazing community resources that Rochester has to offer! In addition, please bring your school supplies to your conference so your child is ready for the first day of school.
To schedule your conference, please login to your Family Access through Skyward/Qmlativ
All families will have access to schedule beginning Monday, 8/18 at 9 AM. Our front office will also open for business at 9:00 AM on the 18th. Please call if you need assistance with scheduling. 360.273.5161
*Kindergarten students will not be able to schedule a conference until after kindergarten round up and class placement. You will receive that information via email on August 22nd. Thank you for your patience.
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School Supplies
We'd love for you to bring your students school supplies to their connecting for success conference. This helps our teachers be prepared for the first day of school.
Each school's supply list is posted on their homepage — just look for the quick link in the top right corner of the screen. You can also find all supply lists under the Parent/Student Resources section on our district website - 25-26 School Supply Lists | Rochester School District.
Free school supplies will be available for low-income Rochester School District students at ROOF (10140 Hwy 12 SW, Rochester, behind the District Office) on August 21. There will also be a resource fair with numerous local agencies available and an immunization clinic. This event will be August 21 from 10:00 to 3:00 pm.
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District and Community Information
Sign Up For PeachJar Announcements
If you would like to receive district and community flyers about events and activities in Rochester sign up for PeachJar. You may select to receive announcements from one or all of the Rochester Schools which will allow you to stay connected with events and activities in our community. Sign Up Here
Or you can see all the active flyers on the Rochester School District PeachJar site.
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RSD Back to School Bash
Mark your calendar for Friday, September 12, from 5-7pm for the 2025-2026 Back to School Bash. This district event will take place at GMES and the Reptile Man is back by popular demand!
RPS Building Security
Intercom System at Entry
As a reminder, our entry system brings an extra layer of security by allowing us to keep our school doors locked and monitor who enters our buildings. When school is in session, you will need to follow a few steps to enter one of our schools. At the entrance, you will see the video intercom system. After pressing the intercom button, please be prepared to:
Thank you for being a partner in helping to ensure a safe teaching and learning environment for all students and staff.
Add the RSD Ap
This year, the Rochester School District will no longer be using REMIND. We are switching to a program called ROOMS. Your student's teacher will be inviting you to use ROOMS soon. Just like REMIND, you will be able to message our nurse and front office staff as well. You will learn more about this at your child's conference. To get started, please download our school district ap.
You can also find important information about RPS on our website. Check it out!
RPS Website
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Upcoming Dates
August 18th- Kindergarten Round Up 11:30-6:00, by appointment, RPS Gym
TK Stay and Play 4-5 pm, TK playground
August 27- Success Conferences
August 28- Success Conferences
September 1 - Labor Day NO SCHOOL
September 2 - First Day of School for TK and K students with last names starting with A-L, first grade and second grade
September 3 - First day for TK and K students with last names starting with M-Z
September 4 - Everyone comes to school
September 8 - First Day of Preschool (REIP)
September 5 - Full day of school (not an ACT Friday)
September 12- ACT Friday's Begin: Release at 2:15pm, Back to School BASH 5-7 on GMES playground
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Equal Opportunity Employer
Rochester School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, the use of a trained guide dog or service animal, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator: Jennifer Bethman (360) 273-9242, jbethman@rochester.wednet.edu; Title IX Coordinator: Will Maus (360) 273-5958, wmaus@rochester.wednet.edu; 504/ADA Coordinator: Laura Staley (360) 273-5536, lstaley@rochester.wednet.edu. Address: 10140 Highway 12 SW, Rochester, WA 98579.
