Rockburn Report
December 8, 2025
Rockburn Updates
We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break filled with family and friends. We love our Rockburn families and all of the traditions you celebrate. We want to learn more about you and highlight our families in our Rockburn Report.
Please fill out this google form so we can learn more! RES Family Traditions
Hearing and Vision
RES will host Howard County Health Department for Hearing and Vision Screening on Thursday, December 18th. Rescreening will be on January 5th, 2026.
If your student wears glasses, please remind them to bring them to school on the screening day.
If you have any questions, please contact the Health Room at 410-313-5034.
Collecting for Toys for Tots!
Prize Cart is Back!!!!
Prize cart is back! Kids have the opportunity to trade in their tickets at the prize cart one week each month. We love to have two volunteers for each grade to help facilitate. If you are able/willing to volunteer, please use this sheet to sign up.
*don't forget to do your volunteer training if you're coming in. See our website for more details.
Spiritwear Store is Open!!!
RES Spiritwear store
Family File - it's that time again!
Update Your Student/Family Emergency Information Today!
Parents/guardians must verify and/or update emergency information for each child every school year. This is completed online in Family File, which has several new updates including how and where to access. Full details on updating your Family FileLinks to an external site. are available online.
One exciting new feature is that families now can submit a change of address via Family File, rather than completing a separate form and sending to their school. Full directions and information for familiesLinks to an external site. on this new process can be found online.
HCPSS Updates
Important Dates
Important Dates
December
- 8 - 12 Days Before Winter Break Starts!
- 23 - Last day before break
January
- 5 - First Day Back from break!
- 19 - MLK JR Day schools and offices closed
- 22 - PL Day Schools close 3 hours early for students
- 23 - End of 2nd quarter
- 26 - Schools closed for Students PL learning Day
Spirit Days for the year
Past Rockburn Reports
November 24 - https://app.smore.com/n/041gb-rockburn-report
November 10 - https://secure.smore.com/n/31c05-rockburn-report
October 6 - https://secure.smore.com/n/ep6xc-rockburn-report
PTA Updates and Information
Ledo Restaurant Night - This Wednesday
Join us for our next restaurant night this Wednesday, December 10 from 4-8pm at the Ledos in Elkridge. 20% of all orders that night will be donated back to the RES PTA. Just mention you are there to support Rockburn or use the code Fundraiser for online orders.
Help Our Staff Win Pizza and Sides from Eatailiano!
Eataliano is giving away 20 large pizzas, a tray of garlic knots and salad to an HCPSS school for their staff. Help us celebrate our wonderful staff by nominating Rockburn by visiting their instagram page https://www.instagram.com/p/DRzgMTFDfZH/?igsh=MWs5MjNoOHU5OGtuaA== or their Facebook page https;//facebook.com/eatalianomarket and commenting Rockburn under the post.
Eco Adventures After School Program is Returning!
The popular Eco Adventures After School program will be returning to Rockburn in January. Look for information coming soon to register your student in grades 1-5 for this popular program.
Holiday Shop
Take the stress out of holiday shopping for your kids and bring them to the Annual Rockburn Holiday Shop to find inexpensive gifts from $0.50 to $12 for family and friends.
The Rockburn Holiday Shop is on Friday, December 12 from 6:30-8 pm. We need your help to make the annual holiday shop a success. Please sign up to volunteer at https://tinyurl.com/RESHolidayShop2025. Older kids, dressed as elves, are highly encouraged to help out the younger kids so they can shop without family seeing their gifts. As an incentive to volunteer, children of volunteers can shop at 6 pm - 30 minutes before the sale opens to the entire school!
Order Holiday Cards and Support the PTA
As you begin to think about ordering your holiday cards, don't forget about our partnership with Minted. Order your cards at www.minted.com. Enter the promo code FUNDRAISEROCKBURN to receive 20% off of your order and for 10% to be donated back to the PTA!
Staff Favorites List
As you begin your holiday shopping, we wanted to provide the link to this year's staff favorites. If a staff member you are looking for is not on here, please continue to check back as this will be updated as we receive more responses.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q1tioVyqyAIOzpyjYTV9tfoM3_krP113F0A4hLN0s_U/edit?usp=sharing
Make Waves at Rockburn - Join the PTA
The 2025-2026 PTA Membership Drive has begun. Your PTA contribution and membership helps fund many programs throughout the year such as Cultural Arts assemblies, Family Involvement events, Back to School Celebration, Fall Festival, Holiday Shop, Bingo Night, Movie Night, Sports Park NIght, 5th grade signature shirts, school gifts, staff appreciation, and enhancements to our recess and PE programs. All parents are encouraged to join the PTA.
You can pay your annual membership dues online via our MemberHub store (https://rockburnpta.givebacks.com/shop). You can also make a direct donation to the PTA there.
