The Raptor Report

Hello Rolling Hills Families,

Another exciting school year is underway, and we are thrilled to welcome back our returning students as well as those who are new to Rolling Hills. We are equally excited to welcome several new staff members to our team this year:

• Mrs. Emily Madden and Mrs. Collette Moriarty – 4K Teachers
• Miss Ashley Malsch – 3rd Grade Teacher
• Miss Alivia Mendez – 6th Grade Teacher
• Mr. Thomas Karman – Art Teacher
• Mr. Clayton Burt – School Counselor
• Mrs. Lyndsay Fercho – Special Education Paraprofessional
• Mrs. Julie Lenz – General Education Instructional Assistant
• Mr. Joshua Fischer and Mrs. Kim Krause – Recess Monitors
• Mrs. Cheryl Klumb - Food Service

Please join me in giving them a warm Rolling Hills welcome—we are so glad they are part of our

school family!

At Rolling Hills, our priority is creating a safe, positive, and supportive environment where all students can thrive. We know that students succeed best when school and home work together.

When children feel their families are invested in their education, they are happier, more confident,

and more successful in school.

Our discipline philosophy focuses on fairness, consistency, and personal responsibility. We strive to

create an atmosphere where respect, kindness, and acceptance of differences are the norm. Please

take a few minutes to review the Raptor Way with your child:

At Rolling Hills, we love blue and live gold by roaring like a Raptor:

• R = Respectful
• O = On Task
• A = Accountable
• R = Reach for Excellence

We also believe communication between parents, students, and teachers is essential. Our Mission at Rolling Hills is to “strengthen and support learning and growth for everyone through ongoing improvement.” Our Vision is to “achieve excellence in education, community, and personal

development, paving the way for success in future opportunities.”

Please don’t hesitate to share information that will help us better serve your child and your family.

Together, we can create the best learning environment possible. I look forward to another wonderful year of learning, growing, and achieving together.

Go Raptors! – Empower Excellence!

Sincerely,

Dr. Ron Schlicht

September

7: No School

9: Orchestra Information Night: Grade 4 Students 5:00 to 8:00 PM, RHES Gym

9: RHES PTO Meeting 6:00 to 8:00, RHES Library

24: School Picture Day: Pre-Order your photos now!

28: Scholastic Book Fair Week and VIP Lunch Week

Mrs. Kate Kim

Main Office Clerk

262.363.6318 X 28502

kimka@masd.k12.wi.us

Mrs. Allie Zimmerman

Administrative Assistant to Dr. Schlicht

262.363.6318 X 28501

zimmeal@masd.k12.wi.us

Health Room

262.363.6318 X 28503

stregtr@masd.k12.wi.us

8:30 AM - 3:35 PM (Monday - Friday)

262.363.6318 📱

press 1 for attendance

With approximately 500 students arriving each morning, student safety is our top priority. Please note

• No supervision is provided before 8:20 a.m. Students should not arrive before this time unless accompanied by a parent/guardian.

• At 8:20 a.m., buses will begin unloading.

• Students who are driven to school may enter through Door #1 or Door #2 (with parent escort) or use the Stop and Drop lane at Door #8.

• Students who walk to school should enter through Northeast Door #8 and must use the crosswalk located at the north end of the playground for safety.

Students who are walking home, being picked up, or attending after-school care at Kids Connection will be dismissed at 3:33 p.m., Monday through Friday. Bus riders will be dismissed from their classrooms at 3:35 p.m.

Parents picking up students before the end of the school day must sign them out at the office. After school, students being picked up must be escorted across the parking lot by a parent or guardian, using Door #1 or Door #2 only.

Grandparent & Special Guest Lunch Week is September 28th through October 2nd.

If you’re new to Rolling Hills, Grandparent & VIP Lunch Week is a special opportunity for students to invite a grandparent or another important adult in their life to join them for lunch at school! After lunch, guests and students can head to the Scholastic Book Fair together during the student’s lunch recess. 📚

Each grade will have a recommended day to help minimize classroom disruptions and make scheduling easier. However, guests are welcome to come ANY day they are available! Students must attend their regularly scheduled lunch period and will not be taken out of academic time to attend another grade’s lunch. If you are visiting multiple students, you are welcome to stay between lunch periods.

A few important things to know:

• Reservations are required and must be completed using the Google form.
• Guests will check in through the main lobby when they arrive.
• Guests should bring their own lunch, as lunch will not be available for purchase.
• Please do not bring outside restaurant food for students (Culver’s, McDonald’s, Cousins, etc.).
• The Scholastic Book Fair will be open in the library during all lunch recess periods, giving students and their guests plenty of time to enjoy lunch first and then shop together afterward!

We love this week because it gives some of the special people in our students’ lives a chance to visit Rolling Hills, experience a little piece of their school day, and make a fun memory together!

Monday, September 28th - Grade 5 at 12:00 p.m. and Grade 6 at 12:10 p.m.

Tuesday, September 29th - 5K at 11:10 a.m. and Grade 3 at 11:40 a.m.

Wednesday, September 30th - Grade 1 at 11:20 a.m.

Thursday, October 1st - 4K at 11:00 a.m. and Grade 4 at 11:50 a.m.

Friday, October 2nd - Grade 2 at 11:30 a.m.

If your child will be late or absent from school, you must either enter the absence online through Infinite Campus, or call the school attendance line at 262-363-6318. When the auto attendant answers, press 1. This line is available 24 hours a day. Reporting your child’s absence helps reduce the number of calls the office needs to make to ensure all students are accounted for. This is an important part of our safety procedures.

To enter an absence on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal, please view the instructions HERE

If your child brings lunch from home, they may purchase milk, which will be charged to their hot lunch account. Each student has a hot/cold lunch account, which requires a minimum prepayment of $25.00. Each time your child eats hot lunch or purchases milk, the amount is deducted from their current balance. You can check the balance at any time via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. You will receive an automated phone call when the account reaches a low or negative balance. Payments can be made online through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal (REVTrak Webstore) or by check payable to Rolling Hills Elementary and submitted to the school office.

If you are reporting a tardy, please indicate whether your child will be taking hot lunch, and if so, their lunch choice, by 9:00 a.m. Hot lunches are prepared at our Central Kitchen and

All students will have their school pictures taken on Thursday, September 24, during the school day. It is recommended to preorder your student's photo package prior to picture day. Your child will have the opportunity for retakes if needed. To view details and pre-order your child’s school photos, please click here. The link will only be active through Sunday, September 28th, so don’t wait to place your order!

Planning to volunteer or chaperone at Rolling Hills this year? Get approved now!

We have lots of classroom activities, field trips, and special events ahead, and we’d love to have our families involved!💙💛

Before volunteering in the classroom or chaperoning a field trip or event, parents and guardians must complete the district’s volunteer application process at least 5 business days in advance.

The application includes:

• A background check
• Uploading a photo
• Receiving approval before volunteering or chaperoning

✨Even if you’re not sure whether you’ll volunteer or chaperone this year, we strongly encourage you to complete the application now. That way, when an opportunity comes up, you’ll already be approved and ready to go!

Begin the Volunteer/Chaperone Application Process:

https://www.masd.k12.wi.us/Fami.../Quick-Links/Volunteering/

Thank you for helping make our classroom activities, field trips, and special events possible!

We are so excited to announce a "squish-tastic" addition to our Raptor Way assemblies for the upcoming school year! To celebrate our students' amazing behavior and hard work, we’re launching a brand-new Nee-Doh Raffle, and we need your help to make it a success!

We are looking for donations of brand-new Nee-Dohs (all shapes and sizes welcome!) or monetary contributions to help us stock up on these fan-favorite fidgets. Whether it’s a "Nice Cube," a "Groovy Cat," or the classic "Teensy," your donation will put a huge smile on a lucky Raptor’s face!

How You Can Help:

• Drop off new, packaged Nee-Doh toys at the front office for Ms.Napierala.

• Donate funds specifically for the raffle via Venmo. Please include in the memo line–Roar Store.

• Spread the word to friends and family!

Let’s help our students stay "groovy" and rewarded. Thank you for being such a vital part of our Raptor community!

Welcome back!! We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back for the 2026-2027 school year. During the first weeks back to school we will review The Raptor Way with all students. We strive to make sure we are all following the ROAR (Respect, On task, Accountable, Reach for excellence) commitments in classrooms, throughout the school building, on the playground, and while riding the bus. The Raptor Way team worked hard on creating new and updated posters that will be hung around the building to remind students about their commitments to following the Raptor Way. They will be introduced to these new posters and some new language the first week of school. Students following the Raptor Way are being rewarded with Raptor Roar Cards. They can use the cards as a form of money to purchase some very fun items at the Roar Store.

The Roar Store will open in October. We like to switch up some of the items monthly. There are many physical items the students can purchase, along with other special rewards like ‘Extra Time in the Library’, ‘Morning Announcer’, ‘After School Dismissal Announcer’, ‘Lunch with a Teacher’, and ‘Secret Agent’ where they get their own stack of ROAR cards to hand out to their peers.

New this year! Families may now donate items for the Roar Store through Amazon. At the bottom of every monthly newsletter there is a tab to order a specific item for the Roar Store. Your support is greatly appreciated!

We are looking forward to a great school year!

New this year, parents will receive an automatic notification via Infinite Campus Messenger when their child is in the health room at some point during the school day. Parents will not be notified if this is a scheduled medication or treatment.

However, parents will still be called, as normal, if your child receives a head bump, major injury, is too sick to remain in school, or has an urgent need. For reasons your child may be too sick to remain in school, please check out this Too Sick for School document from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Please contact your child’s school health room with any questions.

Hello RHES Grade 6 parents,

Grade 6 students will be participating in the device take-home program. The device comes at no cost to families.

For more information about the Grade 6-8 Take-Home Program, you can review this Parent Presentation (Recorded Video) and reference our Device Handbook. Just a reminder that Damage/Loss/Theft policies apply to these devices.

Thank you!

Students in 4th, 5th and 6th grade are eligible to join the orchestra and learn to play a stringed instrument (violin, viola, or cello)! Anyone is welcome to join, even if you do not have any playing experience. Orchestra days are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Ms. Kosier will be visiting classrooms during the first week of school with sign-up forms for students to take home, and more information about when large group classes and lesson groups will be meeting. For now, here is a timeline of dates to look out for:

Week of September 7th: 5th and 6th graders begin small group lessons with instruments.

September 9th: Instrument Fitting Night at RHES 6:00pm for 4th graders and any other new Orchestra students.

September 10th: Instrument Fitting Night at CES 6:00pm (you do not need to attend both evenings, just pick which one works best for you)

September 17th: 4th grade begins meeting for Orchestra classes! We will not need instruments this week, to allow families time to secure their instrument rentals. 4th graders need to have instruments ready by the week of September 21st.

Please reach out at kosieja@masd.k12.wi.us if you have any questions. It's going to be a great school year!!!

MASD is offering parents and community members the opportunity to view curricular materials that are under consideration for adoption beginning in the 2027-28 school year for 5K-Grade 2 English Language Arts and 5K-Grade 5 at Eagleville.

During the 2026-27 school year, we will be piloting and reviewing new materials in some of our classrooms at the Kindergarten-2nd grade level, as well as grades 3-5 at Eagleville. The district has chosen two resources to pilot: Amplify CKLA and the revised version of Superkids (our current resource). Eagleville is also piloting Benchmark Advance in the upper grades.

The viewing session will be Thursday, September 10, 2026 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the district office (385 E. Veterans Way). There will be a short presentation starting at 6:00 p.m. with viewing of materials following after. Registration is not required.

We are excited to share some updates to our spelling curriculum! This year, students in Grades 3–5 will begin using Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) as their new English Language Arts resource.

Please see the link to learn more about these exciting updates.

Welcome back, Rolling Hills families! We’re excited for another great school year and have lots of fun events and opportunities planned. Here’s what’s coming up in September!

👚 Spirit Wear Store

We’re excited to announce a NEW Spirit Wear partnership with Burghardt Sporting Goods!

This year’s store will feature lots of great new swag, with options featuring both Rolling Hills and Mukwonago logos—giving you gear your family can continue to wear and enjoy for years to come!

📚Book Fair

The Book Fair will be September 28th–October 2nd. Please sign up to volunteer!

Sign Up to Volunteer Here!

🍕September Community Night

Take a night off from cooking and support Rolling Hills at the same time!

Our September Community Night is at Papa Murphy’s—and it just happens to fall on Thursday Night Football! 🏈Grab your favorite pizza, head home for a Pizza + Packers Party, and support Rolling Hills while you cheer on the Pack! Dinner + Football + Supporting Our School = A Win! 🙌🏻

📅Date: September 24th! Thursday Night Packer Football!

⭐Join Us for September’s PTO Meeting!

PTO meeting is September 9th in the Rolling Hills Library. We’d love to see new and returning faces! PTO meetings are a great way to learn what’s happening at school, share ideas and find ways to get involved.

📱Stay Connected!

Be sure to follow the Rolling Hills PTO on Facebook for the latest PTO news, event reminders, updates and ways to get involved throughout the school year!

Thank you for supporting the Rolling Hills PTO! We’re looking forward to a fun year of bringing our school community together. 💙💛

Mukwonago Area School District is growing our Facebook and Instagram channels. Click on the links below and follow along!

Facebook - @masdschools

Instagram - @masdschools

Why?

1. Celebrate our students.
2. Keep parents, students, alumni, and the community in the loop of what is happening in our district.
3. Promote the great things happening with athletics, activities, and other events.
4. Build an ongoing conversation about the positive impact our district is making in the lives of our students!

What do I need to do?

• If you are on these social media sites – follow us!
• Help promote the pages to your family and friends.
• If you aren’t on these sites – that’s OK. The district will continue to provide communication through traditional channels.

Rolling Hills Elementary

Email: schliro@masd.k12.wi.us

Website: https://rhes.masd.k12.wi.us/
Location: W322S9230 Beulah Road, Mukwonago, WI, USA
Phone: 262-363-6318
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masdschools

We are pleased to have your child attending Rolling Hills Elementary and look forward to working with you and your family in the years to come. Please don’t hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions.