January 30, 2026

Good Afternoon Rocket Families,

I want to take a moment to extend a heartfelt thank you to our incredible teachers and to you, our families, for the teamwork and flexibility shown during our recent E-Learning days. Our teachers worked tirelessly behind the scenes to prepare meaningful, engaging lessons that kept learning moving forward despite the change in setting. Their dedication, creativity, and commitment to our students were evident in the thoughtful plans and strong connections they maintained.

At the same time, we are incredibly grateful for our parents and guardians. Your support at home—helping students log in, stay focused, and complete their work—made a tremendous difference. Together, we showed our students that learning doesn’t stop when circumstances change—and that when school and home work together, great things happen. Thank you for your patience, encouragement, and continued support of our school community.

In tonight's newsletter we have information about:

- Intra-District Transfer Requests for the 2026-2027 School Year

- Kindergarten Registration Information for the 2026-2027 School Year

- Val-O-Gram Sales next week at RPE (February 2nd - 6th)

- RPE Winter Reading Wonderland (Thursday, February 12th)

- 2025-2026 Yearbook Information

- Falcon Youth Sports - Winter Information

With Rocket Pride!

Mr. Matt Bush

Principal

"Love , Grace, Empathy, Teamwork"

For elementary and incoming kindergarten students currently living in Perry Township, Intra-District Transfer applications will be accepted January 5-February 13, 2026. Applications will only be accepted after this period from families that are new to Perry Township. Acceptance letters will be mailed to households after March 13, 2026. If a parent chooses not to accept the Intra-district transfer for the 2026-2027 school year, they must notify the office of Assistant Superintendent for Foundational Learning at The Perry Township Education Center no later than April 30, 2026. We anticipate that each Kindergarten Academy will be able to accept up to 20 transfer students. Intra-District Transfers are good for as long as you are in the school. A new form will need to be submitted when going into the 6th grade, or from kindergarten into 1st grade. Current transfer students do not need to complete a new form. Requests must be turned into the requested school by February 13, 2026.

Kindergarten registration will begin on January 5, 2026 for those students who will be entering Kindergarten in the Fall of 2026. The student must turn 5 years old on or before August 1, 2026 in order to register. There is a waiver process for children with a birthdate after August 1 st up to August 15th. The Kindergarten Academy your student will attend is determined by your residence only and not where other siblings may be attending. To determine which Kindergarten Academy your child will attend, please go to the Perry Township website at perryschools.org. Go to the For Parents tab, click on Enrollment, and Boundary Map. https://www.perryschools.org/for-parents/enrollment/

Roses are Red

Violets are Blue

Give to your friends and they may give to you!

Student Council will be selling Val-O-Grams suckers and water bottle stickers for $0.50 during lunch times during the week of February 2nd-6th.

**As supplies last**

Why does the Student Council need funds?

We do several service projects each year that we need supplies. These service projects include hosting a recreation night at Wheeler Mission's Women and Children's Center. Another project we do is in conjunction with the PTEC preschool. One of the classes read the book, The Color Monster. Then the preschool students draw their own monsters. Our student council kids then make the monsters "come alive" by turning their drawings into stuffed monsters.

We are so excited to share with you our 3rd Annual Winter Reading Wonderland on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 6:00–7:30 p.m. at RPE! ❄️

This special evening is all about celebrating the joy of reading and coming together as a school community. Families are invited to enjoy winter-themed stories, fun giveaways, hot chocolate, and more as we transform our school into a cozy winter reading wonderland. This is a free event and a wonderful opportunity to spend meaningful time together while encouraging a love of reading in our students.

Please click the link below to RSVP by February 5th so we can plan accordingly. We hope to see you there for an evening full of warmth, stories, and smiles!

It is that time to begin ordering your 2025-2026 Yearbook!

Website: inter-state.com/order

Order Code: 0299PT

RPE is currently seeking a candidate for our open Treasurer position.

If you are interested, please click on the link (https://www.applitrack.com/perryschools/onlineapp/default.aspx?AppliTrackPostingSearch=location:%22Rosa+Parks+Elementary%22) to apply!

Parents, please continue to talk to your child about taking care of their chromebook. We are starting to see broken devices coming to the Main Office. Parents can be charged if their child breaks their device.

If you child is going to walk home from school, he or she will need to have a signed letter from a parent or guardian stating that it is ok for them to do so. If we do not have a letter, then they will be a car rider or bus rider. Thank you for understanding, we want to make sure that all of our students are safe!

Your written permission is required, in advance, if your child has a prescription or over-the-counter medicine, or requires management of chronic health conditions or any health needs with a physician order while in school. Before bringing any medications to school for your child, check the expiration date. All medications must be in their original containers and prescriptions must have the pharmacy label affixed. Parents must bring medications to school for students in grades pre-K through 8. Students in grades 9 through 12 may bring medications to school.

**Please check the Perry Township website for additional information.

If you know that your son or daughter will be absent from school or may have to leave early for a doctor's appointment, please make sure that you contact the Main Office at 317-789-2900.

Our teachers may not be able to check their ParentSquare messages during the day and we do not want you to be late for your scheduled appointments.

We greatly appreciate it.

Perry Township Schools is now utilizing SafeVisitor visitor and volunteer background checks.

1. Visitors

All visitors must present a picture ID and scan their ID with the front office staff. This scan will check the National Sex Offender Registry but a full background check is not necessary. The visitor background check is free of charge.

• Has lunch with their child
• Has a meeting with the principal
• Has a meeting with the teacher
• Guest speakers are also considered visitors

1. Volunteers

A volunteer is anyone who:

• Attends a classroom party
• Assists in a classroom such as tutors/helpers/room parents
• PTA volunteers
• Attends a field trip with their students (for overnight field trips, please see below)

A SafeVisitor volunteer background check is $15.95 and is valid for three years. Any of the volunteers who had an active and valid Level III volunteer background check last year will be uploaded into the SafeVisitor database.

https://secure.safevisitorsolutions.com/Safe/Volunteer/000432/volunteer

For more information, please visit our website:

https://www.perryschools.org/community-resources/how-to-volunteer/

As we continue to move forward with our school year, we have received some phone calls about bringing in birthday treats.

At this time, we are asking all parents to not bring in cakes, cupcakes, ice cream, or other treats for the classroom or birthdays. All of our teachers honor our Rocket birthdays on their own in their individual class. We want to make sure that we are honoring the students academic time in class.

Thank you for your understanding.

Dear Parents,

Below you will find opportunities for your child to participate in various athletic activities being offered throughout Perry Township. When registering your athletes, please use the grade they will be entering into for the 2025/2026 school year. Please reach out if you have any questions or need help registering!

Scott Simmonds - ssimmonds@perryschools.org

Keira Bush - knbush@perryschools.org

The PMHS Varsity Baseball team will be hosting a one day winter training camp for all 1-6 graders on February 14. Email your student's name, grade, and t-shirt size to rstrader@perryschools.org.