Rowland Norment Elementary School

🌟 13th Annual Star Party 🌟 📅 Date: Friday, April 4th ⏰ Time: 7 pm 📍 Location: Exploration Station Children’s Museum Event Overview: Join us for the 13th Annual Star Party, a fun, free, family-friendly evening celebrating space exploration! This exciting event takes place on the evening of Friday, April 4th, with this year's theme: Your Place in Space. 🚀✨ Activities Include: 🤖 Hands-on fun from PSRC Early College High School Robcobots competition team 🍿 Popcorn and snacks courtesy of Shea Ann DeJarnette of 4H 🔭 Telescope viewing provided by Dave Gavasci from RCC 🌌 Kinesthetic activities presented by Ken Brandt from the Robeson Planetarium to help understand space Special Features: Explore the wonders of space with 🪐 free materials from NASA 💎 One lucky family will win a prize! (Must be present to win) This event is the perfect opportunity to engage with experts in the field and learn more about the many facets of space exploration – and who will be taking the lead in the future. 🌠 Event Details: 👏 Sponsors: The event is made possible by Partnership for Children, with support from other local organizations. Don't miss out on this stellar event 🌟 – bring your family and discover your place in space! 🌌

Rowland-Norment Elementary School students will have the opportunity to have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny on April 3rd, 2025. In order to participate, all students must prepay for their photos before April 3rd.

🚨 NOTICE: SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSION 🚨 📅 Date: Monday, March 17, 2025 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM 📍 Location: PSRC Central Office, 100 Hargrave Street, Lumberton, NC The Board of Education of the Public Schools of Robeson County will hold a School Board Work Session to discuss the 2025-2026 PSRC Academic Calendar. 🎥 Watch Live: https://youtube.com/live/aie6OGQzBxM?feature=share Stay informed and engaged in your school community! 📚✨ #PSRC #SchoolBoard #EducationMatters

WEATHER UPDATE: In light of the current weather conditions, we will be releasing buses at noon. Car riders will dismiss at 11:30 am. We will continue to monitor weather conditions to ensure safety of our students. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.

📢 Reminder for Parents: Tomorrow, March 5, 2025, will be a half-day for students, and a half-day teacher workday. Please note that this schedule excludes PSRC Early College. As always, student safety is our top priority. We will continue to monitor the weather in our area and will hold buses if necessary, ensuring buses are not released until the weather is clear. Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

Welcome! The attached links will provide you with information to guide you through enrolling your child as a new kindergarten student in our school district. We look forward to working with you and your child throughout their education. The window of 2025-2026 Kindergarten Registration will begin March 10, 2025 and end April 17, 2025. Click on the links below for more detailed information. RNES 2025-2026 English - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MbnU35HLovO6nAlnEnHnr_JA7YHQw4aO/view?usp=drive_link RNES 2025-2026 Spanish - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NURMv29zTYGd2mHFMX-49Gn9DBfrZHDl/view?usp=drive_link RNES 2025-2026 Haitian Creole - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tcvo0YMPyrGWOgCYCSoj-Qcer58vN13a/view?usp=sharing

The Public Schools of Robeson County's Child Nutrition Department remains committed to serving breakfast and lunch to all students this week. Our Child Nutrition Department has received multiple questions about meal services. We want parents to be assured that we will be serving meals this week. Parents please be assured that if there are changes in services, we will communicate those changes to you directly.

Pre-K enrollment is now open. Children must be 4-years-old by August 31, 2025 to be eligible for Title I Pre-K. Applications can be picked up at the schools' front office. The deadline to submit an application is April 4, 2025.

Public Schools of Robeson County schools will dismiss at 11:30 am on Friday, January 10, 2025, due to potential winter weather impacts. All afternoon and after-school activities for Friday have been canceled. Afterschool care will not be available.

RNES Families, Fall picture proofs have arrived! Students should be bringing home their proof packet today or tomorrow. Each student has a unique photo ID. Additional directions can be found in the image here. If your child was not able to take their Fall picture on the previous date, the Fall Picture Makeup day will be on Friday, November 8th. ¡Buenas tardes, familias! ¡Ya llegaron las pruebas de fotos de otoño! Los estudiantes deben traer a casa su paquete de pruebas hoy o mañana. Cada estudiante tiene una identificación con foto única. Puede encontrar instrucciones adicionales en el sitio web de nuestra escuela, ClassDojo o la página de Facebook. Si su hijo no pudo tomarse la foto de otoño en la fecha anterior, el día de recuperación de la foto de otoño será el viernes 8 de noviembre. Bon apremidi fanmi yo! Prèv foto otòn yo te rive! Elèv yo ta dwe pote pake prèv yo lakay yo jodi a oswa demen. Chak elèv gen yon idantite foto inik. Ou ka jwenn lòt direksyon sou sitwèb lekòl nou an, ClassDojo, oswa paj Facebook. Si pitit ou a pa t kapab pran foto Otòn yo nan dat anvan an, jou Makiyaj Foto Otòn la pral vandredi 8 novanm.

RNES students, friends ,and families, we invite you to wear and share orange on October 16th, 2024 to show unity for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion and to send a visible message that no child should ever experience bullying. #UNITYEVERYDAY

PSRC Summer Work Hours will begin on July 1, 2024, and normal hours will resume on August 5, 2024. Summer Work Schedule Hours of Operation ☀️ 🕐 Mondays - Thursdays: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 🕘 Friday - Closed All offices will be closed during Independence Day on Thursday, July 4, 2024.

Rowland Norment Families, The Office of Accountability and Testing is providing two videos about the NCPAT system. The first video focuses on the multistage adaptive end-of-grade tests. The second video explains how to interpret an NC Check-In 2.0 Individual Student Report. The videos may be shared through customary communication (e.g., school newsletter, posted to a district or school website). The videos are linked in this message and can also be found on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s website at https://go.ncdpi.gov/gktuy. 1. What You Need to Know About the North Carolina Personalized Assessment Tool https://youtu.be/jy4hJ7Z9euU 2. Understanding the Individual Student Report https://youtu.be/97981mFVBu0

Rowland Norment families, pictures with Santa on December 7th, 2023.

Dear Parents/Guardians, As the temperature drops, let's come together to warm the hearts and fill the plates of those in need. Join our Winter Food Drive event and be a part of making this season a little brighter for our community! Donate non-perishable canned or boxed food items, Dec. 4th-Dec 13th.

Guess what, students? Take a picture with Santa on December 7th, 2023.

Dear Parents/Guardians, As the holiday season approaches, support Rowland Norment by shopping through SchoolStore.com when purchasing holiday gifts. (Use the RNES School Code - 120).

Dear Parents/Guardians, We have several upcoming events we would like to share with you. We will be sharing more information about these events as we get closer to the date. Please feel free to reach out to the school if you have any questions! Please see the attached images for more information.

Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at PSRC! 🦃 In observance of the holiday, PSRC schools and facilities will be closed on Nov. 23-24, 2023. 🕐 We are grateful for our students, staff, parents and Board of Education members who make up our PSRC Family! When we count our blessings, we count you all twice! 💕 We wish you a holiday season filled with gratitude, joy and memories to last a lifetime! 😊

**UPDATE** Due to anticipated inclement weather for Friday, June 23, the food giveaway event at Campbell's Soup has been postponed to a later date.