Roanoke Rapids Graded School District

Congratulations to Cindy Draper on receiving this year’s Exceptional Children’s Educator of Excellence Award for RRGSD. Mrs. Draper is so deserving of this honor and we are lucky to have her as part of our Manning family. #KidsAreOurCustomers #CelebrateSuccess

Thanks to the Roanoke Rapids and Lake Gaston Lions Club for vision screening our students and staff today. What a great service to our district and community! #KidsAreOurCustomers

Sports Update: Due to an NCHSAA rule dealing with football players missing 5 or more consecutive school days of practice and needing 3 practices to be able to play in a game, we will not be playing Vance County in football (JV or Varsity) this week. Vance County fits into this rule. We will host Vance County for a Varsity Football game on Monday 9/24 at 7pm. The JV game is indefinitely postponed at this time. Thanks for your support. Go Jackets!

Parents: RRGSD Trustees adopted a tentative plan tonight to make up the two days missed last week due to Hurricane Florence. Board members agreed to forgive one day and make up the other day on Oct 12th for Roanoke Rapids Early College High School and Oct 22nd for all other students. #KidsAreOurCustomers

RRGSD ALERT: The air conditioning has been restored. Manning Elementary will operate on a regular schedule tomorrow Tuesday, September 18, 2018. —- El aire acondicionado ha sido reparado. La escuela primaria de Manning operara mañana con horario regular.

RRGSD Alert: We currently have no air at Manning Elementary School. We have yet to get confirmation of when this will be fixed. For safety purposes we will be dismissing Manning Elementary at 9 a.m.

RRGSD Alert: Roanoke Rapids Graded School District will operate on a regular schedule for Monday, September 17, 2018. There is rain in the forecast so please plan accordingly. #KidsAreOurCustomers ------ Las escuelas del distrito escolar de Roanoke Rápids van a operar con sus horas normales Lunes 17 de Septiembre. Hay lluvia en el pronóstico para mañana, por favor planea para eso.

RRGSD Alert: Due to the anticipation of tropical storm force winds and the potential for flooding tonight and in the morning, RRGSD will be closed for students and staff on Friday, September 14. #KidsAreOurCustomers -------- Debido a la anticipación de vientos con fuerza de la tormenta tropical y potenciales de inundaciones en la noche hoy y mañana, las escuelas de Roanoke Rápids van estar cerrados mañana Viernes 14 de Septiembre para estudiantes y empleados.

RRGSD ALERT: Roanoke Rapids Graded School District will close 2 hours early on Wednesday, Sept 12, 2018. This decision is being made to allow our staff time to secure our campuses for the potential inclement weather. Once students are accounted for, staff will be dismissed as well. There will be NO after school activities including Place to Play. RRGSD will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 for students and staff. A decision regarding Friday will be forthcoming. kids ------ Las escuelas del distrito escolar de Roanoke Rápids van a cerrar 2 horas temprano miércoles. Este decisión fue hecho para darle tiempo a nuestros empleados para preparar las escuelas para la tormenta. Cuando se van todos los estudiantes, también se pueden ir los empleados. No habrá actividades después del escuela incluyendo place to play. Las escuelas estarán cerrada Jueves para estudiantes y empleados. Una decisión sobre viernes se hará muy pronto. #ninossonnuestrosclientes

Parents: As you know by now Hurricane Florence is on track to impact the coast of North Carolina and we could also experience heavy rains and high winds as the storm makes its away across the state. As in past hurricanes, we have experienced downed trees, flooding, and the loss of power. As a school district we will continue to monitor the situation and keep you informed regarding possible school closure later this week. STOP— Now is the time to get prepared! Make sure your family has a three day supply of water, food you can prepare without electricity, and other emergency supplies including any medication you and your family may need. Shelters may also be opening later this week in Roanoke Rapids. We will keep you informed once those open. Once again - As a school district we will continue to monitor Hurricane Florence and keep you informed regarding possible school closure later this week. ------ A la mejor ya saben que el huracán Florence esta en camino a impactar el estado de Carolina de Norte. Podemos tener lluvias fuertes y viento fuerte mientras que la tormenta pasa por el estado. En el pasado cuando hay un huracán, arboles se tumban, hay hundaciones, y se va la electricidad. Como el distrito escolar, vamos a monitorear la situación y mantenerlos informados sobre la posibilidad de cerrar las escuelas mas tarde este semana. Ahora es tiempo de preparase. Deben de tener agua y comida que pueden cocinar sin electricidad por 3 días. Tambien otros ultiles de emergencia incluyendo cualquier medicamento que usted or su familia necesita. Tal vez abran refugios mas tarde en la semana en Roanoke Rapids. Los mantendremos informados cuando abren. De nuevo- como el distrito escolar vamos a continuar a monitorear la situación y mantenerlos informados sobre la posibilidad de cerrar las escuelas mas tarde este semana.

All this year we will be celebrating the success of our students and teachers both inside and out of the classroom. Our first #CelebrateSuccess is a unique idea by Ms. Lithgow and Ms. Bierbauer to encourage their students daily. Check out the inspirational sayings on the desks. Thanks for your inspiration! #KidsAreOurCustomers #CelebrateSuccess

As always we encourage interaction on our social media accounts and website. We've established a few guidelines or best practices this year to protect our students. In other words, just be KIND! #KidsAreOurCustomers

The Roanoke Valley Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. donated dozens of backpacks today filled with school supplies for our students. Thanks for your generosity! #KidsAreOurCustomers #communitypride

Thanks Halifax Works for your school supply donation. The supplies will certainly get used this school year. #KidsAreOurCustomers #communitypride

Our teachers got a lesson today in cultural backgrounds from some of our current and former English as a Second Language students. This year we have more than 140 ESL students from Guatemala, Mexico, Palestine, Yemen, Vietnam, El Salvador, China, and the Philippines. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Parents: We will be participating in an active shooter drill at Manning Elementary in cooperation with local law enforcement and emergency responders on Friday from 9 a.m. until around noon. Please be aware this is just a drill for training purposes. No one will be allowed on campus during the drill. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Thanks to Mrs. Pearson and the Woodmen of the World for the generous donations to our Chaloner Middle School Book Bag Buddies food program. This program is entirely supported by donations and provides snacks to students in need. If you or your organization would like to donate, please contact Chaloner. Last year we fed more than 50 students weekly. #KidsAreOurCustomers

Special thanks to Halifax Community College for our annual CPR training today. Our employees particpated in an interactive lecture and hands on learning stations to update their CPR skills. #CommunityPride #KidsAreOurCustomers

Riding the bus this year? Our 2018-19 School Bus Schedule is now posted in the documents section of our website. http://www.rrgsd.org/o/rrgsd/documents

Parents: We will be participating in an active shooter drill in cooperation with local law enforcement and emergency responders on Friday from 9 a.m. until around noon. Please be aware this is just a drill for training purposes. #KidsAreOurCustomers