Announcements

Helpful info for elementary parents as students come back full-time

All of Ankeny Community School District’s PK-5th grade students returned to learn in person, full time on October 19th. In order to keep our Ankeny students, staff and families safe and healthy, we will be continuing to redefine what a “normal” school day looks like.

We realize families may need to make difficult decisions between sending students to school vs. keeping them home/parent missing work. In order to keep our students and staff as healthy as possible, we ask that you consider these things before sending your child to school.

• If your child complains of any 1 of the following symptoms, please keep them home and contact your health care provider: new cough, shortness of breath, fever of 100.4 or higher, new loss of taste or smell.
• If your child complains of 2 or more of the following symptoms, please keep them home from school: fever, headache, muscle/body aches, fatigue, sore throat, runny nose, congestion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Due to the wide range of signs and symptoms of Covid-19, and for the safety of all, students will need to be sent home if they display these symptoms.
• If your child exhibits these symptoms at school, your child will be taken to a room that has been established for students/staff that are exhibiting Covid-19 related symptoms. This is to ensure safety from other students who would use the nurse’s office for non-Covid related reasons.
• If you are notified by health office staff that your student is ill at school, please plan to pick up your student as soon as possible. We would ask that you also have a back-up plan so that ill students can be picked up as quickly as possible if you are not available.
• We ask that you contact your Primary Health Care provider for more guidance on how to proceed with your student’s health needs prior to returning if your student is sent home. We will provide instructions per Polk County Health Department for proper home isolation and quarantine, if warranted. Students sent home ill will need to be out of school the following day (does not apply if sent home on a Friday) to be monitored. Students may return to school once the presenting symptoms have subsided for 24 hours, if they have an alternate diagnosis from a doctor, or a negative Covid test.

As said many times, this is a fluid and flexible situation that can change at any point. We will continue to work closely with the Polk County Health Department.

If you have questions, please contact your building’s nurse to discuss.

Stay safe and be well!

Daylight Savings Ends at 2:00am, November 1, 2020

Don’t forget to Fall back!

Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour Sunday, November 1, 2020.

Rock Creek Picture Re-Takes

Friday, November 6, from 7:30 am – 10:30 am

This is for students who were absent when pictures were taken in September or whose pictures were defective.

• Defective picture retake: The entire package must be returned to school on retake day and handed to the photographer at the time of photo retake.
• Missed picture day and need to order pictures: You will need to complete a picture packet with payment. These items must be presented to the photographer at the time the picture is taken. 
• Missed picture day but you do not wish to purchase pictures: Please have your student get their picture taken so that they will be included in the class composite and yearbook.  No form is needed.

Order forms are available in the office.

Welcome Interim Superintendent Dr. Azinger

The Rock Creek Reporter Newsletter

Join Us For Our First RC Zoom PTO Meeting!

Hello Rock Creek Families!!

We hope everyone had a wonderful start to the school year! This year we are planning to hold all our PTO meetings via Zoom vs. in person. 

Our first meeting will be Tuesday, September 8th, at 7pm.

Below is the link for the meeting.  We hope you can join us! 

Please reach out if you have any questions.

Have a great week! 

School Hours

School Pictures

Mark your calendar and bring your smile!  Rock Creek Fall pictures will be taken:

• GROUP 1:   Monday, September 21, from 7:30 am – 12:00 pm  
• GROUP 2:  Friday, September 25, from 7:30 am – 12:00 pm
• Picture packets will be sent home with students one week prior to picture day.
• Payment is to be received the day of pictures.  You may choose to purchase with cash, check, or online.   Online purchase is recommended.
• Each student needs an envelope with their information filled out to hand to the photographer as their picture is taken if they are purchasing pictures.
• Students should have their picture taken even if pictures are not purchased.
• You may choose to send the order envelope prior to picture day. Please have your student hand it in to their classroom teacher to hold. 

If a student is absent on picture day, they will be able to have their picture taken on retake day. 

Rock Creek retake day:

• GROUP 1:  Monday, November 2, from 7:30 am – 10:30 am
• GROUP 2:  Friday, November 6, from 7:30 am – 10:30 am

Fall Pictures: Remote Learners
We will plan to do school pictures in just the spring for our remote learners, hoping circumstances will be different. In the event they are not, this also gives us additional time to prepare other plans

Reminders for the Start of the School Year

Here are some reminders and important information regarding the start of the 2020-2021 school year.

Virtual Attendance

Hybrid Learning Model

The final Hybrid Learning model schedule for the 2020-2021 school year has been selected. See the attached schedule, which is the Set 2-Day Schedule with Alternating Wednesdays.
The survey results were:

Model 1 (Alternating Days): 35.15%
Model 2 (Set 2-Day Schedule with Alternating Wednesdays): 64.85%