Lunch Menu Update:
Friday morning breakfast will now be chocolate muffin.
Other menu changes for the week were posted in our Parent Communication. This is emailed to all families and is available on our school website.
Need work? Love children? Then we have an opportunity for you! RPEL is in need of lunch monitors. Our lunch monitors supervise individual classrooms while students eat lunch in their classrooms. If you are interested please contact Paul Klimsza, Principal of RPEL. 744-4777 ext 2030 or klimszap@reeths-puffer.org
The American Rescue Plan Act contains relief provisions for individual taxpayers, including some significant changes to the Child Tax Credit.
The Advance Child Tax Credit is not just available to taxpayers with children that file tax returns, but also to people with children who have low or no income.
To qualify for Advance Child Tax Credit payments, individuals must:
· Have a main home in the United States for more than half the year; and
· Have a qualifying child who is under age 18 at the end of 2021 and who has a valid Social Security number; and
· have earned income less than Modified Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of:
$75,000 or less for singles,
$112,500 or less for heads of household and
$150,000 or less for married couples filing a joint return and qualified widows and widowers
If you don't file a federal income tax return, you can still receive this credit! Use the Child Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up Tool available on IRS.gov.
Advanced Child Tax Credit payments are not considered income and will not affect your access to government benefits like SSI, SNAP, TANF or WIC. See #IRS info at https://go.usa.gov/x6fyE
Reeths-Puffer is in need of Premiere Guest Teachers / Paraprofessionals. Qualified and committed individuals can earn more than $15/hour. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Rob Renes (renesr@reeths-puffer.org).
Drop off / Pick Up Video
https://www.loom.com/share/9559fc7958694da59d75c8090e065971
Meet & Greet Tonight, August 26th!
Kindergarten
Presentation of Camp Kindergarten 5:30 (R-PEL Cafeteria) - Parents report to the cafeteria - door #14
Meet and Greet: 6:00-7:00 pm
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1st - 4th Grades
In-Person Option in your child's classroom: 6:00-7:00 pm
Virtual Meet Option, link sent by your teacher: 7:00-7:30pm
Soft Start Reminder:
Monday, August 30- students with last names beginning A-K will attend a full day 8:45-3:45
Tuesday, August 31- students with last names beginning L-Z will attend a full day 8:45-3:45
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Wednesday, September 1- ALL students a full day 8:45-3:45
Thursday, September 2- ALL students a full day 8:45-3:45
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Friday (9/3) and Monday (9/6)- NO SCHOOL- Labor Day weekend
Tuesday, September 7- ALL students full day 8:45-3:45
Summer Meal Pick Up - 7 days of breakfast and lunches will be available for students throughout the summer. Meal pick-ups are MONDAYS 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Giles Side parking lot double doors at the High School. This program is OPEN and FREE to all RP students and any other child in the community that is under 18 (or 26 with special needs).
K-3 Reading Corps - AmeriCorps stipend positions!
Make a difference in our community and join Michigan Education Corps as an AmeriCorps Reading Interventionist. Central Elementary and Reeths-PufferElementary are looking for reading interventionists to give their time and talent to help our kids become successful readers and learners.
Interventionists serve students one-on-one during school hours throughout the school year. No matter if you’re a recent grad, career changer, stay-at-home parent or retiree, you can make a great interventionist. No experience? No problem. Michigan Education Corps provides comprehensive training in scripted interventions proven to help students learn, so interventionists are well equipped to help students grow.
Part-time and full-time positions are available. Positions begin September 7, 2021.
Perks as an interventionist
● Receive a stipend every two weeks
● Complete experiential and training hours toward the Michigan Youth Development Associate (MI-YDA) credential
● Build your skills, network and resume
● Earn up to $4,441.50 for college tuition or federal student loans. Tutors 55 and older may gift the award to their child, grandchild, stepchild or foster child.
● Free health insurance
● Free childcare assistance for those who qualify
● Federal student loan forbearance
Ready to be the change for struggling students? Learn more and apply at mieducationcorps.org. Questions can be sent to Ariel DuVal-Zinn, Resourcing and Recruitment Partner at aduvalzinn@hopenetwork.org or call 616-729-2805.
Summer Meal Pick Up - 7 days of breakfast and lunches will be available for students throughout the summer. Meal pick-ups will be MONDAYS 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Giles Side parking lot double doors at the High School, starting June 21. (No pick up the week of July 5) This program is OPEN and FREE to all RP students and any other child in the community that is under 18 (or 26 with special needs).
Girls On The Run 5 K run! This year the 5K running event was held on the campus of RPEL and the Meijer Trail. Way to go girls, we are so proud of you!
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that provides a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills for qualifying low-income households. If your household is eligible, you can receive:
>Up to a $50/month discount on your broadband service and associated equipment rentals
>A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50)
Only one monthly service discount and one device discount is allowed per household.
The FCC has announced that consumers can begin applying for and enrolling in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program on May 12, 2021. The program will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner.
Link: https://getemergencybroadband.org/
Support our students and help them gain the confidence and skills needed to succeed. We’re looking for individuals to serve as AmeriCorps members this summer (June 14 - August 14) with Michigan Education Corps Summer Corps. Learn more and apply at https://bit.ly/MECsummer20.
Pandemic EBT Information
Click the link for more information. https://dochub.com/paulklimsza/gzdnE7NwJMLppvAVQyW3BJ/p-ebt-dhhs-letter-reeths-puffer-elementary-school-docx?dt=MikawL2m_KbdT6PjJP2h
Hello Rockets,
Mr. Edwards sent an email out earlier today regarding school being back in session for Tuesday. Incase you missed it, we wanted to add the information here as well. His email contained additional information so please view that message as well.
We are excited to see everybody back in the building tomorrow.
2021 Bond Proposal: https://www.rp-bond.com/
Reeths-Puffer Schools Bond Proposal 2021 Video: https://vimeo.com/525026381