Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6

ORR Community Meeting Monday, August 28th @ 6:00 PM DSU Tunheim Classroom Building Room #203

Directions to the community meeting on Monday, July 24.

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ORR Community Meeting Monday, July 24th @ 6:00 PM DSU Tunheim Classroom Building Room #203 ​Livestream Link: https://business.facebook.com/...

Just a couple of reminders of "happenings" over the next few days! Hope to see you here at the school!!!! 1. 6:00PM tonight - Rutland's all-school play - "The Queen's Guard" - Free will donation for entry/popcorn/water. 2. Wednesday at 1:45 - 8th Grade Recognition/Graduation and 6-12 Academic Awards Day. 3. Friday, May 12th at 1:00PM - Kindergarten graduation in the gym. 4. Saturday, May 13th at 2:00PM - Rutland's Graduation Commencement Ceremony.

ALL-SCHOOL PLAY -- YOU'RE INVITED! Tomorrow night, May 9th at 6:00PM, the public performance of the all-school play will be held by the theatre department's cast and crew! We would love to see you there to support the talents and hard work of our students and director as they perform, "The Queen's Guard," in the Rutland gymnasium. Popcorn and water will be available at the performance. Thank you and we hope to see you there!

Hello, here is a note from ORR’s principal, Mr. Johnson. Thank you!!! Hello Rutland 6-12 Students, Parents, and Guardians, I have received a few questions regarding class registration in Rutland for next year. Mr. Brosnahan and I finished a class schedule draft for next year and sent it to staff to double check. Once the class schedule is finalized, students will register with Mr. Brosnahan as they have done in the past. This will likely start the middle of next week. Students in grades 8-12 will bring home a sheet for parents to look at check over. This sheet will also ask for a parent signature. Our school counselor also has students fill out their personal learning plans as a secondary check to make sure the right classes are being taken. Please have the class registration sheets (students in grades 8-12) back to Mr. Brosnahan by May 16. Due to the timing and my learning curve of how Rutland does things, we will not be hosting a registration meeting. A meeting will be held next March or April for the new school year. If you have any questions, please email Mr. Brosnahan or myself at andrew.r.johnson@k12.sd.us. Thank you for patience and understanding. I look forward to working with everybody. Have a great weekend!

We are excited to announce ORR Summer School 2023 is open for enrollment! Students entering grades 1-8 are invited to join us for a fun month of learning, creating, team building, and problem solving. Summer school will be held at the Rutland School on July 6-7, 10-13, 17-20, and 24-27 from 8:30-11:30 am. There is no cost. Transportation will not be provided. A daily snack will be provided but lunch will not be served. Your teachers will be Nichole Peterson (Title 1 Interventionist at Rutland), Cassie Schneider (paraprofessional at Ramona), Victoria Telkamp (paraprofessional at Rutland). To enroll your child(ren), please contact Ms. Janet Weston (janet.weston@k12.sd.us) in the Rutland main office (605-586-4352) on or before May 31, 2023. Please contact Nichole Peterson nichole.peterson@k12.sd.us if you have any questions.

📘🖍✏️PRESCHOOL SIGN UP ✏️🖍📘 Preschool sign up is open for the 2023-2024 school year. Tuition- $70 with transportation to Madison bus stop! 3 Year Olds- Tuesday and Thursday Mornings. 4 Year Olds- Monday and Wednesday Mornings. Rutland Location- 605-586-4352 Ramona Location- 605-482-8244

State Testing for Rutland will begin next week. We are planning to spread the testing out over a number of days/weeks in hopes to not overload students with "testing." We would appreciate it if you could maybe speak to your child(ren) about the importance of state testing, and do your best to frame it in a positive light...Encouraging them to do their very best! The district does use state testing for different placement opportunities (for classes) as well as the data provided to help individualize instruction for students as they progress to the next grade...Additionally, students in 11th grade receive general acceptance to all state universities and technical institutions if they score proficient (3 or a 4) in both math and ELA. Let's continue to finish the year strong and have everyone do their very best! Thank you for your efforts and support with this!

Good afternoon, After driving the roads a bit this morning, we will resume normal bus routes on Wednesday, April 12th, starting in the morning. I think the remainder of today and the nice day that is forecasted for tomorrow (with some heavier winds to dry it up even more) should put us in a good position to start up the normal routes again. I truly appreciate everyone’s flexibility over the past few weeks with the current situation/adjustment! Have a great rest of your Monday!!

NO SCHOOL TODAY IN RUTLAND - Due to updated forecasts received from NWS this morning (just recently), there will be no school today, Friday, March 31st in Rutland.

Good morning, the Sioux Falls Stampede are having a "Kid's Night" on April 22nd vs. the Fargo Force. Local businesses donate tickets for students to receive free tickets with adult tickets being highly discounted. The Stampede reached out to us here in Rutland and asked if we wanted to be part of the opportunity. We accepted and wanted to share...Please click https://offer.fevo.com/sioux-falls-stampede-74m9knd-eb9675b?fevoUri=sioux-falls-stampede-74m9knd-eb9675b%2F%3Fref%3Deric&ref=eric for this offer, or follow the link on the photo. Thank you!

***Important information pertaining to bussing*** - Until further notice, the Rutland buses will only be traveling on paved roads only. Due to the current weather, melting, freezing, etc., the buses are not only destroying the local gravel roads but the roads are also quite hard on our buses. Please connect with your bus driver (or Janet in the main office) for pickup/dropoff locations. We're very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

****Rutland School Closed 3/16 due to weather**** - Reminder, there is already no school scheduled for Friday the 17th. School will resume Monday the 20th with the Project Fair that evening.

***10:00 start tomorrow, Wednesday the 15th. No breakfast and buses on plowed roads only.

***Late Start Tomorrow.- Monday March 13th*** - Rutland will open at 10:00 tomorrow. No breakfast, no morning preschool, and buses traveling where they are able. If your roads are plugged please communicate with your bus driver for transportation purposes. Thank you.

***12:30 Closure Today, March 9th, 2023*** With the now that fell overnight paired with a forecast of additional snow and increased wind chances, we are going to error on the side of caution and get everyone home safely. The Rutland School District will be closing at 12:30. Students will be fed lunch and buses leaving the building at 12:30 PM. Thank you!

The Rutland School will start at 10:00 this morning, Monday, March 6th. There will be no preschool and no breakfast served. Buses will be running approximately 90 minutes later than normal. Thank you and please travel safe!

***Couple of reminders - First, conferences are tonight from 3:30 - 7:30. We would love to see you and your child(ren)! It's a great opportunity for everyone to have some face-to-face interaction to discuss their education and progress!!! SECOND - Please mark your calendars for March 20th and 21st! On the 20th we will have our annual Project Fair for our students to showcase some of their learning, all are welcome! Then, on the 21st our 6-12th grade music department will be having their "POPS Concert" starting at 6:30 in the Rutland Gym. Again, we hope to see you there!