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Register your child now for next school year's kindergarten classes.

Registering now helps place your child in your neighborhood school and allows us to plan for the number of kindergarten classes and teachers at each elementary school.

We offer free, full-day kindergarten classes filled with high-quality learning in reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and experiences in art, music, and PE.

Space is filling up fast.

Register now at: https://www.rentonschools.us/learning-and-teaching/elementary-education/kindergarten

October is National Principals Appreciation Month. We have incredible leaders in our schools who provide guidance, commitment, and compassion for our teachers, support staff, students, and families.

Thank you all for your hard work and dedication!

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Reminder: No School for Renton School District students on Friday, October 8 for Teacher/Staff Training Day.

Keeping your child home when sick works to keep all students, teachers, and staff safe and healthy.

Please keep students home when showing any of these COVID-like symptoms:
• Fever (100.4˚F / 38˚C or higher)
• Cough
• Loss of taste or smell
• Chills
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Muscle pain or body aches
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

Find COVID testing and vaccination sites at https://kingcounty.gov/depts/health/covid-19/testing.aspx

Reminder: No School for students Monday, Sept. 6 for Labor Day

Families with students eligible for school bus transportation will receive an email this week with your student’s route and bus stop location information.

Reminder as we follow Department of Health guidelines: all students must wear face coverings (masks) on school buses and at school.

Thanks to overwhelming voter support in our 2016 technology levy, this year all students in kindergarten thru 5th-grade will have their own device for learning:
• K-1 students will have an iPad, housed in the classroom
• 2-3 students will have a Chromebook, housed in classroom
• 4-5 students will have a Chromebook carried to/from school by student

Middle and high school students have also been issued individual computer devices.

We will continue to provide WiFi hotspots to families when needed.

While all Renton School District students will have access to nutritious meals at school throughout the 2021-2022 school year at no cost thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, families are encouraged to still complete the Free/Reduced Meal application as it provides free or reduced cost to many things for your student.

If your family qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, discounted or free school services may include:
• Athletic Fees
• Field Trips
• Event Fees
• Pre-College Exams (PSAT/SAT/ACT)
• College Application Fees
• Associated Student Body (ASB) Fees
• Advanced Placement Tests
• Running Start Books

Learn more, and apply now at: https://www.rentonschools.us/departments/nutrition-services-warehouse/meal-applications

The health and safety of our students and staff is a top priority as we prepare for the new school year, beginning Sept. 1.

Among our Health & Safety protocols, we're partnering with Health Commons Project to provide free in-school COVID-19 testing for students and staff who have been exposed to COVID or have COVID-like symptoms as an important and effective prevention strategy.

See all of our plans to keep students and staff safe and healthy at school at: https://www.rentonschools.us/learning-and-teaching/2020-2021-school-year

This school year Renton School District will again provide school supplies for all elementary and middle school students. The district will provide the school supplies in classrooms at the start of the school year and families will pay a low, one-time fee of $30 ($10 for families on free/reduced lunch) for school supplies for the entire school year.

Families who wish can continue to purchase and bring to school their own school supplies. High school students will continue to provide their own school supplies.

Families can pay the one-time fee at their school when school begins or online now: https://wa-renton.intouchreceipting.com/.

Read more at www.rentonschools.us/learning-and-teaching/elementary-education/school-supplies