Southampton Elementary School

🚨Update 🚨

Due to the weather forecast and the potential for severe storms this afternoon, all after-school programs and activities are canceled today for the safety of our students and staff. Please plan accordingly and stay safe, RPS!

Please reach out to your student's teacher if he/she needs a quiet place during the school day.

🌙Ramadan Mubarak! We wish all who celebrate a month full of happiness, peace, and reflection

Ramadan begins when a small sliver of the moon (waxing crescent) emerges and becomes visible. The first sighting is expected to be the evening of Feb 28th, with the final evening of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) occurring on March 29th.

During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. The pre-dawn meal is called sehri and the nightly meal to break the fast is known as iftar. Fasting is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, along with the profession of faith, prayer, almsgiving, and pilgrimage. Fasting is meant to cultivate self-restraint, gratitude, closeness to God, and sympathy for the poor and hungry.

Yesterday, our Fourth Graders traveled to Monticello to expand their learning outside of the classroom.

Thank you Mr. Jackson for exposing the Southampton Tigers to this experience. Stay tuned to see how many chicks we have in about 16 days.

We are currently on a 2-hour delay for Friday, February 21st. Our doors will open for students at 9:30 am and the bus schedule will be on a 2-hour delay. It was great to see so many of you today online and we can't wait to see you in person tomorrow morning!

Please return all completed packets back to school tomorrow. Thank you for your continued support during this time. See you tomorrow Tigers🧡

Please work on day 2 of the packets that were sent home on Tuesday. We miss you!

❄️ Weather Update ❄️

All RPS schools and offices will be remote tomorrow, February 20. This means that students will work through materials and assignments on their own schedule throughout the day.

❄️ Snow Day Fun! ❄️
We hope everyone is staying warm and enjoying this winter wonderland! ⛄❄️ We'd love to see how you're spending your snow day—whether it's building snowmen, sleigh riding, sipping hot cocoa and reading a book, or working on your snow review packets!

📸 Share your snow day pictures with us in the comments! Let’s make the most of this snowy day together! ❄️💙

🔉 Due to the forecasted winter weather, all RPS schools and offices will be remote tomorrow, February 19. This means that students will work through materials and assignments on their own schedule throughout the day.

✅ For elementary school students, as well as scholars without Internet access, packets will be provided for students to complete at their own pace. Assigned work needs to be returned on the first day back in-person.

✅ Middle school and high school scholars will have their Chromebooks and will use them to complete their lessons. Middle school and high school scholars will have their Chromebooks and will use them to complete their lessons. RPS teachers are encouraged to remain available to answer questions via virtual “office hours” and we encourage scholars to use this time to answer any questions they have.

✅ All staff will work remotely, to the extent possible. Buildings will be closed, and essential facilities team members will be notified by their supervisors if they need to report on-site.
We appreciate your grace and understanding as we work to keep our students learning through weather disruptions.

The weather remains closely monitored by our teams, and decisions for Thursday will be made and announced no later than 5 p.m. tomorrow.

🔊 All Richmond City School Board schools and offices will be closed on Monday, February 17 for a previously scheduled Wellness Day. We look forward to seeing everyone back in class on Tuesday, February 18, for a full day of learning. View the 2024-25 calendar online to see all upcoming holidays. https://www.rvaschools.net/news/district-calendar

Richmond Public Schools will operate on a regular schedule today, Thursday, February 13th with no delays.

Crews worked through the night to return power to schools. Due to a few remaining instances of outages, RPS will reach out to those school communities directly with any schedule differences.

Please continue to use caution on roadways and sidewalks. Stay safe and welcome back!! We can’t wait to see you!

URGENT UPDATE:
Dear Southampton Family, We hope that you stayed safe and dry last night. Due to a loss of power in the building, today will be a *virtual learning* day. Please continue to work from the packets provided on Monday. Teachers are encouraged to remain available for any student questions. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow! Stay warm! Stay safe!🧡🧡🧡