Thanksgiving Meal Foodbox

Pick up: Nov. 20th between 5-7pm by those registered! 

Hello Student Families, this year the Roby/Nichols FRC will be working with a community partner to provide a Thanksgiving Meal 'Food Box'.  There will be a limited number of Thanksgiving Meal Food Boxes available through the Family Resource Center.  Once that limit is met, we will do our best to refer families to addition resources available in the community.  

Those successfully registered, will need to arrange to pick up the meal box, on Monday, Nov. 20th between 5pm and 7pm.  You will be contacted with pickup information.

CLICK HERE to register

Wizard of Oz Tryouts!

Today is the final day of Wizard of Oz play auditions 4-6pm!

It is that time again! Students are auditioning for our spring Dinner Theater. Students may audition on Nov. 13th OR Nov. 16th from 4-6pm. Students do not attend both dates. Students must have a permission slip to stay for auditions and play practice. Extra permission slips are available in the front office. Staff will bring students to the pick up line following auditions (and later following practice). The play cast will be posted (for students) outside the Yellow Pod on Nov. 17th at 8:30am. Play practice is Mondays and Thursdays 4-5:30pm beginning Nov. 20th (only when school is in session). The Dinner Theater is tentatively scheduled for April 19th. Doors open at 6pm. Any parents interested in helping with set design, costumes, etc. - reach out to Ms. Contreras!

Questions - please reach out to: Jordan.contreras@bullitt.kyschools.us

Changes to Transportation

*****************************NOTICE***********************************

After winter break we will only accept handwritten notes sent in with students or the google form below for changes to transportation. We will no longer take changes to transportation in the form of emails to staff. 

Why: We want to make sure that staff absences do not interfere with students safely transported home.

Where: The google form is always located at the top (as a button) of the newsletter!  Change my child's PM transportation form.

Brag Board 

🌟 Introducing the Cougar Cub Brag Board: Showcase Your Talent! 🌟

Are you ready to showcase your skills, talents, and accomplishments in the most dazzling way possible? Look no further – our all-new Brag Board is here to amplify your brilliance! 

🎨 Express Your Creativity

Whether you're an artist, musician, dancer, athlete or tech whiz, our Brag Board is the canvas for your creativity! Share your masterpieces, compositions, wins and innovative projects.

🏆 Celebrate Achievements, Big and Small

From academic accomplishments to personal milestones, the Brag Board is the stage for every success story. Brag about your achievements, no matter how big or small, and inspire others to reach for the stars!

🚀 Join the Brag Revolution:

Don't miss the chance to be part of the ultimate talent showcase! Submit by CLICKING HERE to showcase your successes to the Roby Community. Unleash your potential, inspire others, and celebrate the diversity of talent on our Brag Board! 

When: anytime! The most recent submission will be added at the front! 

Who can submit content: Cougar Cubs, Caregivers, Families and Roby Community Partners! 

Rules for submission: 

1. Content must be appropriate for school

2. Submissions will be displayed on Roby Elementary social media! 

3. Content/captions must display good sportsmanship! 

4. Content must be submitted with name, caption, and photo by the parent/guardian email address we have in Infinite Campus for your child. 

Golden Ticket Event

We are going to reward our students for meeting our CARE expectations with Golden Ticket events throughout the year! These CARE expectations extend beyond the classroom to wellness, the bus, the cafeteria and during dismissal. Our CARE expectations are as follows:

Care for Self For example: persist through challenges, attend to task, try our best, ask for help, make safe decisions, etc.

Care for Others For example: saying please & thank you, safe actions, respect others space, return books on time, refrain from interrupting, using appropriate/safe voice levels per activity (i.e. voice level 0 in the halls at all times), etc.

Care for our Space For example: pick up after myself and trash that I see instead of walking past it, returning items to their place, using restroom facilities correctly, being gentle with school items, closing doors gently, etc.

What is it? Students with a "Golden Ticket" are able to participate in our Golden Ticket Reward Events. We anticipate hosting these events approximately once a nine weeks. Our Caregivers will offer an an experience around cooking, yoga, puzzles, board games, chess, art, dance, cookie decorating, coding, origami, soccer, basketball, breakout games, jewelry making, rock painting, scrapbooking, minecraft, perler beads, comic book creators, Kona Ice, and many more.

When are the next Golden Ticket events? 

• December 15th

• March 1st (TENTATIVE DATE) K-4th Gr.

• March 1st (TENTATIVE DATE) - 5th Grade Dance 

• May 15th - (TENTATIVE DATE) - Talent Shows (K-2 and 3-5th)

Priority Transfer Window

Opens December 1st through January 15th!

• The Priority Application Window (based on school capacity in each grade level) for resident families and students currently on transfer will be from December 1st through Jan. 15th. This applies to the following groups: 

  • • New in-district resident transfers

    • Full-time BCPS employees

    • Students already on transfer needing to reapply for the 2024-2045 school year

• The Non-Resident Transfer Application Window  (based on school capacity in each grade level) for new non-resident transfers will open on March 12, 2024

  • • New transfers who do not live in Bullitt County

    •  Transfer is tuition-based

• Other information

  • • Students must be in good standing with grades, attendance and behavior to be considered

    • Families of students approved for transfer must provide their own transportation

    • Tuition for approved Out of County Non-Resident transfers is paid in full between July 1 up to one week prior to opening day

    • Power of Attorney (POAs) are no longer accepted by Bullitt County Public Schools

    •  To obtain a transfer application or ask questions, please contact Melissa Lambert, Pupil Personnel at (502) 869-8000 at the district office. Transfer requests are not made at the school level! 

    • Transfer application window for ALL transfer types closes one week prior to Opening Day, August 2024

Minority SBDM Elections 

Special SBDM Parent Rep Nomination Notice

• I hope you’ll consider running for our school council or encourage a friend to do so! In Kentucky, each school has a School Based Decision Making (SBDM) council composed of the principal, elected teachers, and elected parents. The council is in charge of making many of the most important decisions about how the school operates and supports student achievement. The council is a wonderful chance to learn about our school, work closely with teachers, and help make our school even more successful than it is now.

• Parents elect the 2 parent members of the council who will receive training and serve now through June 2024. However, we are holding a special election for a minority parent representative. This is required by law when a school has greater than 8% minority student population.

• Nominations for a minority parent representative are due via THIS FORM. Once we have nominations, the election will be held at Roby Elementary on a TBD date.

• Our SBDM council meets once monthly on a Tuesday from 4:30-5:30pm

Chromebook Fees

• Chromebook fees must be paid for students to use chromebooks both at school AND are required for students to take these home. If you have a financial need, you may request a fee waiver from your child's teacher or our FRC, Mekayla.Belcher@bullitt.kyschools.us. If the fee waiver is approved, you are not responsible for paying any fees for chromebooks or field trips but must stay in communication with your child's teacher or our FRC when these are due.

• NTI days are very likely due to our last day of school and when graduation might fall. For NTI days to count, our school must meet a minimum attendance (participation) goal. Students will be required to take their chromebooks home when weather, illness, or other events increase our chance of NTI the following day(s). Chromebook fees must be paid for students to take these home.

FRC Needs Assessment Survey

Our family resource center would love for families to complete this needs assessment for planning and budgeting purposes  for our resource center. 

CLICK HERE to take the survey 

Important Dates

BCPS Calendar

Preschool Calendar

November

• 11.13.23 - Inspire the Unimaginable Awards Ceremony for by invitation only! Families of students receiving an award for the 1st 9 nine weeks or the KY Summative Assessment will be invited to attend.

• 11.13.23 Wizard of Oz Auditions 4-6pm OPTION 1  *closed to parents/guardians; pick up in car rider line at 6pm; students only attend 1 Audition

• 11.14.23  - Picture Day Make Ups & Preschool pictures for Monday-Tuesday students!

• 11.15.23 - Academic Team Meeting (at 4-4:45pm most Wednesdays)

• 11.16.23  Beta (at 4-5pm one Thursday a month!)

• 11.16.23 Wizard of Oz Auditions 4-6pm OPTION 2  *closed to parents/guardians; pick up in car rider line at 6pm; students only attend 1 Audition

• 11.17.23 Wizard of Oz Cast posted at 8:30am outside the yellow pod (for students) 

• 11.17.23 Wizard of Oz Play Practice Begins 4-5:30pm (Mondays in the gym and Thursdays in the music hall when school is in session unless otherwise communicated by Ms. Contreras) 

• 11.21.23 - Kindergarten Thanksgiving Performance - More information will be shared closer to the date

• 11.22-11.24 NO SCHOOL (and no club meetings!)

• 11.27.23 - TENTATIVE DATE) - 3rd Grade PBL Showcase for families at 2pm

• 11.27.23 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 11.28.23 -  Parent Involvement Meeting to Establish a PTA 4:30-5:30 - for all parents interested in helping with the PTA

• 11.28.23 - Academic Team Scrimmage @ Roby

• 11.29.23 - Academic Team Meeting (at 4-4:45pm most Wednesdays)

• 11.30.23 -Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

December

• 12.1.23 - Sweets with Santa & Winter Performances & Beta Auction 5:30 pm

• 12.4.23 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 12.6.23 - Academic Team  Meeting (at 4-4:45pm most Wednesdays)

• 12.7.23 - Robotics Club (at 8am  one Thursday a month!)

• 12.7.23 - Girls Who Code Club (at 4-5pm one Thursday a month!)

• 12.7.23 - Archery Tryouts - Information went home the week of 11/13!

•  12.7.23 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm (in the music hall)

• 12.9.23 - YMCA Basketball begins (pauses for the break after 12.21.24) with evening practices at Roby and Saturday games!

• 12.11.23 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 12.13.23 - Academic Team  Meeting (at 4-4:45pm most Wednesdays)

• 12.14.23 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 12.14.23 - Archery Practice

• 12.15.23 - Golden Ticket Event #2 - see guidelines for participating on 8.21.23 newsletter!

• 12.19.23 - Grading period 2nd Nine Weeks ends today!

•  12.20 - 1.1.24 - NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

January

• 1.2.24 - NO SCHOOL - Bullitt Day for teachers

• 1.3.24 - YMCA Basketball resumes (ends by 2.24.24) with evening practices at Roby and Saturday games!

• 1.4.24 - Robotics Club (at 8am  one Thursday a month!)

• 1.4.24 - Girls Who Code Club (at 4-5pm one Thursday a month!)

• 1.4.24 -   - Archery Practice

• 1.4.24 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 1.8.24 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 1.9.24 - Reports Cards Viewable in Infinite Campus & Go home with students

• 1.11.24  - Archery Practice

• 1.11.24 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 1.16.24 - Breakfast Buddies - 8:30am-9:10pm (K-5 or PK) *sign up will be shared closer to the date

• 1.16 - 1.17  - Beta Convention

• 1.17.24  - Breakfast Buddies - 8:30am-9:10pm (K-5 or PK) *sign up will be shared closer to the date

• 1.17.24 - Academic Team Scrimmage @ Shepherdsville Elementary 

• 1.18.24  - Archery Practice

• 1.18.24 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 1.19.24 -  Inspire the Unimaginable Awards Ceremony Grades 4 & 5 by invitation only! Only families of students receiving an award for the 2nd 9 nine weeks will be invited to attend.  More info & times will be shared closer to the date.

• 1.22.24 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 1.22.24  -  Inspire the Unimaginable Awards Ceremony Grades 2 & 3 by invitation only! Only families of students receiving an award for the 2nd 9 nine weeks will be invited to attend.  More info & times will be shared closer to the date.

• 1.23.24  -  Inspire the Unimaginable Awards Ceremony Grades K & 1 by invitation only! Only families of students receiving an award for the 2nd 9 nine weeks will be invited to attend.  More info & times will be shared closer to the date.

• 1.25.24 - Beta (4-5pm on one thursday a month)!

• 1.25.24  - Archery Practice 

• 1.25.24 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 1.29.24 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

February

• 2.1.24  - Archery Practice

• 2.1.24 - -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 2.5.24 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 2.8.24  - Archery Practice

• 2.8.24 -  Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm 

• 2.12.24 - No school! 

• 2.13-2.15 - Jump Rope for Heart - More information will be shared by Mr. Fraser through special areas class!

• 2.15.24 - Archery Practice

• 2.15.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 2.19.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 2.22.24 - Archery Practice

• 2.22.24 - Spring picture day (preschool make ups)

• 2.24.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 2.26-3.1.24 - Read Across America Week

• 2.26.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 2.29.24 - Archery Practice

• 2.29.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

March

• 3.1.24 Golden Ticket Event #3 (K-4th Grade) - see guidelines for participating on 8.21.23 newsletter!

• 3.1.24 Tentative date for 5th Grade Dance  (Golden Ticket Event for 5th Gr.)- see guidelines for participating on 8.21.23 newsletter!

• 3.4-3.8.24 - Spring Book Fair

• 3.4.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 3.4.24 - A Night of the Arts & Title 1 Math Night

• 3.4-3.15 - Career Exploration Activities *more info to come

• 3.7.24 - Archery Practice

• 3.7.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 3.11.24 - NO SCHOOL - Bullitt Day for teachers

• 3.14.24 - Archery Practice

• 3.14.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 3.15.24 -  Inspire the Unimaginable Awards Ceremony by invitation only! Only families of students receiving an award for the 3rd 9 nine weeks will be invited to attend. Note: 4th 9 week awards are done in homeroom classes on the last day of school. More info & times will be shared closer to the date.

• 3.15.24 -  Inspire the Unimaginable Awards Ceremony Grades 4 & 5 by invitation only! Only families of students receiving an award for the 2nd 9 nine weeks will be invited to attend.  More info & times will be shared closer to the date.

• 3.18.24  -  Inspire the Unimaginable Awards Ceremony Grades 2 & 3 by invitation only! Only families of students receiving an award for the 2nd 9 nine weeks will be invited to attend.  More info & times will be shared closer to the date.

• 3.18.24 - Breakfast Buddies 8:40-9:05am (in cafe)!

• 3.18.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 3.19.24  -  Inspire the Unimaginable Awards Ceremony Grades K & 1 by invitation only! Only families of students receiving an award for the 2nd 9 nine weeks will be invited to attend.  More info & times will be shared closer to the date.

• 3.19.24 - Breakfast Buddies 8:40-9:05am *sign up will be shared closer to the date

• 3.20.24 - Breakfast Buddies 8:40-9:05am *sign up will be shared closer to the date

• 3.21.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 3.25.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 3.28.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

April

• 4.1 - 4.5.24 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break!

• 4.8.24 NO SCHOOL - Bullitt Day for teachers

• 4.11.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 4.15.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 4.18.24 - Wizard of Oz Play Practice 4-5:30pm

• 4.19.24 - Spring Dinner Theater "Wizard of Oz" Doors open at 6pm

• 4.22.24  Breakfast Buddies 8:40-9:05am (in cafe)!

• 4.26.24 - Tentative Date Kindergarten Derby - Date & time will be finalized after any winter weather or other missed days!

• 4.26.24 Remix Assembly at 2pm

• 4.26.24 - Last day parents may eat lunch with their child in cafe!

• 4.29-5.17.24 - Tentative Date: KSA Window Opens for 3rd-5th graders; please plan accordingly so your child is NOT absent during testing! Dates will be finalized after any winter weather or other missed days!

May

• 5.3.24 NO SCHOOL - Oaks Day

• 5.13 OR 5.14.24 Tentative Date - Field Day 

• 5.15.24  Tentative Date - Golden Ticket Event #4 (Talent Show) - see guidelines for participating on 8.21.23 newsletter!

• 5.16.24 Tentative Date - Promotion Ceremony for K & 5th Gr. 

BCPS Compliance Reporting

If you see or suspect harmful or unethical behavior, you may report your concerns by contacting us. Please note:  A complainant must be participating in or attempting to participate in the education program or activity of the recipient with which the formal complaint is filed. This form provides the opportunity for students, staff, or parents to report violations of Board Policy 09.42811, 03.162 or 03.262 and to secure an equitable and prompt resolution. We do not track users of this reporting service. You can choose to provide your name or remain anonymous. Depending on the nature of the reported incident (i.e., Bullying or Harassment, Cybersecurity Concern, Discrimination, Racial Intolerance, and Sexual Harassment), you may be required to provide your contact information. If you remain anonymous, Bullitt County Public Schools will not be able to reach you and may not be able to fully investigate your concerns. Be informed that your identity may become known based on information you provide. For more information, review the description on the form! CLICK HERE for reporting! The report will be provided to the appropriate administrator (from our BCPS Board Office) for follow-up, review, and/or investigation.

Thanksgiving Meal Foodbox

Pick up: Nov. 20th between 5-7pm by those registered! 

Hello Student Families, this year the Roby/Nichols FRC will be working with a community partner to provide a Thanksgiving Meal 'Food Box'.  There will be a limited number of Thanksgiving Meal Food Boxes available through the Family Resource Center.  Once that limit is met, we will do our best to refer families to addition resources available in the community.  

Those successfully registered, will need to arrange to pick up the meal box, on Monday, Nov. 20th between 5pm and 7pm.  You will be contacted with pickup information.

CLICK HERE to register