Cannonsburg August Newsletter

Teya Cotter - Principal

tcotter@rockfordschools.org
4894 Sturgis St., Rockford, MI 49341

Phone: (616) 863-6344

Fax: (616) 863-6357

www.rockfordschools.org

CANNONSBURG CALENDAR

Check out the Cannonsburg building calendar for exciting building specific upcoming events!! (There will be much more added to the calendar in the upcoming weeks!)

Cannonsburg Calendar

important upcoming dates

• Kindergarten Cub Camp 8/18 & 8/20

• Family Open House Grades 1-3 5:30-6:30pm Grades 4-5 6:00-7:00pm
• First day of School August 25
• No School August 29 or September 1
• PTC meeting September 9 7:00-8:00pm

OUR AMAZING CANNONSBURG TEACHERS:

Kindergarten: Mrs. Austin & Mrs. Behl

1st: Mrs. Dykhouse & Mrs. Wilkerson

2nd: Ms. Dev & Mrs. Gumbs

3rd: Mrs. Fink & Mrs. Pitsch

4th: Mrs. Arnett & Mrs. Tenbrink

5th: Mrs. Ralph & Mrs. Vallad

Music: Mrs. Vermerris

Art: Mrs. Brown

PE: Mr. Banta

STEAM: Mrs. Priem

Kindergarten cub camp information

Your child will attend one PM day and one AM day on August 18 and 19.

AM session: Student drop off at 8:25am-Parents meet for a school tour at 10:30am please bring a lunch for you and your child to eat in the cafeteria from 11:00-11:20am.

PM session: Student drop off at 12:40pm-Parents meet to ride the school bus with your child @ 3:00pm with dismissal at 3:15pm.  No lunch time during the PM session.

Please send your child with a water bottle and school supplies.

We can't wait to meet all of our incoming Kindergarteners!

GRADE LEVEL SUPPLY LISTS 

Click the link below to view the 2025-2026 grade level supply lists!

SUPPLY LISTS

Medication Drop-off

If your student(s) will need medication during the school day, Open House is a great time to bring that to the office along with the appropriate documentation. 

The medication forms can be found on the RPS website and are linked below. Please remember these documents must be signed by a parent AND their physician. Medication should be dropped off in its original container. 

Nursing Services Documents

Student Verification

All verification and acknowledgment will take place in FAMILY ACCESS starting August 7th. You can find a link to RPS Family Access on our district website. The process is similar to last year; however, the materials have been updated to support student learning for the 2025-2026 school year.

The steps for completing the verification process for your child are as follows:

1. Log into Family Access.
2. Click on the "Go to Information Verification for your son/daughter."
3. Please complete the steps in order, as listed on the right-hand side of your screen. (Note that fields in grey can only be edited at the school building with proper documentation.) Please select the appropriate drop-down items for each screen. Each step requires you to select "I have completed this step" at the bottom of the screen to finalize your information.
4. When completing the School Participation step, click on the link called "School Participation", click "yes" on the pop-up window to complete this step. Enter the proper information and click "Save" in the upper right-hand corner.
5. Once all steps have been completed, the final step allows you to submit the information. (THIS IS KEY TO FINALIZING VERIFICATION.) Once finalized, you will receive an email verification of enrollment. If you do not receive an email, please go back into FAMILY ACCESS to review any missing steps/information.

Note: We highly encourage all families to set up a FA account as it is the district’s main source of communication to parents. Please visit our website at www.rockfordschools.org & click on the Family Access link (upper right-hand side) or please feel free to contact the main office of student’s school for additional assistance.