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Open House

Posted on August 6, 2012

Open House

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
2012-13
OPEN HOUSE
AUGUST 13, 2012
5:30 TO 6:30 PM
Please join us at Rousseau for an exciting evening with the following opportunities available to students and families.
SPONSORED BY ROUSSEAU PTO
 Meet your new teacher – teachers and staff will be at the school to introduce themselves to students.
 Find your new classroom – The building will be open for students and families to locate new home rooms.
 Practice your safe route to school
 Join the pto (parent teacher organization) – pto board members and committee chairs will be on hand to greet you. Answer questions, and help you join the pto. Membership forms, as well as a sign-up form to volunteer for rousseau activities, will be available at the pto table.
 Drop off before & After School Plans, Lunch Money, & Health Forms
ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Lincoln Public Schools
3701 South 33rd Street
402.436.1165
http://wp.lps.org/rousseau

A Walking/Running Track for Rousseau School

Posted on April 30, 2012

The Walking Track is complete!

Wellness is a major focus for all Lincoln Public Schools this year. Each school has a parent/staff committee working on this effort.

In May, Jenni Bruning Brown and Dave Brown ran in the Lincoln 1/2 Marathon. They pushed their 2 ½ year old son, Thatcher, in his wheelchair for the 13.1 miles in the hopes of raising $15,000 to build this track at Rousseau. Thatcher has had ongoing health problems since he was born. He is now 2 ½ and has difficulty walking. So after hearing about Rousseau’s need for a track, they decided that in this year’s Lincoln Marathon they would try to make it happen.

 

They raised enough money through their organization Runners with a Reason to build a track here at Rousseau School so that all kids have a place to walk, run and move.  The other current space is covered with gravel which would be very difficult for a child in a wheelchair or walker to move through easily. It is important that peers with special needs get an opportunity to play with their friends. Building a track also supports our school’s health and wellness goals for both students and teachers. It is something that all kids at school need and would use, not only kids like Thatcher.