Rosewood Stingrays learning in every location. Not only routines and procedures, but friendships and academics all in one!

📚🎲 Roll, Read, Repeat! 🎲📚 Ms. Zehr’s first graders are building strong reading routines as they practice their UFLI Roll & Read procedures! Students are learning the routines that will help them grow into confident, independent readers all year long. 💙💚 #RaysUp #ExcellenceInEveryRay #RosewoodMagnet #UFLI #FirstGradeReaders

✏️ Fourth Grade Writers in Action! 📚 Students in Ms. Sanz’s fourth grade class put pen to paper to write personal narratives about their favorite school memories! After sharing with a partner, many showed courage and confidence by volunteering to share their stories with the entire class. 💙💚 Building strong writers, confident voices, and a classroom community where every story matters! 🌟 #RAYSUP #ExcellenceInEveryRay

🎷 Students Became the Teachers! 🎶 Mr. Martinez’s veteran jazz band members spent the day helping their peers who are learning a secondary instrument! We love seeing our experienced musicians step into leadership roles—sharing their skills, encouraging one another, and making some great music along the way. 🎺🎷🥁 #RAYSUP #StudentLeadership #JazzBand #ExcellenceInEveryRay

🦒✨ Everyone has something special to offer! Ms. Britner’s first graders enjoyed reading Giraffes Can’t Dance and discovering an important lesson: we each have our own unique gifts to share with this great big, beautiful world! 💙💚 What a wonderful way to celebrate individuality, build confidence, and remind our Stingrays that the world is better because of what makes each of us unique! 🌎✨ #RAYSUP #ExcellenceInEveryRay

💙💚 Building culture and relationships is so important during these opening days of school! Students in Ms. Price’s Spanish class jumped right in with team-building activities designed to strengthen connections, encourage collaboration, and build a positive classroom community. What a great way to start the year—because strong relationships are the foundation for learning! 🌟 #RaysUp #StingrayStrong #BuildingCommunity #TheSchoolWhereItHappens

🌟 Getting to Know Our New School! 🌟 Ms. Riley’s 2nd graders spent their first week learning routines, exploring campus with mini tours, and working together on “Getting to Know You” scavenger hunts! 💙💚 As they build their classroom community, students are also getting acquainted with all the exciting spaces around campus. The new playground was definitely a hit, and they loved discovering their new locations for specials like art and music! 🎨🎶🛝 A great first week of learning, exploring, and building connections! 🌊 #RaysUp #ExcellenceInEveryRay #SecondGrade #BuildingCommunity

🎨✨ Creativity was in full swing in Ms. Brady’s art class! For a fun icebreaker, students randomly selected three different drawing prompts and had to combine them into one unique creation. 🖍️🎨 This activity gave our Stingrays the freedom to make their own creative choices, explore art supplies, and have some fun while getting those artistic juices flowing! What a great way to kick off a year of creativity! 💙💚🌊 #RaysUp #ExcellenceInEveryRay #StingrayArtists

✂️🖍️ Little hands, BIG learning! 💙💚 Ms. Ellis’ kindergarten students practiced their fine motor skills as they decorated their name strips with colorful paper cutouts! Activities like cutting, placing, and gluing help build the hand strength and coordination our youngest Stingrays need for writing and so much more. 🥰 #RaysUp #KindergartenFun #FineMotorSkills #ExcellenceInEveryRay

🤝💚 Teamwork in Action! 💙🤝 Ms. Horton’s first graders kicked off the year with teamwork, problem-solving, and great conversations about citizenship! 🌟 Students worked together to stack cups using only a rubber band and paper clips—putting their communication and collaboration skills to the test! They also sorted examples of good choices and bad choices at school, building an understanding of what it means to be a responsible Stingray citizen. 🐠 Way to work together, first grade! RAYS UP! 💙💚

🖊️ Learning Up and Thinking Out Loud! Students in Ms. Sanders’ class practiced procedures for using vertical white boards today! Building strong routines now sets the stage for collaboration, problem-solving, and lots of visible thinking all year long. 🧠✨ #RAYSUP 🌊💙💚 #ExcellenceInEveryRay #LearningInAction

🧼✨ Clean Hands, Healthy Stingrays! ✨🧼 Ms. Stone and Ms. Woodson’s students got hands-on with an important lesson today—learning all about germs and proper handwashing! 🦠➡️🫧 They practiced the steps to washing their hands thoroughly and learned how this simple habit helps keep themselves and their school family healthy. 💙💚 #RaysUp #ExcellenceInEveryRay #HealthyHabits #StingrayStrong

✨ Getting to Know Our Stingrays! ✨ Last night, Ms. Davidson’s students filled their “All About Me” bags with four special items that tell a little bit about who they are. Today, they’re taking turns sharing their treasures and the stories behind them with their classmates! 💙💚 What a fun way to build connections, celebrate what makes each student unique, and strengthen our classroom community! 🥰 #ExcellenceInEveryRay #RAYSUP #BuildingCommunity #AllAboutMe #RosewoodStingrays

🧪🥽 Safety First in Science! 🔬 Ms. Greene’s 7th grade scientists are starting the year off right by learning important lab safety rules and procedures! Building safe habits now means our Stingrays will be ready to explore, experiment, and discover all year long. 💚💙 #RAYSUP #StingrayScientists #ScienceInAction #LabSafety #ExcellenceInEveryRay

💙💚 Building Our Stingray Community! 💚💙 Ms. Mosher’s 3rd graders are starting the year by building more than academic skills—they’re building connections, trust, and teamwork! 🫶 Through team-building activities, students are getting to know one another, learning how to work together, and creating the kind of classroom community where everyone feels like they belong. 🌊✨ A strong classroom community is the perfect foundation for an amazing year ahead! RAYS UP! 💙💚

🧪💙 STEAM + Teamwork in 2nd Grade! 💚✨ Ms. Napier’s 2nd graders kicked off the year with a little STEAM challenge—Helping Harry! 🐛 Students worked together to design and build a perch for Harry so he could have the perfect spot to watch over their class. Along the way, they practiced creativity, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork—all while building connections with their new classroom community. 🏗️🤝 What a fun way to learn that great things happen when we think, create, and work together! 🌟 #RaysUp #ExcellenceInEveryRay #STEAM #CommunityBuilding #SecondGrade #Teamwork

💙💚 Stingrays Supporting Stingrays! 💚💙 One of our amazing peer mentors in Ms. Reeves’ class spent some time reading with a kindergarten student yesterday! 📚✨ There’s something pretty special about watching our older students step into leadership roles and build connections with our youngest Stingrays. Moments like these are exactly what becoming a K–8 school family is all about! 🥹💙 #StingraysSupportingStingrays #PeerMentors #StudentLeadership #RaysUp #ExcellenceInEveryRay

🛟 Survival Tips from the Experts! 🛟 Students in Ms. Carter’s class are starting the year with a little help from those who came before them! They checked out posters created by last year’s students—complete with advice, tips, and words of wisdom from the official survivors themselves. 😂 There’s nothing quite like getting the inside scoop from students who have been there, done that, and lived to tell the tale! 💙💚 #RaysUp #ExcellenceInEveryRay #StudentVoice #BackToSchool #TheSchoolWhereItHappens

Thank you for your patience, grace, and partnership as we welcomed students for the first day of school. We recognize that arrival and dismissal lines were longer than expected today, and we understand the impact that has on your family’s time and morning and afternoon schedules. Our team met this afternoon to reflect on the day, make adjustments, and prepare for a smoother Day 2. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation as we continue learning the traffic flow together. For morning arrival, vehicles may enter the car loop from either the marquee entrance or the entrance near the baseball fields. Using both entrances will help keep traffic moving in both directions. We will welcome students beginning at 7:20 a.m. to support families with other students and morning commitments. For afternoon dismissal, families of K-1-2-VE students who do not have siblings in grades 3-8 should enter from 62nd Avenue near the baseball fields. This traffic pattern supports the earlier dismissal of our youngest students. Families with students in grades 3-8 should enter the car loop at the marquee entrance. We are grateful for your understanding as we work through these first days together. Thank you for trusting us with your children and for helping us make Rosewood a safe, welcoming place for every student.

✨ Putting the finishing touches on an incredible week of pre-service professional learning as we prepare to welcome our Stingrays back to campus on Monday! One of the things that makes our school so special is the incredible leadership that exists throughout our building. This week, our own amazing leaders stepped up to lead professional learning, share their expertise, and help prepare our entire team for a successful year ahead. 💙💚 At Rosewood, we truly embrace an all-hands-on-deck mentality. Everyone has something to contribute, everyone plays a part, and when there’s work to be done, our Stingrays show up for one another and get it done—together. Our staff has spent the week learning, collaborating, planning, and preparing to make 2026–27 an extraordinary year for our students. The classrooms are ready, the halls are ready, and most importantly—our team is ready! We’ve had our shot to prepare… now it’s time for the school where it happens to come alive! ⭐️🌊 RAYS UP, Stingrays! Monday, here we come! 💙💚