M.K. Rawlings Elementary

📚✨ Thank You! ✨📚

A huge thank you to Pinellas County Schools and myON for bringing the Book Bus to our scholars at Blanton's Summer Bridge! 🚍📖

Our Summer Bridge students were thrilled to receive new books and are already enjoying diving into their summer reading adventures. Thank you for helping foster a love of reading and supporting literacy in our community.

📚❤️

✏️📚 Summer Writing Challenge Update, Yearlings!

How many stories has your scholar created so far this summer? We'd love to celebrate their creativity!

Share a few sentences, a favorite excerpt, or tell us about the stories they've written in the comments below. We can't wait to see the amazing characters, adventures, and ideas our young authors are bringing to life!

Keep writing, keep imagining, and keep creating! 🌟📝

🎓 APPLY FOR A SEAT ONLINE! 🎓

Ready to enroll your child? Follow these simple steps:

✅ Step 1: Create a Parent Portal Account
Visit focus.pcsb.org to create your Parent Portal account.

✅ Step 2: Apply for a Seat
Log in to focus.pcsb.org and select the Student Reservation System link on the left navigation menu.

✅ Step 3: Accept Your Seat & Pay Registration Fee
Once a seat is offered, log back into your Parent Portal account to accept the placement and pay the registration fee online.

✅ Step 4: Enroll at Your Assigned School
When enrollment opens, complete registration at your assigned school and pay the nonrefundable online registration fee.

📋 Required Documents:
• Birth certificate or proof of age
• Physical examination certificate signed by a licensed examiner
• Two forms of Florida residency documentation

🌟 VPK Families:
The VPK Certificate of Eligibility application opens January 1, 2026, through the Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County.

📌 The certificate must be submitted to the school before your child can begin VPK.

📞 Questions about the VPK Certificate? Contact the Early Learning Coalition at (727) 400-4411.

Apply early and secure your child's seat today!

🎉📚 TODAY is the LAST DAY of school for the 2025–2026 school year! ☀️🎓

Reminder: ALL students must be picked up by 12:55 PM for early dismissal today.

✅ Report cards have gone home
✅ Celebrations are now over
✅ Please check your Parent Portal for any last-minute notices you may have missed and to make sure all documentation is up to date before summer fun begins! 🌴😎

📅 Back-to-School notices, Heads Up Week information, and our Back-to-School Bash (August 8th) will begin going out during the first week of August.

📌 Please continue to refer to our school webpage for important updates and grade-level Supply lists coming in August:
https://rawlings-es.pcsb.org/

Thank you for a wonderful school year, and we wish all of our families a safe, fun, and relaxing summer! 💙

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📣 Rawlings Families Reminder! 📣

Today are our Awards Ceremonies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students! Students are encouraged to dress nicely for their special celebration. 🎉🏅

🚨 Important Reminder for Guests:
All family members attending MUST bring a government-issued photo ID. Pictures of IDs on your phone will NOT be accepted, as they cannot be scanned for entry.

✏️ If you plan on taking your student home after the ceremony, please remember you MUST sign them out.

🏈⚽ Also today:
Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 5th grade students who donate a uniform may wear their favorite sports team shirts!

Please check your student’s calendar and backpack for award ceremony times, as we will not announce them over the phone for safety reasons.

We look forward to celebrating our amazing students today! 💙

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Friday, May 22 – LAST Day for Student Backpacks!
We will be sending bulk items home, so please plan accordingly.

PK–4th Grade:
✨ PJ Day for students who donate a school uniform
🎉 Class celebrations

Please email your child’s teacher if you have any questions about what to bring.

📢 IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR ALL SCHOOL EVENTS 📢

For the safety and security of all students, a PHYSICAL valid driver’s license or government-issued photo ID is REQUIRED for entry to all school events, celebrations, and promotion ceremonies.

✔ IDs will be scanned at check-in
❌ Photos of IDs on phones will NOT be accepted
🚗 If your ID is left in your car, you will need to retrieve it before entry

Even if staff members know you personally, district policy requires ALL visitors to show and scan proper identification.

⏰ Please plan to arrive early and have your ID ready to help keep check-in moving smoothly.

This policy also applies to:
• Early student checkouts
• Meetings with staff members
• Any campus visit requiring identity verification

If you plan to take your student home after a celebration, students must still be officially signed out and the teacher must be notified.

Please note: Each grade level will hold separate celebrations. Students will not be called from other grade levels to attend sibling events.

Thank you for helping us keep our campus safe! 💙

As we approach the end of the school year, we are asking families to please consider donating any gently used school uniforms your students may have outgrown throughout the year. ❤️

These donations make such a difference for our students and families. Accidents happen during the school day, students sometimes arrive new to the district unexpectedly, and having extra uniforms available helps us support children quickly and comfortably when they need it most.

Items we are especially looking for:
• Collared uniform shirts
• Pants/shorts
• Skirts
• Dresses

All sizes are appreciated! Please make sure items are clean and gently used.

Thank you for always helping us take care of our school community and for supporting students in need. Your kindness truly makes a difference! 💙