Elementary School

Free Family Fun at the NHS Fall Carnival!

Story City Main Street is thrilled to announce our upcoming Yulefest Weekend — and this year we’re celebrating 25 years of Main Street magic! As part of the festivities, we’re hosting the 1st Young Yulefest Ambassador Contest.
This fun, community-centered event is open to children ages 3 through kindergarten. One young lady and one young man will be selected as Story City’s Young Yulefest Ambassadors, and all participants will receive a prize!

Important details:

Entry deadline: Wednesday, October 16th, 2025, by 4:00 pm.
Registration fee: $5 per child (supports Yulefest).
Voting period: October 27 – November 24, 2025.
Ambassadors announced: Friday, November 28th at 6:00 pm during the Yulefest Tree Lighting.
Funds raised will benefit Young Reader Programs in the Story City community.
Each participant will be paired with a local business sponsor, and collection containers will be placed around town for community voting.

Reporting a student absence or appointment? Please email: esattendance@roland-story.k12.ia.us or call the Elementary front office at: 515-733-4386.

We have 4 days of school left and all items are due, Tuesday, June 3rd! Final email notices were sent out earlier today. # of Books still out: 76

On Friday, May 16th Matt Patton received the Iowa Bandmasters Association Outstanding Administrator Superintendent Award! This statewide award recognizes administration particularly supportive of the music and fine arts programs in their district. Thank you Mr. Patton for all of your support for the fine arts at Roland-Story!

Kindergarten 25/26 This form is for 5 year olds (5 on or before September 15th, 2020) that have not attended our preschool program and/or are a new family to our district. The Kindergarten screening will be April 18th at 9:00. https://forms.gle/qZfTSJJfYMouR5LB9

The Preschool Lottery closes Monday, March 3rd! Please fill out the link below for preschool. The preschool lottery will close on March 1st at 4:00pm. Your child must be 4 years old on or before September 15th, 2025. Click Here: https://forms.gle/CpqiBMXzF6grRMxw8

PRESS START: the Literati Book Fair is coming! Join us for a Story Arcade on: Friday, February 14th-Wednesday, February 19th @ 8:00a.m.-3:50p.m. & Thursday, February 20th @ 8:00a.m.-7:30p.m.! OR shop online at literati.com/store. Every purchase benefits our school. GLHF (good luck, have fun)!

Our readers could use a Player 2—are you ready to level up your reading game? Help our students collect reading power-ups as a book fair volunteer! Volunteer Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAEA92BA2F4C70-54548909-spring#/

Bertha Bartlett Public Library January Programs

The Literati Book Fair is coming! Join us for an intergalactic adventure Friday, November 8th-Thursday November 14th, or get a head start and shop online at fairs.literati.com. (Be sure to support Roland-Story Elementary School by clicking “connect to my school” and typing the zip code: 50248). Every purchase benefits our school. Keep an eye out for more information to come!

Trunk or Treat

2024 Angel Gift Program

Roland Public Library is excited to host a parenting workshop. This is a great opportunity to get you and your family ready for a new school year. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Sign-up HERE ➡️ https://forms.gle/F3LEe7JjUh7eMvgm9

Hearing from our elementary students reinforces a Roland-Story core value that people are the priority. Enjoy this new video about the Elementary Student Experience. Link: https://tinyurl.com/yhh6dxuk

What do Roland-Story students think about their teachers? We asked them and here is what they told us. #NorseProud Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZzqQoH_FS2GgP23aOcwbfiMVVbl7AZ1q/view

Happy Halloween from the Elementary Staff!

Day one is in the books. We had a great day! Flag raising and an assembly kicked things off!