Reed-Custer Elementary School

Email: heather.faletti@rc255.net
Website: www.rc255.net

https://sites.google.com/rc255.net/rcesreed-custer-255u/mrs-faletti

Location: 162 S. School St. Braidwood, IL 60408
Phone: 815-458-2145
Facebook: facebook.com/RCES255/
Twitter: @RCES255

Spring Pictures

Spring pictures at RCES will be on March 16th. Only students with the pink response form will be photographed. Please watch for this pink form coming home with students on March 3rd.

IAR Testing

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) is administered each spring to students in Grades 3-8. IAR serves as an educational GPS system, assessing students’ current performance and pointing the way to what students need to learn. IAR is designed to give schools and teachers more information to improve instruction. Our students will take the Illinois Assessment of Readiness.

Reed-Custer Elementary School IAR and ISA Testing Schedule-

ELA Testing Sessions: (3rd-5th grade)

• March 20th-March 24th

Math Testing Sessions: (3rd-5th grade)

• March 27th-March 31st

Make-up Sessions:(3rd-5th grade)

• April 12th-April 21st

Illinois Science Assessment ISA

• 5th grade only (April 24th-28th)

Kindergarten registration will be in-person. Please park in the front lot at RCES and enter through the library doors (21). We can't wait to see you! 🖤 💛

Our ACE focus this month is courtesy. We will discuss the importance of being courteous, polite, and using good manners, explaining that when you speak and act courteously, you give others a feeling of being valued and respected. At home, please talk about how important it is to say, “thank you, no thank you, please, sorry, and excuse me.” They’re simple but powerful words that make a big difference.

As a building, we are always focused on kindness and helping others. RCES Kids Care, our monthly charity, is one of the ways we will be reinforcing these ideas with our students. Being able to help others in this way will show our students that little hands can make a big difference in the lives of others. This charity work is entirely voluntary.

March Collection - Ronald McDonald House Charities

RCES is collecting aluminum tabs from beverage cans for the Ronald McDonald House! Collecting aluminum tabs is a great way to teach kids about philanthropy and the importance of recycling while raising funds to help children and their families at the same time. Little things make a big difference. You can help support the Ronald McDonald Houses of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana (RMHC-CNI) by donating the tabs you pull to open soda, soup, and other aluminum cans.

March 1st Kindergarten Registration 4:00-7:00 pm

March 2nd Kindergarten Registration 4:00-7:00 pm

March 2nd FORCES fundraiser pickup

March 3rd Kindergarten Registration 10:00am-2:00pm

March 7th Kids Heart Challenge Kick-off Assembly during PE classes

March 15th Early Release 11:50 - No PreK classes

March 16th Spring Pictures

March 17th St. Patrick's Day - Wear Green 🍀

March 20th -March 31st Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) testing begins for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade

DID YOU KNOW?

• Starting in preschool and kindergarten, too many absences can cause children to fall behind in school. Missing 10%, or about 2 days each month over the course of a school year, can make it harder to learn to read.
• Students can still fall behind if they miss just 1 or 2 days every few weeks.
• Being late to school may lead to poor attendance.
• Absences and tardiness can affect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow down learning to help children catch up.
• Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school—and themselves.
• Start building this habit in preschool so they learn right away that going to school on time every day is important.
• Eventually, good attendance will be a skill that will help them succeed in high school and college.