Gators at a Glance
Rudolph Gordon School's Weekly Family Communication
Week of March 25th
Welcome back, Gator families! I hope you had a wonderful Spring Break! The fourth and final 9 weeks of school is upon us! Thank you for staying up-to-date on all school communications to ensure that you are well-informed of upcoming school events.
This week, March 25th-28th, students will celebrate Career Week! See below for dress up days that your student may participate in.
A reminder that Friday, March 29th, is a student holiday. We will see you back on Monday, April 1st.
Looking forward to a great week! Please reach out if there is anything we can assist you with!
With Gator Pride,
Meredith Welch
Monday
Career Awareness Week - Wear your favorite college gear
Tuesday
Career Awareness Week - Dress as your Dream Job
4th/5th grade Elementary Chorus Rehearsal
Robotics Team Meeting
Baseball and Soccer at Greenville Middle
Wednesday
Career Awareness week - Dream about your future job - wear PJs
Beta Club Induction 9:00 AM
Thursday
Career Awareness Dress like a boss
8th Grade Band Performance
3rd Quarter End of grading period
Robotics Team Meeting
Spring Sports at home
Friday
Student Teacher Holiday
A Note From Your RGS PTA...
Spring Run Club members are able to sign up here- https://www.rgspta.org/s/shop
2024-2025 PTA Board Nominations
Here is the list of PTA Board positions that will be open and in need of nominations for the next term:
VP Communications
VP Fundraising (New! To help coordinate fundraising efforts.)
VP Volunteers (New!) To help coordinate volunteers.)
VP Membership
VP Hospitality
Nominations will also be open for the following program chairs and coordinator positions:
Arts in Education Chair
Gatorama Chair
PTA Rock Chair
Yearbook Coordinator
Spirit Wear Coordinator
Spirit Night Chair
The form to submit interest in serving on the PTA Board will be available soon, along with full descriptions for the open positions.
Gatorama Committees: Volunteers are needed to serve on committees to help with ticketing, signage, baskets, yard games, decorations, etc. If you are interested in joining our team, please email Gatorama@rgspta.org.
Gatorama, April 26, 4-8 p.m.
Gatorama will be back in 74 days! There will be carnival rides, bounce houses, games, food trucks, and more! The full listing will be available in the coming weeks.
Wristbands and tickets will be going on sale soon! Presale begins March 25.
- Wristbands serve as an all-access pass for rides and attractions.
- Tickets are single use, and each ride or attraction varies in the number of tickets needed between 1 and 5 tickets.
The presale dates vary. Details will be in the Feb. 12 PTA email.
Gatorama Silent Auction: Each classroom is responsible for helping create a basket. The themes for each class can be found here.
Spring Market: April 13
The RGS PTA Spring Market will be held on Saturday, April 13! We will have vendors set up outside on the middle school track. Interested in being a vendor? Sign up here.
RGS Calendar of Events:
March
3/29 - Student and Teacher Holiday·
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April
4/1 - Q3 Report Card
4/1 - 2 - 8 Grade ELA Benchmarks
4/2 - 2-8 Math Benchmarks
4/3 - 4/6 Science Benchmarks
4/4 - 6-8 Strings and Chorus Concert
4/12 - Special Olympics at RGS
4/18 - 3-8 Writing Field Test (including 3-5 Virtual)
4/18 - K5 Orientation (PM)
4/19 - Student and Teacher Holiday
4/23 - 6-8 Virtual Field Test
4/24 - Progress Reports
4/25 - 3-5 Virtual ELA 1, 3-8 Paper/Pencil Math
4/26 - Last Day to check out books
4/26 - Gatorama
4/29 - PTA Meeting at 5:00
4/30 - 6-8 Virtual SC Ready ELA Session 1
4/30 - 3-8 SC Ready ELA Session 1
May
5/1 - 3-8 SC Ready ELA Session 2 (including virtual and paper/pencil)
5/2 - Virtual 4-5 SC Ready ELA Session 1, 4/6 SC Ready Science (paper/pencil)
5/3 - Library Books Due
5/6-10 - Teacher Appreciation Week
5/7 - 3-8 SC Ready Math
5/7 - 4-5 Virtual SC Ready ELA Session2
5/9 - 3-5 Virtual SC Ready Math
5/9 - 6-8 Grade Band Concert
5/14 - Alg 1 EOC (including virtual)
5/15 - 6th Grade Gator Games
5/16 - 7th Grade Gator Games
5/16 - 1st Grade Awards in classrooms (8:30 & 10:00)
5/17 - Yearbook Distribution
5/17 - 5th Grade Day
5/17 - 8th Grade Gator Games
5/20 - 2nd (8:30) & 3rd Grade Awards (10:00); K at 1:00
5/20 - 8th Grade Awards 6 PM
5/21 - Half Day - 4th Grade Awards (8:30) & 5th Grade Awards (10:00)
5/22 - Half Day - 6th Grade Awards (8:30) & 7th Grade Awards (10:00)
Rudolph Gordon School
The mission of Rudolph G. Gordon School, in cooperation with home and community, is to prepare children to become lifelong learners and responsible, productive citizens by creating meaningful learning experiences in a safe, nurturing environment.
Website: https://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/gordon/
Location: Rudolph G. Gordon School, Scuffletown Road, Simpsonville, SC, USA
Phone: (864) 452-0200