Raccoon Review
A Weekly Communication Tool for Rice Elementary Staff
Campus Goals
- Ensuring ALL students are in attendance.
- Cultivating a climate that welcomes students and parents.
- Creating opportunities for students to use and increase critical thinking and decision-making skills.
- Moving from Parent Involvement to Parent Engagement.
Staff Shout Outs
Studying the properties of water in Kindergarten
Such a cool picture of the moon from one of our families!!!
Students went ice skating in music to The Skaters Waltz.
Week at a Glance: February 5th-9th
Specials A Week
Monday
2nd Grade PLC
Jump Rope for Heart Begins
GT Testing
3:30-ELA Hot Rods TRACKS Group
Tuesday
4th Grade-Gift of Time
GT Testing
2nd-4th TELPAS Practice during Specials
Angela @ Counselor's Meeting
Wednesday
Kinder PLC
GT Testing
Kona Ice
Wes @ TELPAS and LPAC Training
3:30-Rice Way Meeting
Thursday
3rd Grade PLC-Gift of Time
*3rd and 4th switch Specials
3:30-Math Group # 2 RICE TRACKS
5:30-Author's Celebration
Friday
1st Grade PLC
99th Day of School-We have tackled 99 days of school
Specials & PK Gift of Time
Coaches at Jim Knight Training
Poster Method
4th Math CA #5
Gasper & Sznajder Shower
Notes from Malinda
Kindness Challenge:
Teachers, stop by and pick up a sheet if you didn't grab one at Raccoon TRACKS...spread the love!!!
Valentine Treats:
We will have Valentine's treats in homeroom classrooms on February 14th from 1:30-2:30 (1st-4th) & K-1:00-2:00. (PK times differ).
Author's Celebration
On February 8th from 5:30-7:00, we will have our 1st School Wide Author's Celebration. Below are the details of the events:
Library- Gasper, Parks,
Cafeteria-Kinder, 1st,
Grade Level Hallways-Each grade level sets up a writing gallery in their hallway...parents leave sticky notes of positive praise.
Music-Roll a Story/sightword (set up on tables)
Art-Write your sight words (sand/paper plates)
Gift of Time
February is coming...and that means a special treat from the PTO and Admin. Our Gift of Time will be at Pie in the Sky. Each team will get to meet there for breakfast (7:30-9:25...pick your students up from specials at 9:25) and spend some time with each other. Dates are below:
Kinder, Jeanine Cheesman: 2/21
1st, Dustin Gilmer: 2/16
2nd, Mary Luna: 2/12
Lifeskills/RISE: 2/28
IMPACT: Amy Cuddy
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER
New York Times Best-Selling Author Presence, Bringing your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenge “Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are” Second most viewed TED Talk with 42 million views.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2018
8:00 AM – Registration Sign-in Begins
9:00 AM – Event Presentation Begins
9:15 AM -Doors Close
REGISTRATION Register through Eduphoria.