The Week In Review

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Upcoming Dates

October
National Bullying Prevention Month

Wednesday, October 21
End of the 1st nine weeks
1/2 Day - Dismissal at 11:30am

Thursday, October 22
No School - Teacher Workday

Friday, October 23
No School - District Holiday

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7 Habit Spotlight

Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw

When you sharpen your saw, you are balanced in each of these areas: physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual. Balanced people are productive people!

Some great ways to sharpen your saw:
exercise, reading, family outings, pets, meditation, 
conversations, writing in a journal, volunteering, etc.

The Week in Review

Today is Constitution Day!

228 years ago today, our founding fathers signed into effect the Constitution of the United States. On September 17, 1787, leaders of our country met in Philadelphia to agree on a set of rules for our country.

Did you know? Over 11,000 amendments have been proposed since 1789, but only 27 amendments have been added.

Our students have enjoyed studying the Constitution today, and a group of 5th graders even rewrote the Preamble in their own words.

If you would like to learn more about our Constitution, please visit

constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution.

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Upcoming Dates

Thursday, September 17

Interims Available on Parent Portal

Monday, September 21

PTO Meeting, 6pm

Wednesday, September 23

Photo ID Program

Thursday, September 24

1/2 Day, Dismissal @ 11:30am

Parent Conferences

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7 Habit Spotlight

Habit 6 - Synergize

Two second grade students, pictured below, decided to check out the same Junie B. Jones book. When asked why, they responded, "We want to synergize and read the book together!"

What a great display of leadership from our young learners!

Family Friendly Guide to the Standards

The Education Oversight Committee, part of our SC State Department of Education, has released a family friendly guide to our new SC standards. Click the link below to access guides, suggested activities, and related books that you can use to help your child at home! There are guides for English, Math, Science, and Social Studies. 

Thank YOU for being a part of your child's education!

www.scfriendlystandards.org/

Ways to Benefit Our School!

 If you are a Publix shopper, pick up an RCE/Publix Partners card in the RCE main office and simply scan it whenever you shop at Publix. Both stores donate back a portion of the RCE sales!

Also, we collect BoxTops and Coke Rewards! These can be dropped off in the Media Center. 

All monies collected benefit our school!

The Week in Review

School Pictures are Thursday, September 17th. All pictures and packages must be prepaid. You can also go online to order them at: www.strawbridge.net.

The Richland Library has partnered with Richland School District 2 to distribute library cards to every student in our district! Library cards were sent home Thursday, September 10th. You can activate your card online at: www.richlandlibrary.com/connected. If you already have a library card, you can visit any branch of the library to activate the new one. ALL children's materials fees/fines are being waived! This is your chance to begin taking advantage of all the FREE resources the library has to offer! Books, movies, music, games, homework help, and more!

View details on how to activate your card HERE.

Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, September 17

Fall Pictures

Interims Available

Monday, September 14

SIC Meeting, 6pm

Monday, September 21

PTO Meeting, 6pm

Wednesday, September 23

Student Photo ID Program, 8am

Thursday, September 24

1/2 Day - Dismissal at 11:30

Parent Conferences

The Week in Review, August 31 - September 4

Fundraising!
Sell, sell, sell! Our fall fundraiser ends Thursday, September 10th. Think win-win to help the students win prizes and the school benefit from funds raised.

September is Attendance Awareness Month.

 Every day counts in the academic life of a child. 

 

Fall Pictures
Thursday, September 17th
These pictures will be PRE-PAY for the packets. You can also go online to order the pictures at www.strawbridge.net.

Upcoming Events

Monday, September 7

No School -  Labor Day

Thursday, September 10

End of Fall Fundraiser

Open House, 6 - 7pm

Monday, September 14

SIC Meeting, 6 - 7pm

Thursday, September 17

Fall Pictures

Interims available

Monday, September 21

PTO Meeting, 6 - 7pm

Shout Out!

We would like to give a shout out to Mrs. Hartis, our Resource teacher. She was able to purchase much needed materials for her classroom through DonorsChoose.org. Way to go Mrs. Hartis!

7 Habit Spotlight

Habit 3: Put First Things First

We encourage students to put first things first in their academic life - homework before play. We focus on accomplishing the most important things before we relax. How can you apply this to your family's life? How are your priorities? Be sure to put the things you value the most first. 

Great Read Alouds for Habit 3:

Wallace's Lists - Barbara Bottner

The Little Red Hen - Paul Galdone

The Hallelujah Flight - Phil Bildner

Lucky Beans - Becky Birtha