The RES Reporter: Oct. 8, 2026
Important Dates
October 9
Room Parent Training (8:15 AM)
October 12
No School
October 23
Gr 4 UNH Ocean Discovery Day Field Trip (8:20-1:30 PM)
RES Production of Surfules (6:00 PM)
October 24
RES Production of Surfules (2:00 PM)
IMPORTANT FAMILY DATES THIS YEAR!
*These are dates that are NOT on the school calendar and may require an adjustment to your work/life calendar in order to attend? I will say that dates are subject to change due to weather days/conflicts but we will do everything we can to keep them!
October 30: Halloween Assembly (8:30-9:00 AM, Families Invited)
December 10: Mall in the Hall (1:00-2:30 PM, holiday shopping for families)
January 15: Music Concert (Grades 3 & 4 only from 8:30-9:00 AM, Families Invited)
April 9: Music Concert (Grades K-2 only from 8:30-9:00 AM, Families Invited)
April 16: Earth Day Assembly (8:30-9:00 AM, Families Invited)
May 14: French Assembly (8:30-9:00 AM, Families Invited)
May 18-20: NH State Testing for Grades 3 and 4
May 28: Field Day Grades K-4
June 15: Kindergarten Picnic on the Commons (10:00 AM, no rain date)
June 16: Last Day for Kindergarten
June 17: Grade 4 Moving On Ceremony (9:00 AM)
Celebrations of Growth (Grade 2 at 2:00 PM, Grade 3 at 1:15 PM and Grade 1 at 10:15 AM)
A Note from Mrs. Pitts
Dear RES Families,
PLEASE consider joining us for our upcoming production, starring our RES third and fourth graders. This is for ALL students and their families. It is an opportunity to show up and support our students as a community!
This Musical Theatre event is yet another wonderful production written by local playwright (and our Music Director), Miles Burns!
Performances:
Fri, Oct 23, 6pm
Sat, Oct 24, 2pm
Here is a link to the Performing Arts Website.
Enjoy!
Michelle Pitts
Please share the Open House format you prefer as a family. We do value your feedback and thank you for your understanding as we took this year to share with our families what we teach and what students learn here at RES!
A great way for us to celebrate John Schu's upcoming visit is to pre-sell the books he has written! John will sign all books purchased during his visit. If you are interested in pre ordering any of his published books, this link has the book choices and payment options.
Bookelicious Presents Author John Schu Pre Event Book Sale Fall 2026
Click here to learn more about John's work!
Books will be shipped to RES prior to John's arrival. Orders are due by October 29th to ensure delivery before our event.
To recognize Hispanic Heritage Month, Ms. Lindsay from Little Groove joined our Kindergarten World Language Health class for a fun and joyful Spanish music and movement experience! Students sang along to songs in Spanish, learned new Spanish vocabulary, and moved and danced together in the gym.
We practiced Spanish words for directions such as up, down, and side to side, as well as numbers, colors, animals, and greetings. It was a wonderful opportunity for our kindergarteners to incorporate Spanish language into an active and engaging Health class experience. ¡Excelente!
It is that time of year when we start to invite family members to lunch at RES. This is very optional and we don't want families to feel pressured to attend. This is an occasional event as we do want children to build independence and social skills in the cafeteria, a perfect time for this! Please know that this opportunity is very unique to RES and we ask that you adhere to the following guidelines out of respect for our staff and safety protocols.
- Email resoffice@sau50.org if you would like to attend with the date/time. It is important to anticipate who will be in the building. We love these opportunities for students and their family members but we will always put safety first.
- one family member at a time to have lunch with their child(ren) as we really do get quite tight at certain lunches.
- Adults must bring their own lunch and can bring lunch for their own child but not other students.
- We do have a focus during this time...eating for energy and brain power!
- Family members must meet the child in the cafeteria and leave from the cafeteria BEFORE we line up all the children.
- Days for family visits are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
- Lunch times are:
Kindergarten-11:45-12:10
First Grade-12:15-12:40
Second Grade-12:15-12:40
Third Grade- 11:15-11:40
Fourth Grade-11:15-11:40
SAU 50 Connections
In an effort to create a ONE STOP SHOP for families, we publish the RES and RJH newsletter on Thursdays and share the link in one place:). We will also include any SAU 50 Newsletters and School Board Reports as well.
It is officially October, which means Trunk or Treat is right around the corner! It takes a village to bring this fun community event to life, so please consider signing up today: Trunk or Treat Sign up!
Finally, thank you to everyone who supported our annual mum sale! We are always looking for new fundraising events and ideas, so please reach out if you have any fun suggestions to share!
Best regards,
Sally Henderson | PTA President | ryenh.pta.president@gmail.com
Contact Information
Email: mpitts@sau50.org
Website: https://res.sau50.org
Location: 461 Sagamore Road, Rye, NH, USA
Phone: (603) 436-4731