Ruth Cherry Elementary

Welcome back Ruth Cherry Families! We are very excited to have so many new and returning families this year! Please take time to read the important information below. We are looking forward to an exciting year with your children that is full of learning experiences and growth.

A few reminders for the 1st week of school:

• Parents can walk students to class on the 1st day (teachers will help them the rest of the week).
• Doors open at 7am this year (5 minutes earlier) and we release at 3:05pm (5 minutes earlier).
• For the car line, please remember only 2 lanes for dropoff (3rd lane is passing lane only).

Upcoming Events:

August 27th - Boosterthon Kick off (see more information below under boosterthon)

September 1st - Labor Day. No school will be held on this day.

September 10th - All Pro Dad's breakfast (sign up QR code and google form link below)

September 18th - Title 1 Night 5:00-5:30pm in the Cafeteria.

September 22nd & 23rd - No School will be held. Teachers will be in training/meetings.

September 29th - Individual School Picture Day - More info to come.

Mrs. Hays

Principal

Traffic Flow Video: Please take a minute to watch our traffic flow video at the link below:

See our bell schedule below:

7:00 - 7:30am Students are allowed to be dropped off, come in the building, and breakfast is served during this time.

7:25am School begins

7:30am Tardy bell rings

3:05pm Dismissal bell rings

If students arrive between 7:00-7:30 and they want to eat breakfast, they will go to the cafeteria.

Students who arrive prior to 7:20am and want to attend a club, they will go to the club table and pick a club for the morning.

All students will wait for the bell to ring in the cafe if they are not in a morning club.

Students who arrive at 7:30 will go straight to class. Students who arrive after 7:30 will check in with the front office to get a tardy slip before going to class.

Dismissal: Please let your classroom teachers know how your child will be getting home from school. We will have bus riders, daycare students, car riders and walkers. Please download the app: https://www.pikmykid.com/ All students will be given a car tag number for times that they will be a car rider.

Walkers: Students walking must be independent walkers. Teachers will help walk students out of the building and get them across the street at the crosswalk. If parents are meeting your child to walk home with them please meet us at the cross walk to walk with your child. You will NOT need to walk up to the front door. We have two zones for student walkers. Please clarify which group your child should be walking with to the classroom teacher.

Cherry Families,

This year, every student is being issued an ID badge that features your child’s photo (if they were here for picture day last year), their lunch barcode and a QR code that allows them to sign into Classlink. Students will be required to wear these every day at school, and if they ride the bus, to and from school as well.

Starting the second semester, students will be required to scan their IDs to get on the bus in the afternoon to ride the bus home. They will not be allowed to board the bus without their ID badge.

Help us by reminding your child to wear their ID every day, and to take proper care of it. There will be a $5 charge for replacement badges after the first replacement is issued. We are providing lanyards for students; however, if your student would like to bring a special lanyard to help them keep up with their ID, those are welcome as long as they are school appropriate.

Thank you for your assistance with this. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you!

Ruth Cherry Elementary

When you are needing to drop off items for your student or checking a student out, we will follow these new procedures.

If your student is dropped off after the tardy bell at 7:35am, you will need to park your car and walk your student in and check them in in the front office.

Please download the My School Bucks app to manage your child's lunch account. To see if you qualify for free or reduced lunch, please apply at https://www.myschooolapps.com.

Breakfast is $1.75 and served until 7:30.

Lunch is $2.70.

Money may be uploaded to your child's account at myschoolbucks.com.

Your child's teacher will share with you their lunch time.

PARENT LUNCHES

Parents are able to come have lunch with their children on Mondays through Thursdays. To help us teach all the students our procedures first, we'll wait to start this until September 8th.

After the 8th, you're welcome to come have lunch with your child in the main hallway in front of the cafeteria. If you choose to come have lunch with your child, they can either buy their lunch or you can bring food - either way! We cannot have friends join in on the parent lunches.

Hello Cherry Families!

My name is Emily Taylor and I'm so excited to be joining Ruth Cherry as your new school counselor! This is my 18th year in education, my 16th year in RCISD and my 13th year as a school counselor. My passion is to serve and advocate for every child, helping them grow academically, socially, and emotionally. I can't wait to meet and partner with students, families and staff to make this the best year yet!

Be sure to let your child's teacher know how he or she is getting home from school. Bus - which bus? Car rider or walker? Daycare or YMCA?

Our Bus route numbers are: 83, 91, 24, 27

Please contact Transportation to clarify the bus route your student(s) will be on.

During the year, any changes from the usual pickup routine need to be called to the front office by 2:00pm that day in order for us to notify your child's teacher in a timely manner. Please do not contact your teacher directly in case they don't have afternoon conference, have a sub that day, or happen to miss the message. Contacting the front office helps us make sure everyone involved with after school duty knows of the change.

We are proud to partner with the YMCA on our after school care program at every elementary campus! This program replaces EDP. The YMCA After School Care Program will serve students in PreK to 12 years old in a safe and nurturing environment in conjunction with the school calendar.

Program Details:

- Serves students PreK to 12 years of age

- Follows the School Calendar

- From the dismissal bell until 6:30 p.m.

- $71 per week, $5 off per sibling

Registration Link: https://buff.ly/3J7PDoX...

Questions:

Email sleissner@ymcadallas.org

Ruth Cherry Elementary Families!

We're excited to introduce this year's main fundraiser, the Ruth Cherry Glow Run. Our goal this year is to raise $10,000 for Student Incentives, Program for Gym, Recess Equipment to benefit ALL students at Ruth Cherry Elementary.

We’re excited for this fundraising experience because it offers 3 important things to our school community: a user-friendly fundraising platform, a character enrichment program and a fitness-focused event that includes ALL of our students.

As a family, you will work together asking friends and family to donate on your student’s Donation Page at MyBooster.com. The best part is, you can still support our school just by SHARING about the fundraiser!

Students will also experience an amazing character enrichment program called “Star Quest."

Help support our campus PTO, Parent Teacher Organization!!!

Use the QR code to join!!!

Our First PTO Meeting will be September 15th @ 3:45pm

Upstairs at Ruth Cherry Elementary

Calling ALL Ruth Cherry Dads!

Make sure to get signed up for our All Pro Dads team using the attached QR Code.

Don’t miss out on opportunities to support our students, teachers and school.

APD events start Wednesday, September 10th at 7:00am.

Google Form to sign up to attend the APD Breakfast

All Pro Dad Dates for the year:

Sept. 10th

Oct. 22nd

Nov. 19th

Jan. 21st

Feb. 25th

April 29th

Email: emily.hays@rcisd.org
Website: www.rcisd.org
Location: 1450 Verandah Blvd, Royse City, TX, USA
Phone: 972-636-3301
Facebook: facebook.com/RuthCherryElementary
Twitter: @ruthcherryelem