The Ranger Report

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Congratulations to Paula Langdale! She has been named Rocky Creek Elementary's Teacher of the Year. Mrs Langdale is one of Rocky Creek's 3rd grade teachers.

Congratulations to the following who were finalists for Teacher of the Year.

(left to right) Paige Bowles, Jamie Brunson, Brittany Talwin, Katherine Merrell (RCES TOY 2021-2022), Paula Langdale, and Cheri Lewis.

12 Mrs. Paige Bowles

12 Ms. Adrienne Morrison

24 Ms. Brenna Spivey

26 Mrs. Casey Crocker

29 Mrs. Kathryn Nichols

29 Ms. Victoria Cerulli

This month we added October birthdays, so we wanted to share other birthdays celebrated so far this year.

August

Sandra Ewing

Brandon Wooten

Jamie Brunson

Meredith Hatley

Michelle Carnahan

Tuesdae Marcou

Brittany Talwin

Whitney Seddon

Brittney Edrada

Breanna Hughes

September

Heather Corley

Anahi Cushman

Jennifer Stuppiello

Tiffany Grant

Jennifer Ringo

Neely Swygert

Tammy Horton

Lynn-d Gunter

Katherine Merrell

Breanna Hughes

Dear Rocky Creek Families,

Over the summer Rocky Creek Elementary School's Leadership Team developed a behavior matrix outlining how Rangers demonstrate the expectations for behavior throughout all areas of our school.

All staff members reviewed the behavior matrix and provided feedback to the Leadership Team. The purpose of the matrix is to ensure that behavior expectations are the same for all students and are communicated using the same language.

A copy of the behavior matrix is provided below.

Michelle Smith, Principal

We invite you to follow RCES on social media.

Here is the link to our school website.

https://www.lexington1.net/RCES

Here is the link to our Facebook Page.

https://www.facebook.com/RCESLex1/

Here is the link to our Twitter Page.

https://twitter.com/rceslex1

Lexington County School District One has identified eight Power Skills through our strategic plan that are integral to the way we work and learn together at Rocky Creek Elementary. These skills enable our students to learn the characteristics that will support them now and throughout their lives. The Power Skills are: accountability, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, interpersonal skills, integrity, perseverance, and a willingness to take risks. These skills are taught as an integral part of daily instruction during our Morning Meeting and throughout the day.

During the month of October, these are the Power Skills we will focus on:

Week of October 3 - Kindness (Interpersonal Skills)

Week of October 10 - Teamwork (Collaboration)

Week of October 17 - Responsibility (Accountability)

Week of October 24 - Integrity

October

5 Picture Day

6 PTO Biscuit Sale

7 Parent/Teacher Conferences(No School for Students)

10 No School for Staff or Students

11-13 CogAt Testing Grades 2 & 4

11-20 Fall Book Fair

13 PTO Dine Out Night - Chic-Fil-A

14 PTO Trunk or Treat 6:00 - 8:00

PTO Meeting 5:00 in the Compass

School Spirit Day (wear RCES spirit wear or colors)

18-19 IOWA Testing Grade 2

19 Collaborative Planning-Dismissal at 11:20

20 End of First Quarter

24-28 Red Ribbon Week (see each day's theme below)

November

1 Reports Cards Sent Home

3 PTO Biscuit Sales

6 Daylight Savings Time Ends (set clocks back 1 hour)

8 No School for Staff or Students - Election Day

14 American Education Week Begins

15 PTO Dine Out Night - Sonic

16 Collaborative Planning - Dismiss @ 11:20

23 - 25 Thanksgiving Break

28 PTO Bundt Cake Sale Begins (ends December 2)

Effective family-school communication and family involvement in education contributes to improved student achievement and better learning outcomes. RCES uses a variety of ways to

communicate with our families including emails. School Messenger, Facebook, school

website, Peach Jar, Twitter, Tuesday folders, and newsletters.

All emails and phone messages will receive a response from RCES staff within 24 hours of the initial contact.

If you have not been receiving emails from the school, please contact the front office to make sure we get that updated for you.

If you have suggestion about how we can improve communication, please reach out to one of the administrators.

Information about Dental Screening and Care at RCES will be sent home on October 4. If you would like for your child to participate, return the signed permission form to the nurse by Monday, October 11, 2022.

We will host a flu clinic for students on campus. Our school nurse will be sending home information about the clinic with directions for signing up. As soon as the date is finalized, you will be notified.

For the safety of our students, the school will deviate from a student’s designated way home only with the following procedure: All dismissal changes must be requested by sending a note to their child’s teacher letting them know the change. Do not send transportation changes to email. If the teacher is absent, no one will receive notice to make this change. The teacher will send the note to the front office and a transportation change will be made for the child. Our office staff notifies teachers of daily dismissal changes beginning at 1:45 P.M. each day. If an emergency occurs and you need to make a transportation change in the middle of the day, please contact our front desk before 1:45 P.M. They will ask you to send an email requesting the change.

Front Office (803)821-4200

School Nurse (803) 821-4198

Library (803)821-4227

LexingtonTransportation (803)821-1340

School Cafeteria (803)821-4225

Attendance and Records (803)821-4204

Fees (803)821-4202

If you would like to send in birthday treats or a special snack for your child's class, you may do so. The only stipulations is treats and snacks must be store bought. For convenience, teachers prefer individually packaged items so that they can be passed out quickly. Please do not send in a cake that the teachers has to serve. They only have 20 minutes to eat their lunch.

We do not allow deliveries of flowers, balloons, edible arrangements, etc... to our students. If something is delivered to school, we will contact parents to pick up the items from the office.

Volunteers are welcome to volunteer at RCES. In order to volunteer in any of the schools in Lexington County School District One, you must:

1. Undergo a criminal history screening prior to approval.

2. Be 21 years of age or older.

Simply complete and submit a volunteer application and upon approval you will receive instructions on the next steps.

Please note that the approval process could take anywhere from two to four weeks. If you have any questions about the application, please contact your school's volunteer coordinator, Kathy Young.

If needing to dismiss a student, a driver's license or photo ID is required for identification purposes.

To dismiss a student, that individual will need to be on the child's approved contact list provided by the parent/guardian. We will not release a student to someone who is not on their approved list unless we have written permission from the parent/guardian.

Our front office becomes very busy after 1:45 with dismissal of students. If you need to dismiss early, it helps our ladies out front if you sign out your child before 1:45. If you wait until after 1:45, approval from an administrator is required.

Families may begin eating lunch with their child/children. Please make sure you have your ID. We have designated tables in the cafeteria for families to sit with their child. Other children are not allowed to sit at that table.

You may bring food from outside for your child to eat if you are staying for lunch. We do not accept drop off food deliveries if you are not stying for lunch. We are not able to make those deliveries and keep the front desk covered.

If your child forgets their lunch box, you can drop it off in the office, and we will have the child stop by the office on the way to lunch.

IMPORTANT: While parents/visitors are invited to lunch, we do not allow parents/visitors to go to recess.

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May 2023

Lexington County School District One does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, genetic information or age in admission to, access to, treatment in or employment in its programs and activities. The following people have been designated to handle inquiries or complaints. The Chief Human Resources Officer handles inquiries/complaints regarding Title IX, inquiries/complaints regarding Title II with respect to employees and/or public access to buildings and grounds, and inquiries/complaints involving the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Inquiries/complaints regarding Section 504 for students K–12 go to Director of School Counseling and Advisement. The mathematics coordinator handles inquiries/complaints regarding Title II. Contact these people if you have questions regarding these issues at 100 Tarrar Springs Road, Lexington, SC 29072 and telephone number 803-821-1000.