The RES Reporter: January 8, 2026
S.E.A.S the Day!
Important Dates
January 9
Bowling Trip to Bowl-O-Rama Grades 3 and 4
January 13
Principal's Advisory Council at 8:00 AM
SNOW DATE: Bowling Trip Grades 3 and 4
January 14
School Board Meeting
January 16
Music Concert (Grades 3 and 4 only) at 8:30 AM
January 19
No School
January 22
Mental Health Talk at PHS (see flyer below) at 6:30 PM
January 30
Report Cards Sent Home
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!
January 16: Music Concert (Grades 3 & 4 only from 8:30-9:00 AM, Families Invited)
March 27: Music Concert (Grades K-2 only from 8:30-9:00 AM, Families Invited)
April 17: Earth Day Assembly (8:30-9:00 AM, Families Invited)
May 15: French Assembly (8:30-9:00 AM, Families Invited)
May 19-21: NH State Testing for Grades 3 and 4
May 29: Field Day Grades K-4
June 11: Kindergarten Picnic on the Commons (10:00 AM, no rain date)
June 12: Last Day for Kindergarten
June 16: 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)
Important Links
Reference Material
Rye Elementary School Homepage
Principal's Archived Newsletters
Staff Slideshow: Get to Know Us!
Links for Social Emotional Support
STAND UP/SPEAK OUT Report Form
A Note from Mrs. Pitts
Dear RES Families,
Happy New Year! With the new year always comes the thought of NEXT YEAR. It is time for Kindergarten registration!!!
Rye Elementary School is presently registering Kindergarten and Grade 1 (new students entering RES only) students for the 2024-2025 school year. Our Kindergarten program is a full day program. It is important that all students register so that we can plan classes for next year. We are already in the planning and budgeting process so please register right away.
You can register at:
https://sau50.powerschool.com/public/formbuilder/form.html?formid=2327135.
Once approved, you will receive instructions on how register for Power School and complete
forms online.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please use 9/1/2026 as your entry date if registering for next year.
Please register early. Details are online at the RES webpage. http://res.sau50.org/
Students chronological age will be age 5 to enter kindergarten or age 6 to enter Grade 1
on or before September 30 of the year the student plans to enter school. There will be Kindergarten Orientation information announced in the spring, as well as details regarding kindergarten screening.
Warmly,
Michelle Pitts
Thank you to those who could make it to our "Donuts with Grownups" presentation this morning. If you could not make it but would be interested in attending if we did a repeat performance, please email me some times I should consider! I would love as many families to get this information as possible. We had several staff there to present and answer questions, such as Leah Weeks (Reading Specialist), Sarah Holmes (Math Specialist), Lori Arsenault (School Counselor), Laurie Hounam (BCBA), and Diane Smaracko (Teacher in Charge). I am sending this presentation (also called "RES 101") so families who were not present have a sense of the information provided.
One important point I would like to share is that our staff has been exploring literacy programs (knowledge/comprehension and writing) over the course of this year. The plan is to implement one program, as a staff, at the start of the 2026-2027 school year. This year, we conducted a field study in grades K-2 with CKLA in the fall and now have teachers in each grade piloting CKLA (grade 4), Arts and Letters, and MyView. Teachers will be sending home communication around these programs shortly, if they have not already. The staff at RES has been so flexible in training, planning and piloting these programs as this decision will ultimately impact all students. It is important and we are more than willing to invest the time and energy it takes to make the right decision!
-ATTENTION: Fourth Grade Families!: Check your child's folder for information about upcoming NAEP testing.
-Arrival: school starts at 8:20 so students need to be in classrooms by this time. If you arrive outside at 8:20, your child could be marked tardy.
- 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.
- Adults must bring their own lunch and can bring lunch for their own child.
- 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 are now publishing the RES and RJH newsletter on Thursdays and sharing the link in one place:)
ASE Session 3 has started this week, and runs until Feb. 20th
Marianne and Amanda’s 2-year terms will be ending in June, so we will need a new President and Treasurer to keep our PTA going strong! Please reach out to Marianne at ryenh.pta.president@gmail.com or Amanda at ryenh.pta.treasurer@gmail.com to learn about their roles!
If heading a committee is more your speed, we’d love to hear your ideas!
PTA Skate Party
Skating at Strawbery Banke: Sunday February 15
RES: 4:30-6:30pm
RJH: 7:00-9:00pm
https://2026-rye-pta-skating-event.cheddarup.com
Openings for 2026/27 School Year:
Happy New Year!
Contact Information
Email: mpitts@sau50.org
Website: https://res.sau50.org
Location: 461 Sagamore Road, Rye, NH, USA
Phone: (603) 436-4731