The Weekly Update #4
July 12th, 2024
Dear RES Families,
We are excited about the month ahead and all the opportunities to connect with our amazing Ringgold Elementary community! Mark your calendars for our FAST Math and Reading Night on February 25th. It will be a fantastic evening of learning and fun with your child that you won’t want to miss!
Be on the lookout for information from your child’s teacher about Spring parent-teacher conferences. We are eager to meet with you, celebrate the incredible growth your child is making, and collaborate on ways to help them finish the year strong.
At the end of the month, we’ll kick off our Double Good Popcorn fundraiser, and we’d love your support! The funds raised go directly toward classroom needs, building updates, teacher appreciation, and more.
Thank you for your partnership in making Ringgold Elementary a wonderful place for our students to learn and grow!
Warm regards,
Dr. Kristian Edgeman
Parent-Teacher Conferences
It is time for individual parent-teacher conferences! They will begin on February 14th, and continue through March 14th (although some teachers have already started having conferences.)
This is your chance to meet one-on-one with your child's teacher. It is very important that we meet with ALL parents. So please make it a priority to schedule a meeting with your child's teacher, and to attend the meeting.
Come prepared with any questions you might have about your child, their progress in school, or anything else you would like to discuss. Your teacher will reach out to you soon to schedule a meeting time!
See the flyer in next week's Tuesday folder for more information.
Click Here to View More Information About RES FAST Conferences
We are so proud of the hard work that the RES Dance Force put in before competing in the Heritage High School Dance Invitational! They placed second in the pom category and first in hip hop!
They will be performing at halftime of the Lady Mocs game on February 8th, so feel free to come enjoy the game and cheer them on!
Have you got a talent you would like to share? Our RES Variety Show is coming up March 27 and we can't wait to watch our talented students shine like the stars. If you would like to try out for the show, pick up an audition form from Mrs. Roach and put your act together! Auditions will be February 28 during connections, and we would like to have 3-4 student acts for each grade level. Can you juggle, perform martial arts, dance, sing, or perform a magic show? How about a comedy skit? Show us your best skills, and let's have a great show!
3rd grade will be starting our rocks/minerals and erosion unit.
4th grade will be working on a very lengthy project using their knowledge of animal adaptations and ecosystems.
5th grade will finish chemical and physical reactions and will start the electricity unit by the end of the month
Science Fair projects have been assigned to 5th grade and are due on May 2nd. This is a mandatory project and is for a science grade. Hypothesis and project ideas are due March 7th.
Regional Tech Competition in Rome GA will be held on Friday, January 31st. Congratulations to the students that have advanced to regionals:
Tre Womack
Judah Yates
Gabriel Boyd
Ryals Holcombe
Wyatt Davis
Abel Waters
Ollie Edgeman
Aela Petty
Congratulations to Eileen Torres in Mrs. McElhaney's class for winning the NGEMC Poster Contest!
Stay tuned for more exciting news to come!
Alisa Nepp
RES STEAM Lab
With the cold and flu season upon us, it’s important to remind ourselves how exercise helps keep us strong and healthy. In addition to giving you more energy and making you feel good, exercise helps your body function better. A recent article in Health Studies Weekly explains that the immune system is the system that defends your body against infections. Exercise helps your immune system protect your body. According to some studies, exercise has been shown to increase the number of cells that fight bacteria in your body. So the more you exercise, the less likely you are to become ill. However, it’s important to remember that if you’re already sick, exercise may do more harm than good. Your body needs to rest to fight the infection, and exercising during an illness can sometimes cause you to be sick longer. So get out there, get moving, and stay well!
Healthy Celebration Snack Ideas:
Individual bowls of low-fat popcorn with melted peanut butter as a topping.
Build your own trail mix: offer choices of low sugar, whole-grain cereals, seeds or nuts, dried fruits and snack crackers. Kids scoop appropriate serving sizes of their choices into individual plastic baggies.
Whole-grain bagel halves spread with pizza sauce, sprinkled with part-skim mozzarella cheese, and broiled for 1-2 min. until cheese melts. (optional: provide a variety of sliced veggie choices that kids can select to put on their bagel.)
Mini-waffles spread with low-fat cream cheese and topped with fresh fruit.
Beverage Ideas: Offer flavored waters or 100% fruit juices mixed with sparkling water to add some fun!
We are looking forward to celebrating Read Across America Week March 3rd-7th!
Each day that week we will celebrate a different theme related to Dr. Seuss Books. See the flyer below for the theme for each day.
Friday, March 7th is our RES and RPS Book Character Day Parade.
Beginning January 3rd, 2025, EZ School Pay will be the new meal payment system for Catoosa County Schools. This means that parents and guardians will use EZ School Pay to add funds to their child’s school meal account and manage payments for meals. Be sure to stay updated on any specific instructions from the school district about setting up or transitioning to this new payment system.
Click here to view more information about this change on the CCPS website
You may access EZ School Pay site by using the link below:
https://www.ezschoolpay.com/Login.aspx?District=9749330
