Mrs. Flint is receiving information about food for parties tomorrow. She really does need this information a week ahead of time as she needs the time to ensure the wellness and safety of our students, while being as thoughtful and supportive of the room parents as possible.

Also, many teachers have discouraged sending in candy with Valentine's cards but if food/candy is sent in, students will not be eating it at school.

THANK YOU for your support, as always!!

Warmly,

Michelle Pitts

FOURTH GRADE ONLY!!!!: Kids Heart Challenge is COMING!

Fourth grade students are invited to participate in the Kids Heart Challenge!

Here are some parent resources KHC Parent Resources

Fundraising Support and Fun ways to move at home

All donations are due by Friday, March 7th.

If you have any questions please reach out to hwarden@sau50.org

SEND IN YOUR COINS!!!

We are collecting COINS!!!! Please send in any coins you have at home to support students who were affected by the Califrornia fires.

Kindergarten Registration

Rye Elementary School is presently registering Kindergarten and Grade 1 (new students entering RES only) students for the 2025-2026 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.

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.

Quick Notes

Please understand that students or family members cannot enter classroom or learning spaces before/after school or on weekends for any reason.
We ask that all visitors sign in at the office and remain in the lobby when picking up students. The RES staff will take care of delivering students to family members and collecting belongings. Unexpected visitors in classrooms and hallways can be distracting for our learners and teachers. Thank you!

Special Education Parent Partnership News

Special Education Parent Partnership Group Monthly Meetings

The mission of the Special Education Parent Partnership Group is to foster a supportive and collaborative community for parents of students with disabilities. We aim to create a space for open dialogue and collaboration between families and schools, where ideas can be shared and input can be provided to improve processes. Together we strive to enhance the overall well-being and success of our children within the special education community, ensuring equity and excellence across districts. Meetings are held at 6:30.

Please join us at our upcoming monthly meetings to listen to and interact with our guest speakers. All are welcome!

March 4, 2025 - Occupational Therapy with Jodi Fletcher, Occupational Therapist, Greenland School District

April 1, 2025 - Speech Therapy with Gina Henshaw, Speech Pathologist, Rye School District

May 6, 2025 - Psychological Services with Jen Drew, School Psychologist, Greenland School District

June 3, 2025 - IEP Documents with Stacey Kirby, Director of Special Education

Monthly meetings are held via Zoom, please use this link to join the upcoming meetings:

Link: https://zoom.us/j/93201943837?pwd=U2s1jipDsmqP3y43bcNwejPjbNHzut.1

Meeting ID: 932 0194 3837

Passcode: 8tUTBP

RJH 2025 PLAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Auditions (Grade 4), Play Attendance (ALL!)

Rye Junior High School announces this year's musical, “BEETLEJUICE".

IMPORTANT DATES:

1st Rehearsal: Monday, 2/17, 3:00-5:15pm in the RJH Cafe.
Performances: Thu 4/10, 7pm; Fri 4/11, 7pm; Sat 4/12, 2pm & 6pm

Lunch in Our Caf

We invite one family member at a time to have lunch with their child(ren) but 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!

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.
Days for family visits are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We do not have lunch visitors on Fridays.
Lunch times are:

Kindergarten-11:45-12:10

First Grade-12:10-12:35

Second Grade-12:10-12:35

Third Grade- 11:15-11:40

Fourth Grade-11:15-11:40

Undercover Staff Week: A Highlight Event!

This week we will highlight some staff fun! We surprised the students every day last week with a secret theme.

Monday-Secret Service Day

Tuesday-Everything But a Cup (drink out of anything EXCEPT a cup)

Wednesday-Favorite Hobby/Sports Day

Thursday-Snow Day (we will save this one for next year!)

Friday-Fancy Friday

*See if you can figure out which pictures match which theme!

RJH, SAU 50 Connection and the Principal Report for School Board

Please read the RJH newsletter here.

Please find the latest edition of the SAU 50 Sensation here.

From Michelle: January SCHOOL BOARD REPORT

Lunch Menu

SCHOOL MENU WITH LINKS FOR ALLERGENS!

Community News

PTA News

ASE Session 4: Registration is Open!

Session Dates: 3/3/25 - 4/25/25

https://ase-session-4-2025.cheddarup.com

*Please register this week, to help us assess whether or not we can justify running these classes! If the enrollment is too low, we must cancel certain classes.

RES:

Mondays:

Star Wars/Tag Grades 3-5

Movie Making Grades 2-4

Tuesdays:

Star Wars/ Tag K-2

Gardening & Cooking Grades 2-4

Wednesdays:

Eyes of the World Grades K-4

Everything Taylor Swift Grades K-4

Thursdays:

Jump Rope Grades K-4