Ruth Cherry Elementary
December 2023
Ruth Cherry Updates
Hello Ruth Cherry Families,
It is December!!!!
We have a lot of events coming up along with optional dress up days!
Wednesday, December 20th will be Early Release @12pm.
Christmas Break - December 21st - January 5th.
Students will return to school on Monday, January 8th.
Parents please complete the attached survey below!
PARENTS WE NEED YOUR HELP!!
Please complete the Capturing Kids Hearts Survey using the link below.
No Parent Lunch
We will not be having open campus parent lunches on December 7th- December 20th.
We will send out a parent sign in link soon for any parents that would like to come up and help with class parties on December 20th. All grade level holiday parties will be on December 20th on our early release day! More December dates to come in our Smore at the end of the week! Thank you for your understanding!
Christmas Break
We will be out of school for Christmas Break starting on Thursday, December 21st through Friday, January 5th! Students will return to school on Monday, January 8th!
Early Release
We will have Early Release on Wednesday, December 20th at 12:00pm!
12 Days of Christmas Dress Up Days
Kona ICE (December)
Kona ICE (January)
Students will be able to purchase Kona ICE snow cones during recess on Friday, January 12th. Feel free to reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions.
This is a free come and go event with HOT CHOCOLATE and Treats!
Kade's Halo for Hope Toy Drive will be accepting new unwrapped toys for children fighting cancer!
Boy Scouts
Chilloree Fun Day
Saturday December 9th from 9:00am - 3:00pm
Tones of Fund Activities to Enjoy and Lunch is Included
$30 per Scout
$15 per adult
$10 per sibling
Registration closes December 4th
Join Cub Scouts Pack 312
All Boys and Girls K-5th grade are welcome!
Join with the QR code on the poster!!
ALL PRO DADS
Calling ALL Ruth Cherry Dads!
Our All Pro Dad October Breakfast is coming up on Wednesday, November 29th, at 6:45 am, in the Cherry Cafeteria.
This is a chance for our dads/guardians and students to connect over donuts and a short video. And of course, what would an All Pro Dad breakfast be without...PRIZES!!!
If you are planning on attending, please complete the Google Form link that will be sent out through email. Be on the look out for that as the January date gets closer.
We are so excited to see you on January 31st.
Thank you again for supporting our All Pro Dad program at Ruth Cherry!
Mr. C and Mr. Brogan
Please find our 2023-24 APD Breakfast schedule below!
Dates:
January 31, 2024
February 28, 2024
March 27, 2024
April 24, 2024
Time: 6:45-7:30
Location: Cherry Cafeteria
We hope you will join us for each of our All Pro Dad breakfasts this year!
Science Fair
The next science fair workshop will be December 7 from 6:00-6:30 in Mrs. Oliver’s room B202.
Late registrations will be taken and are encouraged.
Science fair is for all students in the K-5th grade, so siblings could complete one project together.
The Science Fair projects are due January 12th and the Science Fair will be held for judging on January 18th.
Ruth Chery Elementary Science Fair Website : https://sites.google.com/rcisd.org/cherrysciencefair/home
Registration Flyer
Workshop Information
Good News Club
Monday's @ 3:15-4:45pm (FREE)
Students must register to attend
Call for details:
903-455-4297 Amber or 469-766-7539 Cindy
The students must have a completed registration form to stay. Students will be meeting upstairs in the STEM lab and brought down to the front of the school when finished.
LUNCH INFORMATION
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 11th.
After the 11th, 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.
BIRTHDAY CUPCAKES, TREATS
If you wish to bring cupcakes or other items to school to help your child celebrate a birthday, we can do that with a few restrictions to help us stay in compliance with food guidelines and allergy rules.
Items must be store bought with an ingredient label for our nurse to be able to check for allergies. We will deliver the food to their class, they can be dropped off at the office. Thank you for helping us stay in compliance!
YMCA (afterschool care)
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, 50% off RCISD employee rate
Registration Link: https://buff.ly/3J7PDoX...
Questions:
Email sleissner@ymcadallas.org
How is your child getting home?
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?
During the year, any changes from the usual pickup routine need to be called to the front office by 2:30pm 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.
Ruth Cherry Elementary
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
Emily Hays
Principal
Dave Christensen
Assistant Principal