Ruth Cherry Elementary School

January Message:

Hello Parents and Families,

Welcome back! I hope you and your family had a restful, joyful, and rejuvenating Christmas break. It’s wonderful to see the hallways filled with energy again.

We are so excited to kick off this new semester and dive back into learning. We look forward to partnering with you to make the rest of this school year a great success.

Here’s to a happy, healthy, and productive 2026!

Quick Reminders:

Gear: Don’t forget to check that winter coats, hats, and gloves are labeled with your child's name in case they are left at school.

January Upcoming Events:

January 19th - No School MLK Holiday

January 21st - All Pro Dads Breakfast

January 22nd - 4th Grade Music Performance

February Upcoming Events:

February 2nd - 6th - School Counselor Appreciation week

February 6th - Class picture day

February 9th - Bad Weather day (NO SCHOOL)

February 13th- Class Valentine Parties

February 15th - School Resource Officer Day (SRO/ Officer Clark)

February 16th - President's Day (NO SCHOOL)

February 23rd - PTO meeting (3:45pm)

February 25th - All Pro Dad's Breakfast

Mrs. Hays, Principal

All Pro Dads

Calling ALL Ruth Cherry Dads!

We are so excited about another year of All Pro Dad Breakfasts for our students and Dads! We know that sometimes our Dads can't make it, so we also welcome Granddads, Uncles, Adult Siblings, Adult Cousins, and Moms!

Don’t miss out on opportunities to support our students, teachers and school.

Our All Pro Dad breakfasts will be Wednesday mornings again this year. We open the doors at 6:50 am for each APD breakfast and meet upstairs in "The Nest" (Room D206-D207)! We have donuts and water or students and Dads. We give Dads and students a chance to talk with each other and each month there is a character attribute video and discussion. We also have prizes!!!

Sign up link:

Google Form to sign up to attend the APD Breakfast

Dates:

Jan. 21, 2026

Feb. 25, 2026

April 29, 2026

Time: 6:50-7:25am
Location: The Nest (Room D206-D207)

Good News Club

Every Monday @ 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 in room D128. They will be brought out front when it is over.

https://ceflsp.breezechms.com/form/RCCherry25

See our bell schedule below:

7:00 - 7:30am Students are allowed to be dropped off, come in the building, and breakfast is served during this time.

7:25am School begins

7:30am Tardy bell rings

3:05pm Dismissal bell rings

If students arrive between 7:00-7:30 and they want to eat breakfast, they will go to the cafeteria.

Students who arrive prior to 7:20am and want to attend a club, they will go to the club table and pick a club for the morning.

All students will wait for the bell to ring in the cafe if they are not in a morning club.

Students who arrive at 7:30 will go straight to class. Students who arrive after 7:30 will check in with the front office to get a tardy slip before going to class.

Dismissal: Please let your classroom teachers know how your child will be getting home from school. We will have bus riders, daycare students, car riders and walkers. Please download the app: https://www.pikmykid.com/ All students will be given a car tag number for times that they will be a car rider.

Walkers: Students walking must be independent walkers. Teachers will help walk students out of the building and get them across the street at the crosswalk. If parents are meeting your child to walk home with them please meet us at the cross walk to walk with your child. You will NOT need to walk up to the front door. We have two zones for student walkers. Please clarify which group your child should be walking with to the classroom teacher.

Cherry Families,

This year, every student is being issued an ID badge that features your child’s photo (if they were here for picture day last year), their lunch barcode and a QR code that allows them to sign into Classlink. Students will be required to wear these every day at school, and if they ride the bus, to and from school as well.

Starting the second semester, students will be required to scan their IDs to get on the bus in the afternoon to ride the bus home. They will not be allowed to board the bus without their ID badge.

Help us by reminding your child to wear their ID every day, and to take proper care of it. There will be a $5 charge for replacement badges after the first replacement is issued. We are providing lanyards for students; however, if your student would like to bring a special lanyard to help them keep up with their ID, those are welcome as long as they are school appropriate.

Thank you for your assistance with this. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you!

Ruth Cherry Elementary

When you are needing to drop off items for your student or checking a student out, we will follow these new procedures.

If your student is dropped off after the tardy bell at 7:35am, you will need to park your car and walk your student in and check them in in the front office.

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 8th.

After the 8th, 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.

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

Registration Link: https://buff.ly/3J7PDoX...

Questions:

Email sleissner@ymcadallas.org