Ruth Cherry Elementary
October 19, 2023
Ruth Cherry Updates
Hello Ruth Cherry Families,
Tomorrow, October 20th, the Royse City High School Football players will be on campus to read with our students!!!
NEXT Week is RED RIBBON WEEK!!! Please see the schedule below for what to wear each day.
There will be NO COSTUMES worn to school on October 31st! ONLY on Friday, October 27th!
Our next PTO meeting will be October 24th @ 6:30pm in the Ruth Cherry Cafeteria.
We have a new outdoor learning space!!! Take a look at these students enjoying art outside!!
Kona ICE
Students will be able to purchase Kona Ice snow cones during recess on October 20th. Feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher if you have any questions. The link to purchase is below!!! Online ordering closes at 8AM!
Boosterthon
Thank you to all our Boosterthon participants!!! The top 10 students were able to slime all 3 principals!
DRESS A TURKEY
Cherry Elementary Student Council is excited to announce our first school wide activity. Starting Wednesday, November 1st students will have the opportunity to purchase a feather for a dollar to put on any staff member’s turkey. Students can purchase feathers in the morning starting at 7:05 at the Learning Stairs. The staff member with the most feathers will have to dress like a turkey for the day on Friday, November 17th . The money raised will be used to fund additional student council projects and activities for Cherry Elementary throughout the school year. We would love everyone to participate in this fun project and cannot wait to see who has to dress like a turkey!
ART TO REMEMBER
Be on the look out NEXT WEEK for Information about Art To Remember!!!
FALL Title III Emergent Bilingual Parent Meeting
Please find the attached fliers for our upcoming Fall Title III Emergent Bilingual Parent Meetings coming up on October 24, 2023. The attached fliers are available in English and Spanish. We will hold both morning and evening meetings that day.
We hope you will join us for more information about our Emergent Bilingual Program at Ruth Cherry Elementary.
ALL PRO DADS
Calling ALL Ruth Cherry Dads!
Our All Pro Dad October Breakfast is coming up on Wednesday, October 25th, 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 below.
https://forms.gle/kgGPh7gSBnrY8h9W9
We are so excited to see you on October 25th!
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:
October 25, 2023
November 29, 2023
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!
The NED Show
We have an exciting upcoming school-wide event...!!
NED’s Mindset Mission on October, 26th.
3rd - 5th grade's show will be from 8:30 - 9:15
Kinder - 2nd grade's show will be from 9:35 - 10:20.
To see a sneak peek preview video and gain access to free online resources, click link below:
www.NEDfolder.com/mm-teacher-preview
FALL FESTIVAL
Science Fair
The science fair registration is officially open.
The registration Google form can be completed using the link below. A paper copy of the flyer was also sent home with each student.
Science fair is for all students in the K-5th grade, so siblings could complete one project together.
Ruth Chery Elementary Science Fair Website : https://sites.google.com/rcisd.org/cherrysciencefair/home
The next PTO meeting will be October 24th @ 6:30 in the Ruth Cherry Cafeteria.
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