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October Newsletter for S-RC Elementary School Families

Hello Jr. Husky families! Can you believe that we have already finished our Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences? If you were unable to meet with your child(ren)'s teacher(s) - please make it a point to stop in at some point and chat for a couple of minutes to hear about what has been happening throughout the first SEVEN weeks of school!

Also, please make sure that you are continuing to talk to your child(ren) each night about what they are learning to help reinforce the concepts. If practice opportunities/homework is sent home, please make sure to talk to your child(ren) and see if they need help understanding anything. If they do need help, contact their teacher. The earlier we can identify a misunderstanding, the better off we all are!

Teachers are always here by 8:00 each morning, so if your child does need help with something - come on in!! Let's make sure that we are all on the same page and doing everything we can to make sure every single student is getting what they need to be successful!

Important Dates

October 3rd - Families Book-It Kick Off Assembly
October 4th - 4th Grade field trip - Ag Day
October 5th - National Do Something Nice Day!!!
October 5th - 5th Grade field trip - Lincoln
October 10th - Columbus Day
October 12th - BoE Meeting @ 7:00 pm (open to public)
October 12th - National Farmer's Day
October 13th - End of 1st Quarter!!!
October 14th - Professional Development - NO SCHOOL
October 17th - Fall Break - NO SCHOOL
October 28th - Book Buddies (students only)
October 28th - National First Responders Day
October 31st - Fall Classroom Parties

🚸 🚸 SLOW DOWN! 🚸 Safety First! 🚸 🚸

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Drop-Off & Pick-Up

Please remember safety is important at school, especially during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times. If you choose to park your vehicle in a parking spot, please walk with your child through the parking lot.

Pulling up to the curb next to the South Gym will allow your child to get out of the vehicle on the passenger side without the worry of additional traffic. If you choose this option, we ask that you do not get out of your vehicle as this is our 'drop and go' lane.

When picking your child up, if you choose to park, please exit your vehicle and meet your child by the door to walk them to the car. You can also pull up to the curb for your child to get into the vehicle on the passenger side. If you are waiting for your child to come out of the building, please pull up as far as possible to allow other parents to utilize the curb pick-up process as well. If you are utilizing the 'pull through lane,' please always make sure that busses have enough room to maneuver at all times. Busses can not be blocked in as this is a safety issues.

NOTE: We have had vehicles reported to us as speeding through the parking lot. These vehicles have also been reported to local law enforcement. Please know that the safety of our students is our utmost concern. We ask that you keep the safety of our students in mind at all times, and drive slowly as you drop your child(ren) off or pick them up from school. Thank you for your assistance!

🐾 Getting To Know You! 🐾

We are BACK to W.I.N. Time!!!

You may have heard your child come home talking about W.I.N. Time. W.I.N. stands for What I Need. During this last 15-20 minutes of the school day, students are split into groups based on what they know and what they are ready to learn. Students are not grouped by grade level, or to specific grade level teachers. We use MAP Growth Data and group students based on their level within certain content areas. We are currently focusing school-wide on vocabulary.

The cool, and exciting thing for students is that they are able to spend their W.I.N. Time getting the enrichment or extension opportunities that are truly geared toward THEM! It's been great to see the excitement in the hallways as teachers welcome new students into their classrooms and ALL students rotate around the building.

Each W.I.N Time rotation will last three weeks. Over the past week we have been focused on vocabulary. Some examples of skills that students may be focused on in certain grade levels are:

Lower Elementary Level

Uses context to determine the meaning of a word
Uses context to determine the meaning of idioms
Understands how the prefix dis-, mis-, or non- changes the meaning of a word

Upper Elementary Level

Interprets personification in context
Analyzes the effect of imagery in context
Uses context to determine connotation of words

You should definitely ask your child who they have been able to work with recently - AND what they have been able to learn!

We will move to new groups for MATH W.I.N. Time on October 10th!

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Parents Visiting for Lunch

Parents are welcome to come and enjoy lunch with your child(ren) again this year. In order to do so, please make sure you:

Contact your child's classroom teacher prior to your visit to let them know you will be coming and verify lunch times.
Check in at the front office and get a visitors badge to wear for the duration of your visit.

Please also understand that parent visits for lunch are restricted to the lunchroom only. Parents can not accompany their child out to recess.

Adult lunches cost: $3.65. You can bring money with you, or use money from your child's account if you have a positive balance. Adults will not be able to eat and charge an account that has a negative balance.

Lunch Times for Each Grade Grade Level

Kindergarten - 10:50-11:20

1st Grade - 10:50-11:20

2nd Grade - 11:10-11:40

3rd Grade - 11:10-11:40

4th Grade - 11:30-12:00

5th Grade - 11:30-12:00

Powerful Parents using PBiS

Throughout the month of September, the biggest "Problem Area" in the elementary area was physical aggression. This could be students who weren't keeping their hands to themselves in line, students who were pushing each other at recess, or students who got in a fight on the bus. All of these incidents would fall under physical aggression.

Here are some intervention ideas that came from a PBIS website:

Resources & Support for technique:

Teach Your Child Planned Ignoring

Bullying Defense Skills Training

Bullying Advice

FAQ When Your Child is Being Bullied

A Call to Stop Bullying

IXL Superstars

S-RC elementary students have already answered 171,338 language arts and math IXL questions this school year! Combined, they have made progress in 1,368 skills and MASTERED 3,557 skills!! That is amazing!! Did you know that your child could work on IXL at home too? They sure can!! Each week, a new IXL Superstar is named in each grade level. This is the student who has answered the most IXL questions correctly for that grade. Here are our IXL Superstars for September:

Huskies in the Hallway

Our newest addition to the hallways is Huskies in the Hallway! It's a collection of pictures taken by classroom teachers, paras, administration, staff members, and sometimes even students. Pictures are sent to the elementary office and printed each week. They are then hung on our growing wall mural for all to see. Students (and staff) enjoy finding themselves as they walk by each day!

SHELBY-RISING CITY HOMECOMING 2022 By: Becky Schueth

This year’s Homecoming festivities began with our S-RC Student Council Members selecting our cartoon shows theme. Student Council kicked off spirit week by decorating downtown businesses in both Shelby & Rising City as well as S-RC Schools to show our Husky Pride! Locker designs were made for all students in grades 6-12 with their Cartoon and saying - it brightened up our hallways and got us pumped up for Homecoming Week! The members came up with fun dress up days for our students to show their school spirit! The 2022 Faculty Royalty were crowned: King Waite and Queen Blackburn. Congratulations!

Scores from the Week:

JH VB A Game vs High Plains = 25-14, 25-11 and B Game = 15-5, 12-15
JH FB vs Clarkson-Leigh = 36-0
Varsity Golf @ Fullerton Invite = No place finishers
Varsity VB vs BDS = 16-25, 18-25 and vs NE Lutheran = 25-22, 23-25, 25-15
Varsity SB vs Aurora 7-6 and JV SB vs Centennial = 0-8
JH VB A Game vs Giltner = 23-25, 25-19, 15-2 and B Game = 8-15, 15-13
Varsity SB vs York = 8-6 and vs Polk County = 3-11
Varsity VB vs High Plains = 25-23, 24-26, 14-25 and vs Dorchester = 20-25, 26-24, 25-17
Varsity FB vs Madison = 66-0
Varsity VB vs David City = 19-25, 23-25; vs Twin River = 25-19, 22-25, 25-21, vs Aquinas = 25-20, 11-25, 22-25
Varsity SB vs FCEMF = 12-4; vs Milford = 10-18

Homecoming Day! Each class began working on their floats for the big Homecoming Parade! Thanks to our communities for participating in the parade! The parade route had our students finish at the football field for the HoCo Pep Rally! The Student Council Juniors planned and MC’d the event; special shout-outs to Aiden, Gavin, Mary, Nevaeh, Kaylei, Aubree, Rylie, Alex & Ava . These StuCo members met daily in the weeks leading up to Homecoming to help with planning and organizing.

To kick off the pep rally, the S-RC Band and Dance team rocked the school fight song. Next, Royalty Candidates played a Headbands Game with cartoons … winners were Justin Knoll & Aurora Slusarski. Then the S-RC Dance team performed a routine with a few special guest stars, S-RC football players. Next, the Royalty Candidates competed in a Cartoon Songs Game - Can you guess that tune. Winners were Payton Sliva & Zoey Walker. Thanks to the crowd for the great fan participation - GO HUSKIES!

At halftime of the football game vs Madison, the winning class themes and floats were announced. This year's winners are:

PK-2 = PreK - Mickey/Minnie Mouse - Hot dog! The Huskies are going to win tonight!
3-5 = 4th Grade - Minions - The Huskies are one in a Minion!
6-8 = 7th Grade - Simpsons - Doh -- Dragons Lose Again....#Homecoming 2022

9-12 = 11th Grade - Charlie Brown - SRC Presents: A Charlie Brown Victory

Coronation was held following the football game. The 2022 Shelby Rising City Homecoming Court was: Cohen Calahan & Liberty Baker, Kole Eickemeier & Angel Barnes, Justin Knoll & Aurora Slusarski and Payton Sliva & Zoey Walker.

Zoe Kuhnel, the 2021 Homecoming Queen, and Grady Belt, the 2021 Homecoming King, crowned this year’s Homecoming Royalty. Crown Bearers were Tucker Alt & Cora Stewart.

Congratulations to the 2022 Shelby-Rising City Homecoming King and Queen: Kole Eickmeier & Aurora Slusarski.