The Weekly Update #4

RES Mission: Learning, Loving and Growing Together

RES Vision: Equipping Everyone for Excellence

Hi Ringgold Elementary Students and Families,

Happy New Year! I hope this message finds you rested and ready for an exciting new semester. We are thrilled to begin 2025 with fresh opportunities for growth, learning, and achievement.

We are so excited to celebrate our students’ hard work during the 2nd 9 weeks with the UTC Aquatic Center Field Trip in January. We are certain it will be a blast and a well-deserved reward for those who hit their goals with grades (All A’s, B’s, and C’s), behavior (no office discipline referrals), and attendance (no more than three unexcused absences). Way to go, everyone—you’re making us proud!

Coming up next is our third nine weeks PBIS event: Arm Wrestle Mania! Let’s keep up the hard work, stay focused, and make good choices so you can earn your spot at this fun event. We’re already looking forward to it!

I’m also super excited to announce our first-ever Health Fair happening soon. This is a great chance for everyone to learn more about staying healthy and feeling great. We’ll share more details soon, so stay tuned!

Thanks for being such an amazing part of our school community. Let’s make this semester our best one yet!

Go Tigers!

Dr. Edgeman

We are excited about the PBIS Reward for the 2nd 9 weeks of school!

It is a trip to the UTC Aquatic Center for students who meet the following criteria:

• Making all A's, B's, and C's the 2nd 9 weeks
• No more than 3 unexcused absenses
• No office discipline referals

The trips will take place on the following days:

• 3rd grade - Wednesday, January 8th
• 4th grade - Thursday, January 9th
• 5th grade - Friday, January 10th

Please note: Due to space restrictions, parents will not be allowed to attend this trip.

**Friendly reminder parents: This PBIS trip is a rewards based event. We strive for every child to be at this event, but it is an earned "bonus" event for the students. If your child does not meet the requirements for the event, there is no consequence within our school for them. They simply go about their day of loving, learning, and growing together.

At RES so far this year we have a total of:

1,771 absences

832 tardies and early dismissals

For a total of 772,620 minutes of missed instruction.

Please make plans to join us for our first RES Health & Wellness Fair!

What is it?

A fun night for the whole family to visit various stations throughout the school. Learn about how to stay healthy, play fun games, create make-and-take activities, and more! (Similar to STEAM Night!)

When is it?

January 16th from 6:00-7:30

Who is invited?

All Ringgold Elementary students and their families

Where is it?

Enter at the RES gym

Please click this link to RSVP so we know how many people to prepare for:

Health & Wellness Fair RSVP

If your student is interested in the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition, please have them

see Mrs. Webb in room 408 for an entry form.

See the flyer below for more information.

The deadline is January 31, 2025

Join us at the Ringgold High School basketball game on January 10th. This is RES Spiriti Night, where all RES students get in for free! The RES Dance Force will be dancing at this game. We hope to see you there!

Also, the RES Dance Force will have thier competition at Heritage High School on January 18th.

The CCPS Spelling Bee will be held on Tuesday, January 28th at 6:00 pm in Tiger Creek Elementary School's auditorium.

RES will be represented by the following students:

4th Grade:

Kaiden Schrader

Eli Cate (alternate)

5th Grade:

Maddie Snow

Bennett Parker (alternate)

Beginning January 3rd, 2025, EZ School Pay will be the new meal payment system for Catoosa County Schools. This means that parents and guardians will use EZ School Pay to add funds to their child’s school meal account and manage payments for meals. Be sure to stay updated on any specific instructions from the school district about setting up or transitioning to this new payment system.

Click here to view more information about this change on the CCPS website

You may access EZ School Pay site by using the link below:
https://www.ezschoolpay.com/Login.aspx?District=9749330

Website: https://res.catoosa.k12.ga.us/

Address: 322 Evitt Lane Ringgold, GA 30736

Phone Number: 706-935-2912

To request a paper copy of this newsletter, email Parent Involvement Coordinator, Cathy Cooper at ccooper.res@catoosa.k12.ga.us