Groovy Gazette

Every month each grade level chooses a student who embodies a character trait! For the month of August teachers chose a student from each grade level who was WELCOMING to those new to our school.

K- Andee

1- Ellie

2- Penny

3- McKinley

4- Yari

5- Kyleigh

This year we will be implementing a house system on campus. This will allow us to have some friendly competitions and create community across the different classes and grade levels. Your students will spin a wheel to determine their "house"! They will then come home with a bracelet in that color. When we do "House Rallies" we will have students dress up in their colors! Below are when the sorting will take place!

August 25th - Grades 3-5

September 1st - Grades K-2

Teachers were sorted into houses last year to begin getting students excited and interested in what is to come! We are excited to get our students sorted this year!

Our Lost and Found is already starting to collect items! Have your child go by and see if they are missing anything.

Please mark your calendars because Friday, September 15th is Dot Day at Scott Elementary!

What is Dot Day?

International Dot Day is celebrated by adults and children for boosting courage so that their creative potential is released. It is a great day to connect and collaborate, and also to celebrate self-expression.

Students and staff are encouraged to come to school wearing polka-dot attire.

Students will participate in "Dot Day" activities during the day!

We absolutely love having parents on our campus as much as possible! I have attached our Volunteer Sign up Google Sheet below. There are 3 ways you can regularly volunteer:

• Morning Car Duty Drop-off
• Lunch Help
• Instructional prep/Grade level volunteers

Please add your name to the sheet where you can volunteer! Your child will love seeing you on campus! If you have any questions please reach out to Dr. Bailey at baileym@rcisd.org!

After each absence please send in a paper note or email to Sarah Hankins at sarah.hankins@rcisd.org.

5 days unexcused absence - parents will have to sign an attendance contract

7 days unexcused absence - parents will have to attend an attendance committee meeting

10 days unexcused absence - truancy will be filed with the county

Please send in those notes so that we can get those unexcused absences changed to excused! At this age attendance is not a student responsibility but a parent responsibility so please ensure your children are at school when they are healthy!

Classrooms are earning letters to spell out "Bulldogs" each day they have perfect attendance as a class. Once they spell it out the class gets a prize!

SHOUT OUT TO Mrs. Browder's Class and Mrs. Flud's Class for earning their first attendance prize!

Each month a group of amazing teachers creates a bulletin board to highlight a different culture. The cultures represent different students on our campus. Here is the September Diversity board!

Students will have the opportunity to earn SHINE slips again this year! When they earn them the student will go on a bingo board. When that BINGO has 15 in a row those students will earn a prize and the BINGO board will start over. So - the more SHINE slips you earn the better your chances!

If you would like to donate to our Prize options for BINGO students please use the link below. We have created a wish list of ideas!

9/4 - Labor Day (No School)

9/5 - Title 1 Treasure Hunt 5:00-6:00, PTO Meeting 6:00

9/8 - Kona Ice Day

9/12 - Fall Picture Day

9/12-9/15 - HOCO week Dress up days (see flyer above)

9/15 - RC Homecoming, Dot Day

9/19 - Sept. Monthly Fire Drill

9/21 - All Pro Dad's 7am

9/25 - No School, Teacher PD

9/26-10/3 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week (by appointment)

10/9-10/16 - Fall Break, No School, Teacher PD

10/19 - Gr5 Music Program

10/20 - Kona Ice, GT Gr1&2 Field Trip

10/23-10/27 - Red Ribbon Week Dress up days (Flyer coming soon)

10/27 - Gr 1 Field Trip (info being sent by teachers), Fall Festival 5pm-7pm

11/1 - GT Gr5 Field Trip, K-2 House Rally (wear house colors)

11/2 - Gr3-5 House Rally (wear house colors)

Families! Help our school win the Great Grant Giveback Contest. Each campus is asking for donations to the Royse City ISD Education Foundation. All campuses will directly receive 50% of the funds raised and the winning campus will receive 75%! Other proceeds will go to the Education Foundation to fund future teacher grants and student/staff appreciation programs. The Education Foundation has granted more than $1.5 Million back to Royse City ISD Schools since its inception in 2009. Click this link to make your donation count towards our school! LINK FOR CAMPUS

With the first home varsity football game of the season this Friday, we are asking for your assistance in helping us remind students and parents of the Athletic Event Policy in relation to student IDs and parent/guardian attendance.

The message below went out via text and email to all PreK-12th Guardians as well as all secondary student emails.

Reminder ALL HS & MS students must wear a valid ID for entry to ALL Athletic Events. Students not wearing IDs will not be granted admission to Athletic Events.

MS Students MUST also be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Clear bag policy remains in effect - NO student backpacks allowed.

Policy link - RCISD Athletics Facilities Rules & Regulations

With the growth of our district staff, we would also like to remind/inform each of you that staff members are able to enter Athletic Events free of charge with their staff ID. However, any guests or family members with you will be required to pay for entry. Tickets may be purchased in advance at HomeTown Ticketing.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Royse City ISD Families,

Do you or your children have Medicaid coverage? For those of you that do, the state has informed Royse City ISD that an important renewal letter will be mailed to you soon. To ensure you receive this critical piece of mail: make sure your address, email and phone number are up-to-date following the instructions found at https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/health/medicaid-chip/end-continuous-medicaid-coverage.

Communications Office
CommunityRelations@rcisd.org

The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 2428 recently related to discipline for students in possession of, using or distributing vapes or e-cigarette on or within 300 feet of a school campus. Students in this situation will be removed from class and placed in disciplinary alternative education programs (DAEP). This does not apply to approved respiratory inhalers or other medical related devices.

For more information about the dangers of vaping and nicotine use please visit the provided link: Quick Facts on the risk of e-cigarettes. We appreciate your support of these safety and wellbeing efforts!

The Royse City ISD Transportation and Technology Departments are partnering on a new and safer system to track bus ridership. Bus riders will be issued official Bus Rider Cards to be scanned when they load and unload school buses. Similar to a badge reader, the Bus Rider Cards will allow the district greater details of ridership than ever before.

INFO FOR PRE-K TO 5TH GRADE:

Students who are signed up for bus transportation will be provided with a unique Bus Rider Card. Schools will be provided with the Bus Rider Cards and materials needed to attach them to the child’s backpack. Details coming soon on this procedure.

ACTION REQUIRED FOR FAMILIES
Families of bus riders are asked to complete this brief Bus Rider Registration Form to register your student(s) for transportation services. This form will also prompt our staff to activate a unique Bus Rider Badge for your student(s).

NEXT STEPS

As we grow accustomed to this new system, we know that cards may be lost or misplaced occasionally. We will not deny bus services to students without cards. Procedures for replacement cards and other FAQs will be published soon on the district’s transportation website.

Thank you for taking a moment to learn about this new system! For transportation specific questions, please email brigitte.hargrove@rcisd.org or call 972-636-9732.

Students in Grades K-5 are not allowed to use cell phones or watches with cell service accessibility while on campus property. If a student needs to have a phone with them, due to afterschool care communication, it must remain turned off and inside the students backpack until the student is off school property.

If a student is caught with a cell phone it will be taken up and turned into the office. The phone will not be released to the student. A parent/guardian will have to come to campus to pick up the cell phone.

The school is not responsible for any stolen or broken electronic devices.

Please note that students can wear hoodies. However, the hood may NOT be on their heads while they are in the school building. If a student does not comply with this rule, they will be asked to remove the hoodie until the end of the day. If they refuse, parents will be notified and the student will serve ISS.

Sept 5, Oct. 3, Nov. 7, Dec.5

Jan 9, Feb 6, March 5, April 2, May 7

Website: https://www.rcisd.org/o/ase
Location: 1401 Erby Campbell Boulevard, Royse City, TX, USA
Phone: 9726363300
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