From the Principal
Dear Cub Families,
Last week was a busy but productive week! We had a great turnout out for our JMU Math Night; thank you to everyone who came to school last Thursday evening! We also had a GREAT PTA Fun Run on Friday! A very BIG THANK YOU to our PTA for hosting this event to raise money for our playground!
Our SCA election is completed! The students who ran for office did a wonderful job campaigning and giving their speeches. What really warmed my heart was when we announced the winners, all the students genuinely applauded for one another. The sportsmanship and respect was truly amazing! We have some great Cubs!
Our first spirit week to bring awareness to school attendance was a fun time! We love spirit weeks here at Cub! I believe our new SCA officers and representatives will be sponsoring another spirit week in October, so we look forward to that!
We have a few things coming up this week, too! Monday, October 2 is National Custodian Appreciation Day! We want to be sure that Mr. Travis Norris, Ms. Lisa Shifflett, Mr. Matt Slye, and Ms. Hope Smith all know how much we appreciate everything they do!
Also, Jumpin' Cubs tryouts are this coming Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday! We look forward to seeing them perform this year!
We hope everyone has a great week! If you need anything, please contact the school!
Ms. Martz
From Ms. Mackey at SHS:
Spotswood High School is excited to announce our Children Auditions for the spring musical, Anastasia!
Auditions will be held on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 from 5:30pm-8:00pm in the SHS Chorus Room. Please see the attached pdf and google drive folder for additional details!
Please contact Justine Mackey or Jordan Davidson if you have any questions.
Farm to School Week October 2-6, 2023
Next week, RCPS Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) will be celebrating Farm to School Week by featuring local meats, fruits and vegetables on our menus. Our menu will include: locally raised ground beef from GlenDor Farms in Harrisonburg, freshly harvested potatoes from Valley Farming in Dayton, bibb-style lettuce from Portwood Gardens in Dayton, apples from Showalter's Orchard in Timberville, and sweet potatoes from Hanover. Our high schools will also be featuring pork bratwurst this month from Bakers Pork in Mount Jackson.
Additionally, RCPS FNS is participating in the Crunch Heard 'Round the Commonwealth on Thursday, October 5, 2023. This is a Virginia-wide initiative to increase awareness of Virginia's Farm to School programs. Join us in your school's cafeteria to take a "crunch" out of a Virginia grown apple to make some noise for farm to school!
CRES Six Day Specials Rotation
As you are aware, CRES is on a six day rotation for our specials classes. Each week we will share the upcoming days of the rotation with parents. Here are the rotations for the next two weeks:
- Monday, October 2 Day 3
- Tuesday, October 3 Day 4
- Wednesday, October 4 Da 5y
- Thursday, October 5 Day 6
- Friday, October 6 Day 1
- Monday, October 9 No School for Students; Teacher Professional Learning Day
- Tuesday, October 10 Day 2
- Wednesday, October 11 Day 3
- Thursday, October 12 Day 4
- Friday, October 13 Day 5
Your child's teacher will share with you the specific 6 day specials rotation for their class (which day is art, music, PE, library, and technology).
Scholastic Book Fair Cub Run October 20-27!
As you are preparing for the upcoming month, save the dates of October 20-27 for our book fair! We will host a Scholastic Fair October 20-27. It will be open each day from 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The fair will also be open during literacy night on October 26 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. and on the teacher workday October 27 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. We hope to see you there
Upcoming Events:
Monday, October 2-5th Grade to MTC; National Custodian Appreciation Day
Thursday, October 5-4th to Frontier Culture Museum (Blanton, Snyder, Zebrowski)
Friday, October 6-4th to Frontier Culture Museum (Heishman, Parker, Tyree)
Monday, October 9-No School for Students: Teacher Professional Learning Day
Wednesday, October 11-Fall Picture Day!; PTA Family Fun Night at Tots Ice Cream and the Jump Park 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, October 13-3rd Grade to the Frontier Culture Museum
Wednesday, October 18-1st Grade (Beller, Daniel, Shifflett) to Luray Zoo and Stonewall Park
Thursday, October 19-1st Grade (Nelson, Parks, Simmons) to Luray Zoo and Stonewall Park
October 20-27 Scholastic Book Fair!
Thursday, October 26-CRES Fall Literacy Night 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 27-No School for Students-Professional Learning Day for Teachers
