RHPS: We are Connected

August 19, 2018

We have openings on our school council. Use the link below to indicate your interest in serving at least a 1 year term. The council will meet a minimum of 4 times during the school year.

See the GSC Fact Sheet for additional information.

Welcome to the 2018-19 RHPS PTSO Board! Thank you for your time and energy!

President - Tara Bittner

Vice President - Amy Howell

Secretary - Mary McEwing

Treasurer - Jodie Tucker

Volunteer Coordinator - Katlyn Williams

Events Planner - Lindsey Erickson

We want you to be involved! Click here for the PTSO Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/rhpsptso/

• Parent Resource Survey - RHPS firmly believes that a partnership between home and school is critical to our children's success. We would like for you to have the tools and resources at home to support what we do at school. Please take a moment to complete the following survey to let us know what we can do to help you academically support your child at home. https://goo.gl/forms/5b7TQeBw9UxHidpH2

• Each day, please work with your child on learning their lunch number and car line number.
  

• Read to your child every night. Check the resources at http://getgeorgiareading.org/my-child/

Breakfast is served daily at RHPS. If your child is a car rider, they must arrive by 8:45 in order to eat in the cafeteria. Communicate with your child's teacher about whether or not you would like your child to eat breakfast in the cafeteria each morning. Breakfast cost is $1.75.

The lunch menu is always available online - http://bryancoga.apptegy.us/o/bcs/page/food-service--6 Lunch cost is $2.75.

We encourage you to apply for free/reduced lunch. In recent years, with changes in our economy, more students meet the guidelines to be eligible for free/reduced lunch.

The free/reduced lunch application can be printed from this link, or complete and return the copy you received at Open House. If you need assistance completing the application, please call the school.

Parents may deposit money into lunch accounts through SchoolBucks:

https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain?requestAction=home

School begins at 9:00 AM and dismissal is at 4:00 PM. The car line will close at 8:55 each day. You will be directed to the office after that to sign your child in. If signing in after 9:00, your child will be counted tardy.

How a child is dismissed is based on information from the parent or guardian. The teacher records how each child in her class is going home on a daily basis. We depend on parents/guardians to keep transportation information up to date. If there is a change in transportation, please send a signed note indicating the change and the dates for the change and a phone number for verification purposes. Transportation changes should be sent in the morning. Frequent changes in transportation can be confusing and stressful for young children. Please limit changes except for emergency situations.

Car -

• Be sure your yellow tag is visible until your child is loaded. The adult placing your child in the car needs to see the yellow tag to match your child's # to your car.
  
• Place your car in park when you stop at the loading area. Student loading in car line - left side entry and exit only. This is necessary for safety reasons in car line.
• Refrain from cell phone use in car line. Georgia's Hands-Free Law took effect July 1, 2018 - drivers cannot have a phone in their hand or touching any part of their body while talking on their phone while driving.
• In order for traffic to move efficiently, please review the established pattern for car line. http://www.bryancountyschools.org/o/rhps/page/traffic-pattern--5

Bus -

• Bus routes are published online. RHPS Bus Routes: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/197600/Tri_8-1.pdf

Walker/Bike-rider -

• You must have a walker tag to pick your child up in the walker line. If you requested a walker tag, you may not park on campus and walk up to pick up your child. If you are arriving in a vehicle, you should use the car line.
  

Hopefully, your child has settled in the routine of the new school year, but if not, here are some tips on helping with the transition from summer days to the daily school routine:

• Develop a “goodbye” routine to say see you at the end of the day.
  
• Reassure them that you will be back at the end of their day and that you will never leave them.
  
• Have a ritual and don’t create a big fanfare when leaving.
  
• Have a ritual when you pick them up. Have them name 3 things they liked about their day when you see them at the end of the day.
  
• The school counselor is available to help if this is still a struggle after the first few weeks.
  

Books that may help

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

I hate Goodbyes by Kathleen Szaj

When I Miss You by Cornelia Spelman

Don’t Forget To Come Back! By Robbie Harris

• Please remember to send a change of clothes in your child’s bookbag. We have a limited supply of extra clothes in the clinic.
• If your child requires medication to be administered at school, an adult must bring the medication to Nurse Willis.
  

Need childcare in the AM or PM?

https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/185927/Before_Care_After_School_intro_2018-19_for_web.pdf

Looking for after-school activities or classes?

Community Education's goal is to provide educational, recreational and enrichment opportunities for Bryan County residents, regardless of age or background. We offer diverse classes for both adults and children, making our schools a place of learning for the entire community. The qualified instructors who teach our classes come from our own community. The program serves approximately 900 students in its weekly classes. After registering, students will receive a confirmation letter informing them of the beginning date and time of their class. Check out the Fall 2018 class offerings - https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/181844/Comm_Ed_class_schedule_fall_2018_FINAL.pdf

Internet Essentials from Comcast offers low-cost Internet service, discounted computer equipment, and free digital literacy training to families with at least one child eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program or who attend a Title I school. If your child receives free/reduced lunch, please click below to apply for this service-

Link to Comcast Internet Essentials

Email: nhighsmith@bryan.k12.ga.us
Website: http://www.bryancountyschools.org/o/rhps
Location: 471 Frances Meeks Way, Richmond Hill, GA, USA
Phone: (912) 459-5080
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RHPrimarySchool/
Twitter: @RichmondHill_PS