Important Dates
October 30
Halloween Parade followed by Assembly 8:30 AM
*Start signing in at 8:15 AM. Parade will be inside so all visitors can sign in and we can start the assembly right after!
November 1
5th and 6th grade Spanish Drama and Storytelling perform for Grades 3 and 4
November 2
Principal's Advisory Council (3:05 PM)
November 3 and 4: One Day in Camelot
RES Production! 7:00 PM (11/3) and 2:00 and 6:00 PM (11/4)
*Come support our students!
November 8
Veteran's Day Assembly (8:30 AM)
November 9
No School for Students, Conferences
All School Assemblies for the Year
October 30 (Monday for Halloween!)
November 8 (Veterans' Day Assembly, all veterans invited also!)
December 8
January 12 (Music concert featuring grades 3 and 4!!!!)
February 9
April 19 (Earth Day)
May 17
June 7 (Music concert featuring K-2!!)
Important Links
Reference Material
Rye Elementary School Homepage
Links for Social Emotional Support
STAND UP/SPEAK OUT Report Form
Family Referral Form for Counselor
School Board Principal Reports
A Note from Mrs. Pitts
Dear RES Family,
The ongoing situation in Maine has, and will continue, to evoke many emotions. Below are resources that might be helpful as you talk to your child about what they may be seeing and/or hearing in the media. The bottom line: it is okay to talk to your child about this, acknowledge their feelings, remind them that they are safe and loved and to find a path forward to cope together as a family.
In the meantime, you have great resources here at RES in the teachers, principal, school counselor, school nurse and office staff, so feel free to reach out to them, as we are always here for you.
Helping Youth After Mass Violence
Talking to Children About Violence
Take care, and please reach out if you have any questions.
Have an amazing weekend!
Michelle Pitts, RES Principal
Anne Gilbert, RJH Principal
This One Time...In Camelot!
Performance Information:
- “This One Time in Camelot”, an original musical by our own Miles Burns.
- Performances:
- Friday, Nov 3, 7pm at RES
- Saturday, Nov 4, 2pm at RES
- Saturday, Nov 4, 6pm at RES
- Tickets are $10 ($25 for family of 4). Click here to buy tickets (they can also be purchased at the door).
- Concessions will be available, as will a Raffle!
PURCHASE AN AD in our RES and RJH Playbills
PURCHASE A SHOUT-OUT - a short message of support & well-wishes to the cast & crew.
Direction Team:
- Jeffrey Elwood (Producer / Acting Coach) has produced the RJH Drama Program for 13 years. He lives in Portsmouth & enjoys coaching soccer & softball, & loves dogs almost as much as humans.
- Joshua Goldberg (Director / Choreographer) is a director and playwright based in Portsmouth whose work with youth and teen performers includes productions with Upside Arts, The Players’ Ring, and New Hampshire Theatre Project.
- Miles Burns (Director / Music Director) is a seacoast playwright, actor, composer, musician, musical director and artistic director, and lives in Portsmouth with his two daughters & wife.
- Joan Provencher (Set Director/Stage Manager) is a semi-retired florist living in Rye with her husband, and has been working 30+ years in the Theatre Arts with students in Rye and Portsmouth as a Stage Manager & a Props/set designer.
Conferences
Conferences are November 9. This is a non-school day for students and we really do want to try and accommodate this designated time for conferences as much as possible.
PLEASE know that our Unified Arts teachers (art, music, PE/Health, STEAM, Outdoor Education, World Language and Library/Media) are all available and willing to sit with families that day if you are interested.
Caitlin Piper-cpiper@sau50.org (World Language)
Liz Barrett-ebarrett@sau50.org (Art)
Gene Guth-gguth@sau50.org (Music)
Denise Wheeler-dwheeler@sau50.org (Library/Media)
Kim Boulay-kboulay@sau50.org (STEAM)
Eileen Murphy-emurphy@sau50.org (Outdoor Education)
Holly Warden-hwarden@sau50.org (PE/Health)
Environmental Club
Do you love our environment? Do you want to help others learn how to decrease their carbon footprint? Do you want to work with others who have similar passions? Join Ms. Murphy in the RES Environmental Club if you want to be a part of making a difference. We will be doing everything “green” and working in the outdoor classroom; exploring, building, and creating. We will help to plan the 2024 Earth Day Celebration Assembly. Let’s have some fun and help our Earth at the same time!
We will meet 2 Mondays most months (see dates below) from 2:50 - 3:50 pm. Students should bring a snack and water, and be prepared with boots and outdoor gear (appropriate for the weather). Pick up will be at the Leaping Lizards side of the school at 3:50 pm with ASE.
Students from grades 2-4 are invited to join on a first come first served basis. (12 total) Get those permission forms in! Parents of participants will be notified via email.
Please fill in the attached parent permission form if your child is interested and return to your child’s homeroom teacher bas soon as possible. It is ok if your child can't make the first one!
Meeting Dates:
October 30th
November 13th and 27th
December 11th
January 8th and 22rd
February 5th and 19th
March 4th and 18th
April 1st, 15th, and 29th
May 13th
June 3rd
Halloween Events
Costumes: Students may wear costumes, but weapons (even toys) are not allowed. Gruesome costumes depicting blood are also not allowed.
I want to thank those who attended the room parent training last week! We have had so much more party communication and we want to THANK the room parents for their support. Here is the presentation from the training in case you missed it.
Click here for the presentation
Here are just a couple of QUICK and important messages:
1. All food that enters RES for class/grade level events must have a label.
2 The presentation lists food restrictions for whole grade levels so please note,
3. ALL food must be approved by Lori Flint at least one week prior to an event through email (lflint@sau50.org).
Mr. Matt and Preschool Celebrate Fall!
Weather Reporting in Spanish!
Third graders recently became Spanish weather reporters in World Language with Señora Piper.
RES Production
RES Drama Sponsorships Opportunity
In order to continue offering plays in our schools we must raise funds to support the many expenses involved.
One of the biggest ways we do this is to sell Sponsor Ads in our Playbill/Program, seen by hundreds throughout the run of the show.
- Each year we reach out to our community offering an opportunity to support the program in this way.
- Many size options are available.
- Since we are a school-sponsored event, all donations are tax deductible (please consult your tax advisor for more information).
Lunch with Students
We do allow one family member at a time to have lunch with their child(ren) but this is very optional and we don't want families to feel pressured to attend.
- Email resoffice@sau50.org if you would like to attend with the date/time (starting October 1). It is important to anticipate who will be in the building. We love these opportunities for students and their family members but we will always put safety first.
- We do have a focus during this time...eating for energy and brain power!
- Family members must meet the child in the cafeteria and leave from the cafeteria.
- Lunch times are:
Kindergarten-11:45-12:10
First Grade-12:15-12:40
Second Grade-12:15-12:40
Third Grade- 11:15-11:40
Fourth Grade-11:15-11:40
RJH Connection
PTA News
Thank you to all who came to the Atlantic Grill fundraiser! They are still collecting money from the night so no final numbers yet, but from what I heard at the end of the night we are going to be blown away from the total!!!
And thank you to all who helped Volunteer at the Wedgewood Festival! It was a great fall night of fun!
If you have donated a raffle basket, please bring to Dawn's house asap!
1. Trunk or Treat - Friday Oct 27th - @ RES 5-6:30 - last day to buy raffle basket tickets
Help us make this memorable night a success! We could still use a few more trunks if your creative and want to hand out candy to the treaters!
- All Rye students are welcome! Parents are responsible for supervising your children.
- Volunteers are needed for a few duties night of see sign up genius
- Raffle Baskets- families donate a basket of fun and kids get to put their purchased tickets in the baskets they would like to win! Fun way to support the PTA!
- Trunks - sign up to decorate your trunk spooky or fun! need around 300-400 treats for our treaters!
- Raffle Basket tickets can be purchased via cheddar up link below. Tkts will be distributed to your child week before Trunk or Treat. Please write their name and teacher on the back of the raffle tkt and bring to the event to place in buckets! New parents- these are fun baskets families donate for kids and we also have teacher experiences that are always a winner with kids! Who wouldnt like to be Mrs. Pitts for the day?!
- see sign ups for more details!
3. Membership drive is on! Sign up for PTA membership for this year and help us support your students and staff at RES and RJH! Winning grade at each school for most members signed up gets a pizza party!
Contact Information
Email: mcosta@sau50.org
Website: https://res.sau50.org
Location: 461 Sagamore Road, Rye, NH, USA
Phone: (603) 436-4731
