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Family Bulletin for Dec. 7, 2023
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News for December 7, 2023
Welcome to Trimester Two! It was a fun, fresh start for students as they navigated to new classes, met new people, decided on new lunch groups, and more! We have also started many of our winter activities and sports recently. While the weather was unseasonably warm today we know that wintery weather is just around the corner!
- December 11 - Final Trimester 1 Grades available
- December 22-January 1 - No School, Winter Break
- January 2 - Asynchronous Learning Day
RAHS Debate
Three students competed at the JV/Novice Debate State Tournament this past weekend: Bence Jecsi, Alex Schumacher, and Alexis Peralta Peña. Both Bence and Alex competed well in Congressional debate. Alexis went 4-2 in the preliminary rounds of Lincoln Douglas Debate and secured a position in the elimination rounds! In his elimination round, he just barely lost with a 2-1 decision, but he earned an award for his excellent performance. Congratulations!
Registration
Registration for the 2024 – 25 school year is right around the corner. Please click on RAHS Registration to watch videos and learn about class options and to download the Registration Worksheet to Notability. Students can use the worksheet to record course numbers and prepare to register for classes. Registration portal will open on January 2nd and students will have until January 16th to enter their class choices. If there are questions about registration, class room teachers will show a “how to register" video on January 8th during 2nd hour.
Final trimester 1 grades will be available on Monday, December 11. For help viewing your student's final grades in Synergy (Parent VUE), click the link below:
Course Fees
If your child has a course in which there is a class fee the base price is being increased by $2 due to increased cost of living, tax increase, etc. We apologize for this inconvenience and are happy to work with any family that is not able to finance the course fee. If you have not yet filled out the educational benefits form you are encouraged to do so on the link below. If you would like support filling out the form please contact school staff.
Student Fees can be found on Edutrak, please log into your account and click on the gray shopping cart. The account will appear to be on "Hold"; this is due to any fees assigned to students. Once the fee is paid the hold will be manually removed the next business day.
Course Fees must be paid before students can register for sports/extra curricular activities.
Instructions if you have not yet created an account can be found HERE
Please contact Celina.price@isd623.org with any questions.
Attendance Line:
651-604-1465
Yajaira Gonzalez Gurrola, Health Assistant:
yajaira.gonzalezgurrola@isd623.org
651-604-1474 (Health Office main line)
Joan Tighe, Licensed School Nurse:
Attendance:
Please report all absences and attendance information to the RAHS Attendance Line (rahs-attendance@isd623.org or 651-604-1465). Regular and on-time attendance is crucial for children's learning!
Medications:
If there are medications that need to be given at school, please email the nurse for more information, or stop into the Health Office. The Health Office staff needs to confirm health conditions, paperwork, medications, and expiration dates.
Gratitude and Mental Health:
Scientific research recognizes the importance of gratitude in managing stress, anxiety, and depression. Noticing and expressing gratitude trains your brain to notice and appreciate the good things which can shift your life experience tremendously. Consider this, “Gratitude can increase your happiness and wellbeing, life satisfaction, even overall health while decreasing (symptoms of) anxiety, depression, and anger. It can be a powerful practice to cultivate, especially if you struggle with anxiety or depression.” Some ways you can practice gratitude include keeping a gratitude journal, making a mental list at bedtime of things you are thankful for that day, expressing gratitude to others, meditation, and keeping a “bigger picture” perspective. (https://adaa.org/)
How is your student sleeping?
We know that sleep is important but just how important is it? According to Dr. Andrew Huberman, “Sleep is the best immune booster, stress reliever, and emotional stabilizer available.” Are your students getting enough good quality sleep each night? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that 3-5 year olds get 10-13 hours of sleep per night, 6-13 year olds to get 9-11 hours per night, and 14-17 year olds to get 9-10 hours per night. The key to better sleep is to set children up for success by creating a calming environment and avoiding stimulating activities before bed.
Here are 3 quick tips:
Have your student go to bed and wake up at the same time each day, even on non-school days.
Develop a relaxing pre-bed routine to make it easier to fall asleep quickly.
Turn off and put away electronic devices like TVs, tablets, and phones 60 minutes before bed and keep screens and electronics out of bedrooms.
COVID Updates
COVID Isolation Guidelines are the same as last school year. If your student tests positive for COVID they must stay home for 5 days (from symptom onset or date of positive test, whichever is first). Please notify the Health Office if your student tests positive. Health Office staff will talk through the dates and confirm the timeline. Students can return to school on day 6 and will be required to wear a mask at school on days 6-10.
There is no quarantine of close contacts; please send your student to school each day that they feel well.
We still have COVID tests. Contact the Health Office if you would like one sent home with your student.
RAHS Drama's Fall Musical runs December 14-17th! This jazzy, funky modern spin on Shakespeare's classic play is a ton of fun you don't want to miss. Featuring 90+ RAHS students and a student orchestra! Twelfth Night tickets available online at Hometown Ticketing (scroll to the bottom) or at the door! FREE for RAS students!
RAHS Drama Families:
The musical adaptation of Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT opens one week from today! We are still in need of volunteers for tech week dinners, box office, ushering, shout outs, concessions ... Please sign up for shifts, Dec. 11-17. Reminder: We have an in-person Footlights Foundation meeting this Saturday at 10 a.m. Meet outside the drama office. All are invited and welcome!
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