Monday, 12/4 - E Day
- 3rd Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
Tuesday, 12/5- F Day
- 4th & 5th Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
- 3rd Grade Trip to Tarrytown Music Hall
- Parent-Teacher Conferences - 4:30-6:30 PM
Wednesday, 12/6 - A Day
- 3rd Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
- 3rd Grade Path to Rhythm Assemblies
- Parent-Teacher Conferences - 4:30-6:30 PM
- 4th & 5th Grade Early Morning Library - 8:00 AM
- Report Cards Posted to Parent Portal
Friday, 12/8 - C Day
- RNIC Meeting - 9:15 AM - FEB Annex
Meet Our New Security Officer- Carlos DaCunha
Right before Thanksgiving recess, we said farewell to Mr. Raspaldo, who we wish well on his future endeavors.
Mr. DaCunha joins our safety team with a plethora of security experience as well as seven years of law enforcement experience as an NYPD Detective. He has served as a Risk & Safety Specialist for Putnam/Westchester BOCES, Lead Security Officer at White Plains Hospital and was the Lead Protective Service Officer for the Federal Protective Service of the Department of Homeland Security. He has spent the better part of his first week getting to know about all of the safety systems and structures at Bellows and getting to know staff and students. We are pleased and excited to have him at FEB.
Mr. McKeon's 5th Grade Writer's Group
Mr. McKeon has been advertising and recruiting interested 5th graders for his new Writer's Club. Students have been provided with information during their Library Media classes and there is an application (from students) due on Friday, December 8. For more information, please reach out to Mr. McKeon directly. It will take place on Friday mornings, 8:00- 8:40 am in the Library. The start date is to be determined.
Rye Neck Website and Feedback
Rye Neck Schools launched a new website in 2021 through Blackboard. In 2022, Blackboard was acquired by Finalsite, which will no longer support our website's template as of 2025. In the coming months, we will choose a new Finalsite template for a summer 2024 launch. Additionally, Rye Neck is in the process of updating its current app to include more student-specific information, such as your child's schedule, grades, and important documentation.
Mary Lanza and the Technology Planning Advisory Team created the 2023 Rye Neck Website Survey to gather feedback from the community that will guide decisions about our new website. The 2023 Rye Neck Website Survey is offered in three languages (English, Japanese, and Spanish); and it includes questions about our current website, the Rye Neck App, and our social media presence. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey by December 12, 2023.
If your child is going to be absent or late for any reason, please email the main office at FEBattendance@ryeneck.org or call 914-777-4600. All absences need to be reported by 9:00 AM.
Please remember to report upcoming absences for holiday travel.
If your child is reported absent by his/her classroom teacher, and you have not called the office, you will be notified via the automated system to verify the absence.
In case of severe, contagious disease, pediculosis (head lice), or prolonged illnesses, please notify the school nurse, Samantha Krench, MSN RN. It is our procedure that the nurse notifies parents of children in the class regarding exposure to a contagious disease.
If your child becomes ill in school and needs to be sent home, the nurse will notify you at the emergency phone number provided. For this reason, it is important for the school to have parents’ work numbers/cell numbers, as well as an additional one or two emergency numbers of neighbors or close relatives.
It is important that children arrive at school in time for the opening bell at 8:40 a.m. Arriving late (8:45 a.m.) after morning routines and instruction have started is disconcerting to a child and disruptive to the class. Plan to give your child a smooth beginning to his/her day by scheduling ample time for early morning procedures.
If you need to remove your child from school for any reason during the school day, please email or call the main office first.
Please note that there is a sign on the front door and on the sign-in kiosk ➡️
- All visitors must sign in with ID at the Raptor kiosk at the front entrance. If you have forgotten your ID, you can type your information in. Once you are signed in, please ring the doorbell to gain entry. Your visitor sticker will print inside the building.
- If you are dropping off a student, just ring the doorbell and we will let the student in.
- If you are only dropping off lunch, homework, etc, just ring the doorbell and we meet you at the door.
All students should ring the bell at the front entrance for morning programs; students should be dropped off no earlier than 5 minutes before the program begins to ensure there is supervision.
- Early Morning Library starts at 8:00.
- Band for Beginners starts at 7:45; Intermediate Band starts at 8:15.
- Strings starts at 8:05.
- Math Olympiad and Continental Math programs start at 7:45.
Upcoming Dates to Remember
- December 11 - 5th Grade Concert - 6:00 PM - Auditorium
- December 13-14 - PTSA Book Fair
- December 20 - Board of Ed Meeting - 7:00 PM - MS/HS Community Room
- December 22 - Early Dismissal - 11:30 AM
- December 25-January 2 - Holiday Recess
- January 9 - RNIC Meeting - 9:15 AM
- January 15 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - School Closed
- January 17 - Meet the Scientists - 5:30 PM - FEB Library
- January 17 - Board of Ed Meeting - 7:00 PM - MS/HS Community Room
- January 18 - ESS Parents K-5 (Spanish-speaking) - 6:00 PM - Location TBA
- January 22 - Booster Club Meeting - 7:30 PM - MS/HS Library
- February 8 - Gr 3-5 Principal's Conversation - 9:30 AM - FEB Annex
- February 10 - PTSA Parent's Night Out - 7:00 PM
Phone: (914) 777-4600