Richmond Elementary E-News

The Richmond Chess Club is being held again by Mr. Born. Students will learn chess vocabulary, how each chess piece moves, basic tactics and chess strategy. The club will meet on Monday’s before school (8:20am - 8:50am) starting on October 28th and will run through March. Please note the club is only open to 3rd - 5th graders and parents will need to transport their child to the club Monday mornings.

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Permission Slip - Español

Precision Fitness Club is a morning fitness program that meets before school two days a week. It is free and available to all Richmond students. Precision Fitness has been in existence for many years. It was started and maintained with grants from Fuel Up To Play 60, and The Greater St. Charles Education Foundation.

Beginning on Friday October 25th, Precision Fitness Club at Richmond will be starting in the gymnasium every Friday morning (on days when school is in session) from 10/25/24-3/21/25. Students will be able to enter the school at 8:20. This program is optional, free, and students can join at any point throughout the school year. Attendance will not be taken, so even if a student is signed up, attendance is not mandatory. Students must have a permission slip turned in to Mr. Lubas before they come to their first session. Please feel free to email Mr. Lubas with any questions you may have at walter.lubas@d303.org.

Permission Slip

Permission Slip - Español

In early October, the 5th Graders met their Kindergarten Buddies! Students enjoyed getting to know each other and shared many books together. Then, during the book fair, the 5th graders again worked with the Kindergarteners to help them fill out their wish lists and shop. We are very excited for this partnership and look forward to helping each other out more as the school year progresses.

At Richmond, students have the opportunity to walk in a parade around Richmond (and outside on 12th street) before their fall parties in their costumes on Halloween. The parade will run outside from 2:25 pm to 2:35 pm. Parents may line up along 12th Street to watch the parade.

• Classroom parties will run from 2:35 pm to 3:15 pm after the parade

• Room Parents will be allowed to go to classrooms at 2:15 pm for party set up and to assist with costumes after they have checked in at the office

• In the event of inclement weather, there will not be a parade

Costume & Party Guidelines: Students should bring costumes in a bag. Costumes must be appropriate for school. Costumes should not be violent or scary in nature. No blood, guts, or weapons. No masks. Make-up is discouraged because it is difficult to apply. Students may be asked to remove or put away any parts of costumes based on teacher judgment.

• Room Parents who are assisting with the parties should not wear disguises that would make it difficult to recognize them as a safe person

• Only parents signed up to assist at the parties are able to attend the parties

• No food treats will be eaten during the party

• Work with the teacher on any non-edible goody bags to be sent home. NO CANDY!

Room Parent Guidelines:

• No more than 4 parents per classroom. Sign-up for Room Parents is through our PTO.

• Complete the D303 volunteer form if you have not already. Contact Darlene Buffano at darlene.buffano@d303.org or call at (331) 228-2800 if you have questions about procedures.

• Work with the classroom teacher on activities/games for the party

• Work with the teacher on any non-edible goody bags to be sent home

CogAT Assessment

3rd and 5th graders will take the CogAT test the week of November 11th. Please click HERE for a more detailed letter. Teachers will share exact dates of testing as we get closer to the date.

Richmond will be observing Veterans Day on Monday, November 11th. We invite our Veterans (and 1 family member/guest) to come to Richmond at 9:15 a.m. to enjoy a complimentary breakfast, followed by an all school assembly at 10 a.m. We will put together a video that we will show at our assembly and email out to families after the assembly. We need your help! We would love to include pictures of our Veterans in our presentation. Please reach out to family members and direct them to this FORM to be included in our video!

Please fill out one form for each veteran attending. You can also call the main office at (331) 228-2800 to RSVP.

Winter coats, hats, boots, gloves, snow pants and other winter gear are available for our Richmond students and families. If you are in need of items with for the cold weather season, please join us. See flyer below for more information.

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D303 will host the 4th annual Pathways Night at Compass Academy on October 30. This career fair welcomes employers and educational institutions supporting careers that don't require a 4-year college degree. If you are a business owner and wish to participate in Pathways Night, please complete this form. More information for students and families interested in attending will be available in the next few weeks.