Reutter School Weekly Update

Week of October 21, 2024

Principal's Message

Reutter School Families:

The midpoint for the first trimester occurred on Wednesday, October 16. Our students transitioned their science and social studies classes on this day. This particular date also marks a reminder to review your child's academic progress thus far during the first trimester via the Realtime Parent Portal.

The Realtime Parent Portal is also accessible via an app on your phone. Realtime Parent Link is a new mobile application that integrates seamlessly into Realtime Information Technology’s student information system to help parents and guardians stay in tune with their students and schools from anywhere.

Benefits:

• Access information anywhere and anytime on a smartphone or tablet

• View student information such as student attendance, gradebook information, schedule

and report card

• Setup push notifications for a variety of information including when grades or assignments are posted

Our student council will be hosting Halloween Festivities on Thursday, October 31 during our single session school day. Students will be permitted to "dress in costume" throughout the school day (optional) pending their costumes are within the guidelines for our school dress code. Props will not be permitted. Later on in the morning, there will be separate, grade-level "socials" for the students to mingle and enjoy some refreshments while listening to music. As the students enter the cafeteria for the "social" there will also be a costume contest. The student council would like to thank the PTO and Parents in advance for their donation of refreshments for this fun event.

As we head into the holiday season, our school community is well aware that some families may need extra support in order to have a much deserved Thanksgiving feast this year. Therefore, our Counselor Helpers will be collecting non-perishable foods to help us create baskets filled with a balanced meal that we can then distribute to these families. With your help, our food drive will ensure no family goes hungry in our community this holiday season.

If you are a family in need of support this holiday season, please complete this form. Be sure to include all of the requested contact information. This information will only be viewed by our main office staff.
PLEASE SUBMIT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 28 as the form will close after that date.

https://forms.gle/QgTUCbQeGFvghyCq6

In order to serve a maximum number of families a full meal, each homeroom has been assigned a specific item (listed below in the newsletter). Food items will be collected until Friday, November 15. Items may be dropped off in the main office vestibule between 7:10am-1:30pm, Monday-Friday.

Thank you for all of your support!

Educationally Yours,

Mr. Peters

Principal

If you are a family in need of support this holiday season, please complete this form. Be sure to include all of the requested contact information. This information will only be viewed by our main office staff.

PLEASE SUBMIT NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 28 as the form will close after that date.

https://forms.gle/QgTUCbQeGFvghyCq6

A Look At This Past Week...

Fun In Science Club

This week in science club, students investigated different household items to determine which would have the greatest success in cleaning dirty pennies. From their investigation they found that ketchup had the biggest impact, leading them to a bigger question... What in the ketchup is causing this to happen? Students explored combinations of the main ingredients in ketchup and concluded that when salt and acidic ingredients were combined, there was a change in the appearance of the pennies. This led to a conversation about chemical reactions and their effects.

Starting 5th Grade Math

By: Leah Cockrell and Sophia Heinemann, Fifth Grade Students

Welcome to fifth grade math! Mr. Dobzanski and Mrs. Cockerill started the year with multiplication. We multiplied pretty large whole numbers and realized that there are some cool patterns we can look for to help us solve these large numbers. We also used multiplication words like factor and product. To multiply we used a model called an area model. It is a way to find the product. We also tried the standard algorithm to find the product. At first nobody liked it, but after we practiced it, it became easier.

After multiplication we learned division. In division we used the “no rules” model to find the quotient. We learned that you can unbuild using two digit numbers for groups. In division we use words like dividend, divisor, and quotient. We also practiced that you can use multiplication to help with division.

In class we sometimes have a “mystery student”. This helps us all follow the Ram Ready Work Habits. If you are the “Mystery Student” at the end of class and you worked hard, you can earn a treat! We also play “Hold It” to help with our mental math. This helps us improve our algebra. Just like at Main Road, we also work on i-Ready. i-Ready helps us work on stuff that we need help with. Doing our paths can help us meet our 5th grade goals. Making sure you work on your path every week helps us reach our Ram Ready Goal. We hear the Ram Ready Goal Period celebration is really fun so we complete our monthly goals so we won’t miss out.

CLR Students Learn About Transportation Safety

On October 17, students at Reutter School gathered in the cafeteria for an engaging and informative assembly titled “Bones, Belts, and Buses.” This event aimed to raise awareness about transportation safety, an essential topic for the school's young learners as they navigate their daily commutes to school.

The theme “Bones, Belts, and Buses” cleverly emphasized three critical components of transportation safety: the importance of wearing seatbelts, understanding pedestrian safety, and promoting safe school bus behavior.