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September:

Monday, Sept. 9th-Friday, Sept. 13th: RJ Fall Book Fair Open

Tuesday, Sept. 10th: RJ Parent Night & Orientation @ 5PM - 6:15PM

Thursday, Sept. 12th: Progress Reports Post in Family Access

Friday, Sept. 27th: End of First 6 weeks & Smart Smiles Screening Day

Monday, Sept. 30th - Oct. 4th: BCISD Homecoming Week (theme dress days coming)

October:

Oct. 3: 1Six Weeks Report Cards

Oct. 4: Smart Smiles Treatment Day @ RJ

Oct. 8: Fall Picture Day @ RJ

Oct. 11: Adventure Dash Fun Run @ RJ

Oct. 14: No School for Students / Parent Outreach & School/Family Conference Day

Oct. 18: 4th grade State Capitol Field Trip

Oct. 28-Oct. 31: Red Ribbon Week w/ daily dress-up themes

M- Red

T- Color Wars (grades choose colors)

W- Jerseys

T- Book Character Costumes

We know that when school & home join together, it's Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner for all involved and so does our campus adopter, ChickfilA! That's why they are helping to provide free ChickfilA cards to every parent that attends our RJ Parent Night on Tuesday, Sept. 10th!

Come support your child in learning all about their classroom, learning needs and expectations, State standards in their grade level, and campus-wide procedures too!

Teachers will be hosting 2 different sessions for you to choose from: 5:00-5:45 or 5:45-6:15

Our Book Fair will be open late for you to shop til you drop as well - opening at 4PM-6:15PM!

• Our Fall Book Fair opens for a special VIP event for GRAND visitors on Friday, Sept. 6th

• RJ's Fall Book Fair week, open to all will be Sept. 9th - 13th with a special late night opening on our RJ Parent Night, Tuesday, Sept. 10th from 4PM-6:15PM!

Book Fair Preview & Flyers:

Check out the books, characters, and so much more that we have to look forward to at this year's book fair here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/hub/book-resources.html#ChooseSchool

Volunteer in our Book Fair:

We LOVE to invite parents and volunteers to help our students shop for "just the right" books at our Scholastic Book Fairs, and we'd love to have your help and involvement.

Check out the link below to sign-up for dates/times to help out in our library & book fair for our upcoming event Sept. 9th-13th!

Sign-Up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BAEA722A6FCC43-50705769-bookfair#/

These local businesses donated cookies to make our GRANDS day extra sweet! Thank you for giving back to our school and community!

Mrs. Townsend, our RJ School Counselor, needs your feedback!

Please complete the Parent Needs assessment found here or follow the QR Code to provide your valuable feedback!

• For more information about School Counseling here at RJ and other community resources, please visit our Counseling Department webpage.

Have questions about arrival, dismissal, transportation changes, visitor procedures, etc?

Always find RJ Richey School Information about daily school procedures here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qxv2ztN9aG_GHkYg069Q5zvvGQRKDyb2q0ENU12G9o/edit?usp=sharing

How do I request a change in transportation?

Submit an email on the same day as the transportation change request by 1:30 p.m. to:

rjr-transportation@burnetcisd.net.

Include the following details in the email:

• Student’s full name
• Student’s grade level
• Student’s homeroom teacher
• The transportation change you want made for today (bus rider to car rider or car rider to bus rider)

Requests made after 1:30pm will not be processed. Notes, phone calls, text messages and emails sent to any other email will not be processed.

Attendance @ School Matters! RJ's Mission to Make EVERY school day count!

RJ Parents, We need your help to keep RJ's attendance trending up and to improve attendance at RJ this year!

Because research states that students learn best when they are at school, we are making a special effort to educate parents and recognize students with responsible attendance.

What does our (BCISD's) data say?

In the 2023-2024 school year, RJ Richey had many students who exceeded the 10% absence rate which qualifies them as "Chronically Absent." This means that almost 20% of RJ Richey Elementary students missed more than 18 days of school!

Based on STAAR testing results from 2024, Chronically Absent elementary students averaged over 8% lower than the district average on state assessments AND our RJ students that were chronically absent consistently underperformed compared to students that had acceptable attendance throughout the year.

Making every school day count means that our students that are regularly in attendance outperform other students not just at the local level but also across the state!

State Attendance Parameters for Parents:

• The state requires students to attend school for at least 90% of the days the class is offered. This part of the law is commonly referred to as "the 90% rule". The average school year is 180 days. Take special note that excused and unexcused absences count toward the total number of absences in regards to the 90% rule.

• The state also tells us that children must attend school unless there is a valid excuse explaining the student's absence. If your child is out for a doctor's appointment or an illness, be sure to send a note so that the absence can be excused.
• BCISD & RJ Richey use automatically generated attendance letters that are sent home periodically after absences to help parents stay informed and avoid any surprises!

• Should you need to sign-your student out early during the day, please have your ID.
• All parents/guardians will be asked to sign your student out as we are required to track student attendance and parts of day out of school. We will be able to code and excuse your child's early checkout with a doctor's note returned the next day.
• Excessive check-out earlies do affect student attendance and can accumulate for days missed from school.
• Time out or away from school, even significant tardies and/or check-out earlies WILL affect your child's attendance awards.

Submitting an Absence Note?

There are 2 easy ways to provide documentation for your child's absence IF they need to be away from school at anytime:

• You can send your child with an absence note to turn-into the front office. There is an "absence note" box where all students can place their absence letters or doctor's notes that our registrar documents daily.
• You can also scan in doctor's notes and/or send parent communication regarding your child's absences to our attendance registrar @ rsuter@burnetcisd.net

The YMCA of the Highland Lakes is the official provider of the District’s after-school program and IS enrolling now!

The YMCA after-school program includes several benefits as outlined below:

• 5 Days a Week Program from 3:15-6:00 p.m.
• Programs Located at Bertram Elementary, Shady Grove Elementary, and RJ Richey Elementary
• Early Release Day Coverage
• Teacher In-Service Day Coverage
• State Licensed Program
• CCS Application Assistance
• Financial assistance is offered through the YMCA for families that qualify
• Local Program Director

The cost of the program will be $160 per student, per month, with a one-time $25 registration fee.

Registration & Schedules - https://ymcagwc.org/afterschool-schedules/

COVID-19 information related to the campus YMCA afterschool program can be found on the YMCA website, or by calling the number below.

If you have questions, please contact Helen Duncum at the YMCA of the Highland Lakes at hduncum@ymcagwc.org or at 512-756-6180.

7:15am Front Doors Open

7:25am Front Office Opens

7:45am School Begins

7:45am Tardy Bell

9:00am Students not in attendance are marked absent

1:30pm Transportation changes due, please email: rjr-transportation@burnetcisd.net

3:25pm Student Dismissal

4:00pm Office/School Closes

Website: https://rjr.burnetcisd.net/
Location: R J Richey Elementary School, East Graves Street, Burnet, TX, USA
Phone: 512-756-2609
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rjrichey