December 2021

2 National Special Education Day

6-10 Computer Science Week!

8-9 Lunch and Learn Zooms (see below)

14 School Board meeting 7 PM at CS

20-31 Winter Break for all Students & Staff

January 3 - Students and Staff Return to School from Winter Break

Well, we are truly on the countdown now for the approaching winter break! We now have only 9 more days until our break begins! I know our students and staff are all looking forward to having a nice holiday break.

We will be celebrating our final countdown with our RBE’s December to Remember. Click here to find all of the fun events. We will also be announcing each day to students for some “holiday characters” to be on the lookout for as part of a fun Learning Commons Holiday Contest. Encourage your students to listen carefully to the afternoon announcements.

We also will have several Lunch & Learn opportunities this week by Zoom with our family liaison, Erica Lind, and our instructional coaches, Mrs. Carnagey and Mrs. Bannister. Please see below:

• Wednesday, December 8, join us for a 2nd Grade Lunch & Learn: Tips for Learning Math Facts from 12:30 until 1 p.m. on Zoom. You can access the link here. Join us for a 5K Lunch & Learn: Tips for Reading from 12 until 12:30 p.m. on Zoom. You can access the link here.

• On Thursday, December 9, Mrs. Bannister, math coach, and Mrs. Lind, family liaison, will host a 3rd Grade Lunch & Learn: Tips for Learning Math Facts from 12:30 until 1 p.m. on Zoom. You can access the link here. Join us for a 1st Grade Lunch & Learn: Tips for Reading from 12 until 12:30 p.m. on Zoom. You can access the link here.

We look forward to having you join us for these great events! We will also be having our Sole Stepping shoe distribution on Thursday, December 9. If your child signed up to receive shoes through this organization, they will come home with them on Thursday. We thank this wonderful organization for making a new pair of shoes possible for all that wished to receive them!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very restful and peaceful holiday season and winter break. We will miss you all, but will look forward to seeing you all in the New Year when we return on January 3, 2022! Happy Holidays! Be safe and well!

Hey Roadrunners! Here is a little STEAM Team update!

We have been diving deep into our curiosity and exploring the Engineering Design Process throughout this first semester. Coming up, we will be putting our gears to work while learning about computer programming and coding. We will also continue with our MakerSpace Engineering and, actually, could use your help! Is your family cleaning out around the holidays? Getting rid of any old toys, Legos, electronics? How about considering donating them to our STEAM Lab?! We are always in need of new and exciting tinkerings to take our curiosity to the next level! We collect these items throughout the year along with recyclable materials such as small cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, toilet paper and paper towel rolls, plastic bottles, different and odd shaped boxes, and the list goes on and on! Thanks so much for your help and support in bringing imagination to life!

Support RBE and grab some great stocking stuffers!

T-shirts are $15 and all proceeds go to support RBE - this t-shirt was designed by RBE student, Savannah McCaskill.

Also, we have Gift sets to include an RBES t-shirt, stadium cup and car decal for $20.

Please come by the office and purchase yours!

Click here for the Brochure

Checkout Times:

Tuesday: By Appointment 1st Quarter

Wednesday: 11:00-12:00

Thursday: 2:00-3:00

For more information contact Mrs. Lind, Title l Family Liaison at

803.821.4609, elind@lexington1.net or

Check out RBE’s Website and click Family Engagement

LEAD-LEARN-LOVE. . . Pass It On!

Scan the QR Code below to watch the video hear

Mrs. Lind share about the Family Resource Center.

Stay tuned for the next Grandfamily event in the new year!

For more information contact Mrs. Lind, Title l Family Liaison at

803.821.4609, elind@lexington1.net or

Check out RBE’s Website and click Family Engagement

LEAD-LEARN-LOVE. . . Pass It On!

This section contains numerous important Title One documents that we are required by law to share as a Title One school. Please see the Parent & Family Engagement Policy, the Parent & Family Engagement Policy Highlights, the RBES Family-School Compact, and the Parents Right to Know Policy. Also, you will see a survey attached which will allow us to get your feedback after you review these documents. The documents are also available in Spanish. We look forward to receiving you feedback in the survey document. If you would like to request these documents in hard copy, please contact Erica Lind, family liaison, at elind@lexington1.net.

• 2020-2021 RBES Parent and Family Engagement Policy - Final.pdf
• SP 2020-2021 DO Parent and Family Engagement Policy - Final (2).pdf (Spanish)
• 2020-2021 Parent and Family Engagement Policy Highlights (1).pdf
• 2020-2021 SPANISH_Parent and Family Engagement Policy Highlights.pdf
• 20-21 RBES Family-School Compact (1).pdf
• 20-21 SPANISH_RBES Family-School Compact.pdf
• 20-21 Parents Right to Know Brochure (Elementary) (1).pdf
• 20-21 SPANISH_Parents Right to Know Brochure (Elementary).pdf
• RBES Title One Parent Survey
• RBES Title One Parent Survey (Spanish)

Please remember the tardy bell rings at 7:40 a..m. when instruction will begin. Our day will end at 2:20 p.m. when we will begin dismissal. Early Dismissal cut-off is 2:00 p.m.

Thank you for your patience as we strive to keep our students safe!

All RBE students will receive a car tag regardless of whether he/she is a car rider regularly or not. Please discard the old red tags from last year as these will no longer be accepted as identification for student pick up. If your child normally takes the bus or goes to daycare, it's important to have this car tag on days you might need to pick up your child(ren) in the car line. If you have not picked up a car tag for your child(ren), please stop by the front office as soon as possible.

Beginning September 10, 2021: If your student receives a positive test result for COVID-19 infection or is identified as a close or household contact of someone who tests positive for COVID-19, complete this Google form to notify your school.

https://forms.gle/RArTy6G42D2zTTWB9

Free breakfast and lunch continues for ALL Lexington County School District One students!

Be sure to visit the Lex One Food Service and Nutrition website. There is plenty of information including menus, meal prices, the LOOLA order form, Meal Benefit Application and more!

https://schools.lexington1.net/fsn

Water Bottles: Students may bring a water bottle filled with water each day. Please make these are non glass. Our water fountains will not be used as a safety precaution.

Outside Food: In order to keep our staff and students safe, we are not allowing parents/guardians to deliver lunch or other items during the day. If a student forgets his/her lunch, the parent may drop a lunch box off at the front office and we will deliver it. We CANNOT accept outside food. This includes cupcakes and other items for birthdays. Please call the school and talk to our Cafeteria Manager, Alyse McClarrie, if you would like to purchase school snacks for birthdays. You can also access the order form on our Facebook Page here.

Email: rbes@lexington1.net
Website: www.rbes.lexington.net
Location: 246 Community Drive, Lexington, SC, USA
Phone: 803-821-4600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedBankElementarySchool/
Twitter: @RBESRoadrunners