The RES Reporter: Sept. 26, 2024

October 1, 2 and 3

Haven Visits (more info to follow)

October 2

PTA Meeting (6:30 PM)

Custodial Appreciation Day

October 7

Chris Van Dusen VISITS!!!!

*Chris Van Dusen will sign books students bring from home. We will not be selling books that day.

October 8

Second Grade Trip to Seacoast Science Center

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Reference Material

Rye Elementary School Homepage

Academic Calendar 2024-2025

2024-2025 Handbook

Curriculum

Principal's Archived Newsletters

Staff Slideshow: Get to Know Us!

SAU Sensation

Links for Social Emotional Support

STAND UP/SPEAK OUT Report Form

Family Referral Form for Counselor

Handle with Care Form

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Dear RES Families,

TONIGHT we host our annual Open House. This is for STUDENTS AND FAMILIES!

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE PLAN!

We will start at 6:00 in the gym for a short presentation in the GYM.

We hope you enjoy this time but PLEASE know that if you have questions about our curriculum or your questions about the classroom have not yet been addressed, you can reach out to your child(ren)'s teacher!

Warmly,

Michelle Pitts

IMPORTANT NOTES:

The code for the BUS APP (First View) to track the buses is TWRG!

Band is for our fourth graders and is led by our music teacher, Gene Guth. It begins on September 30th. Students will bring their instruments on Wednesday and bring them home on Thursdays. If you haven't signed up for band, please email, Gene Guth at gguth@sau50.org by the deadline of October 9.

Hello everyone! For those of you I haven’t met yet; I’m Mrs. Barrett, your new art teacher, and I am so excited to be here this year! It has been an absolute joy getting to know each and every one of your wonderful children, and we’ve already dived into some fantastic creative projects together!

So far, we’ve collaborated on monochromatic self-portraits with each grade using a different color from the rainbow. We celebrated International Dot Day by exploring S.E.L through Neurographic art inspired by the talented Peter Reynolds! As we’ve been learning about monarch migration, we incorporated butterflies into our art with clay creations, experimenting with textures and mastering techniques like coils, spheres, and slabs. The students also showcased their symmetry skills by painting beautiful butterflies!

Inspired by the graceful dancers of Edgar Degas, we’ve created sculptures that capture the essence of ballet. Most recently, our school had an exciting visit from the Awkwaaba drummers from Ghana, where we learned about the vibrant culture of their land on September 20th! We engaged in creating our own paper kente cloths, weaving together beautiful colors, while our first graders crafted their own Anasi the Spider weaver inspired by the famous shapes and colors of the stories.

I can’t wait to continue this amazing journey in the art room with your incredible kids, and I look forward to seeing all of you at the open house! Let’s keep making art and having fun together!

As part of the CHILD FIND services, the school districts of SAU 50 offer a free developmental
screening for all preschool children residing in the towns of Greenland, New Castle,
Newington, and Rye. This screening is available to children between three and five years of
age and is designed to identify preschoolers with special needs that may result in an
educational disability as defined by the New Hampshire Rules for the Education of Children
with Disabilities.

Are you ready to showcase your artistic talents and contribute to a lasting legacy for our school community? We invite students to participate in an exciting competition to create a graphic that embodies the SAU 50 Portrait of a Learner. This is your chance to visually represent the qualities that define who we are as people, citizens, and learners!

Prizes:

• 1st Place:

• $50 Amazon gift card

• Catered lunch for you and three of your friends

• Special Recognition by the SAU 50 Joint Board

• 2nd Place:

• $30 Amazon gift card

• Special Recognition by the SAU 50 Joint Board

• 3rd Place:

• $20 Starbucks gift card

• Special Recognition by the SAU 50 Joint Board

Important Dates:

• Submission Deadline: Friday, October 25th, 2024

• Winners Announced: Monday, November 4th, 2024

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!!

-Please read and sign the Acceptable Use Procedure that is going home this week. It covers the ways in which we are teaching our children responsibility with technology. These are RES rules and expectations.

Last Friday, we were treated to an unbelievable event filled with music, dance, culture and new friends, the Akwaaba Ensemble! Our students had a blast and enjoyed learning about West Africa and enjoyed dancing as a school but DEFINITELY enjoyed watching their teachers dance! THANK YOU, PTA and Mrs. Barrett for immersing our students in the art of Ghana, which Theo and the crew truly appreciated!!!!!

RES Drama Sponsorship Opportunity

One of the biggest ways we raise funds for our Drama Program is to sell Sponsor Ads in our Playbill/Program, seen by hundreds throughout the run of the show.

If you’d like to participate in this program, or would simple like more information, learn more here.

“Rumpelstiltskin" is a musical written by Portsmouth playwright Miles Burns - who also happens to be our Music Director.

Performances: October 25 @ 7pm, and October 26 @ 2pm & 6pm.

Read all about the Play Process here.

In an effort to create a ONE STOP SHOP for families, we are now publishing the RES and RJH newsletter on Thursdays and sharing the link in one place:)

RJH Newsletter

We are also linking the SAU 50 newsletter so you have RES, RJH, PTA and SAU 50 communication all in ONE PLACE!

Please find the latest edition of the SAU 50 Sensation here.

Sincerely,

Steve Zadravec

SCHOOL MENU WITH LINKS FOR ALLERGENS!

Come visit us at the PTA Table! We'll be at the Open House and Rye Junior High's Wedgewood Festival!

• Click here: PTA Membership, Riptide Apparel, Wedgewood Festival!

Fall Garden Mum Sale:

• Thank you for your orders, please remember to pick up either at the Wedgewood Festival or on Saturday morning.

Trunk or Treat! The date is set for Sunday October 27th! 4-6:00 pm

• All Rye students are welcome
• Expect sign-ups to go out soon!
• We'll be asking for Volunteers, Raffle Basket donations, Experience Donations, Decorated Trunks

Next PTA meeting:

• Tuesday, October 1 @ 6:30 via Google Meet
• https://meet.google.com/mup-fkdo-djd

Save the Date: Election Day Bake Sale: Nov. 5 at RES

The Rye Historical Society is sponsoring an online auction of 32 original, vintage Rye street

signs! Each of the metal pieces once identified thoroughfares throughout the town. Some

represent a single street while others are double, indicating an intersection. These were all

replaced with newer versions many years ago. All proceeds will support the preservation and

protection of the Society’s extensive collection of books, manuscripts, images and artifacts for the benefit of future generations of Rye residents.

The auction will be open for 21 days, beginning on October 1, 2024. All street signs are being

sold as-is and all sales are final. After the auction closes on October 21, 2024, winning bidders

will be contacted by the Rye Historical Society about the timing for pick up at the Rye Town

Museum. Because of cost and weight, the Historical Society is unable to ship a street sign.

Interested? Go to https://auctria.events/Streetsigns to register and place your bids!

Email: mpitts@sau50.org
Website: https://res.sau50.org
Location: 461 Sagamore Road, Rye, NH, USA
Phone: (603) 436-4731