Purple Sage Newsletter
September 30th, 2024
Mark Your Calendar
October
1st- Fall Picture Day
3rd-4th- Student Holiday
9th- Vision & Hearing Screening
10th- Spirit Night Torchy's Tacos
15th- 21st- Digital Citizenship Week
21st- Scholastic Book Fair Family Night/PTA Meeting/ 2nd & 3rd Grade Perfomance 5:00 pm
21st- 25th- Scholastic Book Fair
22nd- Deadline to submit Reflections Contest Entries
25th- Fall Fest
28th- Nov 8th- Apex Fundraiser
Nov. 8th- Apex Fun Run!
Fall Picture Day
Picture Day is Tuesday, October 1st
Tag Referral Information
October 21st- @ 4-5 pm Parent Information Session for Talented and Gifted Referral Process
Please join us on October 21st for an information session if you are interested in referring your child for consideration to the Talented and Gifted Program. Please note, the referral window will begin on November 11th and end on December 13th. A referral link will be available on November 11th.
RRISD Digital Citizenship Week!
From Ms. Jones in the Library
Author Visit
Daybreak on Raven Island autograph opportunity for 3rd - 5th Grade
*click flyer for more info
Book character gourd decorating contest
Pumpkin/gourd decorating contest of your favorite book character.
*click flyer for more info
Book Fair Information
Save the Date Oct 21st- Oct 25th
*click flyer for more info
Vision and Hearing Screening
Purple Sage is scheduled for our yearly vision and hearing screenings on Wednesday October 9, 2024.
The district screening team will be screening the mandated grades that day. Those are:
PK
KG
1st
3rd
5th
(and only students new to the district in grades 2 and 4)
If your child wears glasses or uses a hearing aid device please make sure that they have them with them on that day.
Reflections 2024
Students should download the Program Rules to ensure their art meets the requirements for each art category. Each entry must be accompanied by a completed Student Entry form. Perform a dance, make a video, write a poem or story, take a picture, create art, or compose a song showing your interpretation of “Accepting Imperfection” Follow the directions and complete the Google Form to submit your entry by October 22, 2024. https://forms.gle/4Vt31BtwnahNfa5y7 October 25th - Hard deadline for Reflections entry submissions (deadline extended only to PTA members in attendance of October 21, 2024 PTA meeting)