Redhawk Reader

We have heard from many of you that you are frustrated with how late busses are - especially in the afternoon. Please know that we are also advocating for busses to arrive to campus on time and get your students home quickly after our final school bus sounds.

How can you help?

The transporation department shared that our cars are frequently getting in the way of busses leaving Anthony. Most busses leave Anthony, go to another elementary school, and THEN come to Rennell to take students home. If we are holding busses up for Anthony, we are holding busses up for Rennell, too. As a reminder, please DO NOT arrive to line up for afternoon car rider prior to 3:30 pm. We are noticing that many parents of Anthony students are having students walk over and meet them in the Rennell car line to avoid going through the Anthony car line. This causes cars to back up and block the Anthony busses from being able to leave because you are arriving at Rennell too soon. Again, please refrain from arriving at Rennell and lining our front walk or shared driveway with Anthony until after 3:30pm.

If you have a question or concern about Transportation, you can contact the CFISD Transporation Department via their Let's Talk system using this link:

• Monday, September 9 - First day for Lunch Visitors (one visitor per student per week)
  

• Tuesday, September 10 - Open House All Grades 5:30-7:00p

• Tuesday, September 10 - 5th Grade Open House 5:30-6:30 in Classrooms

• Tuesday, September 10 - 5th Grade Parent Meeting in Cafeteria 6:30-7:00

• Thursday, September 12 - Watch DOGS sign up goes live at 10:00am

• Monday, September 16 - Dot Day - Wear Polka-Dots, Circles or Spots
  

• Monday, September 16 - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night (use code "rennell")

• Thursday, September 19 - Reds and Redhawk Dance Team Sign up Goes live in SchoolCash
  

• Tuesday, September 24 - GT Parent Information Night
  

• Friday, Septemeber 27 - Spirit Shop at all Lunches

The district has rescheduled Nature Trails field trips for 3rd and 5th grades in order to clear debris. Rennell is now scheduled to go in January 2025.

*Nature Trails T-shirt sales in SchoolCash will close on September 11, but will reopen in December.*

Please help us by checking with your student to ensure he/ she has all items needed for a successful school day. We are unable to accommodate the dropping off of items due to not having staff to secure and deliver forgotten items. Thanks for your understanding!

Parents:

If you are seeking Gifted and Talented testing for your student in grades 1st-5th, please see the below flyer with step by step instructions and dates.

*All kindergarten students will be automatically screened for the GT Program.*

Students are nominated for this Principal’s recognition award for going above and beyond our school expectations - those who exhibit leadership, kindness, and extraordinary character!

We are so proud to announce this week's Akers' All-Stars!

• Vivi Phan
• Nyasha Mashingaidze
• Hailey Schopper
• Kensington Gentry
• Cody Notaro
• Bryden Julius
• Augie Ellisor

As a reminder, all students need a pair of wired headphones preferrably over the ears and not earbuds for school. It is preferred that headphones have a microphone - it helps students not have to speak so loudly on certain software. Please no bluetooth. Here is a link to an example pair on amazon. This exact pair is not required.Thank you!

Are you interested in teaching 30-45 minute lessons to your child and their classmates about opportunities for civic engagement and life skills? Our Junior Achievement program is a great opportunity for you! The JA program is flexible and provides a fun and engaging opportunity for parents (and grandparents) to interact in the classroom throughout the school year.

We need classroom volunteers for all classes K - 5th! If this is something you're interested in, please see the information posted on the SignUp Genius linked below and sign up for your child’s Homeroom if it sounds like a good fit for you!

• Bounce Bounce Rennell Night:10/2 (Wednesday) 4:30-8:30PM
• Adventure Kids Playcare Cypress: 10/19 (Saturday) 6PM. $40 - Walk-ins are welcome but you still need to fill out the registration form: https://cust.adventurekidsplaycare.com/purchase/programs/rennell-spirit-night-101924
• Cypress Academy of Gymnastics Blackhorse Parent’s Night Out: 11/9 (Saturday) 7-10PM. Walk-ins are welcome with $25 cash. $20 Pre-registration https://snap.jamwd.com/cypressacademy/snap/offering/index/offering_seq/207724
• Chick-fil-A Towne Lake: 11/19 (Tuesday) 5-8PM. Use code “rennell”

Did you know that our fabulous PTO has a calendar which has ALL of our school dates AND ALL of the PTO volunteer dates ALL IN ONE PLACE?!?! You do not even have to be a PTO member to subscribe! Click on this link to see the calendar and even SUBSCRIBE and add the dates to your calendar if you want!