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Today is the LAST DAY to submit donations for the Fall Fundraiser!
It will close tonight, Sept 27 at 11:59PM.
At the time this update was sent, we just surpassed our goal of $24,000!!!
Check out our progress photo below! All prizes will be announced next week officially, including the individual prizes of Hawk bracelet, water bottle sticker, keychain, yo-yo and jumbo stress ball!

To celebrate our fundraising success, the Bubble Run is scheduled Friday, October 4, 2024 during school hours (schedule below). We could use several volunteers - here is the link to sign up:

Bubble Run Volunteer Sign-Up

Parent-Teacher conferences are coming up Thursday, October 10th and Tuesday, October 15th. An email went out earlier this week with sign up information. If you still need to sign up for a time slot, please click on the link below.

MyConferenceTime

The RLPTO helps to raise funds to supply our Teachers and Staff with dinner on each conference night. We could use help having beverages donated!

Please click here to sign-up to bring donate beverages and ice to school

Thank you!

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING CHIPOTLE LAST MONDAY!
Your dine-to-donate dollars raised $407.94 for the school!

It’s time to put on your artist hat and help us to design this year’s cover.

We are excited to see all your creativity as we design the “Picture This!” yearbook for 2024-2025!

All Rice Lake students are invited to design and enter their creation. Student Council will pick the entry that captures the “Picture This!” theme in the most creative and impactful way.

All entries must:

• Be on 8.5x11 inch white paper with a vertical orientation
• Include the words “Rice Lake Elementary” “Picture This!” and “2024-2025”
• Keep text 1 inch from the edge of the paper
• Be original student art/design/drawing
• Have the student’s name, grade, and teacher written in pencil on the back
• Be turned into the Rice Lake front office by Friday, November 1st.

Entries are due by Friday, November 1st.

Tips: Use bold colors! Use the whole page. Mix up your mediums! Try watercolor, crayon, color pencils, markers, ect.

Make sure to protect your creation by enclosing it in a large envelope or page protector. And of course, HAVE FUN!!!!

Many thanks from the Yearbook Committee

At the Scholastic Book Fair, kids can shop without cash thanks to eWallet, a digital payment account for purchases at the Fair. Family and friends contribute funds. Then kids choose their own books. It’s convenient, simple, and secure. Set one up today!

Book Fair EWallet

We need voluteers to help the Book Fair fun smoothly!

Please click on the link below to check out the times and see if you can help out.

Book Fair Volunteers

When students are caught doing good things, staff members give them a Hawk Hero slip.

Every Friday, student names are drawn for a pizza lunch with Principal Carlson.

Here are this week's winners!

Kindergarten - Peter Nolan

First - Sophia Underwood

Second - Paul Anderson

Third - Gemma Koch

Fourth - Jayde Torrence

Fifth - Sebastian Irsfeld

Cafe Helper - Delaney McElroy

The yearbook needs your Summer Activity pictures!.

The yearbook committee is requesting photos of students
in their summer sports or other organized activities.

Pictures cannot be from professional photography and must be RLE students only and no adults. Please email photos to yearbookrle@gmail.com with the names of the students in the photo. Thank you for helping to make this year's yearbook great!

Save the date for upcoming school events this upcoming school year!

• 2024-2025 Fall Fundraiser: Friday, Sept 13 - Friday, Sept 27, 2024 - ENDS TODAY!

• Bubble Run: Friday, Oct 4, 2024 (during school hours) - Volunteers needed!

• Fall Conferences: Thursday, Oct 10 and Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024

• Fall Scholastic Book Fair: Tuesday, Oct 8 through Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024 - Volunteers needed!

• Veterans Day Breakfast: Monday, Nov 11, 2024

• Jersey Mike’s School Spirit Night: Friday, Nov 15 - Sunday, Nov 17, 2024 (50% donated!)

• Family Movie Night: Friday, Nov 22, 2024

• Pizza T Dine-to-Donate Night: Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024 (20% donated!)

• Zero Gravity School Spirit Night: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Upcoming PTO meetings - in the Media Center - all are welcome!

• PTO Meeting: Thursday, Oct 24 @ 5:30 - 7:00PM

• PTO Meeting: Thursday, Nov 21, 2024 @ 5:30 - 7:00PM

• PTO Meeting: Thursday, Dec 19, 2024 @ 5:30 - 7:00PM

• PTO Meeting: Thursday, Jan 9, 2025 @ 5:30 - 7:00PM

On social more than email? Follow the RLE PTO on Facebook & Instagram to keep up on events and important reminders.

• Facebook - Rice Lake Elementary PTO Lino Lakes

• Instagram - ptoricelakelinolakes

While at school, students may experience bathroom accidents, spills or get wet from playing outside, so It is good for students to have an extra set of clothes in their backpack.

We do have items that can be borrowed from the Nurse, but we are running low.

The nurses office is currently accepting donations of new or gently used clothing for students pre-k to 5th grade.

The PTO has also set up a wish list that you can purchase items from. If that is something you are interesed in, please click on the link below.

Clothing Donation Amazon Wish LIst

On-site Immunization Clinic for Pre-K through Grade 12 + Journey Students: October 22, 2024
Location: District Office, 4707 North Road, Circle Pines (Door S15)

• 11:00am-1:00pm: Pre-registered High School, CALC, and Journey students only with parent consent + students, 18 years and older. (Parent/Guardian not required to attend as consent is given during registration.)
• 3:00pm-7:00pm: All students, Pre-K and up. (Pre-registration preferred, walk-ins welcome). Parent/guardian must be present unless student is 16 years or older with pre-registration completed. Students 18 years and older do not need parent/guardian to be present.

Note: This clinic is for required immunizations only. COVID-19 and flu shots are not available.

Minnesota law requires children enrolled in childcare, early childhood education, or school to be immunized against certain diseases, unless the child is medically or non-medically exempt. If proper documentation is not provided, students will be unable to attend school after November 1, 2024. Please note, K-12 immunization status is available on Campus Parent Portal.

How do I Pre-Register?
Click here to pre-register.

Free Meals/Reduced Fees and Other Benefits
Although no application is required to receive one free breakfast and lunch each day at school, filling out the Application for Educational Benefits is still important. Your student may qualify for free and reduced benefits like reduced fees at school and other meal programs. Find out if you quality by completing an application. Applications and instructions can be found online or apply online on your Infinite Capus Parent Portal.

Happening soon:

Oct. 1 - Youth Cougar Choir (gr. 3-5)

Oct. 5 - DASH Sports-Themed Birthday Party (ages 5-12)

Oct. 3 - Volleyball Intro Skills and Games (gr. 3)

Oct.12 - Teddy Time with KidCreate Studio (ages 3-6)

Oct.12 - DIY Pinball Machine (ages 5-12)

Oct. 17 - DASH Multi-Sport Non-School Day Camp (gr. K-5)

Oct. 18 - Intensive Sewing Class (ages 8-13)

Oct. 19 - 3D Printing: Dungeon & Dragon Die Design (gr. 3-5)(virtual)

Oct. 23 - Skyhawks Flag Football Camp (ages 8-10)

Oct. 26 - Skyhawks Pickleball Camp (ages 5-11)

Oct. 26 - Halloween Hustle 5K (all ages/family)

Go online to view all activities and to register, community.isd12.org.

Welcome to the Digital Backpack, the district’s central posting place for community flyers. If you have questions regarding these programs, please contact the organizations directly. View the Digital Backpack online.