Lydia Rippey Elementary School
Dear LRES Families,
I can't believe it's October already! It feels just like yesterday we were welcoming our eager students back to school, and know we find ourselves fully immersed in the enchanting season of autumn. As the leaves begin to change, and the air becomes crisp, October brings in a sense of excitement and anticipation. I want to share some exciting news and updates from our Lydia Rippey community.
First and foremost, a huge congratulations to the staff, students, and families of Lydia Rippey. A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that Lydia Rippey is a National Blue Ribbon School. This is the first ever Blue Ribbon school that the Aztec School District has received! It is truly an honor to see the staff, students, and families work together for such an exciting and meaningful award. I knew I was coming in to a an amazing school, but now the nation know it!! Stay tuned.. there are some big things on the horizon to celebrate this monumental achievement!!
An exciting look into the future, brings the creation/resurrection of a PTO (Parent Teacher Organization). This is a chance for ideas to better our amazing school, provide opportunities for family and community engagement, and fundraising efforts to support our school and community. Look for more information deeper into this newsletter for information on how to help and what the future looks like for our PTO.
On the academic front, out students are doing great things. Our teachers and students are settling into their routines and diving deep into knowledge and learning. It is enjoyable to watch students ask questions, develop skills and passions.
October is also National Bullying Prevention Month and we take this opportunity to reinforce the importance of kindness, empathy, and respect within our entire school community. Together we can create and environment where every student feels inspired, safe, and fulfilled.
As partners in your childs education, we invite you to participte in our Parent Teacehr Conferences on the evening of Thursday, October 19 from 1:30-7:00 pm and the morning of Friday, October 20 from 8:00-11:45. These conferences offer valuable insights into your child's progress and are an excellent opportunity to collaborate with teachers to ensure your child's success.
I look forward to sharing more exciting updates with you in the coming months. Wishing you all a happy and productive October! Mrs. Nelson
Morning Drop Off 7:30am-8:00 am
We would love to have you be a part of our PTO. We will gladly welcome any and all support and ideas.
If you have any questions, please reach out to: lraztecpto@gmail.com
Dear Parents,
Attached you will find a PDF of our school’s FALL picture day flyer. The PDF is hyperlinked directly to our schools online ordering event. All that needs to be done to go to our online portal is to click anywhere on either page of the attached PDF. This will then take you directly to our schools ordering page. You can also access the online ordering portal by going to www.mymjthomas.com and entering our schools Online Code (located on the 2nd page of this PDF). You may also print this order form and attach a check or cash and bring it in on picture day!
Estimados padres,
Adjunto encontrará un PDF del folleto del día de fotos de OTOÑO de nuestra escuela. El PDF tiene un hipervínculo directamente al evento de pedidos en línea de nuestras escuelas. Todo lo que debe hacer para ir a nuestro portal en línea es hacer clic en cualquier parte de cualquiera de las páginas del PDF adjunto. Esto lo llevará directamente a la página de pedidos de nuestras escuelas. También puede acceder al portal de pedidos en línea visitando www.mymjthomas.com e ingresando el código en línea de nuestra escuela (ubicado en la segunda página de este PDF). ¡También puede imprimir este formulario de pedido y adjuntar un cheque o dinero en efectivo y traerlo el día de la fotografía!
The school menu for breakfast and lunch is posted on the BISD website. While the cafeteria staff carefully plans every menu, sometimes delivery issues may cause a slight change in menu items.
Parents are permitted to eat lunch with their students. After signing in at the front office, parents may proceed to the cafeteria. Student lunch times are 30 minutes long and class schedules are:
11:20-12:00- Kinder Lunch/Recess
11:35-12:10- 2nd Grade Lunch/ Recess
11:45-12:20- 1st Grade Lunch/ Recess
11:55-12:30 3rd Grade Lunch/ Recess
It is field trip time:
Grade levels are starting to go on adventures. A few reminders as we get into field trips: In order for parents to attend the field trip with students, you must have an approved Volunteer packet completed through the Central Office. This requires roughly 5 days of leeway time for the form to be completed through all channels. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the office for support.
If you would like to sign out your child at the field trip, please sign out your child with the teacher.
Accepting Donations
Aztec Schools will have a donation bin at each school site that will benefit students and community members in need for a more convenient way for our teachers and community members to donate items to our schools such as:
New and lightly used clothing of all sizes
New and lightly used shoes of all sizes
Jackets/Coats of all sizes
New socks and underwear (school aged sizes)
Hygiene products
School supplies
New or used backpacks or reusable grocery bags
Lightly used children’s books
Laundry Detergent
Career and Technical Education Friday's
Friday's this year at Lydia Rippey are going to look a little different. We are introducting Career and Technical Education Friday's. We will be doing hands on activites in the classroom as well as bringing in guest speakers from various careers within our Monthly Themes. If you know someone who has a career that is connected to one of our monthly themes, we would love to talk with them and invite them to our school. Please have them contact the school, email or call Mrs. Nelson.
September- Natural Resources
October- Agriculture
November- Military
December- Explore
January- Health Care
February- Community Helpers
March- Trades
April- Animal Science
May- Engineering/ Stem
Mark Your Calendar
October
10/11 Fall Pictures
10/14 Aztec Fall Festival
10/17 Kinder & Second Grade Assembly (2nd Grade Singing) @ 8:30 am
10/18 First and Third Grade Assembly (2nd Grade Singing) @ 8:30 am
10/19 Fun Run
10/19 Parent/Teacher Conferences PM (School Dismissal at 12:10)
10/20 Parent/Teacher Conferences AM
November
11/4 Kinteel Bi Native Culture Celebration at Lillywhite Gym
11/8 Thanksgiving Dinner
11/14 Turkey Trot @ 8am
11/20-11/24 Thanksgiving Break
