Reardan Weekly

Happy Holidays! We hope you all have a fun and safe winter break. We will see all the students back on January 7th, 2025!

Popcorn Friday Update: Starting in January, P.I.E. will add an extra Popcorn Friday each month! Popcorn Fridays will now take place on the second and fourth Friday of every month. Don’t forget to bring your quarter on January 10!

School Store: The school store is open on Thursdays and Fridays from 7:30 to 8:00 a.m. Students can bring money to purchase items or redeem birthday cards and bus rider certificates.

Winter Concert: Our winter concert was a great success, thanks to an incredible turnout from our school community! We sincerely thank all the students, staff, and families who attended. Due to the large audience this year, next year’s winter concert will be held in the high school gym to better accommodate everyone.

Middle School students celebrated the character trait of KINDNESS this month. We brought items to donate to the Reardan Foodbank and helped the high school win the coveted Golden Plunger in our annual Winterfest competition against Davenport. We celebrated Kindness by completing Kindness Bingo cards to attend the PBIS end of the month celebration where we recognized students who were especially kind with awards and prizes before decorating sugar cookies, drinking hot chocolate, playing games and watching a fun holiday movie.

We thank you for sharing your amazing students with us and hope that you have an amazing holiday season. We will see students back at school on Tuesday, January 7th. We are in the last few weeks of first semester. Second quarter ends on January 24th. Please have your student show you their grades in Skyward and make a plan to finish the semester strong.

Dear Families,

As we wrap up the first part of the school year, I want to take a moment to thank you for sharing your amazing and talented children with us. I am grateful every day for the opportunity to serve this incredible community of teachers, students, and families.

As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, here are a few quick updates:

• Winter Break: Students will be out of school starting Friday, December 20th, and will return on Tuesday, January 7th.
• WinterFest & Food Drive: Thank you to everyone who supported our students at WinterFest and contributed to our local food pantry. We are proud to share that we won the Golden Plunger award!
• If you find yourself in need of emergency food, the WE CARE Food Pantry will be open on December 26th, from 5:30 - 7:00.

I hope you all have a restful and joyful winter break. Thank you for your continued support, and I look forward to seeing everyone in the new year!

Warm regards,

JoLynn Ray - Principal

On behalf of the Options Team we want to wish you all a happy and safe winter break. May it be a time for rest, relaxation and recharging for the new year!

Important Announcements:

• Last week of enrichment classes is this week
• No school December 23rd - January 6th
• Mark your calendars for a field trip to Mobius on January 31st

Online Students

Please make sure you are caught up and passing going into winter break! This will make it easier in January for you to finish with a passing score! Remember 60% is passing! The end of the semester is January 24th and there will be no extensions! Your courses need to be finished by then or you will get an F. Use your time wisely these next few weeks to make some awesome gains to be successful!

Fun in the Snow!!!

Hi Everyone,

Merry Christmas. This week is a safety bulletin for everyone about QR code scamming. The other day I was downtown paying for parking and used the convenience of a QR code on the sign. While most see how handy this is, it got my brain going to a worse case scenario. After doing research I learned that scammers are using carefully crafted stickers of their own QR code to cover up the legit ones, in order to get you onto their own fake website. This spoofed site will often look legit, but it isn’t. They can either steal the information you enter, steal your money, or even place malware on your device and steal information without you even realizing it.

Places to be aware:

• Parking lots/ meters

• Restaurants

• Concert or sporting venues

• Airline flights

• Fake text messages (such as generic messages of package not delivered or problem with your account)

How to protect yourself:

• Inspect QR codes

• Inspect links when opened

• Don’t open texts or emails from unknown mailers

• SCRATCH (don’t sniff) a QR code to ensure it is not a sticker

• Never give out your passwords

Merry Christmas and Stay Safe Over the Break!

Officer Brad

The Reardan-Edwall School District does not endorse any activities or opportunities from groups not directly connected to the school district.