Rincon Elementary School 501 N. Richland Avenue Rincon, GA 31326 Newsletter 2017 Dr. Paige Dickey , Principal Mrs. Tracy Kieffer, Assistant Principal Dr. Kirbi Ratner, Instructional Supervisor/Assistant Principal Important Dates December 4th – 8th - Santa Shoppe December 8th – Christmas Family Fun Night December 14th – PTO Meeting at 7:00 5th Grade to Perform December 20th – January 2nd – Christmas Holidays No School A Look Ahead January 9th – 2nd 9 Weeks Report Cards January 11th – PTO at 7:00 p.m.– 1st Grade Performs January 15th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will take the Georgia Milestones Assessment in April. Study Guides can be found here: http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOG-Study-Resource-Guides.aspx We will hold Georgia Milestones Night in January. More information to come soon! All parents are invited to complete the Georgia Parents Survey.   http://gshs.gadoe.org/Lists/Parents No internet access? Come by the school and take the survey in our Family Resource Center.   We value your input and thank you for participating! Please visit: www.compliancedirector.org Username- Effingham County Password- Football You only need to complete the Mandated Reporter module. Upon completion, please print out and return your confirmation to Mrs. Rawlins. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cut here- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please sign and return stating that you’ve read the RES Newsletter. Thank you! Student’s Name ____________________________________ Homeroom Teacher ________________________________ Parent’s Name ______________________________________________________________________________________ Comments: _________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

December 4th - 8th – Santa Shoppe December 8th – Christmas Family Fun Night December 15th – Popcorn & Coke for $1 December Birthday Club January 24th – February 1st – Boosterthon Fundraiser February 2nd – Bobcat Fun Run (Boosterthon) A big THANK YOU to our 2017-2018 Business Partners. We still need more. Please email Tiffany at thsavannah@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a RES PTO Business Partner. Visual & Hearing Resource Workshop GLASS and GATEDP Presentation December 12 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Effingham County Board of Education – Old Board Room RSVP to Parent Mentor, Amy Ambrose, at 912-631-1587 Christmas Family Fun Night December 8th – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $6 and children under 3 are free. Ticket orders are due Monday, December 4th. Breakfast for dinner! Pictures with Santa! Cookie and ornament decorating! A Festival of decorations throughout the building! Our students are enjoying our PBIS School Store! The students are enjoying earning their tickets and shopping. Thank you so much to the parents who volunteered to help with the store! If you would like to volunteer to help with our school store on Fridays, please contact Skye Wilharm at 826-5523 or contact a PTO representative. In October, students who received 0 office referrals for the month enjoyed an Ice Cream Sundae during their specials. In November, students who receive 0 referrals will enjoy Disney Day on December 8th. Get your favorite Disney attire ready! Students who receive 0 office referrals in December will enjoy Polar Express Day on December 18th. Students will wear their favorite pajamas, drink hot chocolate, and enjoy the movie. Thank you for all you do for our students and have a great holiday season! *Please sign and return bottom portion of Newsletter to Mrs. Rawlins.