River Dell Elementary School

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Hello Racer Families! Tonight is Family Night at the Book Fair. It will be open until 7:00pm. Tomorrow is "Crazy Socks and Crazy Hair" day for Red Ribbon Week. Thursday is "Dress as your favorite book character" day. Report cards came home today. Make sure to check your child's backpack. Sign and return the report card envelope tomorrow. Also, a reminder that there is no school for students next Tuesday as we are a voting site. Have a great night and remember, once a Racer, always a Racer.

There are some bus changes for today. Students that ride bus 770 will ride home with students on the bus 769. Students that ride bus 609 will come home on bus 770. No delays are expected.

It's a brand new day and we're still celebrating our principals! Ms. Jenny Durko, principal at River Dell Elementary is our next honoree for #NationalPrincipalsMonth!🏇 Ms. Durko is a proud River Dell Racer, and has great enthusiasm and expectations for the school. She is passionate about creating the very best environment for students to learn. River Dell Elementary students are treated as unique individuals and are encouraged to do their best in everything they do. We celebrate you Ms. Durko! 💙💚

Good evening Racer families, this is Ms. Durko with some announcements and reminders. This week continues our Book Fair as well as Grandparents' Week. Please check the schedule that is posted on our RDE website. This week is also Red Ribbon Week. All homeroom teachers should have sent out a schedule for daily events. Tomorrow all staff and students are encouraged to wear RDE Spirit Wear. On Tuesday, report cards will be coming home for all students. Tuesday is also Book Fair Family Night. Students are invited to visit the Book Fair with family members anytime between 4:00 and 7:00. A reminder that the tardy bell rings daily at 8:55am daily, and we strive to have all students in their classrooms, in their seats by 8:55. Afternoon carpool has been finishing up earlier each day, and we respectfully request that all parents arrive on campus no later than 4:15pm. Thank you for your cooperation with this. We hope everyone has a great night and remember, once a Racer, always a Racer.

Hello Racer families, this is Ms. Durko with some reminders. Today's Fun Run event was really amazing. Students had a fantastic time and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. Thank you to the Apex Team, our wonderful PTA, and all of the parents and family members that came out to support our students today. Pledging will remain open through Sunday. Tomorrow is the first day of our school Book Fair. This is always a favorite event for our students. Tomorrow is also the start of Grandparents Week. Grandparents or Grandfriends are invited to come eat lunch with students, take a special Fall Picture together, and then visit the Book Fair together as well. All homeroom teachers should have shared their specific schedule for the Book Fair as well as Grandparents Week. We hope everyone has a wonderful evening and remember, once a Racer, always a Racer. Have a good night.

Hope to see you today!

JCPS wrapped up the 2023-2024 school year ranked 35th in the state overall! 💪 Now we are future-focused on our 2029 goal of being in the top 20% in the state. With the best teachers, students, and parents giving their all, we will get there! 📚🏫🎓 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

Hello Racer families this is Ms. Durko with some reminders… Tomorrow is our fun run. We are so excited for this event. Thank you so much for your support as we work to reach our goals. You can still make donations tonight and we hope to see lots and lots of parents and families supporting their kids tomorrow at the event. Make sure your students wear their field trip T-shirts tomorrow and good pairs of tennis shoes. Also, make sure they eat a good breakfast and get a great nights sleep tonight. We hope everyone has a fantastic night, and remember once a Racer, always a Racer!

We continue to grow and improve each & every day! 🌟 JCPS English learners showed more improvement than the state average in back-to-back years! 👏 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

One last reminder that there is no school tomorrow, Tuesday, October 22, 2024, for JCPS students on the traditional calendar. 📅

We need your help this Wednesday! Help give the teachers a MUCH deserved and needed break! Sign up to supervise and assist students during lunch. Check out the following link to see the schedule and sign up... it is GREATLY appreciated! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EA8AA2FA7FFC70-50828127-lunch#/

Good evening Racer families, this is Ms. Durko with some announcements and reminders for the week ahead. Tuesday there is no school for students as it is a JCPS teacher workday. Thursday is our Fun Run event. Keep getting those pledges in! We want to invite all parents to this exciting event. A schedule for the day is posted on our RDE PTA Facebook page as well as our RDE website. We will also have a Boy Scout/Cub Scout interest meeting Monday evening at 5:30 in the media center. Every student that attends will hear great information and will also receive a kit to make their very own Pinewood Derby car. We hope to see you there. Have a great evening and remember, once a Racer, always a Racer.

Good evening Racer families, this is Ms. Durko with some announcements and reminders. Our students are having a great time learning how to be leaders in our school and in their every day life with our Apex Fun Run Crew. The challenge for everyone tomorrow is to see which class can wear the most ORANGE and/or BLUE. Keep getting those pledges to help our school! Tomorrow is also Caps/PJ Bottoms for a Cause Day. For $1.00 students and staff can wear a hat and/or pj bottoms to school. All money collected will go to a Racer Family in need. Next Tuesday is a JCPS Teacher Workday, and there is no school for students. Parents, this is a reminder that our students are to walk to their classes independently each day. They have done a fantastic job with this, and they are showing great responsibility. If you need to meet with a teacher, please email or send a Rooms message to make an appointment. We will not be able to allow unannounced visitors to the classrooms as teachers are working hard delivering awesome instruction to their classes during the day and we don't want to cause any unnecessary interruptions. Thanks for your cooperation with this. We hope everyone has a good evening. Remember, once a Racer, always a Racer. Have a great night.

JCPS showed exceptional growth for the 2023-2024 school year❗ Eleven schools are no longer on the Assisted Targeted Support and Improvement list. JCPS is moving forward! 🚂 #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

We want ALL students to log in to their own unique fundraiser page! Dive into all the fundraiser information and enjoy fun videos packed with insights on becoming Future Leaders. Let's aim for 100% participation! Log in now and join the journey toward leadership excellence! Need help finding your student's access code for MyApexEvent.com? Look no further! Check out the QR Code and Access Code on the VIP Badge, which should have come home after the pep rally. Students within the same family can share an Access Code, making it even easier to get involved! Still can't find it? No worries! Just shoot an email to your child's teacher, and they'll make sure you get the info you need. Then log in, share your page, and make your pledge! Let's make a difference together!

JCPS is raising the bar of academic success! ⬆ We were above the state average for all EOG/EOC subject areas in grades 3-8 and in high school Math 1 and Biology. ✨ #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

Good evening, River Dell Families, This is Ms. Durko calling to remind you of what is happening at school for the next week. We have the Apex team at school teaching our students how to become FUTURE LEADERS with lessons that show that we don’t have to wait until we’re grown up to change the world! Becoming a Future Leader starts now! Today we had our kick-off pep rally so look for your child to come home excited with an “Apex VIP Badge” (pledging information). Students will be asking for pledges to help support Online Learning Programs, Enhancement Replenishment/Support, Bike Racks, Murals, and Intermediate Playground Upgrades! Here’s how you can help: 1) Help your child ask 10 people for a pledge for the Apex event at our school. 2) Create a video of your child asking for pledges and email it to everyone you know or post it to your social media if you choose. 3) Ask your child about the Apex Future Lessons they are learning in class. They will come home with a habit bracelet each day as a reminder of what they learned. 4) Come to the Fun Run on Thursday, October 24th and cheer on your kids. Thanks so much, have a great night, and remember once a Racer, always a Racer!

Good evening Racer families, this is Ms. Durko with some announcements and reminders for the week. Tomorrow night, Monday, October 14th, we are having a Spirit Night at Patty Cake's Littlest Cupcake Shop. Preordering is now OPEN to order all your yummy treats!! This is our first RDE Spirit Night partnering with Patty Cake’s Littlest Cupcake Shop and we couldn’t be more excited for these sweets to get us through the week! Link to preorder is www.mylittlestcupcake.com Please make sure to put PTA in the menu line for RDE to receive credit! **PLEASE NOTE: the PTA will do all the work for you & will grab all preorders and bring them back to the school for you to pickup between 5-6:30 in the bus parking lot at the school. You can also order in-store from 3:30-6:30 tomorrow night if you wish! Our Apex leadership program and fundraiser starts tomorrow as well. This will be a fun way for our students to earn funding for lots of great things for our school including online learning programs and many other amazing items. Keep an eye out for lots of information on how you can support this endeavor. On Friday, we will have a Caps and PJ Bottoms for a Cause event. Students and staff can wear caps and/or PJ bottoms for $1.00. The money raised will go directly to an RDE family in need. We hope everyone has a wonderful week. Remember, once a Racer, always a Racer. Have a good night.

Happy Sunday from your RDE PTA! ☀️ Preordering is now OPEN to order all your yummy treats!! This is our first RDE Spirit Night partnering with Patty Cake’s Littlest Cupcake Shop and we couldn’t be more excited for these sweets to get us through the week! Link to preorder is www.mylittlestcupcake.com. Please make sure to put PTA in the menu line for RDE to receive credit! **PLEASE NOTE: the PTA will do all the work for you & will grab all preorders and bring them back to the school for you to pickup between 5-6:30 in the bus parking lot at the school. You can also order in-store from 3:30-6:30 tomorrow night if you wish! Thank you for supporting RDE! 💛💚