Johnston County Public Schools offers many career opportunities for aspiring professionals and we are hiring!
Discover why Johnston County is an ideal location to live and work, and why JCPS is the best place for a career. With competitive pay, state health benefits, and incentives, we are the place to grow.
Check out our Job Fair on Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 9 AM to 12 PM. Hope to see you there!😎
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Ozzy Blais received a January Character Education Award for Self Discipline!
A fifth grader at River Dell Elementary, he has shown tremendous growth and success in his time at River Dell. This is due to his work ethic and perseverance. He is a humble student, never asking for recognition. Blais never wants anyone to feel left out. He just wants to be his best, and to help others in their quest to be their best as well.
Let's hear it for Ozzy Blais!😎
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Exciting News, parents! Revolution Modern Martial Arts is teaming up with us for awesome fundraiser!
Join us for a "Parent's Night Out" at their facility – all proceeds go straight back to our school!
What's "Parents Night Out"; you ask? It's a few hours of pure fun for your kids! They'll
be treated to pizza, snacks, and drinks, plus enjoy athletic games and an introductory karate class. All this, and it costs less than hiring a babysitter!
Check out the event details and secure your spot now: https://bit.ly/Riverdell_fundraiser
Revolution Modern Martial Arts has been supporting Clayton area schools for almost 15 years and has over 200 five-star Google reviews!
Let's make this fundraiser a hit!
Under the guidance of local emergency officials and out of an abundance of caution, JCPS will operate on a 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.
Everyone is encouraged to drive with caution when traveling.
Reminder: dismissal today at 12:55. Spirit Night tonight at La Cucina has been cancelled. Stay safe Racer Family!
JCPS will operate on a 3 hour early dismissal schedule today, January 9th. RDE dismissal will be at 12:55. There is no YMCA after school care. All JCPS evening activities cancelled.
Christmas Break is just a couple of days away!🎄🎁
For students following the traditional school calendar, Wednesday, December 20, 2023 is an early release day. Then students will be out of school from Thursday, December 21, 2023 - Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Students return to school on Wednesday, January 2, 2024.
The annual RDE Holiday Festival is this Saturday from 11-2! Check out all the amazing things we'll have going on. We're still looking for volunteers and donations.
Sign up here: https://linktr.ee/rdepta
Check out our RDE Holiday Activity Calendar. Activities begin on Tuesday, December 5th.
Only 3 more days to order! Don't miss out on stocking up for the holidays!
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PTA will be hosting Spirit Night @ HWY 55 on December 5th and 19th.
During the week of December 4th-8th, students will shop at the Merry Grinchmas Holiday Shop. This provides students the opportunity to shop for family members and friends.
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, all JCPS campuses will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 22 - Friday, Nov. 24. 🦃
Your voice matters!
JCPS is partnering with Research Triangle Institute to help create our new strategic plan and we need YOUR INPUT to shape our vision for schools, students, and families!
Today is the last day to make your voice heard! Complete the community questionnaire here: https://bit.ly/3Qr6Z46
JCPS wants to thank all Johnston County veterans who have served in the US Armed Forces! We are forever grateful to you for your unwavering commitment and dedication to the United States. Thank you!🇺🇸
Your voice matters!
JCPS is partnering with RTI to help create our new strategic plan and we need YOUR INPUT to shape our vision for schools, students, and families.
Click here to complete the community questionnaire: https://bit.ly/3Qr6Z46
Did someone say Trick or Treat?!
It's Halloween, and we want to make sure everyone has fun, while staying safe . Check out these tips!👻
A reminder to all families of the importance of emailing Nichole Elliott in our front office if there are any transportation changes for your child. We want to make sure that everyone knows that this is the procedure we use schoolwide at River Dell to ensure everyone - students, teachers, and office staff, are aware of any changes in how your child is going home. Please email her at nicholeelliott@johnston.k12.nc.us with any updates. We ask that you do this rather than sending a message to the teacher, as Ms. Elliott will let the teacher and student know. Our classroom teachers are very busy teaching during the day, and may not have time to let office staff know. Thank you for following this process so we can ensure everyone is alerted of these changes and your children get home safely. Along with this, we want to remind parents that if they ever see a student at a bus stop in the morning that has missed their bus pick up, or a student in the afternoon waiting by themselves without a parent present, we ask that you please call our front office at 919-553-1977 so that we can get in touch with family members ASAP. Thank you for helping us keep our River Dell Racers safe at all times.
This week has been going really well so far. Students are getting so excited for our Fun Run event on Friday. They look forward to hearing class and school progress each day. Each day has a leadership and character focus word, and students have been watching daily videos about these focus words. So far, students have learned about Kindness and Empathy, Wednesday they will learn about Respect and Thursday they will learn about Inclusion.
Red Ribbon Week is also going great. Students have enjoyed the different theme days. Wednesday is "Turn Your Back on Drugs" and we are encouraging students and staff to wear their clothes backwards. Thursday is "Hats off to being Drug Free" and we invite everyone to wear a hat to school that day!
If you have not connected with your child's teachers on the Rooms app, or if you are having difficulty connecting, reach out to them through email or call to leave a message and they will get back with you to assist you with this.
A reminder to stay in the right carpool lane on the curvy driveway through 8:15 or 8:20 each morning so that our teachers, staff, and JCPS staff can enter the parking lot to park each morning. Thanks for your cooperation with this.
Another reminder that students will not be able to be checked out after 3:15 each day. If you arrive at or after 3:15, you should wait in the carpool line for pick up.
Also, if your child is absent you are more than welcome to send an email to their teacher sharing reason for the absence. On that email please also include our data manager Mrs. Kayla Williams. Her email address is: kaylawilliams@johnston.k12.nc.us. This will ensure that the absences are coded correctly as quickly as possible. If you have received a doctor's note for your child's absence, you can take a picture of it with your phone and email it to them as well.
Students are getting ready for Red Ribbon Week® 2023, Oct. 23-27! This year’s theme is "Be Kind To Your Mind. Live Drug Free."
JCPS believes in a drug free future for all of it students! Here are some fun activities the celebration going all week long, as we encourage everyone to pledge to live drug free! https://bit.ly/3tKyRc8
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