Smencils are back! They are available for purchase during Media Center with Mrs. Velida for $1. Thanks for supporting RCSAES's school library.
The first Monday of every October is World Day of Bullying Prevention™!
On this day students, schools, and communities all over the world go BLUE together against bullying. It also kicks off National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month every October.
Join us in solidarity to stop bullying and cyberbullying! Make it the day that bullying prevention is heard around the world!
Wear BLUE on Monday October 5, 2020.
#blueuptogether
Congratulations to our newly inducted members to RCSA's National Elementary Honor Society!
Congratulations, September Students of the Month!
Celebrating Dads Take Your Child to School Day a little differently this year.
Thank you, RCSA Fathers, for your commitment and dedication to your child's education!
We are happy to announce that the USDA has extended a program allowing us to offer free lunch to all RCSA students at ALL campuses. Free breakfast will be available at RCSA Mandarin, Innovation, and Elementary. Your student(s) will be able to eat meals at school at no cost to you beginning on Tuesday, September 22th. This program is scheduled to run until December 31st or until funds run out.
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We are happy to announce that the USDA has extended a program allowing us to offer free lunch to all RCSA students at ALL campuses. Free breakfast will be available at RCSA Mandarin, Innovation, and Elementary. Your student(s) will be able to eat meals at school at no cost to you beginning on Tuesday, September 22th. This program is scheduled to run until December 31st or until funds run out.
Book Character Day is on Friday, October 30th! Students may dress out of school uniform and dress up like...Big Nate, Amelia Bedelia, Pete the Cat, Fancy Nancy, etc. Be sure to have your student bring the book or a picture of the book cover that the character is from. Also, students should be prepared to share with their class why they chose their character. We can't wait to see students' book character costumes!
*No weapons or displays of violence will be permitted.
Thank you to all of our students and staff that participated in our Think Pink event on Thursday and donated to the American Cancer Society. Over $600 was raised for this cause!
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Don't forget - this Friday is a Teacher Planning Day and there is no school.
Celebrating Accelerated Reader success!
Think PINK for the American Cancer Society
On Thursday, October 15th, students may dress in pink with ANY donation to the American Cancer Society. Donations may be given to students’ homeroom teachers that morning. Thank you for supporting this cause!
TUE, NOV 10 AT 8:00 AM EST
Jeans for Troops
RCSA Elementary will be hosting a Jeans for Troops Day next week.
Students may wear jeans on Tuesday, November 10th with ANY donation to the GI Go Fund, which provides assistance to all military veterans, with a focus on veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, by helping them find employment, access housing, and secure their education and health benefits.
Students may bring their donation with them to school on November 8th and submit it to their homeroom teacher.
Read more about the GI Go Fund at gigo.org.
Don't forget about our fundraiser with Art to Remember! You can purchase keepsake products customized with your child's art. There are over 60 products to choose from and a percentage of every purchase goes right back to our school. Click on the link below to start shopping!
https://arttoremember.com/school/9ER8VW
If you need extra assistance with any of the technology used at RCSAES, we can help! Use the link below to sign up for a Technology Talk on November 4th at 3:30 pm at RCSAES. Be sure to bring your child's usernames and passwords, so you can access all the resources that will be reviewed.
Sign Up Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4CA5AF2DABF94-november
RCSA Elementary will be showing gratitude throughout the month of November. One of the projects students will be working on during Art Class will be creating Thank You cards for our military, health care workers, and first responders. We invite our Distance Education students to participate as well using one of the following options.
Option 1: Create a Thank You card on thick card stock and deliver to mailbox outside the front office.
Option 2: Scan PDF or send photo of card to projects@rivercityscience.org. RCSAES will print and deliver.
Deadline: November 13th
If you missed us at the Duval Virtual School Choice Expo today, check out our Virtual Booth: https://dcps21.mapyourshow.com/8_0/exhibitor_details.cfm?exhid=160&shareguid=16334820-E7B4-5650-AF485D6B8585D954
If you are interested in learning more about RCSA Elementary, join us at the Virtual School Choice Expo tomorrow at the below times.
https://dcps21.mapyourshow.com/8_0/exhibitor_details.cfm?exhid=160&shareguid=E68FB9BF-A10C-8B61-E459307976426768
RCSAES Families,
Welcome to 2021! We hope all of our families had a safe and healthy Winter Break. If your child is experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms (fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle/body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion/runny nose, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea), or if he/she was exposed to anybody testing positive for COVID-19, please do not send him/her to school on Tuesday and email Mrs. Schumacher (gschumacher@rivercityscience.org) for more information regarding return dates.
Let's return to school safely in 2021!
If you need extra assistance with any of the technology used at RCSAES, we can help! We will be offering a session on January 4th at 9 am.
Sign up for January 4th Technology Talk here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4CA5AF2DABF94-january
Enjoy the Winter Break, and we will see students again on Tuesday, January 5th, 2021!
