We are so blessed in so many ways, and this is our annual reminder to take the time and count them! We are so very thankful for our students, families, community, and lovely school to work in!
We look forward to celebrating with you Tuesday at the "feast!" This year the feast has food contributions from the students: Gr. 3/4 made amazing homemade bread, Kindergarten will make the Green Bean Casserole, and Gr. 1/2 will be making the pumpkin cake! Gr. 5/6 will be setting up decorating the cafeteria and Gr. 6 will be serving the feast. We will have a 'blessing tree" in the lobby outside the cafeteria and hope that you can add your blessing to our tree!
Kudos and heartfelt thanks to:
- The parents who came in and volunteered to help bake pies!
- The PTO members who baked pies at the town hall!
- The PTO for all their hard work with the Chili Cook-Off!
Thanksgiving Community Dinner - The annual RES Thanksgiving Community Dinner will occur, Tue., Nov. 21. We hope you'll be able to make it! Due to limited space, we're staggering the seatings this year.
Winter Sports - We are reviewing this and investigating options. I received three e-mails asking us to reconsider. I've heard from many families directly that they like the Jan./Feb. field trip ideas better that the Ski Runners. One of the reasons some people believe that we should reconsider is that the students will miss interacting with other students from the SU. However, I have spoken to all the principals, and apparently Killington students do not participate as they ski at Killington. Woodstock offers four other activities for students that do not participate that day, and they have only about 40% of their students that do participate in skiing. Transportation is one of the factors we considered. To get a bus to transport our students for the entire Ski Runners season is $2000, and there is simply no money for that. The superintendent came to our Board meeting the other night and we discussed this for over an hour weighing all the options. We are the only school in the SU that has their students leaving the building five to six times to go to swim lessons, and we are so thankful that the PTO pays for this so all students can participate. More news will follow next Sun.
PBIS Celebrations - The RES Student Council met and decided on the next few celebrations. We'll announce more in the next blog!
- E - Everyone wears slippers AFTER they get to school in street shoes! Mon., Nov. 20!
- S - Everyone wears a sports jersey/t-shirt of a sport they love! Fri., Dec. 1!
- P - PJ Day - Fri., Dec. 8 - everyone wears PJ's - shoes required!
Basketball Team - We will try this again in the new year and hopefully do two teams K-2 and 3-6. More news to follow in December!
OTHER WAYS TO HELP READING SCHOOL
- Sign up for Price Chopper School Tools - check out the homepage!
- Send in Box Tops for Education!
- Read to some of our students!
LUNCH & BREAKFAST MENU FOR NEXT WEEK:
Is your lunch account current? All accounts should be paid in full each month. Thank you for helping us keep our costs down!
Is your lunch account current? All accounts should be paid in full each month. Thank you for helping us keep our costs down!
- Mon., Nov. 20, 2017 - Bean & Bacon Soup, Tangerines, Spinach Salad, Whole Grain Chips; Breakfast: Bagels & Cream Cheese & The Regulars
- Tues., Nov. 21, 2017 - Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Cranberry, Butternut Squash, Homemade Bread, Pumpkin Cake; Breakfast: Hard Boiled Eggs & the Regulars
Happening this Week:
- Mon., Nov. 20 -
- Art is the Special
- Jill/Guidance in
- Slipper day! Students wear shoes to school & change into their slippers!
- Tues., Nov. 21
- PE held in classrooms
- 11:30 AM RES Community Turkey Dinner PK-2
- NOON GR. 3-6 Families
- Wed., Nov. 22 - 24 - SCHOOL CLOSED
Mark Your Calendar/Upcoming Events:
- Fri., Dec. 1 - Students wear a sports jersey/t-shirt!
- Fri., Dec. 8 - P. J. Day! (Shoes required.)
- Wed., Dec. 13 - PTO Meeting 6 PM
- Wed., Dec. 20 - RES Board Meeting 6 PM
- Thurs., Dec. 14 - Holiday Concert Town Hall 6 PM (Students should be there at 5:45 PM.)
- Wed., Dec. 20 - Snowflake Bazaar
- Mon., Dec. 25 - Tues., Jan. 2 - SCHOOL CLOSED - Happy Holidays!
- Mon., Jan. 15 - SCHOOL CLOSED - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Thoughts to Ponder:
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