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We are so proud of Mrs. Cherish Holt for being recognized as SHAPE Arkansas Teacher of the Year!
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RIS had it's first ever Junior Fire Fighter Challenge today! Our 3rd place winners were Elena Van Riper and Braylen Walden. Our 2nd place winners were Valeria Cruz and Cade Keele . Our 1st place winners were Jaiden Self and Bennett Berry.
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Meet our RIS Counselor, Ms. Baker!
We are so proud to call you a Storm!
#AchievingExcellenceTogether
#EducateEquipEmpower
#ForwardRSD
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RIS is pleased to announce our Student and Staff Member of the Month for October!
Congratulations Presley Bryan and Mrs. Price!
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Firefighter Challenge is Wednesday, Oct 12 at 9:00. If your child is a contestant, bring a chair and cheer them on! Check -in at the front office, and they will direct you to the event.
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Meet Ms. Adams and Mrs. Moore from our ELA department!
We are so proud you are a Storm!
#AchievingExcellenceTogether
#Educate EquipEmpower
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October's Capturing Kids' Hearts focus is Self-directed. We are focusing this month on helping our Storms make goals and make a plan to reach those goals.
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Flourishing Fridays are to recognize and celebrate students working hard every day to make good choices. Students earn FF by receiving less than 2 consequences from the classroom teacher and no consequences from Mrs. Binz.
Here is a look at the Flourishing Fridays for the rest of October:
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Flourishing Friday for Friday, Oct 7 is Stuffed Animal Day! If you qualify for FF, bring your favorite stuffed animal! It must be small enough to sit on your desk.
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Meet our Gifted and Talented Teacher, Mrs. Moultrup! We are so proud to call you a Storm! #ForwardRSD #Achieving Excellence Together #Educate Equip Empower
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Parents, please take a few minutes to complete this survey:
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It's National Principals Month!
RIS has the best!
We love Mrs. Binz our Principal and Mr. Foster our Assistant Principal!
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Mrs. Price always does an amazing job with our bulletin board! She had all the students at RIS help with this one!
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RIS Firefighter Challenge is Wednesday, Oct. 12th. Don't miss it!
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Just a reminder to turn in your candy bar fundraiser money ASAP if you haven't already done so. Thank you!
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Meet the Teachers Mr. Lensing and Mrs. Ellis from our RIS Science department!
We are so proud you are on the Storm Team!
#Achieving Excellence Together
#EducateEquipEmpower
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Meet our Registrar and Cyclone alumnae, Kenia Segovia!
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#Achieving ExcellenceTogether
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RIS direct link for ordering the yearbook is: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01012555
Our yearbook will be $28 until 12/31!
After 12/31 it will be $30.
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Friday, Sept.30 is our first Flourishing Friday!
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Do you have a snap code? Complete the Free & Reduced Meal Application here: https://family.titank12.com/?identifier=AAMCR2 For more information, contact your child's school. #ForwardRSD
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