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Respect is our Capturing Kids' Hearts word for January. Look over the newsletters to give your family some great ideas of how to help strengthen this skill in your Storm.
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Report cards should come home with your Storm today (January 12). Please review it with your student and help them make goals for the second semester of school!
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Storms, we hope you enjoy the day off Monday, January 15th. Discuss with your family the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
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RIS Quiz Bowl team participated in the Arch Ford Quiz Bowl tournament Wednesday. Students did a great job representing RIS!
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Congratulations to Rosa for being selected as Officer Harris' back-up for the month of January!! She will learn how to keep RIS safe!
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RIS students will be attending Artregeous at The Center for the Arts January 11th from 12:30-2:30!
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Flourishing Friday this week...if you earn it, Storms, is Blanket and Pajama day!!
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Welcome back to school, Storms!! We are excited to see you Monday, January 8 and get the second semester started!
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Our RIS staff wish you and your family the best Christmas break! School will be out from Dec. 25-January 5. First day back is Monday, January 8!
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One hundred twenty five students met a reading challenge this first semester at RIS! To celebrate their accomplishments they went to Strikers Bowling Alley to learn to bowl!
This trip was made possible by the RIS SOAR Grant! Thank you all for helping to support our reading culture at RIS!
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In August, Mrs. Honghiran gave her students a reading challenge. There were 20 books from a variety of genres she encouraged them to read. By December, 125 students met that challenge. They celebrated with a trip to Strikers Bowling Alley! RIS students do Read Up A Storm! The trip was made possible by the RIS SOAR Grant.
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The RIS Spelling Bee is December 20th from 9:00-10:30 at the Center for the Arts on the RHS campus. All students will be in attendance during that time. We wish our contestants the best!
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RIS wants to thank our Storm families who came to our Family Night! We had so much fun. We plan to have another family night in the spring! A special thank you to our mystery readers for the Masked Reader, Officer Harris, Pat Young (Owner of Dog Ear Books) and James Leavell. This event was brought to you by the RIS SOAR Grant written by Mrs. Honghiran and Mrs. Binz.
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RIS wants to thank our Storm families who came to our Family Night! We had so much fun. We plan to have another family night in the spring! A special thank you to our mystery readers for the Masked Reader, Officer Harris, Pat Young (Owner of Dog Ear Books) and James Leavell. This event was brought to you by the RIS SOAR Grant written by Mrs. Honghiran and Mrs. Binz.
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Let's show our Christmas Spirit the last week before Christmas Break!
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RIS sends a big Thank You to our PTO and Roy's Heating and Cooling! Roy's stocked our Happy Wagon with a cool cup, snack, and a refreshing drink.
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Storms will travel to the Center of the Arts on the RHS campus December 15th from 9:00-10:00. They will enjoy a band and choir concert performed by RMS students. This will give our students an opportunity to see if they would like to be in band or choir next year!
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Our Capturing Kids' Hearts word of the month for December is: Responsibility. The newsletter below gives your family some ideas for how to help your Storm strengthen this trait!
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RIS is please to announce our Employee of the Month and our Student of the Month for December! Help us Congratulate Ms. Terry and Ben Payne!
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Thank you Ms. Terry and Ms. Adams for organizing this event for our Wellness Wednesday group! Stella Manor residents enjoyed the visit!
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