Just hours until Spring Break!

I don't know who is more excited about Spring Break - Students or Teachers!  This week has been such a busy week with very strange schedules....hopefully, after Spring Break we'll get back into the routine.
We had Voting on Tuesday, Class Photos on Wednesday, an author (Natalie Lloyd) on Wednesday pm, First Grade's play - How Does Your Garden Grow -, Hands-on Science and a Choir concert - It was an amazing week.

Last Saturday night, a group of the Rummel Creek choir members performed for the Kids' Reading Room Gala.  They did an amazing job sharing their voices, recorders, and ukeleles.  The Kids' Reading Room is a special room set up for children in apartments in north Spring Branch.  They are able to come to the rooms and read books.  Mrs. Trish Schappell, former RCE teacher, and iCoach is the founder.  Rummel Creek families continue to support Mrs. Schappell through donations of books and time volunteering.  Reading is fundamental - something that we here at RCE know, however, students in north Spring Branch do not come from literacy-rich homes.  Mrs. Schappell is making a difference in children's lives.

From the March Choir Concert

Thanks to Watch Dogs who watched over our campus during voting.  We enjoyed seeing their smiling faces.  Voting went smoothly and as always it was fun to see familiar faces from the past in the library.  So much fun to catch up with former students and parents.

Author, Natalie Lloyd, entertained students in grades 3, 4 & 5.  Her newest book is "Problim Children".  It is the first book in a series about a family of 7 children with unique characteristics.   Her last book was on the 2017-18 Bluebonnet list, The Key to Extraordinary.

First Grade's play, How Does Your Garden Grow, is always a fun time in the Spring.  "Herb, the "H" is silent is almost as memorable as the Nutcracker, "If I do say so myself."  The students did a wonderful job preparing for this show.

Here is a link to the video  

We're finishing up the Healthy Lifestyles Competition at RCE.  The students have worked hard...but...just because the competition is over doesn't mean we can't stay healthy.  In the Spring the weather is so nice - so ride a bike or take a walk.  Soon it will be time for water sports!  Eat healthily.  Testing season is upon us and eating a well-rounded breakfast is good for the brain.  Everything we learned during the Healthy Lifestyle Competition can be used every day for the rest of your lives.  Be Healthy.   Congratulations to Mrs. Demeris' fifth-grade class.  They did a fabulous job of recording their activities.

Chess team is busy!  Learning new skills each Thursday afternoon in the library.

It's that Spring time of the year when you look at the fifth-grade students about to walk out the walls of RCE to the great big world.  This week I caught 2 fifth graders going above and beyond.   Well - actually a few....the KRCE crew gets here early to work on the show.  This week they have made movies, performed skits and been very flexible.  If you look closely at the photos you'll see how they have their different scripts ready to pull out.  I love knowing that they are thinking ahead and prepared.  The Roadrunner News crew is quick on making videos  - hopefully, soon we'll have their website updated and ready to share.  Enjoy a little creativity by the KRCE crew...

Link to video 1    video 2

Well - it's the end of a LONG week - Spring Break is just hours away.  Students are being checked early to catch planes to far away places.  Have a wonderful Spring Break.  Rest. Read. or do whatever makes you happy.  Stay Safe.  Enjoy your family time.  See you after Spring Break!