Making a Difference 2016

This week's notes shares all the ways that Rummel Creek Students make a difference.  We have so many students that care for others and the projects they sponsor make a difference for others.

Third grade student, Jacob Baker, has a great idea with Socktober.  He is collecting adult socks (preferably white athletic) for the homeless.  These socks will go with our project later in the year for Martha's Kitchen, which will be sponsored by Fifth Grade Student Council.

In conjunction with Book Fair, the Fourth Grade Student Council is sponsoring a Food Drive to help our Sister School Sherwood Elementary.  The food we collect will go to the East Spring Branch Food Pantry.  As a result of our food drive, 40 Sherwood Families will receive a Thanksgiving Dinner and food vouchers.  This is a great way for our students to help the families at Sherwood.  Students bringing in 5 food items can put their name in the raffle for a gift certificate to the Book Fair or time in the library with our robotics and electronics.

Book Fair is going on at Rummel Creek.  This year we have a Signature Fair by Scholastic Books.   It's bigger than any Book Fair we have had at Rummel Creek!  Our Night Sale is on Monday, October 17th from 5:30 - 7:30.  The Choir will sing and we have displays of student artwork and Social Studies projects on the shelves.  Come and browse the student work as you buy books.  Book Fair supports the library programs.  (We have an author, Bruce Colville, scheduled for grades 3, 4 & 5 at this time.)

Mrs. Bacon's class had fun with Peter Reynold's book "ISH" as they created their American Symbols ish....with legos.  So much fun!

Our Watchdogs have been fabulous.   The teachers are loving the dads coming to RCE.  From the 5th grade teachers, " Just a huge shout out to Kevin McMahon.  He spoke to all of 5^th grade yesterday afternoon about his job.  He works for a consulting firm as an organizational psychologist, which the kids had never heard of.  He explained all of the work he did with New Orleans ISD after Katrina, relocating teachers and staff, students, and campuses and equated it to our move to Westchester and back.  The kids were fascinated and asked incredible questions.  Trey Gardner asked, “Do you handle a stressful situation with the manager different than you do the rest of the employees?”  Jake Hearne asked, “Do you work with oil and gas companies during these low gas price times?”  It was amazing.''

Next week are parent conferences at RCE.  It's so nice to see the parents visiting the school!

It's been an awesome week at Rummel Creek!