Last weekend, Rummel Creek was represented by 43 students in Odyssey of the Mind Competition in Waller, TX. The teams were excited and practiced their performances in the cafeteria on Wednesday afternoon. Saturday was the competition day. All of the teams did really well in the competition. The primary teams are exhibition only - but they did a great job. It's wonderful to see the young students learning about Odyssey of the Mind and using their creativity. Both 5th-grade teams advanced to OM State Tournament. The vehicle problem - Triathlon Travels - won sixth place, and the balsa wood problem - Animal House - won 5th place. Our 3rd-grade team - Emoji - missed the State Competition by only one place. Our highest scored team, the 4th grade - Stellar Hangout - was in competition with 20 other teams or they would have moved on to state. All in all the students put forth their best effort and represented RCE well. Can't wait to see how the State Competition goes - students have time to rework and rewrite their problems. Mrs. Harn greeted all of the students and gave them a bag of goodies to wish them well on Friday. Students are building memories and friendships.
February 21st was 100's day for Kindergarten (and the rest of us). I always love the creativity of decorating a t-shirt with 100 items for the parade. The kindergarten students were soooo excited - they even were able to parade upstairs! It may be that we have completed 100 days of school - but we have a long way to go before summer vacation.
Enjoy the Animoto of all of the Kinder classes parading through the school. Animoto..
Friday was also Go Texan Day! Rummel Creek has always had a fun day dancing and dressing in our western clothing. This year we added fiddlers and stations...I think the students had a fun day celebrating their Texas heritage!
We are in the middle of the Healthy Roadrunners program. Students have been learning about eating healthy and taking care of their minds and bodies. These are good things to put to good use during the "Testing Season" at RCE. A healthy mind and body will help students do exceptional on the tests we take during the spring months. Flu season is still with us - next week students will learn about washing hands to be healthy.
This week has been a LONG week - practice STAAR. Students in grades 3, 4 & 5 were able to show what they know.
We are in "Testing Season"...so be sure your children get a good night's rest, eat a good healthy breakfast and prepare their minds for taking the tests. Rummel Creek students are well prepared for the state tests - just have to get through the hoops.
Spring Break is just around the corner....and so is March Book Madness - so much fun as they vote for favorite books to move through the bracket. This year we started with titles that RCE teachers recommend every student read before they leave elementary school.
Not too many photos from this week as students were involved in testing. We are all so excited to see the sun out so we can have recess OUTSIDE!
WatchDogs are back on the campus. Students love having their dads at RCE especially for recess!
Next week brings voting on Tuesday and class photos on Wednesday. Visiting author, Natalie Lloyd, will be at RCE on Wednesday afternoon. Looks like it will be a busy week just before Spring Break!
Enjoy the weather, the rodeo and time with your families this weekend.
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