Good evening Racer families, this is Ms. Durko with some announcements and reminders for the week.
On Monday, the winners of the car line raffle will be announced. Good luck to all who have entered.
Tuesday, September 16 is Curriculum Night for Mrs. Raechel’s PreK class, all 1st grade classes, and all 2nd grade classes. Thursday, September 18 is Curriculum Night for all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes. The times for both Curriculum Nights are 5:00-5:45 and 6:00-6:45. The two sessions will be the same each night, and this will give families with more than one child an opportunity to visit multiple grade levels if needed.
Thursday, September 18th is also Ms. Durko’s birthday. My birthday wish is for all Racers to wear yellow or gold to show support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and also to honor our forever Racer, Noelle Franklin. Let’s light up RDE!
Friday will be our first “Caps and PJ Bottoms for a Cause” event day. Any student or staff member can wear a hat and/or pj bottoms for $1.00. All proceeds go to Racer families in need.
We hope everyone has a wonderful week and remember, once a Racer, always a Racer. Have a great night.
Thank you for your patience today during afternoon carpool. We are incredibly thankful for the quick response of our local fire department and EMS as we had a parent with a medical emergency. We are happy to share that she is at home with family and doing much better .
Tomorrow is our first RDE PTA meeting of the 25/26 school year. It will be in the Media Center at 6:00. We hope to see many Racer families there. Childcare is provided for school age children.
We are already beginning to collect many lost water bottles and jackets. Please make sure that your student (no matter what grade level) has their name written in jackets and on their water bottles.
We hope everyone has a great night and remember, once a Racer, always a Racer.
It was great visiting South Johnston High, Meadow School, Innovation Academy, Selma Elementary, East Clayton Elementary, and West View Elementary today as we recognize them each as a school moving forward!
These schools received this acknowledgment for their outstanding performance in the 2024-2025 school year!
#GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS
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JCPS continues to shine! 🌟
We are excited to announce that Johnston County Public Schools has continued its journey to becoming one of the best districts in the state, according to 2024-2025 data recently released by NCDPI.
A few of the district highlights included a significant increase in student proficiency scores and school performance grades, with 93% of our schools having a school letter grade of A, B, or C! 75% of our schools met or exceeded growth, which is well above the state average.
Amazingly, 15 of our schools rank in the top 20% statewide, with seven schools in the top 10% for growth! Graduation rates for JCPS schools continue to rise, with JCPS reaching 92.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average of 87.7%
A huge thank you to our incredible educators, hardworking students, and supportive families for helping drive this success forward! 📈
Find more data and details here: http://bit.ly/3JPzfhi
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So far, this has been another great week at RDE. Students and staff are working hard daily and we are incredibly proud of everyone.
Some reminders: carpool gets better every day...remember, if you need to buckle in your child, please feel free to pull over into one of the open parking spots once we load them in, so you don't have to feel rushed and everyone can be safe. Also, a reminder that our tardy bell rings at 8:55am daily. If you arrive after this, please do not send your students in by themselves. We require parents to come into the building with tardy students to sign them in at the office computers.
Tomorrow is the last day to walk your child into class. We have enjoyed seeing parents in our hallways this past week, and it is time for students to make their way in each day on their own. Rest assured we have plenty of RDE staff members in the hallways ready to help them if they aren't sure where they are going.
A reminder that breakfast and lunch are free for all JCPS students. Also, a reminder that every adult that enters the building must present their ID before coming in. Thanks for helping us keep our school safe!
We are still in need of some testing proctors for the 3rd grade BOG Test on September 9th. Please call the office or email Mrs. Laurie Farmer if you are able to spare some time that morning (3 hours max).
We hope everyone has a wonderful night and remember, once a Racer, always a Racer.
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It has been a fantastic first 3 days of school. Students and staff are working hard each day and it shows. Our administration and enhancement team has been meeting with every class to review important processes, procedures, and safety items that will be helpful each and every day. Students have been attentive and I know they are ready to make this the best year ever.
A few reminders: All adults are required to show their ID's to enter into our school building. At Open House, if a set of parents came and only one parent had their ID that night, we were a little lenient as everyone was just getting back into the swing of things, but we want to make sure that everyone knows that every individual that comes into our building must show his or her ID before entering. This is an important part of our daily safety and security process.
It is only the 3rd day, and we have already had some students misplace water bottles and jackets. It is really important that you write your child's name in their jackets as well as somewhere on their water bottle. Also, the only drink that should be brought from home, into the classroom each day, is water.
Lastly, our morning carpool has been outstanding! Thank you so much for getting your students here and on time each day. A BIG reminder...no one should ever park their cars in the bus driveway and walk your children down to the school building. This can be very dangerous as many buses, daycare vans, and PreK parents enter and leave using that driveway, and we cannot block it by having anyone park there. Thank you for helping us with that. Our afternoon carpool is coming along as well, and each day it will get better and better.
We hope everyone has a great night and remember, once a Racer, always a Racer.
This is your principal, Ms. Durko with some reminders for the week ahead.
Tomorrow is the big day for our 1st through 5th graders. We are excited to welcome everyone back to school in the morning.
A reminder that we begin letting students in the building at 8:25 and the tardy bell rings at 8:55. At 8:55, we need all students to be in their classrooms and in their seats ready for a great first day of learning. Parents are allowed to walk theri students in for the first week of school only.
Tomorrow night is also our Kindergarten Open House from 5:15-6:30. We hope to see all of our kindergarten parents and students there!
We hope everyone has a great night, and remember, once a Racer, always a Racer.
We could not be more excited to welcome our newest Racers, the class of 2038, to school next week.
I wanted to clarify some things about how our kindergarten team will be doing Kindergarten Open House this year. On Monday, August 25th, we will have Kindergarten Open House from 5:15-6:30. All kindergarten parents AND their students are welcome to attend. The first portion will be in the cafeteria for parents only. This will last for approximately 30 minutes. While parents are in the cafeteria with teachers, childcare will be available for all kindergarten students in the gym. After the parent presentation, parents will pick up their students from the gym and head to their classrooms to meet their teachers. This portion of the evening will be floating and will last until 6:30.
We can't wait to see everyone on Monday. Kindergarten teachers will be making phone calls to introduce themselves tomorrow afternoon (Thursday). We hope everyone has a great night, and remember, once a Racer always a Racer.
The excitement is in the air as RDE teachers and staff eagerly prepare to meet their newest students.
Open House for grades 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th will be this Thursday, August 21st. Families with last names beginning with the letters A-L should come to the floating event from 4:30-5:30. Families with last names beginning with the letters M-Z should come to the floating event from 6:00-7:00.
At Open House, students who ride a bus will receive their bus passes in their homerooms. All RDE students will be receiving Carpool tags this year. Feel free to bring in your child's school supplies and drop them off in their classrooms as well. Teachers in grades 1-5 have been making phone calls to introduce themselves to their homeroom students. If you have not received a call or a voicemail, please feel free to call the RDE Office at 919-553-1977 to get the name and room number of your child's teacher.
Open House for Kindergarten will be on Monday, August 25th from 5:15-6:30. Kindergarten Open House is for parents only, and childcare will be provided for kindergarten students in our gym.
As always, follow our River Dell Facebook Page for numerous updates and reminders. Also, our school will be utilizing Class Dojo for communication. If you haven't downloaded the Class Dojo App yet, please do so, as teachers will be using this as their primary form of communication.
We can't wait to see you all very soon. Have a great night, and remember, once a Racer, always a Racer.
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Johnston County Public Schools is committed to providing quality education to its students and professional learning environments for its staff, free of distractions, and supporting high-quality teaching and learning, enhancing student well-being, and maintaining a safe and focused school environment.
Recent studies indicate that cell phone use, particularly for social media and interaction, can interfere with students' ability to focus on learning and negatively impact students in many ways. Excessive use of cell phones and social media has been linked to lower academic performance, increased behavioral issues, and other conditions that hinder students' ability to excel.
In recent legislation, House Bill 959, Session Law 2025-38, revisions were made addressing clear guidelines for the use of cell phones to include educational purposes. The Johnston County Board of Education has adopted Policy Code: 4318 Use of Wireless Communication Devices.
Families are strongly encouraged to review the policy in its entirety.
Visit the JCPS website for more information and links: HERE.
