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Taking Math into the Real World
River Dell Elementary School recently partnered with their local Food Lion grocery store on Hwy. 42 in Flowers Plantation to host two separate family math nights. The first math night was for their Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade students and the second math night 3rd - 5th grade students and their families. The evening was hosted by RDE's English as a second language teacher, Laura Epting.
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Governorโs Teacher Advisory Committee Profile: Kimberley Strickland
Ms. Strickland not only teaches first grade at River Dell Elementary, she also serves on the Governorโs Teacher Advisory Committee. This committee is composed of up to 25 teachers and support personnel appointed by Gov. Cooper. The Committee advises the governor on a variety of educational issues. Please click below to read her profile.
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Alford Receives Employee of the Month Award
Congratulations to River Dell Elementary's third grade teacher Jennifer Alford who was selected as the Johnston County Public Schools/Wells Fargo Foundation Certified Employee of the Month for February 2018.
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Candy Land Dance brings a crowd at RDE
The 2018 River Dell Elementary school dance was a huge success. This yearโs dance was named the โCandy Land Dance,โ and students had a โsweetโ time. In the gym students enjoyed dancing to their favorite tunes, doing the limbo, playing freeze dance, and following the Carolina Dance Productions (CDP) dancers.
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Spring Break
We will have an early release on Wednesday, March 28th. Our carpool and buses will be dismissed at 1:45 p.m. Spring Break starts on Thursday, March 29th and will last through Friday, April 6th. Students and staff will return to school on Monday, April 9th.
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Safety Information Night
Our safety information night occurred on Thursday, March 15th. At this meeting, information was shared about our safety protocols, we explained some changes we have put in place, and answered questions that parents asked. Please, refer to the slide show below if you were unable to attend the meeting or would like to review what was discussed.
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Penny Wars
Student government will be hosting Penny Wars. This event will begin Monday, March 19th and end on Friday, March 23rd in the front lobby from 8:30 to 8:55 a.m. Each grade level has their own jug for collecting money. Grade levels gain points by adding pennies and dollars to their jug. Students can lower other grade levels points by adding silver coins to their jugs.
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Requests for Changes of Transportation for Students
If you have any changes in transportation for your child, please make sure we have those changes in writing prior to 3:30. Our office gets very busy from 3:30 through 4:15 and we want to make sure our students and teachers know if there is any change to how a child is getting home. To make sure that communication happens effectively, we need to know prior to 3:30.
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Carpool Information
At this time, we have no volunteers to help direct carpool traffic. We do ask that when you merge back onto Buffalo Rd., please be careful and check the traffic already moving. We want you and your children to be safe as you enter and leave our campus. So please adhere to the 35 mile an hour school zone on Buffalo Rd. as you enter and leave campus and remember that the speed limit is 10 miles per hour on our campus.
