EAGLE’S EYE
RHES-REALIZING HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS
Ruth Hill Elementary School October, 2012 Volume 5 Issue 1
57 Sunset Lane Newnan, Georgia 30263 (770) 254-2895 Fax: (770) 304-5923
NURSING NOTES
Should your child require medicine:
-Please bring medicine to clinic and fill out a “Request For Administration Of Medication” form.
-Or if unable to come to the school please send a note with the name of the medicine, what time the medicine needs to be administered, what time the medicine was last given, and if the medicine needs to be returned home every day or left in the clinic. Please also sign and date the note.
The Principal’s Post
What an exciting start we have had to our school year! Our numbers have grown this year and we have many new families joining our Ruth Hill community! My desire is that everyone feels welcome and supported as we work together for the academic success of each student!
Besides new faces at Ruth Hill, several new programs are in place that I believe will make a powerful impact on our students’ learning. Teachers have been actively notifying parents of these different instructional strategies, but if you ever have questions, please feel free to talk with your child’s teacher, your Assistant Principal, your Counselor, or myself.
CAFÉ and Daily 5 is a schoolwide organizational focus on reading strategies. Your student will be learning strategies such as Check for Understanding or Voracious Reading. Your student will practice Reading to Self, Reading to Someone, and individually conferencing with the teacher using Good Fit Books. Ask your student what EEKK means!
Spelling has a new look this year as well. Each grade level looks slightly different, but you may see a progression similar to this. At the beginning of the year, the students may be given a list of words to work on that matches a phonics skill. In a few weeks, the list may get longer, so the students won’t know exactly which words will be used for the spelling test. In time, students will come to understand that spelling requires them to use all of the phonics skills they have learned as they help come up with the words that might show up on the spelling test. If you have questions about spelling at a particular grade level, please ask your child’s teacher.
BYOT or BYOD (Bring Your Own Technology/Device) is a new program being piloted in two classrooms at Ruth Hill. Mrs. Moore’s 5th grade Math classes and Mrs. Judy’s homeroom are going through specialize training that will allow those students to bring a device from home that will connect to our internet to enhance their learning through technology. We look forward to expanding this opportunity in the future to more students.
Thank you so much for your support of the staff at Ruth Hill as we strive to model our mission statement so that it becomes a lifelong passion for students. RHES: Realizing High Expectations for All Students!
REACH Referral Dates
October 11-November 2:
2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders
January 3-25: 1st graders and NEW to County
March 18-April 12: Kindergarten Students
Mrs. Tiffany’s Tunes
Ruth Hill Honor Chorus 2012-2013
Sarah Wingate Johnathan Harris Abbey Saunders
Brittany Parrish Kaylen Madrey Jaliyah Phillips
Jordan Smith Jasmine Leosweski Inayjua Teagle
ShaBrica Leslie Rachael Watson Emma Grunau
Abigail Geter Decarlos Pine Luke Harris
JaBrica Leslie Christian Harris Kayla Philpot
Rodreianna Teagle Miya Bleth Marshay Walker Christian Colton Kaitlin Fenninger Michaela Fuller Blythe Bates Taylor McGinty Kailee Costley De’Srial Henderson Lexus Mullis Miracle Glenn Aliyah Marmolejo Megan Davis Saveyon Cook Vanessa Strom Braxton Mathews Janice Tuck
Allison Grace Duncan
Parents,
We look forward to seeing you Friday, October 26th for Math Adventure Day. This will be a fun time to participate in math activities in your child’s classroom. You are also welcome to have lunch with your child that day. Lunch is $2.75 for adults.
Los padres,
Esperamos contar con su presencia Viernes, Octubre, 26 de Día de Aventura con Matemáticas. Este será un momento de diversión para participar en actividades de matemáticas en el salon de su hijo. Le invitamos a comer con su hijo ese día. El almuerzo es $ 2.75 para adultos.
LINES FROM THE LIBRARY
The Scholastic Book Fair will begin Monday, October 29th and end Friday, November 2nd . The fair will be open each day from 7:30am to 3:00pm. Items from the Book Fair may be purchased with cash, check, credit and debit cards. All proceeds from the Book Fair will be used to buy new books for our library.
Computer Captions
We are excited to remind you about an online learning tool that is available for our students this year!The IXL Math program is web based and can be accessed from any computer which is connected to the Internet.IXL is a comprehensive math practice site with an unlimited number of math practice questions in hundreds of skills — all of which are aligned to state standards. One of the best things about IXL is that your child can access it from home, so you have a chance to see your child's progress!
Just follow these easy steps to help your child access this program from your home computer:
1.Go to
2.Enter your child's lunch number for the username and the password.
3.Click Sign in
4.Navigate to your child's grade level.
5.Select a skill that your child needs to practice. (You can place your mouse over any skill to see a sample question and click on the link to begin.)
In addition to making math practice exciting, IXL is designed to help your child learn at his or her own pace. The website is adaptive and will adjust to your child's demonstrated ability level. The site also saves all of your child's results, so you can monitor your child's progress anytime by clicking on the Reports tab. Please encourage your son or daughter to use IXL Math often and help make learning math fun!
There is still room in our afterschool program! The cost is $9 per day if paid in advance and $12 per day if not paid in advance. Hours are 2:30-6:00. The students have lots of fun and free play in a safe environment as well as allotted time for homework. Please see Barbara Newsome in the cafeteria 1:00-6:00 or call 770-254-2899 for more information.
National School Bus Safety Week
October 22-26, 2012
National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program designed to promote school bus safety. This annual event is held during the third week in October each year. National School Bus Safety Week is an excellent way for everyone – parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties – to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety. Listed below are a few reminders for us during National School Bus Safety Week:
Students riding a school bus should always:
Arrive at the bus stop five minutes early.
Stand at least 5 giant steps (10 feet) away from the edge of the road.
If something falls under or near the bus, tell the driver. NEVER try to pick it up yourself.
Wait until the bus stops, the door opens, and the driver says it’s okay before stepping onto the bus.
Be careful that clothing with drawstrings and book bags with straps or dangling objects do not get caught in the handrail or door when exiting the bus.
Stay in your seat and sit quietly so that the driver is not distracted.
Check both ways for cars before stepping off the bus.
Crossing students should:
Walk in front of the bus, never walk behind the bus.
Walk on the sidewalk or along the side of the road to a point at lest 10 giant steps ahead of the bus.
When you get on or off the bus, look left, right, left before you enter or cross the street.
Be sure the bus driver can see them, and they can see the bus driver.
Wait for the driver’s signal to cross.
Things parents should know about school bus safety:
The most dangerous part of the school bus ride is getting on and off the bus. The loading and unloading area is called the “Danger Zone”.
The “Danger Zone” is the area on all sides of the bus where children are in the most danger of not being seen by the driver (ten feet in front of the bus where the driver may be too high to see a child, ten feet on either side of the bus where a child may be in the driver’s blind spot, and the area behind the bus).
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR
BUS DRIVERS!!!
THANKSGIVING BREAK– NOVEMBER 19-23
Stevi B’s
Spirit Nights
November 13th
December 11th
Honor Groups and Clubs at Ruth Hill
We are proud of the involvement of our students in the different clubs and honor groups at Ruth Hill. We have an active campus even after dismissal each week!
Mondays – Go! Spanish Club and Jr. Beta Club
Tuesdays – Good News Club
Thursdays – Honor Chorus
Roundup Time
Kindergarten11:30-12:15
1st grade 10:00-11:00
2nd grade 12:15-1:00
3rd grade 9:30-11:00
4th grade 12:45-2:00
5th grade (Hicks) 9:45 – 1:30
(Allen) 10:45-11:40
(Moore) 12:35-1:30
Chow Time (lunch)
Kindergarten10:45 – 11:15
1st grade11:00 -11:30
2nd grade11:30-12:00
3rd grade11:15 - 11:45
4th grade12:15 – 12:45
5th grade11:45 – 12:15
Welcome to Ruth Hill’s 2012
Adventures In Math Day
RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES
October 22nd — 26th
Monday Oct. 22- Tie up Drugs (wear a tie or a ribbon around your neck)
Tuesday Oct. 23- United We Stand against Drugs ( wear red, white and blue)
Wednesday Oct 24- Team Up Against Drugs (wear any type of sports jersey)
Thursday Oct 25- Give Drugs the Slip (wear slippers)
Friday Oct 26- Put a Cap on Drugs (wear a cap or hat)
Important Dates
OCTOBER NEWS
19-BJ’s Fall Festival 5:00-7:00
22-26 Bus Driver Appreciation Week
22-Go! Spanish Club
23-Jr. Beta Club Induction 8:15
23-Good News Club
25-Harvest Hoe Down
26 Math Adventure Day
29-Nov. 2-Book Fair
29-Go! Spanish Club
NOVEMBER NEWS
4-Time Change Sunday
5-Go! Spanish Club
6-Election Day Holiday
7-SAFE Graduation-9:00
12-Picture Retakes
12– K/2nd Thanksgiving Meal
12-Go! Spanish Club
13-1st/5th Thanksgiving Meal
13-Good News Club
13-Stevi B’s Spirit Night
14-3rd/4th Thanksgiving Meal
16-Progress Reports Issued
16-PAT Love & Logic Conference
19-23-Thanksgiving Break
26-Go! Spanish Club
27-Good News Club
27-PTO Board Meeting 2:45
DECEMBER NEWS
3-Go! Spanish Club
4-Good News Club
10-Go! Spanish Club
11-Good News Club
11 Stevi B’s Spirit Night
14-Adventures in Reading Day
17-Go! Spanish Club
18-Good News Club
20-Last day of school for 2012
21-Jan 2-Winter Break
Jan. 3– 1st day of 2nd Semester
YOU ARE INVITED TO RUTH HILL ELEMENTARY’S
HARVEST HOE-DOWN
Provided by our PTO
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012
6:00 PM-7:30 PM
Games*Activities*FUN
Food available for purchase
Beta Club 2012-2013
Miya Bleth-President
Saveyon Cook
Allison Grace Duncan
Antavious Favors
Kaitlin Fenninger
Michaela Fuller-Historian
Jordan Hand
De’Srial Henderson
Jamie Hiltzheimer
Brianna Huston-Vice President
Emma McGuffey-Secretary
Terenia Phillips
Malena Powers-Treasurer
Veronica Valdivia Reyes
Melvin Vasquez-Cortes
2012-2013 ACADEMIC BOWL TEAM
Miya Bleth Marlin Wortham
James Hiltzheimer Emma McGuffey
Brandon Goettsch Brayden Ashline
Practice Partners:
Leah McCall Ava Gomez Christopher Carter
CCSS Grow & Learn Family Enrichment Program
Our Vision: All children will learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential.
Our Mission: To provide the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.
Ruth Hill Elementary School continues our Pre-Schooler program funded by United Way. The Coweta County Schools Grow and Learn Family Enrichment Program is here to serve families with children from 0-5 years, primarily focusing on ages 3-5 to prepare pre-school age children for kindergarten. The program is facilitated by a certified Parent Educator. The Parent Educator’s role is to partner with families and facilitate a learning and productive environment. The parent educator will reflect on how we can grow together to build a bridge between home and school. Our program is here to serve you by building communities, strengthening families, promoting school readiness, and providing resources. The program realizes that parents are the child’s first teacher, and the home is the first classroom. This program and services are provided at no cost. The CCSS Grow and Learn Family Enrichment program provides personal visits, developmental screenings, lending libraries for parents and children, group meetings, and resource networks. As an incentive for every family that we enroll and serve, we assist with enrollment into the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy program. This foundation provides a new book by mail monthly to every pre-school age child enrolled in the program to prepare them for reading and learning success. For more information about this incentive you can visit At this time we are recruiting and enrolling families! For more information about the program contact Mrs. Glenetta/Parent Educator at
770-254-2895 ext. 220.
FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS!!!
Parents, please remember that students should never be dropped off from the parking lot and allowed to cross the crosswalk without you being with them. We do not have enough staff to assist with this since they are working the car rider line. Allowing your child(ren) to leave your car and come to the crosswalk alone, puts them in harms way. Our first preference is:
PLEASE DROP STUDENTS THROUGH THE CAR RIDER LINE, so we can account for their safety. If you do decide to enter the parking lot, following these steps will help us greatly!
Please park your car in a parking space.
Please escort your student(s) across the crosswalk.
Then carefully return to your car watching out for cars that are ready to move forward.
AND… Never drop your students at the bus entrance. Thank you!
Special Thanks to the Newnan Optimist Club!
This special organization supported Ruth Hill this year by funding our purchase of Daily 6 Traits Writing Activities. This teacher curriculum will be utilized in Grades 1 – 5, helping students focus on the specific traits of writing. This is a designated area of school improvement for us in our 2012-2013 School Improvement Plan. We appreciate the assistance that the Newnan Optimist Club provided!
2012-2013
4-H School Club Officers
Ruth Hill Rebels (Allen)
President: Miracle Glenn
Vice President: Blythe Bates
Secretary: Jordan Hand
Reporter: Brandon Goettsch
Fear;ess Falcons (Hicks)
President: Ian Courson
Vice President: Savion Cook
Secretary: Daniel Gilbert
Reporter: Kayla Harbuck
Terminators (Moore)
President: T. J. Hill
Vice President: Miya Bleth
Secretary: Hunter Keith
Reporter: Christian Colton
Visitors are welcome to join us in the cafeteria for our Thanksgiving Feast on the following days:
Monday, November 12th Tuesday, November 13th Wednesday, November 14th
Kindergarten at 10:50 1st grade at 11:05 3rd grade at 11:20
2ndgrade at 11:35 5th grade at 11:45 4th grade at 12:10
Please R.S.V.P. no later than Tuesday, November 7th!
Sack lunches will be provided for grade levels not eating in the cafeteria on Feast Days!
ELECTION DAY HOLIDAY!
November 6, 2012 is a school holiday in Coweta County since many of our schools are used as polling sites. We encourage those who are registered to vote to use this day to share in this very special privilege.
PARENT PORTAL
Don’t forget that you have access to your student’s grades and meal account through Parent Portal, an on-line communication tool for parents. If you would like to have access and do not have your passcode, please speak with Ms. Kim Stevens, front office clerk.
Title 1 Plan Available
As a Title 1 school, Ruth Hill must provide a plan of action for school improvement so that the Title 1 funds are spent appropriately. Our Title 1 Plan is now available along with a copy of our Parent Involvement Plan. A copy will be located in our Parent Resource Room. You are welcome to view it at your convenience and we welcome any input or questions that you might have.