Volume 18, Issue 14
Rice Lake Elementary School
575 Birch Street
Lino Lakes, MN 55014
Office: (763)792-5700
Attendance Line: (763)792-5707
[email protected]
Fax: (763)792-5750
Web Site: www.isd12.org/rle
This newsletter is also available online
at www.isd12.org/rle
Dates to
Remember
December 9, 2015
Dear Rice Lake families,
As you know, last year we started the “HAWKS Way” at Rice Lake Elementary. We started by creating the expectations for areas in the building and
are now working on videos that students can view that shows them what to
do; rather than focusing on what not to do! We then acknowledge students
who are meeting those expectations.
This past Friday, we held another “HAWKS” assembly. Once again, your
children amazed me. We had our staff (and now students!) dance. The kids
have picked up the dance and join in. It’s so much fun to see the kids
dancing along and having a great time – all in the name of celebrating
students meeting expectations. We did videotape it and are working on a
video to put on our website – stay tuned. The students have also begun to
take on more of a leadership role with the assembly. They are leading the
cheers, helping teach area expectations and helping with the technology.
Thursday, December 10: Day B
3:45pm Targeted Services
Friday, December 11: Day C
Toy and Mitten/Hat Drives end today!
Monday, December 14: Day D
Tuesday, December 15: Day E
3:45pm Targeted Services
4:00pm FPS/Media Center
Wednesday, December 16: Day A
8:45-9:15am Gr. 4 Hot Chocolate Stand
7:00pm FPS/Room A120
Thursday, December 17: Day B
8:45-9:15am Gr. 4 Hot Chocolate Stand
2:00pm Kindergarten Holiday Program /
Gym
3:45pm Targeted Services
5:30pm RLPTO Meeting
Friday, December 18: Day C
8:45-9:15am Gr. 4 Hot Chocolate Stand
Passport Club Check Day
Monday, December 21: Day D
At the end of the day, what I’m really proud of is the community the
assemblies create in the building! Our focus on acknowledging students
has not been on students winning prizes, but more on having fun
experiences. It’s exciting to hear kids cheering for one another when they
get picked for pizza lunch, celebrity photo, fine dining, or one of the other
“experiences” they can participate in. Ask your child(ren) what it means to
be a Hawk!
Tuesday, December 22: Day E
Red & Green Day/Santa Hat Day
Thanks for all you do to make Rice Lake community so great! We
appreciate all your support and sending us your kids each day ready to
learn and grow!!
Wednesday, December 23– Sunday,
January 3: No School— Winter Break;
Classes resume January 4
Have a great week,
The Centennial School District No. 12 does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and
activities. Mr. David Thacker, 4707 North Road, Circle Pines, MN 55014;
Telephone: (763) 792-5282; has been designated to handle inquiries
regarding the non-discrimination policies.
Bryan Carlson
Principal
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Lunch Menu for
Tuesday, December 15th:
The following students were named
Hawk Heroes for the week of
Nov. 30– Dec. 4 :
Lings Teriyaki Chicken
Brown Rice
Steamed Broccoli
Kale Salad/Dressing
Variety of Fruit
Kindergarten:
Grade 1:
Grade 2:
Grade 3:
Grade 4:
Grade 5:
Hot Chocolate Stand
Gabby Papineau
Joey Krause
Reid Cline
Evan Erickson
Ellery Iserman
Peyton Grant
They will be having a pizza lunch with Mr. Carlson.
Way to go, HAWKS!
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The 4 Graders are excited to announce the return of
the winter Hot Chocolate Stand! The stands will be
located on the bus and drop off sides of the school,
the mornings of December 16, 17, & 18.
Students may purchase a cup of hot chocolate for
$0.50, all money collected from sales will be donated
to our local Centennial Community Food Shelf and
the Powerpack Program. To learn more about where
the money is going, you can check out the food shelf
web site at http://www.centennialfoodshelf.org/
Home_Page.html
School Store- Adult volunteers are needed to help
with the School Store on Thursdays from 11:00 AM
to 1:00PM. If you could help on an occasional
Thursday, please contact Maura @ [email protected] or use the SignUp Genius link: http://
www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0944adac2ba1f94-school
If you would like to make a larger donation to the food
shelf, please write checks out to ‘Centennial
Community Food Shelf’ and turn in to your student’s
classroom teacher.
Our students love the school store and we aren't
able to open it without your help! Thank you for
considering this as a volunteer opportunity.
Thank you in advance for your support!
-Rice Lake 4th Graders
Passport Club Check Day- We still need a
couple more volunteers for December 18th. If you
are able to help, sign up at :
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4eaaa82ba1fd0passport8 or contact Cheryl Dettmer at
[email protected].
Rice Lake Elementary Directory
There are many families in the directory that have not
requested it yet.
To receive the directory, parents of students who are in
the directory can email Sue Fried at [email protected]
to receive an emailed copy of the directory.
Please include “RL Directory” in the Subject Line.
No paper copies will be printed.
Ice Cream Buckets are needed for our Pennies for
Patients campaign in January. Please drop them
off in the office. Thank you!
Rice
Lake
Student
Council
News
RICE LAKE
Collects..Recycles..Donates
All year long:
Labels for Education
Box Tops for Education
My Coke Rewards Codes
Tyson Food Labels
Loaves for Learning UPCs
Ink cartridges
Eyeglasses
Please share new, unwrapped toys, hats, and mittens with those
children in our community whose families are in need.
We are targeting boys and girls infant to age 18.
Collection boxes will be out until December 11th.
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Students in grades 2-5 will be having Performance Days in
music class during the week of December 14th.
This is an opportunity for students to share a song with their class.
Grade 2:
Performance Days
Monday, December 14th—Kuzel (2:30)
Tuesday, December 15th—Hanlon (2:30)
Wednesday, December 16th—Nelson (3:00)
Grade 3:
Tuesday, December 15th—Wong (11:00)
Wednesday, December 16th—Cisewski (10:30), Moore
(11:00), Drilling (11:30)
Grade 4:
Tuesday, December 15th—Jordan (9:30), Andrzejewski (3:00)
Wednesday, December 16th—Chapman (9:30)
Thursday, December 17th—Brown (9:30)
Grade 5:
Wednesday, December 16th—Ruhnow (10:00)
Thursday, December 17th—Hanlon (10:00), Schneider (10:30)
Friday, December 18th—Stamman (10:30)
I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it
with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.
–Eleanor Roosevelt
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Messages can be left any time (24/7) on
Rice Lake’s Attendance Line at 763-792-5707 or at
[email protected]
Please include your child’s name, grade level,
teacher’s name and
reason for the absence or tardy
on BOTH phone calls and emails.
Leaving early for Winter Break?
Coming back late from Winter Break?
If so, please don’t forget to call or email the
Rice Lake Attendance Line.
Students are expected to be in school except in cases of
emergency, illness or approved absences.
When a student is absent or tardy from school, we ask parents/
guardians to call or email before 9:15 am.
Please remember it is not the teacher’s responsibility to relay messages to
the Attendance Line. It is always best to call or email the Attendance Line,
so the office staff receives the pertinent information regarding your child’s
absence or tardy.
Band Information Night
Tuesday, January 5
6:30 PM
CMS Auditorium
This is a reminder to all 5th graders and their parents that the band information
meeting is on Tuesday, January 5 at 6:30 p.m.
Come and check out the demonstration of all the band instruments and a
basic background of the band program.
Any student who is interested in playing PERCUSSION should plan on
attending a short session at 7:15 p.m. that same night.
The 5th Grade Band newsletter was sent home in the weekly folders.
If you have further questions or did not receive a newsletter,
please contact the band hotline: 763-792-5663
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