👩🏫📚 October is National Principals Month! 🏫👨🏫
Let's take a moment to celebrate and appreciate our incredible principals who dedicate their lives to shaping the future of our students. 🙌👏
🌟 Happy National Custodian's Day! 🧹🪣
Today, we want to take a moment to celebrate the unsung heroes who keep our schools clean and safe. 💪🧽
Behind the scenes, custodians work tirelessly to ensure we have a clean and pleasant environment to learn, work, and thrive in. They are the ones who make sure our spaces sparkle and shine, even when we're not looking. ✨
To all of our custodians, we are incredibly grateful for all that you do. 🙌❤️ #NationalCustodiansDay #ThankACustodian
"ON AIR"---Did you know that 5th grade students host our school wide "live" announcements each morning?
What an amazing week we all had with the APEX crew. Thank you to all the parents and families for supporting our school.
Pie in the face for Pledges! APEX FUN!
We kicked off the 2023-24 school year with a bang this morning! 💥 All Ray-Pec staff filled the high school gym for convocation and to celebrate the beginning of another wonderful school year.
"This morning, our celebration is all about the dreams of our students. Students are coming to us wanting to have a successful and meaningful life. That’s our mission. And that’s their dream. It is our job to make that dream possible. All of us, and I mean anyone in this room employed or in an elected leadership role of the Ray-Pec School District, has the duty to deliver on or support the mission of our school district. Everyone. Our theme for this year is that we are all 'Dreammakers.'"
At the end of the ceremony Superintendent, Dr. Mike Slagle, asked all staff who were committed to being "Dreammakers" for students to stand. What a scene. 🖤💛
Make sure your student's immunizations are up to date for the new school year. This particularly impacts students entering kindergarten, 8th grade, and high school.
The Cass County Health Department is offering walk-in clinics July 31 through Aug. 18 for back to school immunizations. You may also obtain the vaccinations at your health care provider.
District website for immunization requirements: https://www.raypec.org/page/health-services
Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 4th, and runs through midnight on Sunday, August 6th. During this time, certain back-to-school purchases such as school supplies, computers, clothing, diapers, and other qualifying items as defined by statute are exempt from all state and local sales tax. 💻✏️🎒👕
New this year, in addition to the state sales tax, local sales tax will also be waived in all cities, counties, and special tax districts.
Learn more about qualifying purchases in the Missouri Department of Revenue’s news release.
Big news!
Retired teachers can return to the classroom without interrupting their monthly pension income! Educators can continue to draw full retirement while earning a full teaching salary and benefits - without retirement contributions! We are looking for retired teachers to join the Ray-Pec School District for 2023-24, as well as special education teachers and more!
Visit our website to view current openings: www.raypec.org/o/rpsd/page/work-for-ray-pec
Ever considered driving a bus for the Raymore-Peculiar School District? Come give one a test drive on Aug. 3! If you like it, training is provided, pay starts at $19/hour (paid a minimum of 5 hours per day), and you get a $3,500 signing bonus! You can also sign up to just drive activity trips.
Online registration is now open for the 2023-2024 school year!
Check your email for a message from the school district with instructions to complete the registration forms and submit proof of residency online.
Most families can complete the required registration forms online. This means that you will not need to attend an in-person registration event.
Read more about online registration here: https://www.raypec.org/o/rpsd/page/online-registration
Access the back to school supplies list here: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2642/RPSD/3050705/Ray-Pec_Elementary_School_Supply_List_2023-2024.pdf
The Davidson children were our Principals for the Day after winning this prize at the Taste of RP Foundation Gala! Kindergartener, Kendall, helped with Arrival Duty & Recess Duty, met with our Digital Learning Teacher, Mrs. Renfro, to recap past projects & plan future projects, and visited classrooms. 2nd Grader, Bennett, helped with Lunch Duty & Recess Duty, met with our Counselor, Mrs. Cochran, to plan for the 23-24 school year, and visited classrooms. 4th Grader, Emery, helped with Recess Duty & Dismissal Duty, met with our Secretary, Ms. Lori, to plan for the end of this school year, and visited classrooms. Principal, Mrs. Kolkmeier, and Principal Intern, Mrs. Graham, were both so excited to spend the day with them and so thankful for their help!
Don't forget....the EG Art Knight and Book Fair are next week, Thursday, April 20th.
Congratulations to our 5th-grade yearbook cover design winner, Addy. Also, congratulations to the runner-up, Mikayla.
Readers are Leaders! Students in fourth and fifth grade have an opportunity to participate in the Mark Twain Reading program by reading 4 of the 2022-2023 nominees. Those students that put in the work get to vote and partake in a reading party. Way to go!
Front row(L to R): Lily, Addy, Emery, Rocco, & Keegan
Back row: Peyton, Quinn, Chiemerie, Colton
EG kicked off a One School One Book Read last Friday at an assembly. Each Eagle Glen student received their very own copy of the World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney. Over the next 3 weeks our school will be reading this book together!
Let the competition begin! Each class is in a race to collect the most chapstick donations for Operation Uplift. Send in your donations by Thursday, March 16. The top 3 classrooms will receive prizes.
Thanks to everyone who made Literacy Night possible. It was a blast!
