As we wrap up National School Bus Safety Week, we'd like to share pictures from this week's bus evacuation drills at McCulloch Elementary School! Every K-6th grade student across the district participates in one of these drills every October and again in the spring. Our Transportation Department uses these opportunities to meet students, share bus safety information with them and practice evacuating a bus in an emergency. #RepMOProud
SOCKTOBER is in full swing! Join us in collecting socks throughout October for local philanthropic groups, including our own Price Tag and Locker 518 free clothing stores. To participate, send new socks to school with students or drop off donations to any building office!
Our community partners, Hood United Methodist Church, joined the effort by donating 1,000 pairs of Bombas socks to Price Tag and Locker 518! THANK YOU! #RepMOProud
At each Board of Education meeting during the school year, we have a "Building Spotlight" to showcase the remarkable efforts across our district. This month, we heard from Price Elementary School students, staff members and administrators. They shared how the school is incorporating social skills and work habits into students' learning.
In response to a survey in early 2023, our district added 10 minutes to the end of each school day, which allowed us to incorporate a four-day Fall Break into our school year calendar! The district was also able to extend Winter Break.
During Fall Break, there will be NO SCHOOL for students October 27-30. We'll resume classes on Tuesday, October 31! #RepMOProud
A few 4th and 5th graders were chosen to attend the MSU Literature Festival yesterday.
They started with an author meet and greet, heard presentations from Jackson Pearce and Niki Lenz, and did a quick tour of MSU.
Students collaborated to create a pumpkin based on a character from one of their favorite books. In groups, they painted, decorated, and showcased their character pumpkins in the library for all students and staff to enjoy!
More pumpkin characters!
We can't wait for our Tiger Run! Students should have comfortable clothes and tennis shoes to participate. Send an extra change of clothes (there will be a water station and we will still run in the event of light showers). No visitors for lunch due to Tiger Run Schedule.
1st quarter reading game boards are due THIS Friday!
We are #RepMOProud to celebrate our first group of RepMO Hero Nominees for the year! Each month throughout the school year, the district honors employees who go above and beyond the call of duty. This time around, we are celebrating classified staff members. Join us in thanking these individuals for their many contributions to those we serve!
EC: Alisha Clifton, ECSE Paraprofessional
Lyon: Brandon Bond, Paraprofessional
McCulloch: Kevin Allmon, Bus Driver
Price: Amy Searson, Nurse
Schofield: Andrea Conboy, Instructional Support Aide
Sweeny: Anthony Arnold, Custodian
RMS: Orba Mayabb, Lead Custodian
RHS: Tori Hilton, Secretary
CO: Missy Lester, Payroll Specialist
Transportation: Nate Turney, Sub Bus Driver
STRIPES 360: Shane Shields, Assistant Site Leader
We'd like to thank our sponsor, Beauty + Wellness Co, for their support!
The Republic School District, in cooperation with Jordan Valley Community Health Center, is offering seasonal flu vaccines to Republic students as supply allows.
If you want your student to receive the inactivated influenza vaccine (flu shot) at school on the dates below, please fill out a consent form and return it to your school nurse by October 13. EC/Elementary students will receive the form at school this week. RMS & RHS students can pick up a form at school or print one at this link: https://5il.co/25hcb
If you have questions, please contact your school nurse.
CLINIC DATES:
10/23: EC, Price
10/24: McCulloch, Schofield, RMS
10/26: Lyon, Sweeny, RHS
Ms. Laster's class voted to have a dance party to celebrate 6 days of perfect attendance!
Ms. Bonecutter's class and Ms. Mathew's class both voted for extra recess to celebrate another round of 6 days of perfect attendance!
Thank you, Price PTO for the soccer goals and the beautiful Fall decorations!
Did you know? When a student misses school two days per month, they will miss 20 days of school per year, including at least 30 hours of math and 60 hours of reading/writing instruction. In addition, students who miss two days of school per month will miss more than one year of school by the time they graduate. Those numbers are doubled for students who miss four days per month.
For more information from our #EveryDayCounts attendance initiative, visit republicschools.org/everydaycounts. #RepMOProud
There will be no school for students on Friday, October 6 for a scheduled School Improvement (SI) Day. STRIPES 360 will be offering Cub Care on that day for Kindergarten through 6th grade students. The registration deadline is Friday, September 29 at 4:00 p.m. Details can be found at republicschools.org/stripes360.
Today is Early Release Friday! EC (full-day and half-day afternoon) through 12th grade students will dismiss ONE HOUR EARLY for teacher collaboration time. Details can be found at republicschools.org/fridayearlyrelease. Also, there will be NO SCHOOL on Monday for Labor Day. Have a safe long weekend! #RepMOProud
As a reminder, Early Childhood (full-day and half-day afternoon) through 12th grade students will dismiss ONE HOUR EARLY every Friday during the school year for teacher collaboration time. Details can be found at republicschools.org/fridayearlyrelease. #RepMOProud
The Republic High School football team will start its season THIS Friday! As we consider the safety of our students and patrons, the home opener will kick off at 8:00 p.m. due to excessive heat.
Thank you in advance for your help in following the event expectations listed below so we can ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone! Please note, patrons WILL be allowed to bring water into the stadium for this week's game. #RepMOProud
We're just TWO DAYS AWAY from the first day of school! The 2023-2024 school year will begin on Monday, August 21.
As a reminder, to allow for more calendar flexibility, and in response to a survey in early 2023, 10 minutes were added to the end of each school day for the 2023-2024 school year. Please review your building's school day schedule at republicschools.org/backtoschool under "Weekly Schedule and Friday Early Release." #RepMOProud
