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First day of student attendance for the 2024-2025 school year is Wednesday, August 14th. Online registration wil be July 15 - 22.
Have a great summer!
Congratulations to our RCCU #1 Retirees! Thank you for your service to education! RCES - Cindy Grundon, Melissa Dunn, Michelle Simpson and Nancy DeMeyer; RCMS - Joyce Ford and Terry Puckett; RCHS - Martin Dunn and Bryan Cummins (not pictured Sherye Brown - RCES and Jimetta McDonald - Transportation)
2024 ERFAE Teacher of the Year Awards
Congratulations to Terry Puckett, Cindy Grundon, and Bryan Cummins!
Thank you ERFAE Members, Krista Nealis and Mark Richardson, for presenting to our teachers!
RCCU1 will follow its regular dismissal schedule today. We have been and will continue to monitor the potential for severe weather this afternoon.
Richland County preschool families: Don't forget "Kindergarten Meet the Teachers Night " this Thursday, April 25, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. This event is for any preschool student that will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2024, who plans to attend RCES kindergarten in the Fall 2024. Call RCES now at 618-395-8540 to RSVP for this event!
BLACK OUT DAY!!! Wear all black and sunglasses tomorrow, 4/9, to raise money for Make A Wish! Please bring a $1 donation.
This form is OPTIONAL. It is for parents/guardians to submit information to administration regarding the placement of their child for the 2024-2025 school year. No one but administration will be viewing the form. RCES will not be taking specific teacher requests, so do not put teacher names on this form. THIS FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVIcuYCckzH2YzxzcRZEYfoCYwBM4ciI_XqgR_aOA2QUdkJA/viewform?usp=sharing
Incoming Kindergarten Students - Meet the Teachers Night!
The end of year dates have been finalized for the 2023-2024 school year.
Last day of student attendance will by Tuesday, May 21st.
All RCCU #1 schools will be in session on Thursday. RCELC, RCES, and RCMS will continue to be under a boil order. Bottled water will be provided for students and staff as needed, but students are encouraged to bring their own filled water bottles. Breakfast and lunch will be served with all necessary safety measures being taken. RCHS is not affected by the boil order.
Save the Date! Incoming Kindergarten students - Meet the Kindergarten Teachers on April 25, 2024.
Physical & Immunization Clinic - Call to schedule your appointment for April 17th!
Kindergarten Screenings for the 2024-2025 school year.
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 5th! Please share with family and friends!
Please make note of a change to the school calendar. There will be no school on Monday, April 8th due to the anticipated volume of extra traffic and people in the area for the solar eclipse.
Here are some upcoming school calendar events over the next few days. First, students will be dismissed 3 hours early on Thursday, February 15 for school improvement activities. In addition, there will be no school on Friday, February 16 due to parent/teacher conferences and Monday, February 19 for Presidents Day.
February 6th was National Chopstick Day. The students were issued chopsticks at lunch to try to eat their Orange Chicken over Rice with. We hope the students enjoyed this opportunity!
Each year Illinois schools are required to participate in a survey of learning conditions to provide valuable data on continuous school improvement. We are asking that one parent/guardian from each household take the short survey at the link below for each school in which they have a child attending.
http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
Pre-K openings available. Call 618-395-7258 ext. 6100 to schedule a Pre-K Screening being held on February 21st.
