ONE TEAM

Tiger Den: 662-756-4276

ONE DREAM

Tiger Fax: 662-756-2622 410 L. F. Packer Dr.

Ruleville, MS 38771

RCES Vision: ALL students will grow at least one level in ELA and Math.

SCCSD Mission Is….

Empowering staff

Engaging Communities

Educating Students

*Homeroom –7:25 a.m.-7:35 a.m.

*Breakfast close –7:25a.m. for walkers & car riders

*Students are tardy after 7:35a.m. If your child is tardy,

you MUST sign your child in

*No early pick up after 2:30p.m.!! No Exceptions! You

may pick up BEFORE then but please be advised your

child is missing valuable instructional time.

*Bus students dismiss at 3:10 p.m.

*School will dismiss at 3:08 p.m. for walkers & car riders

Parents,

I appreciate all of your efforts in helping us to educate your children. Education is a partnership

between home and school and we must work together in order to be successful. We are now

wrapping up our 3rd Nine Weeks. We will begin 3rd nine weeks testing the week of March 4th.

Please make sure that your child is at school daily, get plenty of rest and report to school on time

to eat breakfast. Learning can’t take place if students are not at school.

Great things are going on at RCES and our doors are always open to be of assistance to you. Thank you for allowing

us to teach your children.

One Team One Dream,

Latasha Carroll, Principal

March 1st: Dr. Seuss will visit RCES

March 1st: Ice Cream Social 1:00 pm

March 2nd: 5th Grade Fieldtrip to Delta State 8:30 am

March 6th: 5th Grade Graduation Pictures 1:00 pm

March 4th-8th: Nine Weeks Exam

March 8th : Fun Friday 1:00-3:00

March 11th-15th: Spring Break

March 18th: Students Return

March 21st: Report Cards/ Parent Teacher Conference 4:00 pm-5:30 pm

March 21st: Delta State University 5th Grade Reception 5:00 pm

March 22nd: Father/Daughter and Mother/Son Dance 7:00 pm-9:00 pm

School Expectations

Connection is Key It might seem like a never-ending battle. Figuring out how to

respond to the whining, tantrums, tears, and what can feel

like deliberate disrespect of your parenting wishes.

Often times, a child who is acting out by screaming or hit-

ting is trying to communicate that something doesn’t feel

right. They might feel disconnected and need something

from you. This is why responding in anger, yelling, grounding,

or timeout might not work the way you had hoped, especially

in the long-term; it doesn’t give them what they need.

Offering connection can open up the door for communication

about their feelings, which can lead to more understanding

for both of you. When the connection has been made, it will

be easier to go over the rules again, setting clear limits and

consequences. Remember, a child who feels connected to you

has less of a need to act out because their needs are met.

Ideas for Connecting Every child and parent craves and responds to connection in differ-

ent ways, so it’s important to find what works for your family.

• Schedule a regular hang out time (play a game, read a book, go to

the park, something you both enjoy). • Come up with a special goodbye ritual (handshake, song, certain

words, etc).

• Offer a hug, high five, fist bump, something that requires touch!

• Play in their world - get down to their level, use their toys with

them, get silly, use your imagination!

• Share your favorite game, toy, or movie from when you were a kid.

• Ask about their day and just listen.

• Recognize their feelings and be with them while they are sad/

angry/scared/excited.

“Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and

enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin

to enhance our connectedness to others.”― Harriet Lerner

Dr. Lutoya Earvin, Your Counselor

This month we are celebrating Read

Across America. NEA ‘S Read Across

America is an annual reading program that

motivates children to read. Reading is an im-

portant factor in student achievement and

creating lifelong successful readers. Re-

search shows that by reading 20 minutes

per day students will be exposed to 1.8 mil-

lion words per year and scores in 90th per-

centile on standardized tests. Also, reading

daily increases a student‘s vocabulary usage

and it helps to develop their comprehension

skills which allow students to process text

and understand its meaning. Did you know

that if our students become great readers

they will be able to excel in every subject

area; therefore, parents, it is of great im-

portance that you join with us as a team

and encourage your child(ren) to read daily

at home. We Are Winning!!!!

We will celebrate Dr. Seuss Birthday on Fri-

day with an ice cream social for Faculty,

Staff, and Students. Happy Birthday Dr.

Seuss!!

February Teacher of the Month

Latondra Ward

February

Employee of the Month Brenda Binder

Kindergarten Student of the Month

Arianna Rogers

1st Grade Student of the Month

Tikera Hodges

2nd Grade Student of the Month

Javarious Robinson

3rd Grade Student of the Month

Teyana Graham

4th Grade Student of the Month

Kiersten Perkins

5th Grade Student of the Month

Macayla Horne

IF YOUR FAMILY LIVES IN ANY OF THE

FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:

In a shelter

In a motel or campground due to the lack of an alterna-

tive

Adequate accommodation

In a car, park, abandoned building, or bus or train sta-

tion

Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or

economic

hardship (Please Contact your Parent Liaison)

Ruleville Central Elementary/

Carolyn Johnson, Parent Liaison