RIS Green Heart Helpers reminded everyone that today is Earth Day! This group does a wonderful job each week making sure our playground is clean.
Cyclone Soccer is hosting a mini camp for students K-8 at the RHS football stadium tonight, April 22. Registration begins at 5:30! Fliers went home last week! You can still sign up today!
RIS' Wellness Wednesday had special guests Megan Selman, CEO/President of the Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce, Christie Graham, Executive Director of Tourism and Visitor Center for Russellville, and Russellville Mayor Fred Teague. So many fun and exciting things happening in and around our hometown. Students were able to ask questions and hear about the business opportunities and even the process involved in bringing events, businesses, etc. to Russellville.
Special note: all three guests are graduates of the Russellville School District.
This week's Flourishing Friday for Storms that followed our Social Contract is: Sunglasses and hat day!
Storms, mark your calendars for April 25 6pm-7pm for RIS Family Night: Unplugged for Summer! Join us and community resources to learn about summer opportunities for you to take part in this summer. The first 100 students will receive Gordon Korman's book "Unplugged."
RSD 4th graders, if you are interested in being a Stormbot on the RIS Robotics team next year, this is your chance! Please share with any RSD 4th graders!
Congratulations to the following students for entering an art project into the Eclipse Art Contest:
Lila Crowley 1st place in 2D art
Dominic Kreh 1st place in 3D art
Storm families, we hope to see you Thursday at the Awards!
Our Capturing Kids' Hearts concept for the month of April is PERSEVERANCE. Read over the attached newsletter to read about some ways to encourage this skill at home!
Be on the look out for report cards today! Please celebrate success and help your STORM make goals to finish out the last quarter strong!
Mark your calenders so you don't miss an AMAZING RIS musical April 1! A/B hallway is at 6 PM and C/D is at 7:30 PM at the Performing Arts Center (PAC). Please have your student there 15 minutes early.
All Storms will be practicing at the PAC from 9:30-11:30 AM April 1.
Don't miss Eclipse Dress Up Days!
Quintin Collins with QC Training, came to Wellness Wednesday this week and put the kids through a circuit training session which even included a hand and eye coordination rotation.
Thank you to River Valley Realty for sponsoring our March Happy Wagon!
Storms have been learning about the water cycle in science. They worked together in teams to construct a water filter system.
Thank you Steve Mallett and Holli Hall for speaking to our students about the water cycle and our local water system provided by City Corporation. It was a great session on how we get our water in the River Valley!
Best luck to the RIS Stormbots as they compete at state today at Tucker Coliseum!
Mrs. Freeman and RHS students who run Cyclone Co came to Wellness Wednesday to talk about their store, marketing and design tips & techniques. They created some shirt designs together with our Storms!
Congratulations Olivia for earning 1st place in d3-70lbs wrestling for state! Your Storm family is proud of you!
Lots of activity and team work going on in PE at RIS!
