Please consider supporting RDES by joining our Kroger Rewards program! Please follow the instructions on the image to have your contributions sent to the RDES PTO! (You can also follow the directions to change which organization your are contributing to with your rewards!)
It's time to sign up for the talent show! See the letter in the images for more info.. To sign up for auditions, please complete the form at https://tinyurl.com/RDESTalentShow2025 or return the paper permission slip. If you have questions, please email Mr. Schatko at dylan.schatko@jessamine.kyschools.us.
Some of our staff enjoyed a night of BINGO to support Mr. Hazlett and the JCS Wrestling Team last night! The Jessamine County Education Foundation hosts BINGO every Thursday!
As part of KRS 160.345, Section 2(g), Jessamine County Schools is providing families, community members, and staff the opportunity for your review and input of the proposed Amplify Curriculum for ELA (https://amplify.com/caregiver-hub/amplify-ckla/) beginning in the 2025-26 school year. The Kentucky Academic Standards can be accessed at kystandards.org (https://kystandards.org/) and your feedback will be recorded at this link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1g6gu08r8tiZp79qHh06-XNTtgvaXkfW3pz4prLZF1FJFww/viewform). Thank you for your time and input.
Please visit this link (https://videos.amplify.com/watch/GM2AciHcQ52bb2epZuGB7a) for a video overview of the Amplify Curriculum.
Our students have been enjoying some of the fresh, Spring air!
Our 5th Grade Entrepreneur Fair was a huge success today! Families can still shop from 6-7pm tonight. Thank you to everyone who has helped to support this event!
Today is Crazy Hair Day! Some of our students went all out to celebrate! Don't forget that tomorrow is our Book Character Parade!
KONA Ice will visit RDES next week! Please consider preordering your child's KONA Ice and/or paying it forward by visiting http://bit.ly/MarchKonaDay by March 12th. Cash can still be sent on March 14th if you prefer.
Congratulations to Mrs. Ellen Kenimer on being named the RDES Teacher of the Year!
Our 4th graders have begun their owl pellets dissections! Students are learning about predators and prey, the food chain, and how to sort and classify bones based on their characteristics. This is always a favorite STEM challenge!
Today is the first day to sign up for our summer Arts Camps! Please see the images for more details. To sign-up for The Little Mermaid Summer Intensive, visit https://tinyurl.com/JCSLittleMermaid. To sign-up for Camp Creative: Visual Art Camp, visit https://tinyurl.com/JCSVisualArt25. To sign-up for Camp Creative: Set Design Camp, visit https://tinyurl.com/JCSSetDesign25.
Check out some of our 5th graders practicing the Japanese art of Taiko drumming! This is part of the collaboration between Mr. Schatko (music) and Mrs. Goggins (art).
Mrs. Figg's class practiced being Connected Citizens during Kindness Week! They collected items to donate to the Jessamine County Animal Control Center. A few students were able to join Mrs. Figg when she dropped off their donated items. We love seeing our students and families helping our community!
Mrs. Goggins (art) and Mr. Schatko (music) have been teaming up to teach a variety of concepts this year. Currently, 5th grade students are practicing Japanese Sumi-e art during their art rotation and doing Taiko drumming during their music rotation.
A huge thank you goes to Crosswoods Baptist Church for providing lunch for our staff today! We appreciate you!
Some of our 4th grade Art Enrichment students had the opportunity to explore digital art with tablets that were donated to the art room. We are grateful that our students get to be exposed to a variety of art styles!
"I Love to Read" week is next week! Here's a peek at what is ahead!
With each Specials rotation, our 4th & 5th grade students get to enjoy some enrichment groups. Enjoy some pictures from our Tech Enrichment. Students get to explore many different interests during this time including coding, digital art, and even digital science experiments!
Our 1st graders are SO excited to share their creativity with their families! They will perform their concert on Thursday, February 27th and their artwork will also be on display!
We'd like to thank Unify Coffee for partnering with RDES and sharing these random acts of kindness! Stop by Unify Coffee this weekend to try to grab a cup of coffee with some encouraging words from our students!
