Our Hearts and Soles Girls Running Club is collecting donations for our local animal shelter until Friday, April 25th. If you are able to send an item in, our girls would greatly appreciate your support!
Ms. O'Neal worked with some of her students to write sentences about the culture of Easter Egg decorating.
Mrs. Boggs' Bumblebees enjoyed a visit from a beekeeper from Daycrest Farm today. They got to learn all about beekeeping and even got to taste some honey!
Families- We would greatly appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to complete this Parent & Family Engagement survey. The District goal is to have at least 30% of families complete it. The survey is available in English, Spanish, and Ukrainian. Please visit https://tinyurl.com/JCS-PFE2025 for the survey.
Please note that the last day of school is now Friday, May 23rd.
We hope all of our families enjoy a safe, relaxing Spring Break!
Mrs. Kropp's class recently finished researching different countries around the world. They have compiled their research on a Google Site. Please visit https://tinyurl.com/KroppResearch to check out our students' work!
We are grateful for our ongoing partnership with Justin's Place! Some of our students were able to spend time with their ponies today as part of their program. To learn more about Justin's Place, visit https://www.justinsplaceky.com/. (Photo posted with family's permission.)
We recently had a visit from Asbury University's Tumbling Team. Our students loved seeing the team perform! Be sure to check out their public performances on April 25 (6-8pm) and April 26 (1-3pm) at Asbury University!
We are hiring for an Intermediate Teacher for the 25-26 school year! Please share!
Our 4th and 5th Grade students enjoyed getting to see WJMS students present Beauty and the Beast this week. There's still time to catch a performance tonight at 7pm and tomorrow at 11am and 3pm. All performances are at West High. See the flyer for more details!
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!
