Reiley students will be taking part in The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Pennies for Patients Program. Students and teachers will collect spare change to support LLS's mission "to help find a cure for leukemia and lymphoma to improve the quality of life for patients and their families." Students will be provided with collection boxes and each week the donations will be tallied. Our goal is to raise at least $500.00, and we can do it! The second grade service learning project began with a school wide kick off assembly on Friday, March 8^th.  In addition to student collection boxes, each of the three weeks of fundraising is made exciting by a different theme including a week of making leukemia and lymphoma “disappear” by purchasing paper cut outs to cover the word leukemia on a large banner in the cafeteria.  The second week of the fundraiser encourages teachers to get in on the fun by offering students a “prize” if the teacher’s donation goal is met by students.  Will Mr. Tucker spend the night on the roof?  Will Mrs. Rath be duct taped to the wall?  The final week of the fundraiser allows students to participate in crazy opportunities like “Whack Away Cancer” (wearing wacky clothes) and “Splash Out Cancer” (wear something tropical) for a donation of 50 cents.  Second grade students are helping out by selling paper cut outs during breakfast, helping younger students count the money they’ve collected, and keeping track of what students paid to participate in week three’s activities.  Second grade teachers are using the opportunity to deliver instruction in addition to the lessons learned about helping others.  Counting money, fractions, and letter writing are a few of the concepts that will be taught through the project

Fifth to Sixth Transition Parent Night

Rescheduled

March 21^st at 6:30

This is a great opportunity for you to talk with CCMS staff (Amy Karrick, Sixth Grade Counselor and Christie Henson, Assistant Principal), and ask the questions you have about your student transitioning to Campbell County Middle School.

We will meet in the Cafeteria

During the week of March 11th through the 15th, Reiley students will focus on preparing and thinking about becoming career ready.

Monday
Wear College clothing or colors

Tuesday
Play: Guess the Career
“Dress to Impress” – Wear your best “Work” outfit

Wednesday
Play: Guess the Career
Wear Pajamas – “Follow Your Dreams”

Thursday
Play: Guess the Career
Dress as your Future Career

Friday
Play: Guess the Career
Wear Reiley or Campbell County School’s clothing or color

Mark your calendars for Friday, February 15th from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm when Reiley Elementary Fifth Grade presents the annual Family Valentine Dance.  Admission is $2.00 a peson or $10.00 for a family of 5 or more.  Children 4 and under are FREE admission!  Valentine Dance events include pizza parlor, soda pop, picture palace, "tattoos", dancing and the annual Reiley Royalty.  Students are chosen randomly from all those who enter their name in the drawing.  Royalty will be crowned at 7:45 pm.  All children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult for the entire dance.  Dust off your dancing shoes and come on over to a fun-filled Valentine's Day Celebration!

Donuts with Dad has been rescheduled AGAIN due to the snow day.  Donuts with Dad will be MONDAY, February 4th from 7:15 - 8:15 a.m.  We hope to see you there!

Fifth to Sixth Transition Parent Night

Tuesday, March 5^th from 6:30-7:30 at Reiley Elementary

This is a great opportunity for you to talk to CCMS staff (Sixth Grade Counselor – Amy Karrick and Assistant Principal – Christie Henson), and ask the questions you have.

Event will be held in the library right after the PTA meeting.

Join Campbell County educators and community members on Saturday, April 20th from 9:00 am to 11:30 am at Crossroads Elementary School for our first annual district-wide Kindergarten Readiness Fair.  Come learn what it takes to be ready for kindergarten as you visit various stations hosted by district teachers and counselors.  The event is free to all parents and guardians.  To register, please contact Marion Kilmer at 635-2173 or through e-mail at marion.kilmer@campbell.kyschools.us.  See you on the 20th!

"One Man’s Junk is Another Man’s Treasure"

YARD and CRAFT SALE
***** New Date *****

June 8^th  8:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Bargains, Crafts, Bargains, Food, Bargains, Drinks
 

Call today to reserve your spot – Darlene Walton at 635-2118

$15.00 rental spot goes towards purchasing technology items for Reiley
CCS Employees rental $10.00

John W. Reiley 10631 Alexandria Pike – U.S. 27S to right on Cooper Bain Road

The Karate Club was a huge success this year!  Martial Arts America supports Reiley Elementary each year through the Karate Club.  This year they raised over $700!  Thank you Martial Arts America!

Reiley Elementary's annual Soup with Seuss event was a huge success.  On Friday night, March 1, families enjoyed soup and sandwiches in the cafeteria and also enjoyed many wonderful booths in the gym.  Activities included making oobleck, making a Yertle the Turtle, making yummy Seuss hat cookies, creating a new Seuss character and making a cat in the hat mask.  Students also enjoyed games in the gym as well.  Senator Katie Stine was a very special guest at the event.  Pictured to the left is Mr. Mason, Mrs. Busam and Mrs. Mercer who served food in the cafeteria.  Mrs. Linda Cross, FRC, coordinated the event and with the help of many Reiley staff members made the event successful and enjoyable for our families.  To the right is a photo of some of Ms. Jones' 3rd grade students who dressed up on Friday to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss and to the left is Sophia S, who enjoys an activity during Seuss Night!

Come to the Science Fair!

The PTA meeting and the annual Science Fair parent night is February 5th, beginning at 6:00 p.m.  Don't miss it!

Reiley staff, family and friends enjoyed a painting lesson in February.  Staff enjoyed creating a snowy winter scene under the directions from the artist from The Twisted Brush.  The event took place after school, and as you can see talent abounds at Reiley!  Everyone agreed that it was truly a wonderful experience.  Creativity and fellowship is certainly good for the soul as you can see from the smiles from the staff!   Plans are underway to have another Twisted Brush painting night in April. 

The long-awaited Camel Showcase has been scheduled! The Showcase will be held on Feb. 28 beginning at 7:00 PM in the large gym at CCMS. We are planning to host over 300 potential new students and their parents and really showcase what CCMS has to offer. This night is for any new student or parent who is considering CCMS enrollment for 2013-14 and wanting to learn more about Campbell County Middle School. For those of you who have never participated in the Showcase, CCMS’s staff members come to the Showcase to answer questions and share information (topics from the past include ELA6, SS7, Math8, Ski Club, Drama Club, FRYSC, Athletics, Academic Team/FPS, V-Rdg, and more). This is a very informal setting, and parents can visit ALL or some of the booths/tables in any order. We look forward to seeing you there!

Reiley staff members nominate their peers each month for a Raving Roadrunner Award.  These staff members receive recognition on the morning news and get a special t-shirt.  We love to rave about all the great things going on at Reiley!

Wondering if your child is ready for kindergarten?  Click here for a multitude of resources!  For more information, contact Myssi Turner at 635-2173.

The Reiley Elementary Safety Committee, district principals, central office directors, and local first responders are working together to ensure that our safety plans and procedures are the most effective possible in order to continue to ensure the safety of our students and staff. Each school will form a safety committee to review current plans and create a list of questions/concerns to be addressed by the district team. The Reiley Safety Committee will meet on Thursday, January 31st, in the library from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Parents are invited to serve on the committee. If you are interested in participating, please contact Mrs. Rath via email (susan.rath@campbell.kyschools.us) or phone (635-2118). Thank you!

Principal Susan Rath is shown here serving in the lunch cafeteria line today.  One of our beautiful cafeteria ladies took ill this morning and could not be here to serve lunch, so Mrs. Rath jumped right in!  The motto at Campbell County Schools is "Whatever It Takes" and Mrs. Rath exemplifies just that!

The Reiley Elementary PTA was recognized and received two awards at the 14th District annual PTA Award ceremony.  The first was -Outstanding PTA Leadership Award.  This award was in recognition of the leadership trainings the PTA Board members have attended during this school year.  The second award was the Membership Award. Of the schools in the 14th district, Reiley Elementary's PTA increased their membership over last year by the highest percent of any PTA in the District. Our PTA membership more than doubled over last year.  Congratulations to the entire PTA who works very hard to support our students!  Your awards are well-deserved!

Thank you to our PTA for running the Site Based Decision Making Council parent elections this year.  Congratulations to our parent representatives for next year, Cayce Stoneburner and Dee Schumacher!  

The Produce Man came to Reiley Elementary today to inspire Reiley Roadrunners to do their best on Produce Man's Healthy Challenge 2013.  An assembly kicked off our healthy challenge today.  On Friday, March 1st, students and staff will begin tracking the number of fruit and vegetable servings they eat for the week.  During this time, the students will learn more about serving size and making healthy food choices.  They will also learn that sugary drinks add up to many extra calories and leads to unwanted weight gain and possible diseases.  Participating in the challenge also gives students a chance to win prizes and gives Reiley a chance to win $1,000.00.  Let's get going and make those healthy choices - Let's meet Produce Man's challenge!

March 5, 2013 ~ 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm

March 6th and March 7th, 2013  ~ 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Kentucky's public school students participate in annual K-PREP (Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress) testing at the end of each school year.  The results of these tests are included in the state's accountability system for schools.  Principal Rath, teachers and staff at Reiley have been helping students master the required standards all year long so they are prepared for testing and are successful life long learners. 

K-PREP Testing dates for Reiley Elementary students in grades 3 - 5:  May 15, 2013 to and including May 21, 2013. 

Results wil not be back until the fall of 2013.  You will receive information in the fall about how your child performed in May.  We thank our students, our parents and our staff for working incredibly hard this year and we are excited to see how everyone shines!

Mason Beiting (third grade student ot Ms. Jones and son of Reiley teacher, Mrs. Beiting) leads the pack during the most recent Marathon Club event.  Mr. Luke Tucker, PE teacher, holds the Marathon Club annually for students, staff and parents who are interested in getting fit.  The club meets twice a week after school.  "Marathoners" run (or sometimes walk) the loop outside the school.  Those who are interested go on to run in the Flying Pig Marathon in May. 

Students at Reiley Elementary dressed to impress today as part of the week's activities for College and Career Readiness.  Pictured to the right are Cody, Darius and Evan from Mrs. Hedrick's fourth grade class as they are ready to take on the business world!  Pictured below are the girls in Mrs. Hedrick's class who also dressed to impress!  The future looks bright for all these great fourth grade students!

Come Join the Fun at the Reiley Fall  Festival

September 29th
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
What a great way to spend the day with family and friends!

The last and final MAP testing for the year began!  Next to KPREP, MAP is probably the most important tests that our students can take.  With the MAP data that results from the testings, teachers can teach students what they need to know.  Teachers get very involved reports from the domains and subdomains on each content area that students take.  From these data points, teachers determine what their next steps are for the students so they can become successful readers, mathematicians and scientists. And the best part is that students get their activities from Compass based on their scores from MAP.  That means that each student is getting what they need from Compass in addition to the instruction from their teachers!  MAP also has a predictive feature and based on each students' score, MAP will predict what the student will score on the KPREP for grades 3-5.  In the past, the predictive rate has been over 97% accurate.  Homeroom teachers have sent out times for your child to test with their class, so please make sure your child has a good breakfast and good rest the night before. Good luck everyone!

Click here to see the April Roadrunner Report.

Over the last three weeks, Reiley Elementary students have been digging deep to raise "Pennies for Patients," a fundraiser program for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Students collected change at home in personal banks that they cashed in each week.  They also completed several additional challenges.  The first week students participated in a “Make Leukemia and Lymphoma Disappear” activity where students paid for large sticky paper to cover up large Leukemia and Lymphoma signs.  The second week students deposited money into jars to see teachers complete various challenges.  All the jar challenges were met!  We had teachers dress up in various costumes, Mrs. Boggs cut her hair to donate it for cancer wigs, Ms. Groeschen let students make her a human sundae, Mrs. Rath let every student duct-tape her to the wall during lunch.  On Friday evening spring break got started with Mr. Tucker spending the evening on the roof of the school.   

The second grade teachers headed up this service learning   project, which included many opportunities to teach with lessons for the students and for public service announcements about Leukemia and Lymphoma.  The school goal was set at $500.00.  At the end of the three weeks the grand total raised was $5,151.14!!!!  This amount included an anonymous donation of $1,000.  We can’t be any prouder of the students’ efforts and understanding that they can make a difference in our world.  Go Roadrunners!

As part of the service learning project and fundraiser for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Reiley students and staff participated in a Harlem Shake.  Enjoy!!!

Mr. Tucker spends the night on the roof of the school for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraiser.  Go Mr. Tucker!!!

Click here to view the March news for Reiley Elementary.  The FRC newsletter and menus are included. 

The Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust (KESPT) is inviting all students grades K-6 to participate in a contest to possibly win a $1,500 college savings account and a $500 check for their schools.  The Kentucky Dream Out Loud Challenge is a statewide contest that challenges students to think about how they will change the world after college.  Students can submit an original drawing, poem, essay or video answering the question, "How will I change the world after I go to college?" Official rules, prize details and guidelines are available at KYsaves.com/DreamOutLoud.  Entries can be submitted online or by mail.  Entries must be uploaded or postmarked by March 22, 2013.

Congratulations to Brittany Bradshaw and Anthony Ronnebaum for winning the school level 4-H speech competition.  Best of luck as they will be competing in the upcoming County Wide 4-H Speech Finals on March 12, at St. Mary School at 7pm. The public is invited to attend.   Great job to our "outspoken" 4-H winners!! 

We hope you had as much fun as we did at the Valentine Dance! 

Congratulations goes to Ian Straub for winning the school writing contest sponsored by AARP.  Ian wrote "Why my Grandparent Should be the AARP Grandparent of the Year."  Congratulations Ian!

We have incredibly great news to share with our Reiley families!  As you know, students from K-5 at Reiley use Everyday Math as their math program.  For a limited time, we are able to receive the Everyday Math on-line games at no charge to us!  This aspect of the program is an incredible way to reinforce the skills that your child is being taught in their classroom.  Students will be able to use the on-line games here at school and also at home.  Once your child's teacher has built their class, they will give each child their username and password.  You can easily access the on-line games via our link on our Reiley home page (click on links which is located on the left of the page and then click on Everyday Math on-line games - from there, your child will be asked for their codes).  Be looking for the username and password to come home so that your child can practice their skills at home! 

Congratulations to Sam Frommeyer for receiving a perfect score at the Reiley Science Fair! He will move on to compete in the regional science fair later this month. Luke Stevenson is the 2nd place overall winner. Click here to see a list of all winners for the 2013 Reiley Elementary Science Fair.

Here is our second edition of the Roadrunner Report!!  Click here to see all the places we are going!

For the Family Resource Center Newsletter click here.

For the February Lunch Menu click here.

Please click on the link to view our Comprehensive School Improvement Plan for 2012-2013. The document is an ongoing plan that can be modified at any time. Comments, feedback or questions are appreciated and can be sent to susan.rath@campbell.kyschools.us   Click to view CSIP 2012-2013.

Reiley Elementary's 2012-2013 Spelling Bee Champion and Runner Up

Congratulations to Halle Grothaus, our school spelling bee winner, and Kaylee Snowball, the runner-up. 

Halle Grothaus has qualified for the WCPO Regional Spelling Bee that will be held on February 23rd at the National Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati.  Good luck Halle!!!

The wonderful Reiley PTA brought the ballet to students this week!  All grade levels were treated to performance and instruction about ballet on Monday, January 14th.  Grades K-2 attended a 50 minute performance followed by a repeat performance for students in grades 3-5.  Students were introduced to basic ballet concepts and they were also allowed time to ask questions of the professional dancers.  Because the PTA had raised enough money through their early fundraising, they were able to bring in this wonderful arts program at no cost to the students or to the school.  We are so appreciative of all the work that our PTA does for each and every student and staff member at Reiley.  Thank you for bringing wonderful events to students and staff and for encouraging the love of the arts for all!

Third grade students performed their rendition of The Nutcracker ballet in December before a packed audience in the Reiley gym.  Students in the classes of Ms. Jones, Ms. Trowbridge and Ms. Humphreys practiced their various dances at recess and before school in order for them to be prepared to perform.  Students learned not only about the elements of dance, but also learned drama vocabulary.  Pictured to the left are two couples dancing a Spanish dance.  A special recognition to Ms. Kelly Jones who has performed the ballet with her students and/or grade level students for well over 25 years.  She began the tradition when she taught at Alexandria Elementary.  Many of the elements of this student performance has been developed and originated with Ms. Jones.  Over the years, Ms. Jones has purchased all the beautiful costumes for each dancer, as well as all the props. This year, Ms. Jones' assistant for the ballet was a former student who is now in college.  She routinely has students come back to watch the performance and to let her know what an impact it had on their education. Congratulations to Ms. Jones for her continued commitment to her students and encouraging the love of the arts for children!

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For the best learning opportunities we can give our students

Please make sure your child comes to school everyday!