Tomorrow (Tuesday, April 17th) kicks off our very first day of STAAR Testing with 5th Grade Reading!
Our students have worked so very hard at preparing for this day!
We know they will CRUSH it!
Please make sure you get a good night's rest, wear comfy clothes to school tomorrow, and bring your water bottle.
Parents and family, remember that tomorrow and Wednesday our campus will be closed to visitors, personal deliveries, and lunch guests.
Please call our campus at 903-683-1726 with any questions.
Good luck, Eagles! We believe in you and love you tremendously!
You've got this!
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This week RIS is helping raise awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month in Texas.
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🌟 RIS Student Spotlight 🌟
5th grade student, Dylan S., has officially written and published his very first book!
Dylan began writing this book in February. Once completed, he decided he wanted to have it published. With the help of his mom, they set out to discover the process of having his work published.
This month, Dylan's new book "Powers", made its debut on Amazon.
RIS is so very proud of Dylan's hard work and this huge accomplishment!
Great job, Dylan!
"Powers" is available in Paperback and in Kindle format on Amazon at: https://a.co/d/iaEXsSQ.
Dylan's book is also available for student check out in the Rusk Intermediate Library.
Please don't be "jelly" but Rusk Intermediate School has a true ROCK STAR for a librarian! Mrs. Oliver is the definition of a "relationship-builder". She knows every student on our campus and has unique, individual relationships with each of them.
She keeps our whole campus Vibin' and Thrivin'!
We are so very blessed to call her ours! Mrs. Oliver, we love you with all of our hearts!
Happy National School Librarian Day!
🦅 The Thrive: March 27th-March 31st 🦅
Students who had 98% or higher attendance for the 9 weeks were able to join their peers with a fun treat and dancing in the library during EET time at the 🪩AttenDANCE!🪩
We love when our students are at school and love to celebrate them!!
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Students from each homeroom earned tickets throughout the week by participating in our "Countdown to STAAR".
Today during lunch time, students who’s ticket was drawn, were treated with an Orange Crush Float.
The Crush It Challenge will continue until all STAAR testing is complete. We are so excited that the students are working so hard at preparing to CRUSH STAAR! We can't wait to see who next week's winners are!
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Rusk Intermediate is having a
🎤TALENT SHOW!! 🎤
Students have until April 5th to sign up. Tryouts will begin on April 6th!
Students may preform solo or as a group.
If your performance requires music, please make sure it is school appropriate!
The grand finale will be May 8th!
More details will follow soon!
Please contact Ms. Priest with any questions at Jean.priest@ruskisd.net
Rusk ISD parents/guardians please check your email. A survey has been sent out to provide feedback for our 2023-2024 school year calendar.
During our February School Board Meeting I requested the District investigate the possibility of adopting a 4 day school week instructional calendar for the 2023-2024 academic year. We are examining a number of different districts currently using the 4 day calendar and trying to gather as much relevant information as possible regarding the decision. We understand it is difficult to provide an absolute answer without addressing some of the challenges associated with this calendar and be assured the District is not using the survey results to determine if we move forward. This initial survey is to determine what interest our stakeholders have in the possibility of a 4 day week. Once we have more strategies in place we will provide other opportunities to share your thoughts. When you have the chance please respond to the survey. We sent this same survey to our staff and will be allowing secondary students to participate in the very near future.
Thank You,
Grey Burton, Superintendent
Parents, we apologize for any inconvenience but the transportation department is short bus drivers. Bus 19 will start dropping off students about 45 minutes later than usual this afternoon Feb 9th. All other bus routes will run as scheduled. Also, as of now, all buses should run at their regular times tomorrow morning.
Texas parents, High School STAAR scores are currently in the family portal and 3-8 STAAR results are tentatively scheduled to be available in the family portal by Friday, July 1, 2022. We encourage you to Log In and Learn More about your child’s STAAR results. Visit TexasAssessment.gov to access test results and resources, including each STAAR question and answer, along with your child’s answers.
I am excited to announce Mr. Jon (JP) Luna will be joining Rusk ISD as the Assistant Principal at Rusk High School.
Mr. Luna has been an Assistant Principal at Chapel Hill High School since 2016. Prior to Chapel Hill he served as an Assistant Principal at Nacogdoches High School and Bryan High School.
Mr. Luna’s wife, Amanda, is a Counselor at Bullard HS. They have two sons, Jonathan, who is attending Texas A&M University at Commerce and Andrew, who attends Chapel Hill High School.
Welcome to the Rusk Eagle family Mr. Luna. I know you will be a tremendous asset to our students and staff.
Gb
A message from Joe Beckman to Rusk ISD staff and students!
https://youtu.be/dSMacwjG8VI