December 15-19 -- The Week in Review!

What a fabulous week it has been!!!  Check out the pictures of just a little bit of the fun we had!

We hope everyone has a fabulous break and we look forward to seeing you all on January 5, 2015!

Special Musical Guests

3rd Grade Reading Buddies

5th Grade Tacky Sweater Day

Dress Like A Rock Star Day!

Cyndi Lauper

 Nikki Six & Slash

Gene Simmons

Steven Tyler

The Village People 

Stevie Nicks, alumni & friends

 Boosterthon - $200 Collection Club

Way to go!!! 

Holiday Wishes Book Drive Results Are In!

This year RTE partnered with Blythewood High School's Annual Holiday Wishes Book Drive.  We are extremely excited to share the results with you.

 Round Top Elementary collected 1, 584 Books!!!! We are so proud! Look below for the results...

K-2nd Grade
1st Place	Mrs. Steedley
2nd Place	Mrs. Stone
3rd Place	Mrs. Armstrong
3rd-5th Grade
1st Place	Ms. Neal
2nd Place	Mr. Bowling
3rd Place	Mrs. Lee

WAY TO GO CARING AVIATORS!

Calling All 5th Grade Parents: Middle School and Middle School Magnet Programs

Dear 5th Grade Parents,

Yes, it is that time of year....time to begin thinking about Middle School and Middle School Magnet Programs!!!  We are proud of each of our 5th graders and are excited to watch them head to middle school!

Richland School District Two offers 11 magnet programs.  Click HERE for more information about each program.  The application process for magnet programs begins on January 6, 2015 and ends on January 30, 2015 at 5:00 P.M.  A link for the application process will become available during the application window at www.richland2.com.  Acceptance notification will be online during the week of March 18, 2015-March 24, 2015.  Parents will also accept or deny choice online.  Some magnet programs require that students meet certain criteria as well as participate in an interview.  To find out more about this information contact Miss Freeman.

Information meetings are also scheduled for students and parents to find out more about every school and magnet program available to RTE students.  Refer to the chart below to determine the location, date, and type of meeting.  Attending is highly recommended to find out more about each program and school!

If you have any questions regarding middle school magnet programs or middle school please don't hesitate to contact me!

Thank You,

Miss Freeman

RTE School Counselor 

803-691-8676 ext. 3004

afreeman@richland2.org

Information Meeting Dates

*All Information Meetings Begin at 6:30PM

Date	Location		Type of Meetings
January 6, 2015	Blythewood Middle, Gymnasium		School Information Meeting
January 7, 2015	Dent Middle, Cafeteria		School/ Magnet Information Meeting: The Learning Collaborative - TLC, FAME
January 8, 2015	Longleaf Middle, Gymnasium		School/Magnet Information Meeting:  Longleaf Engineering and Arts Program LEAP, ZooBot
January 12, 2015	Dent Middle, Cafeteria		School/ Magnet Information Meeting: TWO Academies – Single Gender, FAME
January 13, 2015	Summit Parkway Middle, Gymnasium		School/Magnet Information Meeting: The Academy of Exercise Physiology and Sports Medicine and The STEM Institute of Design and Innovation (SIDI)
January 14, 2015	Muller Road Middle, Gymnasium		School/ Magnet Information Meeting:  Leadership Academy at Muller
January 21, 2015	E. L. Wright, Gymnasium		School/Magnet Information Meeting: LAW & International Baccalaureate Program
January 22, 2015	Kelly Mill Middle, Gymnasium		School/ Magnet Information Meeting: Kelly Mill, INC.

Books-A-Million Toy Drive

Elf on the Shelf

Round Top Elementary's very own 

Elf on the Shelf...

Ms. Hitchner

Happy Holidays!!!

PJ's, Polar Express and Hot Chocolate for Kindergarten

Hour of Code

 Tens of millions of students of all ages and backgrounds have tried an Hour of Code, a one-hour introduction designed to demystify computer science and show that anybody can learn the basics.  Shown here are just a handful of RTE students during District 2's Hour of Code.

2nd Grade Performs

Our 2nd graders were special guest performers at today's Winter Wishes program at Blythewood High School.  They had a lot of fun and did a fantastic job!

Way to go Aviators!

Strawbridge "Journey" Pictures Due Friday, Dec 12th!

We hope you enjoyed seeing your child's "Journey" at RTE over the years.  These pictures
make great holiday gifts for families!  All unwanted picture packages must be returned on Friday, December 12th.

*make checks payable to Strawbridge Studios

5th Grade Baby Ad Information

Happy Holidays!

To all of our fabulous RTE families and friends...

PTO Announcements

Boosterthon Pledges due Friday, Dec 12th!

Last call for Boosterthon pledges! Please turn in any outstanding Boosterthon pledges by Friday, December 12! RTE has done an awesome job in collecting our pledges--we've received 95% of pledged funds!   

Save Your Box Tops & Labels for Education!

Congratulations to Ms. Cleckley's Kindergarten class for collecting the most Box Tops and Labels for Education in the month of October! Ms. Herrera's 4th grade class was the Box Tops winner for November and Ms. Pendarvis' 4th grade class was the Labels for Education Winner for November! These classes all earned extra recess as a reward for using their Lifeskills of Effort and Caring.

Remember to clip Box Tops and Labels for Education over Winter Break! Use these Box Tops collection sheets or ziptop baggies to keep track of how many you collect. Make sure your teachers name is on your collection sheet or baggie so your class receives credit! 

Family Night at CiCi's Dec 9th!

No cooking, no dishes! Round Top Family Night at Ci-Ci's Pizza in the Village at Sandhills! Tuesday, December 9 from 5-8pm. Come in for dinner anytime between 5-8pm, leave your receipt at the register and Round Top receives a portion of all proceeds! Come check out some of your RTE teachers, administration and PTO board members hard at work--the school keeps 100% of all tips! 

Domino's School Night

Aviator Artists

RTE Awesome Aviator Artists have an ART SHOW at the RSD2 District Office located at 6831 Brookfield Road.  The art work will be on display December 3 - January 5, 2015. 

The following students have art work in the show:

Reece Johnson

Lily Anderson

Katharine Connolly

Zeke Spivey

Ashley Duncan

Kaysun Lewis

Charlotte Craig

Jules Lynch

Ashton Walker

Grayson Gould

Meggie Powell

Grace Coley

Maya Moran*

Shaelee Ryan*

*Student is now in the 6th grade.

GRITS and BOOKS and PJ's! OH MY!

What a busy, exciting, fun day at Round Top!

Grits for Grands, Pajama Day, and an all-day Read-In with special guest readers, author visit, readers theater, PJ parade, and more!  

Thank you to everyone who helped make today so fabulous for our students!

Students in grades K-2 listened to a picture book written by RTE parent, Monique Sandiford. 

If you are interested in purchasing her book, Gimme Kimmy and The Wiz, please visit her website gimmekimmy@yahoo.com or gimmekimmybook.com.

  You can also find her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  

Canned Food Drive Results

Once again, Carolina has achieved canned food domination over Clemson.  That being said, there is no loser when you are raising food for a good cause!  

We brought in around 1500 in non-perishable food items.  Our big class total goes to Ms. Reynolds at 123 cans and 1st grade raised the most overall in the school with 368 items.  Well done, everyone. 

PTO Newsletter - November/December 2014