Important End-of-Year Reminders!

Attention RTE Parents and Guardians 

• Fee invoices were recently distributed to students who have a balance.  If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Anita Rickman, bookkeeper, at 691.8676 ext. 3003.  

• All Library books need to be returned to our Media Center. Please contact Ms. Cindy Symonds, Media Specialist, at 691.8676 ext. 3120 if you have any questions.

• Spring Picture money is due. If you do not want to purchase at this time, please return the packet. Please send in to your child's teacher.

Yearbooks SOLD OUT!

RTE has completely sold out of yearbooks !
We are unable to order any additional copies. 
Parents who signed up on our Yearbook Wait List will be contacted soon.  All yearbooks will be delivered next week.

Many Thanks to our 2014-15 Yearbook Staff:
Tania Johnson, Linette Stephens, Holly Threatt, Heidi Morrow, Jennifer McMackin, and LaDonna Dixon.

Yearbook Wait List

Yearbooks are on their way! RTE will have a limited 

number of extra yearbooks available on a first come, first served basis. 

Sign up on our Yearbook Wait List to reserve a copy for your student. Don't wait - order your yearbook today!

May PTO Newsletter

Inside the May Edition of the PTO Newsletter:

• End of Year PTO President's Address by Sally Friedman
• Welcome to the 2015-16 PTO Board Members!
• Labels for Education & Box Tops Updates (& winners!) 
• Thank You

Another First for Round Top!

The Boeing Center for Children's Wellness at the Medical University of South Carolina offers monetary awards of $1,000 to schools who qualified based on a point system for health, wellness, and nutritional initiatives.  14 Richland Two schools participated and the top 3 schools with the most points were recognized.  The one school with the most points was awarded an additional $2,000 bonus.  The school with the most number of points was ROUND TOP!  Pictured above are Mrs. Tucker - Principal, Mrs. Jovi - School Nurse, and Mr. Lally - P.E. Teacher as they receive the award and the $3,000 prize!

An Aviator Salute to Mrs. Debbie Eyers and the Verizon Foundation!

Verizon Wireless is committed to sharing their success with the community.  Mrs. Debbie Eyers, a Round Top parent, is an employee of Verizon Wireless.  Through the Verizon Foundation, Mrs. Eyers volunteers 50 hours per calendar year at Round Top and Verizon gives Round Top a $750 grant when the 50-hour requirement has been met.  This is the second year Mrs. Eyers has reached the 50-hour requirement, so Round Top has profited in a major way from her dedication!  We salute you, Mrs. Eyers!  Thank you for your dedication to the RTE Family!

Volunteers Needed for Arts Days at Round Top!

Dear RTE Community,

Mrs. Dixon is in need of volunteers to "run" the stations on May 28 and May 29 for ARTS DAYS at RTE.  This year we will begin @ 8:30 in the Art Room to preview your station and what it entails. Please contact Mrs. Dixon at 691-8676, extension 3304, by e-mail at ldixon@richland2.org, or go to VolunteerSpot.com.

Child Development Program Changes

We Salute Our Amazing PTO Board!

Pictured above is our AMAZING 2014-2015 PTO Board at our final PTO meeting of this school year.  From left to right:  Jayne Baker - Corresponding Secretary; Lanna Whitener - Homeroom Parent Liaison and Volunteer Coordinator; Tammy Blom - Volunteer Coordinator; Sally Friedman - President; Ashton Carroll - Vice President; and Kesha Rivers - Recording Secretary.  We salute you for all you've done for Round Top!

Students See American History Up Close and Personal

Third grade students at Round Top had a rare opportunity today to view three documents of great historical significance.  Staff members from the South Carolina Archives brought South Carolina's original 1776 Constitution, an original letter signed by George Washington (see picture below), and one of only 14 original, handwritten copies of the United States Bill of Rights (see picture above).  Following a presentation about the documents, Attorney General Alan Wilson spoke to the students about his journey to becoming our 51st Attorney General and the importance of leading and being a leader regardless of where you are in your own life.  

Historic Documents Travel to Round Top!

RTE PTO Loves Our Volunteers!

If you have volunteered your time in any way as a parent (or grandparent) volunteer this year, please stop by the Volunteer Check-in Table at the Aviator Carnival this Friday, May 15 from 5-8pm for a special Volunteer Appreciation treat!

Important! Carnival volunteers still needed! Please click here sign up for a shift.

Thank you to the almost 50 volunteers who escorted classes to lunch and recess so that teachers could enjoy their Teacher Appreciation luncheon! The PTO could not host this lovely event to thank our teachers without the help of so many!

Special thanks to Kim Gould for again organizing a beautiful lunch for our teachers! And her helpers: Ashton Carroll, Judy Nutter, Stacie Marshall, Megan Soong and Alice-Lyle Hickson.

Special thanks to parents who donated gift cards/items for the teacher door prizes: Cathy Lacey, Caroline Powell, Jamye Duren, Joy Haynie, Candice and Kenny McCuien and Mary Wright.

 

Help Us Reach Our Air Mail Goal!

Please help us reach our Air Mail goal of 6,000 letters by the end of the school year!  Parents - you can help us by writing a letter to a teacher or other staff member you appreciate or write a letter to your child encouraging him or her to finish STRONG this year!  You could also congratulate your child on having a PERSONAL BEST year.  If you're short on ideas, let us know and we can give you some other suggestions for writing prompts.  Be sure to encourage your child to write letters, too!  Click HERE to access Air Mail addresses for all of our classrooms and staff members.  Thank you for your help and support

Girls on the Run 5K

RTE is so proud of the Spring 2015 Girls on the Run Team.  The girls laced up this past Saturday and ran a 5K to celebrate all they learned during the spring season of Girls on the Run.  Each girl finished the entire 3.1 miles and received a medal at the end of the race.  Girls on the Run is an after school program for 3rd-5th grade girls that teaches character and self-esteem through running, lessons, and fun activities!  WAY TO GO! WE ARE SO PROUD!!

Some of the Team Members before the race... Every girl deserves to wear a crown!!!

Growth and Development Classes

Growth and Development Classes

The Growth and Development Classes are scheduled for Thursday, May 14th and Friday, May 15th.  These classes involve 4th grade girls, 5th grade girls, and 5th grade boys.  The boys are taught in a separate class.  Permission slips will be sent home on May 7th and must be returned by May 11th in order for students to participate.  They will view a video called Just Around the Corner by Marsh Media.  Parents who wish to preview the video, see the curriculum, or have questions or concerns may contact Round Top's school nurse, Glory Jovi, RN at 691-8676, extension 3010.

Aviator Carnival May 15th!

Friday, May 15th from 5-8pm

RTE's 'Backyard'

Inflatables, face painting, mobile video game truck, balloon artist, photo booth, cupcake walk, pizza, hot dogs, cotton candy, popcorn, Italian ice and TONS OF FUN!!

Inflatables are free!! Most other activities 1 ticket; tickets only $1 each!!

Volunteers needed! All volunteers receive 8 free tickets. Drink donations being accepted--5 free tickets per 12-pack donation of soda/water. Sign up to volunteer!

It's Teacher Appreciation Week!

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4-8

Teacher luncheon is Wednesday, May 6.

Show our RTE teachers how much we appreciate their dedication and hard work!

PTO Volunteers Needed This Week

Volunteers are needed for our Annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon,Wednesday, May 6th. If you are available to help out for an hour (or two!), please sign up here.

Testing Monitors are also needed for Spring PASS Testing, Thursday & Friday, May 7th and 8th.  Sign up here for details.

Your help will be greatly appreciated!

1st Grade Visits a Rock Quarry!

Students took a bus trip into the Vulcan Rock Quarry - the largest in the state of South Carolina!  After a hard day's work, they enjoyed a picnic lunch at Doko Meadows.

Congratulations 5th Grader Alex Hardee 

Alex's glue line drawing with oil pastels is one of only four elementary schools art  pieces selected, framed and hung in the Superintendents’ permanent collection. The Superintendent’s Collection will be on display at Dent Middle School May 20^th in the cafeteria. Congratulations Alex!