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Sommer News

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Ride2Recovery rides by Sommer!
On April 10th, a group of cycling US Veterans rode by our school. Their mission is to improve the health and wellness of injured veterans by providing rehabilitation through cycling. Even though we were cold and wet, Stallions young and young at heart were out to cheer on our Veterans!

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Writing Contest Winners!
Check out our list of creative writing contest winners

Reading Rally Celebration with BMX Show!
On March 8th, the students were given a special show by a BMX bike team. Because of inclement weather outside, they set up in the cafeteria and performed their stunts indoors. It was a fantastic show!
Here is the team with the students who raised the most money for our school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author Phil Bildner Visits Sommer!
Children's author Phil Bildner visited Sommer on October 18th this year. He led a writing workshop with our Fourth Graders and a presentation with the Fifth Graders.
Before he left, we presented him with a Sommer t-shirt.
He sent back pictures from the Brooklyn Bridge! Check it out!

1st Annual Freedom Walk!

On September 14th, Sommer Elementary celebrated our first Freedom Walk. We invited special guests to our school assembly, made special presentations to honor heroes in our lives, dressed in red, white and blue and finished the event with a walk in and around the campus. It was great to celebrate our heroes and we're looking forward to celebrating again next year!

 

Volunteer Information...

Check-In Procedure at RRISD campuses.  This procedure will renew in August for the 2012-2013 when school starts - please plan ahead to bring your license for first time sign in.  You must also redo the volunteer application for the 2012-2013 school year.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Recent legislation lead RRISD to begin conducting Name Based Criminal History Checks on all campus volunteers in January of 2009.

Thank you again for your dedication to students in RRISD!  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Supervisor of Community Partnerships Michelle Jackson at 464-5049.

Here is the link to the District Volunteer Application webpage.

Frequently Asked Questions

More Info...

Recent state legislation attempting to improve student safety requires any person wishing to volunteer agree to a Name Based Criminal History Check. This is in addition to the Raptor System, which compares all visitor names against sexual offender databases and is currently implemented at all RRISD campuses. If you regularly volunteer and your efforts meet any of the following criteria, please complete the online application.

• You are a parent or non-parent volunteer and may be unaccompanied at any time by a RRISD employee (.i.e., Mentors, WatchDog Dads, classroom, cafeteria, library and field-day volunteers, dance and field trip chaperones, etc.)
• You are not a parent, grandparent, or guardian of a student enrolled on the campus where you will be volunteering.
• A RRISD Administrator requests you complete a volunteer application.

Online Application

District Letter

Paper Application (This can take up to 2 weeks to process.)

For More Information, Visit RRISD's Website 

  Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students)...

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Kindergarten and Pre-K...Immunization Requirement Changes

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FITNESSGRAM®...

The Texas Education Agency has mandated annual fitness testing for the state of Texas for all students 3rd-12th grades. The TEA has selected FITNESSGRAM® to serve as the state-wide fitness assessment in which all school districts will administer the required tests. For more information visited the following links.

English letter from Dr. Chavez: FITNESSGRAM®
Spanish letter from Dr. Chavez: FITNESSGRAM®
FITNESSGRAM® tests

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