Ryan Park Elementary

Keep an eye out for colorful, decorated rocks hidden around town! 🎨🌟 Ms. Woodcox, the counselor at Ryan Park, has been teaching students about kindness and anti-bullying through creative lessons. As part of this, the students have decorated rocks to leave for others to discover, spreading a little unexpected joy. Keep your eyes peeled – you might just find one!

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Our first IREAD family night kicks off tomorrow evening! Be sure to get signed up for one of these nights if you have a 2nd or 3rd grader before these dates are over! Meeting Options: November 12 @ Ryan Park November 14 @ Carlin Park November 18 @ Hendry Park November 19 @ Pleasant Lake 5:30-6:30 PM Register here: bit.ly/familyiread

🚨Families of 2nd and 3rd Graders!🚨 Please join us for an IREAD information meeting in November! Meeting Options: November 12 @ Ryan Park November 14 @ Carlin Park November 18 @ Hendry Park November 19 @ Pleasant Lake 5:30-6:30 PM Register here: bit.ly/familyiread

We wanted to give a special shout out to Miss Cindy, one of our custodians at Ryan Park who works in the 3-5 area of our building. She does an excellent job keeping our building clean and looking presentable. She is always friendly and kind toward students, and is known for making delicious homemade cookies! Thank you so much, Miss Cindy. We are very grateful for you!

Ryan Park students are cheering on our Lady Hornets as they head to volleyball state this weekend in Muncie! Go Hornets! 🐝

Check out Parent Coaching from Parent Guidance. Here is our flyer for November. https://drive.google.com/file/d/122qVLru0tmzmejeVKeAHjmKIRuy1sm51/view?usp=sharing

Students in Mrs. Hudson's 5th grade class voted for Election Day! After learning about Election Day and the presidential candidates, they got to cast their votes. They even had the realistic experience of waiting in line! Mr. Baut joined in on the fun too, and double-checked everyone's registration cards. Great job, 5th graders!

Join us for IREAD Family Information Night for families of 2nd and 3rd grade families! Sign up below! Meeting Options: November 12 @ Ryan Park November 14 @ Carlin Park November 18 @ Hendry Park November 19 @ Pleasant Lake 5:30-6:30 PM   Register here: bit.ly/familyiread

1st graders at Ryan Park enjoyed Pumpkin Day! Activities included pumpkin math using tens and ones, the parts of a pumpkin, and learning if pumpkins float!

Join the next Raising Strong Readers Webinar on 11/13 from 5:30-6:15! This month's topic is Letters and Words. We'll share ways to help your child recognize letters and words. Two lucky attendees will win a gift card to Walmart! 🎁 Register here: bit.ly/MSDSCRaisingReaders

As a parent, are you looking for guidance, motivation, and support? Take a look at our Free Parent Coaching and register to meet with your parent coach. https://drive.google.com/file/d/122qVLru0tmzmejeVKeAHjmKIRuy1sm51/view?usp=sharing

On Monday we had our Super U! convocation at Ryan Park. During the convocation students got the opportunity to participate in fun games and activities while learning how to be great teammates., leaders and citizens. The program focused on character building and the students did an excellent job showing our presenter how to follow the Rhino's Way. Thank you to Super U! for coming to Ryan Park.

Congratulations to our October Rhino's Way prize winners!! In October these students displayed the Rhino's Way everyday!! We are very proud of your efforts!!

Our Raising Strong Readers Webinar was a hit with families, with one parent sharing, "...Parents just need to know what to do..." We look forward to the next session in November! ➡️ Recording: youtube.com/watch?v=SUh5NRnz9bQ ➡️ Sign up: bit.ly/MSDSCRaisingReaders

Mrs. Witherspoon's 1st grade class teamed up with Miss Kobelak's 5th grade class for a fun Halloween project! The students worked together to create a jack-o-lantern, then write a short story about it. Then students got to share their stories with the whole class when they were done writing. We had a great time!

This week Ryan Park partnered with FIST to collect canned food items for Project Help. Our students donated 1366 items this week!! Thank you to all of our families for your support!! Also a huge thank you to Mrs. Woodcox, Mrs. Bermes and our student council for sorting, organizing and counting the donations. Finally congratulations to Ms. North's class who won the classroom competition by donating 180 items!!

📢 Calling all parents of elementary-aged parents! 📢 Join us at our "Raising Strong Readers" monthly webinar. We'll share quick ways to support your reader. 📅 1st Online Meeting, 10/29, 5:30-6:15 PM 🔗 Register: https://forms.gle/5GNKSejusBXKyxM16

Ryan Park Families, Next week is spirit week at Ryan Park. Each day students and staff will be dressing up to support different causes . These include Red Ribbon Week, Zones of Regulation, Bullying Prevention and College Go! On Friday we will have our annual fall parties and costume parade. Students are encouraged to wear orange and black to school. Please send costumes with your students in a separate bag and they will change into them in the afternoon for the costume parade. Please see the attached flyer for more details. Also, picture retakes will be on Monday 10/28. Please have your student bring in their previous pictures in order to have retakes on Monday. We will also take pictures for any new students and staff at Ryan Park. Picture forms were sent home with all students earlier this week. The attached image provides instruction for ordering pictures online. Have a great weekend!!

Miss Hartman’s Kindergarten students were asked: What do you want to be when you grow up? We couldn’t take 21 field trips to visit each profession, but we could send our Flat Kindergarteners out into the world to get a firsthand experience. A huge thank you to Angola Police Department, Angola Fire Department, Cameron Hospital, and the many other professionals from Angola and beyond that opened their doors to us so we could learn all about jobs and helpers in our community!! Check out some highlights below or click the link to view the slideshow of our in depth adventures! https://bit.ly/3YB0lh3