Rutledge H. Pearson Tigers, please help us inform the community! What will voters see on the ballot this November?

The ballot language shows that funding will continue to support teacher and staff compensation, as well as arts and athletics.

We’re sharing the official language so our community can understand exactly what will appear on the November 3 ballot.

Learn more about the 1-mill referendum, including frequently asked questions and funding information, at https://www.duvalschools.org/o/dcps/page/vote.

For Teachers. For Students. For Duval. Our Progress Continues.

Why is the 1 mill back on the ballot this November?

The current 1-mill was approved by Duval County voters in 2022, and under Florida law, voters must consider its continuation every four years.

The 1 mill has helped support teacher compensation and efforts to recruit and retain qualified, certified educators. Since 2022, teacher vacancies have declined, teacher retention has increased, and Duval County Public Schools has become an A-rated district for two consecutive years.

As we approach the November election, we’ll be sharing factual information to help our school community understand what the 1 mill is, how the funding is used, and what voters will be asked to consider.

For more FAQs visit the DCPS website - https://www.duvalschools.org/o/dcps/page/vote-faqs

Parents,

Just a reminder: our SAC/PTA meeting is today at 5:00 pm in the Media Center. We will have a special guest speaker to discuss the referendum and answer any questions. Please stop by for about 30 minutes or longer! We look forward to seeing you there!

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Mark you calendars for RHP's annual Fall Festival! We hope to see you there!

Weekly Updates for October 26th-30th

Here are the weekly updates for this very busy week!

Red Ribbon Week is this week and has a few spirit days to go with it. Here they are below:

Monday- Put a Cap on Drugs (Hat Day)

Tuesday- Our future is bright! (Wear Sunglasses)

Wednesday- Sock it to Drugs! (wear crazy socks)

Thursday- We are catching degrees, not drugs (wear favorite college attire)

Friday- Walking away from Drugs! (Dress as your favorite Vocabulary Word and be ready to parade around the school).

Our SAC/PTA Meeting is on Tuesday at 5:00 pm in the Media Center. We will have a special guest at the meeting who will discuss the referendum and the impact it has on teachers, staff, and schools. Please come out and learn! We need your help and want to spread the correct information to all potential voters. We will have snacks available too for those who attend!

Thursday is our big night! We will have our UF Lastinger New World Reading Program Presentation for Kindergarten through 3rd grade families at 5:00 pm in the Media Center. The first 25 people to register will receive Chick-fil-A. Following this, we will move into our Literacy Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat on the playground behind the school. There will be reading games by our teachers, Bounce Houses, possible face painting, book character pumpkin judging, a hay ride through the neighborhood, snacks, food trucks, and Trunk or Treat! Please come out and have a great time. The cost is nothing for you to attend!

Friday is our Garden Party! We will have our Vocabulary Parade, our BIZI store, our Resource Blooming Buds awards, Student of the Month, and our Atten” Dance” for those who made the attendance goal for October. It will be a busy day and a great way to move into the weekend!

We are closing October out in style! We are looking forward to a great week. Get some rest, and we will see you on Monday morning!

Good evening, families!

If you have not yet taken the parent survey, please take a few minutes to complete it. It takes 5 minutes. The link is below:

https://tripod.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6myCRo2ZjlwmU3s

The deadline is Friday at 5:00 pm!

Thank you in advance!

Mid-Week Updates (10/21)

Reminder: our Awards Ceremonies are this week. We will have Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade on Thursday and our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade on Friday.

K-2 (Thursday)            3rd-5th (Friday)

8:50-9:20  2nd grade            8:45-9:15  4th grade

9:25-9:55  1st grade            9:20-9:50   5th grade

10:00-10:30   Kinder           9:55-10:25   3rd grade

We still need your help with completing the Parent Survey for our Data Triangulation. The link is below.

Also, we look forward to seeing you at a few upcoming events next week! The first one is our SAC and PTA Meeting. We will have a special guest to discuss the Referendum that impacts teacher and staff pay. They will present, starting at 5:10pm in the Media Center. Please come out and listen to the information so that you are informed before voting. If you are a parent picking up from Boys and Girls Club or Extended Day, we will have snacks available as you wait for your child. Please come and listen, even if it just for a little while!

Another event is our Literacy Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat. It will be on Thursday, October 29th. It will start with a presentation for our K-3rd grade families from JPEF and New World Reading. They will provide dinner and resources. From there, we will transition out to the playground, where we will have bounce houses, a hayride, literacy activities, games, pumpkin judging, and truck or treat. This event will last from 6:00 pm- 7:30 pm. It is always a great time! We are happy to see you.

On Friday, October 30th, we will have our Garden Party, but that will start off with our Vocabulary parade! Students are to dress as a vocabulary word! If your child wears a costume, then turn it into a vocabulary word to go with it! Be creative. Our teachers and staff all participate as well! Start thinking of your vocabulary word!

We are halfway through the week! We can see Friday from here! See everyone tomorrow!

Weekly Updates for October 19th-23rd

Report cards are available for review through FOCUS on Monday. For those who requested a paper copy, it will be sent home. Please check your child's FOCUS account for grades and continued updates to grades.

Our 1st nine weeks awards ceremony will be on Thursday and Friday this week. We will have Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade awards on Thursday morning. Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade awards ceremony will be on Friday. We will also hold our Honor Roll breakfast for students this week.

Thursday, October 22nd

2nd grade: 8:50-9:20; 1st grade: 9:25-9:55; Kindergarten: 10:00-10:30

Friday, October 23rd

4th grade: 8:45-9:15; 5th grade: 9:20-9:50; 3rd grade: 9:55-10:25

Our Literacy Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat will be at the end of the month on Thursday, October 29th. We are in need of candy donations. If students bring in a bag of candy and turn it in to their teacher, we will reward them with extra BIZI points. We need the candy for our Literacy Fall Festival as rewards! Please help us and also Save the Date!

Early voting begins on Tuesday, October 20th. Please remember the referendum for our teachers and schools. Our teachers' and staff salaries are impacted by the continuation of the referendum. If the referendum does not pass, we may lose our teachers and staff to surrounding counties like Clay, Nassau, and St. Johns, which have the referendum in place. Get out and vote to help our teachers and schools!

We are looking for feedback as a school and as a district. Please take the time to complete the Data Triangle Survey for us. The link is below. The responses must be completed by Friday, October 23rd.

https://tripod.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6myCRo2ZjlwmU3s 

The next two weeks will be very busy as we close out October and move into November. As always, thank you for being a constant supporter of our school and staff. Let's make this another great week! See you on Monday morning!

Good morning, families!

I wanted to give some information about some upcoming events that are happening and some help that we need to make sure those events are successful!

On Thursday, October 29th, we will have our Literacy Night (Fall Festival) and Trunk or Treat. A Save the Date flyer is coming home today. To make this event successful, we need candy donations. If your child donates bags of candy between October 16th and October 29th, they will receive extra BIZI bucks to spend in our store for every bag they bring in! All donations can be dropped off in the front office with your child's name, or they can turn them in to their teacher.

Our school is supported by City Year, and our Success Coaches help in our 3rd-5th grade classes. They are visible in hallways, during arrival and dismissal, and even after school. The week of October 19th-23rd is National City Year Appreciation Week. We will celebrate them with a spirit week that was not on my original calendar. The dress-up days are below:

Monday, October 19th: Monochrome Monday- dress in a stylish, head-to-toe look using one color, with variations in shade, texture, and accessories to make it dynamic.

Tuesday, October 20th: Dynamic Duo- dress as a twin in matching outfits or styles

Wednesday, October 21st: Fall Color Day- dress in beautiful shades of Fall (orange, red, yellow, and brown).

Thursday, October 22nd: Sports Team Day- dress to represent your favorite team (college or professional)

Friday, October 23rd: Denim Day: Dress in your favorite denim (jackets, jeans)

The week of October 26th-30th we will celebrate Red Ribbon Week. We will have dress up days for those as well. See the dates below:

Monday, October 26th- Put a Cap on Drugs (Hat Day)

Tuesday, October 27th- Your Future is Back (sunglasses)

Wednesday, October 28th- Sock it to Drugs (crazy socks)

Thursday, October 29th- Chasing degrees, not Drugs (college attire)

Friday, October 30th- Walking away from Drugs (dress as a vocabulary word for our Vocabulary Parade)

I wanted to give you this in advance so that you have time to prepare and students can participate. Look for flyers and information to come home soon!

Good morning, families,

The district is asking for feedback from families and community partners. Below is the link. Please take the opportunity to give feedback to the district and our school. The survey will be available through October 23rd. The results will be shared with us at a later date.

Thank you for helping us become better every day!

https://tripod.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6myCRo2ZjlwmU3s

Good evening, Tiger Nation!

I hope you all have stayed dry and safe during this rainy weekend! We definitely need a few days to dry out. Here is your weekly update for October 12th-16th.

Even though the weekend has been rainy, our students have a chance to enjoy a few extra days off with better weather. There is no school on Monday, October 12th, and Tuesday, October 13th. Monday is a teacher planning day to finalize 1st quarter grades. Tuesday is a district in-service day for teachers and staff. Students will return to school on Wednesday, October 14th, which is also the start of the 2nd nine weeks.

Our 5th graders will take the District Monitoring Assessment for Science on Thursday. This assessment will test our students on the first nine weeks' standards. The goal is to score in the green! We will test at 9 am on Thursday, so please make sure all of our 5th graders are on time and present that day. If students are late, they will be sent to the holding tank and test later as a makeup.

Our BIZI store will occur on Friday. Students will make purchases and we will deliver items on Friday before students go home.

On Friday, the students that made the Popcorn Fundraiser top seller list will be rewarded with lunch with Ms. Adkins. Students will receive a permission slip in order to participate. That permission slip will go home on Wednesday and must be returned by Friday.

This is a short week, but still a busy one. Enjoy the days off because when students return, we will hit the ground running as we enter the 2nd nine weeks! See everyone on Wednesday!