School/District Events 2009-2010
September 2, 2009
September 12 – Family Day at Aullwood (Title 1program)
September 16 – Donuts for Dads and Muffins for Moms (Title 1 program)
September 16 – Family/Community Night 5:30 pm (Academic Focus, report to the community on Ruskin 2008-2009)
October 5 -9 - Book Fair
October 6 – 2nd Grade Philharmonic program, Orchestra and You, 9 am, Ruskin
October 7 – International Safe Routes to School Walk to School Day
October 7 – 4th Grade Philharmonic program, String Quartet, 9 am, Ruskin
October 9 – Ruskin Speech Contest
October 28 – Family/Community Night 5:30pm (Home Health Focus – lead, bedbugs, lice, mold etc)
October 30 – 5th Grade Philharmonic performance preview, 12:30 pm, Ruskin
November 5 – Lucia May Wiant Speech Contest
November 12 – Grades 3-5, Children’s Traveling Opera, 9:45 am, Ruskin (set up 9:15 am)
November 18 – 5th Grade Philharmonic performance, 9:30, Schuster Center
November 18 – Family/Community Night 5:30 pm (How to Survive Holiday Stress)
November 21 – Family Day at Booneshoft (Title 1 program)
November 21 - Math Olympics
December 16 – Family Night 5:30 pm (Holiday Fun)
January 27 - District Spelling Bee
January 30 – Family Day at Dayton Art Institute (Title 1 program)
February 6 – Select a School Event
February 20 - District Science Fair
February 27 – Family Day at the Dayton Metro Library Downtown Branch (Title 1 program)
March 6 - National History Day
March 17 – 3rd Grade Philharmonic performance, 9:45 am, Masonic Hall
March 20 – Family Day at the Air Force Museum
April/May (TBD) - Book Fair - Buy one get one free event
May 1 – All City Music Concert
May 1 – Space Day
May 16 – Family Day at Carillon Park
May (TBD) - Talent Show – two weeks after OAT
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Parent Meeting
Ruskin PreK-8 School had its first parent meeting for the 2009-2010 year on August 20, 2009. Mario the School-Community Coordinator started the meeting and Principal Devon Berry made some welcoming remarks.
This group will be an opportunity for parents to become involved in the school and to provide feedback for improvement to the school and afterschool operations. The participants had wonderful ideas including the need for improved parent communication through a blog. This is the first blog and hopefully there will be daily posts to the new Ruskin blog. Parents at the meeting were interested in volunteering for bake sales or to teach baking. Parents were also interested in seeing mailed newsletters as well as emailed newsletters to increase communication.
Individuals also suggested that the students might also develop their own newsletter. Individuals were also interested in a Ruskin School website.
There was also some discussion of language sharing groups between English speaking and Latino parents to build skills in English and Spanish.
Mario shared different ideas for volunteer opportunities and ways to become involved in the school. Michelle, one of the parents, discussed parents providing assistance to each other in driving children to school.
Mario also talked about a walking club for students and how students might record their miles and while learning about the United States.
Parents also were asked to share skills and experiences during the classroom or afterschool. The need for band instruments was also discussed. Also, future plans for open gyms and parent activities were noted.
Jan Lepore-Jentleson, Executive Director of East End Community Services, also discussed a new housing effort that will construct 40 new homes that can be rented by individuals. Flyers were passed out about the housing and persons were asked to fill out forms to place themselves on the waiting list. Parents agreed to take over leadership responsibility for the meetings and will set up the next meeting.
This group will be an opportunity for parents to become involved in the school and to provide feedback for improvement to the school and afterschool operations. The participants had wonderful ideas including the need for improved parent communication through a blog. This is the first blog and hopefully there will be daily posts to the new Ruskin blog. Parents at the meeting were interested in volunteering for bake sales or to teach baking. Parents were also interested in seeing mailed newsletters as well as emailed newsletters to increase communication.
Individuals also suggested that the students might also develop their own newsletter. Individuals were also interested in a Ruskin School website.
There was also some discussion of language sharing groups between English speaking and Latino parents to build skills in English and Spanish.
Mario shared different ideas for volunteer opportunities and ways to become involved in the school. Michelle, one of the parents, discussed parents providing assistance to each other in driving children to school.
Mario also talked about a walking club for students and how students might record their miles and while learning about the United States.
Parents also were asked to share skills and experiences during the classroom or afterschool. The need for band instruments was also discussed. Also, future plans for open gyms and parent activities were noted.
Jan Lepore-Jentleson, Executive Director of East End Community Services, also discussed a new housing effort that will construct 40 new homes that can be rented by individuals. Flyers were passed out about the housing and persons were asked to fill out forms to place themselves on the waiting list. Parents agreed to take over leadership responsibility for the meetings and will set up the next meeting.
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