Ruth Hill Elementary School
Important
Dates
January
9- 4th grade GYSTC
17– Academic Bowl
Meet
21– MLK Holiday
22– New Report
Cards to go home
29-Test Best Night
February
12 – PTO Board
Meeting
14-Honors Chorus
Event at Centre
18-22 Mid Winter
The Principal’s Post…
Happy New Year! This is a phrase that is shared frequently at this very special
time of the year. We celebrate having a new start and make promises to
ourselves as we set resolutions that we plan to carry out in good faith. Don’t
feel bad at yourself if you stop the diet after the first week or you are not able to
call your mother everyday. Instead, start your resolution over again tomorrow
morning. So it is with our days in a school house.
Every day teachers enter the school building with dreams and goals set for
their students. Many times, those plans are sidetracked as teachers become
flexible in their role in order to provide a learning environment that meets the
needs of the students. However, as we begin this new year, a new level of
intensity will be in place as we prepare our students for the Spring, 2007 CRCT.
Students will practice the standards required for their grade level. They will
practice test taking strategies. And they will have access to the practice of test
questions on the Georgia Online Assessment System and Skills Tutor computer
programs. These can also be accessed from your home internet.
Everyone feels the stress of this intense preparation, so please support your
student by providing an atmosphere at home that encourages study and
completion of homework. Stay in touch with your child’s teacher so that you
know the successes and struggles your student is faced with. Let your New
Year’s Resolutions include a plan to strengthen your involvement in your child’s
education. The staff of Ruth Hill Elementary School is very much aware that
without you, we can not make our greatest impact in your student’s learning.
You are key to the success of the SOARing eagles at Ruth Hill.
Valerie Mathura, Principal
Break
29- 5th Grade to
GYSTC
January 2008
REMINDER: Report Cards will be sent home on January 22nd . This delay is due to the transfer
of data from our old management system to the new Infinite Campus. Please be on the look out for
the new report card on this date as it may look somewhat different from our previous format.
March
5– 5th Grade
Writing Test
10-14– Book Fair
Week
10-21- Pre-K
Registration
14– Student Holiday/
Teacher Workday
20– Spring Pictures
Note the following
curriculum updates:
Assistant Principal’s Announcements...
 Please continue to use the OAS (Online Assessment System) at this
website: https://www.georgiaoas.org/ . This is the program with sample
CRCT questions. It is a great tool to help your child prepare for the
upcoming CRCT tests to be given during the week of April 21st.
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 The county level Spelling Bee will be held on January 15 at the Centre
for the Performing and Visual Arts. Representing RHS will be Sydney Overton,
our school winner, with Philip Vaughn as our alternate.
 The children will be participating in the Young Georgia Authors’ Writing
Competition.. School winners are due in to my office by Friday, February 1, 2008.
 TEST Best Night will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 29.
 Coweta County will be adopting a new Science book for the upcoming
school year.
Ruth Hill Honor Chorus
The Ruth Hill Honor Chorus, under the direction of
Ms. Tiffany Brown, performed an outstanding
musical program entitled, “In the Holiday Spirit”, at
the Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts on
December 12th.
Counselor’s Corner
Here at Ruth Hill Elementary we strive
to instill our children with good character traits that are
universally recognized as good for the individual and good for
society. The objective goodness of virtues is based on the fact
that they:
 Affirm our human dignity
 Promote the well-being and happiness of the individual
 Serve the common good
 Define our rights and obligations
 Meet the classical ethical tests of reversibility (Would you
want to be treated this way?) and universalizability (Would
you want all persons to act this way in a similar situation?).
Please talk to your child every week about the character word of
the week and discuss how your family demonstrates that value in
everyday life. The words for the 3rd nine weeks of school
are: Respect for the Creator, Creativity, Tolerance, Thriftiness,
Cleanliness, Courage, Honesty, Patriotism, and Perseverance.
Important Reminder:
This year, the Ruth Hill School Improvement Plan is focused on Reading, Math, and Writing.
Nurse’s Notes
Breakfast is not served after 7:55 each morning.
If you want your child to have breakfast at school,
you must make sure that he/she is in the cafeteria
before this time. This is strictly enforced to insure
that your child will not be counted tardy for class .
Flu Season
In the United States, the flu season is generally considered between October and May with the peak of the season falling
between late December and March.
However, overall the flu varies from year to year. Unfortunately,
infection, hospitalizations, and deaths can’t be predicted, but by
knowing about flu treatment and prevention options, you can be better
prepared to face the flu season.
If your child is sick, please keep them home from school. Many illnesses are infectious and easily spread within the school
population.
Think You Have the Flu? What Are Flu Symptoms? Know the FACTS:
Flu symptoms can be mild or severe — and if they’re mild they can become severe without much notice. Be aware of your body and monitor
your body temperature. Flu symptoms can come on suddenly.
The common symptoms of the flu include:
Fever (usually high)
Headache
Muscle aches
 Chills
Extreme tiredness
Dry cough
Runny nose may also occur but is more common in children
than adults.
Stomach symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea,
may also occur but are more common in children than adults.
You don’t need to experience all of these symptoms to have the flu. If you
have one or two, it's recommended that you see your doctor.
Check out our new school webpage at
http://www.cowetaschools.org/rhes/ .
It is almost complete!
PASSport Homework Tips:
(Parents Assuring Student Success)
Homework!! How can YOU help your
child with homework??
1.Talk to your child about homework.
2. Show an interest in your child’s
homework assignments.
3. Do not do the homework for your
child-it is your child’s job. Your job is
to check on your child to make sure
that he or she is doing his or her
homework.
4. Help your child organize homework
assignments so they can be completed
on time.
5. Establish rules in the home for doing
homework.
Want to nominate a Teacher
Who Makes a Difference for the
11Alive Class Act Awards Program??
Log onto www.11Alive.com/
ClassAct to receive a nomination
form and learn about this
program.