Rice Elementary Wildcats

We have our first kindergartener who has been working hard on AR! Way to go Lauren!!

Picture Day is Tuesday, August 29th! 📸😁

Your student will be coming home with more information next week. Be on the lookout!🎒

Friday, August 18 is an In-Service Day. There will be no school for students on this day.

Did you know Rice Elementary Wildcats have a school attendance challenge?

Each day a class has perfect attendance, their class chart is marked.

If a class gets all of the letters in "Perfect Attendance” marked, the class will be rewarded by Mrs. Haynes.

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We have some more top readers!!!

So proud of these Rice Wildcats for working hard on their reading and in class! Way to go!

Our friends had a wonderful time enjoying Kona Ice of Greenwood today! It was such a great treat on a hot day. ☀️🍧😎

We will have another Kona Ice day soon! Be sure to watch our Facebook for more details to come!!
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Check out our Lunch Menu!
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Attention, parents! 📣 Our August menus are live online - view them here: gwd50.nutrislice.com/menus

We ❤️ lunchtime!

We are excited about our new vending machine 📚 Our Wildcats are already working hard to earn the opportunity to pick out books.
Wildcats love to read!

Rice Elementary gets book vending machine to reward students There’s a new vending machine in the cafeteria at Eleanor S. Rice Elementary School.

🍧Kona Ice will be coming to Rice Elementary on August 8th.
You can pre-pay or send cash to your child's teacher.
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We can’t wait to see all of our Rice Friends tomorrow! Feel free to drop in anytime between 9am - 12pm.
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Don’t worry, be happy. 😁 Our summer meal program is in full swing, so stop by our meal service!

Please visit the Parent Portal to register your child(ren) for the 2023-2024 school year.

Please note:
- If your child(ren) is a new D50 student for the 2023-2024 school year, you must register in person at your zoned school.
- If you are not returning for the 2023-2024 school year, please contact your school to let them know.

Visit gwd50.org/registration/.

Check out this amazing opportunity in Abbeville. And it’s free! 📚

"Ms. Natalie" from Nick Jr.'s award-winning television program Gullah Gullah Island will be at the Abbeville Library!!!

She'll be here to entertain, educate, empower, and inspire us with her amazing storytelling skills!

Her awards and nominations include:
• 1997 and 1998 IMAGE Award nominations,
• 1998 Daytime Emmy nomination
• Silver and Gold Parent’s Choice awards
• South Carolina’s highest honor, The Order of the Palmetto
• South Carolina’s Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award, given for lifetime achievement and excellence in folk art
• Merit Award for Art, ARTFields, 2017

Visit NatalieDaise.com to learn more!

Attendance is FREE for all of our Summer Reading events!

Thank you to the South Carolina State Library and Peach State Federal Credit Union for supporting our Summer Reading programs.

We sure do love Mrs. Tiffany Piontek!

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Meet Rice Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year, Tiffany Piontek. Tiffany teaches 3rd grade. She believes that to learn, you must build connections and create a classroom culture that fosters love and empathy. Congrats, Tiffany!

Thanks to the Emerald soccer team for opening car doors this morning!

Our 3rd - 5th graders ended Field Day with an intense competition of Tug of War. It sure was a great day!🏆😎

Our Rice Elementary Wildcats enjoyed celebrating their reading accomplishments with a water slide and foam party! Way to go readers!!

We still have some yearbooks left for sale. Stop by the front office and pick one up today!

💲20 each and cash only please 🤩

Dismissal June 1 and 2 @11:00

Some of our Rice Staff participated in the Uptown YMCA’s Run/Walk for Wellness. 👟

The community certainly heard us “ROAR” because our very own Coach Lynch came in 2nd for Men and Mrs. Williams came in 3rd for Women. 🏆👏👏👏

We had a great time supporting our community as well as getting our steps in early this morning.
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Check out Greenwood County Library System and their summer reading program. 📚

Thank you to the Lady Vikings softball team for showing up and cheering on our 3rd-5th graders as they took SC Ready Math today. Thanks Tee Agnew!

Don't forget about our Snow Cone Presale happening now! Snow Cones will be enjoyed on Field Day.
Let the FUN begin!
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Thank you to Next Level Lifestyles for high fiving 🤚🏼our Rice Elementary Wildcats and wishing them a good luck on SC Ready today!!

🥎4th-6th Grade Girls!

Emerald Softball Lady Vikings Camp with be May 23rd-25th

Please visit the Parent Portal to register your child(ren) for the 2023-2024 school year.

Please note:
- If your child(ren) is a new D50 student for the 2023-2024 school year, you must register in person at your zoned school.
- If you are not returning for the 2023-2024 school year, please contact your school to let them know.

Visit gwd50.org/registration/.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you for giving your all to our students each and everyday. Your hard work and dedication is appreciated.

Leave a note of appreciation to your favorite Rice teacher (s).

Don’t forget Wildcats… Super Hero day to celebrate our cafeteria staff.

School Lunch Hero Day is right around the corner. Mark your calendar to celebrate your school lunch heroes on May 5! 🗓

Greenwood School District 50,

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