Reidville Elementary

Congratulations to our March artists, Millie and Declan! Their art is featured in the front office. Hoping these flowers bring on some sunshine and warmer weather!

Read Across America Week is celebrated from March 4-8 — it is always near the birthday of the beloved author, Dr. Seuss. The entire month of March, in fact, is dedicated to reading. The week is set aside and is aimed to encourage reading and educate people about its benefits, especially among children. Events are organized each day to encourage excitement with reading and will culminate with a Vocabulary Parade on Friday, March 8th. See below for more details.

Due to inclement weather, our Fun Run will have to take place in the gym. Parents must enter through the back of the gym. We will have parking available in the back of the building, bus loop and front parking lot. There will be signs directing visitors to the appropriate entrance. We appreciate your help in making this a successful fundraiser for our school! *Due to changes for our schedule tomorrow, parents will not be able to come eat lunch with their students. Thank you for your cooperation with this!

Did you know Engineers Week (EWeek) was celebrated all around the world last week? EWeek is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. Mrs. Griffey's first grade class welcomes Mrs. Ashley Wynne, a chemical engineer at Sealed Air, to share insight into her day-to-day work as a Principal Product Development Engineer. Mrs. Wynne showed us how her team problem solves each day and uses polymers to create plastic for various companies. She brought some of the PPE she wears each day and reminded us all that safety is always a top priority! Next, we got to observe our own chemical reactions and mix an activator with glue to change a 2D linear polymer into a 3D network polymer. We made slime!! Finally, she read us The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires and encouraged us to persist and problem solve each and every day! We are so appreciative of the time Mrs. Wynne spent sharing all about her career as a chemical engineer! #weareD5 #reidvillestrong #worldchangers

Last Friday, several of our fourth grade classrooms went on a field trip to Roper Mountain Science Center! They have been studying force, motion, energy, and light waves.

Wednesday, February 28th, all Spartanburg School District 5 schools will dismiss early due to Teacher Professional Development. We will dismiss at 11:30am. Students will have lunch here at school. If your student's mode of transportation will change from it's normal procedure, please send a note to school.

It's Bus Driver Appreciation week and here in D5, we have the absolute best. A big thanks to all of our drivers for getting our students safely to and from school each day. You all have a very big job, and we are so thankful for your service to our schools.

We are elated to announce this school year's Teacher of the Year, third grade teacher Ms. Ashley Ripple and SEOY, Mr. Hans Schmidt! We are so thankful for your outstanding service and commitment to making Reidville Elementary, the place to be!

Byrnes is excited to be hosting a free clinic for girls in our district who might be interested in trying out lacrosse. This opportunity is open to current 2nd through 6th graders. No experience or gear is necessary. The clinic will be this coming Saturday, February 24th from 10:00-11:30 at BFA.

See you back at school on Monday!

It's National School Resource Officer Day and we are so glad to have Officer Fowler with us at Reidville Elementary School! He makes us all smile, is a friendly face for all of our students and staff, and does a wonderful job ensuring our safety. Thank you, Officer Fowler!!

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Third Quarter TERRIFIC KIDS! We enjoyed celebrating them this morning.

Attention Reidville Families!! Our Finding Nemo shirt sale is closing this week, Thursday, February 15th. We will NOT be taking any orders after this date. If you would like to purchase a shirt, please visit the front office for an order form with more information.

Our February artists of the month are Miss Deliyah Major and Mr. Emmett Butler. Congratulations to these two kiddos with their artwork on display in our front office at Reidville!

Coming up soon is our Career on Wheels day! We're asking for volunteers who have work-related vehicles, but we're open to any occupations whether they have the work vehicle that goes with it or not. This day is always a huge hit with our kids and we would love to have as many volunteers as possible! If you are interested, please reach out to Mrs. Rozman at kimberly.rozman@spart5.net or call the front office at 864-949-2388. Thank you!

If you are looking for ways to help our school, our first grade could use your assistance with their garden project! To donate, email katlyn.boyter@spart5.net .

First grade has been learning about light and shadows. Last week, they made groundhogs and experimented with how to make shadows change. They also learned that not all objects create shadows!

It's School Counselor Week and here at Reidville, we have the best! Ms. Rozman is such an asset to our school and a friend to every student that comes through our doors. She is here for our faculty and staff, and works so hard each day to make Reidville the place to be. Please be sure to thank her for her service this week when you see her!

Don't forget that tomorrow is Reidville Spirit Day!

Spirit Day, Friday, February 2nd! Wear your Reidville gear and/or Reidville colors!