Ryland Tiger Tribune
Ryland Heights Elementary
3845 Stewart Road, Ryland Heights, KY 41051
859-356-9270
Sara Callahan, Principal Tammy Harris, Assistant Principal
Deborah Pressly, Guidance Counselor
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Ryland Tigers R.O.A.R!
Respect ourselves and others
Own it...be responsible
Act safely
Remember to lead!
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Principal's Post
Dear Ryland Families,
I
n May, our third, fourth and fifth grade students participated in the KPREP state assessment. The 3rd
graders were tested in math, and reading. The 4
th
graders were tested in math, reading, language mechanics and science. The 5
th
graders were tested in on-demand writing, math, reading, and social studies. The total score is calculated by the grade level tests along with Student Growth, Gap goals and Program Review.
For the 2015 - 2016 school year our overall KPREP score was a 73.7. This classifies Ryland Heights Elementary as a high performing school. In addition to being DISTINGUISHED we are also considered Progressing.
We are proud of the hard work our students and staff do every day. While we are excited about these test scores, we will continue to strive to meet the needs of all of our students and provide a safe and caring educational environment. We appreciate the work you do at home with your child and we know it takes a team effort to continue to see improvement in our students. Our cheer we share with students is: "Proficient or Distinguished is our Ryland goal this year! We know that we can do it, because Tigers have no fear!"
Clubs
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Students in grades 1st - 5th will be participating in a monthly club starting this Wednesday. Our staff members are leading these clubs where students will attend for about an hour once a month. Students were given an opportunity to choose the top three clubs in which they'd like to participate. A few examples of clubs are: Lego, scrapbooking, Science, jewelry making and cooking around the world.
In addition, each month we will be recognizing students who are exhibiting positive character traits along with the 7 Habits of Highly Effective students. This month, students are recognized for Habit #1 - Being Proactive. We will also be recognizing classrooms for classroom compliments and attendance!
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- October 3 - Midterm Report went to Parents
- October 4, 5:30 - Basketball Parent & Coach Meeting in Gym
- October 7 - Spirit Day: Favorite Sports Day
- October 11, 7:00 PM - PTO, 3rd grade Performs
- October 13 - Hat Day - Pay $1 to Wear a hat- Proceeds go to help Pediatric Cancer Research
- October 14 &17 - No School
- October 21
- Cookie Dough Delivery Day
- Spirit Day: "Get Your Pink On!"
- October 24-28, Red Ribbon Week/Parent-Teacher Conferences Week
- October 25- SBDM 4:00 PM
- October 28,
- Vocabulary Parade
- Treat N Eat Night 6-8 PM
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The Kenton County School District Basketball League
All parents of players will be required to attend a mandatory meeting with the school's principal and athletic coordinator.
Tonight,10/4/2016, 5:30 at Ryland!
Grades 4 and 5
2016-2017
General Information
The purpose of this league is to introduce young boys and girls to the fundamentals of basketball and to allow them opportunities to become leaders through empowerment, encouragement, and teamwork. All who sign up will be placed on a team with students of their own gender and from their home school. Players will be assigned to a team to promote equality among all teams. The goal of this league is to help build school spirit and build lasting relationships.
All schools in Kenton County will have both boys and girls team(s) for 4th and 5th grade students. The county will be divided into two divisions and schools will compete against teams/schools from their division.
Each week, your child's team will compete against a team from their division, grade level, and gender. All games will be played at one of the schools' gymnasium in your division. All games will be played on Saturdays between 9AM-3PM. Each team will have one (1) 75-90 minute practice per week. Practice days will be determined by school coordinators and will be on weekday evenings. Practices will begin the week of October 17th and continue until the end of the season. Games will begin Saturday November 12th and run for 9 weeks (excluding Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas Break and New Year's). The last regular game day will be Saturday January 28, 2017.
All coaches will be volunteer coaches and will be required to attend a mandatory coaches meeting with the school's Athletic Coordinator. They must be on the approved volunteer list at Central Office, which will require fingerprinting.
All parents of players will be required to attend a mandatory meeting with the school's principal and athletic coordinator.
Tonight,10/4/2016, 5:30 at Ryland!
The cost of the league is $50.00 per child.
This will cover the expenses of the league, plus provide each child with a tee shirt. Please complete the attached form to register your child in this league.
There will not be a charge for admission to the regular season games.
If there are additional questions, please contact Suzy Petroze at (859)371-1636, or Michelle Cobb at (859)462-2254 (District Athletic Directors) or contact Ms. Mullikin or Mrs. Cozatchy at Ryland at 859-356-9270.
Registration Packet
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IT IS ON!!!
Mrs. Callahan and Mrs. Harris will have competing baskets at Treat and Eat Night! Each administrator will be collecting items for their respective baskets, Mrs. Callahan - U of L and Mrs. Harris - UK! Please show support to your team by sending in items for your favorite team basket to either Mrs. Callahan or Mrs. Harris!
All proceeds from the baskets will be used for staff goodies throughout the school year!.
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Want some practical ideas to help your child at home?
New Ideas for October! Cli
ck the links below to find ways to help in reading, math, and science.
Primary - Math and Science - Spanish
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Sign up to receive important text messages from Ryland at
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"Why I Love America" 
16th Annual Calendar Contest
Students in grades K-12 who are enrolled in a Kenton County public or private school may participate in this annual calendar contest hosted by the Kenton County Attorney's Office. Entry deadline is Wednesday, October 5th. Judging criteria and specific information regarding this contest may be found on the link below.
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Dixie Heights Cross Country Invitational
Attached is information for the Dixie Heights Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 24th. This meet has an Elementary division for boys and girls. Athletes can enter as a team to represent your respective school or as individuals.
Thank you for your support
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Kentucky's New Definition of Bullying...
KRS Definition of Bullying: Amend KRS 158.148 to define "bullying"; require a school board's code of acceptable behavior to prohibit bullying; require the code to include procedures for investigating and responding to reports of bullying and a method to protect a person reporting a bullying incident.
(1) (a) As used in this section, "bullying" means any unwanted verbal, physical, or social behavior among students that involves a real or perceived power imbalance and is repeated or has the potential to be repeated:
1. That occurs on school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-sponsored event; or
2. That disrupts the education process.
(b) This definition shall not be interpreted to prohibit civil exchange of opinions or debate or cultural practices protected under the state or federal Constitution where the opinion expressed does not otherwise materially or substantially disrupt the education process.
What is the difference between Conflict and Bullying or Telling and Tattling? Click on the information sheets below to find out?
Types of Bullying:
- Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes things like teasing, name-calling, Inappropriate sexual comments or threatening
- Social bullying refers to as relational bullying which involves hurting someone's reputation or relationships. Social bullying might be for example; leaving someone out of a group on purpose, spreading rumors about someone or embarrassing someone in public
- Physical bullying involves hurting a person's body or their possessions. Physical bullying includes such acts as; hitting, kicking, pinching, spitting, tripping, pushing, taking or breaking someone's possessions.
- Cyber-bullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Which includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites.
 Safety Tipline, Online Prevention
- (KCSS) S.T.O.P.! Tipline is an "online" reporting/prevention tool. If students, parents or community members know of an unsafe situation in school (bullying, weapons, drugs or alcohol, etc.), they can anonymously pass on that information to school personnel by using this basic email format. Approximately 60 school districts have partnered with KCSS and are providing this prevention tool to their school community. It is free of charge to schools in Kentucky.
 FREE Hotline: What You Can Do to Help End Bullying - (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) While bullying doesn't cause suicide, a stressful environment and persistent, emotional victimization can increase a person's risk of suicide. Together, we can create awareness about the dangers of bullying and give emotional support to those who may be contemplating suicide. If you or someone you know is in an emotional distress or suicidal crisis, please call the Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
 From SAMHSA - Get Know Bullying, the free app from SAMHSA that can prevent bullying. Research shows that parents and caregivers who spend at least 15 minutes a day talking with their child can build the foundation for a strong relationship and help prevent bullying.
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Children's Inc. Hosting
2016 Grandparents as Parents (GAP) Conference
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Children Inc. in Covington is hosting the annual Grandparents as Parents (GAP) Conference which will be held on October 21, 2016. This program does cost and is open to both caregivers and professionals. If interested in attending this Conference, please choose the link below to get detailed information.
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Label, Label, Label
Please make sure to label your child's backpacks, lunch boxes, and coats/sweaters/jackets. We start collecting lost and found very quickly. If you will put your child's first and last name on his/her belongings, it will help us to get things back to them.
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Attendance
Don't be late for an important date!
Just a reminder...tardies or leaving early count against perfect attendance.
Educational Enhancement Requests (EHO) 
If you request an EHO (Educational Enhancement Opportunity) This needs to be requested at least a week before absence. If your child is absent and receives an EHO, the student needs to present to the class what was learned by the experience. A written report also needs to be submitted to the principal before it is excused.
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