
These friends from Mrs. Pyle's class received an achievement award for completingΒ 60-90 reading skills on My Reading Academy! Such amazing growth happening in PreK! π


Our Student Lighthouse Team Bear Hugs service project was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who donated. The Tyler Police Department will ensure that each stuffed animal goes to a child in need. π»


5th graders had a special visitor during lunch. Ms. Veatch, the AVID coordinator for Hubbard Middle School, spoke to students about the fabulous AVID program and how to apply. If you're interested in more information on this great opportunity for middle school, visit tylerisd.org/AVID. The AVID application can be found here: https://forms.gle/zaJQgkpWJo7HFsJz5



Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. MuΓ±oz's classes wrote letters to veterans to thank them for their service. πΊπΈ Happy Veteran's Day!



Huge thank you to our Rice PTA for tagging out our classroom teachers for lunch and recess duty. π Thanks to some fabulous volunteers, teams got to enjoy an hour off-campus lunch together. β€οΈ





This past weekend, TylerISD held its annual Punt, Pass, and Kick competition for 3rd - 5th graders in the district. This event showcases the student's skills in football with three categories. The top boy and girl from each grade level advances to represent their school against other elementary winners. Representatives for Rice are:
3rd Grade: Londyn Williams & Lukas Seabolt
4th Grade: Lakyn Ward & Carter Dodds
5th Grade: London Warner & Caleb Brotherton
London Warner placed 2nd overall for 5th grade girls and Caleb Brotherton placed 1st for 5th grade boys! Congrats to all the students who represented us and our two medal winners!



Mrs. Pyleβs Pre-K
had a STEM-tastic Halloween! They completed several challenges like: how many eyeballs can you stack, how many pumpkins can fit on a gate, and building ghost and pumpkin structures.










π¨ 5TH GRADE PARENTS π¨ AVID applications for Hubbard are NOW OPEN until November 22 at https://www.tylerisd.org/avid π Don't miss the window to apply!


Rice Rangers are having a spooky good time in PE this week! π·οΈππ»






Check out another Star Student! Thanks for being such a great leader, Claire. π


Halloween can really wear parents out! π»π Treat yourself to a night off this Friday! Inspire Youth Sports is hosting a Nerf Night for Rice Elementary kids ONLY! Students K-5th can register here: www.inspiresignup.com


Our Pre-K Rangers enjoyed learning about pumpkins! They performed a float or sink experiment, painted pumpkins, explored the parts of a pumpkin, and erupted a pumpkin!ππ











Fun opportunity at Legacy High School.π


Join us Thursday, October 24th at 6pm to enjoy the 5th grade presentation of Finding Nemo, Kids! π π Cafeteria doors will open at 5:15 for performers. Front and cafeteria doors will open at 5:30 for families.


Congratulations to Mila Kemp! πShe received a STAR Shoutout for being such a great leader in class. Way to go, Mila!π


Today in first grade, Mrs. Burgettβs class predicted and explained the changes made by heating soap up in a microwave. Such a fun class experiment!





Students in Miss Cassels's 5th grade science class are working hard building catapults to test the effects of force. Way to go, Rangers!





Congratulations, Sophia! She is our first Star Shoutout of the year. Thanks for being leader on campus. ππ€©


We are so proud of our Rice Rangers! We celebrated the end of Read-a-thon with our top earning class sliming Mrs. O'Neal!





This week in Pre-K and HeadStart the students are learning about community helpers! Today, the Tyler Fire Department, UT Health paramedics, and Tyler Police Officer Arnold and his K-9 Officer Benny visited with our young Rice Rangers! Thank you community helpers! We appreciate you!








