This year there is no STEM

Competition. Of course, stu-

dents may read any book of

their choosing including books

about science, technology, engi-

neering, and math.

The competition for this year

begins Wednesday, September

7th. Reading logs will come

home that day. Please encour-age your child to record the

books they have read.

EP Rayzor students have been

the Speeding to Read Champi-

ons two years in a row!! While

this is a wonderful accomplish-

ment, the benefit for our stu-

dents on their journey as read-

ers has been tremendous. Many

students are talking about the

books they enjoyed and making

recommendations to others. This is our goal: for students to

enjoy reading whatever genre is

of interest to them.

For those of you who are new

to our campus, Speeding to

Read is sponsored by Texas

Motor Speedway. Students will

record the books they read at

home and at school working

toward a goal. Recognition is

given for students, classes, and

schools for goal achievement at

the end of each turn. At the end of the year, we will go to Texas

Motor Speedway as a school for

our culminating ceremony.

Speeding to Read

One

E.P. RAYZOR

ELEMENTARY

Linda Bozeman, Assistant Principal Mary Dunlevy, Principal

Principals’ Press September 2, 2016

Calendar:

Sept. 5 ~ Labor Day Holiday

Sept. 8 ~ 2nd Grade Curric-

ulum Night 5:30 Cafeteria

Sept. 12-16 Fall Book Fair

Sept. 13 ~ 5th Grade Camp

Fundraiser Kickoff

Sept. 14 ~ Grandparents’

Breakfast 7:15 Cafeteria

Sept. 15 ~ PTA meeting and

Watch DOG Pizza Night

Sept. 19-23 ~ PTA Member-

ship Drive

Sept. 30 ~ End of 1st 6

weeks

Oct. 3-7 ~ Conference

Week; 12:50 early release

Inside this issue:

Talking to Your

Child About

School

2

This Week on

Campus

2

Club Friday 2

Student Spotlight 3

Fall Book Fair 3

Staff Spotlight 4

Box Tops 5

Each title can be read a maximum of three times per year.

Do you ever have difficulty

getting information about what

is happening at school from

your child? Many times our kids

are tired at night and not forth-

coming with details about what

they are learning. By using open

-ended questions, we can often

engage our children in great

conversations which help us

peer into what they are learn-

ing, how they are feeling about

school, and about their inter-

ests.

We offer two lists of conversa-

tion starters which can help in

talking with your child about

school. While not an exhaus-

tive list, it is a great place start.

Happy conversations!!

25 Questions

30 Questions

Game Shows

Create Super Hero Comic Books

Chess Club

3rd Grade

Gardening

Sports Club

Improvisation Theatre/Dance/

Game Shows

Create Super Hero Comic Books

Chess Club

EP Rayzor students are given

the opportunity to explore

areas of interest during Club

Friday. Students choose the

club they are interested in

attending. During Special Areas

on Fridays, the teachers lead

the club allowing your children

to have a variety of experienc-

es.

4th and 5th Grade

Sports Club

Improvisation Theatre/Dance/

Kinder, 1st and 2nd

Sports Club

Create a Super Hero

Line Dancing

What club did your child choose today?

Talking to Your Child About School

Club Fridays are Back!

This Week on Campus

Absent note

link:

eprayzornotes

@dentonisd.org

Page 2 Principals’ Press

The excitement could be

“felt” as students made their

choices for Friday Clubs.

Flexible seating

helps make learn-ing fun as students

choose to sit

where they are comfortable while

working.

Flashlight Friday in

3rd grade made

reading extra fun!

Lone Star Leadership Academies

are Sunday-Friday overnight

camps offered throughout the

summer for outstanding 4th-8th

graders who have been nominated

by their teachers. During the

camps, these young leaders travel

all over the state of Texas visiting

important sites. The goal is to

increase leadership abilities, gain

self-confidence and independence

as well as develop new friendships

from all over Texas.

Two EP Rayzor students took part in

the camps this summer. Morgan Davis,

currently in 5th grade, describes her

experience: “I realized that I can take

charge, take action and be a great

problem solver. During the camp we

were split into groups for the week.

Each day we were given a problem to

solve. I enjoyed working with my team

to figure out how we would overcome

the problem. From this experience, I

learned that when given a problem, I

can think on my feet and solve it with

the help of my teammates. We visited a

lot of fascinating sites such as the

Stockyards, AT&T Stadium, and the

Capitol building in Austin.”

Raul Ortega, currently in 6th grade at

the middle school, also took place in

the Leadership Academies. We are

thrilled for the experience of these two

students.

The

Student Spotlight

Pr

Ca Are y

Curriculum Nights for 3rd and 5th

grades are scheduled for next week.

Page 3

377 Rayzor Road Lantana, TX 76226

Phone: 940-369-4100

Fax: 940-455-2658

Our mission is to foster lifelong learning in a supportive

and safe environment by providing rigorous academics

and character education, so that students can be suc-

cessful, contributing citizens and lead meaningful lives.

E.P. RAYZOR

ELEMENTARY

to see children develop

over time since we teach

them every year of their

time at EP Rayzor.”

We would like to intro-

duce our Special Area

teachers. This group of

educators see every child

in the school at least once

per week. We appreciate

their enthusiasm for

their “special area” and

their encouragement to

EP students.

“We appreciate the op-

portunity to be able to

hone in on different skills

than are taught in the

classroom. We are able

to help students exercise

more, be creative, and

use different parts of

their brains. It is exciting

Staff Spotlight ~ Special Areas

Mission Statement

www.dentonisd.org/eprayzores

E.P. Rayzor Elementary

Principals’ Press

Cafeteria News

The Nutrition Department is having a breakfast promo-tion next week (September 6-9). For every breakfast pur-chased, a coupon for a free RIPS Slush with lunch will be given. Please click the link below to view the September calendar for breakfast and lunch. September Menu

Please help PE earn money for supplies by bringing in box

tops. Write your teacher’s name on your bag of box tops.