Mark Your Calendar: 1/18 Martin Luther King Holiday

2/10 Progress Reports Issued

2/11-13 President’s Day Holiday

3/11 Early Release

3/18 Report Cards Issued

4/4-8 Spring Break

4/11-12 Help A Child Smile Dental Bus

4/19-20 ELA Milestone (Grades 3 & 5)

4/21 Math Milestone (Grades 3 & 5)

4/22 Science Milestone (Grades 3 & 5)

Progress Reports Issued

4/25 SS Milestone (Grades 3 & 5)

4/27-28 ELA Milestone (4th

Grade)

4/29 Math Milestone (4th

Grade)

5/2 Science Milestone (4th

Grade)

5/3 SS Milestone (4th

Grade)

5/18 Early Release

5/19 Early Release – Last Day of School

The AP Corner Donna Solomon – Assistant Principal

Jaguar Tracks Kathy Stevens – Principal ~ Donna Solomon – Assistant Principal

Happy New Year! I hope that each of you had a

wonderful Christmas break! It’s time to get back

to work. I wanted to share some wonderful news

with you from the Georgia Department of

Education. Ruskin has been named a Title I

Reward School! The letter reads as follows:

Dear Principal,

Congratulations to you and your staff on being named a Title I

Reward School!

You have set aside labels and created a school that is focused on

student excellence and building strong communities. I know that

you and your staff will not be satisfied until every student is

succeeding at the highest levels in all areas. Thank you for all

the hard work, long hours, and teachable moments!

As we continue to personalize learning for all students in our

state, schools like yours make me confident we will reach our

goal of expanding educational opportunities for all students in

Georgia.

On behalf of the Georgia Department of Education and the

State Board of Education, thank you and congratulations! We

appreciate the hard work being done by you and your staff to

meet the needs of your students and provide them with a quality

educational experience. Congratulations on these outstanding

results and thank you for your success in educating Georgia’s

future.

Sincerely,

Richard Woods

State School Superintendent

Parents, we appreciate your continued

assistance and cooperation as we work together

in a partnership to do what is right for our

children!

Please know that my door is always open to any

questions or concerns you may have concerning

your child’s education!

Sincerely,

Kathy Stevens

Saddle Up for BOX TOPS Have you noticed our Box top wall? Classes are placed on the Box top wall when they have a total of 50+ box tops. The class with the most box tops at the end of the year will win a PIZZA Party... so start ROUNDING UP those BOX Tops!

Harvey’s Hometown Educational Rewards Please submit your 11 digit Harvey’s key card number to Mrs. Dixon to support our school. Ruskin Elementary will earn credit towards FREE educational equipment and supplies every time you shop at Harvey’s.

These classes met their AR goal for the second nine weeks. Way to go!

Mrs. Abbott Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Buck Mrs. A. Lee

Mrs. Woodard Mr. Pearson

Mrs. Dasher Mrs. Guy

Mrs. Tiner Mrs. Livingston

Mrs. Wesley Mrs. Lucas – 3rd

Mrs. K. Lee Mrs. Lucas – 2nd

Mrs. Trogdon

Friendly reminder to parents If your child is sick keep them home

but call the school let us know. Fever

greater than 100 degrees, flu like

symptoms, nausea or vomiting needs

to be at home until no symptoms for

24 hours without assistance of

medication.

Flu season is here ~ Please get your

Flu vaccine at the Ware County Health

Department or Private MD. It takes

the vaccine about 6 weeks to build

immunity to the Flu bugs.

Remind your child to cough into

his/her elbow not into the hand. Wash

hands frequently to stop the spread

of GERMS!

The Help a Child Dental Van will rturn

in the spring on April 11-12, 2016.

Feel free to call the school clinic at any

time. My direct number is 912-287-

2323.

Thanks so much for allowing me to be a part of your

child's school life!

1st PLACE WINNERS

Look who has a Positive attitude!

October

Danielle Lucas

Kaylee Elliott

November

Jeannie Middleton

Bryce Zagroski

December

Tammy Gardner

Natash Anderson

Simply text @ruskin to 81010 to start receiving school

announcements and updates right to your cell phone.

Please remember our Ruskin babies as they battle cancer. You are in our

thoughts and prayers! Fight like girls!

We love you Lexie Crawford and Raylee Metts!

RUSKIN WINS 1ST PLACE AT WARE COUNTY TECH FAIR

Students in Tammy Gardner's 3rd grade WINGS class participated in the Ware County Tech Fair on Saturday,

December 5th. Students worked with their partners to create the digital photography projects that they entered in to the competition. While all projects were of exceptional quality,

Natalie Romero and Josue Delgadillo received 1st Place trophies for their entry. For their project, they created the

word "BRAVERY" using digital photographs of everyday objects to represent each letter of the word. Along with using a digital camera, they used Photoshop software to edit the photos. Mrs. Stevens, Ruskin's principal, expressed her excitement for their award, "I am so proud of all of our teams who participated in

the Tech Fair. They are doing an outstanding job learning to use different forms of technology, which goes right along with the STEM projects they are doing in class. Technology is essential

to life nowadays, so it is exciting to see our students learning to use it in so many fun ways at school."

Pictured Below: (L-R) Natlaie Romero, Josue Delgadillo, Jaylen McGauley, Chloe Clifton, Kyla McKelvin, Rhett Gay, Madison

McLendon, Ayesha Patel, and Tammy Gardner.

VETERAN’S DAY CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY

Ruskin’s faculty, staff, students, and parents honored

our veterans on Veteran’s Day. It was truly an honor

to be able to recognize these brave men and women

that serve our country so we can have the freedoms

we have today. Because of you, we are free.

Ruskin Veterans ~ Pictured Left to Right:

Krystal Mock, Tony Pearson, and Donna Solomon

VETERAN’S DAY CELEBRATION

Christmas

Door

Competition

Congratulations!

1st Place

Winner

Tara

Peacock

2nd Place

Winner Megan

Dasher

3rd Place

Winner

Halie Black

2nd

Nine Weeks Honor Roll

Principal’s List The Principal’s List is awarded to students who earn all A’s for the nine week period.

First Grade: Harmone Scudder, Eli Black, Madison Bryant, Mryee Carmichael, Elijah Farari, Christopher

Ghent, Anthony Palmer, Jarrett Scotton, Rylynn Strickland, Jacey Thrift, Michael Durr, I’Keria Johnson, Cathy

Marquez, Caitlyn Wilson, Grason Youmans, Hunter Cox, Christian Martinez, Hunter McMichael

Second Grade: Destiny James, Brylee Gamage, Haden Guy, Abeni Hendricks, Lupita Jacome, Maria Tellez,

Lilli Tatum, Aaron Williams

Third Grade: Josue Delgadillo, Desiree Higgs

Fourth Grade: Triniti Harris, Marysa Taylor

A/B Honor Roll The A/B Honor Roll is awarded to students who earn all A’s and B’s for the nine week

period.

First Grade: Gracie Richeson, Eli Weatherspoon, Allena Brazell, Hector Espinoza, Travis Story, Demontre

Clark, Cecilia Merritt, Reginal Smith, Addison Tinono, Selena Diaz, Riley Tinoco

Second Grade: Madisann Beverly, Abagail Gay, Destiney Mendoza, Callie O’Berry, Larissa Revis, Aayiah

Smith, Levi Travis, Lexon Williams, Jasmine Anderson, Mackenzie Anderson, Evan Andreoli, Diana Baldwin,

Dereck Clark, Milek Moody, Tryden Gay, Mary Rice, Jay’von Robinson, Kyndal Spencer, Avera Adame,

Natasha Anderson, Leah Brown, Corbin Douglas, Mallorie Ebersole, Kaylee Elliott, Tryden Gay, Javon Hutto,

Zaniyah Ross, Dominick Skinner, Tanayah Stewart, Lucy Morgan, Kallye Gay, Brycen Hendricks, Lillie

Livingston, Thomas Lucas, Koritza Magana

Third Grade: Chloe Clifton, Hayden Cox, Rhett Gay, Te’Erra Lattimore, Jaylen McGauley, Kyla McKelvin,

Madison McLendon, Ayesha Patel, Devin Phillips, Natalie Romero, Jasmine Sleep, Tessa Turner, Alexis

Wilson

Fourth Grade: Abbigale Ellis, Carolina Morfin, Trevor Thrift, Hailey Brunell, Zymere Chancy, Lillian

Gregory, Lillie Knox, Clayton Lee, Matthew Reddick, Xander Tanner, Synia Williams, Gavin Bennett

Fifth Grade: Ashley Cox, Drew Daniel, Montserrat Munoz, Gina Nix, Cassie Thomas, Ivan Velazquez, Roland

Youmans, Christian Hagan, Madison Sutton, Keyla Vazquez, Amorria Young

Perfect Attendance Award The Perfect Attendance is awarded to students who are here from bell to bell every day

for the nine week period.

Kindergarten: Karlee Carter, Emma Griffin, Leslee Marquez, Nevaeh Norton, Landon Phillilps, Addison

Pittman, Sophie Story, Brianna Vargas, Jocelyn Velazquez, Presley Williams, Aleshia Coffie, Alexander

Martinez, Luis Resendiz-Sacramento, Wyatt WIlson, Christopher Banuelos, Ta'liyhia McDaniel, Alaina Poole,

Kebran Taylor, Marisa Candelario

First Grade: Mryee Carmichael, Brett Carter, Ka’myia Carter, David Chapman, Hector Espinoza, Christopher

Ghent, JaDoria King, Maria Marquez-Bravo, Anthony Palmer, Andrew Poole, Travis Story , Rylynn Strickland,

Azariah Taylor, Eli Weatherspoon, Cathy Marquez, Reginal Smith, Hillary Gomez, Christian Martinez, Zen

Toups, Brice Wilkins

Second Grade: Sha’Maya Coffie, Destiney Mendoza, Alex Rios, Aaliyah Smith, Karen Banuelos, Josue

Griffin, Takira Martin, Mary Rice, Xaiver Hancock, Shidaviana Washington, Brycen Hendricks, Lupita Jacome,

Maria Tellez, Aaron Williams

Third Grade: Isaiah Bolds, Gracie Corbitt, Josue Delgadillo, Jatez Howard, Chloe Johnson, Porfirio Marquez,

Jaylen McGauley, Kyla McKelvin, Ayesha Patel, Devin Phillips, Alexandra Saavedra, Cloe Sapp, Sophia

Skinner, Nivi Spradley, Macy Tatum, Tessa Turner, Alexis Wilson

Fourth Grade: Antez Barnes, Gavin Bennett, Carolina Morfin, Dakota Griner, Triniti Harris, Tee’Andrick

Lawson, Christie Long, Austin Pierce, Matthew Reddick, Tatyana Saccocio, Carl Stanford, Synia Williams,

Jasmin Zambrano

Fifth Grade: Davianna Byrd, Drew Daniel, Frankiazia Hicks, Cassie Thomas, Ivan Velazquez, Brandon

Washington, Diovante Smith, Brandasja Smith, DeAsia Moore, Gabriel Johnson-Lewis, Zakiah Lee, Charles

Faison, Nitzi Garci-Cruz, Trent Morgan, Tilesha Palmer, Lawrence Revis, Madison Sutton, Diamond Taylor,

Keyla Vazquez, Elysia Wilon

Citizenship Award

The Citizenship Award is awarded to students that display positive behavior on a regular

basis during the school day.

Kindergarten: Trey Howell, Ansley Morgan, Chelsea Davis, Wyatt Wilson, Zachary Pittman, T'arre Harrison,

Mason Thomas, Ashley Bullock

First Grade: Jayden Griffin, June Henderson, Parker Williams, Lindsay Bowman, Andy Ignacio, Shawnee

Paulk, Taniyah Garvin

Second Grade: Abagail Gay, Cheyenne Durrance, Tanayah Stewart, Dominick Skinner, Ciara Johnson-Lewis,

Brycen Hendricks

Third Grade: Jasmine Sleep, Porfirio Marquez, Rafael Calvillo, India Brinson, Sophia Skinner, Larenz Revis,

Daniel Taylor

Fourth Grade: Carl Stanford, Lillian Gregory, Antez Barnes, Landon Nettles, Dakota Griner

Fifth Grade: Reese Hewett, Davianna Byrd, Jovani Vazquez, DeAsia Moore, Elysia Wilson, Gustavo

Sandoval

Accelerated Reader Award The Accelerated Reader Award is awarded for achieving their AR goal with an 85% or

higher reading average.

First Grade: Kameria Carter, Jonathan Inman, Maria Marquez-Bravo, Shawnee Paulk, Eli Weatherspoon, Eli

Black, Myree Carmichael, Jarrett Scotton, Jacey Thrift, Armonie Byrd, Cathy Marquez, Addison Tinono, Caitln

Wilson, Grason Youmans, Jamari Christian, Hunter Cox, Christian Martinez, Hunter McMichael, Kaylin Tatum,

Riley Tinoco

Second Grade: Madisann Beverly, Sha’Maya Coffie, Abagail Gay, Tymeria Harris, Derick Jenkins, Larissa

Revis, Lexon Williams, Jasmine Anderson, Evan Andreoli, Diana Baldwin, Karen Banuelos, dereck Clark,

Tryden Gay, Milek Moody, Mary Rice, Jay’von Robinson, Leah Brown, Avera Adame, Markell Conaway,

Corbin Douglas, Mallorie Ebersole, Kaylee Elliott, Javon Hutto, Destiny James, Isaiah Pruitt, Zaniyah Ross,

Yennifer Silvan, Dominick Skinner, Tanayah Stewart, Damarius Dennis, Brylee Gamage, Abeni Hendricks,

Brycen Hendricks, Lillie Livingston, Aaron Williams, Thomas Lucas, Koritza Magana, Savannah Roe, Lilli

Tatum, Maria Tellez

Third Grade: Chloe Clifton, Josue Delgadillo, Rhett Gay, Desiree Higgs, Jatez Howard, Porfirio Marquez,

Jaylen McGauley, Kyla McKelvin, Madison McLendon, Ayesha Patel, Jasmine Sleep, Nivi Spradley, Macy

Tatum, Jacob Thrift, Alexis Wilson, Genesis Brown, Addi Hewett, Chloe Johnson, Larenz Revis, Maranda

Acevedo, India Brinson, Rafael Calvillo, Kelly Reyes, Alexandra Saavedra, Cloe Sapp, Colby Stanford, Tessa

Turner, Daniel Taylor, Shawn Sweat

Fourth Grade: Zymere Chancy, Raygan Dixon, Lillian Gregory, Triniti Harris, Talayah Ivey, Lillie Knox,

Tee’Andrick Lawson, Samariya McKenzie, Marysa Taylor, Antez Barnes, Trinity Jenkins, Brett Lewis, Christie

Long, Quintin Orange, Monceratt Silvan, Kamoni Deloney, Jasmine Zambrano

Fifth Grade: Davianna Byrd, Brantley Capps, Ashley Cox, Drew Daniel, Frankiazia Hicks, Bryan McDuffie,

Ashlynn Michelizzi, Montserrat Munoz, Gina Nix, Benjamin Skinner, Cassie Thomas, Ivan Velazquez, Roland

Youmans, Daira Alvarado, Quincy Andrews, Jazmine Brinson, Detavius Faison, Gabriel Johnson-Lewis, Halie

Long, Diovante Smith, Azaunti Edwards, Nitzi Garcia-Cruz, De’Miyah Jinks, Tilesha Palmer, Diamond Taylor,

Keyla Vazquez, Carlos Washington

Top Reader Award The Top Reader Award is awarded for successfully achieving the highest AR points in their

homeroom with an 85% or higher reading average.

First Grade: Shawnee Paulk, Hunter Cox, Grason

Youmans, Eli Black

Fourth Grade: Zymere Chancy, Quintin Orange,

Kamoni Deloney

Second Grade: Tymeria Harris, Dereck Clark, Aaron

Williams, Leah Brown

Fifth Grade: Gabriel Johnson-Lewis, Ivan

Velazqiez

Third Grade: Desiree’ Higgs, Larenz Revis, Cloe Sapp

Young Author Award The Young Author’s Award is awarded to the top two writers from each grade level who

exhibit excellent writing skills.

FIRST PLACE WINNER SECOND PLACE WINNER KINDERGARTEN Brianna Vargas Jocelyn Velazquez

FIRST GRADE Jarrett Scotton Cristan Martinez

SECOND GRADE Tanayah Stewart Mary Rice

THIRD GRADE Ayesha Patel Natalie Romero

FOURTH GRADE Jose Lopez Raygan Dixon

FIFTH GRADE Gina Nix

Math Matters Award The Math Matters Award is awarded to students that complete 50 math facts in 3 minutes

with 100% accuracy on the Math Matter’s benchmark.

First Grade: Allena Brazell, Myree Carmichael, Travis Story, Rylynn Strickland, Jacey Thrift, Noah Welch, Caitlyn Wilson

Second Grade: Derick Jenkins, Mario Rice, Nadia Williams, Tymeria Harris, Karen Banuelos, Evan Andreoli, Aaron

Williams, Bryan Chapman, Brylee Gamage, Haden Guy, Abeni Hendricks, Lupita Jacome, Lucy Morgan, Maria Tellez,

Tanayah Stewart

Third Grade: Addi Hewett, Larenz Revis, Josue Delgadillo, Rhett Gay, Porfirio Marquez, Jasmine Sleep, Alexandra Saavedra,

Cloe Sapp, Tessa Turner

Fourth Grade: Hailey Brunell, Amorrio Grissom, Trinity Harris, Talayah Ivey, Lillie Knox, Sa’Mariya McKenzie, Key’Zoria

Robinson, Maryssa Taylor, Jayla Berneche, Preston Corley, T’erraca Harrison, Trinity Jenkins, Noah Lucas, Sandiasia

Marshall, Quintin Orange, Austin Pierce

Fifth Grade: Brantley Capps, Ashley Cox, Montserrat Munoz, Cassie Thomas, Ivan Velazquez, Drew Daniel, Quincy

Andrews, Jazmine Brinson, Detavius Faison, Gabriel Johnson-Lewis, Zakiah Lee, Diovante Smith, Brandon Washington,

Emma Boetnner, Charles Faison, Nitzi Garcia-Cruz, De’Miyah Jinks, Madison Sutton, Keyla Vazquez, Carlos Washington,

Bringing Up Grades Award The BUG Award is awarded to students that worked extra hard to bring up their grades.

Kindergarten: Ema Griffin, Leslee Marquez, Saa-Niah Seabury, Kenadee Beverley, Ta'liyhia McDaniel, Gracie Woodard,

Jewelianna Lynn, Rakeem Keith

First Grade: J.J. Anderson, Zoey Marsh, Jesika Elliott, Abby Hires, Makia Harris, Brett Carter

Second Grade: David Ceron, Deshaza Gibson, Yennifer Silvan, Xaiver Hancock, Haden Guy, Koritza Magana

Third Grade: Isaiah Bolds, Ainslee Davis, David Vergara, MacKenzie Music, Corbett Nettles, Genesis Brown, Shawn Sweat

Fourth Grade: Goddess Hicks, Quintin Orange, Cammie Morfin, Tyler Sturges

Fifth Grade: Maryssa Estep, Bryan McDuffie, Brandon Washington, Brandasja Smith, Carlos Washington, Diamond Taylor