Ray-Pec School District News

Raymore-Peculiar School District News

Jan. 29, 2015

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2015-2016 calendar

C.A.N. Food Drive

RPHS Graduation

TED-Ed Club talk

Citizen Advisory Committee

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Board approves calendar for 2015-2016

First day of school is Aug. 18

The Ray-Pec School Board on Jan. 22 approved the school calendar for the 2015-2016 school year. The first day of school will be Tuesday, Aug. 18, with Preview Day for 5th, 7th and 9th graders on Monday, Aug. 17. For winter break, students will be dismissed early on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Classes are not in session Dec. 23 through Jan. 4. School resumes on Jan. 5, 2016.

Spring break is scheduled from March 21-25, 2016, which is the week before Easter. In addition, school is not in session on Monday, March 28, to allow staff to participate in professional development activities.The calendar includes three possible make-up days for inclement weather: Feb. 16, March 4, and March 28. The last day of school is an early release on Friday, May 20. If additional make-up days are required, they would be added to the end of the school year.
View and print: 2015-2016 Ray-Pec Calendar

'Ray-Pec Has Heart' food drive

C.A.N. program announces events

The Caring About Nutrition (C.A.N.) Program will kick off its "Ray-Pec Has Heart" Food Drive on Friday, Feb. 6, at Ray-Pec High School. You can drop off donations from this list before the musical or during the high school basketball game. Donate five items or $5 for a visit to the Snapshots photo booth from 6 to 8 p.m.

C.A.N. will have a week-long food drive Feb. 9-13. There is a theme for each day. Donations can be dropped off at any elementary or intermediate school or the Raymore Chamber of Commerce.

You may also donate during an in-store food drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Raymore Price Chopper.

C.A.N. is a program of the Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation.

RPHS Graduation is May 15

Reminders for Class of 2015

Graduation for the Class of 2015 is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, May 15, at the Community of Christ Auditorium, 1001 W. Walnut, Independence. Each senior receives 10 tickets for graduation. If you need extra tickets, please make arrangements with families of other seniors, as the high school does not keep a list of students who need extra tickets.

The Baccalaureate religious ceremony for the Class of 2015 is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday, May 10, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 310 Johnston Parkway in Raymore. Ray-Pec graduating seniors who want to participate may begin arriving at 6:30 p.m. with cap and gown and any honorary cords to wear during the ceremony.

RP 7th grader featured on TED-Ed Club blog

Ella Schnake shares views on "Consumerism"

Seventh grader Ella Schnake is currently being featured on the TED-Ed Club Blog with her TED-Ed Club talk about Consumerism.

She filmed the talk as a sixth grader at Eagle Glen Intermediate School. Last school year, fifth and sixth grade LEAP students in the Ray-Pec School District formed a local TED-Ed Club as part of the TED-Ed Club pilot. (LEAP is the program in the Ray-Pec District for students identified as gifted learners.)

Lezlie Waltz, who teaches LEAP for fifth and sixth grade, is the sponsor of the TED-Ed Club. Last week, she learned that Ella's talk was selected to be featured on the TED-Ed Club Blog.

The TED-Ed Club meeting structure is designed to support students in developing and presenting big ideas in the form of short Ted-style talks based on their own passions. Students also gain skills in storytelling, story boarding, production, and creating visuals that communicate their ideas clearly.

One of the main goals of TED-Ed Clubs has been to provide a platform for student ideas. In the weekly column, they highlight nominated videos from participating schools. More than 126 TED-Ed Clubs from 26 countries around the world participated.

Citizen Advisory Committee

New committee forms

Under the direction of the Ray-Pec School Board, a Citizen Advisory Committee has formed and had its first meeting this week.

The committee includes a cross-section of parents and community members, as well as select Ray-Pec teachers and administrators. School Board Member Dana Hille is the liaison to the Board of Education.

At its first meeting, on Jan. 27, the committee provided input on the District's Long Range Facility Planning process.