Raccoon Grade School

Attention Raccoon School! Miles of Smiles is scheduled for February 6th and 7th. Sign up is open, and FREE for all students! This service also meets the dental exam requirements for Kindergarten, 2nd and 6th graders. Please call the school at  618-532-7329 and ask for Nurse Kristie for more information!

While we are having to unload buses in the front, please stay in line as you drop your child off. There are kids and faculty out there and we do not want anyone getting hit. There is ABSOLUTELY no passing other cars in line. Thank you.

Just a reminder…. Tomorrow is a 2pm dismissal. Students will return from Thanksgiving break on Monday November 28. RGS wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!!

The Amy Center has unfortunately had to cancel our Body Boundaries classes for November 29th and 30th. They have been rescheduled for March 29th and 30th. We will be sending out new permission slips at the beginning of March in order to ensure we identify all students who do and do not wish to participate in this program. Please contact Mrs. McCoy with any questions or concerns.

Reminder…. Today is a 2:00pm Dismissal!

Just a reminder……. Tomorrow is Picture Retake Day and Sport/Club Picture Day. Tuesday & Thursday After School Homework Program 3-4:30pm. Please call the Office the day of before 2pm to be added to list. Wednesday is a 2:00pm Dismissal Day. Thank you! Have a good night!

Retake Picture Day is 11/15/22! If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required. If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and Retake Picture Days, the Retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook. Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken. If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 74263PF to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order. To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account. Club/ Sports pictures will also be taken. Please make sure you have your order form . If you are not ordering club/sport Pictures, you must still bring your club/sport uniform for team pictures.

Student Leadership Club's annual Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on December 9th, from 2:00-6:00 PM in the gym. Appointments can be made using the link below: Schedule a Blood, Platelet or Plasma Donation | American Red Cross (redcrossblood.org)

Just a reminder…. In the mornings, please go through the drop-off lane. Due to safety concerns, do not pull in the parking lot to drop off your child. Vehicles are pulling in and out and children are running across the parking lot and we do not want any child getting hit by a vehicle. If the buses are there, please pull in the outer lane to let your child out. If it is after 8:00a.m., you may drop your child off at the front entrance. Also …. No School Tomorrow Nov 8 Election Day No School Friday Nov 11, Veterans Day Thank you

November 22-23 Menu

Mr. Kahtz's 8th grade reading class selling lemonade as part of a project that involved reading the novel, The Lemonade War.

Good evening! Booster club is reopening orders for spirit wear. This will be online orders only and will end this Friday. https://raccoonschool.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Veterans Program Any Veteran in our District plus 1 guest is invited to our Veterans Program on Thursday November 10, 2022, 10:30am-12:00pm. Lunch will also be provided. Please RSVP by calling our Office at 618 532-7329 before November 3.

The Halloween parade will be tomorrow morning in the gym. Parents and guardians that would like to attend, enter through the cafeteria doors at 9:00 am and sit on the West side of the gym. Each grade will parade around the gym in their costumes, which must be school appropriate. Students should not wear scary costumes, no weapons, and no blood. Masks will only be worn during the parade. Students can wear their costumes over their clothes or bring a change of clothes.

The after school Homework program is tomorrow until 4:30. A teacher will be available to help with homework, look over completed homework, or just time for you child to complete their homework. Please call by 1:30 tomorrow if your child plans on attending. Thank you!

Just a reminder…. Today is a 2:00pm dismissal.

Day 1 of Red Ribbon week! Wear your favorite pj’s! And boy did they!!Tomorrow Tuesday, dress as your hero!

For all K-5th Grade Parents that have not schedule a Parent/Teacher Conference on Wednesday Oct 26 4-7pm Thursday Oct 27 9am-6pm Please Call the school and schedule. Time slots will be limited towards the end of the week. Grades 6-8th Jr. High Parents do not have to schedule a time. Gym will be open Wednesday 4-7pm / Thursday 9am-5pm Parents, sign in your student's name in gym and proceed to your students' teachers.

Back of the school construction on our maintenance building will begin starting tomorrow. Buses will park in the first lane at the school when they arrive in the mornings and let kids off at 8:00am .Students will go through the main front doors. When the first bus arrives, then drop offs will need to pull in the second lane. There will be an extra person helping with this. After school, Buses will pull around to the front of the school to get students after pick-ups are cleared. They will Park in the first lane.

Congratulations Emmit Morton on filling up all your squares for good behavior and hard work! Emmit gets to pick out a prize from Mrs. Johannes’ prize box!