The Rattlin’ Rattler
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Principal’s News
Dear Parents,
We are now starting our
2nd nine weeks and by now I hope
that you had an opportunity to
meet with your child’s teacher and
go over where they stand in their
new grade level. Our teachers
have done an amazing job getting
our year off to a good start.
The construction project
next door has brought additional
traffic concerns. In talking to the
company they have informed us
that they are should finish with this
phase of construction by February.
However, a new construction
phase will begin after that which
will be another building closer to
Raba Dr. At this time the construction workers are parking their
vehicles at the church next door
and are trying to avoid as much as
possible parking on Raba Dr.
There are days where that is inevitable and deliveries are unforeseen, especially during drop-off or
dismissal. I ask for your patience
so that we can keep Raba Dr. and
our driveway as safe as possible.
Just as reminders:
1.) Parents using our drive way to
pick up students should stay to the
right of the drive way Raba Dr. and
not leave cars unattended. The
line will move after 2:50pm when
students are dismissed.
2.) Parents parking to pick up
students should fill up the front
parking lot and when that is
full, begin parking up Raba Dr.
towards Westover Hills and
also on Village Parkway.
3.) We now have our busses
arrive to Raba at 2:15 to minimize their added traffic.
4.) The double lane will be
open for parking in our front
parking lot at around 2:50pm
when students begin to dismiss.
5) The side parking lot is designated as staff parking only.
Once our staff parking lot fills
that lot we will overflow into
the front parking lot. This
opens more parking spaces for
parents in the front parking lot
and minimizes the traffic in
search for a parking spot.
Parents, it is imperative that we all follow all posted signage. Please do not
drop off students in the parking lot in front of the school.
Also, parents in the pick-up
line, please make sure to pull
up past the front of the school
and as far forward as possible
so we can load or unload the
largest number of students and
make the line flow better.
I want to thank all the
parents who have attended our
Chick-fil-A nights. They have
been a huge success and
Chick-fil-A has donated
$568.64 for our 2nd grade
night and $352.14 for our 3rd
grade night. We hope to see
you this Thursday for our 1st
grade night. All proceeds will
go into our fund to send students on field trips.
On yet another great
note, our Fall Festival was a
huge success. Thank you to all
the volunteers that helped out
in any way. We could not have
done it without the help of all
involved. I sure had a blast
and the water tank wasn’t too
bad. Kudos to our PTA for
organizing this successful
event that brought in $7,790.
The funds will also go to funding field trips for our little Rattlers. So thank you to all the
PTA Board and PTA volunteers.
at home. We have also set a goal to
increase student achievement in
grades PK-5 by at least 10%. This
includes all subject areas. Please
talk to your teachers to see what you
can do to help us reach our goals.
Our third goal is to decrease discipline referrals to the office by 10%.
Decreasing discipline referrals is
correlated to an increase in student
achievement. Students in the classroom will learn, while students out of
the classroom will miss out on essential teaching. Please help us reach
our goals and make Raba the destination school in Northside.
Let’s Keep Moving Forward!
Yours in education,
Mr. Victor M. Raga
Principal
The Holidays are fast
approaching and while we do
look forward to those day we
also try our best to stay focused in our learning. One of
our campus goals is to increase reading levels of all
students PK-5 by 10%. Reading is important at school and
Percentage of Average Daily Attendance as of November 1, 2016
EE:
93.44%
Second Grade:
97.06%
Raba Overall: 97.25%
PK:
96.19%
Third Grade:
97.70%
Northside ISD: 96.50%
Kinder:
96.82%
Fourth Grade:
96.96%
First Grade:
97.40%
Fifth Grade:
98.32%
Our Goal:
97.5
A Word From the Nurse

Kindergarten parents please remember to keep a
change of (weather appropriate) clothes in your child's
backpack.

Flu season is upon us please remember to get your
family vaccinated.

Please keep telephone numbers on your child's emergency card up to date.

All medicine needs to be kept in
the clinic with the doctor's orders.
Pre-K News
Pre-K was excited to learn the difference between BIG and little this week. We learned
that another word for big can be GIANT or
HUGE. It was easy to compare the difference
between little and huge when our Warren Heroes Basketball players visited our classroom
Thank you,
Nurse Keri
Fall Festival
at Raba
Elementary
was a huge
success
From our PTA
Our first annual Fall Festival at Raba Elementary
was a huge success because of the wonderful
community we have!
Thank you to every single
person who volunteered
their time and money. We
all came together and
made this festival a fun
and safe event for our
kids. Because of your
generosity our students
at Raba will be able to
have some fun educational opportunities! Can't
wait for next year! On
behalf of the Raba PTA
board, thank you for a
great festival!!!
you or someone you
know would like to visit a
classroom and share information about your career with students please
contact your child's
teacher or a school counselor. We will be having a
Careers on Wheels Day
for K-2 in February. We
are looking for people to
bring the vehicles they
use for their work to
share with the students. Please let us
know if you can help on
either of these days!
Becky Hinojosa
Raba PTA president
Counselors Corner
Thank you parents for
supporting us during our
Red Ribbon Week activities! Everyone enjoyed
the dress up days and
learned why it's important to stay drug free.
Career Day for grades 35 will be on December
9th from 8:30-10:30. If
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The following rules (non-inclusive) are provided to ensure a safe trip for
all riders on the bus.
1. Cooperate with the transportation staff at all times.
2. Be on time at the bus stop, since the bus cannot wait for those who
are tardy. Students should be present at their stop at least five (5)
minutes prior to the designated pick-up time.
3. Board and leave the bus carefully and courteously with no shoving or
pushing.
4. Cooperate if assigned a seat on the bus.
5. Remain seated in a safe manner at all times while the bus is in motion.
6. Keep arms, head, and/or other parts of the body out of the bus windows. Clothing or other articles should not be extended through the
bus windows.
7. Get on and off the bus at the designated bus stop nearest your residence.
8. Bring a signed note from the parent/guardian for permission to get off
the bus at a stop other than that previously designated as the regular
stop. A school official must authorize this note with a signature, initial,
etc.
9. Do not throw, pitch, or shoot articles within the bus, out of the bus windows, or at any other vehicle.
10.Do not carry harmful or dangerous articles. Explosives, fireworks,
knives, weapons, mace, tear gas, etc., are prohibited.
11.Refrain from making excessive noise such as loud talking, screaming,
whistling, etc.
12.Do not fight on the bus or at the bus stop.
13.Do not eat, drink, or chew gum on the bus.
14.Do not bring animals on the bus unless authorized by the transportation department.
15.Do not write upon, disfigure or destroy any part of the inside or outside
of the bus. (Students who damage school district property will be
charged for such damage and disciplinary action(s) that may include
loss of bus privileges.
16.Do not use unacceptable language, gestures, or actions.
17.Do not play radios, tape players, or other similar equipment on the
bus.
18.Do not behave in any manner that may jeopardize the safe operation
of the bus.
rt any issues or
Students must repo
s driver first .
concerns to the bu
First Offense: (Verbal Warning)
The bus driver/assistant will warn the
student(s) verbally for the first incident
of misconduct. (Exception: See Major
Offense, below.)
Second Offense: (1st Written Offense)
The bus driver/assistant will submit a
Bus Safety Report (written report) to
the school principal or designee. The
document signifies the second warning of misconduct. The administrator
will take appropriate action, which
may include removal of bus privileges.
Copies of the Bus Safety Report will
be sent to parents and the Transportation Department to provide information
for imposed corrective action.
Subsequent Offenses:
Subsequent Offenses may result in
extended or permanent removal of
transportation privileges.
Major Offense:
Regardless of sequence, any offense
considered major will result in a written report (Bus Safety Report) by the
driver and/or immediate removal of
bus privileges by the school administrator at his/her discretion as well as
discipline sanctions.
Veteran's Day
Veteran's Day Program Parent Volunteers needed. If you are interested in helping, please
contact Debbie Ruhlman at 397-1350 ext. 3116 or join the Veteran's Day Remind by texting
@vetsrock to 81010 or go tohttps://www.remind.com/join/vetsrock.
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NOVEMBER 2016
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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4th Gr. History in Motion
American Girl Book Club
Robotics
50th Day of School
Coding Club
Cardboard Arcade
Pre-K Parent Workshop
HEB Read 3 Program
1st Gr. Chick-fil-a Night
Blood Drive
4th Gr. Writing CDB #1
Advisory
Boy Scouts Pack 400 Mtg
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Daylight Savings Time
Student Council Food Drive
Begins (Thru 11/16)
Set your clocks back
1 hour
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Election Day!
Choir
5th Gr. Math CDB #2
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Last Day of Tutoring
Coding Club
4th Gr. Reading CDB #1
HEB Read 3 Program
Raba Recycle Day
Westover Elms Annual Mtg.
Choir
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End of Six Weeks
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Veteran’s Day Assembly
Robotics
Cardboard Arcade
Boy Scouts Pack 400 Mtg.
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Planetarium (Thru 11/18)
3rd Gr. Reading CDB #1
Choir
Choir
5th Gr. Reading
CDB #1
American Girl Book Club
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4th Gr. Field Trip
Progress Reports
Robotics
Student Council Field Trip
Cardboard Arcade
4th Grade Girls Film
Coding Club
Stonegate Hill HOA Mtg.
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Boy Scouts Pack 400 Mtg
M&M Club
HEB Read 3 Program
Westover Forest HOA Mtg
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Thanksgiving Break
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Thanksgiving Break
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Thanksgiving Break
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Thanksgiving Break
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Thanksgiving Break
Choir Mini Camp
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Choir
Picture Retakes
American Girl Book Club
Choir
Coding Club
Staff Birthdays for October
CYNTHIA WASHINGTON
GLORIA WEBBER
EMILY FLOWERS
DEBORAH GASS
MICHELLE SALINAS
SYLVIA GRES
MELANIE NEWMAN
SANDRA COKER
11/08
11/11
11/18
11/18
11/23
11/23
11/27
11/28
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OFFICE
TEACHER
READING
TEACHER
CAFETERIA
PE COACH
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