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From The Desk of

Your Principal

Dear Students, Parents, Guardians and

Community Members,

Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy

President’s Day! It was a busy week for

sure at Ruch Outdoor Community

School! Great things are happening.

Ms. Neiswanger’s first and second

graders paid a visit to the residents of

Pioneer Village in Jacksonville on

Valentine’s Day and delivered lots of

valentines and happiness! Our girls’

basketball team is proving amazing

and we are very grateful for parent,

Joseph Hatcher, for volunteering his

time, energy and effort to coach.

Thank you! Our fundraising efforts did

not go unnoticed this week. Channel 5

and Whit Parker from the Jacksonville

Review were present at Ruch Country

Store to document all the monies

being counted by store owners, Craig

and Amber Hamm, and students and

staff from school. The Hamms have

always demonstrated that when the

community works directly with their

school and shows support in many

ways, the benefits to the students are

massive but it also strengthens the

community at large. Thank you Craig

and Amber! Enjoy your weekend and

be careful when traveling on the

snowy roads.

Julie Barry

Principal

“We can complain because rose

bushes have thorns, or rejoice

because thorn bushes have roses”

Abraham Lincoln

Exclusion day is February 20, 2019. If you are unsure if your student is up to date or have any other immunization questions, please call the office at 541-842-3850. Reminder, most students in 7th grade need a booster shot. If you received a letter in the mail, it means your student is not up to date. Please call the office with any questions or concerns.

2/20 Girls Basketball @ Shady Cove 2/21 Girls Basketball vs Lorna Bryne 2/25 Girls Basketball vs Sacred Heart 2/27 Girls Basketball vs Rogue Valley Adventist 3/1 Read Across America Dr/ Seuss Day & Grandparents Day at Ruch 3/4-3/8 Classified Employees Week

WANTED/NEEDED

The deadline for the 2018-2019 Ruch Outdoor Community School Yearbook is quickly approaching. I would love any and all pictures you have taken of our students during any school event. Please either send them to school on a flash drive (it will be returned to you and is the preferred method) or email them to brandee.tolner@medford.k12.or.us. Please send all pictures actual size.

DONATIONS NEEDED

We would like each of our students to be able to plant starts that would

then be available for purchase. Please donate any small pots you

may have for this endeavor.

JUMPSTART Every morning at 7:50 am our students hear the daily announcements in jumpstart. To better communicate with our families, we now have the jumpstart announcements posted (the plan is daily by 12:00 pm) on our webpage at https://www.medford.k12.or.us/Domain/19

Message from Thalia Truesdell,

Ruch Public Library

Branch Manager

Lego Builders, Architects & Engineers 4+ years old

Saturday February 2, 9, 16 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Build and display your own LEGO creations. DUPLO bricks are available for younger kids.

RUCH OUTDOOR COMMUNITY SCHOOL PTO WELCOMES ALL!

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” JK Rowling

We can dream about the education we desire for our children, or we can make it a reality. Join the PTO today! We can dream together and make those dreams come true.

® Classified Staff Appreciation week is March 4th - 8th. Our classified staff provide support for our teachers and students. They make every effort to know each child and make them feel important. A simple card made by your child is a great way to show your appreciation.

® Do you shop on Amazon? Did you know your purchases can support the Ruch PTO?! All you have to do is go to smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7128212 and start shopping!

® March 1 we will celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with Hop on Popcorn Day! Gina Jones will be our popper of the day! Thank you to all our popcorn poppers. Have another idea for Friday’s? Contact Lynda Hickey at 541-301-0820.

® The 15th Annual Ruch Outdoor Community School Auction is June 8th. Planning starts now! Please contact Lynda Hickey at 541-301-0820 to join the auction committee. We need many volunteers to make this evening event extraordinary

Congratulations to: PTO raffle winner. Sara Major. Will you be the next big winner? You can only win by attending our meetings. The NEXT PTO MEETING is March 13 at 3:45 in the Media Center. Please plan on attending to learn more

about the opportunities offered to build a healthy community for our students!

I ___________________________ have read the Cougar Chronicle

with my parent/guardian. The hidden

word/phrase is:

_______________________

Parent/Guardian Signature:

__________________________

Return this signed coupon to the office and

your name will be entered into a drawing for a

book or poster from Mrs. Barry!

The Medford YMCA wants your help to create the 2019 Mayor’s Cup T-Shirt. The winner of the contest design will be on over 1,000 shirts and worn by their friends, family and the community. Wow - wouldn’t that be cool!!! It would almost be like you are FAMOUS. Lost your form? Come to the office for a new one.

Rising Stars

Talent Show

Try-Outs February 22

Rehearsals March 5-8 3:00 pm

Talent Show March 14

Daytime Performance 2:00 pm

Evening Performance 6:00 pm

Are you the next big STAR?