Rudolph Gordon School's Weekly Parent Communication
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Week of February 2, 2026
Week of February 2, 2026
Good afternoon Rudolph Gordon School families,
Once again, as we head into the weekend, I wanted to take a moment to remind families to closely monitor Greenville County Schools communications in the event we need to shift to eLearning due to inclement winter weather.
If we expeirence weather imacts, I will be in touch regarding shifts to eLearning and potential rescheduling that will need to occur.
Thank you for your continued partnership and flexibility. Please stay warm and safe this weekend.
Your Principal,
Meredith Welch
February Dates:
2-6: School Counseling Week
2: Run Wild Pre SCMEA Performance 4th & 5th grades
3: Rising 7th & 8th Curriculum Night 5:30 – 6:15pm
3: Rising 6th Curriculum Night 6:15 – 7:30pm
4: PTA Board Meeting
5: Houni's during lunch for Elementary School students ($3).
6: Run Wild SCMEA Performance in Columbia
9-13: Spirit Week
10: Beta Club Meeting: MS gym 2:45 – 3:45pm
11: SIC Meeting 8am
12: 3rd grade field trip
13: Elementary classroom Valentine's Day parties (students only)
13: MS Pep Rally 1 – 2:15pm (students only)
13: MS Dance 3 – 5pm (students only)
15: SRO Day
16: Presidents’ Day - Student Holiday
17: 8th grade selected students take the NAEP test
18: TCBY during lunch for Middle School students ($4, toppings are an extra $.50 each).
20: Sweetheart Dance 6-8 pm
21: Special Olympics Polar Plunge 3-4pm
22: Bus Driver Day
24: K5 field trip
27: Pickles and Lemonade sales at lunch
2026 Calendar of Events
2026 Calendar of Events
February
2-6: School Counseling Week
2: Run Wild Pre SCMEA Performance 4th & 5th grades
3: Rising 7th & 8th Curriculum Night 5:30 – 6:15pm
3: Rising 6th Curriculum Night 6:15 – 7:30pm
4: PTA Board Meeting
5: Houni's during lunch for Elementary School students ($3).
6: Run Wild SCMEA Performance
9-13: Spirit Week
10: Beta Club Meeting: MS gym 2:45 – 3:45pm
11: SIC Meeting 8am
12: 3rd grade field trip
13: Elementary classroom Valentine's Day parties.
13: MS Pep Rally 1 – 2:15pm
13: MS Dance 3 – 5pm
15: SRA Day
16: Presidents’ Day - Student Holiday
17: 8th grade selected students take the NAEP test
18: TCBY during lunch for Middle School students ($4, toppings are an extra $.50 each).
20: Sweetheart Dance 6-8 pm
21: Special Olympics Polar Plunge 3-4pm
22: Bus Driver Day
24: K5 field trip
27: Pickles and Lemonade sales at lunch
March
2-6: Read Across America Week
2-4: 5th grade field trip
4: PTA Board meeting
5: Houni's during lunch for Elementary School students ($3).
9: 2nd grade concert
10: 4th grade field trip
10: Beta Club Meeting 2:45-3:45pm
11-12: Elementary Field Days
11: SIC Meeting 8am
11: Statewide Tornado Drill
11: TCBY during lunch for Middle School students ($4, toppings are an extra $.50 each).
12: End 3rd Quarter
13: Teacher PD Day - Student Holiday
15: Spring Run Club sign-up closes.
16-20: Spring Break
23: Spring class pictures and 8th grade panoramic
26: 3rd Quarter Report Card
26: 8th grade band CPA
27: Spring Run Club kicks off (7 am on the Middle School track).
28: RGS PTA Spring Market (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
April
1: Math Benchmark 2nd-8th grade
1: Parapro Appreciation Day
2: Houni's during lunch for Elementary School students ($3).
2: Science Benchmark 4th & 6th grade
3: Run Club (7 a.m. on the Middle School track)
4: School Librarian Day
6-10: Assistant Principal Week
6: Student/Teacher Holiday
7: 1st grade MAP testing reading
7: Special Olympics
8-11: 8th grade performing arts field trip
8: SIC meeting 8am
8: 1st grade MAP testing math
10: Run Club (7 a.m. on the Middle School track).
10: 2nd grade Thank You program
13-17: Teacher Appreciation Week
14: TCBY during lunch for Middle School students ($4, toppings are an extra $.50 each).
14: Beta Club Meeting 2:45-3:45
16: K5 Orientation 6:00-6:30pm
17: Run Club (7 a.m. on the Middle School track).
17: 1st grade field trip
20: 5th grade instrument night 4:30-7:30pm
21: SC Ready Reading Test 3rd-8th grade
22: Administrative Professional Day
22: SC Ready Reading Day 2 3rd-5th grade
24: Run Club (7 a.m. on the Middle School track).
24: Gatorama (4-8 p.m.).
27: PTA General Assembly meeting
27: Elementary Spring Concert 6:00pm
29: SC Ready Writing test 3rd-8th
May
1: Principal’s Day
1: SC Ready Science test 4th & 6th grades
1: Last day to check out books
2: MS Performing Arts field trip
2: School Lunch Hero Day
5: SC Ready Math test 3rd-8th grades
6: SC Ready Math Day 2 for 3rd-5th grades
7: Houni's during lunch for Elementary School students ($3).
7: TCBY during lunch for Middle School students ($4, toppings are an extra $.50 each).
7: Nurses Day
8: PTA Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
8: Library Books Due
11: Athletic Banquet 6-8pm
12: Engineering Essentials Final Exam 8th grade
12: Orchestra/Chorus Concert 6:00pm
13: SIC Meeting 8am
13: Art Exam 8th grade
13: English I Exam 8th grade
13: Kindergarten/1st grade chromebook collection
14: 2nd/5th grade chromebook collection
14: Orchestra & Chorus Exam 8th grade
14: Senior Walks
14: Yearbook distribution
14: 6th grade band concert 5:30pm
14: 7th grade band concert 6:15pm
14: 8th grade band concert 7pm
15: 3th/4th Chromebook collection
15: 5th grade day
15: 7th grade gator games
15: Geometry Exam 8th grade
18: 8th/7th grade chromebook collection
18: 6th grade gator games
19: 1st grade awards in classrooms 8:15&9:30am
19: 6th grade chromebook collections
19: 8th grade gator games
19: 8th grade awards 6pm
20-22 Half Days K-5th dismiss at 11:45am; 6th-8th dismiss at 12:00pm
20: Kindergarten Awards 8:15am
20: 2nd grade awards: 9:30am
20: 3rd grade awards 10:30am
21: 4th grade awards 8:15am
21: 5th grade awards 9:30am
22: Last day of school
22: 6th grade awards 8:15am
22: 7th grade awards 9:30am
Special Olympics Polar Plunge – February 21st!
Our school is excited to support Special Olympics by participating in the Polar Plunge on February 21st!
Families and friends can get involved in two ways:
Sign up to join the team and take the plunge!
Donate to support our team and this amazing cause
Use this link to get involved: https://www.classy.org/team/789394
This event helps provide year-round sports training and opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities, and we would love your support!
⭐⚾ Calling all RGS readers —
it’s time to become a Reading All-Star! 📚⭐
Students who complete the Greenville Drive Reading Challenge will earn a ticket voucher to a Drive baseball game — plus receive free Drive merchandise and a brand-new book to add to their personal library!
📅 Challenge dates: January 14 – February 13
To qualify:
📘 Elementary students: Read 5 books
📗 Middle school students: Read 500 pages
The best part? All reading counts!
✔️ Reading independently
✔️ Reading in class
✔️ Listening to audiobooks
✔️ Being read to at home
Every page, every minute, every story counts. Let’s build those reading habits and cheer on our All-Stars! 🌟📖
🍩 Save the date: Donuts with Grownups.
For the first time, the RGS PTA will host "Donuts with Grownups," February 18-20, from 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. (days assigned by last name). More details will be shared in the PTA newsletter and Gators at a Glance on how parents or family members can sign up to attend with their student. RSVPs will be required to attend, so we have an accurate headcount. Stay tuned for more information! If any parents are willing to volunteer, please email hospitality@rgspta.org.
🧥 Lost and Found: The Elementary and Middle School Lost and Found clothing racks are full! Lost and Found items will be moved to the front atrium from January 28-30. Anything remaining will be donated mid-day on Friday, January 30.
🏫 PTA Board Nominations: Please fill out this form and let us know what positions you are interested in. If you have any questions about the position(s) and what they entail, please don't hesitate to ask. Email us at nomination@rgspta.org or communications@rgspta.org. The final slate of nominations will be voted on during our last Spring PTA General Assembly meeting late in the spring semester. Volunteer to serve on the PTA Board!
🏫 Serve on the Nominating Committee: If you are interested in a short commitment, in a small group setting, helping to usher in the next RGS PTA board for the 2026-2027 term – please consider joining our nominating committee. The committee will form once there are at least seven individuals, with the purpose of announcing open RGS PTA board positions, collecting nominations, providing information to candidates, and helping create a ballot for a fair PTA election. If you are interested in serving on the nominating committee or would like more information, please fill out this form.
🪻 RGS Spring Market: Join us for the annual RGS Spring Market on Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We’ll be hosting an indoor event with local small businesses, food trucks, and Easter egg hunts! Sign up as a vendor.
🎪 Gatorama Updates: Gatorama will be here before we know it! We are currently seeking sponsors for the event. If you, someone you know, or a local business you love is interested in sponsoring Gatorama, please share this information with them! If you have any questions, please contact the Gatorama Chair, Stephanie Fox, or the Business Partner Chair, Nicole Kotsch.
🎪 Gatorama Sponsorship Levels:
PLATINUM PARTNER: $1000 (Presenting Event Sponsor).
GOLD PARTNER: $500 (Ride Sponsor).
SILVER PARTNER: $250 (Activity Sponsor).
BRONZE PARTNER: $150 (Silent Auction Sponsor).🎪 Gatorama Silent Auction: Each classroom is responsible for providing a basket for the Silent Auction. Basket themes have been assigned to each class. Room parents must turn in basket items to the Gatorama Chair by Wednesday, April 1. View classroom basket themes.
💞 Sweetheart Dance: Save the date for the RGS PTA Sweetheart Dance on February 20, from 6-8 p.m.
🏃 Spring Run Club: Sign-ups will be live soon for Spring Run Club! Stay tuned for the link in the next PTA newsletter and next week's Gators at a Glance!
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