The new DCPS Superintendent, Nikolai P. Vitti, Ed.D

The new DCPS Superintendent, Nikolai P. Vitti, Ed.D, graced RCSA with his presence on Thursday, January 24, 2013.

During his visit, Dr. Vitti visited classrooms in both buildings including our Elementary and Middle/High school science labs.   He was impressed by the high standards that we have set for our faculty, staff and students.Upon leaving, he congratulated River City Science Academy on our success stating that we were a model school.   Congratulations to our entire RCSA family for making this possible.

Thank you, Superintendent Vitti , for your visit and support

Last week of January

Dear River City Science Academy Parents & Guardians,

-Tomorrow Tuesday, January 29^th, District Report Cards will be going home with your student.  They will be given to them during 7^th period.

-Thursday, the 31^st, we will have another PTO complete dress down.  The cost is $5 to be paid that day to the Homeroom teachers.  Money earned will go towards the purchase of a new HD camcorder for the Film Club.

-Friday will be the 1^st of February and with that we will kick off the PTO’s February 2013 Raffle.  Two prizes will be awarded, one for a boy and one for a girl.  The prizes are goodie bags each valued at $165.00 (with items such as gift cards, dress down certificates, Skullcandy headphones, and iPod chargers).  Tickets are only $5 and they will be on sale at the School’s office starting Friday.

-Friday is also the last day to turn in your student’s re-enrollment form.  Please remind your student to turn it in to their Homeroom teacher as soon as possible.  Students who turn theirs in before the deadline will earn a dress down day next week.

-Saturday we will have a Parent Booster Club Meeting at 10am in the School Cafeteria.  Please read the attached letter for more information.

-And on a last note, we are also attaching 2 files from the Yearbook Staff.  Please read through them to see if you are interested in the offers provided.

Do Not Miss Fund Raising Raffle!

Starting February 1^st the PTO will be sponsoring a fund raising raffle.  This raffle will be open to students only.  The items being raffled off are two gift bags.  Each bag contains merchandise valued at over $165.  Tickets for the raffle may be purchased at the front desk for $5 each and will be sold for the entire month of February with the drawing being held on March 1^st.  Good luck and remember the more tickets you purchase the better your chances are of winning!

Girls Bag                                                                                          

Skull candy Headphones                                                                  

Blueflame charger for Iphone, Ipad, etc…                                       

$25 gift card to Best Buy                                                               

$15 gift card to Starbucks                                                             

$25 Visa gift card                                                                            

$15 gift card for Itunes                                                                 

14 ounces bag of SKITTLES                                                             

“5” dress down day passes                                                               

Pink fashion scarf                                                                         

Black and white fashion lunch tote          

                                        

Boys Bag

Skull candy Headphones

Blueflame charger for Iphone, Ipad, ect…

$25 gift card to Best Buy

$15 gift card to Starbucks

$25 Visa gift card

$15 gift card for Itunes

14 ounce bag of SKITTLES

“5” dress down day passes

Deadmau5 snapback

Black NIKE string backpack

New Gym is coming soon! Go Rockets...

RCSA will soon begin making preparations for the building of our brand new Gymnasium. It will be constructed next door to our Campus and it will allow us to host our own Athletic Teams and competitions. The Gymnasium will have a stage in which musical and drama performances will be presented.Stay tuned to our Site for more news and Groundbreaking/building updates. Go Rockets!

Mathletic Calling You!what are waiting for?

RCSA Invites ALL 5^th graders to the Biggest Math Challenge of the Year!

The primary goals of the program are to stimulate interest and achievement in mathematics among 5^th grade students throughout the Duval County area, and to provide recognition of outstanding young mathematicians, their dedicated teachers, and school.

The contest will be held March 16, 2013 from 10:00am until 12:00pm at the River City Science Academy Campus.  We would like to emphasize that there is no fee for students or schools to participate, however registration is required since space is limited to the first 150 students.  Register no later than February 15^th, 2013.

The RCSA Mathletics Competition will consist of an individual, paper-based test in which calculators will not be allowed.  The Competition will also include math games, a pizza party, and an award ceremony!  All participants will be recognized and presented with a certificate, while some will receive awards for outstanding performance.

For further questions or to request further information, please contact Mrs. Katie Halstead atkhalstead@rivercityscience.org, or you may call (904) 855-8010.

We look forward to seeing you on March 16, 2013.  We are sure it will be an exciting day of competition!