This was no ordinary lesson & activity on character traits in Mrs. Westerbeck’s 5th grade ELA classes! Students used pumpkins (58 total) to explore the characters in the books they had chosen to read. #creativeclassroom #theywillrememberthis #eachstudentcountseverymomentmatters

Congratulations Harrison!!

Way to go 5th grader, James!! #readersareleaders #hardworkpaysoff

Congratulations to RDE Spelling Bee Champion, 5th grader, Alex Khonyakin!! We are so proud of all of our 4th & 5th grade class champions who worked hard to prepare for our Bee! Alex will compete next at the JCPS Spelling Bee! #eachstudentcountseverymomentmatters

Great job team!!

Mrs. Hines offers students multiple ways to learn about multiplying fractions. The choice: learn live with Mrs. Hines, watch a video explaining the concept, or use notes to learn about the concept. Personalized learning in action! Johnston County Public Schools #choiceandvoice #JoCo2020

5th grade teachers, Mrs. Hays & Mrs. Fall applied for, & received, grants from Pets in a Classroom. With these grants, they got 2 leopard geckos and their habitats for their classrooms. They are so excited to share Leo and Dart with the kids this year!!

We had such an awesome first day in Mrs. Fall’s 5th grade!! Such wonderful students! We are going to have a great year!! #RDE5th #fallsfamily

Please see following Connect Ed message from RDE Principal, Mr. Jewett:

Congratulations to amazing 5th grade teacher, Amy Hines!! She is the Clayton Chamber of Commerce Superstar Teacher of the Month for October!! Your River Dell family loves you!! Clayton Chamber of Commerce Johnston County Public Schools

Camp Flintlock colonial field trip fun!

So proud of our amazing fifth grader Damien! x.com/riverdellracer…

Beautiful day for field day! River Dell Racers

The things we do for our kids! “Pie in the Face,” contest, to benefit “With Love from Jesus,” a local food ministry!😊 #firstprioritychristianclub, River Dell Racers

The 4th grade design team from Laura Hines's class presented their flexible learning space proposal to Ross Renfrow and the Cabinet today. Looking forward to Treasure Island becoming reality! #WeArePIRATES

The Society of Women Engineer’s, Evelyn Brown, presented awards for participating in the Great Women in Science and Engineering essay contest! Congrats to 3rd place Abby, Finalist Mitchell, and Honorable Mentions Mason, Gavin, and Lena! River Dell Racers Marlen Simon @Bailey5th