Rusk Elementary School

At Rusk Elementary School, our classrooms are buzzing with purpose as students set meaningful goals and take ownership of their learning. From academics to personal growth, our students are learning how to dream big, track progress, and celebrate growth every step of the way.

🎉 Way to go, Mrs. Goldsberry’s class! 🎉 These students celebrated 50 days of perfect attendance with a special picnic lunch outside with their teacher! We are so proud of their commitment to showing up and shining every day!

Welcome to the Eagle Family, "Officer A"! ❤️ 🦅 Our new Rusk ISD security officer, Officer Arthur Greggory, made several visits to RES today, and we loved seeing his positive presence around campus. He put our staff at ease and our students are excited to see him and get to know him better!

Congratulations to 3rd grader SallyJo, who was awarded an Exceptional Eagle Award by the Rusk ISD Education Foundation! This recognition is a true honor, and we are incredibly proud of her. 🦅

Attention RES students! January 23 is House Hype Day! Show up and show to receive +10 attendance points and show out by wearing your house colors to receive +5 participation points!! Bring your best school spirit as we launch a new semester of house challenges. Let’s make it a great day at RES!

Friday, January 23rd is HOUSE HYPE DAY!
Wear your house colors and come to school ready to show your house spirit! Which house will rise to the top?
🏆 Who will be named the GOAT of each House? 🏆
Let the hype begin!

From first to finally 2nd grade is mastering transition words! This hands on s’mores lesson helped students see how transition words make writing flow and ideas shine.

🔥 SHOW UP & SHOW OUT! 🔥

RES House Hype Day: January 23
Wear your house colors, bring the hype, and let the house challenges begin! 🏠✨

House Point Leaderboard

Welcome to a New Semester of House Challenges! A fresh semester means fresh opportunities to shine!
Students will earn house points for:
Attendance
Showing RES Pride
Demonstrating kindness & leadership
Being responsible learners
Working together as a team
✨ Every positive choice counts ... let the challenges begin!

Pay extra attention in school zones 🚸 and at bus stops 🚏 to keep kids SAFE! 💛

RES PTO January News

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas from our RES Admin Team!

Mr. Bayless' little elves got crafty this holiday season!

Rusk ISD will be on break from Dec 19th-January 6th. We wish all our families a safe and happy holiday break!

🎄 A fun-filled House Hoedown — Texas Christmas style! 🎄 What an incredible day giving our kids first-hand experiences with animals, a chuck wagon, bull riding, line dancing, horsemanship, and more. They even got to enjoy some Texas favorites…Blue Bell Ice Cream and Dr Pepper! A day full of learning, laughter, and Lone Star magic! Today was possible thanks to special planning by Mrs. Bowling and Mrs. Sunday, our amazing vendors and volunteers, and our RES PTO! A big shoutout as well to our supportive staff and teachers who collected waivers, guided classes, and helped students transition smoothly and safely from station to station. We are grateful for every hand that made this Texas-style House Hoedown such a success!

Smiling’s our favorite… especially with Buddy the Elf! 😄

Thank you to our incredible RES PTO for the wonderfully delicious apple treats! 🍎 We appreciate you for always spoiling us!

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There’s no joy like December at our elementary school! 🎄✨
To make this month extra magical, we’re counting down the 12 school days of December, and each day will have a fun holiday theme. We challenge students and staff to be present all 12 days to participate in the Perfect Attendance Staff vs. Student Dodgeball showdown! Who will claim the victory...our amazing students or our dedicated staff?

Hard work pays off! Today students earned their reward for 100% class perfect attendance during MAP testing week. Way to show up and shine! 🌟