Tonight I received a City of Richardson Proclamation for RISD Elementary Teacher of the Year from the Mayor of Richardson and the city council, and I got to share the moment with @AVIDwithLarsen! Pretty unforgettable night! 🩵 @IamBranum@amiromar@RichardsonISD
Congratulations to our Richland Elementary UIL Academic teams! We are so proud of the hard work, determination, and dedication our students showed yesterday! Their accomplishments are a reflection of the time, effort, and perseverance they put in to represent our school so well! Way to go, RLE! 🎉👏📚 @billgattus@RichardsonISD@uiltexas@Reading_Green
Today's the day! The Used Book Fair opens TODAY and we can’t wait to see you! 📚 Stop by anytime 10-7 and get a bag full of great books for just $25!
Every purchase supports our schools and students. 💙 Bring a friend, bring the kids, and come shop with us!
#RISDDreamBig
Come out and support RISD as you enjoy a delicious dinner - Proceeds benefit students graduating our dyslexia programs. Reading AND eating are fundamental! 🍗📚📕
Happy #NSCW26! Thanks to ALL our incredible @RISDcounselors! Every day, they make a difference & help to amplify student success. Your ❤️ for our kids helps them achieve their big dreams.
➡️There’s still time to nominate RISD Counselor of the Year! 🔗https://t.co/BCBry1CXrp
100 days smarter and 100 years cuter! 👵🧓🎉 Our Pre-K, Kinder, and 1st graders celebrated the 100th day of school by dressing like 100-year-olds, and a few teachers joined in the fun too! Such a fun day of celebrating a milestone!!! @billgattus@dylanlkirk
✨ Celestina del Sol came to Richland Elementary! ✨
January 29th - February 3rd, our campus hosted Celestina del Sol, a mobile arts studio transformed from a retired school bus into a space of wonder and imagination. Led by community artists, students engaged in creative experiences like choral singing, storytelling, and live performance, all designed to spark curiosity and joy.
Through these sessions, students built confidence and resiliency, strengthened community with their peers, discovered a sense of purpose, and amplified their voices through creative expression.
Celestina del Sol is powered by OutLoud, a nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting youth voice and celebrating young people as artists, storytellers, and changemakers.
Learn more at https://t.co/HlN43SRo5j
🚍🎶🎭 @billgattus
These lucky readers are the winners of our Polar Express book drawing! (Some winners not pictured 📸) Students who completed their Polar Express event punch cards and turned them in had their names entered and drawn to win their very own copy of The Polar Express! 📚❄️
A HUGE thank you to our amazing donors who made it possible to put these special books into our students’ hands. The magic of reading is alive and well at RLE! ✨
Have an amazing winter break, and we’ll see everyone back on Tuesday, January 6th! 🎄💙 @billgattus@Reading_Green@RichardsonISD
✨ All aboard the Polar Express! ✨ Our annual RLE Polar Express Literacy Night was a HUGE success, and we are glowing from all the joy, reading, and holiday magic shared tonight! A massive shout-out to our incredible CRS’s, Ms. Green & Ms. Thomas, for organizing such an unforgettable event! They truly brought the spirit of the season to life!
A special thank you to Mosaic Church for volunteering and generously donating all of the hot chocolate, we are so grateful for your support and partnership! ☕️
And of course, THANK YOU to all of our amazing families and students who bundled up and joined us! We had such an incredible turnout, and your energy made the night one to remember!
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Pictures of the performances will be posted tomorrow, so stay tuned! @billgattus@Reading_Green
🚂Choo choo... Another amazing year of the Polar Express is in the books at RLE! THANK YOU to our faculty, staff and community! Time is the most precious gift, and you all gave the most! Happy holidays to all and KEEP READING! @RLERockets1
A HUGE congratulations to our✈️Flight Crew Members of the Week✈️, our awesome PE teacher, Coach Hopson, and our lovely nurse, Nurse Crystal! We are so lucky to have you both on our crew! ✨🩵🚀💛 We’re also celebrating our next Flight Crew Class of the Week, Ms. Hardans Kindergarten class!!! Congratulations on always showing our core values wherever you are in the building!! Congratulations to all! 🩵🚀💛 @billgattus
Farm fun in Kindergarten! 🐓🌽 Kindergarten is studying their farm unit! Mrs. Wilden from 5th grade even brought in her chickens to school, shared awesome chicken facts, students made chicken puppets, AND they got to “milk a cow!” What an udderly amazing week! 🐄✨ Thank you to the incredible Kindergarten teachers for making this an experience these littles will never forget! 🤩 @billgattus@RichardsonISD
Share the Fair is the giving program built into the RLE Book Fair! Your contribution helps even more kids take a book home and experience the all-the-feels, read-past-lights-out rush that we call “Bookjoy.” Give or share our link today! 📚 https://t.co/FArgqjZZTu
Buzz, buzz… the RLE Spelling Bee was un-bee-lievable today! 🐝✨ Huge congratulations to our champion, 4th grader Zafar, and our runner-up, 6th grader Claire! We’re so proud of you and every amazing student who stepped up to spell their hearts out! @billgattus@RichardsonISD@Reading_Green
RLE is feeling full & THANKFUL! 🍽️💙 Huge shoutout to the amazing local partners who showed our staff so much love this month. In November, neighborhood realtor Jeana Vasquez spoiled us with a homemade BBQ feast, and today Credit Union of Texas rolled up with a food truck serving burgers & hotdogs! 🌭🍔
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for fueling our teachers so they can keep inspiring our students every day! 💛🙌 @billgattus
Ms. Gammill’s 3rd graders are diving into a hands-on math adventure today! Using square inch tiles, square centimeter tiles, and trusty rulers, they’re exploring how area works, one square at a time. We love seeing those lightbulb moments shine! 📏🟦✨ @billgattus@RichardsonISD@RISDmath
Richland is MOVING this morning! 🔥 Loved walking classrooms with Bill and the team during today’s Bluebonnet Walks. Aligned systems, sharp instruction, and students thriving. This campus is on the rise. #risddreambig
Donating The Polar Express to a Title I school does more than place a book into a child’s hands; it places wonder into their hearts. For many students, especially in communities where resources are limited, a book is not just a story—it’s an experience. The Polar Express invites children to believe in possibility, to hear the “bell” of hope and imagination, and to see themselves in a world where kindness and wonder still matter. By gifting these books, you help create a holiday season they can feel, remember, and treasure. Your donation brings more than pages and pictures. It brings magic. It brings joy. It brings the reminder that every child deserves to experience the warmth of the holidays and the belief that they, too, are part of something special. This season, thank you for helping their Polar Express journey come to life. ❤️🚂 @billgattus
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