
Check out our Leaders of the Week! π₯³These Rice Rangers were recognized for demonstrating Habit #1, Be Proactive!

Join us on the field Friday, October 17th to lead the Tyler Legacy Red Raiders through the tunnel! ππ£


4th grade is hard at work measuring mass in the STEM lab! π§ͺπ₯Ό






We had a GREAT turnout for Meet the Teacher. We thought you'd also like to meet the leadership team. (Left to right)
MTS - Mrs. Lupton
Asst. Principal - Mrs. Martin
Master Teacher - Mrs. Watson
Principal - Mrs. O'Neal
Counselor - Mrs. Barrett
Dean - Mr. Wadle


Today is the day! Come see us tonight for Meet the Teacher. Kona Ice will be here for purchase. Bring your school supplies and drop them off in your classroom. Can't wait to see you!


Let's welcome another new Rice Ranger! π Sarah Malim may look familiar. She did her student teaching last semester with Mrs. Harville in 4th grade, and now she is joining the 3rd grade team for Science and Social Studies. We're glad to have you on the team!β


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Help us welcome Lauren Manton to the Rice Ranger team. π She's the newest member of the 5th grade team and will teach Reading and Language Arts. While she's new to Rice, she's not new to Tyler ISD. Mrs. Manton worked alongside her husband, Justin, at Tyler Legacy last year where he coaches and she taught special education. We're so glad to have you! β€οΈπ€


We have a new Rice Ranger! π Welcome to the kindergarten team, April Hunt! She comes to us from Bullard ISD where she gained a wealth of teaching experience. We're so excited to have her! β


We're excited to welcome back a familiar face. π Stephany Fitzgerald is rejoining the Rice family as part of the second grade team after taking a year off with her family. Once a Ranger, always a Ranger! β


Help us welcome another Rice Ranger to the Leadership Team.π Claire Watson is our new Master Teacher. After starting her teaching career in the DFW Metroplex, she spent the past four years teaching at Jack Elementary in Tyler. We're so excited about the knowledge and skills she brings to her new role. β€οΈπ€


One of our 5th Gradeβ€οΈ teachers won a giveaway from TikTok! Her two favorite teacher influencers, PB & J, partnered with Tula skin care and each winner got a $500 Target gift card and Tula goodies. Mrs. Hall was able to get a lot of new things for her classroom and is ready for a fabulous year! π




Welcome another member of the Rice Leadership Team. πJacob Wadle is our new Dean of Students. He joins us from Whitehouse ISD where he taught, coached, and served as assistant athletic coordinator for the junior high. We're happy to have you! β


Rangers, help us welcome our new Rice Elementary counselor, Kylee Barrett! πShe is joining us from Lindale ISD where she served as a counselor. As a former music teacher, she shares a love of the arts with her husband, Hunter, who is the assistant band director at Hubbard Middle School. We are so excited to welcome Kylee to the Ranger family! β€οΈπ€


Today has been an I SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM day for Pre-K! π¦π¨











Pre-K had such an AYE-mazing pirate day today! We hunted for treasure, had a cannonball war, walked the plank over sharks, and tossed hooks on Captain Hookβs treasure map!











πWelcome to the family!!β€οΈ


Thank you to Mark Shelton and Young Audiences of East Texas for performing for our 3rd and 4th graders and teaching them about percussion.




Calling all baseball fans! βΎ Check out this opportunity from the Tyler Legacy Red Raiders.