Our youngest rangers learned about the people who help in our community. They had a guest reader from the Tyler Police Department. They also visited Nurse Gomez to learn the tools she uses to keep the students healthy.Β 
almost 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
A boy and girl playing a matching game.
A nurse showing students the tools she uses.
A boy dressed up as a construction worker.
Police officer reading a book to children.
What’s more fun than drawing Jack-o’-lantern faces? Our youngest rangers had fun practicing drawing shapes on pumpkins!
almost 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
A boy drawing shapes on a pumpkin to make a Jack-o’-lantern face.
A boy drawing shapes on a pumpkin to make a Jack-o’-lantern face.
A boy drawing shapes on a pumpkin to make a Jack-o’-lantern face.
A boy drawing shapes on a pumpkin to make a Jack-o’-lantern face.
These Rangers in 2nd grade worked in teams to create fact family neighborhoods.
almost 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
Students showing their fact family neighborhood.
Students showing their fact family neighborhood.
Students showing their fact family neighborhood
Students showing their fact family neighborhood.
Prek has been learning about their community this week. They are learning the importance of knowing their addresses and phone numbers. They also had fun painting and making houses like the ones they see in their neighborhoods.
almost 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
A boy practicing his phone number
 Children showing the houses they made.
A boy making a house out of shapes.
A boy painting a house
These 2nd graders are showcasing their writing about why school is important. The writing process is a crucial lesson to learn at this age. Great work Rangers!
almost 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
Students standing in front of their writing work.
Pre-K had an apple-solutely great week learning about apples! From reading narrative and informational texts, to apple art crafts, to apple STEM activities, and to tasting delicious apples!
almost 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
A boy eating apple slices.
A girl painting with apples.
Three boys doing a STEM activity.
A girl showing how apples grow.
Our 2nd grade Rangers are working together in teams to build a bridge. Will they be strong enough? They will test their bridge after the building process is complete!
almost 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
Students working together to build a bridge.
Students working together to build a bridge.
Students working together to build a bridge.
Students working together to build a bridge.
We are celebrating HELLO week at Rice, and these Rangers showed up and out with their encouraging message shirts to spread the L OV E today! Don’t forget to wear your grade level colors tomorrow to celebrate being on the TEAM!
almost 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
students wearing encouraging message shirts
students with encouraging message shirts
students with encouraging message shirts
students with encouraging message tees
Students at Rice are learning all about rhythm in music!
almost 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
3rd grade students showing his work in Music.
1st grade students showing their work in Music
3rd grade students showing his work in Music
3rd grade students showing their work in Music
Our youngest rangers learned about families this week. They were very excited to share about their families!
almost 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
A boy presenting pictures of his family.
A boy presenting pictures of his family.
A boy presenting pictures of his family.
A boy presenting pictures of his family.
These Rice Rangers in 2nd grade explored types and changes of matter by making root beer floats.
about 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
Students showing their work
Students pouring root beer in ice cream to make a float
Students tasting their floats
Students recording their observations.
Puzzles, Chromebooks, and writing, oh my! Our Pre-K students are loving literacy stations!
about 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
A boy placing letter manipulatives on the correct letter.
A girl completing an alphabet puzzle.
A girl using a Chromebook to practice letter recognition.
A girl writing the letter P on a smart board.
These 2nd grade Rangers are working hard on double digit addition using base ten pictorial models.
about 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
Students showing their math work.
Students showing their math work
ATTENTION πŸ›‘ We're launching Safe2SpeakUP, which lets students anonymously report any bully-related activity, even for friends, from a mobile app. Learn more and download the app πŸ‘‡ πŸ”— https://www.tylerisd.org/safe2speakup
about 3 years ago, Tyler ISD
Safe2SpeakUP app icon with download badges
Check out Ms. Hall’s Pre-K Class! Last week, they received popsicles as a reward for achieving their class behavior goal! Way to go Rangers!
about 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
A boy smiling with his popsicle.
A Pre-K class siting and eating popsicles.
Six girls eating popsicles.
A Pre-K class siting on the classroom rug smiling.
Rice Rangers showed up and showed out in their college colors today!!
about 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
Ms. Taylor and Ms. Pyle with a student wearing college colors
teachers wearing college shirts
kinder Aggie fans with Mr. Smiley
kindergarten students wearing college shirts
These 2nd grade Rice Rangers are practicing complete sentences with frog facts and Sentence Sam!
about 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
Students are holding up their work.
Pre-K has been working hard learning to recognize and write their names!
about 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
A boy and a girl holding their name artwork made of small pieces of paper.
A boy using a purple dry erase marker to practice writing his name.
A girl putting rainbow strips of paper with the letters of her name in correct order.
A girl using a purple marker to trace her name.
Our youngest Rice Rangers are starting the new school year off exploring STEM activities!
about 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
A boy exploring with small shape manipulatives.
A boy sitting in a cardboard box.
A boy putting small shape manipulatives in a line.
Can’t stop, won’t stop!! Look at these Rice Rangers working on their FITNESS in PE!
about 3 years ago, Rice Elementary
Student juggling with scarves.
Two students crab walking in PE
Student in midair jump roping.
Two students playing hockey.