Clyde Riggs Elementary

Wheels in Motion January 2012

2012-01-31T13:56:00.001-06:00

The Portland Rotary Club again honored one of the students from Clyde Riggs with a special recognition and the presentation of a new bike.

Dad's Sunrise Breakfast

2012-01-19T07:50:00.001-06:00

Second Nine-Week Accelerated Reader

2012-01-10T08:08:00.001-06:00

1st

2nd-10th

11th-20th

21st-27th

Second Nine-Week Citizenship

2012-01-10T08:03:00.003-06:00

4th and 5th Grade

2nd and 3rd Grade

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

4-H Speech Contest Winner

2011-12-07T08:12:00.001-06:00

The 4-H held their county-wide speech contest on Saturday, December 3. Emily Holmes was named the Grand Champion for the county 5th Grade. She is a student in Mrs. Williams' class. We would like to give Emily a big CONGRATULATIONS for her accomplishment.

Music Program

2011-12-06T07:48:00.001-06:00

The 4th and 5th grade choirs performed several musical numbers for the Christmas season during the program this past Thursday night.

The 2nd and 3rd grade students performed the program "Christmas at the OK Corral". Both groups did a fantastic job and the performances were done in front of a pack cafeteria.

Portland Community Foundation Grant

2011-11-30T08:59:00.001-06:00

Ms. Bates' class received one of the Portland Community Foundation Grants again this year. Ms. Bates has applied for and received this grant for several years. She uses the money in her class to promote reading.

Storyteller

2011-11-16T08:33:00.001-06:00

The students listened to Mary Jo Huff, storyteller, during a program at school and later that night the parents were able to enjoy her storytelling at the Title I family meeting.

Veterans Day

2011-11-16T08:30:00.001-06:00

The 4th and 5th Grade students at Clyde Riggs were honored to listen to local Veterans and recognize them for their service.

Local workers visit the First Grade

2011-11-07T06:28:00.001-06:00

The first graders are learning about local community workers, so on Friday representatives from the Portland Police and Fire Departments and CEMC came to our school. They discussed their jobs and showed off some of their equipment they use in their line work.

Wheels In Motion

2011-10-27T09:31:00.000-05:00

The Portland Rotary Club came to school to present the first bike to a student for the 2011-2012 school year. The student is chosen that shows positive areas of citizenship, academics (school work), reliability and helpfulness to others. Paul Fuqua was the representative for the Portland Rotary Club.

Fire Prevention Program

2011-10-27T09:17:00.002-05:00

The Portland Fire Department and the Highland Volunteer Fire Department came to school and presented the annual Fire Prevention Month program. This year the visit included Sarge, the Highland Volunteer Fire Department's Bloodhound.

First Nine Week Citizenship

2011-10-25T10:39:00.003-05:00

Top Picture: 4th and 5th Grade
Middle Picture: 2nd and 3rd Grade
Bottom Picture: Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Just Say No Social

2011-10-24T13:31:00.006-05:00

Fourth and Fifth Grade Just Say No students attended the fall social. They participated in a variety of activities.

Are you my Mummy?

Book Fair Family Night

2011-10-24T13:25:00.004-05:00

Clyde Riggs held its Fall Family Night at the Book Fair. We had a great turnout to the book fair and to the spaghetti supper. Thank you to everyone that attended.

Coordinated School Health BMI Screening

2011-09-29T06:03:00.002-05:00

The Sumner County School System does BMI Screenings yearly on our Kindergarten, Second Grade and Fourth Grade students. This is done in conjunction with the Tennessee Coordinated School Health Program. This year several of our students were filmed during their screening to provide a training video showing other students the process of the BMI screening. The screenings involved checking the students blood pressure, heart rate, height and weight.

Remembering Sept 11

2011-09-14T10:47:00.003-05:00

One of the fifth grade classes did a paper quilt honoring the memory of those that lost their life on Sept. 11, 2001.

Kindergarten Parent Boo-Hoo Breakfast

2011-08-26T09:00:00.002-05:00

Several parents attended the back to school Boo-Hoo Breakfast today. Many of the staff members were introduced to the parents and infomation about the school was provided to help parents make it though their child's first year of school successfully.

Parent Back to School Night

2011-08-19T06:33:00.003-05:00

We had a wonderful turn out for the Parent Back to School Night. We would like to thank all of the parents that attended and we hope you gained some new ideas to help with your child's education this school year.

A couple of our teachers talking with School Board members David Brown and Glen Gregory

Parents visiting the center set up by the Reading Lab

Our parent volunteers and school nutrition staff prepared healthy snacks for our guests attending Back to School Night.

Kindergarten First Day

2011-08-18T10:26:00.001-05:00

Our Kindergarten students came to school today for their first full day of school. They had big smiles on their faces as they entered the building. They dressed in Red and we could see they were excited to learn.

Starting off the new school year

2011-08-08T14:30:00.000-05:00

The new school year started today. The students were very excited to be back at school. It was a great day.

Cafeteria Recognition

2011-06-26T07:06:00.001-05:00

On May 26 the Sumner County school nutrition department held their annual appreciation and recognition banquet. This year the nutrition staff of Clyde Riggs was named the Cafeteria of the Year in the small school category. Congratulations to these ladies and thank you for all the hard work you do during the school year.

Perfect Attendance

2011-06-15T06:58:00.000-05:00

Students learn best when they are in school. Pictured below are the students that had perfect attendance for the school year 2010-2011. As adults we realize how easy it is to miss a day of work which makes this accomplishment of being at school every day during the school year so special.

Wheels In Motion

2011-06-14T19:58:00.002-05:00

The Portland Rotary Club provides a bike to a student three times a year. This year the students selected to receive the bike are pictured above. The students must meet criteria of a good citizen which matches the Four Way Test of the club.

Clyde Riggs Elementary

Wheels in Motion January 2012

Dad's Sunrise Breakfast

Second Nine-Week Accelerated Reader

Second Nine-Week Citizenship

4-H Speech Contest Winner

Music Program

Portland Community Foundation Grant

Storyteller

Veterans Day

Local workers visit the First Grade

Wheels In Motion

Fire Prevention Program

First Nine Week Citizenship

Just Say No Social

Book Fair Family Night

Top Accelerated Readers after First Nine Weeks

Coordinated School Health BMI Screening

Remembering Sept 11

Kindergarten Parent Boo-Hoo Breakfast

Parent Back to School Night

Kindergarten First Day

Starting off the new school year

Cafeteria Recognition

Perfect Attendance

Wheels In Motion