RPS Lower School
March 2025
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THE ARGO JR. Included in this issue
The Lower School Valentine’s Dance!
RPS Spirit Week and Prep Rally!
The RPS Swim Team takes on the 2025 season!
Behind the Scenes of the Lower School Assembly by Arya Pandey, 5th grade
The Lower School assembly is a fun event that takes place every two weeks. It is organized and run by a group of 5th grade students.
Together, they pick a theme for the assembly, create their script and plan activities and games.
Ms. Tolia is a big help to the assembly group. She makes sure that everything is perfect for the presentation and helps the fifth graders get their script done.
The script is a hard process to go The fifth graders work hard every two through. Everyone needs to put in a So overall we should give a big thanks weeks to come up with an assembly collaborative effort to create it. The to the assembly crew and especially to for the Lower School. A small group fifth graders also rehearse the skits Ms. Tolia! of students that were selected and and the script before the actual paired in September give up their P.E. assembly. time for two weeks to make sure that Lower School students get an amazing Ms. Tolia says that “It is a process and assembly. it takes effort. We have to listen to each other's ideas and find the courage The fifth graders meet with Ms. Tolia to propose our own ideas. Basically, in her office about six times we have to collaborate.” in the duration of two weeks.