Time to sharpen those pencils! Now, what else was on that list?

The first day of school is just two weeks away, Thursday, Aug. 16. Do you have your supplies yet? If your list got lost in the end of the year backpack purge, have no fear. Your PTO has you covered with lists for each grade.

And if you don't want to lug them all on the first day of school, be sure to attend the meet and greet on Tuesday, Aug. 14, from 5:30 to 6:30. Drop off your supplies with your classroom teacher and have a popsicle with our new principal Mrs. Merriweather. You'll also have a chance to enter your name in a no-cost raffle for one of our new 50th anniversary Lucas t-shirts. (Also for sale if you can't wait for the raffle drawing. Note that the RRCS is pronounced "rocks" and is not a typo. Your student should be able to explain it and if not, your faithful blogger will be back with a fuller description in the coming weeks.)

Be sure to get your shopping done early so you can give your full attention to these last two weeks of summer break. And if you score any great deals you'd like to share with fellow parents, feel free to post in the comments section.