River Ridge CUSD 210

Congratulations to Sawyer Fry on being elected as Section One Secretary at last night's banquet! Way to go, we are proud to have him as a member of the officer team that represents the 15 schools in our section!

5th grade is coming to the end of an ELA unit on Native Americans. Mrs Albrecht and Mrs Benson collaborated with Mrs Laity and students created a Google site where they displayed their research about various tribes across the United States. Today students started presenting their learning and sites to the rest of their class. What an exciting combination of technology, research and learning from peers!

RRSM SENIOR NIGHT!!!

Lots of learning in Elementary today! 1st graders created Google slideshows about their favorite animals and presented their research to their classroom friends. They wrote sentences, found pictures, selected fonts and shared their knowledge. In preschool and kindergarten, Jacquelynn Albrecht, RR alum, parent and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officer, presented lots of info about insects! Students loved learning today!

Illinois Masonic Lodge 385 in Savanna sponsored River Ridge Elementary in the Bikes for Books program. Our Wildcat students in grades k-5 read about 750 books in the month of March, with each book providing an entry into the drawing. Today, Sydney Champion, a 3rd grader in Mrs Reese's class won the drawing and received the new bicycle and helmet. Thank you to Tommy Miner for presenting the bicycle this afternoon and a big thank you to the Masonic Lodge for encouraging our students to read with this wonderful program!

This upcoming weekend is River Ridge's "A Night Under the Stars" prom! Juniors and seniors will attend banquet Friday night. Prom Grand March is at the Territory Owners' Club on Saturday at 7:30pm. Weather permitting, prom goers will head outside while their names are announced, they'll wind their way around finishing back on the deck, and then the 2024 Prom King and Queen will be revealed. Lastly, the parent-run after prom will kickoff after the dance. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. M.

Parents, if your student has asthma, Midwest Medical has a new program available. Please contact Nicole at 815-777-6042 to get signed up.

The Horticulture class has been doing a great job in the greenhouse!

The plant sale is less than 2 weeks away! The sale is next Saturday, May 4th, from 8-11 and on the 11th from 8-12 as well.

On Friday, April 19th, sophomore Jaime Miller was honored as our Paul Kindig Rotary Student of the Quarter! Teachers nominated Jaime for her perseverance, willingness to help others, and being a role model to her peers. Congratulations, Jaime!

The Introduction to Agriculture class is learning all about electricity! Students make electrical circuits and then test them to see if their light bulbs and duplex outlets are working.

Congratulations to the FFA Poultry team on their 8th place finish at State! We are so proud of our Wildcats!

Thank you to Michelle Bass of dcRise Real Estate for presenting a generous grant to our fourth grade class today. Mrs Walters' and Mrs Fry's classes will be celebrating Earth Day with a butterfly and bird house project funded by this grant. Mrs Bass gifted each fourth grader with a water bottle as well. Thank you!

Problem solving activity in a study hall? You bet!!

Tick Season is upon us! Please stay safe!

On April 3rd and 4th Cats Care provided dental service to some of our students using grant money provided by Delta Dental of Illinois. Cats Care partnered with Jet Dental to bring a dental team to RR. This team completed x-rays, exams, and restorative care for students. The students were first seen by the mobile dentist program in December and were recommended to have additional dental work completed. We cannot thank Jet Dental, Delta Dental of Illinois and Cats Care enough for providing these services to our students.

The Intro to Ag class has successfully hatched chicks again thisbyear! Students will, with parent permission, take yhe chicks home after Ag Day next Friday!

The River Ridge Drama Department would like to say THANK YOU to the family of Susan Schumacher for the generous donation to the drama department! Your funds will be used to continue the tradition of fantastic shows at River Ridge.

The Business Communications class was out selling advertising space in our publications for next year. Our adventure was cut short due to the impending storm and early dismissal, so if we missed you today, please reach out to us for more information on next year's advertising options. The class appreciates the continued support of our local business partners!

Due to the possible severe weather today (4/16) all after school activities have been canceled. Here is the list of updates>Middle School Track - CANCELED>HS Girls Track @ Fulton  - POSTPONED to 4/17>HS Boys Track @ LeWIn - CANCELED>Baseball vs Galena - POSTPONED to 4/17>Softball vs Galena - POSTPONED TBA