If you could be a fly on the wall in our AP English literature classroom, you would see and hear the amazing analytical thinking and writing that comes out of these seniors. These are their thoughts from their summer readings of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Richard Wright's Black Boy, and Alice Walker's The Color Purple. These students are your future and I couldn't be more proud or confident in the "work" they will do in the world. (Names are blocked out and they gave me permission to share.) #RRproud
Seniors and senior families, check out River Ridge's scholarship website for local, state, and national scholarship opportunities as well as information on local trade union apprenticeships. More scholarships will be added as the year continues, so be sure to check back often!
https://sites.google.com/riverridge210.org/rr-scholarships/home
5th Grade Band Rental Night has been rescheduled for Tuesday September 5th at 6 PM. Come rent your instrument and then go cheer on the Volleyball team! Please use the doors by the band room to go to rental night!
The 7th graders are out in the shop this week for STEM class.
They are learning how to use the miter saw and how to read the ruler correctly!
We learned about "doodling" in Art class today😃
Check out this year's first edition of the Counselor's Corner from MS/HS counselor Ms. Brzezinski! This month's newsletter features important announcements, dates to remember, and back-to-school tips.
https://sites.google.com/riverridge210.org/counselorscorner?usp=sharing
5th grade band rental night has been postponed. A rescheduled date will be set shortly.
Congratulations to the Cross Country team on a great showing at Monday's meet in Monroe.
The River Ridge Drama Department has NWIL daily drawing tickets for sale! $25 each or 5 for $100. If you would like to support our program email lhaas@riverridge210.org.
It's here! 🙌🏻
The horticulture class learned about the color wheel today by making vanilla frosting cookie wheels!
All Athletes need a sports waiver on file. If you did not fill one out during registration please follow these directions to fill it out.
HOW TO FIND THE SPORTS WAIVER FORM IN FAMILY ACCESS:
1. Go to the riverridge210.org website. Click "Family Access" at the top right corner.
2. Log into Skyward using your parent login and password.
3. When you are logged in, find the "Online Forms" tab along the left side. Click it.
4. A box will open with your students’ names listed in it. Next to Sports Waiver, click the blue link “Fill out this form”. Click Step 1 at the right and complete the entire form. Click “Next Step” or “Complete step 1 and go to step 2”. Lastly, click “Submit form”.
Last day to order from the River Ridge Middle School Volleyball apparel store!
If you have any questions, please ask Coach Winders or Coach Holcomb.
https://seeitsigns-apparel.myshopify.com/collections/river-ridge-middle-school-volleyball-apparel
Today 3rd grade made “People Glyphs” in math which helped us understand how we learn math best. The features on the glyph represent what group sizes we prefer, how we like to record mathematical thinking, our favorite time of the day to learn, and how we feel about math.
What do you do when it is 108 degrees outside?? You melt things! Crayons DO melt at temperatures over 100!! We were so excited. “It is a black rainbow “ was one of our observations 🤣 We learned that lots of different colors make black
Due to the chance of high temperature the Volleyball game vs LeWin tomorrow (8/24) will be moved to River Ridge.
Due to the chance of high temperature the golf meet at Warren tomorrow (8/23) is cancelled.
Snack time sure has changed since we were in school. Check out these delicious treats the kindergarten chefs have prepared for themselves!
River Ridge is PROUD to announce that four of our seniors are among 72,000 students nationally recognized by College Board for academic achievements!
Cora Boop, Lynnea Groezinger, Matthew Johnson, and Morgan Flynn have all earned the National Rural & Small Town Award and Matthew Johnson has also been awarded the National Indigenous Award. These students scored in the top 10% of PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment takers in the state. Congratulations to our outstanding scholars!
Reminders for Sharing the Road with a School Bus:
Now that River Ridge is back in school after summer vacation, school buses are back on the road. School buses are the safest vehicle to carry children to and from school according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), even safer than in your car. The most dangerous part of the bus ride for children is getting on and off of the school bus. In fact, the loading and unloading area of a school bus is called the “Danger Zone,” a 10-foot area on any side of the bus where the bus driver may not see a child. More children and pedestrians are injured or killed near or outside of a school bus because a motorist didn’t obey the bus stop-arm warning or follow local traffic laws. It’s Illegal to pass a school bus with its red stop-arm extended while loading or unloading children in Illinois. BUS WARNING When you see flashing yellow lights that means the school bus driver is getting ready to stop to load or unload students, so slow down and be prepared to stop. The bus driver will activate the red flashing lights and extend the stop arm to show the bus has stopped, then students will be getting on or off the bus. LAWS Two-lane roadway: If a school bus traveling on a two-lane roadway stops to drop off children, vehicles in all lanes of traffic must stop at least 20 feet away from the school bus to give students time to safely cross the roadway. One way roadway: All lanes of traffic are required to stop when a school bus stops to load or unload students on a one-way road. This applies regardless of the number of lanes.
Railroad Crossings: School buses are required by state law to stop for all railroad crossings. The driver will activate the hazard warning lights as they determine if it’s safe to cross. You can drive by the bus if you’re approaching it from the front; but if you are behind it, you cannot pass if the bus is within 100 feet of a railroad crossing. You should also leave plenty of room between your vehicle and the bus in case it has to back up or maneuver in case of an emergency. PENALTIES The penalties for illegally passing a school bus are a mandatory minimum fine of $300 and the suspension of your driver’s license for 3 months. A second offense or conviction within five years will get you a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000 and a one-year suspension of your driver’s license. The offense is not criminal, but it can reportedly affect your insurance premiums. RESUMING After stopping, motorists can resume driving once the bus resumes traveling, the flashing lights are turned off and the stop arm is no longer extended, or the bus driver signals the motorist to go ahead. Please keep in mind that children can become easily distracted and may start to cross the street without warning. Many kids are not capable of judging the speed or distance of a vehicle and expect vehicles to stop for them at a bus stop; so be sure to use extra caution when driving