Thank You

Thank you to our  PTA  and the  First Presbyterian Church of Milan for providing a Staff Appreciation Luncheon in May.

Ridgewood Awarded a Quad Cities Art Guild grant for the 2012-2013…

We have been notified thatRidgewoodwill be awarded a grant to include art lessons in grade 2-6 classrooms next fall.  A local artist will provide instruction regarding various artists and their style.  Students will use a variety of mediums including such things as, pencil, oil pastels, and watercolor paints.

Handicapped Parking spaces…

Please do NOT block the immediate handicapped parking spaces and the area needed to maneuver in and out of them. Thank you for your thoughtful help with this need.

Be Proud of your Children, We are!

Each year, we invited a variety of community programs into our classrooms, such asFiggeMuseum, Putnam, and students go out into the community on field trips. Over and over, we hear what wonderful students we have. Last week, when our picture company was atRidgewood, they shared that our students were extremely well behaved and very respectful.  [...]

PTA Vendor Fair

Make sure to mark your calendar for a fun event.  On Saturday, April 21st, our Ridgewood PTA will hold its first Vendor Fair.  The fair will be from 11:00-2:00 p.m. There will be lots of vendors with their products and an opportunity for you to win prizes submitted from each vendor. Hope to see you [...]

Ridgewood’s Medal of Honor Students

Each yearRidgewoodselects 3 intermediate-grade students to participate in the District’s Medal of Honor Celebration. Students are selected for a variety of reasons.  They may exhibit characteristics such as, being kind to others, a hard worker, demonstrate leadership qualities, be self-motivated. This year we would like to “Congratulate!” the following students as our Medal of Honor [...]

Congratulations to our Band Solo & Ensemble contest winners:

The following students participated in a local contest and received the highest rating of 1.  They were:  Audi Oliva,                       Mackenzie Munday Alex Gant                          Allison Nickel

Congratulations to our new Student Council Board…

The following students were voted in as our new Student Council Board: President:                          Noemi Gutierrez Vice-President:                  Elizabeth Johnson Secretary:                          Jamyah Winter

CONTIG Math Tournament Winners…

On Friday, March 30, the followingRidgewoodgrade level winners participated in the District CONTIG Tournament. Congratulations for doing a great job! Grade 4:                            Nathan Buri Grade 5:                            Corbin MacDonald Grade 6:                            Aune Mortell

Ridgewood Partners with Hy-Vee to start a Student Gardening & Nutrition Program!

We are looking for 15 Ridgewood students in grades 3, 4, or 5 who are interested in participating in a 10 week gardening program with our Milan Hy-Vee.  In an effort to teach students about good nutrition, students will plant a raised bed garden on Hy-Vee’s grounds, weed/water the garden, learn about nutrition from the [...]