Ridgewood Elementary School http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood Just another RISD Education Community weblog Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:51:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Rescheduled A.L.I.C.E. School Safety Parent Information Meeting http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/rescheduled-a-l-i-c-e-school-safety-parent-information-meeting/ http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/rescheduled-a-l-i-c-e-school-safety-parent-information-meeting/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:50:23 +0000 rosalandlee1 http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/?p=615 Our February 21st parent meeting has been rescheduled for April 23rd at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will last approximately 45 minutes.  Assistant Superintendent of Pupil Personnel, Kay Ingham, and Detective Jeff Morrissey, will present the new school safety procedures.

]]> http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/rescheduled-a-l-i-c-e-school-safety-parent-information-meeting/feed/ 0 HELP US RAISE $$$ FOR TECHNOLOGY http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/help-us-raise-for-technology/ http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/help-us-raise-for-technology/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:49:37 +0000 rosalandlee1 http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/?p=613 JOIN US on TRIVIA NIGHT…

On Saturday, April 27, we will hold a Trivia Night at the Pythian Center in Milan. Doors open at 5:30. Game begins at 6. Entry fee is $10 per person, tables of 8 for $80. All profits will be used to support our technology purchases. Please come out and support us. Call Sue,309-787-1557, to reserve a table.

]]> http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/help-us-raise-for-technology/feed/ 0 PTA Vendor Fair… http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/pta-vendor-fair-3/ http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/pta-vendor-fair-3/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:48:39 +0000 rosalandlee1 http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/?p=611 Join the fun in our gym from 11:00-2:00 on Saturday, April 6th. A variety of vendors will be on hand to sell their products. Last year was a great success and we look forward to our second Vendor Fair.  Make sure to drop by.

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]]> http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/spring-picture-day/feed/ 0 Congratulations! http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/congratulations/ http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/congratulations/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:47:02 +0000 rosalandlee1 http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/?p=607 Congratulations to two of our sixth grade  students, Matthew Hays and Jacy Betzel.  They participated in a Jr. High level Band and Solo Ensemble Contest on March 9th.  Both Matt and Jacy earned a rating of #1, the highest rating!  Super job!

]]> http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/congratulations/feed/ 0 CONTIG Math Tournament http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/contig-math-tournament/ http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/contig-math-tournament/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:46:15 +0000 rosalandlee1 http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/?p=605 Congratulations to our grade 4-6 CONTIG Math winners.  They will represent us at the Regional CONTIG Tournament on April 9th at Wilson Jr. High.

They are:

Grade 4:             Jayden Jackson

Grade 5:             Logan Conner

Grade 6:             Emily Skelton

]]> http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/contig-math-tournament/feed/ 0 State of Illinois Survey: 5ESSENTIALS http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/state-of-illinois-survey-5essentials/ http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/state-of-illinois-survey-5essentials/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:45:14 +0000 rosalandlee1 http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/?p=602 The State of Illinoisis requiring staff and 6th grade students to take a survey about their school. This year they are opening the survey up to parents, as an option. Next year, the requirement will become more formal. Some of the survey results will be made public, letting everyone know what staff, students, and parents think of their school. If you are interested in taking the survey this year you may access it using the directions below. (The parent survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. All surveys must be completed in one sitting.

Parents may skip questions they do not wish to answer. Surveys cannot be retrieved once submitted. For this reason, parents are encouraged to take their time when responding to the survey. If you do not have a computer or internet access feel free to call school to use the computers in our lab.  Go to:

Visit https://illinois.5-essentials.org.

Select the necessary language to complete the survey(English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Polish, or Russian).

Enter requested demographic information.

Click Submit to begin the survey.

Complete the survey.

Click Submit Survey.

]]> http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/state-of-illinois-survey-5essentials/feed/ 0 JOIN us for our Science Family Night http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/join-us-for-our-science-family-night/ http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/join-us-for-our-science-family-night/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:44:19 +0000 rosalandlee1 http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/?p=600 On Tuesday, April 2, we will hold a Science Family Night from Bettendorf Family Museum. The program will be held in our gym.  Dinner will be served from 5:30-6.  The program will be from 6-7:30.  Please return the RSVP form or call the school by Monday, April 1st with the number of family members attending.

]]> http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/join-us-for-our-science-family-night/feed/ 0 3rd Quarter Electronic Luncheon http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/3rd-quarter-electronic-luncheon/ http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/3rd-quarter-electronic-luncheon/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:43:26 +0000 rosalandlee1 http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/?p=597 Our 3rd quarter Electronic Luncheon brought in  $352.10!  With money from a previous Electronic Luncheon and our Cotton Candy sales we were able to order our playground bench.  At the end of the year we will have a special memorial ceremony for Ashton Carothers and cement the bench into our playground area.  Thank you for all of your support. Ashton’s family is extremely appreciative of your thoughtfulness.

]]> http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/04/03/3rd-quarter-electronic-luncheon/feed/ 0 Inspiring Life-long Learners… http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/01/30/inspiring-life-long-learners/ http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/2013/01/30/inspiring-life-long-learners/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:53:00 +0000 rosalandlee1 http://rockislandschools.org/riec/ridgewood/?p=590 During our recent early dismissal our entire staff, a parent representative, Mrs. Carla Underwood, and a representative from Spring Forward Learning Center in Milan, reviewed our Strategic Plan. There were many wonderful discussions regarding what we believe to be important and should be used to guide our daily decisions. The following is our new plan.

 

Vision: Inspiring Life-long Learners

 

Mission: Teaching & Learning with Integrity

 

Core Values:

All Students Can Learn & Achieve

Provide a Safe Learning Environment

Our Community Working Together toward Common Goals

Data-Driven Decisions for Continuous Improvement

Community Involvement & Satisfaction

Empowerment with Responsibility

 

Priorities:

To have a safe, caring, respectful learning community

To show individual student improvement in all subjects

To have high levels of involvement & satisfaction among, parents, students, staff, & the community

To have a high-quality work force

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