Principal's Update

We are so grateful for Early Release and In-Service days so teachers can dig into our new Bridges Math curriculum. I've been observing both Number Corner and Math lessons and the engagement of our students is amazing! The way students need to learn math now is very different than the way we've learned math in the past. Our students are developing number sense and learning how to solve problems in a variety of ways. On Thursday, November 9th the district will be having a Math Information Night for parents/guardians at Twin Oaks Middle School from 6:30-7:30 pm. This would be a great way for you understand the mathematical practices your student will be learning this year. It will also free up time at conferences, allowing for more dialogue about your student without the new math explanation. Here is the link to register for Math Information Night.

Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter. It's hard to believe that we are nearing the completion of our first quarter! It's so fun to see all the growth taking place. I'm excited for you to hear all about your student at conferences!

With gratitude,

Mrs. Yetzer

Below is a recording of the Redtail Ridge State of our School. This presentation was shown at our October PTC meeting. It is an overview of areas or celebration and areas we will be working on this year.

Here is the link for Conference Sign-Up's. We would like to see 100% parent/caregiver attendance. If you are unable to make one of the conference days, please reach out to your student's teacher to set up a phone conference or google meet. THANK YOU!

Winners for the week of October 16th

Kindergarten: Kora (Scheffler) & Jordan (Madson)

1st Grade: Logan (McGinnis) & Kora (Schnackenberg)

2nd Grade: Levi (Glass) & Kim (Skjoiten)

3rd Grade: Stella (Crofoot) & Evan M (Kodada)

4th Grade: Blake (Roberts) & Claire (Hudak)

5th Grade: Cole (Doerr) & Mia (Sullivan)

Winners for the week of 16th:

Bus Winners: Ty (Hansen) & Keagan (Kodada)

Walker, Biker, Parent Pick-up/Drop-off & Kids Co. Winners: Ella (Losure) & Ryan (Crofoot/Ward)

Winners for the week of October 23rd

Kindergarten: Jay (Tuerk) & Logan (Madson)

First Grade: Colton (Haugh) & Deacon (Hanson)

Second Grade: Grace (Hansen) & Ellie (Skjoiten)

Third Grade: Charlie (Hatchett) & Immagine (Kodada)

Fourth Grade: Ella (Losure) & Cora (Roberts)

Fifth Grade: Evelyn (Sullivan) & Addie (Veldman)

Bus Winners: Maalik (Glass) & Claire (Kodada)

Walker, Biker, Parent Pick-up/Drop-off & Kids Co. Winners: Lauren P. (Hudak) & Michael (Skjoiten)

Winners for the week of October 30th

Kindergarten: Dylan (Scheffler) & Miles (Alpaugh)

1st Grade: Eden (Schnackenberg) & Charlie (McGinnis)

2nd Grade: Shay (Stufft) & Camden (Glass)

3rd Grade: Ellie (Crofoot/Ward) & Yuliana (Gratz)

4th Grade: Landon (Losure) & Lincoln (Hough)

5th Grade: Wolf Ridge this week

Missing from picture: Shay

For the week of October 30th:

Walker, Biker, Parent Pick up & Kids Co: Everest (Gratz) & Hadley (McGinnis)

Bus: Makayla (Hansen) & Scarlet (Haugh)

Winners for the week of November 6th

Kindergarten: Zooey (Tuerk) & Carson (Scheffler)

1st Grade: Ellish (Hanson) & Chloe (Haugh)

2nd Grade: Miles (Stufft) & Jeanine (Skjoiten)

3rd Grade: Ana (Hatchett) & Jameson (Kodada)

4th Grade: Kit (Roberts) & Lincoln (Hudak)

5th Grade: Emmett (Sullivan) & Makayla (Doerr)

Missing from photo: Miles & Kit

For the week of November 6th:

Walker, Biker, Parent Pick-up/Drop-off & Kids Co: Ava (Hough) & Logan (McGinnis)

Bus: Michael (Skjoiten) & Declan (Crofoot)

Each time our students go to Art, Media, Music, or Phy. Ed., they have the opportunity to earn a "Golden Ticket". At the end of the month, our specialist select a class that has shown outstanding behavior and also following the expectations in that specialist area.

This month the Golden Ticket classroom winners are:

• Art: Ms. Skjoiten's 2nd grade class
• Media: Mrs. Crofoot/Ms. Ward's 3rd grade class
• Music: Mrs. Alpaugh's Kindergarten class
• Phy. Ed.: Ms. West's 5th grade class

We also give out awards for best bus behavior and also an award to the grade level with the best attendance. These are the winners for October:

• Bus Winner: Bus 7
• Tackle Attendance Winner: 3rd grade with 98.51%

This week I began reading the story Assertion Stickman, written and illustrated by Charlie Chybowski, a 3rd grade Redtail Ridge student. As I stated in October's newsletter, his books will be highlighted for all of the CARES stories I will read to all grade levels throughout the year!

The fall book fair is almost here! It will be open during conference evenings in the library. You can also shop online by using the link below.

Shop in Person:

November 14th from 3:15-6:00pm

November 16th from 3:15-7:00pm

November 20th from 3:15-6:30pm

Shop Online:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/redtailridgees1

This event helps our library to buy so many new books.

Questions? Please contact Kelly Iverson at kiverson@plsas.org.

Thank you for your support!

THANK YOU to all who participation in PTC's Butter Braid fundraiser. The PTC will receive $11,581.20 for the orders that were placed. PTC will use this money to order a book vending machine and books so that every student will have a chance to get a book from the vending machine. What a fun way to get books into our students' hands and gain excitement around reading!

Mark Your Calendars:

Butter Braid Pick-Up- Thursday, November 16th in the gym from 4:00-6:00 pm

PTC Meeting: Tuesday, December 6th from 6:00-7:00 pm

Family Fun Movie Night- Friday, January 19th from 6:00-8:00 pm in the gym

On Tuesday, October 17th, students and staff dressed in orange and did activities to send a message to promote kindness, acceptance and inclusion to prevent bullying.

Our first grade students showed off their unique talents through designing and building scarecrows. The school was able to attend their "Scarecrow Festival" where they shared all about the scarecrows they created!

Our third grade students recently participated in a variety of pumpkin activities. A few of the activities included: experiements, estimations of pumpkin seeds and creating favorite book characters out of pumpkins.

A group of students in grades 3rd-5th recently got together to continue our work around "Caring Conversations". During this meeting, students shared their favorite things about school, suggestions on improving school experiences and overall climate of Redtail Ridge.

Last week our 5th grade students went to Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Camp for the entire week! Thank you to the 5th grade teachers for all the planning/preparing and also to the parent chaperones who went along to assist in supervising and teaching some of the classes. Our students will have memories that will last a lifetime.

We had some 5th grade students who stayed back from the trip to Wolf Ridge and spent the week going to Five Hawks to join some of their students who also stayed back. They used Five Hawk's outdoor learning environment to experience some of the same classes and activities that the students up at Wolf Ridge were participating in. They had a great time and met some new friends from Five Hawks!

Here is a link to upcoming Community Education classes and also our Kids Company Staff highlight of this month..

Thursday, November 9th: End of the 1st Quarter

Thursday, November 9th: Math Information Night at Twin Oaks Auditorium from 6:30-7:30 pm

Friday, November 10th: Staff Work Day

Monday, November 6th: PTC Meeting 6:00-7:00 pm in the Media Center

Tuesday, November 14th: Conferences 3:15-5:15 pm

Thursday, November 16th: Conferences 3:15-7:15 pm

Thursday, November 16th: Butter Braid Pick-up from 4:00-6:00 pm

Monday, November 20th: Conferences 3:15-7:15 pm

Wednesday, November 22nd: Friday, November 25th: No School

Thursday, November 30th: 3rd grade Music Program 1:30 pm

Tuesday, December 5th: PTC Meeting 6:00-7:00 PM in the Media Center

Wednesday, December 6th: Early Release Day

Thursday, December 21st-Monday, January 1st: No School- Winter Break

Tuesday, January 2nd: PTC Meeting 6:00-7:00 pm in the Media Center

Wednesday, January 10th: Early Release Day

Monday, January 15th: No School; Staff In-Service

Tuesday, January 16th: 5th grade Ski Trip (Mrs. Sullivan & Ms. West’s Classes)

Thursday, January 18th: 4th and 5th grade Choir Program 7:00 pm

Friday, January 19th: PTC Family Fun Movie Night

Tuesday, January 23rd: 5th grade Ski Trip (Mrs. Doerr & Ms. Veldman’s Classes)

Thursday, January 25th: End of the 2nd Quarter

Friday, January 26th: Staff Work Day

Tuesday, February 6th: PTC Meeting 6:00-7:00 pm in the Media Center

Wednesday, February 7th: Early Release Day

Tuesday, February 13th: Conferences 3:15-5:15 pm

Thursday, February 15th: Conferences 3:15-7:15 pm

Monday, February 19th: No School

Thursday, February 22nd: Conferences 3:15-7:15 pm

Wednesday, February 28th: 2nd grade Music Program 1:30 pm

Tuesday, March 5th: PTC Meeting 6:00-7:00 pm in the Media Center

Wednesday, March 6th: Early Release Day

Wednesday, March 6th: Kindergarten Picture Day

Wednesday, March 13th: 1st grade Music Program 1:30 pm

Thursday, March 28th: End of 3rd Quarter

Friday, March 29th: Staff Work Day

Monday, April 1st-Friday, April 5th: No School; Spring Break

Tuesday, April 9th: PTC Meeting 6:00-7:00 pm in the Media Center

Wednesday, April 10th: Early Release Day

Wednesday, May 1st: Early Release Day

Tuesday, May 7th: PTC Meeting 6:00-7:00 pm in the Media Center

Thursday, May 16th: 4th and 5th grade Choir Program 7:00 pm

Thursday, May 30th: Kindergarten Graduation & Music Program 1:30 pm

Friday, May 31st: 5th grade Graduation 1:30 pm

Friday, May 31st: PTC End of the Year Family Fun Night

Email: byetzer@plsas.org
Website: https://www.priorlake-savage.k12.mn.us/our-schools/redtail-ridge-elementary
Location: 15200 Hampshire Ave S, Savage, MN, USA
Phone: (952)226-8000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedtailRidgePLSAS/