Ranger Report
February 24th, 2023
Upcoming Events
February 28th: Early Learning Registration Opens for 23-24 School Year (Online only)
March 1st: Running Club Spring session begins, 8:00 (2nd-5th grade only)
March 9th: Spring Conferences, 4:00-7:30
March 14th: 3rd Grade Field Trip to Children's Theatre, 1st Grade "Informance", 6:00
March 15th: District STEAM Fair, 6:00 at White River High School
March 16th: PTA Meeting, 5:30
March 17th: Staff Professional Development, NO SCHOOL
March 21st: Spring Picture Day (Links for ordering will be sent two weeks before Picture Day)
March 29th: 5th Grade Field Trip to Biz Town
March 31st: Early Release, 11:55
April 3rd-7th: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL
Weekly Update
Next week is Read Across America Week! We will be celebrating reading at Elk Ridge with an optional Spirit Week and some fun, reading activities!
Spring Conferences
Spring Conferences will be on the evening of March 9th from 4:00-7:30. Not all families have conferences in the Spring, teachers will be sending out conference information to a small number of families only in the next couple of weeks. The goal of Spring Conferences is to discuss student progress and collaboratively develop a plan to ensure our students continue to find success for the remainder of the school year. You should hear from your child's teacher by next Wednesday if you will be conferencing together or not.
100th Day of School
Band and Choir
The Ranger Way
News from the Music Room
Elk Ridge is excited to welcome back music performances after some time off. We are easing back into grade-level performances, and in doing so, we are hoping it allows for a positive shift toward putting on awesome performances for years to come. Kindergarten and 1st grade will be doing separate "informances," which is taking what we are learning in class and sharing it with our friends and families. This will not be a typical "concert" but more like a musical parent/teacher conference and may have some audience participation. Our 2nd grade will be performing in more of a concert style to the music of Raffi! Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will not be doing a grade-level concert, but will again be performing at the "World of Color" art walk night, similar to last year. Here are the dates for the upcoming musical events:
Tuesday, March 14th (6:00pm) - 1st grade informance
Tuesday, April 11th (6:00pm) - 2nd grade performance
Tuesday, April 25th (6:00pm) - Kindergarten informance
Friday, May 19th (Time to be announced) - World of Color with 3-5 grade performance
All events will be at Elk Ridge Elementary School. We hope you can make it!
Mr. Leppanen
Teen Wellness Night
The White River School District and Enumclaw School District have teamed up to host a series of Wellness events this year beginning with our second event on March 28th at Enumclaw High School. Our goal is to build community awareness and forge partnerships with families, community-based organizations, family resource providers, and agency partners in support of our collective commitment to the health and safety of our kids.
We will have resources available that include mental health, family support, addiction and treatment, and other agencies focused on supporting our youth and their families.
Elk Ridge Elementary School
Email: cmarkey@whiteriver.wednet.edu
Website: https://elkridge.whiteriver.wednet.edu/
Location: 340 White River Park Road, Buckley, WA 98321, USA
Phone: 360-829-3354