Two more of Mrs. Norby's students received items back from their NCAA basketball teams they wrote to! Ember received some autographed memorabilia and a letter from Indiana University and Evelyn received some items from University of Miami!
Mrs. Sundhagen's 1st grade class celebrated the letter "E" by reading a book written and illustrated by Eric Carle. After they read "A House For Hermit Crab", they created their own hermit crabs for their art project.
Mrs. Sundhagen's 1st graders spent last Friday outside playing with some bubbles.
REMINDER: Tomorrow's April Reading Month Dress-Up Day is Pajama Day! Wear your school-appropriate pajamas to school!
Happy Administrative Professionals' Day to our secretary, Marcia Haro! You keep our school running with all of your hard work in the office and around Rickard! We appreciate everything you do for our students, staff, and school!
Mrs. Conlin's class participated in an Oil Spill Clean Up as an Earth Day STEM Challenge. The class was split into 6 groups. Each group got their own "lake" and "bird" that had been affected by an oil spill. The challenge included each group collaborating with each other to choose any combination of 4 add-on items to use to clean up the oil in addition to a paper towel, spoon, and bowl. There was dawn dish soap, pipe cleaners, coffee filters, cotton balls, and cups available as add-on items. Some groups chose 2-3 of the same item while other groups chose 4 different items. It was so fun to see how they cleaned their "lakes" and "birds". Some "lakes" were left with little to no water, as it ended up all over the table and on the floor! It was a great, messy time!!
Attention Rickard Roadrunners!
Our fundraiser originally scheduled for tonight has been moved to Tuesday, May 3rd at 5:30 p.m.
Thank you,
Mr. Klassen
An update from Lori Olson, Interim Superintendent:
Lewis & Clark, Rickard, Hagan, McVay, Wilkinson, Bakken, ASB Innovation Academy, WMS, Del Easton, and WHS: School will be back in session tomorrow, April 26th.
Round Prairie and Garden Valley: These schools will remain closed until electricity has been restored. We will continue to update parents daily.
Missouri Ridge: Currently, there is no electricity, but power companies are working right now to get it up and running. We will update you as soon as we hear from the power company.
Thank you for your understanding during this, and we look forward to having everyone back in class soon!
The library has been learning with Spheros this past week. Spheros are great for teaching coding and technology to all ages and grades. Students were able to drive their Spheros with their iPads and explore the app to do different tasks with them.
A message from Lori Olson, Interim Superintendent:
Due to the many impacts of this recent snowstorm, we will be cancelling school for Monday, April 25, 2022. All buildings will be closed this day, and only our maintenance staff will be working during this emergency.
Currently, electricity is down in all our buildings with no estimate of when it will be restored. The City of Williston has also informed us that they will not begin clearing school routes until Monday morning at the earliest.
We will continue to monitor these situations and will let you know on Monday if school will be impacted again on Tuesday.
Mrs. Norby's class spent Thursday afternoon painting some snow as an art project. Students were able to get some fresh air, while also being able to enjoy the nice weather!
A message from Lori Olson, Interim Superintendent:
It looks like Mother Nature is not done with us yet! The most recent forecast is projecting 12+ inches of snow through the weekend, and with that in mind, we will be keeping a close eye on the road conditions throughout town. We are planning on Monday being a regular school day, but if that changes, we will be notifying parents and staff Sunday evening.
Back in March, Mrs. Norby's class completed a March Madness project that involved students picking teams from the NCAA Tournament to win. Students were then able to track their teams on a poster that Mrs. Norby made! At the end of the tournament, students sent pictures and letters to the teams they had chosen. The University of Arizona ended up sending Cabri a letter back, and she even received a t-shirt from them!
The Kindergartners in Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Carriers' classes have been learning about butterflies. They were able to hatch some eggs and watch them in their mesh cages!
Happy Earth Day! Even the slightest changes can make a huge impact in our community and our future!
The 4th graders in Mrs. Lippert's class completed a STEM project before Easter break that involved building a house for their Peep. Students were given a bunch of material options to design a house and talked about how they wanted to make sure it would be a house where the Peep would be safe. One of their constraints was that they only had about 20 minutes to work on it. They could chose to work on it with a partner or on their own.
Photo credit: Riley Thompson! (class photographer)
REMINDER: Tomorrow is Stuffed Animal Day for our Reading Month. Bring your favorite stuffed animal to school!
GREAT NEWS! Registration for the 2022-2023 School Year is open for all new and returning students.
For more information, please visit https://www.willistonschools.org/page/enrollment
Reminder: Registrations must be submitted before the first day of school.
Some of Ms. Beck's 4th graders acting in a play they put on called "King in the Kitchen"
Students in Mrs. Norby's 1st grade class became surgeons on Tuesday when they practiced their operating skills on contractions. Students received their operating instructions in their handbook and needed to detach and attach certain words to make their contractions. The students were so excited to be able to participate in this fun activity!
