The elves wanted more pictures posted from their night of shenanigans! Word has it that Mr. Klassen still hasn't unwrapped all his office supplies!
REMINDER: Tomorrow's dress-up theme is "Dashing Through the Snow!" Dress as one of Santa's reindeer!
All three second grade classes at Rickard Elementary have partnered with Thrivent Financial for many years. The combined monetary contributions between Thrivent and parents/families allow shopping for and wrapping of gifts for kids in our community! This year, we sponsored nine students! Yay! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Pictured is Mrs. Larson's class learning how to wrap these gifts!
REMINDER: Tomorrow's dress-up theme is "Mad About Plaid!" Wear your favorite flannel shirt, pants, socks, etc.
An anonymous elf sent us some pictures of their busy night. It looks like they were up to some shenanigans involving Mr. Klassen and his office. Pictures of his face were plastered all over the school, and all of his office supplies were wrapped in holiday wrapping paper. An investigation is under way to determine which elves were involved! So far, there are no leads!
REMINDER: Friday, December 17 is the last day to hand in permission slips for Battle of the Books. No permission slips will be accepted after winter break! If you have any questions or would like to email your permission slip instead, please send it to maggie.lorenz@willistonschools.org. Thank you!
REMINDER: Tomorrow's dress-up theme is "Santa's Ho-Ho-Hoedown!" Dress in your favorite western-wear or cowgirl/cowboy hats to celebrate Texas-style!
REMINDER: Tomorrow's dress-up theme is "Christmas Vacation!" Wear Hawaiian shirts, sunglasses, etc. No swimming suits, please.
This week in library, our 2nd-4th graders were busy working with our Strawbees. Strawbees are a durable and sustainable STEM activity/tool that allows them to engineer and build various models. Students used an online, step-by-step video with their partner to collaboratively construct their final product. This week, we built a mechanical arm that could pick up a weighted present. Our objective was to take away the present from our Grinch, and deliver them to Ms. Lorenz or Ms. Michelson! The students learned and practiced essential skills such as collaboration, time management, and creative processing.
REMINDER: Tomorrow's dress-up theme is "Shine Bright Like a Light!" Light up your wardrobe with holiday lights, glitter, tinsel, light-up necklaces, etc.
Tomorrow's dress-up theme is "Jingle Bells!" Wear bells to make sure everybody knows where you are at!
Permission slips for Battle of the Books have officially started going home with students. Ms. Beck and Ms. Lynch's students received their permission slips yesterday. Mrs. Carnes and Ms. Mortenson's students will receive their permission slips today. Mrs. Lippert and Mrs. Dean's students will receive their permission slips tomorrow. Permission slips are due by December 17 before winter break. No permission slips will be accepted after winter break. If you need to email it, please send it to maggie.lorenz@willistonschools.org. Students will need to write their team name and team members on their slip. If students do not have a team, Ms. Michelson and Ms. Lorenz will help find a team for them! Thanks!
Tomorrow's dress-up theme is "Dream a Little Dream!" Wear school- appropriate pajamas and slippers!
After learning about the gingerbread man all week, Mrs. Carrier's Kindergarten class decorated their own cookies for the holidays! “Run Run As Fast as You Can, You Can’t Catch Me , I’m the Gingerbread Man!”
Tomorrow's dress-up theme for tomorrow is "Deck the Halls!" Wear your favorite holiday accessories, jewelry, necklaces, garland, hats, etc.
There will be a 2 PM matinee performance at Rickard in the cafeteria on December 8th that additional family members have an opportunity to attend due to limited seating. Students DO NOT need to be in concert dress for this performance. They can wear their holiday/winter pajamas for pajama day. The concert should last about 25-30 minutes. If you would like to check your student out following the afternoon performance, feel free to do so!
REMINDER: Tomorrow's dress-up day is themed "Faux Fur"! Wear your over the top fur or animal print! Think ear muffs, scarves, jackets, vests, boots, etc!
Congratulations to Rickard 2nd grade student Madison McGaha for being one of the winners of the police department's "Disguise a Turkey" contest! Great job, Madison!
Last week, Miss Kasy taught Mrs. Lippert's class a lesson that was all about energy. Their experiment consisted of using potential and kinetic energy to see if they could get the object (balloon)to move along a string from one side to the other. They used string, tape, a straw, and a balloon as materials for their experiment!
REMINDER: Tomorrow's dress-up day is themed "Tree Topper"! Wear your favorite holiday hat, headband, or "tree-topper" to school!
