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Clayton Ridge Elementary Garnavillo Campus celebrated Para Educator Day with a potluck and well wishes from staff and students.

Simply The Best!

Elementary celebrated school hot lunch hero day by giving the three cooks, Cheryl, DiAna, and Megan new shirts!

Elem support staff did a Hawaiian theme snack day for teacher appreciation week

Clayton county dairy promotion coloring contest winners were Elsie Bockenstedt, which her sister Josie accepted, Conway Johnson, and Kena Johnson.

Clayton Ridge alumnae Natalie Domeyer and Nicole Schaefers found themselves both subbing in kindergarten! #friendsunite

The English I students created their own Flat Odysseus to send to a family member or friend! Students are about to start reading The Odyssey and one of the major themes throughout the story is overcoming obstacles. We are excited to see where each student's Odysseus travels and what obstacles he overcomes on his way!

The 7th grade technology class has been having fun learning how to code the Sphero Bolt robots!

5th grader Dalton has been writing books about snow plows, demo cars and truck & tractor pulls. Jax and Dalton love to read together!

Yesterday, Abrianna Moore (CR Class of 2019) was excited to present Mrs. Nicole DeGidio with an "Outstanding High School Teacher of the Year Award" presented by Wartburg College! As a senior Education Major at Wartburg, Abrianna was able to write an essay about one of her outstanding high school teachers. Her essay was selected as the winner, and Mrs. DeGidio was presented with a $500 stipend, a beautiful bouquet of flowers, a Wartburg 'swag bag,' and $500 to award to a Class of 2024 Clayton Ridge student who plans to attend Wartburg College!

Congratulations to Mrs. DeGidio! Thank you to Abrianna for recognizing the dedication of her former teachers and giving back to her high school! We know you will be an outstanding educator yourself!

Pictured are Tara Winter (Wartburg College Executive Director of Admissions), Mrs. Nicole DeGidio, and Abrianna Moore.

Sophomores have been busy presenting their demonstration speeches in English II. It has been so fun to see students presenting on something they are passionate about!

On Friday, April 21, Mrs. Eulberg's Intro to Business students and FBLA members interested in agriculture were able to visit several area businesses. They learned about many different facets of Ag-Business. A special thanks to the Garnavillo Mill, Pattison Dairy, Great River Maple, Hilltop Homestead, the Edgewood Locker and the Edgewood Livestock Commission for hosting our students.

The freshmen class attended the 9th Grade Campus Experience event at NICC-Peosta on Tuesday, April 18th. This event is planned to share information on community college programming, options for career, and provide a tour of campus. This awareness event is designed to provide opportunities to help students understand how education and training relate to career and work. Mrs. Hansel, Mr. Marlow, Ms. Schaufenbuel & Mr. Sperfslage chaperoned the event.

Kindergarten had a blast on their field trip to Backbone State Park last week! They enjoyed hiking, playing at the park and having a picnic!

Third and forth grade learned the basics of frisbee golf in their Osborne program.

Michele and Cathy from People’s State Bank presented a program on Financial Literacy to third graders for National Teach a Child to Save Day on April 27.

The 5th graders studied volume in math, so we created a Volume Zoo and practiced our math skills to calculate the volume of our animals. Learning is fun with friends!

Fifth graders worked together on division problems to find the lowest remainder. Learning is fun with friends!

Sarah Moser form the Clayton County Emergency Management presented to the Clayton Ridge fifth graders. Students learned about different types of severe weather and how to be prepared and make smart decisions. Sarah Moser also gave all the students a flashlight, chapstick, pencil, and bookmark with stay informed safety information.

Fifth graders had the opportunity to visit the middle school before the end of the school year. They were given a tour by members of the Middle School Student Senate followed by a student panel. During this time our 5th graders were able to ask questions about their upcoming transition to middle school!

The 5th graders had a beautiful day for their Pioneer Field Trip to Osborne Nature Center. They played pioneer games, identified plants in the prairie, made butter and cooked biscuits over the fire. Students even went fishing! It was a great day to be an Eagle!

Third graders have been busy observing the life cycle of the Wisconsin Fast Plants and recording their growth.

Elementary Principal, Mrs. Bilden, challenged the students to do their best on the test by offering pig and pie incentives! Today Mrs. Bilden paid up by not only kissing a pig, but also by getting pied in the face. We are proud of how hard our students worked this year, and by a principal who would do anything for her students.

We at Clayton Ridge are so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work alongside these ladies! We celebrated their service to our district through an assembly of singing, skits, and sharing highlights of their careers! Thank you Mary Streich, Sara Lawrence, Tamie Schaefer, and Michele VonHandorf we wish you the very best for your retirement.

Students made their own pinhole camera in photography class!

Clayton Ridge Elementary Students had the opportunity to participate in a Mock Caldecott Voting Experience. The Caldecott award annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". This was designed by our own Medial Library Specialist, Mrs. Sarah Cherne. Classroom teachers read students each of the twenty-two nominated books and students voted their favorites. Classrooms were then able to choose their favorite book to keep in their classroom. The overall winner at Clayton Ridge Elementary was Knight Owl, while the National winner was Hot Dog. Following the presentation, we were joined by library staff from both Garnavillo and Guttenberg to get students excited about local summer reading programs.

Pictured are some students showcasing their new classroom books.

Fifth graders Leah and Dalton both won this donated book, It's A Wonderful Story! This book was written by Amanda Rose and donated by Becky Adam's. Amanda is a Garnavillo native that wrote about her Grandma and Grandpa Kann's chance meeting. 5th graders loved the story and Mrs. Lawrence treasured reading the book to the class. Thank you to the Adam's ladies for spreading the love of reading.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their high school careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service, and leadership with the "IOWA GIRL" award.

This honor is given to each school's top graduating female student-athlete whose experiences as a scholar, an athlete, and a leader in her school and in her community have influenced her life and empowered her to have a positive impact on others.

Clayton Ridge's "IOWA GIRL" honoree is Haley Rork. Haley is the daughter of Brad and Heidi Walker. She has an outstanding GPA, participated and received a varsity letter in almost every sport throughout high school and is this year's captain of the girls' varsity soccer team. Congratulations, Haley Rork!

Clayton Ridge Community School District has both a north and south campus. The northern campus is located in the midst of the rolling prairie of Garnavillo, Iowa and currently serves students in grades PK-5. The southern campus is situated among the picturesque Mississippi River bluffs and boasts a magnificent view of the mighty river and Lock & Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa. The south campus serves middle school (6-8), and high school (9-12).

Email: ndegidio@claytonridge.k12.ia.us
Website: http://www.claytonridge.k12.ia.us/
Location: 131 South River Park Drive, Guttenberg, IA, USA
Phone: (563)252-2341