RES Newsletter #6
Dear RES Families,
Thank you so much to all of the organizers, volunteers, families, community members, and supporters who came together for the 36th Annual Ripton Ridge Run this past Sunday! Erin described the event as being “wrapped in a big hug” and I cannot think of a better way to describe the love and sense of community that was out in full force during the celebration! Our students and staff are so lucky to have a community that cares so deeply about them and their school experience. Thank you!
Our school community continues to come together with our student-led All School Meetings each Monday. Upper-graders continue to reflect on, and refine the meeting each week. Students are doing an amazing job of being courageous leaders, stepping outside their comfort zone, presenting to the whole school and choosing activities that bring joy and connection to the meeting with fun activities like, “Would you Rather!” and creative greetings!
We are excited to welcome families tonight (10/10) for our Open House from 5:00 - 6:00 pm! It will be an informal hour where folks can visit classrooms, share ideas about monthly evening activities, make bookmarks, explore the library, chat and connect!
Nuts n’Bolts
10/10: Ripton Elementary School's Open House (5:00 - 6:00)
10/20: Picture Day
FORS Pizza Bake (5:00pm)
As always, please reach out with any questions/thoughts!
With gratitude,
Meg
Friday Ripton Ridge Fun Run
There were many smiles and flushed faces as students crossed the finish line at Friday’s Kid’s Ripton Ridge Fun Run at school. A huge thank you to Erin, Joanna, and Ms. T for coordinating this fun afternoon! Students ran the kid’s course on Friday (and were greeted by a silly surprise in the forest!) during P.E. class. Kiddos cheered each other on, and everyone received a RRR shirt (thank you, FORS!) to commemorate their successful run!
Kindness
Students continue to recognize the many ways that kindness shows up at RES. From sharing pencils, to checking in on friends, to inviting others to play - students are celebrating kindness in all of its forms and we are so grateful that there is no shortage of kindness to celebrate with this wonderful group of kiddos! A big thank you to Ms. O’Neill for organizing the 40 Days of Kindness challenge, and a second thank you to our kiddos for helping us live this challenge year-round!
