Green Ridge R-8 School District

Big thanks Ashley Wooster who came to talk to Mrs. Schreck's students about being a Realtor®️ and helping with their project on selling a haunted house! They talked about descriptive words and how to catch buyers attention with writing a detailed description of the home. The students asked so many good questions and were very engaged!

Mr. Tester's 8th graders worked with partners to learn about the Columbian Exchange. Students participated in a gallery walk combined with research to determine which food, animals, and products came from the Old World versus New World. Skills utilized included collaboration, communication, proper research methods, and critical thinking skills as some items were complex in their origin.

Mrs. Thompson's students are learning various ways to write ratios. The manipulatives for the lesson---cereal & marshmallows!!! Do you think she had their attention? Absolutely!🙌

Mrs. Peterson & Ms. Fox took our Seniors to Warsaw on October 17th. They attended the Benton County College Fair. It was a great opportunity to explore their options, connect with college representatives, and narrow down post-graduation plans. Exciting futures ahead for our Tigers!

Today, Mrs. Johnson's students were busy preparing and practicing for Student Led Conferences.

Mr. Taylor & Mr. Doane have some excited students! They have created names and logos for their Book Clubs! T-shirts are in their future! Students are also creating wishlists for book titles! Stay tuned!

Congratulations to our Running Tigers on their awesome performance at the Kaysinger Conference cross country meet today in Stover.  Trenton Sawyer took the title of Kaysinger Champion on the Varsity boys' side finishing in 18 minutes and 46 seconds.  Evee Porter also medaled taking 15th place (20:48). The Varsity boys' team (Trenton Sawyer, Evee Porter, Gage Devorss, Jackson Xiloj and Izaiah Lemanski) also finished 3rd in the conference as a TEAM! Medals were earned on the Varsity girls' side as well. Rylee Donaldson received 4th place (24:24) and Callie Knoerschild 8th (26:39). Our only Jr. High runner, Angelica Georgiyev, took home a 5th place medal. Way to represent Tigers!

Pictures from Mr. Taylor’s 5th grade elections!

October's Terrific Tiger Teachers are: Hayden Doane and Jon Tester. Both Doane and Tester were nominated by their peers for their energy and ability to connect with our students. Thank you gentleman for helping to Restore The Roar! #TIGERNATION Congratulations, well deserved recognition. We are thankful you both call Green Ridge R V III District HOME.

What a phenomenal turnout and community event! 558 tickets were sold to Donkey Ball last Friday. A huge thank you to sponsors of this event: BTC Bank, Robert Taylor Insurance, La Monte, Stone Laser Imaging, Prueitt Insurance, Auto Glass Express, Premier Climate Control, Chad J. Wimer DDS,PC, W-K Chevorlet, and Don's Towing. Many memories made and a few bumps and bruises received.

Let's celebrate! We have had a great start to the 24-25 school year. We have lots of students that are awesome. These students are being recognized as students of the month for our first month of the 2024-2025! Congratulations to the following Tigers!!! Elementary Intermediate--Leigh Goodman Every day this quarter, Leigh has exhibited leadership skills in and out of the classroom such as quick reminders to keep the chromebook cart clean, to be quiet in the hallway, to not open doors that lead to outside, to take care of class supplies in a respectful manner.. She has helped maintain our PBIS goals and standards. Similarly, Leigh shows every day why it matters to be an engaged student. She encourages her friends and students in other grades. Her relationship skills with her peers is a great example for other students, and her willingness to try and fail is a rare sight. It is for the reasons mentioned that I wholeheartedly support Leigh Goodman as the student of the month. Elementary Primary--Brantley Meyers I am picking Brantley Meyers for student of the month. Brantley has been an awesome example to students these first few weeks of school. Brantley works hard in class, tries his best, and not only sets an example, but reminds others how to be a good student in and out of the classroom. Brantley is safe, responsible, and respectful and a learner. Brantley is kind to his friends and is always putting his best effort forward and focusing on the task at hand. Brantley makes me happy to be a teacher and is a fun kiddo to have in the classroom! Jr High- Juan Alvarez I don't know Juan super well yet, however, he seems to be a very polite and responsible student. His most impressive attribute so far is his willingness to help others. Specifically Juan has assisted a new, non-English speaking student with communication. Even after the new student received a translating device, Juan is still offering support. He is always willing to sacrifice his own work to help the other student understand what is going on. Adjusting from elementary to junior high is difficult for many students, but Juan has been doing great in his own studies while helping another adjust to a new school and language! It's a lot to expect of a 7th grade student, and he does a wonderful job! High School--Steven Romine: Steven is an FFA officer and works very hard in all aspects of school whether it be sports, academics or club activities. He strives to earn As in all of his classes. Steven is helpful in his Algebra 1 class, often assisting other students to help them better understand. When Steven is baited or distracted by other students, he maintains a good attitude and is generally good natured in return. Steven was new to the district last year, but quickly jumped in to meet and make new friends by joining the basketball team and FFA. Steven is well deserving of this honor and recognition!

The varsity soccer team closed out the conference tourney with an 8-0 win over Cole Camp. After taking a 2-0 lead into half, the Tigers erupted for 6 second half goals. Trent Sawyer and Jack Hoos both had 2 goals apiece. The other 4 goals were scored by Reid Hagedorn, Matteo Rivas, Daylen Bankovich, and Jackson Xiloj. Wyatt Crawford had 2 assists while, Max Tylar, Gage DeVorss, Keyten Hardin, Bankovich and Hagedorn each had assists.

The XC Running Tigers enjoyed a new course this week in Buffalo. It was a unique course as our athletes got to run on an active airport with planes landing and taking off. We all agreed it was a neat experience. Of course having our favorite bus driver there to cheer us on made it even better! This race also saw our complete team together for the first time this season as our dual-sport athletes had a break from soccer. For Jackson and Gage this was their first cross-country race ever! Both finished admirably. Trenton and Rylee fell just short of a medal. Nearly everyone on the team exceeded their personal goal for this particular race.  Way to go team, Coach is proud!! 👏

Harmony was practicing Adele's "Skyfall" this week. Wow! Can't wait for concert season!

Mrs. Piscopo's Kinders were busy working on letters and sounds this week! They are getting more confident all the time!

Mrs. Lamar taught some computer skills in small groups this week.

From Mrs. Sleeper: "We went outside to practice our letters with chalk yesterday with kindergarten! They had to run to the letter I called out and then tell me the sound that letter makes. We also practiced writing names and letters in chalk and even spelled and sounded out some words!!"

From Miss Hilt: "Physical science students created a balloon rocket to demonstrate Newton's 3 Laws of Motion!"

From Miss Dailey: "Today, we practiced 2 syllable words by matching 1 syllable cards together to make words! The kids thought it was so nice, we did it twice!!"

The student lounge area is a great learning space for a small group!