“It’s spring
fever. That is what the name of it
is. And when you’ve got it, you want—oh,
you don’t quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your
heart ache, you want it so!” ~Mark Twain
I am officially going to say “Welcome to spring.” The sunshine and the melting snowbanks have
certainly lightened the moods of adults and children alike this week at Eagle
Ridge Academy. Everyone is enjoying the
outdoor recess and doses of vitamin D. The
sound of dripping water never evokes the pleasant reaction it does after a long
winter! I hope you are able to take some
time to enjoy the unpredictable, yet certainly welcome spring weather.
Next Friday, March 21st is the first ever
Historical Character Dress-Up Day for the Lower School students. Teachers have sent out specific information
regarding the expectations at each grade level.
I am looking forward to seeing what students put together and what they
have learned about each historical figure.
We are seeing an uptick in some simple uniform policy
violations in the Lower School. I would
like to highlight the things below.
·
Girls should only wear tights and leggings in
black, grey, white, or burgundy. They
cannot have any patterns or adornments (like lace at the bottom of leggings,etc.)
·
Boots, sandals, backless, and open-toed shoes
are not permitted. Only tennis shoes and
flats should be worn.
·
There should be no visible tattoos (temporary
and henna count). If you have a
religious observance where a henna tattoo is applied, please contact your child’s
teacher to let him/her know ahead of time.
Please take a moment to review the uniform policy for Eagle
Ridge Academy students at the link below.
The 3rd grade students have spent their week
dissecting owl pellets during science class.
It has been amazing to watch them dig right into their pellets. They have been very “scientific” attempting
to figure out what animal(s) their owl may have digested. Below are some pictures of our 3rd
grade scientists hard at work!
The second grade students had an exciting visitor
today. Minnesota author Nancy Carlson
visited Eagle Ridge Academy. She talked
to the students about using their imagination and how important it is to be a
reader. She showed them how to draw many
of her book characters and answered a plethora of questions. I was impressed with the questions our
students asked. Don’t be surprised if
your child comes home and asks to go the library after today’s
presentation. Below are pictures of the
signs the students made to welcome her to the school and of her time in the
classroom. Her visit was one of the
wonderful things we can do for our students with free dress day money. A huge thank you to the second grade team for
putting together the visit!
The other exciting event today was Pi Day. Yes, today’s date is 3-14. The 4th and 5th grade
teachers took full advantage of this day by creating multiple learning
opportunities in math class. The
culmination of the event was (of course) the indulgence in some PIE! Check out some of the pictures below. Thanks to the teachers and the parent
volunteers who made this day such a success!
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Baier
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