Students from Pioneer Ridge Middle School celebrated Music In Our Schools Month by singing alongside students from Madison Elementary School and Edgerton Elementary School during the March 10 concert. 🎶
The performance highlighted the strong music community across the schools, and Pioneer Ridge looks forward to welcoming these talented students into its middle school music programs in the future.
The performance highlighted the strong music community across the schools, and Pioneer Ridge looks forward to welcoming these talented students into its middle school music programs in the future.
What-a-treat! Gardner Whataburger provided a Build Your Own Burger Bar to Mrs. Mikessell's First Grade Class at Madison Elementary. This was such a fun reward for having high participation at the Whataburger Gives Back to Schools Dining Night a couple of weeks ago.
🍔 Thank you 🧡
🍔 Thank you 🧡
Tacky tourists spotted: Mr. Green & Miss Kelsey leading the way on Underground Theme Day! 🌴😎 #WeAreUSD231
Tim and Foundation Members,
Thank you so much for your generous support of our second-grade classrooms. Because of your funding, I was able to start a class book club for my students. With the funds, I purchased four books for each student, giving them their very own set to read and enjoy.
We now meet once a week during lunch to discuss what we’ve read, and it has quickly become the highlight of our week. I have students begging for extra time to read, asking to take their books to recess, and showing excitement about reading—some for the very first time. Watching their enthusiasm and confidence grow has been such a rewarding experience.
Your generosity has truly made a difference in fostering a love of reading in our classroom. Thank you for investing in our students and helping create such meaningful opportunities for them. I have attached some pictures of our book club lunch and students reading the books.
Thank you so much for your generous support of our second-grade classrooms. Because of your funding, I was able to start a class book club for my students. With the funds, I purchased four books for each student, giving them their very own set to read and enjoy.
We now meet once a week during lunch to discuss what we’ve read, and it has quickly become the highlight of our week. I have students begging for extra time to read, asking to take their books to recess, and showing excitement about reading—some for the very first time. Watching their enthusiasm and confidence grow has been such a rewarding experience.
Your generosity has truly made a difference in fostering a love of reading in our classroom. Thank you for investing in our students and helping create such meaningful opportunities for them. I have attached some pictures of our book club lunch and students reading the books.
Families filled the halls at Nike Elementary as the school hosted its annual STREAM Night. STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math) came to life through interactive activities led by staff and community partners. One of the evening’s highlights was the student art “Glow Show,” where each grade level created space-themed crafts displayed under blacklights in a student-led glow room.
Students and families had the opportunity to participate in experiments and activities throughout the building. Community partners, including Mad Science, hosted “make and take” experiments, while the Fire Department brought a fire engine for students to explore. Teachers created engaging stations featuring activities such as flight simulations, card games, and calming sensory bottle projects. The evening began with a “Soft Start” at 5:00 pm, offering a sensory-friendly environment for students who benefit from a quieter, calmer setting.
This exciting event brought families together to explore, learn, and celebrate the many ways STREAM connects to everyday learning. Second-grade teacher, Dr. Selena Riddell, said, “Whether we were coding, reading, or engineering, the energy was electric!”
Students and families had the opportunity to participate in experiments and activities throughout the building. Community partners, including Mad Science, hosted “make and take” experiments, while the Fire Department brought a fire engine for students to explore. Teachers created engaging stations featuring activities such as flight simulations, card games, and calming sensory bottle projects. The evening began with a “Soft Start” at 5:00 pm, offering a sensory-friendly environment for students who benefit from a quieter, calmer setting.
This exciting event brought families together to explore, learn, and celebrate the many ways STREAM connects to everyday learning. Second-grade teacher, Dr. Selena Riddell, said, “Whether we were coding, reading, or engineering, the energy was electric!”
Families recently gathered for a fun and interactive “Six Seven” Math and Reading Night at Sunflower Elementary. This year, they combined the school’s math and reading night with a Book Fair for one engaging event. Centered on the numbers six and seven, students in preschool through fourth grade rotated through hands-on math, literacy, and movement activities.
Students collected stamps on activity cards at each station for a chance to win a “Six Seven” activity book, and grade-level estimation jars offered board game prizes for the closest guesses. From dice games and multiplication challenges to number-themed books and 67-second gym fitness activities, the evening blended learning and fun while offering families meaningful ways to support their children at home.
Students collected stamps on activity cards at each station for a chance to win a “Six Seven” activity book, and grade-level estimation jars offered board game prizes for the closest guesses. From dice games and multiplication challenges to number-themed books and 67-second gym fitness activities, the evening blended learning and fun while offering families meaningful ways to support their children at home.
Congratulations to the High School Culinary Team! They won the Chili Cookoff at Grace Baptist this weekend.
On Thursday night, PRMS hosted the Gardner Gold Cheer Squad for an inclusion event.
Sunflower kindergarten students had the BEST day ever as they practiced their own Olympic events, including bobsledding, speed skating, curling, ski jumping, and ice hockey! Before showing off their skills, they learned about each sport and what makes it unique, then jumped right in to try it themselves. Future Olympians in the making!
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Pioneer Ridge Band, Orchestra, and Choir toured the elementary schools to show future students the opportunities they have in music when they reach middle school.
Winter Royalty Candidates 2025-26.
Standing left to right: Tyson Adrian, Briggs Cunningham, Addison Ratley, Shawn McConnell, Mason Hill, Andrew Anderson. On the floor left to right: Alexa Reider, Rhena Mungania, Landri Schaffer, Anna Conroy.
Standing left to right: Tyson Adrian, Briggs Cunningham, Addison Ratley, Shawn McConnell, Mason Hill, Andrew Anderson. On the floor left to right: Alexa Reider, Rhena Mungania, Landri Schaffer, Anna Conroy.
On January 29th, the 7th-grade students celebrated Kansas Day as part of their learning activities. The celebration included making birthday cards for Kansas, participating in Kansas trivia, and enjoying Kansas dirt cake.
Early Release TODAY - Wednesday. Dismissal times are as follows: GEHS = 1:30 p.m., Middle Schools = 1:45 p.m., Elementary Schools = 1:55 p.m. Please call your child's school with any questions! Have a great day!
Fourth graders at Sunflower Elementary brought history to life while celebrating Kansas Day through their creative wax museum project! Each student researched a notable individual who made an impact on Kansas and then transformed into that figure in costume for the event.
As visitors stopped at each display, students came alive in their portrayals, stepping out of their “wax” poses to deliver short, informative speeches in character. They shared key facts about their individual’s life and explained why that person’s contributions were important to the state, demonstrating both strong research skills and confident public speaking. The fourth graders did an outstanding job honoring Kansas Day and should be proud of the knowledge, effort, and enthusiasm they displayed.
As visitors stopped at each display, students came alive in their portrayals, stepping out of their “wax” poses to deliver short, informative speeches in character. They shared key facts about their individual’s life and explained why that person’s contributions were important to the state, demonstrating both strong research skills and confident public speaking. The fourth graders did an outstanding job honoring Kansas Day and should be proud of the knowledge, effort, and enthusiasm they displayed.
Students in Mrs. Scheuer’s fifth-grade class at WMS brought history to life by researching famous historical figures and creating presentations along with creative “bottle person” projects to match!
Sixth graders in Mrs. Hennessey's and Mrs. Ratley’s classes got hands-on with Skittles to explore ratios! They compared parts to parts and parts to the whole, using real data they could count and organize to see how ratios really work.
Mrs. Bretches’ 11th-grade English classes brought The Crucible to life… with finger puppets! 🎭🎬
The twist? They had to rewrite their scenes using today’s slang. Check out their creative backdrops, props, and there were even some awesome sound effects!
The twist? They had to rewrite their scenes using today’s slang. Check out their creative backdrops, props, and there were even some awesome sound effects!
Early Release TODAY - Wednesday. Dismissal times are as follows: GEHS = 1:30 p.m., Middle Schools = 1:45 p.m., Elementary Schools = 1:55 p.m. Please call your child's school with any questions! Have a great day!
Getting ready for the TRMS pep rally with amazing support from staff, band, and cheer teams. School spirit is in full swing!
Three second graders from Grand Star spent last week working together to build the longest word ladder ever, decoding words, identifying sound changes, and practicing CVC patterns.
