Welcome to Kindergarten Ms. Mills!
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Welcome to Kindergarten Ms. Mills!
Welcome to our new PE Coach!
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Welcome to our new PE Coach!
Welcome to River Ridge for 2026-27 !
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Welcome Mrs. Bates
Mrs. Wheeler's first graders love using the MakerSpace in the library!
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We are proud to share that our school has received the Palmetto Gold Award Flag from the SC Department of Education! The Palmetto Gold Award recognizes River Ridge as a Gold High Performing School on the SC Report Card.

Ellen Weaver, head of the SCDOE, shared the following comments on a card sent with the flag:
"Your commitment to providing quality education and fostering a positive learning environment has truly paid off."
"Thank you for your dedication to student achievement and for exemplifying excellence in your district."
"As you display the GOLD recognition banner throughout your school, celebrate this success and inspire continued excellence."

This accomplishment represents a building wide dedication and determination that every child succeeds in all academics. Our faculty and staff cares, inspires, encourages, and teaches to the very top expectations. It also recognizes that our students work hard and do their best. We are Panda Proud! #WeAreD5 #PandaPride

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Palmetto Gold High Performance Award 2026

3rd-5th Grade families, just a reminder! Today is the final day to order books for our author visit. Alyssa Wilkinson is coming to our school on April 24th! Mrs., Wilkinson is the author of the upcoming book, "Unlucky Charm Summer".

Order your copy from her publisher, ChickenScratchBooks.com Orders must be in by today. Use this Coupon Code at Checkout to receive 10% off and FREE shipping: RiverRidgeAuthorVisit4.24. Books can only be purchased online and will be shipped to the school for pick-up and signing on April 24th. Please be sure to write the student’s name in the order notes.

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author visit book order form with qr code
Congratulations to our Terrific Kid of the Year, Thomas Barker! Thomas is a fifth grader in Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Fitzgerald's classes. He was selected by faculty for his kindness, hard work, and sense of responsibility. We are so very proud of him!
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Thomas Barker Terrific Kid of the Year
Congratulations to our second round of students to earn their Multiplication Medallions!
3 months ago, River Ridge Communications
Congratulations to our second round of students to earn their multiplication medallions!
Congratulations to our second round of students to earn their multiplication medallions!
Congratulations to our second round of students to earn their multiplication medallions!
Congratulations to our second round of students to earn their multiplication medallions!
Congratulations to our second round of students to earn their multiplication medallions!
Congratulations to our second round of students to earn their multiplication medallions!
Congratulations to our second round of students to earn their multiplication medallions!
Congratulations to our second round of students to earn their multiplication medallions!
Congratulations to our second round of students to earn their multiplication medallions!
Attention families! There is NO TrebleMakers rehearsal tomorrow (Monday, April 13).
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NO TrebleMakers rehearsal tomorrow
Mrs. Huss' class had the best time before Spring Break performing as part of the second grade musical, "It’s Saturday!".
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second grade musical
second grade musical
second grade musical
No school this week, have a wonderful Spring Break! See you back at school on Monday, April 13th.
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a social media graphic that says "Have a wonderful Spring Break! See you back at school on Monday, April 13th."
Families of Beta Club members, apologies for the incorrect information on the induction invitation sent home yesterday. The correct date is Monday, April 20th. We wanted to alert you as soon as possible and apologize again for any inconvenience. New invitations with the correct information will be sent home after Spring Break.
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Monday April 20th
Mrs. Cobb’s classes enjoyed the sunshine while reading outside today.
3 months ago, River Ridge Communications
Mrs. Cobb’s classes enjoyed the sunshine while reading outside today.
Mrs. Cobb’s classes enjoyed the sunshine while reading outside today.
Mrs. Cobb’s classes enjoyed the sunshine while reading outside today.
We are thrilled to announce that our Teacher of the Year, Jared Hembree, is a finalist for District Five Teacher of the Year! Congratulations, Mr. Hembree!
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Jared Hembree Finalist for District Teacher of the Year
Jared Hembree Finalist for District Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
3 months ago, River Ridge Communications
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
Mrs. Wells’s class had some eggs-tra egg-citing learning activities to go along with the book Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polocco. They built and ate the cutest little Peep houses and measured with jellybeans.
Having some fun and using strategies to win in Mrs. Cleveland's classroom!
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We played some fun Easter games.
We played some fun Easter games.
We played some fun Easter games.
We played some fun Easter games.
We played some fun Easter games.
We played some fun Easter games.
We played some fun Easter games.
We played some fun Easter games.
We played some fun Easter games.
We played some fun Easter games.
Field Day behind the scenes scoop! Salon de Frech was open for some of Ms. Frech’s girls that wanted to have their hair ready for field day!  
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Salon de Frech was open for some of Ms. Frech’s girls that wanted to have their hair ready for field day!  

It's time for our K5 Graduates to take their Cap & Gown Pictures! K5 Families mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 21st. To order pictures please use the QR code or use this link: https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/river-ridge-elementary-school/cap-gown-pictures-4-21-2026-5/optIn

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K5 Cap and Gown pictures on April 21
Join us for our 2nd Grade’s Musical, "It's Saturday!", tonight at 6:00 pm. It is going to be a terrific performance!
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Join us for our 2nd Grade’s Musical tonight at 6:00 pm
We want to say a big THANK YOU this week to all of our Paraprofessionals! River Ridge is all the better because of this hardworking group of individuals who give all they have day in and day out to our school. You are a valued and appreciated part of our RRES family!
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we love our paraprofessionals