Category: RK Finn Ryan Road School

Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of November 1, 2021
November 1, 2021November 1, 2021
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Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of November 1, 2021

Hello! Happy November!  Reminder: No School on Tuesday (11/2) for Professional Development I hope you enjoyed the weekend! Photos This week’s photos show some of our fabulous hats! AND, we collected quite a bit for UNICEF. I’ll send out the final amount when we have counted up the cash! Thank you to all of you...

Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of October 25, 2021
October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
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Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of October 25, 2021

Hello! Sorry for the late update (I like to be regular with my Monday Update!). My dad is not doing well, and I needed to spend a couple of days with him. So, this is just a quick note. Photos This week’s photos show first graders learning about fire safety, fourth graders learning about electricity,...

Principal Madden’s Good News for R.K. Finn Ryan Road School!
October 20, 2021October 20, 2021
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Principal Madden’s Good News for R.K. Finn Ryan Road School!

While I doubt that any of you believe in the box-score approach to education or judging schools solely on the basis of the statewide assessment system, it is still nice to receive unsought recognition. As I am sure many of you know, U.S. News and World Report has long been ranking colleges, universities, and high schools. According to their...

Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of October 18, 2021
October 18, 2021October 18, 2021
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Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of October 18, 2021

I hope you had a nice weekend! Sunday was such a lovely fall day. Chillier weather is certainly on the way. Please make sure to bundle up your children for the weather. We are outside quite a bit, and three grades (2, 4 & 5) will continue to eat lunch outdoors for as long as...

Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of October 12, 2021
October 12, 2021October 12, 2021
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Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of October 12, 2021

Fall Greetings to Caregivers! I hope you were able to enjoy the long weekend!  I am attaching the most recent School Calendar (updated on September 9), just in case you do not have it. Parent/Teacher Conferences (probably via Zoom) will take place during the last week of January (not in October as previously planned).  Photos...

Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of October 4, 2021
October 4, 2021October 4, 2021
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Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of October 4, 2021

Fall Greetings Caregivers! I hope you all enjoyed the weekend! It is such a beautiful time of year. Most mornings lately, we have had flocks of Canadian Geese resting over in our fields as they make their way south. Everyone enjoys them. And, almost every day we see and hear our beautiful nesting hawks overhead....

Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of September 27, 2021
September 27, 2021September 27, 2021
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Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of September 27, 2021

Greetings Caregivers! I hope you all enjoyed the lovely weekend! Photos This week’s photos show our Autumnal Equinox photo of DAY = NIGHT! Also, there are some photos of our fabulous head gear for this special occasion. 5th graders are collecting leaves at recess to feed their new classroom worms, first graders are hard at...

Building Computers in Grade 4
September 21, 2021August 18, 2023
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Building Computers in Grade 4

The students at Ryan Road and Jackson Street dove into the beginning of year with high-tech projects such as seen here–building Piper computers with the use of Raspberry Pi’s and monitors. Students traditionally have a step by step curriculum for each grade level exposing them to different aspects of this overall project like the physical...

Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of September 20, 2021
September 20, 2021September 20, 2021
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Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of September 20, 2021

Greetings Caregivers! I hope you all enjoyed the lovely weekend! We continue to have really wonderful days at Ryan Road School. It is such a pleasure to see all the learning and caring that goes on throughout the days here at school. Thank you for sharing your children with us. Please remember, we have new...

Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of September 13, 2021
September 13, 2021September 13, 2021
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Principal Madden’s Weekly Message—Week of September 13, 2021

Greetings Caregivers! We continue to have really wonderful days at Ryan Road School. Your children are delightful! Please remember, we have new school hours from 8:00-2:10. Adult supervision begins on the playground at 7:45. Free breakfast (bagged to go!) is available for all starting at 7:45. Photos This week’s photos show the first day of...