Ridgeview Elementary School

1st grade has been learning about the States of Matter. We made obleck which can be both a solid and a liquid!

Mrs. Helmig's kindergarten class created their own model airplanes. We learned how Emma Lilian Todd invented her own airplane in the book; Wood, Wire, Wings.

Kindergarten enjoyed meeting the author Chris Van Dusen live on Zoom. He read his new book If I Built a Town.

The 4th grade field trip to the Capitol building and Lincoln Museum in Springfield was amazing! So much history and a culmination of the past month of studies. Thanks to all the parents that joined and helped out!

Leading by example, unmatched initiative, acts of kindness, and honesty are all being celebrated today with these Lady Mustangs!

Thank you STANGS for an outstanding Royal Princess Ball! The girls had such a great time! please consider joining STANGS in the future to make great events like these continue at Ridgeview.

Our hearts are full with incredible character from our students! Happy Valentine's Day Mustangs!

The seasonal germs have been making their rounds in the staff---but the silver lining is Marshall has gotten to fill in different roles to keep Ridgeview running!

The Ridgeview Pre-K enjoyed a Family Fun Night with activities brought to us by the Children's Discovery Museum in Normal. The activities included making cloud dough, building paths for robots, painting with Kool-aid, launching rockets, building and racing Lego cars, and building packing peanut structures.

A special thank you to the Ridgeview Summer League! They donated enough Ridgeview t-shirts for every kindergarten student to take one home! Thank you for your generous gift!

Our 4th and 5th graders cooked up some amazing designs for Dave's Donuts! Owner Justin visited to hand deliver the donuts and praise their persuasive essays. A huge shoutout to our winner, Evee, for her "Cinnamon Crunch" donut. We are so proud of our hardworking students!

Elementary students were joined by guest readers from the high school to celebrate World Read Aloud Day! An annual celebration encouraging the sharing of stories, the power of words, and promoting reading aloud to improve literacy skills! Students were excited to connect and enjoy a good book together.

The Ridgeview Pre-K Team will hold Spring 2026 screenings on Friday, March 13th.

The child must be 3 years old on/before the screening date.

Pre-k students who were enrolled in our program last year do not need to re-screen.

To schedule a time for your child to be screened visit https://forms.gle/6zbmoqVHK3FtRRML6

Ridgeview Royalty announcement! Special thank you to Ms. Lunsford! She has been a positive, hardworking and dedicated long term sub! We are so thankful for her dedication to Ridgeview students!

We have our very first two-time Hallway Hero! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♀️

It was a total photo finish this week, with the competition staying neck-and-neck until Friday afternoon. Ultimately, Mrs. Beck’s 5th-grade class pulled ahead to prove they haven’t lost their touch! 🐎

The Hero Gear: Since this is their second time being named the best in the building, Mrs. Beck is officially adding the Hero Cape to her collection! 🦸‍♀️ She has reclaimed her spot on the Mustang Superhero cutout in the hall, and she’s looking more heroic than ever.

Huge props to our 5th graders for "reining it in" in the hallway and keeping their quiet voices, having straight lines and safe bodies.

Mrs. Langhoff's 1st grade class enjoyed an ice cream sundae party after working extra hard to learn to read all their UFLI heart words!!

So proud of our students! They aren't just meeting expectations--they are blowing them out of the water! Their hard work inspires others!

1st grade is having a blast celebrating the 100th day of school!