Ripley Elementary School

Ripley Elementary's Festival of Trees is coming!

Good morning,
After receiving updates from our drivers regarding morning road conditions, Jackson County Schools will continue to operate on a two-hour delay for Tuesday, December 9. Ninety-five percent of our bus routes are not affected.
However, if a bus cannot run your child's route, and you believe road conditions are still unsafe to meet the bus at a designated area, please send a note with your child to school the next day.
Also, please continue to monitor the Zonar App for bus updates.

Thank you, and have a great day.

Elf shenanigans and Mr. Knopp is not amused.

RES held their annual Science Fair. Congratulations to all our contestants and good luck to those that are heading on to the county fair!

Good morning,
The Non-Traditional Instructional Day has been canceled. Therefore, students will not be required to complete work remotely, and schools will remain closed. Jackson County Schools will operate on a Code A. The following personnel will report to their work locations: All 260-day personnel, principals, assistant principals, and custodians. Thank you.

RES 4th graders wrote Thank You cards for our Veterans. These were handed out during Ripley's Veterans Day Parade. Our Veterans were so impressed with the cards they received that several wanted to visit our students in person. Thank you for your service!

Ripley Elementary would like to recognize October's Students of the Month. The character trait for October was Respect. Respect is treating others with kindness and consideration. It involves valuing their feelings, wishes, and rights, even if they are different from your own. Respect is about acting in a way that shows you care about others and yourself. A simple way to remember it is the "Golden Rule": treat others the way you want to be treated.

Education programs never prepare you for when snow starts falling during the school day. Cries of "It's snowing!" echo up the hallways from the preschool rooms to the 5th grade hall. It's a magical moment.

First grade recently loaded up the buses and headed off to Gritt's Farm! It was a beautiful day for it!

Sometimes we have to get a little messy! Students recently worked on the digraph "sh". A digraph is a combination of two letters that combine to make a single sound, or phoneme. Students in first grade spent time writing digraphs in shaving cream!

Part 2 of 2!
Students in Mrs. Gwinn's class created a pumpkin about a book they read with their parents. Students then completed a book report, presented in class, and presented to a friend. Students loved reading with parents and creating pumpkin designs.

Part 1 of 2!
Students in Mrs. Gwinn's class created a pumpkin about a book they read with their parents. Students then completed a book report, presented in class, and presented to a friend. Students loved reading with parents and creating pumpkin designs.

5th grade students attended the WVDEP's Mill Creek Water Festival. WVDEP's Project WET (Water Education Today) program organizes water festivals throughout the state to promote water conservation and environmental stewardship. Stations included learning about the Water Cycle, Water sheds, Water Pollution, Trout Life Cycle, Acid Rain, Aquatic Life, and water quality and micro invertebrates.

With the onset of cooler weather, RES has had a lot more items make their way to lost and found!

4th graders made their annual trip to the State Capitol Complex and Cultural Center. Students toured the capitol building, visited the statues and monuments on the grounds, watched a video about John Henry, and explored the cultural museum. The WV Cultural Center houses the West Virginia State Museum and a State Theater, among other state offices and resources. It is the headquarters for the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, and a central location for events, exhibits, state archives, and historical preservation.

Fire Prevention Week is an annual event in early October that educates the public on fire safety and commemorates the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. The event has been officially sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) since 1922 and is the longest-running public health observance in the U.S.

Our very own Ripley Volunteer Fire Department spent part of their day educating students at RES on fire safety. They were wonderful guests and our students enjoyed their visit!

Red Ribbon Week is coming! Mark your calendars now!

Jackson County Airport recently held the first Aviation Art Contest. Several Ripley Elementary Students were featured! Congratulations to Lucca Shamp and Alexis Walls who were top winners!

Clouds form when warm, invisible water vapor rises, cools, and condenses around tiny specks of dust or salt in the air. These tiny water droplets or ice crystals cling to the specks, eventually joining together to form a visible cloud. The more water droplets there are, the bigger and heavier the cloud becomes, which can then lead to rain. In Mrs. Gwinn's reading class, students experimented with how clouds form and why it rains. The students read an informational piece then watched as the clouds became heavy as they added colored water droplets to their cloud to see it fall through.