Ridgeview Elementary Students Find Learning Enchanting!

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Kindergarten friends celebrate “Woodland Wednesday” as part of the Enchanted Forest Book Fair. L to R: Sophia Wood, Emma Short, Reagan Gillespie, Julia Head, Lucy Steadman, Layla Bacon

Kindergarten friends celebrate “Woodland Wednesday” as part of the Enchanted Forest Book Fair. L to R: Sophia Wood, Emma Short, Reagan Gillespie, Julia Head, Lucy Steadman, Layla Bacon

Parents and community members attended Ridgeview Elementary School’s 11th annual book fair! The Enchanted Forest Book Fair was a schoolwide, week-long event aimed at giving students access to fun, engaging and affordable books.
  
Unicorns abound on Magical Monday for the Enchanted Forest Book Fair. L to R: Layla Bacon, Julia Head, Lucy Steadman, Sophia Wood, Reagan Gillespie, Emma Short

Unicorns abound on Magical Monday for the Enchanted Forest Book Fair. L to R: Layla Bacon, Julia Head, Lucy Steadman, Sophia Wood, Reagan Gillespie, Emma Short

A focal point in the week included a math and literacy family night dubbed “Ridgeview’s Enchanted Evening!” inspired by fairy tales old and new on November 15, 2018. The evening consisted of teacher and community-led inquiry stations, where students used literacy and mathematics tools and games to discover new thinking. 

Characters from the classic fairy tale “Snow White” make an appearance at Ridgeview’s Enchanted Evening Family Involvement Night. L to R: Hillary Lambert (K) “Doc”, Kelley Harrell (Principal) “Evil Queen”, Cheryl Honeycutt (4th) “Bashful”, Clanci Tipton (Counselor) “Sleepy”, Rachel Higginbotham (K)”Dopey”, Jennifer Fields (Pre-K) “Sneezy”, Lindsay Carpenter (1st)”Evil Queen as Witch”, Brandi Menge (Instructional Coach) “Snow White”, Darrell Barnwell (Assistant Principal) “Prince Charming”.

Characters from the classic fairy tale “Snow White” make an appearance at Ridgeview’s Enchanted Evening Family Involvement Night. L to R: Hillary Lambert (K) “Doc”, Kelley Harrell (Principal) “Evil Queen”, Cheryl Honeycutt (4th) “Bashful”, Clanci Tipton (Counselor) “Sleepy”, Rachel Higginbotham (K)”Dopey”, Jennifer Fields (Pre-K) “Sneezy”, Lindsay Carpenter (1st)”Evil Queen as Witch”, Brandi Menge (Instructional Coach) “Snow White”, Darrell Barnwell (Assistant Principal) “Prince Charming”.

Appearances by Bright’s Zoo and Bay’s Mountain as well as Wonder Works and Hands-On Museum door prizes and costume clad faculty and staff members drew in the crowds, but the learning opportunities highlighted the evening’s true purpose. 

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