Great news! Our phones lines are up and running again. Please call (864) 949-7620, if you need to reach our office.
Let's be Comfy & Cozy TOGETHER - students come in your comfy clothes on Tuesday! We cannot wait to welcome you back and be together again. ❤️
We look forward to seeing all of our students on Tuesday! At this time, the school phone service does not work. The district has created a temporary phone number for River Ridge. If you need to call the school for any reason, the temporary number is (864) 949-1960. This number will work during regular school hours, but will not let you leave us a message after hours. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
As our community continues to recover from Hurricane Helene, District Five is announcing a plan to reopen our schools. 🏫 As of today, all of our schools have power, and our team has been working hard to ensure our buildings are safe for students and staff to return.
Monday, October 7, will be a workday for all District Five teachers and staff, to allow time for planning and preparation. This will also allow additional time for power to be restored to homes, and for city and county crews to clear remaining storm debris from our roads. 🚧 All District Five students will return to school on Tuesday, October 8, on a two hour delay. This delay will allow extra time in the morning for buses, student drivers and families to safely travel to school. ⏰
Our transportation team continues to monitor our bus routes to ensure they are safe for student travel. 🚌
We can't wait to welcome our students back to school, and help our community return to normal. We are thankful for your support during this difficult time! ❤️ #WeAreD5
We are overwhelmed by the response, and the generosity of our community ❤️ Today, we served nearly 3,000 meals, and tomorrow we’ll do it again! 🍎
Along with our partners from Chartwells, District Five will be serving free meals on Tuesday, October 1, at Byrnes High School to all students, staff, families, and community members who need them 🍽 🥪🥦 Hours will be 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. All meals will again be packed “to go”, and can be picked up in the outside patio area next to the school cafeteria ✅ Just park in the senior parking lot off East Main Street, and come pick up your meals.
We will serve until 1:00 p.m. or until the meals run out. Once again, our hearts are with all of you, and we’re grateful for this chance to serve our D5 community. ❤️ #WeAreD5
All District Five schools will remain closed for the remainder of this week, through Friday, October 4. 🏫 All after school activities and programs are also canceled until further notice.
A majority of our schools and homes in our district remain without power. 💡 Many roads are still impassable due to downed trees and power lines, preventing safe travel for our school buses. 🚌
Due to the widespread power and internet outages that continue, there will be no e-Learning expectations this week. 💻
We know our students are safe havens for our students. We cannot wait to reopen our doors, welcome our students back, and give them a sense of normalcy again. ❤️ Please stay safe! 🫶
District Five Family: We know there are so many in our school and district community who are without right now, and we want to help! 🫶 Today, Monday, September 30, we’ll be offering FREE MEALS at Byrnes High School from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m, to any students, staff, families, or community members who need them 🍽 All meals will be packed “to go”, and can be picked up in the outdoor patio area beside the school cafeteria 🏫 Simply park in the senior parking lot off East Main Street and come pick up your meals 🍎 🥦 🥪 We’ll serve until 2:00 p.m., or until the meals run out. We’re ONE District Five family, and we’re in this together. Please know our hearts are with you! ❤️ #WeAreD5
Due to the impact of Tropical Storm Helene, all District Five schools and buildings will be closed on Monday, September 30 and Tuesday, October 1. 🏫 As there are widespread power and internet outages, there will be NO E-LEARNING EXPECTATIONS on these days. Our number one priority is the safety of our students, staff, and their families. ❤️ You are in our thoughts, along with our entire community. Please stay safe! #WeAreD5
Mrs. Harrington’s class celebrated Johnny Appleseed Day! They learned he was a community leader and encouraged people to eat healthy. The students made applesauce, learned about fractions, and the apple’s life cycle. What a wonderful way to learn how to be a good neighbor! 🍎
Mrs. Jordan’s Little Sunshine’s had a blast celebrating Johnny Appleseed’s birthday! Students got to taste a variety of apple snacks and vote on which color apple they like best! We also had fun Apple stamping, Qtip painting, and making Johnny’s pot hat. We love apples!🍎🍏
It's Thursday and that means we're twinning again in 5th grade! We love how they matched up everything down to the hairstyles. ❤️
❤️ these peer writing conferences in Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Green's classes!
Due to the potential impact from Hurricane Helene, Friday, September 27 will be an e-Learning day for all District Five students and staff. 💻 School will continue as normal on Thursday, September 26. All after school programs and activities have been canceled for Thursday and Friday. ✅
Teachers will communicate with students regarding assignments. 📝
Should conditions change and impact school for Thursday, we will communicate with our parents, families and staff as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience as safety is always our top priority! 💯 #WeAreD5
Our PTO's Boosterthon kicks off on October 3rd with our Fun Run on October 11th. This school year's character theme is Castle Quest! Students will embark on a journey to regain Bravemore Castle and learn about Focus, Self-Awareness, Respect, Trustworthiness, Creativity and Lifelong Learning.
Miss Taylor's class is working on the letter "T" this week. ❤️ We think that they're terrific together!
Our Student Council Pinning Ceremony is Friday, September 27 at 8:15am.
Wednesday, October 2 will be an early release day for students. PCD and K4 students will not attend school on this day. Dismissal will be at 11:30am.
Don't forget Fall Picture Day is Wednesday, September 25th. You can go online to https://www.strawbridge.net/ and use the code FM444134 to order prints.
Our Faculty Shoutout this week is for our amazing Special Education team! We're taking a moment to celebrate and extend a heartfelt thank you. What an incredible team of individuals with unwavering dedication, tireless effort, and boundless compassion working to make a world of difference every single day with our students. We hope you enjoy the treat from our PTO!
Some of Mrs. Cox's K4 friends dropped by the library this week to try out the STEM bins. They are MakerSpace pros now!
