We had an awesome day yesterday at North Ridge Elementary- the W-SR Area United Way Day of Caring - was an AMAZING day to be a Go-Hawk! Thank you to Paul Cheville from the City of Waverly, Jon Elsamiller from Elsamiller Electric, Jen Wells and her team from Wells Hollow, Kim Tiedt from Tiedt’s Nursery, Jess Meier from the North Ridge Staff, and staff from Nestle for the great job they did leading our students and school on several service projects. Students from North Ridge and the W-SR Middle School planted trees, plants, and bushes, landscaped, pulled weeds, and learned how to correctly plant and care for the plants. They also learned the added value plants and trees have to the environment, and the value of helping others. The students were outstanding, and the leadership of the adults was 2nd to none. Thank you to Elsamiller Electric for prepping our statue site with lighting; we were then able to create a beautifully landscaped area for our Go-Hawk to stand with the Wells Hollow team and the North Ridge student Statue Squad. "Many hands make light work" could not have been truer. These students worked so hard and took a lot of pride in helping out. It is safe to say they had a lot of fun! We are so fortunate to live in such a supportive community!
2 months ago, Mitch Parker
The students have spoken as to how they want our North Ridge Go-Hawk to look! Local artist, Dan Hatala, is in the process of turning our students' visions into a work of art. The completed fiberglass statue was picked up from the UNI Art Incubator last week and brought to Waverly for the final step in our year-long process. I wonder what those driving by us thought when they saw those large feet sticking out of the back of our truck!! Stay tuned for pictures from our unveiling ceremony, when we have the "Big Reveal" for the students of North Ridge on October 10th! We are so excited to show our Go-Hawk pride!!!
2 months ago, Mitch Parker
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the cereal drive for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. A special thank you to these two outstanding Go-Hawk leaders for working with Mrs. Poppe to count the boxes each day. We had 87 cereal boxes donated today, which brings the toal to 214. The final collection day will be September 11th, 2025 (which is the day of caring in the W-SR communities). Our goal is to collect 275 boxes of cereal.
2 months ago, Mitch Parker
🦩✨ Our 3rd graders had a blast with “Let’s Fla-Mingle!” 🦩 We mingled, interviewed classmates, and made new friends! 💬😁
3 months ago, Rebecca Elsamiller
Thank you to all of these awesome parent volunteers as we prepare to start our first annual North Ridge Field Day! You are all awesome! We look forward to an outstanding day for our students!
6 months ago, Mitch Parker
Mrs. Willms' Kindergartners have been learning about the seasons in science. ❄️ ☔️ ☀️ 🍂 Today we found out why birds lay their eggs in the spring and all about their nests - and we even made our own! 🪺
6 months ago, Laura Willms
How awesome is this? !🎨🖍️ North Ridge Elementary took time to decorate lunch bags for the WSR baseball team —and the results are amazing! ⚾️💛🖤 This reminds us that no matter the age or grade, in the classroom or on the ball field, we’re all part of one big Go-Hawk Family! 🙌👊🦅
6 months ago, Mitch Parker
Mrs. Willms' and Mrs. Tucker's classes enjoy an afternoon of fun with their K and 2nd grade buddies! We graphed and tallied jellybeans and had an egg hunt out on the playground! We love our the time with our buddies! 🖤💛
7 months ago, Laura Willms
Mrs. Willms' Kindergarten class had a fun day working on different Easter themed activities! And our eggs hatched baby chick Peeps! 🐣☺️
7 months ago, Laura Willms
Delaney helped to close out the ISASP testing season at North Ridge Elementary this afternoon! Thank you to all of our students, staff, and parents for working together during this important spring event!
7 months ago, Jeannie Coughlin
It was a fun morning to be a Go-Hawk at North Ridge Elementary Kindergarten Round Up! 💛🖤 We hope everyone had an awesome day!
7 months ago, Laura Willms
Our afternoon Kindergarten Round Up group at North Ridge was super fun! We are excited for all of our "Future Go-Hawks" to return back in the fall 2025-2026 school year! 🦅💛🖤
7 months ago, Laura Willms
Mrs. Van Kley is leading some great work in the area of reading. Today, vocabulary cup stacking was a great way for students to have some fun while practicing their sight words, sounds, and word patterns.
11 months ago, Mitch Parker
