School of Logic, this Saturday is the day - come to the Academy from 2:00-5:00 p.m. for the first EVER Gryphon Games! 🎮🎲♟️ For $2, we'll have sports in the gym, Mario Kart IRL in aux, 10 different game rooms, the chance to challenge your principals at games, an Escape Room Challenge with a $100 grand prize, henna, snacks for sale, and a photo booth for you to capture the fun. Make plans to meet your friends and make some new ones! See your senators with questions. #GoGryphons #SchoolofLogic
Board Nominations Due Friday, January 31, by 4:00 p.m.
The Eagle Ridge Academy Board of Directors issued a call for nominations for the 2025-26 Board of Directors election on January 16, 2025. One teacher seat and one parent seat are open for the 2025 Board of Directors election. The Board of Directors invites you to nominate yourself or other individuals who possess the competence and vision to provide skilled leadership for the Academy. Any member of the corporation, parent, or staff may submit a nomination.
Submit a nomination here: https://eagleridgeacademy.wufoo.com/forms/k1e9zqep1q30t6x/.
Read more about the nomination process here: http://www.eagleridgeacademy.org/board.
It's finally here! Classical In-Action Parent Night will take place at Eagle Ridge Academy tonight, January 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m. At this event, YOU will become the student! From working through mental math strategies to responding in seminars, learning Latin to applying oracy skills, you'll have a front row seat to Classical education. At the end of each session, teachers will share simple ways to extend this learning at home. Missed your chance to register for our most popular Classical event of the year? Each class will have a few spots available for walk-in registration tonight. Please arrive by 5:15 p.m. to join the event if you did not register ahead of time. We would love for as many parents to join us as possible for this informative and fun night of learning. Don't miss this opportunity to see our mission and vision in action. See you tonight!
Classes Available for Walk-In Registration
• Writing with Ms. Schneider (K)
• Reading with Ms. Basic (1st)
• Mathematics with Ms. Keeley (3rd)
• Recitation Ready! With Suzannah Toso; Classical Enrichment (School of Grammar)
• Music with Mr. Allen (Logic)
• History Seminar with Mr. Sundermeyer (Logic)
• Participatory Reading with Christine Kelash; English (School of Logic)
• Writing Complex Sentences with Mrs. Miskowiec; English Language Learning (School of Logic)
• Humanities with Mr. Lemon (Rhetoric)
• Art with Ms. Conner (Rhetoric)
Congratulations to Eagle Ridge Academy Theater's One-Act Competition cast and crew of "Peter Pan and Wendy" for taking first place in the Subsection 4A competition this weekend! 🥇 The team will advance to the section-level competition at St. Paul Academy on February 1. Wish them good luck this week! #GoGryphons
Enjoy these sneak peeks of the set and join ERA Theater TONIGHT for an evening of one-act plays! The grades 2-6 play "The Queens Orchid" 👑, the grades 7-8 comedy "Suspect to Change" 🕵️, and the School of Rhetoric competition one-act play "Peter Pan and Wendy" ✨ will be performed back-to-back in the auditorium this evening at 7:00 p.m. Can't make it tonight? The plays will run again this Sunday, January 26, starting at 2:00 p.m. Admission will be $10 at the door, cash or check only. Runtime for each performance will be approximately 35 minutes with a 10 minute intermission between each show. Please enter through the Activities Entrance. #GoGryphons
TOMORROW: Join ERA Theater for a night of one-act plays! 🎭 The grades 2-6 play "The Queen’s Orchid", the grades 7-8 comedy "Suspect to Change", and the School of Rhetoric competition one-act play "Peter Pan and Wendy" will be performed back-to-back in the auditorium on Friday, January 24, at 7:00 p.m. Can't make it tomorrow? The plays will run again on Sunday, January 26, starting at 2:00 p.m.
Admission will be $10 at the door, cash or check only. Runtime for each performance will be approximately 35 minutes with a 10 minute intermission between each show. Please enter through the Activities Entrance. Enjoy these throwback photos from the 2023 competition one-act! #GoGryphons
Upper School started their staff development day with a cereal and cartoons breakfast potluck! 🥣 Staff members brought their favorite cereals and milk and watched cartoons from childhood to warm up on this frigid morning. Cartoon requests included Care Bears, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Underdog, He-Man, Marvin the Martian, and more. 📺 Stay warm, Gryphons! We'll see you tomorrow morning for the start of second semester. #GoGryphons
“Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.” -
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a reminder, there is no school today due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Today is an official day of service that celebrates the civil rights leader's life and legacy. Ms. Thomas' first graders wrote their own dreams for our world in class last week. #GoGryphons #Citizenship #Integrity #Respect
Congratulations to the Middle School Robotics Team: Computer Aided Destruction! 🤖 Last weekend, the team of ten 7th and 8th graders made it into the quarter-finals in their tournament, competing with twelve other middle- and high-school teams from around Minnesota. Congratulations on a successful season and a job well done! 📷 Photos taken by Steven Hong. #GoGryphons
To help keep spirits up during final exams (and to gauge student observation skills!), School of Logic teachers participated in a Silent Spirit Week these past few days. 🤫 Following "Totally Tie Tuesday" and "Wacky Tacky Wednesday", teachers spent today drinking from anything BUT a cup! Thank you for always keeping it interesting, School of Logic. Enjoy your much deserved long weekend, teachers and scholars! #GoGryphons
Happy Thursday! As a reminder, there is no school and the office will be closed Friday, January 17, through Tuesday, January 22. Second semester will begin on Wednesday, January 23.
The first Eagle Eye newsletter of 2025 is now available: https://secure.smore.com/n/jwxke. Check it out to read the 2025 Call for Board of Directors Nominations, information on how to give feedback next week on proposed science credit changes, a message from Executive Director Jason Ulbrich on the impact of screens on Classical education, information about the upcoming paying for college event for School of Rhetoric families, information about the inaugural School of Logic Gryphon Games, and more!
The #EagleEye is Eagle Ridge Academy's translatable community newsletter that is published every other Thursday during the school year. It is a great resource to see important updates and learn what is happening around the school. #GoGryphons
Happy Thursday! As a reminder, Friday, December 20, is a $5 Dress Day all students and staff. Four our times each year, students have the option to pay $5 to their classroom or first-hour teacher to wear what they choose (within ERA guidelines on appropriate attire). The funds collected on $5 Dress Days are designated for specific teacher projects. You can view this event's projects inside today's issue of the Eagle Eye.
The final Eagle Eye newsletter of 2024 now available: https://secure.smore.com/n/x2b68. Check it out to vote for your favorite door in the annual Door Decorating Contest, read class descriptions for the upcoming Classical In-Action Parent Night, see the schedule for the Pack the Stands/Celebrate Champions/Alumni Night on January 2, view the December Pillar Award recipients, learn how to register for the 11th Annual Donut Dash 5K, and SO much more!
The #EagleEye is Eagle Ridge Academy's translatable community newsletter that is published every other Thursday during the school year. It is a great resource to see important updates and learn what is happening around the school. #GoGryphons
New Year, New Teaching Career: Now Seeking People Interested in K-12 Teaching Careers
Got a bachelor’s degree and a passion for our school’s mission and vision? Then we have an opportunity for you! No teaching experience is necessary. Introducing our Pathways for Teacher Development and Licensure (PTDL) program, where you can receive tuition assistance for licensing, field experience, one-on-one mentor support, and more to become an effective, high quality Classical teacher.
Complete this interest survey to receive an invitation to an informational meeting to be held in late January: https://forms.gle/TByUxkXgyrekJXyL6. Questions can be directed to Melissa Lego, the PDTL Program Coordinator, at mlego@eagleridgeacademy. #GoGryphons
THANK YOU to the incredible @Eagle Ridge Academy PTO for organizing this year's Festival of Treats! Thanks to the generosity of our families and the time and energy of the PTO, teachers and staff were gifted a large variety of sweet treats yesterday and savory treats today. We are grateful to the ERA community for your constant support of our hardworking teachers and staff. You all help make our school community even more special. Thank you! 🍪🥨 #GoGryphons
Happy Thursday! As a reminder, Friday, December 6, is a Spirit Wear Day for all students and staff. Additionally, Friday, December 6, and Monday, December 9, are both Two-Hour Early Release Days.
The latest Eagle Eye newsletter is now available: https://secure.smore.com/n/104pxn. Check it out to find out how much money was raised for student scholarships at the Gala for the Gryphons, browse the 2023-24 Annual Report, learn how you can help the PTO celebrate teachers this month, register for the Classical In-Action Parent Night, read an interview with John Engelhart from ERA's corporate partner Managed Services, Inc., and more!
The #EagleEye is Eagle Ridge Academy's translatable community newsletter that is published every other Thursday during the school year. It is a great resource to see important updates and learn what is happening around the school. #GoGryphons
It's a busy night at ERA! In the gymnasium, Girls Basketball will take on Christ Household of Faith in their first games of the season, with JV at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity at 7:00 p.m. 🏀 The spirit wear theme for the games is "USA out". Wear red, white, and blue to support our Gryphons! 🦅 The Winter Choir Concert for grades 6-8 and the School of Rhetoric Concert Choir will take place in the ERA Auditorium tonight, December 3, at 6:00 p.m. 🎶 Come out and support our athletes AND our singers tonight! Please enter through the Activities Entrance for all events this evening. #GoGryphons
Grades 8-11: it's already time to register for 2025-26! Eighth grade students began the School of Rhetoric freshmen registration process today and ninth, tenth, and eleventh graders will begin the registration process in study hall tomorrow.
Academic Counselor Linda Kaiser will provide students with an overview of the ERA Course Catalog and the registration process. Study hall instructors will distribute registration forms to students this Friday, December 6. Students will return their completed form to their study hall instructor the week of January 6.
Students are encouraged to contact their study hall instructor with questions or concerns or schedule a time with Mrs. Kaiser at lkaiser@eagleridgeacademy.org. View the course catalog and registration information at www.eagleridgeacademy.org/school-of-rhetoric-resources/. #GoGryphons
