Kindergarten classes took a field trip to Minnesota Harvest Orchard last Friday. 🍎 While there, students learned about the life cycle of an apple tree, from how it grows in the ground to its journey to the grocery store. They also learned about common Minnesota apple varieties and picked their very own apple. After the lesson, students enjoyed a hayride through the orchard and played in the corn pit! 🌽 #GoGryphons
The School of Rhetoric Homecoming Dance: A Night in Rio will be held in the Eagle Ridge Academy Auxiliary Gym on Friday, October 3, 7:00-10:00 p.m. The dress code is shiny, sparkly, and colorful.
Tickets will be sold during high school lunch for the prices listed below or at the door for $35.
- September 16-19: $20
- September 22-26: $25
- September 29-October 3: $30
Parent volunteers are need to help chaperone and clean up after the dance! Sign up to volunteer here: https://forms.gle/b2DU1raiXizVCRSC6. #GoGryphons
Tickets will be sold during high school lunch for the prices listed below or at the door for $35.
- September 16-19: $20
- September 22-26: $25
- September 29-October 3: $30
Parent volunteers are need to help chaperone and clean up after the dance! Sign up to volunteer here: https://forms.gle/b2DU1raiXizVCRSC6. #GoGryphons
Thank you for your beautiful smiles today, School of Grammar Gryphons! 📷 As a reminder, students in grades 5-12 will take school portraits during the school day tomorrow, Wednesday, September 17. Formal dress is REQUIRED for school portraits. Portrait retakes for all grades will take place at school on Tuesday, October 28.
View the uniform policy here: https://www.eagleridgeacademy.org/page/uniforms.
View visual examples of formal wear here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1brAOjFprxyxiiDmfqXxDYR1X1pZbDXml1p_z-ZrRRKI/edit.
View the uniform policy here: https://www.eagleridgeacademy.org/page/uniforms.
View visual examples of formal wear here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1brAOjFprxyxiiDmfqXxDYR1X1pZbDXml1p_z-ZrRRKI/edit.
Congratulations to School of Grammar second grader Gracelyn G. for winning a Minnesota State Fair first place ribbon in the “Three-Dimensional Projects” category for her white dog sock puppet Steve! She also won a first place ribbon in the "Dioramas" category for her scene. 🥇 Thank you for sharing your imaginative work, Gracelyn - we are so proud of you!
P.S. If your child in grades K-8 is looking for more opportunities to create art, sign them up for Impart Art Club with Mrs. Kruschke! In Impart Art Club, participants will learn new techniques and create new works of art while improving 2D drawing and painting skills. Sessions are Thursdays, 3:20-4:30 p.m., beginning September 25. Sign up here: https://era3075a.cf.affinetysolutions.com/?p=3249. #GoGryphons
P.S. If your child in grades K-8 is looking for more opportunities to create art, sign them up for Impart Art Club with Mrs. Kruschke! In Impart Art Club, participants will learn new techniques and create new works of art while improving 2D drawing and painting skills. Sessions are Thursdays, 3:20-4:30 p.m., beginning September 25. Sign up here: https://era3075a.cf.affinetysolutions.com/?p=3249. #GoGryphons
Students in grades 3-5 are invited to participate in Battle of the Books! Battle of the Books is a fun, friendly, and free reading challenge sponsored by Eagle Ridge Academy's authorizer, Friends of Education (FOE).
Registered students in grades 3-5 will receive a list of books to read for the “battle”. Students are put onto teams and will coordinate reading the books on the list. Each member must read a minimum of SIX of the TWELVE books on the list. Individuals who want to increase their team’s chances of winning will read more books. The titles typically include one graphic novel, one picture book, and ten chapter books in a variety of genres and lengths. (The titles are chosen by the school that won the competition last year.) The competition questions are centered around details from each book. The top eight teams in Round 1 will go on to Round 2 and will be given another set of 12 books. The winning team of Round 2 will go on to the final round competing with other FOE schools in May!
Registration will close Wednesday, October 1, or when there are 96 students registered, whichever comes first. Once closed, an email will be sent to the parents of those registered containing the reading list and students may begin checking the books out from the library. Register here today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd57H2mBGRFsn_NShb2v0tiy6_8MVEPiuLnDcykPdGhtc8D6g/viewform. #GoGryphons
Registered students in grades 3-5 will receive a list of books to read for the “battle”. Students are put onto teams and will coordinate reading the books on the list. Each member must read a minimum of SIX of the TWELVE books on the list. Individuals who want to increase their team’s chances of winning will read more books. The titles typically include one graphic novel, one picture book, and ten chapter books in a variety of genres and lengths. (The titles are chosen by the school that won the competition last year.) The competition questions are centered around details from each book. The top eight teams in Round 1 will go on to Round 2 and will be given another set of 12 books. The winning team of Round 2 will go on to the final round competing with other FOE schools in May!
Registration will close Wednesday, October 1, or when there are 96 students registered, whichever comes first. Once closed, an email will be sent to the parents of those registered containing the reading list and students may begin checking the books out from the library. Register here today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd57H2mBGRFsn_NShb2v0tiy6_8MVEPiuLnDcykPdGhtc8D6g/viewform. #GoGryphons
Don't forget! School of Grammar Curriculum Night is tomorrow, September 11. At this event, you will be able to hear all about the things our youngest gryphons will be learning this year from your children's teachers, how they'll be learning it, and good things to know about how teachers communicate with families during the school year. Please note that this is an event for parents and guardians only and we kindly ask you not to bring children to Curriculum Night.
Schedule:
- Grades K-2: 6:00-7:00 p.m. in classrooms
- Specialists (Art, PE, Classical Enrichment, Music): 7:00-7:30 p.m.
- Grades 3-4: 7:30-8:30 p.m. in classrooms
Please email School of Grammar Principal Emily Molnar at emolnar@eagleridgeacademy.org with any questions about the event. We hope to see you there! #GoGryphons
Schedule:
- Grades K-2: 6:00-7:00 p.m. in classrooms
- Specialists (Art, PE, Classical Enrichment, Music): 7:00-7:30 p.m.
- Grades 3-4: 7:30-8:30 p.m. in classrooms
Please email School of Grammar Principal Emily Molnar at emolnar@eagleridgeacademy.org with any questions about the event. We hope to see you there! #GoGryphons
Congratulations to School of Rhetoric juniors Matthew Mou and Leonardo Gullekson for being recognized as 2025 Classic Learning Test (CLT) Distinguished Scholars!
A 2025 Distinguished Scholar is a student who earned the top CLT10 score at their school during the 2024-2025 academic year. Matthew was also recognized as a CLT10 Distinguished Scholar last year. for his performance on the exam during his freshman year. The CLT10 is a college preparatory exam and alternative to the PSAT. View the web page here: https://shorturl.at/DxpZz. #GoGryphons
The Class of 2026 met at Bryant Lake last Friday morning to watch the sunrise together. 🌅 It's going to be an incredible year for our seniors! #GoGryphons
Congratulations to School of Logic seventh grader Jahnavi K. for winning 2nd place in oil pastel art 🥈 and 3rd place in mixed media art 🥉 in the K-12 exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work - we are so proud of you!
P.S. If your child in grades K-8 is looking for more opportunities to create art, sign them up for Impart Art Club with Mrs. Kruschke! In Impart Art Club, participants will learn new techniques and create new works of art while improving 2D drawing and painting skills. Sessions are Thursdays, 3:20-4:30 p.m., beginning September 25. Sign up here: https://era3075a.cf.affinetysolutions.com/?p=3249. #GoGryphons
P.S. If your child in grades K-8 is looking for more opportunities to create art, sign them up for Impart Art Club with Mrs. Kruschke! In Impart Art Club, participants will learn new techniques and create new works of art while improving 2D drawing and painting skills. Sessions are Thursdays, 3:20-4:30 p.m., beginning September 25. Sign up here: https://era3075a.cf.affinetysolutions.com/?p=3249. #GoGryphons
Happy Thursday! The first Eagle Eye of 2025-26 is now available: https://eagleridgeacsmn.edurooms.com/engage/eagle-eye-newsletter/newsletters/eagle-eye-newsletter-9-4-2025. 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.
Click the link to read this year's celebrate academic excellence with Executive Director Jason Ulbrich, register for grades K-12 fall activities, submit a recipe to Eagle Ridge Academy's first community cookbook, see updates from all three schools, and SO much more! #GoGryphons
Click the link to read this year's celebrate academic excellence with Executive Director Jason Ulbrich, register for grades K-12 fall activities, submit a recipe to Eagle Ridge Academy's first community cookbook, see updates from all three schools, and SO much more! #GoGryphons
Each year, we require formal dress for special events like School Portrait Day, Veteran's Day, and Pillar Assemblies. In anticipation of the required formal dress days later this month, students were invited to "rehearse" a Formal Dress Day today to practice dressing up, get feedback on what is still needed, and still have time to purchase the items that are required.
Thank you to the teachers that helped tie ties, including School of Rhetoric Physical Education teacher Mr. Deuth! Students who came to school in perfect formal dress today received a ticket for a bonus Spirit Wear Day tomorrow, September 5. #GoGryphons
Thank you to the teachers that helped tie ties, including School of Rhetoric Physical Education teacher Mr. Deuth! Students who came to school in perfect formal dress today received a ticket for a bonus Spirit Wear Day tomorrow, September 5. #GoGryphons
The Eagle Ridge Academy Parent Teacher Organization is excited to host a special event for School of Logic students at Sky Zone Edina next Tuesday, September 9. Check-in will begin at 6:00 p.m. and jump time will last from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Admission is $20 and includes socks. Sky Zone’s concessions will be open for purchasing snacks at an additional cost. The PTO encourages all grades 5-8 students to join for a evening of fun and friendship to kick off the school year!
Learn more, complete the waiver, and sign up to volunteer here: https://erapto.org/sky-zone-night. #GoGryphons
The Gryphon Cross Country team rode in style to the Paul Metcalf Invitational Meet in Mountain Lake (Coach Sheppard's hometown!) on Friday. Both the Boys and Girls Varsity teams finished in second place!
Medal Count:
Boys JH 🏅🏅
Girls JV 🏅
Boys JV 🏅
Girls Varsity 🏅🏅🏅
Boys Varsity 🏅🏅
PR Count: 12
On behalf of the athletes and coaches, thank you to all that donated toward the cost of the upgraded bus. It was a great day to be a Gryphon! Come cheer on the team at their next meet - the Legacy/PACT Invitational - this Thursday, September 4, at Central Park Ramsey. #GoGryphons
Medal Count:
Boys JH 🏅🏅
Girls JV 🏅
Boys JV 🏅
Girls Varsity 🏅🏅🏅
Boys Varsity 🏅🏅
PR Count: 12
On behalf of the athletes and coaches, thank you to all that donated toward the cost of the upgraded bus. It was a great day to be a Gryphon! Come cheer on the team at their next meet - the Legacy/PACT Invitational - this Thursday, September 4, at Central Park Ramsey. #GoGryphons
Reminder: there is no school and the office will be closed Monday, September 1, due to Labor Day. Scholars, faculty, and staff will return to the building on Tuesday, September 2. Mr. Juan Morales encourages you take time to rest and recharge for the month ahead! #GoGryphons
Registration for grades K-12 fall activities and grades K-8 athletics is now open! Opportunities include K-2 Hooked on Books Club, K-12 Chess Club,1-2/3-4/5-8 Impart Art Club, 1-4 Homework Help, 3-4 Choir Club, 4-8 Life Hackers, 5-12 Yearbook, 6-12 Fall Play, 7-12 Creative Cinematics, 9-12 Math Team, K-4 Gryphon Youth Soccer, 3-6 Gryphon Youth Cross Country, 5-8 Boys Soccer, and 5-8 Volleyball.
View the activities and athletics informational flyer: https://5il.co/3ovzt.
Sign up today: https://era3075a.cf.affinetysolutions.com/?p=3249. #GoGryphons
View the activities and athletics informational flyer: https://5il.co/3ovzt.
Sign up today: https://era3075a.cf.affinetysolutions.com/?p=3249. #GoGryphons
Girls Varsity Volleyball played five matches at the Simley tournament last Saturday and were incredible to watch. 🏐 Come cheer them tomorrow night as they take on the International School of Minnesota at Eagle Ridge Academy! C Team will play at 4:30 p.m., JV will play at 5:45 p.m., and Varsity will play at 7:00 p.m. #GoGryphons
ERA Theater's grades 6-12 fall play is "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. Auditions will be held in the ERA Auditorium after school on Wednesday, August 27, and Thursday, August 28. Learn more and sign up for an audition slot on the auditorium doors. #GoGryphons
First week of school ✔️
Have fun this weekend - you earned it! #GoGryphons
Have fun this weekend - you earned it! #GoGryphons
Grades 3-6: Don't miss your chance to register for Youth Cross Country! Register by Friday, August 22, to join the fun and guarantee your shirt. Practices will be led by Coach Heidi Sheppard and held at ERA from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, August 26-October 7. Register here today: https://era3075a.cf.affinetysolutions.com/?p=3249. #GoGryphons
The school year is officially off and running! We hope today went smoothly for all our scholars. We can't wait to see what you'll accomplish this year! #GoGryphons
