Listening to Our Preschool Students
Listening to Our Preschool Students
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Kirsten Thorson’s preschool classroom at the Central Education Center provides students as young as 3 years old with an opportunity to have their voices heard.
Student voice is a term often used in Richfield Public Schools. It means we listen to and truly value what our students have to say. Most often visible at the high school level and through our Reimagine Richfield program, students of all ages benefit from having a voice in their education.
One of the ways Ms. Kirsten incorporates student voice in her class is by allowing students to “vote” on which book they would like to read. Students choose between two books as part of their “What book should we read today?” literacy lesson.
The beautiful thing about this activity is that it combines both literacy and math experiences. Student votes are added and students work on number recognition, counting and comparing as part of the process. This is what academic rigor looks like in a preschool classroom.
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Hannah Olson, a 2008 graduate of Richfield High School, has found her passion in an unexpected field—llama events. Her business, Happy Jolly Llamas, brings joy to private parties, businesses and community events with the help of two special llamas named Dill and Pickle.
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Learn more about the Marching Spartans and check out their summer performance schedule.
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We are thrilled to announce that Richfield High School has been awarded a place on the "Best Public High Schools 2024-25" list by U.S. News and World Report for the second year in a row!
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RDLS fifth graders are diligently preparing for their upcoming appearance as special guests at the Community Sing event in Minneapolis.
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Leaders of the Safe & Supportive Schools Committee said a tearful goodbye this morning to seven of their members, who are graduating this spring.
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Read about the upcoming developments in our Safe Routes to School Program, which recently received three new grants!
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If your child rides the school bus, and you previously used the Ride 360 app, we want you to know that the app is being replaced by a new, updated app called My Ride K-12.
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