The Eagle Eye: 2/29/2024
Happy Thursday! The latest issue of The Eagle Eye is now available. The Eagle Eye 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. Here’s a preview of what you’ll find in this week’s Eagle Eye:
- Proposed Grades 3-5 Latin Change Updates. The Eagle Ridge Academy Latin department and CISA (Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Achievement) are committed to providing the most effective and valuable educational experience for our students in alignment with our Classical Model and Vision for Eagle Ridge Academy. In an effort to continue current information regarding proposed changes to our Latin program for grades 3-5, a brief summary from the past few weeks and what to expect in the days ahead can be found inside the issue.
- New Family Classical Conversation Wednesday, March 13. Admissions Specialist Janice Gerheart, Director of Development Kelly Schiffman, Classical Coordinator Suzannah Toso, and a number of established ERA parents will host an informal gathering – intended for families new to ERA in the last two years – on March 13. Learn more about this event inside the issue.
- School of Logic Student Competing in Minnesota State High School Mathematics League Invitational Event and State Tournament on March 11. Congratulations to seventh grader and Math League member Sai P. for qualifying for the state tournament this year. Find out more about the tournament inside the issue.
- School of Grammar Student Wins Eden Prairie Words in Action Contest for Second Year in a Row. Congratulations to fourth grader Itisha B. for winning the Words in Action contest organized by the City of Eden Prairie in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day for her second time! Her entry was chosen as the winner in her age group and she presented her work to the Eden Prairie Mayor and City Council Members on February 20. View her winning work and her artist statement inside the issue.
- Congratulations, Fall 2023 Olympus Club Members. Congratulations to 181 students in grades 6-8 and 150 students in grades 9-12 for admittance into the Fall 2023 Olympus Club. Admittance into the Olympus Club appropriately reflects the endless hours these students have spent securing a 2023-24 first semester grade point average of a 3.33 or above, along with embodying the CIPHER pillars on a daily basis. See the list of members inside the issue.
Read on for more and have a wonderful rest of the week, Gryphons!
