Ramsey Elementary School

Due to the winter storm warning, Montevideo Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3rd. This will be an E learning day. No Head Start, Small World preschool, ECSE, Community Ed or school activities. Junior and Little Thunder Hawks will be opening at 7 a.m.

We love celebrating positive behavior at MES! Congratulations to this week's and last week's Montevideo Elementary's Super Hawks!

Due to the weather, Montevideo Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, December 22nd. All activities will be cancelled. No Head Start, Small World preschool, ECSE or Community Ed activities. Junior and Little Thunder Hawks will be opening at 7 a.m.

Due to the weather, Montevideo Public Schools will be closing early today, Wednesday, December 21st. Ramsey will dismiss at 12:00, Sanford at 12:05, High School at 12:10 and Middle School at 12:15. All afternoon activities will be cancelled. There will be no afternoon sessions of ECSE, Small World Preschool or Community Ed activities. Junior and Little Thunder Hawks will be closing at 4 p.m.

School Calendar Reminder: Friday, December 16th is an Early Dismissal - Staff Development Day for Montevideo Public Schools. Early dismissal times for students are: Ramsey - 1:15 p.m. Sanford - 1:20 p.m. MHS - 1:25 p.m. MMS - 1:30 p.m.

Check out our Elementary Newsletter each week to stay up to date on what's happening at the elementary level and other important information. https://www.smore.com/zg0ta

Montevideo Public Schools wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving! No School November 23-25, 2022.

SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER: Friday, November 4th is an Early Dismissal Day and End of Quarter 1 for Montevideo Schools. Parents be on the lookout for conference sign-up information from your student's teacher/advisor. Early dismissal times are: Ramsey-1:15pm, Sanford-1:20pm, MHS-1:25pm, MMS-1:30pm.

School Calendar Reminder: No school for students on October 19-21 due to Staff Development and MEA.

SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER: Friday, October 7th is an Early Dismissal-Staff Development Day for Montevideo Schools. Dismissal times are: Ramsey-1:15pm Sanford-1:20pm MHS-1:25pm MMS-1:30pm

In celebration of National Custodian Day, Montevideo Public Schools would like to recognize and thank our awesome, hard-working custodial staff for keeping our schools and grounds safe and clean! We appreciate all that you do! #HawkPride

Meet our new teachers! Help us give Emily Ahrens, Special Education Teacher, a warm welcome to Ramsey Elementary School! Emily worked for Montevideo Public Schools as a full-time, elementary sub last school year. While attending college, she worked as a SPED Paraprofessional at the Early Learning Center in 2019-2020. She received a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education from Southwest Minnesota State University. She is the third child of five siblings. Emily and her boyfriend Cameron live in Clarkfield with their kids. In her free time, she enjoys going on walks and spending time with her family. Emily looks forward to getting to know more staff members, students and their families and getting more involved with the community. Welcome to our team, Emily!

Meet our new 2nd grade teacher at Ramsey Elementary School, Kailee Sachs! Kailee is a Montevideo graduate, and she is excited to return to being a Thunder Hawk for her second year of teaching. Kailee received her degree in Elementary Education from the College of Saint Benedict. She taught at KMS Elementary School last year. Kailee and her husband live in Appleton, and they have a 2-month-old daughter and a dog. They spend most weekends at the lake enjoying the outdoors and time with family. Kailee also enjoys baking, watching movies, and spending time with friends. Kailee is looking forward to collaborating with her co-workers and creating a safe and welcoming environment for her students as they grow academically and as individuals. As a new teacher, it is important to her to build trust not only with her students, but also with their families and our community. Kailee is excited to be returning to her home town to teach and to give back to the community that she grew up in. Welcome back to Montevideo, Kailee!

We are excited to introduce a great group of new teachers joining our team this year. Help us in giving them a warm Thunder Hawk welcome! Trisha Suchanek will be teaching 2nd grade at Ramsey Elementary School. She attended Bemidji State University and received a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and received her Master's in Education through Walden University with an emphasis on Instruction, Curriculum and Assessment. Trisha taught kindergarten at MACCRAY Public Schools the last five years. She is a Montevideo graduate and is very excited to be a Thunder Hawk again and to be coaching the JV girls' tennis team this fall. Go Hawks! Trisha and her husband Zach live in Montevideo, and they have two daughters Paisley and Wren. In her free time, Trisha loves to spend time with family, and she enjoys playing tennis, camping, baking and fishing. Trisha looks forward to teaching a new grade level, connecting with her students, gaining new skills as an educator and working with a great team of teachers.

Did you know many school supply purchases qualify for tax savings? Save your receipts and get more information about the K-12 Credit and Subtraction here: https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/k-12-education-subtraction-and-credit

Stay updated on our Long Term Facility Plan. Find the full facility report, PowerPoint presentations and more information on the district website under Menu>District>Facility Planning. If you couldn't attend one of the Community Input Sessions in June, view this video for a recap of the input sessions held on June 9th: https://youtu.be/z3o7xsUprc8 #ThunderHawkVision

The school district held four Facilities Planning Community Input Sessions in June. We've put together videos about the sessions for people to view who were not able to attend any of the input sessions. Check out the video on Session 1 & 2: https://youtu.be/E0C13Y9s1Jo

The School News and Community Education brochure AND the 2022-23 School Calendar & Information Resource have been mailed and will reach our Thunder Hawk families soon! Be sure to check them out for a lot of back-to-school information! Get ready for back to school!

Consider joining our team! Applications are being accepted for a number of positions in the school district. View employment opportunities & access applications on the school website: montevideoschools.org. Call the District Office @ 320-269-8833 for more information.