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Applications for 2010-11 Available! 

Open House Monday February 15- 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

River Crossing serves seventh and eighth grade students in the Portage School District and surrounding districts through open enrollment options. River Crossing provides a hands-on curriculum with subjects integrated through environmental studies. In this one-room school house, students participate in field trips and real-world ecosystem restoration on a weekly basis. Interested in attending River Crossing? Call 608-742-3764 for details and download the application. 

Still have questions about charter schools? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions and watch the What is a Charter School video? 

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Late Admission Deadline: March 31st, 2010

Open Enrollment period for charter schools, including River Crossing Environmental Charter School is February 2010. Click here for information on Open Enrollment.

 Announcements for Current Students and Families: 

  • We have set the Apostle Islands Trip! Mark your calendars for May 11-14

 

 Upcoming Events: 

Field days have changed from Thursdays to Wednesdays. 

      February 11-Diversity Speaker and Pennies for Patients Speaker

      February 12- Early Release

      February 15- Open House 6:30-7:30 for interested students

      February 16- RCSS Meeting

      February 19- School Visits 

      February 19- Early release

      February 21 Parent Club Meeting

      February 22 - No School

      February 25- Mackenzie Center- Maple Syrup Time

      February 25-Parent Teacher Conference

      February 26- Women in Science Day

      March 2-Parent Teacher Conference

      March- 5-6- Aldo Leopold Weekend

      March 15-19- No School- Spring Break

      March 16-RCSS Meeting

      March 22-WCSA Conference

      March 24-School Visit Days

      March 31- Application Deadline

      April 1- Early Release, End of 3rd Quarter

      April 2- No School

      April 20-RCSS Meeting

      April 22- Earth Day

      April 26-May 14- MAPS Testing

      April 26-Awards Night @ JH 

      May 7- Early Release

      May 18- RCSS Meeting

      May 25- Choir Concert

      May 31- No School

      June 1- Portfolio Review- 3:30-7:00 in JH Cafeteria

      June 7- Early Release,  Last Day of School, unless we have snow make-up days.

      June 15-RCSS Meeting

Upcoming Band/Choir Dates:

      February 13- Jazz Band-Jazz Caberet @ High School- Time TBA

      February 27-Participants-Solo and Ensemble@ Sauk Prairie H.S.

      March 11-Varsity & Concert Band- Festive Concert @7:00 pm

      April 16-Participants-UW Madison Varsity Band Concert, Madison

      May 6-Varsity and Concert Band- Spring Concert 7:00 pm

      May 16-Participants-Lion King@ Overture Center, Madison

      May 25- Choir Concert

Be sure to check out the calendar for more important dates!  

 


 

Recent News:

Watch River Crossing teacher and former student on the new Green Charter Schools Network Video!
Listen to the Wisconsin Public Radio Story on Ecoliteracy. The guest, Lisa Bennett, talks about River Crossing at approximately 22 minutes.  
Letter to the Editor: River Crossing Contract
Letter to the Editor: Get Students to Opt into Portage
At Last Minute River Crossing takes Extra Students
Parent Listening Session, August 25th 


 

Check out our new student-created VoiceThread! 

 


Little ways to support River Crossing…

Pierce's Card.  Do you shop at Pierce's?  Does your Pierce's card indicate your support of River Crossing?  If not, ask today.  The number is 1086.  It's not hard to change it, simply stop at the customer service desk & ask.  River Crossing receives a portion of what you spend every quarter.

 

GoodSearch and GoodShop.com.  If you use GoodSearch.com as your search engine, River Crossing receives a small amount every time you search.  And, if you shop online, use GoodShop.com to go to your preferred site to purchase.  River Crossing then gets a portion of whatever you spend.  eBay, Amazon, Target, Wal-Mart and Kohl's are among hundreds of sites available - check it out today!

 

Looking for "green" presents?  Go to greenraising.com and choose River Crossing as an affiliate.  River Crossing then receives a portion of what you spend on these "green" items.

 

GoodSearch: You Search...We Give!

GoodSearch for River Crossing for Student Success

Every time you shop online at your favorite stores you could be saving money and earning a donation for River Crossing.  

Our new toolbar, developed by GoodSearch & GoodShop takes just a few seconds to download.  More than 1,300 top stores including Apple, Best Buy, Gap, PetSmart, and Staples are pitching in and will donate a percentage of each sale to our organization. There's  no extra cost to you and you may even may even save money as the merchants are providing us thousands of money-saving coupons! 

 

The GoodSearch toolbar also includes a search box which is powered by Yahoo!  Each time you search the web, about a penny is donated to us!  

 

There's no easier way to help River Crossing.  Please spread the word!

 

Here's a link to the toolbar for more information:  http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/

 

 

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River Crossing Environmental Charter School
191 East Slifer Street
Portage, WI 53901
Bob Meicher - Principal
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Victoria Rydberg - Teacher
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