These rocket landings were no "yolk" as Red Mill ES 5th graders built, tested, redesigned, and retested their SpaceX egg-straordinary rocket prototypes. Shout to Mike and Mike Services for giving us a lift! VBSchools VBCPS Office of Gifted Programs Brittany Ferguson @RMESPrincipal

What a fun way to spend Friday night watching these kiddos battle it out in the city-wide Battle of the Books Finals. ⁦VBSchools⁩ ⁦Windsor Woods ES⁩ ⁦JBD Elementary⁩ ⁦Arrowhead Elementary⁩ ⁦KempsvilleElementary⁩ ⁦Red Mill ES⁩

March Madness: Brainiac Edition is in full swing in rooms 26 and 27 Red Mill ES. Our fifth grade “brainiacs” are competing in weekly review brackets to engage and collaborate before our upcoming SOL’s. #WhoWillComeOutVictorious

Just another “Sunshine Squad” Friday sponsored by the Red Mill ES SCA! Today’s staff “pick-me-up”: Caffeine Overload. #SunshineSquad #WalkingonSunshine

No review worksheets here in Room 26 Red Mill ES! Thanks to the amazing Brittany Ferguson and our fabulous GRT Cynthia Housianitis Johnston, our mathematicians were engaged in a week-long Exemplar analyzing Super Bowl stats to make predictions for the big game! #BeAChampion #StudentEngagement

So thankful to be surrounded by some amazing educators Red Mill ES

So proud of our innovative sound and light scientists! 🥼📢💡

Collaboration is 🔑 Student success and efficacy is the ❤️Our 5th grade students collaborated with 4th graders who constructed models of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. During their exhibition of learning, 5th graders reflected on benefits and limitations of the created models!

Hands-on math inquiries lead to student resiliency and ownership of their learning! Calculating area and perimeter using post-it notes….#MathGoals

No whole group instruction to be found! Here in room 26, we thrive on inquiry-based small group instruction! Student ownership over their academic success > everything! Measurement mind maps got our brains activating our schema🧠❔

RMES Field Day! Thanks to our PE department and parent volunteers who made this such an fun-filled day! VBSchools Casey Conger Dalton Parker Straus

Mind-blown by my students' Rube Goldberg machines! So proud of their creativity, problem-solving skills, and STEM genius Red Mill ES! #RubeGoldbergChallenge #STEMeducation #InnovationInAction #StudentSuccess #MakersGonnaMake #SimplifyLifeTasks

Truly inspired! Students reflected on their “sparks” in the dark using Extended Synetics with the fabulous Cynthia Housianitis Johnston connecting light sources to their “sparks” or strengths. #TheresAlwaysALight Red Mill ES

Math minds at work! My students are crushing word problems with the WICK strategy! W - Weird I - Interesting C - Confusing K - Kinda like… Love seeing their confidence grow as they tackle complex problems! #MathEducation #ProblemSolving

Proud moment as our elected officers and homeroom reps took their oath during yesterday's SCA Induction ceremony. Thank you to our amazing RMES community, especially Mrs. Rupprecht and Kally Moulder, for nurturing strong leadership skills in our dolphins! VBSchools Cathy Brumm

Fifth-grade artists shine! Celebrating their last Halloween in elementary school, my students got creative painting pumpkins! Wishing everyone a spook-tacular day! #HalloweenFun #ElementaryArt #FifthGradeMemories #PumpkinPainting

#Thankful

Market Day was a huge success today! Our young entrepreneurs shined with creativity, teamwork, and financial savvy. So proud of their hard work and hustle—real-world skills in action! #MarketDay #StudentSuccess #FutureLeaders