Ayres Elementary News Today

Ayres Elementary held a Bike to School Day on Thursday. Students rode to school on bicycles, scooters and even rollerblades in recognition of National Bike and Roll to School Day on May 8. Campbell Elementary will have its own Bike to School Day on Friday.

RE-1 Valley School District honored ten longtime employees who will be leaving the district at the end of this year or following a transition year next year and also gave thanks to its staff at a Staff Appreciation and Retirement Celebration held Wednesday at Sky Ranch.A staff celebration in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, May […]

A child’s early years are crucial for their development and fortunately for the littlest Bulldogs at Peetz School Samantha Ewertz is there to help them grow. Now in her third year at Peetz and her second as director of the Little Bulldog Preschool program, Ewertz has been involved in early education since the age of […]

From her students to fellow teachers, in her decades of teaching, Sandra Campbell has impacted countless lives. Campbell, who is a significant support needs teacher at Ayres Elementary, is only in her third year at the school but she has been teaching since 1984. “Sandra Campbell has been an excellent addition these last few years. […]

For over two decades, Shane Browning has touched the lives of young students in RE-1 Valley School District as an elementary teacher. Browning started his teaching career in Montana, fourth grade for seven years and sixth grade for one year. In 2002, he and his wife, who is from this area, moved to Sterling and […]

Incoming kindergarten students are invited to “Rock Into Kindergarten” as Ayres Elementary hosts its annual kindergarten information night on Thursday, April 18, at 5:30 p.m. The doors will open at 5:20 p.m. with the event taking place in the gym. Please be on time, as the “Show” will start promptly at 5:30 p.m. and will […]

Student highlights took up a significant portion of the agenda at RE-1 Valley School Board’s regular meeting on Monday. First, Ayres Elementary students in McKinzi Kaiser’s music class showed off the sign language skills they have been learning with a performance of “You Are My Sunshine” and students in Amber Kachel’s PE class demonstrated their […]

Campbell Elementary is looking for a new leader. At a school board meeting Monday, RE-1 Valley Superintendent Dr. Martin Foster announced that Principal Cathy Pacheco-Ogle has resigned. The board accepted her resignation effective June 30, 2024, with a transfer to administrative leave effective Jan. 30, 2024. Pacheco-Ogle took over the principal position at the beginning […]

Student and staff safety is the district’s top priority. That was the message RE-1 Valley Interim Superintendent Dr. Martin Foster delivered at a school board meeting Monday when he addressed an incident with an upset parent that occurred Thursday afternoon, Jan. 18, at Ayres Elementary while school was dismissing for the day. “We had a […]

RE-1 Valley School District’s Gifted and Talented Program is making great strides. During a regular meeting on Monday, the school board heard an update on the program from coordinator Aubrey Ross. Ross told the board that when she took over the position at the beginning of the school year there were challenges and at times […]