JOHN Y. DATER SCHOOL

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers, grandmothers, and maternal figures in our Ramsey School District community! 💐

Thank you for all that you do to help our Rams shine! 🐏 💙

Thank you to our amazing PTO for making Teacher Appreciation Week so special! From breakfast and Starbucks coffee to DIY ice cream sundaes, lunch, and a candy bar, we were truly spoiled all week long. We are so grateful for all of the time, generosity, and thoughtfulness that went into making us feel celebrated. Our hearts are so full… and so are our bellies! 💙💛🍎☕🍦🍬

5Modesto/Azouri students took a deep dive into responsible decision making during their LEAD lesson. Through a "go fish" style game, they practiced weighing their options and choosing the best path forward!

What an amazing time Dater students and staff had yesterday with author Lauren Tarshis! She inspired our students with powerful lessons about perseverance, hard work, and never giving up on yourself. As an extra special treat, she even read us the first chapter of her brand-new novel coming out this September! 📚✨ A huge thank you to Lauren Tarshis, Mrs. Lawley, and our amazing PTO for making this unforgettable experience possible for our students!

🚨 Attention RSD Families: The 2026 Family Survey is now LIVE!!

To ensure we remain on target to achieve the goals of "Roadmap to 2029" and further enhance our schools, we encourage you to participate in our annual survey, which is now accessible through May 15th.

💌 It only takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Check email to get started!

In Ms. Gulino's class, students are working on analyzing poetry to help understand perspective.

Happy Principal’s Day, Mrs. Glebocki! 💛 💙 Dater School is so lucky to have a principal who always sticks by us and lifts everyone up. Our 360 students filled her office with Post-its sharing all the reasons we’re so thankful—turns out appreciation really adds up! Thanks for making our school such a bright, positive place to learn and grow. ✏️📚🚌

The compost crew from 5Gesualdo/Thomson & 5Modesto/Azouri have been doing a great job composting with the guidance of Miss Celestine from Source Compost.

"Which ball will hit the ground faster due to gravity?" was the question students in 5Davidson and 5Johnstone tried to answer.

SPRING HAS FINALLY SPRUNG! Enjoying our book club al fresco. We highly recommend you check this book out! 📚🐊🚽🌸🌻🌷☀️

⚠️ Attention Ramsey! The 2026-2027 District Calendar has been updated! 🗓

Check today's edition of Ramsey Review and/or your email for additional info.

¿Dónde vives? 4th graders practiced their interpersonal speaking skills in Spanish class! Students pretended they lived in different Hispanic countries and had to find their match by asking, "¿dónde vives?"

4O’Rourke is hard at work learning about figurative language.

So much fun doing our Teacher Treasure with these girls! 💅

Dater loved Take Your Child to Work Day!! 💕 Introducing our home family to our school family was the best!

Earth Day, Picturing America, bedroom designing using perimeter, STEM experiments, and creating symmetry creatures... this week was filled with educational creativity and challenges in Mrs. Kirch's classes!

5Gesualdo/Thomson enjoyed celebrating Earth Day! We want to send an extra thank you to our wonderful class parents for coming in to help, and to Mrs. A. for sending in such a cool craft! 🌏🌲🎨🙂

Standing tall like the Great Wall itself! 📸Students from 5Johnstone and 5Davidson transformed into a historical timeline, recreating the Great Wall of China across different eras. What a creative way to kick off our Ancient China unit and help the students visualize how this incredible structure evolved over centuries!

4Groenveld's science classes discovering the effects of weathering on rocks!

5Gesualdo/Thomson, we couldn't be prouder of you for showing your compassionate hearts! 💕 Our students collected new and gently used pencils, pencil cases, pencil sharpeners, and erasers that were given to students in Africa who didn't have these valuable resources. ✏️