Red Wing Public Schools ISD 256

Red Wing Public Schools will take advantage of Severe Weather Awareness Week, April 13-17, to review classroom procedures. We invite families to do so at home.

Minnesota has scheduled statewide tornado drills for 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Thursday, April 16. Outdoor warning sirens will sound in a simulated tornado warning. The first drill is intended for places of work. The evening drill is intended for second shift workers and families.

Red Wing Public Schools will hold drills this month as schedules allow, avoiding concerts, field trips, etc.

Minnesota experiences an average of 46 tornadoes per year, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. In 2022, 83 tornadoes struck Minnesota, which is the most in a year since the all-time record of 113, set in 2010. Most tornadoes occur between May and August, though they have been spotted as early as March 6 in 2017 and as late as Dec. 15 in 2021, when the state recorded 22 confirmed tornadoes.

This is part of our Standard Response Protocol

Understanding the threat and knowing what to do when a tornado is approaching can save lives.

People in the Midwest know that when a siren sounds and the National Weather Services issues a tornado warning, they should take shelter. Standard Response Protocol or SRP calls this the SHELTER action, and that's the word our district would use in the case of a tornado.

There are five actions in all: HOLD, SECURE, LOCKDOWN, EVACUATE and SHELTER.

Tom Cozzolino with the University of Minnesota's Northland Lights Cooperative for Computing Education takes AICE Hub members through the core competencies of the Portrait of a Winger Graduate. The workshop April 7 directly supported Flight Path 2030 planning.

District Technology Specialist Nathan Stout, Red Wing High School Assistant Principal Mandy Stokes and FACS Teacher Samantha Kiecker incorporate computational thinking into a series of hypothetical classroom lessons.

The Northern Lights Collaborative developed and facilitated a workshop April 7 specifically for RWPS AICE Hub participants. Over the four-hour session, teachers and administrators worked to broaden their shared understanding of AI-integrated computing education and its connection to the district’s vision for preparing students to be critical thinkers, effective communicators, and technologically literate innovators.

Grounded in the Portrait of a Graduate, the session moved Flight Path 2030 from vision to implementation by engaging staff in outlining core competencies, exploring computing-integrated lesson examples, and identifying priorities for Year 2 (2026-2027).

Flight Path 2030 webpage

April school menus

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union ...

Jeffrey Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University, spoke with Amy Nelson's American Government & Politics seventh hour class on Wednesday. Students quizzed him on everything from the U.S. Constitution to historical context to civic events.

RWHS CALENDAR

Severe Weather Week: April 13-17.

Monday, April 13: CARE Clinic Dental Clinic (by appointment only).

Jazz concert, 7 p.m., Hovda Hall.

Wednesday, April 15: Club day.

Photography Club and Sustainability Club field trip.

Friday, April 17: No school for students.

Monday, April 20: German College in the Schools field trip.

Wednesday, April 22: Club day.

Friday, April 24: Earth Day events for first graders.

IMPORTANT LINKS AND INFORMATION

RWHS Student Newsletter April 13-17

RWHS Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays

Phone: 651-385-4700

Webpages: Red Wing High School and Class of 2026

An the old will become new

This is one of two spaces that the Anderson Center will renovate this summer for Tower View Alternative High School. When students return in the fall they will have new classrooms on this historic A.P. Anderson estate. Note the original yellow pipe heating system that Anderson, a famed inventor, designed and is still working today.

TOWER VIEW CALENDAR

Severe Weather Week: April 13-17.

Friday, April 17: No school for students

IMPORTANT LINKS AND INFORMATION

Webpages: Tower View and Class of 2026

Tower View Office hours: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Phone: 651-388-8963

Yummy! Open wide, baby

Teacher Kim Mann (left) and three students -- plus four others hidden behind the tarp and doing the actually feeding -- were among those up for the silly "Feed the Baby" challenge that was part of this month's Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports assembly. PBIS is a proactive, three-tiered framework designed to improve student behavior, academic achievement, and school climate. The assembly Friday celebrated students' successes and produced plenty of laughter.

TWIN BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL CALENDAR

Severe Weather Week: April 13-17.

Tuesday, April 14: MCA testing begins.

Wednesday, April 15: Bus Stop & Walk.

Friday, April 17: No school for students.

Wednesday, April 22: Bus Stop & Walk.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND LINKS

Twin Bluff Newsletter: April

Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Phone: 651-385-4530

Twin Bluff webpage

BURNSIDE CALENDAR

Severe Weather Week: April 13-17.

Monday, April 13: Grade 2 to Quarry Hill (Alton, Hicks, McQuery, Runze classrooms).

Friday, April 17: No school for students.

Wednesday, April 29: Bus Stop & Walk begins.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND LINKS

Burnside Newsletter: April

Student hours: 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Attendance: 651-385-4715 or: BESattendance@rwps.org

Phone: 651-385-4700

Kids Junction: 651-385-4709

Webpage: Burnside Elementary School

Belting it out with joy!

Sunnyside held Spring Specials Showcases April 9-10, highlighting first graders' successes in music, art and physical education classes. Kindergartners will be in the spotlight this week. The kindergarten Spring Specials Showcases will run 1-1:30 p.m. Monday (McDonnell, Plonsky and Prigge) and Tuesday (Richardson, Kelly, Marklevits and Johnson).

SUNNYSIDE CALENDAR

Severe Weather Week: April 13-17.

Monday, April 13: Kindergarten Showcase, 1 p.m., McDonnell, Plonsky and Prigge kindergarten.

Tuesday, April 14:indergarten Showcase, 1 p.m. Richardson, Kelly, Marklevits and Johnson.

Wednesday, April 15: Bus Stop & Walk.

Friday, April 17: No school for students.

Wednesday, April 22: Bus Stop & Walk.

Friday, April 24: Earth Day field trip to RWHS for first grade.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND LINKS

Sunnyside Scoop: April

Student hours: 7:45 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.

Attendance: 651-385-4580 or SESattendance@rwps.org

Phone: 651-385-4570

Kids Junction: 651-385-4587

Webpage: Sunnyside webpage

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Ready for the great outdoors

Early Childhood Family Education's theme this week was camping!

Join our ECFE parent educator for play days at local Red Wing parks. We will visit different playground each week. There is no charge. Please register, so staff can plan. All sessions will be 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays. Dates and class numbers are:

April 22: A.P. Anderson Park, 1306-26W1.
April 29: Audrey/Grandview Park, 1306-26W2.
May 6: Woodland Park, 1306-26W3.
May 13: Pine Valley Park, 1306-26W4.
May 20: Bay Point Park, 1306-26W5.
May 27: Colvill Park Universal Playground, 1306-26W6.

COLVILL CALENDAR

Severe Weather Week: April 13-17.

Friday, April 17: No school for students.

Wednesday, April 22: Play at A.P. Anderson Park, 9 a.m., please register.

Thursday, April 23: Early childhood screening, by appointment.

Open gym, please register.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND LINKS

ECFE spring classes and programs.

Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Phone: 651-385-8000

Webpage: Colvill Family Center

Checkout all our offerings by clicking on the catalog cover. Highlighted are featured below:

YOUTH CLASSES INCLUDE

April 14: Silly Animals in Clay, grades 2-4.

April 16: Wonderful Whimsical Sculptures, grades K-1.

Driver's Education Permit Test (Class D Knowledge Test)

ADULT CLASSES INCLUDE

April 13: Fused Glass Tall 12" Garden Stake.

April 14: Life is Short, Eat Dessert First

Morning Swim

April 18: Dim Sum Dumpling Dynasty: Pot Stickers with Homemade Wrappers, Filling & Dipping Sauce.

April 20: Spring Blooms Cookie Class.

IMPORTANT LINKS AND INFORMATION
Community Education webpage

Red Wing Community Education Facebook

Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Phone: 651-385-4565

DISTRICT CALENDAR

Friday, April 17: No school for students.

Tuesday, April 28: Red Wing School Board, 5 p.m., RWHS J110.

IMPORTANT LINKS & INFORMATION:

District Office

2451 Eagle Ridge Drive

Red Wing, MN 55066

Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Phone: 651-385-4500

Website: www.rwps.org

School Board meeting recordings

District policies (On the School Board webpage)

Employment opportunities

Handbooks

Newsletters for 2025-2026

About our district

Red Wing Public Schools strives to provide an innovating and meaningful educational experience that fosters curiosity; pursues and applies best practices; embraces diversity by respectfully engaging all students, families, and staff; and connects and partners with our community. We serve pre-K through grade 12.

Website: www.rwps.org
Location: 2451 Eagle Ridge Drive, Red Wing, MN, USA
Phone: (651) 385-4500

Red Wing Public Schools ISD 256