Bridges Community School

Bridges Office Phone Number 507-387-2800

Secretary (Amanda Robinson), Health Assistant (Holly Kelly), Principal (Jody Rittmiller)

Dear Families,

As we enter the final weeks of the school year, we are working hard to balance our consistent daily routines with fun end-of-year celebrations! Thank you for supporting this by maintaining consistent schedules and rest at home so our students can continue to do their best.

A quick reminder regarding All School Meetings: To keep these gatherings focused, students must sit with their assigned community groups. The only exception is if a parent is attending, in which case the student may sit with you. Please note that students should not be sitting with friends.

Thank you for your continued partnership, support, and for sharing your wonderful children with us.

On rain mornings: All students will come in door 1 for breakfast or walking/talking in the gymnasium. There will not be an adult at door 2.

Partners in Learning,

Mrs. Rittmiller

Our district values your feedback! We are surveying MAPS families during the month of April to gain insight into your perception of our school and district effectiveness. To ensure we continue to provide high quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback. We want to know what you think.

To administer these surveys, we have partnered with Panorama Education to conduct our 2025-26 Family Survey. Panorama safeguards your privacy, keeping your responses confidential. The survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to complete, and will be a valuable source of information for us as we work to make our schools and district as good as they can be.

You may complete the survey online between April 2, 2026 and April 30, 2026 using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting the website: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/mankato and entering your school’s access code:

[4535674153]

We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact us at Bridges Community School (507-387-2800)

Thank you,

Jody Rittmiller

Students and parents may bring a cold lunch or order one from the cafeteria. Teachers will be asking students 1 week prior for their lunch count numbers so please communicate with your chid his/her plan. If a parent would like to eat a school lunch that day, they will need to communicate that to their student's teacher, along with their burger choice. All adult meals are $5.25 each and will need to be paid by cash or check the day of the picnic.

Choice of cheeseburger, hamburger, or veggie burger

Fresh carrots and celery

Sliced Apples

Baked Potato Chips

Condiments

Milk

Station Help:

Here is the Sign up Genius if you would like to help with stations:
Sign-up

Hours:

8:50-9:20 and 30 minutes following the 9:30am performance

12:50-1:20 and following the 1:30pm performance until 3:15pm

To keep our students safe, please follow these rules during arrival and dismissal:

• Pull to the curb: Never stop in the middle of the street to let students out. Please park on the side of the road or wait for a spot to open.

• Keep Bus Lanes Clear: Do not park or idle in the designated bus lanes at any time. Cones will be out, please do not park in the designated bus lanes as they need to get in and out. Thanks for your understanding.

🛑 FIELD TRIP INFO

• Slideshow from the parent/student meeting

🌲 THE BIG TRIP

• What: Up North Minnesota History Field Trip (Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Duluth)

• When: April 29 – May 1

🎉 THE PARTY

• What: 5th Grade Celebration

• When: May 14 @ 1:30 PM

• Where: Gymnasium & Cafeteria

We look forward to seeing you there!

Find more information HERE.

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Follow MAPS Facebook and Instagram for student celebrations:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ISD77MAPS

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isd77maps/

MAPS Website: https://www.isd77.org/

Bridges BAC Website: BAC website link: : https://bridgesbears.weebly.com/faq.html