Silver Ranch Report

Our Mission: "Empower every learner to thrive."

Our Vision: "Together, our strong relationships build inclusive, collaborative, and innovative environments that create agency and inspire a passion for learning, excellence, and discovery."

Our Values: Excellence, Innovation, Inclusion and Leadership.

This year, Silver Ranch is making a school-wide commitment to strengthening reading fluency. Our goal is to support every student through daily evidence-based fluency practice, regular progress monitoring, and strong partnerships between school and home.

What is reading fluency?

Fluency is the ability to read connected text with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate pacing, and expression. When reading becomes more fluent, students can spend less energy figuring out the words and more energy understanding and enjoying what they read!

North Dakota legislation mandates that schools do not allow the use of personal electronic communication devices during the school day, such as smartwatches and cell phones. You may click the button below to see Bismarck Public Schools policy.

All devices must be turned off, stored away, and remain inaccessible at all times throughout the school day.

We appreciate your partnership in supporting this policy, as it is designed to help all students remain focused, engaged, and successful in their learning.

Thank you for working with us to create a positive and distraction-free environment for all students!

Scherling Photography will be at Silver Ranch on Friday, September 18th to take school pictures of all students. If students are absent on this day, we have scheduled the make-up/retake day for Wednesday, October 21st.

Our music programs have been scheduled for the 2026-2027 school year! Please mark your calendars accordingly as follows:

Kindergarten - April 6th - 5:45PM

First Grade - February 25th - 5:45PM

Second Grade - December 10th - 5:45PM

Third Grade - February 25th - 6:30PM

Fourth Grade - December 10th - 6:30PM

Fifth Grade - April 6th - 6:30PM

The Silver Ranch Parent Advisory Council (PAC) would love to have you join us for our monthly meetings! It’s a great way to get involved, share ideas, meet other Silver Ranch families, and help make this school year extra special for our students. 💙

📅 Our next meeting: Monday, September 14th

📍 Location: Silver Ranch Library

We’ll be kicking off the year talking about our fundraising goals, planning our biggest fundraiser of the year—the Cash Raffle! 💰🎟️

And that’s not all… 👻🎃 We’ll also be forming our Monster Mash Committee and getting the spooky fun underway!

Whether you’ve been involved before or this is your first time, we’d love to see you there!

Let’s make this an amazing year for Silver Ranch!

LET’S JUMP INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR!

We want to make sure everyone saw the flyer in your Open House folders because our first Dine to Donate fundraiser is coming up!

📅 Thursday, September 17th

📍 JumpWorks Trampoline Park

Come JUMP, PLAY, and SUPPORT Silver Ranch Elementary! 🐎 Your $20 ticket includes 2 hours of jumping, one hot dog, and water or juice—so it’s the perfect way to have some family fun while giving back to our school!

💙 20% of all ticket sales will be donated back to Silver Ranch!

Grab the family, bring your friends, and let’s make our first fundraiser of the year a HUGE success!

🐎💙 GIDDY-UP GOODIES IS BACK! 💙🐎

Our Silver Ranch staff work SO hard each day to support our students and families, and we LOVE showing them just how much we appreciate them! 🥰

That’s why we’re bringing the Giddy-Up Goodies Snack Cart back for another year! Once a month, we’ll roll the cart through the school and treat our amazing staff to some well-deserved snacks and drinks.

🤠 Want to help keep the cart stocked?

Every snack, drink, and donation is a little reminder to our staff that Silver Ranch families appreciate all they do! 💙

Let’s keep the Giddy-Up Goodies cart rolling all year long! 🐎

🎉 Box Tops = Big Support for Silver Ranch!

Want an easy way to help our school? We’ve got you covered! 💙

📱 Scan the QR code to download the Box Tops app and connect to Silver Ranch. Then, simply shop, upload your receipts, and watch those Box Tops add up!

It’s quick, easy, and a great way to support our school—one receipt at a time! 🐎

Every little bit makes a BIG difference!

If you have any questions or comments that can be supported by the PAC, please reach out to us at silverranchpac@gmail.com

Nina Loeks will be at Silver Ranch Elementary to host Art from the Heart the following Thursdays in September from 2:30-5:00pm:

September 3

September 10

September 18

September 24

The Bismarck Public Schools Foundation is proud to partner with Capital Real Estate Partners for the Glow & Go Safety Vest Program, a new program designed to help elementary students stay visible while walking or biking to and from school.

Thanks to the generous support of Jeff White and Capital Real Estate Partners, Bravera Bank, and The Title Team, more than 1,200 safety vests have been provided for BPS elementary students.

With early mornings, changing weather, and darker winter months ahead, the bright safety vests provide an added layer of visibility for students as they make their way to and from school.

Vests are being distributed through BPS elementary schools to students who are currently identified as walkers or bikers. Families whose student is not currently listed as a walker or biker but would like to receive a vest are encouraged to contact their school secretary.

The Glow & Go program is a great example of what can happen when local businesses and our schools work together to support students in simple, meaningful ways.

The BPS Foundation is grateful to Capital Real Estate Partners, Bravera Bank, and The Title Team for making this program possible and helping our students Glow & Go!

Please stop by the school office if you would like a Glow & Go Safety Vest for your child!

On November 3, 2026, Bismarck voters will consider a $116.5 million bond referendum to address significant facility needs across Bismarck Public Schools.

The revised proposal is approximately $10.5 million less than the measure considered in June. It focuses on four priorities across the district:

• Keep Students Safe
• Create Better Learning Spaces
• Expand Student Opportunities
• Preserve Our Investment

The projects included in the proposal were identified through BPS's multi-year facilities-planning process, which included professional building assessments, enrollment and demographic analysis, community feedback, and public discussion.

What This Means for Silver Ranch

Silver Ranch Elementary School opened in 2022. As one of Bismarck’s newest educational facilities, it doesn’t have any needs to be addressed in the bond. That said, Silver Ranch students will experience direct benefits from the bond, both when they move to Simle Middle School and as a result of other planned projects:

• Simle Middle School Improvements
• Cafeteria expansion, new ventilation system for improved air filtration, generator replacement, boiler replacement, partial roof replacement, and more.
• Additional Benefits
• The bond will fund the creation of a centralized kitchen, which will provide improved meals with more local ingredients to all students.
• Additional spaces for community use will be added throughout the district.
• Older schools throughout the district will receive meaningful updates to accessibility, security, and aging building systems.

BPS currently maintains 32 buildings and more than 3 million square feet of facility space, with an average school age of approximately 47 years. The district invests about $5 million annually in facility maintenance, but many major projects cannot be completed through existing funding without significantly extending the timeline.

The November bond measure requires 60% voter approval to pass. Families can learn more about the complete proposal, individual school projects, tax implications, and the long-range facilities plan at: http://www.bismarckschools.org/2026bond

Silver Ranch has an online gear store that is opened all year long. It is filled with MANY options and it will be shipped directly to your house! Click on the button below to start shopping!

September

9/2 - Scout Sign Up Night - 6:00 - 7:00pm - School Cafeteria

9/3 - Art from the Heart - 2:30 - 5:00pm - Blue Wing

9/4 - 4th Grade Field Trip - BHS

9/7 - Labor Day - No School

9/10 - Art from the Heart - 2:30 - 5:00pm - Blue Wing

9/11 - 4th Grade Field Trip - United Tribes Tech College - Pow Wow

9/14 - PAC Meeting - 6:00pm

9/17 - Art from the Heart - 2:30 - 5:00pm - Blue Wing

9/17 - Jumpworks - PAC fundraiser 5:00 - 7:00pm

9/18 - Picture Day

9/21 - Staff Developement Day - No School

9/22-9/25- Legacy Homecoming Week: Watch for more information about the upcoming dress-up days and get ready to show your school spirit!

9/23 - 4th Grade Field Trip - Knife River Indian Villages

9/24 - 3rd Grade Field Trip - Belle Mehus

9/24 - Art from the Heart - 2:30 - 5:00pm - Blue Wing

October

10/5 - PAC Meeting - 6:00pm

10/19 - Parent / Teacher Conferences

10/20 - Parent / Teacher Conferences

10/21 - Picture Re-Takes

10/22 -Admin Convention Day - No School

10/23 - Admin Convention Day - No School

10/29 - Monster Mash PAC Event

November

11/2 - PAC Meeting - 6:00pm

11/11 - Veterans Day - No School

11/13 - End of 1st Trimester

11/26 - Thanksgiving Day - No School

11/27 - Thanksgiving Break - No School

December

12/7 - PAC Meeting - 6:00pm

12/10 - 2nd Grade Music Program - 5:45pm

12/10 - 4th Grade Music Program - 6:30pm

12/21 - Parent-Teacher Conference Day - No School

12/22 - 12/31 - Winter Break - No School

January

1/1 - New Years Day - No School

1/4 - Staff Development Day - No School

1/11 - PAC Meeting - 6:00pm

1/18 - Martin Luther King Day - No School

February

2/1 - PAC Meeting - 6:00pm

2/12 - Parent / Teacher Conferences

2/11 - Parent / Teacher Conferences

2/15 - President's Day - No School

2/16 - Staff Development Day - No School

2/19 - End of 2nd Trimester

2/25 - 1st Grade Music Program - 5:45pm

2/25 - 3rd Grade Music Program - 6:30pm

March

3/1 - PAC Meeting - 6:00pm

3/4 - Storm Make-Up - No School

3/5 - Parent-Teacher Conference Day - No School

3/26 - Good Friday - No School

3/29 - Easter Break - No School

April

4/5 - PAC Meeting - 6:00pm

4/6 - Kindergarten Music Program - 5:45pm

4/6 - 5th Grade Music Program - 6:30pm

4/23 - Storm Make-Up Day - No School

May

5/3 - PAC Meeting - 6:00pm

5/21 - Field Day

5/25 - 5th Grade Send Off - 1:30

5/26 - Last Day of School

5/27 - End of 3rd Trimester

5/30 - High School Graduation

Bismarck, ND 58503

Office Hours:

Mon-Thurs: 7:15-3:30

Fri. 7:15-2:30

Email: silverranch_secretary@bismarckschools.org
Website: https://www.bismarckschools.org/silverranch
Location: 4511 Silver Boulevard, Bismarck, ND, USA
Phone: 701-323-4250
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