Red Wing Public Schools ISD 256

Red Wing Public Schools was awarded a $40,000 aiEDU Catalyst Grant over the summer. As a result, AICE Hub members spent several weeks planning the district's inaugural Student AI Literacy Day, then provided professional development Oct. 27 to high school staff. Students then spent Friday, Oct. 31, learning about the benefits and pitfalls of this rapidly growing technology.

For information on how this supports the Portrait of a Winger Graduate and aligns to Flight Path 2030, please attend Flight Path 2030 Community Forum scheduled for the evening of Dec. 9 -- more details to come. Learn more about the five-year initiative by visiting the webpage.

Winter weather and potential late starts and school closures are coming. If you are not receiving SMS or text messages from School Messenger -- the District's communication tool -- you must "opt in." The process is simple:

• Text 67587
• Enter Y

Once you complete the process, you will receive a message stating you are registered for School Messenger Notifications. Please note that if you have changed your phone number or wish to add a phone number, contact your child's school so we can an update your records.

If you are already receiving messages, you don't need to do anything.

Eighth graders divided into two groups on Friday, Oct. 31. Each group spent half the day learning about restorative practices and half the day attending AI Literacy Day sessions (see story above).

Soul Space, Goodhue County Education District and Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) coordinated the event with the high school. MDE says that restorative practices -- which are drawn from the traditions of Indigenous people and communities of color around the world -- can benefit students and improve school climate.

According to the Minnesota Department of Education website, the practices are grounded in a belief that people are profoundly relational, interconnected and inherently good. Restorative practices include ways of creating community that honors the importance of relationships amongst all members in the community; as well as practices to repair relationships when harm has been caused. RP address the needs all people impacted by the harm.

Join Red Wing Public Schools American Indian Parent Council, Red Wing High School Native American Student Association and the Honoring Dakota Project for the 2025 Indigenous Art Market 3-9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the high school.

RED WING HIGH SCHOOL CALENDAR

Monday, Nov. 3: Second quarter begins.

Wednesday, Nov. 5: Club Day.

Indigenous Art Market, 3-9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 7: Community Veterans Day Observance, 10 a.m., gym.

Monday, Nov. 10: National Honor Society Induction Ceremony and Banquet.

Wednesday, Nov. 12: Club Day.

IMPORTANT LINKS AND INFORMATION

Student Newsletter Nov. 3-5

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

Phone: 651-385-4700

Webpage: Red Wing High School

Tower View students this past week assisted with fall cleanup of the Anderson Center grounds, where the alternative high school is located.

TOWER VIEW CALENDAR

Monday, Nov. 3: Second quarter begins.

Friday, Nov. 7: Community Veterans Day Observance, 10 a.m., RWHS gym.

Important links and information

Tower View webpage

154 Tower View Drive

Office: 651-388-8963

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

Kylie Dahl holds her Student Spotlight certificate with Red Wing School Board Chair Ryan Riester (left) while Twin Bluff Principal Patrick holds Mayor Gary Iocco's Kylie Dahl Day Proclamation. The seventh grader addressed the School Board Monday night, touching on highlights from having won Red Wing's Mayor for a Day essay contest.

By Kylie Dahl

Grade 7, Twin Bluff Middle School

If I were mayor for a day, I’d repair homes, start a program for the special needs children for them to get the health care they needed, where the city would take 65% of the cost. I would also make sure that the downtown areas wouldn’t be affected by flooding by putting more money towards preventing the flooding from reaching higher than the playground.

If I were mayor for a day, I understand that Red Wing wants the mayor to be active in the Red Wing arts community, seeing as we have an entire art festival dedicated to the arts community. But I’d put money into musical theatre productions. I’d also try to get a better swimming pool; the slides are kind of boring, if I’m being honest.

I’d give better funding to the Red Wing police department. I haven’t heard of anything bad, but I want them to have the resources to do what they need to do. But most importantly, I’d make sure that every neighborhood in Red Wing is a safe place to live.

Red Wing isn’t where I was born, so I can’t call it my hometown, but it feels like it more than anything, with how welcoming and exciting it is. I just wish it had a Chick-fil-A like Dallas.

TWIN BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL CALENDAR

Tuesday, Nov. 4: Picture retakes.

Wednesday, Nov. 5: Final Bus Stop & Walk.

Friday, Nov. 7: PBIS Assembly.

Tuesday, Nov. 11: Veteran's Day.

Friday, Nov. 14: Veteran's Day Ceremony.

Dental clinic (by appointment).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND LINKS

Twin Bluff Newsletter: November

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

Phone: 651-385-4530

Twin Bluff webpage

Students in Jill Cody's grade 2 classroom enjoy indoor dancing as October turns into November.

BURNSIDE CALENDAR

Monday, Nov. 3: Second quarter begins.

Wednesday, Nov. 5: Final Bus Stop & Walk.

Thursday, Nov. 6: Picture retakes.

Nov. 10-13: Grade 3 classes to the Planetarium.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND LINKS

Burnside Newsletter: October

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

Dakota language classes are in full swing at Sunnyside. Ms. Perry has jumped right into classrooms to teach students and staff common nouns, such as apples and colors, in the Dakota language. See more photos on the Sunnyside Facebook page.

SUNNYSIDE CALENDAR

Monday, Nov. 3: Second quarter begins.

Wednesday, Nov. 5: Final Bus Stop & Walk.

Friday, Nov. 7: First quarter celebration.

Dental clinic (appointments required).

Wednesday, Nov. 12: Picture retakes.

Thursday, Nov. 13: Grade 1 field trip to the Children's Museum.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND LINKS

Sunnyside Newsletter: November.

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

Ms. Katie’s class read the book "The Pumpkin Heads," then students created pumpkin heads.

COLVILL CALENDAR

Monday, Nov. 3: No school; conferences by appointment.

Friday, Nov. 7: Nurturing Nest, 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Thursday, Nov. 13: Early childhood screening by appointment. Call 651-385-8000.

Open gym, 5:30-7 p.m., registration required.

Friday, Nov. 14: Nurturing Nest, 10:30 a.m. to noon.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND LINKS

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

Phone: 651-385-8000

Colvill webpage

Aim to Achieve held a Halloween dance on Wednesday. For more photos, visit the Aim to Achieve Facebook page. Aim to Achieve promotes lifelong learning and community involvement for adults with developmental, sensory, cognitive and physical disabilities by providing classes for individuals 18 years of age and older.

UPCOMING YOUTH CLASSES

Wednesday, Nov. 5: Fall/Thanksgiving Cookie Decorating, grades 3-8.

Friday, Nov. 7: Hamster Wheel Hustle, ages 7+.

Saturday, Dec. 6: Open Swim & Gym.

Friday, Dec 12: Transportation to Welch, ages 10+.

UPCOMING ADULT CLASSES

Tuesday, Nov. 4: Try It - On the Wheel, Multigenerational, 9+.

Wednesday, Nov. 5: Therapeutic Chair Yoga.

Wednesday, Nov. 12: The Women's Network.

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

The School Board accepted the following grants and donations in October:

• Danny Joe and Christine Bray, treadmill, high school weight room.
• Brandon Johnson/Johnson House Wash, cleared the exterior of the RWHS Greenhouse.
• Don Featherstone, $500, Twin Bluff Pool.

Olmsted County reported three confirmed cases of measles last month. The two cases reported last week are known, unvaccinated contacts of the child whose case was reported Friday, Oct. 17, county officials said. Dakota County was the site of a major cluster of measles cases, with at least 13 of Minnesota's 23 cases in 2025 to date.

Measles is a serious disease caused by a virus that spreads through the air when someone breathes or coughs. Measles can spread easily, especially in schools, so it’s important to know how to prevent it and what to do if someone in your home gets sick.

The MMR vaccine – Measles, Mumps, Rubella – is the best way to protect against measles. If your child has obtained an exemption for the MMR vaccine, they could be asked to remain home from school and other activities for 21 days or longer if they are exposed to measles.

If a family member gets measles, or your unvaccinated child is exposed, the school will guide you on how to quarantine (stay home and out of school) and access educational support like homebound instruction to keep everyone safe.

More information about the risks of measles disease and the safety and importance of MMR immunization can be found on Measles Basics on the Minnesota Department of Health website.

DISTRICT CALENDAR

Monday, Nov. 3: Quarter 2 begins.

Wednesday, Nov. 5: Indigenous Art Market; a quorum of School Board members may be present.

Friday, Nov. 7: Community Veterans Day observance, 10 a.m., Red Wing High School gym; a quorum of School Board members may be present.

Monday, Nov. 10: School Board workshop, 5:30 p.m., Red Wing High School room J110.

Tuesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day.

Monday, Nov. 24: School Board meeting, 5:30 p.m., Red Wing High School room J110.

Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 26-28: Thanksgiving break.

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

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