The ESS instruction is to collaborate with the teachers and subject-area goals of the regular classroom in which the student is having difficulty. River Ridge offers intramural sports and activities for all fourth and fifth grade students. They are held immediately after school 'in 4 - 6 week sessions. The purpose of intramurals is to promote an active lifestyle through activities that emphasize ftm, learming, and sportsmanship. The program welcomes players of all skill and experience levels.
Activities vary from year to year.
This year the students are playing volleyball and tenmis. Each morning River Ridge students begin their day with these words as they watch the school's news program - carried live to each classroom through closed circuit television. Twenty 4th and 5th grade students work on a rotating schedule to provide River Ridge students and staff with school announcements, the lunch menu, weather, and local and national news. The school counseling program encompasses a broad area of services, which include preventive services, developmental activities and remedial assistance. The common ground for these three areas is that in each counselors provide direct and indirect services to students, parents, and teachers.