Risley School of Exploration

11/03/2026

🍟It was “Welcome to McRisley” all throughout Halloween week!

Throughout the week, students had opportunities to earn “McRisley tickets” from teachers and staff. These were awarded to Bears doing things like: working hard on an assignment, participating in a class discussion, helping another student, making great choices etc..

Winning numbers were revealed during announcements throughout the week, and there were many lucky winners of “McTreats,”“McBuddy’s,” “Golden Fries” and “Golden Tickets”

🎃As you can see, business was booming and we are so proud of everyone for all the positivity and hard work we saw throughout Halloween Week!

Thank you to all of our teachers for passing out McTickets, “Management” for keeping everyone up to date, and, of course, our incredible students!

10/31/2026

🎃Happy Halloween from all of the Risley Bears!

We hope you all have an amazing night of trick or treating and having a great time! See you Monday.

10/31/2026

🎃It was a spook-tacular day yesterday as we gave out quarterly awards to The Risley Bears.

Our students came up to the stage and were recognized for their hard work this quarter, costumes and all!

Happy Halloween and we hope you all have a wonderful, safe time trick-or-treating and enjoying yourselves.

10/30/2026

10/28/2026

Bears in Ms. Crystal’s engineering class are putting their design skills to work as they develop blueprints for their projects!

The goal for this project is to design a ramp where players roll balls toward target holes, with a front bin to catch the balls and make resetting the game easy.

From drawing multiple views and labeling important components to including measurements and explaining how their designs function, students are learning how engineers turn ideas into detailed plans.

Through hands-on learning, problem-solving, and creative thinking, our Explorers are building the skills to take their ideas from the drawing board to reality.

10/27/2026

🍟Welcome To McRisley: I’m Lovin’ It!

🎃Halloween Week has begun and Mrs. Manes-Johnson and Mrs. Schloss are kicking things off at McRisley by giving tickets to teachers to hand out to students throughout the week where they can earn all sorts of prizes.

Lots of fun and excitement this time of year and we look forward to the week ahead!

10/24/2026

🧲Mr. Wood’s science class got hands-on with magnetism this Thursday! Students experimented with magnets to see what objects they could pick up and how much they could lift, then observed, recorded, and analyzed their results. 📝

Magnetic fields are invisible areas of force that surround magnets. These fields can push or pull on certain materials and can attract or repel other magnets, even when the magnets are not touching. By exploring how magnets interacted with different objects, students investigated how magnetic fields affect the world around them.

This is the “S” in STREAM (Science) in action! By testing magnetic forces, making observations, and documenting their findings, students practiced scientific inquiry and discovered how science helps us understand the world around us.

🐻Shoutout to Mr. Wood and these science Bears!

10/22/2026

10/22/2026

🎺Time to catch up with Mr. Beltran’s band class as they get some pre-Halloween preparation in for Pride and Patriotism early next month!

The Pride and Patriotism event is a tribute to our military heroes who have made extreme sacrifices to strengthen America’s values, allowing us to enjoy our diversity, culture, and traditions freely. It is imperative for our community, children, and future generations to understand the sacrifices made for their freedom and three core values – honor, integrity, and patriotism – needed to sustain this freedom.

The event features collaborative art displays that honor our military heroes, created by student artists. Music students also pay tribute to our military heroes at the event, performing songs of patriotism, hope, and freedom.

Sounding great, Bears!

10/15/2026

👹The artists in Ms. Crystal’s art class are getting crafty as they learn the sewing basics by creating their very own Fugglers!

From threading needles and practicing running and whip stitches to joining felt pieces together, students are developing new skills one stitch at a time.

This hands-on activity brings the arts to life! Just in time for Halloween.