Red Granite Charter School

🌸 Join Us for Mayfaire Tonight! 🌸

We warmly invite our families and community to celebrate the beauty of the season at Red Granite Charter School’s Mayfaire this evening at 4:00 PM.

Mayfaire is a joyful tradition where our students honor the changing of the seasons through music, movement, and connection. You’ll be able to enjoy a lovely May dance, along with hands-on activities for all ages including flower crown making, face painting, chalk art, and more.

Bring your family, your friends, and your spring spirit—we look forward to celebrating together!

🌼 4:00 PM
📍 Red Granite Charter School

See you there!

Red Granite pickup will be at 2:45pm today to prevent Rib Mountain traffic congestion.

⚠️UPDATE: All after school and evening activities are now canceled.

⚠️ EARLY DISMISSAL TODAY – April 17

Due to incoming severe weather, all schools will be dismissing early today to ensure the safety of our students and staff. Please take note of the following schedule:

1:00 PM: Middle & High School (We recognize this is short notice, if you cannot get there in time, please do not panic. Please just call the school to arrange pickup.)

2:15 PM: 4K

3:00 PM: Elementary

🚌 Bus Riders: First Student buses will be at schools at these adjusted times. MetroRide buses are running, but on a 10 minute delay.
🚗 Pick-ups: Please coordinate arrival based on the times listed above.

Thank you for your flexibility as we work to get everyone home safely! Stay safe!

The signs of spring are beginning to appear.

As the snow melts and water begins to move again, the children followed their curiosity into the woods. They explored natural dams, practiced balancing on logs and stones, and discovered the changing landscape beneath their feet.

In moments like these, learning unfolds through experience - where movement, curiosity, and discovery come together.

And with each step and careful crossing, spring invites them to notice, explore, and grow.

A line of footsteps, moving into the day.

In Waldorf education, even a simple walk holds purpose — building rhythm, awareness, and a connection to the world around us.

Plans changed, but the exploration continued.

With snow too deep for a walk, the children turned to what was in front of them - and created. Birds, unicorns, polar bears, snow friends, and more began to take shape, each one formed through imagination and many working hands.

In the process, ideas were shared, problems were solved together, and creations grew through cooperation. What began as a change in plans became an opportunity for connection, creativity, and joyful persistence.

And in the quiet of winter, imagination leaves its mark - one small creation at a time.

Fractions you can see, touch, and feel.

In our upper grades, students explored fractions by making their own playdough - measuring, dividing, and adjusting ingredients along the way. One recipe became many as they worked with halves, quarters, and eighths, bringing math into their hands.

In Waldorf education, learning lives in experience. Through doing, students engage the head, heart, and hands - building understanding that is both meaningful and lasting.

Board Member Opportunity – Help Shape the Future of Our School

Our charter school is seeking passionate community members to join our Board of Directors. This is a meaningful opportunity to support innovative education and help guide the continued growth and sustainability of our school.

As a board member, you will collaborate with fellow leaders to:
• Provide strategic direction and oversight for the school
• Support long-term planning and sustainability
• Help ensure students receive a high-quality, mission-aligned education
• Serve as an advocate for our school within the community

We welcome individuals with a variety of backgrounds and skills, including experience in education, finance, nonprofit leadership, law, community engagement, or strategic planning. A passion for supporting children and education is the most important qualification.

Commitment:
Board members typically attend one board meeting per month and may participate in occasional committees or planning sessions.

Serving on the board is a powerful way to make a lasting impact on the educational opportunities available to children in our community.

If you are interested in learning more or would like to be considered, please contact us at [email protected] or send us a message.

✨ Join us in helping our school continue to grow and thrive.

In our first grade classroom, mathematics comes to life through story.

Students meet the four processes - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - not simply as symbols, but as characters in a tale. Using their math figures, the class watched numbers come together, separate, share, and grow.

In Waldorf education, mathematics is first experienced through imagination and movement, engaging the head, heart, and hands.

The forest is beginning to change.

As the snow melts, small streams of water begin to flow down the hillside, weaving through leaves and stones. During our time in the woods this week, students gathered to watch the water move and look for signs of life.

They discovered tiny water bugs beneath the surface, and soon sticks became fishing poles as they tried their luck “fishing” for leaves in the current.

Through observation, play, and discovery in nature, children develop curiosity, patience, and a relationship with the natural world.

The seasons are always teaching.

A reminder to our Red Granite families: There will be early dismissal for students on Friday, March 6th.

🕦 Dismissal will be at 11:15am 🕦

We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday!

📢 Attention Wausau Elementary Families!

Just a quick reminder for our 4K/EC through Grade 5 families regarding the schedule for tomorrow, Friday, March 6.

Please note these important details for our elementary students:

🕒 Schedule:

4K & Early Childhood: No in-person classes (At-home learning day).

Grades K-5: No PM classes.

🕒 Dismissal:

11:15 a.m. Dismissal: Wausau Area Montessori and Red Granite Charter.

11:30 a.m. Dismissal: All other elementary schools.

(Students in grades 6-12 have a regular school day).