Rieke Elementary School

Mary Rieke Elementary School is proud of its strong tradition of excellence - a tradition that creates high expectations for student achievement within a warm and nurturing community of learners.

Mary Rieke Cares

Every student is important at Rieke. Our teaching staff is experienced, dedicated and committed to encouraging excellence while celebrating each child’s unique talents and individual successes. Children are inspired to be creative, taught to be responsible and encouraged to be respectful of themselves and others.

Mary Rieke Inspires

Lively and varied activities spark the students’ interests and imagination. Our large campus and state-of-the-art athletic field is the stage for spirited physical activity. Classroom instruction is enhanced and extended to provide rigorous challenge. Rieke provides a wealth of opportunity to encourage curious young minds to explore and grow in classroom and after school programs such as:

• Art Attack! Instructional Program for Visual Arts
• Chess Club
• Instrumental and Vocal Music
• Physical Education Specialist
• Arts and Science Fairs
• Mad Science
• Artists in Residence
• Kids Like Languages

Mary Rieke Connects

Our school is a vital center for the surrounding neighborhood. Our students benefit from school-community partners who lend support and applaud our efforts. Children learn the value of contribution, and that they truly make a difference. Authentic applications of core content areas are applied as children give service to “Our Friends, Our School, Our Neighborhood, Our Community and Our World”. We welcome the rich array of partnerships that enhance our instructional program:

• Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
• PGE Community 101 Project
• Hopewell House
• Rose Haven Women’s Shelter
• Friends of Trees
• Red Cross
• Oregon Food Bank

Mary Rieke Achieves

The Rieke community of learners is recognized for outstanding academic achievement. Children explore, discover and make meaningful connections while teachers encourage excellence and celebrate success. At Rieke, school life is characterized by rich and varied opportunities to challenge and motivate:

• Math Detectives
• Junior Great Books
• Writers Plus
• Geographic Bee
• Integrated Technology
• Reading Buddies
• Mary Rieke Dreams

The high level of achievement at Rieke is a reflection of the powerful partnership between home, school and community. Working together, we build success for children as they become competent people and caring citizens for tomorrow’s world.