Ida J. Russell Elementary

Dear Parents and Community Members: As a school district, we have been closely monitoring the news and best practices regarding the spread of the coronavirus disea...

Due to the nicer weather this week, Russell students had the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the sunshine!

Here are some pictures of our students building obstacle courses in their PE classes last week.

With the loss of community recycling in Montgomery County, educators in the school district felt a pang of regret in no longer being able to set the example of responsible managem...

Here are some pictures from our recent Russell Recognition that we had on February 27th. We had SO many students receive Rocket Math awards, Reading awards, PAW awards, and we c...

Here are some pictures from our recent Russell Recognition that we had on January30th. We had SO many students receive Rocket Math awards, Reading awards, PAW awards, and we cel...

Here are a few pictures of our 100th Day of School! Here are our winners for the 100th Day T-Shirt Design Contest!

Superintendent Dr. Gregg Fuerstenau, and Career and Technical Education Coordinator Dr. David Lett to find out more about Litchfield's new initiatives involving career exploration...

Students at Russell School collected items for our Veterans in conjunction with LHS Student Council. We were SO grateful for the hard work of our students and families. These item...

Here are some pictures from our recent Russell Recognition that we had on October 31st. We had SO many students receive Rocket Math awards, Reading awards, PAW awards, and we ce...

RED RIBBON WEEK 2019 - instilling in our students the desire to lead a "drug free" life. Activities are listed in the image for this news article. We hope you help your child pa...

We wanted to take a moment to touch base with you regarding the days off in early October. First off, we have heard you – when we added the extra day off in October, we cause...

We wanted to take a moment to touch base with you regarding the days off in early October. First off, we have heard you – we caused a problem in the arrangements you had alread...

Meet Our School Staff Name: Amber Barnes Birthday: May 8th What do you teach? 4th Grade What is your favorite hobby? shopping and reading What is your ...

Gabe Wilson won an award for all of his hard work and extra effort in the classroom during the month of August!

Here are our students that had a birthday in the month of July/August. Happy Birthday!!!!

Here are our PAW winners for the month of August!!!

Welcome Back!!!! We are SO excited for this school year. It is going to be a year of exciting learning, building long lasting friendships and hard work! We can't wait to see...

Last school year, we made a transition to a new website complete with district communication app. This app allows us to better communicate with you and keep you informed of event...

The 4th Grade Classes entertained their Moms this morning. The students read poems to the moms.They had their pictures taken and ate muffins with their students.