Timberwolf Times

Tiffany Ridge Elementary School

School Hours: 9:10-4:00

School Phone: 816-359-4400

Principal: Desiree Rios Assistant Principal: Laura Coughlin

Counselor: Leslie Andes and Thuy Nguyen

Social Worker: Gayle Laney

Office Staff: Robin Meyers and Andrea Berka

Nurse: Nicole Snodgrass

May 8th-May 12th: Teacher Appreciation Week AND Happy Birthday Tiffany Ridge Week!

May 8th: Party Animal Day! Wear animal prints!

May 9th: Peace Out Single Digits, TR is 10! Wear tie-dye!

May 10th: Dress to the 9s + 1! It's dress-up day!

May 11th: Tiffany Ridge Spirit Day! Wear your TR gear!

May 11th: Tour de Tiffany Ridge (Bike Night), 5:00-7:00pm

May 12th: Let's Get Physical Day! Wear work-out gear!

May 12th: TR Fun Run Day

May 17th: 5th Grade Track Meet @ PHHS

May 22nd: 5th Grade Choir Concert @ PHHS

May 24th: 5th Grade Celebration, 9:30am, TR Gym

May 25th: Field Day

May 26th: Last Day of School, Dismissal at 12:45

EVERY Thursday: College or Career Spirit Day!

EVERY Friday: Timberwolf Spirit Day!

Each year, we ask for feedback from our families about Tiffany Ridge. Parents can access the survey here: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/parkhill/2794807691/surveys

The survey window for families is open until May 12th. We appreciate your time to take this survey as this is valuable data for our planning purposes.

Join us for Camp Kindness Summer School at Tiffany Ridge from June 2nd through June 30th (no school June 19th). Tiffany Ridge's summer school program is a free, fun, caring place for your children to continue learning during the summer. If your child MIGHT ride the bus to summer school, make sure to enroll before May 5th to ensure a stop near your house.

You can register online for summer school at the same time you verify your enrollment and residency (Open April 3rd). Find more information here.

At Tiffany Ridge, we utilize Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS). We recognize students who are actively meeting our four core expectations of being a Problem Solver, Acting Responsibly, Caring for Everyone, and Keeping Safe. We highlight students in various ways over the course of the year. Here are last week's winners!

What is Support Your Timberwolf? A great opportunity to support our children’s education. No selling! 100% of the money goes to Tiffany Ridge! Our Students have participated in a Dance-A-Thon in the fall and now it is time to enjoy a Fun Run on May 12th! Your students are raising money to purchase additional playground equipment and to fund teacher grant requests for classroom projects. Park Hill funds are only available to cover a portion of the cost for these items. This fundraiser will allow 100% of the money raised to be used for our students.

How can you help? A $20 suggested donation amount per child will help us reach our goals, however any amount you feel comfortable donating would be appreciated. All donations benefit Tiffany Ridge students!

Our goal is to have 100% participation, with at least ONE pledge per student!

Classrooms who return all envelopes will earn a special celebration!

Now What? Students collect pledges prior to the Fun Run and record them on the pledge envelope, which will be sent home prior to the Fun Run event week. Please be sure to collect the money when the pledge is made. All pledge envelopes and money are due in the office by Friday, May 19th. The goal is to raise money for our school, participate in healthy behaviors and have some fun with our friends! Thanks for your help to make this a successful event!

Every year we give families the opportunity to provide us feedback regarding their child's placement for the next school year. Although we do not honor teacher requests, we will take your feedback into consideration when placing students for the 2023-2024 school year.

Returning Families – Infinite Campus Parent Portal

General Information about online verification for returning families

New Families – Enroll in Park Hill

General Information about enrolling for new families

Need Assistance?

Call the Tiffany Ridge office – 816-359-4400

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Email our Registrar, Mrs. Berka – berkaan@parkhill.k12.mo.us

AUGUST 22nd – SEPTEMBER 8th, 2023!

Miles of Smiles, a program of Level Up Kids, provides free dental care to children in the Northland who do not have access to oral health services. The dental care will be provided to students at TIFFANY RIDGE August 22nd – September 8th, 2023! All care is provided during the school day by a licensed dentist and assistants and all patients receive a comprehensive exam, cleaning and x-rays.

Tiffany Ridge is the first school Miles of Smiles will visit in the 23-24 school year! Please register your student NOW so that we can provide care at the beginning of school. We highly encourage online registration, which is quick, easy and convenient! You can register right from your phone!

https://practisforms.com/milesofsmilesinc/forms/milesofsmilesinc-registration-form

https://practisforms.com/milesofsmilesinc/forms/milesofsmilesinc-formulario-de-inscripcion

https://levelupkidsinc.org/

Paper forms are also available. If you wish to complete the registration that way, please reach out to request a hard copy form and complete in its entirety and return as soon as possible.

Please contact Karen Schaff (816-359-6175) or Gayle Erikson-Laney (816-359-5747) if you have any questions or need help registering your student. THANK YOU!

According to Stopbullying.gov, “Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation. Some cyberbullying crosses the line into unlawful or criminal behavior.”

The BEST way to prevent cyberbullying is to monitor all your child’s devices and all online presence. Set up clear guidelines for the privilege of deice usage and discuss expectations of online behavior. Require that you have access to their accounts and check them regularly. One easy way to do this is to have all devices in one place to charge overnight. This also prevents internet usage overnight, which many students admit to doing after parents go to sleep.

Look for warning signs that your child is either being cyberbullied or is cyberbullying others. These signs include an increase of device usage, strong emotional responses to what is happening on their device, hiding the screen or device when others are near, new social media accounts or deleting of accounts. If you find evidence of cyberbullying keep documentation, such as screen shots, and report it immediately to the app or social media platform. If there are personal threats, you can also report to your local police. If cyberbullying occurs on a school provided device, report the incidents to the school via teacher and/or school counselor.

For more Online Safety Tips and information click on the link below.

https://internetsafety101.org/

Check out the linked Curriculum Connections below to see what our Timberwolves will be working on in each subject area during the month of May! We want to share the learning topics at all of the grade levels so that you are familiar with what topics and content are taught this month! Your child's teacher is always happy to provide more details should you have questions!

May Curriculum Connections- ELA

May Curriculum Connections- Math

May Curriculum Connections- Social Studies/ Science

Please go to the "Heart to Home" newsletter below to access services to support your family. Please reach out to our Counselor, Leslie Andes, at 816-359-5719 or our Social Worker, Gayle Laney, at 816-359-5747 to seek more information.

Our employees are the reason we are so successful here in the Park Hill School District, and we would like to recognize them for all they do for our students.

That is why we present the Park Hill Star award once a month to a Pre-K or elementary teacher, a secondary teacher and a support employee. Anyone can nominate an employee for this award by using the form below. It asks you to share how your nominee demonstrates our district values of continuous improvement, high expectations, integrity, visionary leadership and student focus. You can also share how your nominee supports the goals in our district’s strategic plan.

2023-2024 PTA Board

President: Kelli Johnson
Vice President of Fund Raising: Kim Taylor

Vice President of Membership: Amy Gallawa
Secretary: Amy Hoban
Treasurer: Courtney Pratten

Tiffany Ridge PTA Email: tiffanyridgepta@gmail.com

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Email: TiffanyRidgeAdministrativeAssistants@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Website: https://tiffanyridge.parkhill.k12.mo.us/
Location: 5301 Northwest Old Tiffany Springs Road, KCMO, MO, United States
Phone: (816) 359-4400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TiffanyRidgeElementary/
Twitter: @TiffanyRidgeES

Our Vision: Challenging Today's Learners to be Tomorrow's Leaders

Our Mission: Tiffany Ridge will provide a caring environment dedicated to making students feel safe, take risks, solve problems, and reach their highest potential.

Our Core Values:

• Student learning is ignited by inspiring passion, uncovering knowledge, and developing positive relationships.
• Students should be challenged to reach their full potential as critical thinkers, problem solvers, and decision makers.
• Students learn best in a safe, secure, and respectful atmosphere.
• Partnerships among school, home and community are essential to success.
• Children should be engaged socially, emotionally, academically and physically.
• Every student learns in their own unique way.