Please keep in mind that it can be concerning for families, staff, or RPS security to have an unknown person photographing a school site or students at a bus stop. We ask that you receive permission from the building principal before snapping photos on or near school grounds.
As we approach budget presentation season, we ask that you refrain from mentioning teachers, BOE members, administrators, parents, or students by name on social media. Please contact classroom teachers or building principals first with questions or concerns about students. Concerns for the Board of Education, can be sent to boardofed@ridgefieldps.net or raised during the public comment at the beginning and end of every Board of Education meeting. Thank you for helping make RPS a great place to work, volunteer, and learn!
In this week’s episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk, we welcome Jeffrey Corbishley, RPS’s 6–12 Math/Science Supervisor. We discuss some of the new exciting program updates to our 6-12 math program, how our math departments support students, what a modern math classroom looks like, and some other ways a student can extend their mathematics opportunities outside of the normal classroom setting. You don’t want to miss this great show, thanks for listening!
Elementary (Rising K to Rising 5th graders) located at Farmingville
Students can sign up for up to three weeks of innovative project-based experiences with a new theme each week. A new element is the Jump Start to Kindergarten program for our rising kindergarteners. Students in Jump Start, in addition to themed-project based learning, will engage in academic, social emotional, and executive function activities to help bridge the transition to kindergarten. Click here for more about the elementary program.
Middle School (Rising 6th to Rising 8th graders) located at RHS
Our middle school will offer our traditional selection of intensive, project-based courses from 2 to 3 days. Last year, the offerings included cooking, crafts, STEM, and visual arts projects. For the first time, we are also offering one week-long 'Tune-Up' courses in academic areas for students who want a little extra practice. Classes run from 9 am-12 pm and will be held at RHS during the first three weeks of June. Prices range from $80 per student for a two-day intensive, to $120 for a three-day Intensive Course, and $200 per student for a five-day tune-up.
High School (Rising 9th to 11th graders) located at RHS
Ridgefield High School plans on offering three types of experiences to our students this summer. We will continue to present engaging intensive courses, which are fun, cross-curricular, and project-based for two to three days from 9 am to 12 pm. In addition, we will run one week-long 'Tune-Up Courses' designed to build skills needed at the high school level, which will be for two and a half hours a day. Finally, we will offer a few courses for high school credit. All high school-level courses will take place in July.
Please check your students' e-Backpack for this important information and other programs across the district. Organizations that meet the RPS policy may submit their request for inclusion to cmelagrano@ridgefieldps.net.
This week, East Ridge and Scotts Ridge families received a letter about the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System. The system, piloted at RHS for the past few months, provides students with wrap-around access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to live support via an app, hotline, or website if they or a classmate is at risk of harming themselves or others. Middle school students will learn about this voluntary and anonymous support during a forthcoming homeroom session.
Grades 3-5
The RPS PTA Council and Ridgefield Library will co-sponsor a Young Writers' Conference this February with a three-part program designed to inspire creativity for students in grades three to five. More information about the program and registration below and on the Ridgefield Library Website.
