Bridle Ridge Bulletin

About Bridle Ridge PTA: Want to learn what the Bridle Ridge PTA does?

• Check out our Bridle Ridge PTA Guide and join us at our next public PTA meeting on October 10th at 6:30pm in the school Library. Can't attend in person, join virtually! Here is the link for the meeting: https://meet.google.com/keb-wsgf-ocx, this will be the link for every public PTA meeting this school year.
• To join the PTA for the 2023-2024 school year, click here to sign up and pay your membership dues. By being a Bridle Ridge PTA member, you will be the first to know exciting news and be the first to receive access to events!

Spirit Wear: To purchase your Bridle Ridge Spirit Wear here! T-shirt, sweatshirts, and water bottles! Order cut-off will be at the end of each month with delivery orders to the school and sent home with kiddos around the 15th of the preceding month.

• Upcoming order deadline: September 30th
• Delivery to the school: Around October 15th

Fundraising:

For the 2023-2024 school year, we are raising funds for the following:

1. Funds to help the PTA operate, such as keeping the teachers lounge stocked, monthly teachers grants, no cost field trips, and more! See our 2023/2024 Budget for items we plan to spend money on this year.
2. Funds to install outdoor activities to use during class time such as a walking trail and an outdoor classroom as well as continue to add items to the playground.

• The Shakespeare Pizza Fundraiser was a huge success! We sold 269 pizzas and raised $1,529 for the PTA! Thank you all for your help and we hope you enjoy the pizzas!

• Rodeo for Raising Dough Fun Run Fundraiser: October 2nd-13th with run on Friday,October 13th during school. Additional information coming soon on how to set up your students fundraising accounts!
• Restaurant Night: Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Tuesday, October 24th from 4-8pm

Upcoming PTA Events:

• Wednesday, September 27: PTA Back to School Candy Bar Bingo from 6:00-7:00 pm at Bridle Ridge
  
• Friday, October 27: PTA Trunk or Treat from 6:00-7:30 pm at Bridle Ridge
  

PTA Communication:

• Have you signed up for the Bridle Ridge PTA PTBoard yet?
• One location to see what is going on at the school & PTA
• Sign ups to volunteer for events
• **Access and sign up for the school directory!!!
• Be sure to follow us on our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BridleRidgeElementaryPTA

PTA Sponsorship:

Do you know of any one or business that would be interested in sponsoring our Bridle Ridge PTA? We are looking for sponsors to help with lots of great initiatives for this school year, such as purchase t-shirts for all students and teachers for field trips, snacks for teachers lounge, changeable outdoor sign, plus the sponsors get lots of great perks! Click here to find out more!

Creating a safe and welcoming environment at Bridle Ridge is our priority! Having common expectations and language is essential. Please see our Matrix above. Teachers have spent time teaching common expectations and this will be on-going throughout the year. We will recognize students for following those expectations with a quarterly celebration and classrooms will also celebrate when their class community reaches their set goal. Thank you for partnering with us as we encourage positive school behavior!

As we continue to keep the safety of our students and staff at the forefront of our minds, all visitors will need to check in at the office and be scanned through our Raptor School Safety Software. Parents are welcome to provide their driver’s license to be entered into the system proactively, this will allow for a more efficient process during future visits during the school day.

Lunch Visitors: If you would like to visit the lunchroom during your child's lunch, you are welcome to join us. This is a chance to come during special occasions or when your schedule allows. The students are always so excited to have lunch visitors.

Here are some guidelines we ask you to follow:

• You will need your government-issued photo ID to enter the building

• Check in at the office and obtain a visitor's sticker

• If a grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc., want to visit for lunch, they must be listed as an Emergency Contact in our student information system or not be allowed to enter the building. Please call the office to add people before the visit.

• If a visitor brings food, it can only be shared with your student

• We will have a visitor's table in the lunchroom for you and your student to sit and eat

• Check out at the office after your student's lunch

Families can apply for free and reduced-price meals for the 2023-2024 school year: Meal Application. Applications can also be submitted throughout the school year, based on family circumstances.

Easier Online Payments

MySchoolBucks.com is now the place to pay online for school meals!

In addition, your free MySchoolBucks account also makes it easy to:

• View cafeteria purchases
• Check your student’s balance
• Set up low balance alerts
• Schedule automatic payments
  

Don’t have an account yet? Visit MySchoolBucks.com to sign up today!

Get Started Today:

1. Go to myschoolbucks.com or download the mobile app
2. Create your free account and add your students using their school name / student ID
3. View cafeteria purchases and add funds using your credit / debit card or electronic check

If you need assistance with your account, you can find helpful how-to videos and answers to commonly asked questions by visiting myschoolbucks.com. Or, you can contact

MySchoolBucks directly by logging into your account to start a chat conversation or give them a call at (855) 832-5226.

Breakfast and Lunch Prices

PK-5 Breakfast: $1.90

PK-5 Lunch: $2.75

Reduced Breakfast: $0.30

Reduced Lunch: $0.40

If you are interested in volunteering at school for field trips, field days, events, class parties, or Watch D.O.G.S, please click on this link to get started on your application:

RP Volunteer Application process

If you need any assistance, please call or email the secretaries in the office and they would be happy to help.

Absence Definitions Explained

• VERIFIED ABSENCES: An absence from school resulting from illness or unforeseen circumstances which is verified by a parent/guardian. A VERIFIED absence is NOT an EXCUSED absence. (Verified absences count against student's attendance)

• EXCUSED ABSENCES: An absence is categorized as excused when a note is received by the school excusing the absence. EXAMPLE: official doctor’s note, court document, etc. (Excused absences do not count against a student’s attendance)

• UNEXCUSED ABSENCES: An absence from school without verification within 48 hours of the absence. (Unexcused absences count against a student’s attendance.)

After ten verified/unexcused absences or tardies/early outs, the office will contact the parents to schedule a conference regarding the issue. In accordance with Missouri’s Compulsory School Attendance Law (RSMO 167.031), regular school attendance is required. This law states, “Every parent, guardian or other person in this state having care, control or custody of a child between the ages of five and seventeen years shall cause the child to attend regularly.” Should the pattern of excessive absences continue, Raymore-Peculiar School District reserves the right to refer the matter to the Juvenile Officer of Cass County for further investigation

PLEASE CALL our attendance secretary, Samantha Schanzmeyer at 618-892-1700 to report abesnces.

CASHLESS SYSTEM - You will no longer be able to send CASH to fund your child's lunch account. Nutrition services can only accept payment by check or online at MySchoolBucks.com .

Free and Reduced Price Meals are available to families who believe they may qualify. If your family chooses to apply please complete our ONLINE "Free and Reduced Meal Price Application Form."

Mission:

Preparing each student for a successful and meaningful life.

Vision:

A future-focused community with a commitment to lifelong learning.