Ocober 31st Halloween Parties

November 2nd Parent Teacher Conferences

November 3rd Parent Teacher Conferences

November 17th Character Dress Up Day

November 21st 11:30 Dismissal

November 22nd, 23rd, 24th No School, Thanksgiving Break

Halloween parties will take place on Tuesday, October 31st. Students may dress up in costume for their party. Please remember that all costumes must be school appropriate. No blood, gore, or weapons allowed. Students should not wear their costumes to school. They will be given time to change into their costume before their party. Classroom party times will vary based on the teacher. Your child's teacher will be sending information out on Classtag. If your child is bringing a snack for the party, please follow the district wellness/snack policy listed below in the Newsletter.

Parent Teacher Conferences are the evening of Thursday, November 2nd and the morning of Friday, November 3rd. Please reach out to your child's teacher to set up a conference time if you do not already have one scheduled.

Parent Teacher Conferences are Thursday, November 2nd and Friday, November 3rd. We have the most amazing staff at Ridgewood! We would like your help in providing a meal for them on Thursday, November 2nd during Conferences. Please sign up using the QR Code if you are interested in helping. You can drop off your items in the front office of the school. Thank you for your support!

Our goal was to get 25 Golden Paws by keeping our hands, feet, and other objects to ourself on the playground. We met our goal! We celebrated by having a popcorn party and an assembly where Mrs. Harris and and Mrs. Pilichowski were human sundaes. Students from each grade level poured chocolate syrup, caramel sryup, whipped cream, cherries, and sprinkles all over them. We had so much fun! Our next goal is to earn 50 Golden Paws by keeping our hands, feet, and other objects to ourself on the playground. When we meet our goal, we will celebrate with a pajama and movie day!

In accordance with the Wellness Policy:

1. ALL SNACKS PROVIDED AT SCHOOL WILL COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL SMART SNACK GUIDELINES This means that we have to make sure that we are giving students healthy items such as: *fruits and vegetables *low sugar snacks *low fat snacks

2. ALL SNACKS/TREATS BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOLS MUST BE PREPACKAGED (no homemade treats). Due to the increase in severe food allergies, all food must not only comply with the Smart Snack guidelines but they must also be packaged with a listing of ingredients. Fruits and vegetables do not have to follow this guideline. Healthy snacks are available to purchase from the Food Service Office on the district website.

3. WE ARE MOVING AWAY FROM USING FOOD AS INCENTIVES and FOODS FOR CELEBRATIONS. We want our students to know that celebrating a birthday doesn’t have to mean treats. It can be as simple as a teacher offering a special activity for that child to celebrate a birthday. Please see our website for more information regarding our new wellness initiatives.

Lexia Core 5 is a fun computer-based program that has activities to support and build on our classroom instruction. The program focuses on developing reading skills in six areas: phonological awareness, phonics, structural analysis, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. We encourage that each student completes at least 60 minutes of Lexia per week. For 2nd Quarter, we have a "Lexia Land" Game Challenge taking place at Ridgewood. We are tracking which class earns the most certificates during the 2nd Quarter. The winning class will earn a game day. Did you know that your child can do Lexia at home too? Click on the link below for more information.

We are partnering with UTHS and collecting canned goods for the Student Hunger Drive. Students can bring in canned goods October 30th-November 2nd. The class with the most cans will earn a prize!