Ridgeway RAP March 3, 2022
Phone (573)214-3550 ~ Fax (573)214-3551
March to May Clubs
New Clubs Start Next Week
Tuesday, March 8 - Computer Club 2 and Cool Critters Club
Wednesday, March 9 - No clubs due to early release
Thursday, March 10 - Coloring Club and Choir
Tours for Prospective Unit A Families
Tours for prospective Ridgeway families will begin soon. Please tell your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to call the Ridgeway office at (573) 214-3550 to schedule a tour.
PTSA/FunDay News
FunDay Big Drawing
Big Drawing ticket information is in your child's (oldest if you have more than one student) backpack today. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for 6. The Golden Ticket incentive sales period begins today and runs through Friday, April 8. For every $30 sold in tickets during the incentive sales period, you receive 1 Golden Ticket entry for a chance to win an Oculus Quest 2! The incentive sales deadline is firm, so get those tickets turned in early.
Check those backpacks for more information on how to turn in tickets! For questions, please contact Amanda Fues at amandasfues@gmail.com.
To print tickets at home use the following link: https://www.cpsk12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=17433 (please note they do print out funny, that's okay--just cut them out and send them in).
SAVE THE DATE SIGN UP TO BE A FUNDAY VOLUNTEER
Wondering how you can help make Funday successful? Sign up to volunteer--no experience necessary!
Sign Up link will be available Monday, April 4 at 8:00 am. Be the first to claim a spot to help at your favorite FunDay station. Parents, Grandparents, Friends, and older siblings are encouraged to participate.
Ridgeway Care Team
Dear Ridgeway Families,
Please consider lending your support and encouragement for Ridgeway families. At times, we have families or staff members that face a long-term illness or other temporary hardship. The Ridgeway Care Team steps in to help. All donations and recipients will remain confidential. Please complete the form below to indicate your willingness to help or if you currently are experiencing a hardship and are in need of assistance.
Care Team Members can provide:
* Donation of gift card - restaurant, grocery store, or fuel card.
* Provide a care basket or care basket item(canned food, items, snacks, lotion, etc.)
* Provide a meal (bring to school and we will deliver)
You may contact us to participate and/or complete this google form.
https://forms.gle/ZAnPyAVQ6EbFaqACA
A member of the Care Team will reach out to you as needs arise.
Thank you for considering this opportunity to help and to ask for help if needed.
Beth Ryberg, School Counselor
Shari Lawson, Principal
Angie Kome, Secretary to the Principal
Unit News
Unit A
Thank you so much for attending conferences. We appreciate your time and partnership in helping scholars grow.
Mrs. Mincke and Ms. Blades’ classes are looking forward to going to the Planetarium on March 23.
Unit B
Unit B enjoyed two programs at the CPS Planetarium this week: Microcosms and Astronaut—ask your child to tell you about them!
We are so grateful for the time to conference with families and students this week—thanks for coming/zooming in!
Unit C
Thank you so much for another outstanding year of conference attendance. We value our partnerships with you so much.
Book Fair Information
There is still time! Shop the Virtual Book Fair
Thank you for supporting our school through the Book Fair! Proceeds from the fair go towards things like buying books for the Media Center, Classroom Libraries, and The Ridgeway One Read (which is coming up later this month!)
If you didn’t get a change to stop by in person, you can still shop the online format of the fair until March 13: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ridgewayelementaryschool1
Specialist News
Message from the Media Center
In January, Unit A and B students may have brought home an iPad charger. At this point we do not plan to send iPads home. Please return the charger to Ridgeway if you haven’t already.
CPS Math Week
Summer School 2022
From the Health Office
Your Health is worth more than GOLD! Remember Nutritious foods from all food groups.