Paris Ridge Elementary News
September 2, 2022
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fri, Sept 2 - No School (Labor Day Holiday)
Mon, Sept 5 - No School (Labor Day Holiday)
Thu, Sept 8 - Hat Day
Thu, Sept 8 - Blood Drive! (See details and sign up link below)
Thu, Sept 15 - PTO Meeting 7:00 p.m. in Cafeteria
Thu, Sept 22 - School Pictures/Fancy Day
Fri, Sept 30 - Walk The Ridge & Homecoming
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Hello Paris Ridge Families,
It is hard to believe we are finishing up the second week of school! I continue to be amazed how well students have adjusted to being back in routine and love seeing all the smiles our kids bring to the building each day.
As a reminder, we are off Friday (9/2) and Monday (9/5) for the Labor Day holiday. We hope that your family is able to enjoy time together and soak up some sunshine while the weather stays warm. Next week Thursday (9/8), Paris Ridge is hosting our annual Blood Drive with partner Versiti. There are still time slots available for anyone that would like to donate! Click here for the sign up link. As such, you may notice the mobile unit and several parking spaces roped off that morning if you are dropping off your child. Please know we have opted for this method to increase efficiency while maintaining building security. We hope you consider donating, as blood collected stays right here in our west Michigan community.
We are also kicking off September with fun days that we call “Theme Thursdays.” It was exciting to see students come into school today wearing their shades and showing off their beach towels. Next week we will have hat day on Thursday. For your planning purposes, later this month (September 22nd) will be school pictures. We will cap off the last week of September with spirit week, which will culminate in our annual “Walk the Ridge” event on the 30th.
We appreciate your continued support and hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!
Lance Jones
Principal
FROM THE PTO
Save the Date!
Our first community PTO meeting will be held on Thursday, September 15 at 7 pm in the cafeteria. All are invited! We will be talking about upcoming events at Paris Ridge, as well as asking your approval on our budget. Mr. Jones will be in attendance and will provide a school update as well as be available to answer questions.
Walk the Ridge (our annual fundraiser) is coming up on Friday, September 30 (time TBD – typically afternoon). Parents will be invited to attend to watch their student walk (and run!) around the school. It’s homecoming so wear your Cal gear or purple and gold!
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Easy ways to support the PTO:
1) Save your Family Fare and D&W receipts. We can earn $1,000 from SpartanNash! Simply save your receipts from any SpartanNash store and put them in an envelope or zip lock…write “PTO” on it and send to school in your child’s folder. We will take it from there! We also have a jar in the office where we are collecting them.
2) Box Tops: Download the Box Tops for Education App and choose Paris Ridge Elementary to benefit. Scan your grocery receipts and we receive 10 cents for each eligible item!
3) Amazon Smile: If you don’t have a charity on your Amazon account yet, please consider
choosing us. We are listed as Paris Ridge Parent Teacher Organization. We receive a portion of eligible purchases!
Our contact email: parisridgepto@calschools.org
PTO Board for 2022-2023
President: Megan Seeley
Co-President: Amanda Barnes
Vice President: Mel Krieg
Secretary: Emily DeBoer
Treasurer: Kelly Malone