Ride Blast
November 15, 2019
Sally K. Ride Elementary
Email: donotreply@conroeisd.net
Website: ride.conroeisd.net
Location: 4920 West Panther Creek Drive, Spring, TX, USA
Phone: 281-465-2800
Dates to Know
11/18-22 Texas Generation Week
11/21 - PTO Meeting (11:30 am)
11/22 - Kindergarten Feast, 8:30am
11/22 - 2nd Grade Poetry Feast (11:00-11:30 & 12:00-12:30 pm)
11/22 - 3rd Grade to Interfaith
11/22 - 4th Grade Fall Follies (10:00-10:45)
11/25-11/29 - Thanksgiving Holiday
11/29 - 4th Grade Choir - Grand Illumination Ceremony (Woodlands Resort 5:00 pm)
12/3 - Ride Nite - Chick-Fil-A
12/6 - 3rd Grade Holiday Market,
12/9-13 - Book Fair Week
12/11 - Author Visit - Nathan Hale
12/12 - Story Time With Santa
12/12 - 1st Grade Polar Express
12/17 - 4th Grade program, The Nutcracker, 6:00pm
12/18 - 4th Grade Spelling Bee
12/19 - Jingle Bell Jog & Class Parties
12/19 - Early release 12:10 pm
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S GOOD ATTENDANCE?
- Set a regular bedtime and morning routine
- Lay out clothes and pack backpacks the night before
- Arrive at the bus stop 5 minutes early
- Don't let your child stay home unless he/she is truly sick. Keep in mind complaints of stomach ache and headache can be signs of anxiety and not a reason to stay home.
- If your child seems anxious about going to school, talk to the teacher, school counselors, or other parents for for advice on how to make him/her comfortable and excited about learning.
- Develop a back up plan for arriving at school if something comes up. Call on a family member, neighbor, or friend to help.
- Avoid medical appointments and extended trips when school is in session.
Reading
Texas Generation Week
Generation Texas Week is November 18-22. During this week students will be exploring careers and learning about educational options after high school. We are encouraging all of our students to follow the daily themes. Please click on attached for details.
Fill the Food Pantry Ends Monday
Children In Santa's Dreams
Book Fair Week
Snow Much To Read!
Brrr! Come on in to our Arctic Adventure Book Fair! We will host a Book Fair on December 9th – 13th in the school library. During the week, the Book Fair is open from 7:30am– 3:00pm. The Book Fair will also be open on the evening of December 12th during Storytime with Santa. We will close at 10:00am on Friday, December 13th. Students can bring money during the week to purchase books! We also have a new digital payment option. Students can have a virtual account that they use to pay and do not have to bring money to school. Visit scholastic.com/fair and find our school’s homepage to open up an ewallet account for your child. Profits from the Book Fair will be used to purchase books for our Library Media Center. We can’t wait to see everyone there!
We also have some wonderful Book Fair volunteer opportunities! Please click here to sign up to volunteer! Thanks for volunteering!
STORY TIME WITH SANTA
Winter Clothing
Order Your Yearbook
For a limited time, Yearbooks are on sale for $30.00. Yearbooks will only be sold online at Balfour.com through January 31, 2020. Order now before it's too late!
If you need help purchasing your yearbook click here for detailed instructions or contact us at RidePTO.com.
Ads For Grads
Attention 4th Grade Parents:
Ads for Grads are here…show your 4th grader how proud you are of him/her! Ads for Grads appear in a special section of the yearbook dedicated to our 4th grade SKR Challengers. You may include a special message and a photo. Go to Balfour.com to purchase your ad.
Deadline for Ads: January 31, 2020.
Cost for Ads (message and picture): $15.00
Character Trait Citizenship
Library Volunteers Needed
Sign up opportunities to shelve books are now available
click to see all the come-and-go opportunities
Kindergarten and first grade parents, if you are interested in helping during your child's library time and you are able to do so every other week throughout the school year, opportunities are still available.
NEWS FROM PTO
Please join the Ride Parent Teacher Organization (“PTO”) which meets the second Thursday of each month at 11:30 am. PTO has a new website: www.RidePTO.com.
Enrichment Schedule
4th Grade - 8:05-8:55 am
3rd Grade - 9:00-9:50 am
2nd Grade - 9:55 - 10:45 am
Kinder - 1:00 - 1:50 pm
1st Grade - 2:00 - 2:50 pm
Lunch Schedule
Kinder - 11:00 - 11:30 am
4th Grade - 11:15 - 11:45 am
1st Grade - 11:30 - 12:00 pm
2nd Grade - 11:45 - 12:15 pm
3rd Grade - 12:00 - 12:30 pm
Recess Schedule
Kinder - 10:30 - 11:00 am
1st Grade - 12:00 - 12:30 am
2nd Grade - 1:30 - 2:00 pm
3rd Grade - 12:30 - 1:00 pm
4th Grade - 2:30 - 3:00 pm