CRI Ridge Parent Newsletter
4_15_19 Our Kids, Families & Staff are DIFFERENCE MAKERS!
Canyon Ridge Band Received SUPERIOR RATINGS @ Deer Creek this weekend!
We need volunteers Tuesday.
We still need volunteers for this Tuesday! If you can help, please click below. The state requires an extra adult is in every classroom as teachers administer tests.
- Click here to see dates & times! Thank you for taking time off to support kids & CRI!
WEEK @ A GLANCE: State Testing starts Tuesday!
Mon., 4/15 -
- Make sure your 5th grader gets enough rest & eats well!
Tues., 4/16 - Flipped schedule - normal lunch times
- 5th grade State Testing begins
- Volunteers still needed for Tuesday!
- Orange Leaf - Last chance! Surprise your child with Orange Leaf money $4; thank you for supporting this fundraiser for CRI this year. Last days sold 4/16 and 5/14!
Wed., 4/17-
- Make sure your 5th grader gets enough rest & eats well.
- It makes such a difference!
Thurs., 4/18 -
- Flipped schedule - normal lunch times
- 5th grade State Testing
- We DO have enough volunteers for Thurs.! Thank you! Thank you!
Fri., 4/19 - no events
Testing Schedule for April - 5th grade testing dates = normal lunch times
STATE TESTING BEGINS THIS WEEK: Rest & Encouragement!
TESTING DATES:
5th grade: THIS TUES. & THURS. - 4/16, 4/18, 4/22 & 4/23
6th grade: 4/24, 4/25, 4/26 & 4/29, 4/30, 5/1
Link to sign up to help! If you are able to give 1/2 day to help us by monitoring a classroom while a teacher gives the test, it would make such a difference.
ORANGE LEAF! Only 2 MORE DAYS!
- Surprise your child with Orange Leaf Money Tuesday! $4
- It's a great way to WISH YOUR CHILD THEIR VERY BEST as we kick off STATE TESTING TUESDAY!
- Our LAST ORANGE LEAF DAY IS MAY 14th!
- Thank you for your support this year! Profits go to CRI classrooms.
5/3 - Super Heroes Dress-Up Day! Let's show our APPRECIATION!
5/10 - INTERESTED IN SPORTS?? PHYSICALS DAY - 6th graders ride bus to MHS!
5/13 - NEED VACCINATIONS? "SHOT CLINIC" for your family @ CRI
Thank you, parents, for organizing TEST SNACKs!
Kids learn study strategies!
We are "All in" to encourage & help your child be SUCCESSFUL!
YEAR-END EVENTS & DATES:
- 5/1 - 5th gr. S2 Art field trip to Cowboy Hall of Fame
- 5/1 - Tri-state (Honor Choir)
- 5/2 - 4th grade tours Canyon Ridge
- 5/3 - 5th/6th gr. Rockin' the Ridge Char. Assemblies
- 5/3 - 6th gr. Growth & Development Assemblies
- 5/4, Sat. - Mustang Day of the Bands @ MHS Event Ctr. (CRI @ approx. 1pm)
- 5/4, Sat. - Spotlight on the Arts (MPS Foundation auction, etc.) @ MHS 6pm
- 5/6 - Bronco Breakfast
- 5/7 - 6th Vocal & Honor Choir practice during the day with EVENING CONCERT @ 6:30pm
- 5/8 - 5th gr. Awards Assembly @ 9am; 6th gr. Awards Assembly @ 1:30 pm
- 5/9 - 6th gr. S2 Art field trip to OKC monument and Sci. Museum
- 5/9 - 6th gr. S2 Theater Showcase - performing for 5th graders @ 2:15
- 5/10 - Students' Yearbook Signing Parties - during Life Apps
- 5/10 - 6th grade PHYSICALS DAY @ MHS
- 5/13 - Shot Clinic @ CRI - for you and your family 12pm - 3:45pm
- 5/13 - MPS Board Mtg. @ MHS New Admin. MERC building @ 6pm
- 5/14 - Stidham/Holeman classes 6th gr. OERB field trip
- 5/16, 5/17 & Mon. 5/20 - Dodge Ball Tournament - during Life Apps
- 5/20 - Rockin' Ridge Character Assembly during Dodge Ball @ 8:15 & 12:45
- 5/21 - Brain & Brawn Fun Day! (Relay activities during Life App Times)
- 5/22 - 1/2 DAY OF SCHOOL; LAST DAY OF SCHOOL; NO LIFE APPS; shortened schedule for students; students eat lunch & go home for summer - HALF DAY
- 5/23 & 5/24 - no school
INCREASE your child's vocabulary 1.8 million words (Compare to 8,000) EFFORTLESSLY!
HELP YOUR CHILD prepare for STATE TESTS . . .
- 5th gr. - CLICK HERE!
- 6th gr. - CLICK HERE!
- TYPING PRACTICE - CLICK HERE!
ALL TESTS ARE TYPED
THIS YEAR!
HELP YOUR CHILD
LEARN TO TYPE!
Read, praise & LEARN to TYPE!
2. READ for 20 min. - increases vocab & writing skills!
3. PRAISE your child for effort - confidence!
4. TYPING PRACTICE - Have your child type your grocery lists, to-do lists, notes to relatives or practice on free websites! It can make all the difference!
NEW Camp Invention® - SUMMER STEM camp on July 22-26 - SIGN UP NOW!
CAMP held at Mustang Creek Elem. from 8:30 to 3:00 - Campers need to bring their own lunch & an appetite for learning! Unmask your child’s creativity this summer in the all-new Camp Invention® program, Supercharged™, where children build 21st-century skills and transform their wild imaginations into epic creations. Campers in grades K-6 will code and program futuristic robots, explore radio frequencies and unearth ancient fossils. Local educators will lead these innovative, hands-on STEM activities that build collaboration and creative problem-solving skills. Visit www.invent.org/camp or call 800-968-4332 to register. Use promo code PLAY15LISTING to save $15 (expires 5/10).
CHECK WEBSITE EVERY MONDAY! See what your child is learning!
LEADERSHIP & SERVICE
- NEW! Canyon Advisory Kids - small group of 5th & 6th graders meet w/ principals/counselors @ lunch/recess to share things they love & ways to improve CRI.
- Ridge Rockers - 6th grade Leadership class & activities; Fill out application in April of 5th gr. to be enrolled for 6th gr. year; pick up application in Rotunda & office
- Canyon Cares - "The JOY of serving others!" Meets ea. 9 weeks. Watch newsletter & announcements for next service opportunity.
- Stucco - 5th gr. Student Council; meets @ lunch/recess (appointed in home rooms)
CLUBS & ACTIVITIES!
- Ridge Runners - TUES. 5th gr. & THURS. 6th gr. hilla@mustangps.org 3:15 - 4pm
- Ridge Readers - monthly during 5th & 6th gr. lunch/recess
- Academic Team - Is over for 18_19 school year; congrats on your hard work this year!
- Archery - BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL
- HONOR CHOIR - Tues & Thurs 3:05-4 pm
- Robotics - Tues. & Thurs. 3:10-4:30 pm. Classes & Competition Team! 5th & 6th grades
Volunteer Process - WATCHDOGS or ATTENDING FIELD TRIPS - background checks
We welcome and appreciate you being a part of our kids' field trips and school. Whether you would enjoy being a Watchdog, walking the halls, helping secure doors, and building relationships with kids or would enjoy volunteering for an upcoming art, band or other field trip, MPS has a new procedure. To ensure safety, all volunteers are required to obtain a background check. The cost is $11.95, and the online application is easy! Thank you for volunteering at CRI. Please see the attached letter from Interim Superintendent Charles Bradley.
We are here to help!
Mrs. Kathy Blackwell, principal blackwellk@mustangps.org
Mr. George Meiwes, assistant principal meiwes@mustangps.org
Mrs. Amy Cozens & Mrs. Amy Hill, counselors cozensa@mustangps.org & hilla@mustangps.org
The Ridge ROCKS building relationships & keeps kids at the HEART OF ALL WE DO!
Library & eBook Links!
-Typing practice: https://www.typingclub.com/
-CRI Library Catalog: http://destiny.mustangps.org Students can view the library collection & manage/view their library accounts.
-MPS Overdrive eBooks: https://mustangpublicok.libraryreserve.com
-Metropolitan Library: http://www.metrolibrary.org/ Most CRI students who have OKC water/trash can use Metro Libraries & their Overdrive collection for online eBooks for FREE!
-Mustang Public Library: http://www.mustanglibrary.org/library
-Yukon Public Library: http://www.yukonok.gov/city-departments/mabel-c-fry-public-library/ The Mustang & Yukon Public Libraries have a joint Overdrive collection separate from the Metro Library Overdrive collection.
We are Difference Makers! Relationships. Student Success. Communication. Culture.
Motto: “At Canyon Ridge, I will be Responsible, On-Track for SUCCESS, Considerate & Kind. I will ROCK the Ridge”
VISION: Provide every child every opportunity to be Creative, Respectful, Intelligent higher-level THINKERS!
MISSION: We will work together so every child can become more confident & successful in Academics, the Arts, Character, & Technology.
Email: blackwellk@mustangps.org
Website: http://www.mustangps.org/canyonridgeintermediate_home.aspx
Location: 3600 South Sara Road, Mustang, OK 73064
Phone: (405)256-6955
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanyonRidgeMPS
Twitter: @CanyonRidgeMPS