Fox Ridge News

CUSD 303 Early Childhood Department

Upcoming Dates

  • MON, NOV 21 - FRI, NOV 25: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
  • TUES, NOV 29: Playgroups
  • WED, NOV 30: Early Release Day
  • AM classes DISMISS EARLY at 11:05 am

    If your child rides the bus home from our morning session, drop off at your home or child care will be 25 minutes early.

    PM classes START EARLY at 12:05 pm DISMISS EARLY at 2:10 pm

    If your child rides the bus to school for our afternoon session, pick up will be 25 minutes early from your home or child care and the bus at the end of the day from Fox Ridge will drop off 50 minutes earlier.

  • WED, DEC 7 & THU, DEC 8: Book Fair
  • THU, DEC 22- MON, JAN 9: NO SCHOOL (Winter Break & Institute Day)
  • TUE, JAN 10: School Resumes following Winter Break

Support our Fox Ridge Community

See below for donation and volunteer opportunities.

Winter Teacher Appreciation Breakfast

Sign up to donate food or paper goods for the Teacher Appreciation Committee-hosted Winter Teacher Appreciation Breakfast on December 1st here.

Book Fair

Volunteers are needed to set up, run the register during shopping hours, and teardown. Shifts are available Tuesday December 6 - Friday December 9. Sign up here.

Winter Gear

If you have extra preschool-sized gently used snow pants, winter boots, or winter jackets at home please consider donating them to Fox Ridge. We would then send them home with students in need. Outdoor play continues through the cold months, weather permitting, and we are working to ensure all our students have clothes appropriate for the cold.

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This week’s first snow is a great reminder to make sure the contact information you’ve provided the District is up-to-date. We want to ensure you’re getting timely alerts on inclement weather operations and other important notifications. Please take a moment to do the following:


View Notification Preferences/Enable Text Messages
District 303 will send notifications to families through the ParentLink system by text message, phone call and email based on your settings. Parents/guardians can view and edit their contact settings through the Home Access Center.
To receive timely emergency communications, we strongly encourage families to enable text notifications. For most people, this is the fastest way to receive and view important messages. Here’s how:

  • From the HAC main menu, select the “registration” tab to view your contact settings
  • Select the “edit” button to change your contact settings
  • To enable text message notifications, enter your cell phone number in the SMS/text message field
  • Select the “save” button
Users can only update their child(ren) and personal contact information. You will not be able to make changes to another parent/guardian's contact information. For updates to emergency contact people, please reach out to the school directly.

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Take-home rapid COVID test kits are now available upon request at Fox Ridge Early Childhood Center while supplies last. These are rapid test kits that include two per box. Families can make a request by contacting the main office at 331-228-2400.