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Here are some of our events at a glance. Please join us when you can!

• Dec. 5 & 7: Winter iReady Reading & Math Benchmark Tests
  

• Dec. 6: New Remote Learning Day for Students (no in-person school)

• Dec. 6: Orchestra Cluster Concert, 6:30 p.m. Riverwood

• Dec. 8: Band Cluster Concert, 6:00 p.m. Riverwood

• Dec. 13: Chorus Concert, 6:00 p.m.

• Dec. 16: Final Day of 1st Semester

• Dec. 17-Jan. 3: Winter Break

• Jan. 4: First Day of 2nd Semester

• Jan. 9: Tryouts for Baseball (boys), Track & Field (boys and girls), and Soccer (girls)

Check out our calendar for more ways to get involved.

Students will take iReady winter benchmark tests to assess their growth in reading and math on Dec. 5 (reading) and Dec. 7 (math). Please encourage your students to do their best! We look forward to seeing each student grow when comparing to their fall scores. We use iReady winter results for next school year’s course scheduling. If students score below the 35th percentile in reading, we will also do additional intervention testing and screening this spring.

Due to statewide run-off elections and schools being used as polling places, it was recently announced that students will have a remote learning day (no in-person school) on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Teachers will provide students asynchronous work by Friday, Dec. 2. There will not be live instruction or live class meetings.

Ridgeview plans to make the option of student lockers available for the spring of 2023. If your student may be interested in obtaining a locker, please read this initial information carefully:

• Lockers are optional, and any student who does not want to purchase use of a locker will be allowed to continue carrying a backpack.
• Lockers will be available for sale for $5 between November 28 and Dec.16 only through our online platform – no cash or checks.
• Interested students/families should purchase a locker on Online School Payments during the above timeframe. Students can show a printout or picture (please ask permission to use their phone first) to their homeroom teacher. As a fail-safe, the school will run a report of individuals who have paid online and will provide it to the homeroom teacher after the deadline.
• After the spring semester begins, lockers will be distributed to students who have paid.
• Note that students will only have limited use of the lockers at designated times during the day (for example purposes only: before 1st period, before connections classes, and at the end of the day).
• Requests for certain locker locations or top/bottom lockers will not be taken.
• Locker privileges may be removed at any time at the administration’s discretion for inappropriate use without a refund.

7th graders took the MAP assessment in mid-October, and this past week their homeroom teacher distributed a printed MAP assessment report to parents through students. The report comes with a short cover page explaining how to interpret your 7th grade student’s results.

Ridgeview offers prospective parent tours monthly for parents (and students welcome!). The next offering is Dec. 13 at 12:45 p.m. Please visit our prospective parent tour page for more info and to RSVP.