Ridgewood April 2023 Newsletter

Vision: Academically, socially, and emotionally preparing today's students for tomorrow's world.

Mission: Ridgewood Elementary School will work collaboratively to provide a rigorous, standards-based, student-centered learning environment for all.

Core Values: Achievement, Equity, Integrity

SEL Goal: Ridgewood School will complete at least 25 paws on our school paw chart by using a level 0 voice in the hallways.

Academic Goal: By May 17th 2024, 80% of students will show growth on their word work assessments.

Academic Goal: By May 17th, 2024, 75% of students will be at meets/exceeds on the standard chosen by each grade level.

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May 2nd - Kindergarten Round Up, 6:00-7:00

May 3rd - 2nd Grade Field Trip to John Deere Pavilion

May 6th-10th - Teacher Appreciation Week (Thank you teachers for all you do!)

May 10th - 11:30 Dismissal

May 17th - 4th Grade Picnic to Butterworth Park

May 23rd - Field Day

May 29th - Last Day of School/Report Cards Go Home

It is that time of the year, Field Day Time! I just wanted to reach out and send some information about the day and a request for volunteers form. Field day will be held May 23, 2024, and it will be inside and outside. Kids will be running around in 3 different zones with multiple activities in each. Please have your child prepared, sunscreen, water bottle, etc…

Volunteers, I am looking for AM or PM or all day volunteers. You will be helping run an easy station like tattoos or relay races or even putt putt. Last year went smoothly due to all the help! I am looking forward to another great experience for the kids this year! So if you are interested in helping, please fill out the field day form, and I will reach out to you.

I am also looking for prepackaged snacks for our snack walk. If you would like to donate snacks, you can drop them off anytime at Ridgewood. Keep in mind the snack will be outside and it could be hot, so no melting snacks.

Thank you and if you have any questions, please contact me.

Mr. Von Thun

evonthun@emsd37.org

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10. Let's let our teachers know how much we appreciate them! If you would like, please have your child make a card for their teacher to let them know how much they are appreciated. Your child can give it to their teacher May 6-10. Thanks!

For the 4th Quarter, Ridgewood students are participating in a Lexia & ST Math Spring Challenge. Students are working together to earn the most certificates per week in Lexia and have the most puzzles completed for ST Math. There will be a weekly winner and an overall winner for both Lexia and ST Math. The weekly winner will get to display the Lexia/ST Math trophy in their classroom. The class with the most certificates in Lexia at the end of 4th Quarter will get an extra recess and popsicles! Also, the class with the most puzzles completed in ST Math will get an extra recess and popsicles!! Let's go Ridgewood!

Our students worked so hard on the ST Math Challenge for 3rd Quarter that JiJi made a surprise visit to Ridgewood!

Our students did a wonderful job singing at our Spring Music Program! Thank you Mrs. Sierra Lee for all your hard work planning the program.

We will have Kindergarten Roundup for our incoming Kindergarteners on Thursday, May 2nd from 6:00-7:00 at Ridgewood. We will provide information to parents for the upcoming school year and students will participate in a scavenger hunt. Students must be 5 years old on or before September 1st, 2024 to begin Kindergarten in the fall. We hope to see you there!

Check out the fun we had at our Ridgewood Reading Night! We had 6 authors, 2 illustrators, and one guest reader at our event!