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At Ridgecrest we:

Choose Right

Being Right

October 🎃

10/9 Fall picture day

10/13 No school for students

10/14 Sign up for the Spelling Bee

10/22 Chic-Fil-A Spirit Night

10/22 is National Unity/SAVE day, wear orange

10/23 Report Cards Distributed

10/24 Panther Pride Celebration

10/25 DAP Fair @ Pinellas Park High

10/27 Red Ribbon and digital responsibility Week

10/31 Halloween- Book Character Day/imoms breakfast/Fiesta Friday/ Quarter 1 Assemblies

Current Title: 3rd Grade Teacher

Hometown: Upstate New York

Years of teaching: 11 years

Hobbies: Traveling, Reading, Hiking, Kayaking

This year's book has been revealed! We will be reading Pet War by Allan Woodrow as a whole school! If you were unable to attend Literacy Night, the information and book will be sent home with your child. To go along with the book's competition, we will be holding a pet drive for the SPCA. Donations should be brought to school. Are you team dog or team cat? Who will win?

You're invited to Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School's Trunk-or-Treat and STEM Night on 10/16/25 from 5-7pm! Bring the whole family to enjoy costumes, candy, and cool science stuff on our campus. We can't wait to see you! (6410 118th Ave N, Largo, FL 33773).

You are now welcome to eat lunch with your child during their lunch period! You must enter and check in at the front office. We have picnic tables outside for you to enjoy lunch with your child.

Lunch times:

Kindergarten 10:30-11:00

First 10:50-11:20 (GCS: 10:45-11:15)

Second 11:05-11:35 (GCS 11:15-11:45)

Third 12:40-1:10

Fourth 11:25-11:55

Fifth 12:10-12:40 (GCS 12:05-12:40)

If your child is a walker or bike rider, please have a backup plan for dismissal. These storms have been very bad as of late and we want to everyone to stay safe!

School Hours

8:45am-2:55pm Scholars

7:30am-3:30pm Office

Arrival Procedures:

• Arrival begins at 8:15 (NO Early Drop Offs)

Prek 3 and VPK will drop off and pick up (hand to hand with a staff member) using the Little Panthers gate closest to the YMCA

Dismissal Procedures:

Thank you for your patience as we work on making dismissal as efficient as possible. We are still working through some of the glitches!

• Dismissal begins at 2:55pm
• We encourage families to use the car line since as their primary pickup option.

Kindergarten students NOT identified as car riders or bus riders will be released either through hand to hand with a staff member using the Little Panthers gate closest to the YMCA or with a relative (Ridgecrest student) to walk home. Please ensure that your child's kindergarten teacher knows how your child will be dismissed.

Walker's gate is a "No Wait" gate. All students identified as a walker in grades 1st-5th will be released at 2:55 PM through our walker's gate. We highly encourage our families to utilize our car line as we will not be holding children through this dismissal route.

Our front parking lot is reserved for our busses during arrival and dismissal.

The YMCA is kind enough to allow us to use their parking lot.

During arrival, the spaces closest to the 119th St are available.

During dismissal, ONLY the spaces behind the YMCA building, from the pool east is allowed.

Please be respectful and only use the spaces provided.

We wish to continue to partner with the YMCA so let's work together to comply with their request

1. Crocs, slippers, flip-flops, slides or bubble shoes are not permitted on campus
2. Hoods are down w/ no hats or beanies
3. Cell phones/wireless communication devices need to be powered off and put away upon arrival

Cell phones/wireless communication devices

The resulting actions will be taken for students not adhering to our Ridgecrest cell phone and/or wireless communication protocols:

1. Verbal reminder
2. Warning *note home*
3. Parent contact to pick up device in office
4. Discipline referral
5. Discipline referral and action plan