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Wolf Ridge News for Back to School 2024
Wolf Ridge Students & Families,
Are you ready to grow with us at Wolf Ridge this school year? I am looking forward to our first day of school on August 14th! I hope to see many of you at one of our back-to-school events, too. Wolf Ridge is growing in tremendous ways. I am happy that you get to be a part of it. Ready, set GROW!
Thank you for your support,
Mrs. Ronen
Join us for these Back to School Events
β½ Dedication for Jaxon's Field
π Kindergarten Orientation
π« Ribbon Cutting for the New Jr. High Addition & Supply Night
Join us on August 13th for a special ribbon cutting for the new junior high addition. This will take place at 5:00pm just outside the junior high wing door facing the playground. Stop & Drop Supply Night will then begin at 5:30. Students can bring their supplies, meet their teacher, get their junior high schedules, get their junior high locker and more.
π Preschool Orientation
The 1st Day of School is August 14th
Students may enter the building through the carline double doors starting at 7:30 unless participating in the morning PAC program. School starts each day at 8:10am. Students will be dismissed early at 2:00pm on the first day of school. The regular dismissal time is 3:10pm.
Students will be dismissed early at 2:00 on the first day.
Work with Us at Wolf Ridge!
We will be interviewing for these positions soon so apply today! Email ahiggins@bhcusd.org.
- Wolf Ridge Secretary (Application Deadline: August 15th)
- Jr. High Scholastic Bowl Coach
Arrival and Dismissal at Wolf Ridge
π ARRIVAL PROCEDURES π
Preschool Students & Siblings:
= Please drop off at the front entry double doors by the cafeteria under the awning. We will have a greeter at this door each morning from 7:30-8:10. It helps if preschool students are dropped off closer to 8:00am to avoid interference with our buses. If you drop off at the same time as the buses, please remember that you are never allowed to pass a stopped school bus.
Kindergarten Students:
= Parents may walk kindergarten students into the building on the first day only. Please enter through our main entrance. It would help if you do not drop off until closer to 8:00am to avoid interference with our buses at 7:30. If you do drop off at the same time as the buses, please remember that you are never allowed to pass a stopped school bus. After the first day, please drop off in the carline just off of East Alton street. We will ensure there are door greeters and escorts for them to ensure they get to the correct location.
Walkers/Bikers:
= Please enter through the double doors by the cafeteria under the awning.
Bus Students:
= The bus will drop you off at the main entrance at Wolf Ridge. Please buzz for the door to be opened. If you are the first one to the door, please hold it for all other riders from your bus to enter. If you have any questions about bussing, please contact the unit office at 618-585-3116 or email tbrown@bhcusd.org.
K-8 Car Riders:
= Please use the carline entrance off of East Alton street. There will be greeters at the side double doors to our gymnasium starting at 7:30am until 8:10am. If you arrive after 8:10, please enter into the building through our main entrance and proceed to the office for a tardy pass.
PAC Students (Before School Childcare):
= Please drop off using the carline entrance off of East Alton street. Student can enter anytime after 6:00am if registered for PAC.
π DISMISSAL PROCEDURES π
K-8 Car Riders:
= If you are picking your child up from school at Wolf Ridge, you will need a car tag. Car tags will be distributed by teachers at both Kindergarten Orientation and Stop&Drop Night. If you do not get your car tag at one of our back to school events, please contact the school office at 618-585-4831. We will let you know your special number. These tags will be sent home on the first day if not picked up prior. While we have made special car tags, please feel free to write the number on a blank sheet of paper and put it in your car window so that it is visible to our dismissal crew if you forget it or don't have it on your child's first day. The numbers have changed since last year. It is important to have this number written down and visible to ensure our dismissal process is smooth.
Preschool Car Riders:
= Students in preschool will not need a car tag as they will be picked up at the preschool double doors in front of the building by the cafeteria. However, if a preschool student has an older sibling, they can go together to the carline so they can be picked up in the same location.
Walkers/Bikers:
= Students will exit out the cafeteria double doors so they can proceed along the sidewalk in front of our school building and away from those students being picked up in the carline. This helps to minimize traffic around our walkers and bikers. Please stay on the sidewalk and be alert.
Bus Riders:
= Buses will line up along the front drive to Wolf Ridge. Walkers and bikers will not be dismissed until busses have left the premises. Bus students will be dismissed as soon as all buses have arrived.
PAC (After School Care) Students:
= PAC students can be picked up anytime from 3:30-6:00 just inside the cafeteria. Please enter the building through the double doors in front of the cafeteria where the awning is located. Students in this program need to be signed out each day by an approved pick up person.
Meet Mrs. Hall - New Assistant Principal
π£ Minutemen & Minutemaid Spiritwear π
You can always order your Minutemaids and Minutemen spiritwear from the links below anytime. One link is for Minutemen gear and the other is for Minutemaids gear. There will also be a back-to-school sale starting August 13th! Be sure to stock up on all your school spirit gear.
https://1stplacespiritwear.com/.../Wolf+Ridge+Education...
ποΈ Plan Ahead for These Upcoming Events β°
π August 11th = Jaxon's Field Dedication at 2:00
πAugust 12th = Kindergarten Orientation at 5:30
π August 13th = Ribbon Cutting for the New Jr. High Wing at 5:00
π August 13th = Stop & Drop Supply Night 5:30-6:30 (Open House)
Students in 1st-8th grade are invited to drop off school supplies, meet your teacher(s) and tour the school. Jr. high students will also get their schedules and locker number.
π August 14th = 1st Day of School for K-12 Students and Early Dismissal at 2:00
π August 16th = Preschool Orientation
Preschool students can meet the teacher and tour the classroom on this day. Parents/guardians will learn everything they need to know about preschool. See the flyer above for more information.
π August 19th = 1st Day of School for PreK
The morning and afternoon classes will begin preschool today with normal start and dismissal times.
π August 22nd = 5th Grade Band Sign-Ups at 6:30
If your child is in 5th grade and interested in joining band, please attend on this night to sign-up.
π September 2nd = No School
There will be no school on this day for Labor Day.
πSeptember 5th = Wolf Ridge Picture Day
Fall individual and class pictures will be taken on this day. Be sure to wear a smile.
π₯ Breakfast & Lunch Menu for this Month π₯ͺ
ALL STUDENTS CAN EAT BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR FREE AT BHCUSD8!