MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL COTTON

New Arrival, Dismissal, and Carpool Procedures

As we welcome students back to campus for “In-Person” learning, we have adjusted our arrival and dismissal procedures to help with students' safety and limit contact tracing as much as possible. Students will have designated arrival and dismissal locations based on grade level. Families with multiple siblings will be dropped off at their specified location.

Please refer to the information as well as the new carpool map.

Carpool will flow from Angus to the back parking lot and then back to

Cumberland Rd. Please note the following arrival/dismissal locations per grade level. 

They are listed in the order of traffic flow:

• PreK, Kindergarten, 1 st Grade, ECSE (Library/Back Parking

Lot)

All Prek, Kindergarten and 1 st grade students will be dropped off and picked up in the back parking lot. Students will be directed to enter and check-in at the door by the library.

• 3rd Grade

All 3rd grade students will be dropped off and picked up at the west end of the bus lane. Students will be dropped off and directed to enter through the 3 rd grade hallway door, located next to the faculty parking lot.

• 2nd Grade

All 2nd grade students will be dropped off and picked up at the main entrance doors.

• 4th Grade, 5th Grade

All 4th and 5th grade students will be dropped off and picked up at the daycare lane, close to the corner of Cumberland and Stonedale. 5th Grade students will enter through the doors at the end of the 5th grade hallway. 4th Grade students will be directed to walk to the 4th grade hallway entrance from the interior parking lot. These are the doors located close to the girls’ restroom on the 4th grade hallway.

There will be a check-in table at every entrance location. Students will have their temperature checked before they are allowed to enter their classrooms. Parents are encouraged to complete a prescreening at home to check for fever. Students are considered to have a fever if their temperature is above 100 degrees.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for those children who need it. The menu will be posted on the RHPTA website and PTA Facebook page as soon as it's made available!

The Fort Worth ISD Board of Education has voted to extend virtual learning by an additional two weeks to October 19 with in-person instruction phased in beginning October 5 for various and special student groups.  All details at: 

https://www.fwisd.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=1326&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=74037&PageID=1 

At last week’s General PTA Membership Meeting, the 2020-21 RHPTA Board was approved as slated. Big thanks to these parent and teacher volunteers who have stepped up to serve our Mustang community in the year ahead!  

• Please see the attachment for this year’s RHPTA Board.
• There are still a few open positions available highlighted in the attachment, including Cafeteria Volunteers, Fine Arts Day, House & Grounds, Parliamentarian, RIF (Reading is Fundamental), Spring Auction and Student Aid. If you know of someone who may be interested, please email Rachel Harris at r.harris@tcu.edu.

#supeRHEroes

The school library is missing 600 books! Please check your homes to see if your student brought any library books home before Spring Break. Thanks for helping us wrangle them!

This week is going to be busy.... let someone else do the cooking and support our school at the same time!!!     Call and get your orders in ASAP - last time we sold out!!!

Our teachers and staff are going above and beyond during this time and much of their hard work is behind the scenes. We want to recognize our RHE teachers and staff for all the wonderful ways they're helping us "Keep Our Stride"! We are asking YOU (parents, friends, other teachers, and staff) to help us nominate Magnificent Mustangs - Teacher & Staff Version where they'll be highlighted in the Pony Post and PTA Facebook group! Please submit nominations to brooke@safecarepartners.net 

Parents,

Welcome to the start of the 2020-21 school year at Ridglea Hills Elementary! During these challenging times, we have been inspired by the heroic efforts shown by people in our community. Now more than ever we need heroes everywhere, including Ridglea Hills Elementary. Together, we accomplish great things and are a powerful force for good, so this year our theme is: Be SupeRHEroes!

We are looking forward to a special school year ahead. We want to help you and your student feel connected to our magnificent Mustang family. Included here is a quick overview of ways to get involved with our stellar school. 

The best way to stay informed about everything going on is by signing up for our different email and social media updates and visiting/bookmarking our RHPTA website. In addition, please have your FWISD background check completed so that you are able to volunteer when interested and available. Finally, please join our PTA – your membership helps provide a voice to all of our students.

We are excited to have you in our Mustang family!

Rachel Harris

RHPTA President

r.harris@tcu.edu

The Virtual Learning Support page is the go-to resource for students and parents. Whether you're getting started using a digital device or online application for the first time or need to learn more about how to use a resource, you'll find the support you need here. Our Quick Reference Guides (QRGs) were designed to give you clear, step-by-step directions for completing common tasks within various applications.  In addition to our QRGs, you will find helpful videos that walk you through the applications used for virtual learning.  On this page, we've compiled information and resources specifically for students and parents to help with common learning tools like Google Classroom, Google Meet, Seesaw, ClassLink, and much more. For students who have received a district-issued device, we have several resources available to help parents and students with technical issues. Our goal is to ensure that parents and students have the knowledge and technology skills needed for success during virtual learning. 

AR is now available! Over the summer, AR was moved to a new platform, and the old link will not work. The new link is:

https://global-zone53.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/227565

Please use the following link for Destiny:

https://fwisd.follettdestiny.com/

When you click on that link, it will take you to a list of FWISD schools. Click on Ridglea Hills and then catalog to search for a book. When your child has found the book they want, send me an email with the request. My email is: renee.rick@fwisd.org 

I will pull the book and set up a time for it to be picked up. 

Contact: Ms. Rick at Renee.Rick@fwisd.org  

Many of you have reached out and asked what you can do after you are registered for school. Here are some options!

• Join PTA: https://rhpta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/124557

• Sign up to volunteer for PTA: https://forms.gle/Kqi21MtUZhdn1yBk6

• Update your information in the online school directory (anyone can update their info here, you do not have to be a PTA member). You can choose what other people see. If you have last year’s login information, please use that instead of creating another account. https://rhpta.membershiptoolkit.com

• Complete your background check (for when we can allow events and parents in the building!) here: https://fwisd.voly.org. 

Contacts:

VP of Volunteers: Jenn Nevitt, jnevitt@sbcglobal.net 

VP of Membership: Ivy Ellis, ivy.ellis@sbcglobal.net 

Celebrate the FIRST DAY or WEEK of IN-PERSON school with an RH MUSTANG STAMPEDE in your front yard! 

In-Person School Starts:

Oct 5th:  PK, K, 1st

Oct 13th:  2nd/3rd

Oct 19th:  4th/5th

Follow the link below to schedule:

https://calendly.com/ridgleahills

Thank you for supporting 5th Grade Fundraising! 

• Celebrate your RH student with a stampede of mustangs in your front yard! Contact Naomi Gelineau at naomi0617@gmail.com with any questions. 

• Follow the link below to schedule:

Contact:

5th Grade Fundraising Chair: Naomi Gelineau, naomi0617@gmail.com 

• Monday, Oct. 5 In-person instruction phased in beginning for various and special student groups (see table & link above for details)
• Tuesday, Oct. 6 5pm - 6pm Walkathon Reata Fundraiser. You must order ahead! See details above. 
• Monday, Oct. 13 In-person instruction phased in for various student groups (see table & link above for details)
• Monday, Oct. 19 In-person or Virtual Learning Choice Full Schedule (see table & link above for details) 

• General information regarding Ridglea Hills Elementary School is available online at our PTA-sponsored website – www.rhpta.com. Please get familiar with this website and bookmark it on your browser.

• For specific questions regarding school-administered matters not addressed on www.rhpta.com, including but not limited to academic affairs, school registration, testing, campus security, school programs, Fort Worth ISD policies and procedures, etc., please contact the school office at 817-815-1700.

• For non-PTA-related posts (i.e., selling uniforms, looking for a carpool group to join, etc.), please head over to the Ridglea Hills Elementary Parents Facebook group.

• Other helpful Ridglea Hills Elementary School-related Facebook pages include the following:

  • Ridglea Hills Elementary

  • Ridglea Hills Elementary School’s Counselor

  • Ridglea Hills Mustang Muscle (for those RHE dads interested in getting involved with school service projects)

  • RHE Run Club

RH Pony Posts Contact: Brooke Mooty, brooke@safecarepartners.net

#BeSupeRHEroes