Originally delivered on 11/29/2020 8:16 pm

SUBJECT: RH Pony Posts: Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020

Sunday, November 29, 2020
A Message From Principal Cotton


Dear Mustang Family,

I hope everyone had a restful break! We look forward to the week ahead back at school starting tomorrow, Nov. 30. 

-Mrs. Cotton 


School resumes tomorrow, November 30!

Order Your Winter Wear by Tues. Dec. 1!

The Winter Wear Spirit Store is back OPEN!! Long sleeve Ts, Crew Necks, & Hoodies are available to purchase NOW through Dec 1st!! Long Sleeve Ts can be worn on Fridays and Crews & Hoodies can be worn EVERYDAY! Stay tuned for delivery dates and times!


https://rhewinterwear2.itemorder.com/sale


Thank you for supporting 5th grade fundraising! 


Contact Naomi Gelineau at naomi0617@gmail.com with any questions.



Click Here to Order Winter Wear Round 2!
Mustang Angel Tree

Mustang Families - 

Ridglea Hills typically has a Mustang Angel Tree in December, where families can pick "Angel Mustangs" from our student body and purchase clothing & toys for them for Christmas. In lieu of collecting physical gifts this year, the PTA is collecting money to purchase gift cards for 20 of our RH families in need.  Please share some 2020 love with our Angel Mustangs and donate! You can donate via Venmo - @RHPTA. Please specify  "Mustang Angel Tree" in the payment.  You can also send cash or check (made out to RH PTA) in to school with your student in an envelope labeled "Mustang Angel Tree".  


Questions? Contact Amy Wood at amywood81@gmail.com



Alert! Alert! PTA Membership Drive!

Our membership is down! Please join the PTA! We hope to double our membership in the next 3 weeks! We need 200 parents, teachers, or ANY community members to join by Winter Break. Spread the word, sign up grandparents, invite neighbors, and let's celebrate our school together! Join using the link below:

After you've joined, message ivy.ellis@sbcglobal.net or text her at 817-688-4697 to buy a member-only decal sticker for $2! 

LET'S DO THIS RIDGLEA HILLS! GOOOOOOO MUSTANGS!!!!


Contacts:

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

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

Calling All Secret Buddies!

Hey Secret Buddies, struggling to find the perfect gift for your RHE buddy? Buy your staffer a PTA membership for $5.50! And for just $2 more you can buy them the new RH decal sticker, too! We will also handle delivering the sticker (with a note) for you.

Contact Ivy Ellis at Ivy.ellis@sbcglobal.net (and CC Beth Wertman at Beth.wertman@outlook.com) to purchase.


FWISD & Urgent Care Kids to Offer Telehealth Services

Fort Worth ISD is partnering with Urgent Care Kids to offer our families telehealth services. Students can see a Texas pediatrician via computer, smartphone or tablet for colds, the flu, ear pain, sinus or allergy issues, and COVID-19 screening/testing. Register at https://virtualcarefamilies.com/schoolmed/.

Gold Seal Program Application Deadline 12/4/2020

Fort Worth ISD is now accepting applications for our Gold Seal Programs and Schools of Choice. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 4. Please log on to www.fwisd.org/choice to view our online application, recorded virtual open houses, and informational catalog. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to pick the pathway that matches your college and career dreams. Go for the GOLD!

 

Menus for November & December

Breakfast and lunch will continue to be provided for those children who need it.

*Menus for December will be posted to the PTA Facebook page when it's released. 

It’s almost December!!! Who's thinking about ordering Holiday cards? Please consider using the code FUNDRAISERIDGLEA if you’ll be ordering from Minted. You get a 20% discount and they make a 15% donation to our sweet school.

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.

Inclement Weather Information

In the event of inclement weather, all students in all grades will enter through the front of the school under the awning.

Calling All Dads! Mustang Muscle Needs Your Help!

Hey Muscle & Dads!
Help is needed for AM & PM carpool next week. If able please meet in the back parking lot @ 7:30 or 2:45 for assignments. Mon-Fri. (Nov. 30 - Dec. 4)

Contact Mustang Muscle Chair, Russell Lasiter: rlasiter1980@sbcglobal.net

Volunteer Hours

Please click the following link to enter all PTA volunteer hours since school started. If you'd previously entered hours this school year, please re-enter your hours in this new form. Apologies for the inconvenience! Thank you! 


https://forms.gle/89qHfYGfS6Xn4wY16

Supply Needs by Grade Level

Looking for a way to help our teachers & staff this school year? Please consider purchasing an item from their grade-level supply lists!


Supply Needs by Grade Level


PreK

ï‚· Wipes – cleaning and baby

ï‚· Play-Doh

ï‚· Dry erase markers

ï‚· Sidewalk chalk

ï‚· Hand soap


Kindergarten

ï‚· Clip Boards

ï‚· Dry-erase boards – small

ï‚· Colored pencils

ï‚· Disinfectant aerosol spray

ï‚· Disinfectant wipes

ï‚· Copy paper

ï‚· Wet Ones

ï‚· Hand soap

ï‚· Dry Erase markers

ï‚· Elmer glue sticks

ï‚· Individual laminating sheets

 

First Grade

ï‚· Legos for math centers

ï‚· Crayons

ï‚· Zipper baggies of various sizes

ï‚· Clorox wipes

ï‚· Dry erase markers


Second Grade

ï‚· Crayons – 24-count

ï‚· Markers – 10-count

ï‚· Acrylic clipboards

ï‚· Erasers for tops of pencils

ï‚· Baby wipes – for mealtimes

ï‚· Mrs. Sketch markers

ï‚· Scissors – kid size

ï‚· Packing tape

ï‚· Disinfecting wipes

ï‚· Dry erase markers

ï‚· Pencil bags

ï‚· Chisel tip Sharpies

ï‚· Gallon-size zip loc baggies

ï‚· Plastic solid-colored folders with brads

 

Third Grade

ï‚· Resolve Professional Strength Spot and Stain Carpet Cleaner

ï‚· Better Life Natural all-purpose cleaner

ï‚· Disposable masks

ï‚· Disposable gloves

ï‚· Lysol Disinfecting Wipes

ï‚· Paper Towels

 

Fourth Grade

ï‚· Paper Towels

ï‚· Pencil Boxes 

ï‚· Individual pencil sharpeners

ï‚· Pencils

ï‚· Erasers

ï‚· Colored pencils

ï‚· Glue sticks


Fifth Grade

ï‚· Paper towels

ï‚· Plastic Gloves

ï‚· Spray cleaner – Clorox or Lysol type

ï‚· Paper Kid Masks

ï‚· Spray Liquid Hand Sanitizer

ï‚· Mini bottles of water

ï‚· Individual cereal boxes

ï‚· 12 golf umbrellas – red and white if possible

ï‚· 20 transparent desk dividers

Secret Buddy Drop Off Info!

RH SECRET BUDDYdrop-off bin now out by school front doors. Please leave gifts there, & ONLY buzz the office if it’s FOOD! Thanks all! 

Contact RH Buddies Chair, Beth Wertman: beth_and_markwertman@yahoo.com

The Library is Missing Books!

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!

PTA Membership Perks!

New decal $2 with PTA membership!  Email ivy.ellis@sbcglobal.net for delivery and payment info!

Magnificent Mustang - Teacher & Staff

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 

Happy 2020-21 School Year!

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

Virtual Learning Support

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. 

Click Here for FWISD Virtual Learning Support
Click Here for Virtual Schedules
Click Here for 2020-21 School Supply Lists
Click Here for Virtual Learning FAQs
Click Here for FWISD Virtual Attendance Guidelines
MESSAGE FROM LIBRARIAN, MS. RICK

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  

JOIN THE PTA and RHPTA DIRECTORY!

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

Contacts:

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

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

MUSTANG STAMPEDE is back when we need it most!

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 

Click Here for Mustang Stampede Calendar!
Upcoming Important Dates To Know

SUNDAY, DEC. 13

PTA BOARD MEETING VIA ZOOM  5 PM 6 PM


MONDAY, DEC. 21 - MONDAY, JAN. 4

WINTER BREAK

No School 


TUESDAY, JAN. 5

STAFF DAY

No School for Students


WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6

SCHOOL RETURNS

Back to school for all in-person and virtual students


Additional Resources
  • 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