Mark your calendars!

Ridglea Hills will have a Virtual Career Day on Friday, June 11th.  We are looking to have a mix of pre-recorded videos and live, interactive, virtual Zoom's with people sharing what they do and their pathway to get there.  

Please sign up via the interest survey below if you are willing to share what you do with our students!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ueYj1iga0oOCj_ynos6HN6fvsdbN9Sy9ZT4-llOCjWc/edit

Tracie Harris

School Counselor | Ridglea Hills ES

The Fort Worth ISD is currently collecting parent opinions on how the coming summer school and next school year will be organized. This survey is easy to complete and will provide very important information to district leaders about extended classes, summer sessions, and virtual and in-person learning. You can provide your input by clicking the link below. Don’t wait - answer the Parent Survey today!

 https://fortworthisd.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_afKVG0MYk575u3I

Ridglea Hills will be competing in the FWISD UIL Academic Meet in May.  Students in grades 2-5 will participate in the following events:

2nd Grade:  Creative Writing

3rd Grade:  Ready Writing and Spelling

4th Grade:  Ready Writing, Spelling, Number Sense

5th Grade:  Ready Writing, Spelling, Number Sense, Dictionary Skills, Listening, Maps, Graphs, & Charts, and Social Studies.

While UIL will look different this year, I am excited that our students will be able to participate.  We don't have the final details, but study materials will be sent home this week to students who are interested.  We are able to have 3 participants per event in each grade level.

District Math Bee:

In March we held our first annual Math Bee.  3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students were invited to participate.  This competition consisted of mental math, so contestants had to solve math problems in their heads without using paper and pencil.  

Congratulations to:

Division 1:

1st Place 3rd Grade:  Tre Carr 

2nd Place 3rd Grade:  Jasper Sheffield

Division 2:

1st Place 4th/5th Grade:  Parrish Lewis

2nd Place 4th/5th Grade:  Collin Maxon 

Tre and Parrish will represent Ridglea Hills at the District Math Bee on April 29.

Great things are happening at Ridglea Hills.  It's a great time to be a Mustang!!

-Mrs. Hixon 

https://www.fwisd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2682

Just another day for our favorite Ridglea Hills Mustang!

We can't wait to see our future Mustangs next year. Spread the word to friends and neighbors who may be interested in joining our amazing school community!

RHE Parents:

Please see below for the recording of the Pyramid Schools Parent Meeting from 3/24/2021: 

After a very successful Pre-K and Kindergarten Round Up, I am excited to share the video that was created to showcase our learning community! I'm beyond grateful for talented RHE parents Blake and Emily McNay, who generously donated their time and created this amazing video for us! If you missed Round Up, or know a family that was unable to attend, please see the recorded Zoom events from both evenings below. 

Pre-K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GOoCb_fAn4&feature=youtu.be

Kindergarten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgoRJOYKctI&feature=youtu.be

A special thanks to Principal Crenesha Cotton, Ms. Tessa Chapman, and Drew and Rachel Harris for helping this all come together! We are proud to be Mustangs!

Contact: Beth Timmerman at bethtimmerman@gmail.com

Attention Parents & Guardians of 5th Graders Going to Monnig Middle School: Please click this link to complete a course request for your student.https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=PWwlI2oQfk-zmkWUw2de-9E3nDr-tUlOi5vvqBUO0C5UMUI4N09DQ1pUVlRIWTZMN0pCOVY2TjZLTy4u&fbclid=IwAR38Tu3ckvFQ-Tzgvp_rMtidA5KQSD5ih5Hgb4uSFZwvu0UyJz0YWY_pOmE

Special Message for 5th Graders and Parents from Monnig Middle School Mustangs

We want YOU to be a part of the Monnig Mustang family! Check out the MMS Student Council promotional video (featuring some former RHE Mustangs ). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TS_WbWmIro

And check out Monnig MS FAQs and answers here:

https://sites.google.com/teachers.../monnig-ms-faqs/home

Go Mustangs!

Future Monnig Middle School Mustangs!  Middle School is right around the corner and we would like for you to start thinking about what elective classes you would like to take next year.  

All 6th-grade students take Math, Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Moving to Wellness. These classes make up five of the seven periods we have in our school day.  This means you get to choose two electives.  So, watch the video with your parents and start thinking about your future!

Elective Choices for 6th Graders: Art, Band, Choir, Career Technology, Dance, Junior Cadet Corps, Orchestra, Theater

We are pleased to share that we are planning a virtual Fine Arts Day on June 4, 2021!

 We would really appreciate volunteers to help with this special event. If you would like to assist with this effort, please contact Jenn Nevitt at jnevitt@sbcglobal.net.

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. Tues. -  Fri. (April 20 - April 23)

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

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 

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/.

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

Please click the following link to enter all PTA volunteer hours since school started. 

Thank you! 

https://forms.gle/89qHfYGfS6Xn4wY16

Contact:

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

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 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. 

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 

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, April 19: Snow Day, no school for students
• Saturday, May 1: School Board Election
• Saturday, May 1: Deadline for Texas PTA Honorary Life Membership Awar Nominations
• May 3 - 7: Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week 
• Friday, May 7: End of 5th Six Weeks
• Monday, May 10: Start of 6th Six Weeks
• Tuesday, May 11 –Friday, May 14: STAAR Testing for grades 3-8
• Monday, May 31: Memorial Day, no school for students, teachers, and staff
• Friday, June 4: Fine Arts Day
• Friday, June 11: Virtual Career Day 
• Friday, June 18: Last day of school of 2020-21 School Year
• Monday, Aug. 16: First day of school of 2021-22 School Year

• 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

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