Originally delivered on 5/30/2021 5:49 pm

SUBJECT: RH Pony Posts: Sunday, May 30, 2021

Sunday, May 30, 2021
A Note from Principal Cotton

I hope you're having a happy Memorial Day weekend!

We look forward to starting our last 14 days of school on Tuesday with fun for students and staff. Please look to your child's classroom teacher to find out what events are being held for your child's grade level. 


Thank you and enjoy the rest of your weekend, 

Mrs. Cotton

Monday, May 31: 

Memorial Day, no school for students, teachers, and staff

Fine Arts Day is Out of this World! June 4, 2021

Our Virtual Fine Arts Day is Friday, June 4, 2021!

Here's how you can help! If anyone wants to help kit up supplies for our virtual students, please meet behind the school by the library door after school on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

  • We will post on Facebook when kits and shirts for virtual students are ready! Virtual students will join in with their class, and your child's teacher will give you the information. 
  • In-person kiddos will bring home their shirt this week (if they ordered one). 
  • Students should wear clothes that can get messy on Friday, and we will have lunch/recess and specials as a normal day. 

 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.

Calling All Dads! Mustang Muscle Needs Your Help for Fine Arts Day!


Help is needed Tues evening 01 Jun for yard cleanup and Thurs 03 Jun for Fine Arts Day decoration. Meet @ 5:30 in front both nights.

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

RSVP Today! PTA Closing Luncheon is June 6 at 12:30 p.m.

Please mark your calendars for Sunday, June 6 at 12:30 PM as we hold our annual PTA Closing Luncheon in the backyard of Ivy Ellis. During this time, we will announce our PTA Lifetime Recipients as well as recognize our AMAZING volunteers this year. 

Please RSVP via Evite: https://www.evite.com/event/00BD47TTZ6U6FIAA6EPLWJXI752EIU/rsvp

FWISD ESSER Funds Survey

ATTN: RHE Parents, Students, Teachers & Staff - Please Take FWISD's Survey Regarding How to Spend Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds

The Fort Worth ISD needs as much parent, student and teacher help as possible in how it will spend Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds. ESSER funds will help address the impact COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on Fort Worth ISD.

Please take the survey at https://www.fwisd.org/ESSERsurvey. It is available in English and Spanish. Your opinion is important.

Thank you.

2020-21 Yearbooks are in the Works!

Do you have a great photo to include?

It's Time to Order Your Yearbook!
  • To order visit: www.inter-state.com/yearbook and enter this code: 58518E
  • Softback, Full-Color Yearbook..................................$18.00
    anuario a todo color con cubierta blanda....................................$18.00
    Hard Cover, Full-Color Yearbook..............................$22.00
    anuario a todo color con cubierta dura........................................$22.00
  • Ordering available until: June 11, 2021
    Pedidos disponibles hasta: 11 de junio, 2021
  • Contact: carissaphill@gmail.com
Virtual Career Day is Friday, June 11th!

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

2021-2022 FWISD Registration Opens Monday, 6/14

Mark Your Calendar: FWISD Online Registration Begins Monday, June 14

For more information, check out: www.fwisd.org/register

AHHS Clap Out!

Arlington Heights High School Seniors will be coming to RHE for their traditional Clap Out on Monday, June 14th! 


The Clap Out is a special annual RHE tradition where we invite seniors graduating from AHHS to come to walk the halls of RHE so our students can cheer them on and congratulate them on their graduation. 

Save the Date for Our 2nd Annual RHE Graduation Parade at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 18!

We will be honoring the 5th-grade graduating class from Ridglea Hills Elementary School as well as Mustang alums graduating from 8th grade at Monnig and Stripling Middle Schools and 12th grade at Arlington Heights High School/FWISD High Schools!

Decorated vehicles of our honorees are encouraged and can enter the RHE Teacher/Staff parking lot to line up beginning at 5:30 p.m.

RHE, MMS, SMS, AHHS and other FWISD teachers, staff, non-graduating students and their families, Ridglea Hills neighbors and friends are encouraged to cheer on these Mustangs along the parade route (posted below) as we celebrate their milestone achievements in this special way. Go Mustangs!

 #supeRHEroes#forevermustangs 

Attention: RHPTA Members – Proposed Amendment to RHPTA Bylaws

Per Texas PTA, please consider this 30 days’ written notice of the following proposed amendment to our RHPTA Bylaws. After 30 days, we will host a Membership Meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, to vote on this change before submitting to Texas PTA for approval.

 

“Article VI Membership and Dues

Section 2. Dues.

  1. Annual dues for each member shall be $5.00 for the local portion of dues plus state dues as determined by Texas PTA and national dues as determined by National PTA.”

 

Contact: Rachel Harris at r.harris@tcu.edu

Registration for Pre-K and Kindergarten is NOW OPEN!

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!

Round Up News

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

Monnig Middle School Tours

Tours available at 8:45 am every day - walk-ins welcome! 

3136 Bigham Blvd.

Fort Worth, TX 76116

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. Tues. -  Fri. (June 1 - 4)

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

Teacher & Staff Magnificent Mustang

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 

RHE Stickers!

STICKERS!! These custom RHE vinyl stickers are indoor/outdoor and dishwasher safe.
Great for water bottles, computers, bikes, phones, ice chests, mugs skateboards...almost anywhere!

$2 for the smalls, $3 for the bigs, $10 for all 5!

RHE Pura Vida Bracelets!

Surprise! In addition to stickers we have a custom, handmade, Ridglea Hills, Pura Vida bracelet! Pura Vida “pure life” represents a lifestyle of slowing down to enjoy life’s little pleasures... we hope you enjoy these!!

While supplies last! We only have 100 of these!
Great for Buddy gifts too!

Click Here to Puchase in the 5th Grade Fundraising Store!
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/.

JUNE Breakfast & Lunch Menus

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

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

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
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
  • Monday, May 31: Memorial Day, no school for students, teachers, and staff
  • Friday, June 4: Fine Arts Day
  • Sunday, June 6 at 12:30 pm: Annual PTA Closing Luncheon
  • Friday, June 11: Virtual Career Day 
  • Monday, June 14: FWISD Registration opens for grades 1st-5th for the 2021-2022 school year
  • Monday, June 14: AHHS Clap Out at RHE 
  • Friday, June 18: Last day of school of 2020-21 School Year, RHE Graduation Parade at 6 p.m. 
  • Monday, Aug. 16: First day of school of 2021-22 School Year
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 

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