Our Ridglea Hills Carnival is quickly approaching! We have TONS of fun games & activities planned and need YOUR help to make this a super fun evening for all of our Mustang families!  

What you need to know about Volunteering:

• Carnival is from 6-8 pm on Friday, October 28th

• Each grade is in charge of running 2-3 booths

• Parents sign up for set-up, 30 minute shifts during the Carnival, or clean up...this allows for parents to help a little AND leaves plenty of time to enjoy the event with their families

• The Carnival Committee will provide all booth materials, prizes and instructions. 

• Middle schoolers, High schoolers and College students can volunteer! They can sign up with the links or email us. Many of our Alumni enjoy helping in the Haunted House and we need them! Email if you, or student, wants to work INSIDE the HH in costume. If they need hours signed off on, please email us or they can bring paperwork that evening.

Sign-Up Genius links are below. Please try and stick to the booths for your grade/grades (for now!)

PRE - K: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAFAE2BA0FACE9-prek

KINDER: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAFAE2BA0FACE9-kinder

FIRST: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAFAE2BA0FACE9-1stgrade

SECOND: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAFAE2BA0FACE9-2ndgrade

THIRD (HAUNTED HOUSE): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094dafae2ba0face9-3rdgrade

FOURTH: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAFAE2BA0FACE9-4thgrade

FIFTH: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAFAE2BA0FACE9-5thgrade

What you need to know about Tickets:

• Tickets are 50 cents each and games/booths and fun items to purchase will be 1-4 tickets each

• For anyone new to carnival and curious we suggest about 20 tickets per child to fully enjoy all activities

• We will be selling tickets at various times at school on Wednesday 26, Thursday 27, and Friday 28 (before school). Tickets will be sold at the gate Friday as well. PRO TIP- Purchase early to avoid the line!! Cash and Credit Card ONLY at the ticket booths.

• You may also purchase tickets through https://rhpta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/212519 starting today! Your tickets will be available at the Will Call table the night of the event.

Other useful information:

• The week of Carnival, starting Wednesday 26th,  we will be accepting Cake Walk donations. This is a HOT booth so we will need as many (store bought) items as possible! More information for drop off times and locations will be published next week.

• Haunted House -3rd Grade is always in charge of creating this wildly popular attraction. They will be transforming the gym that week for a thrilling experience. We have amazing 3rd grade parents this year that have committed to helping with this. PLEASE make sure to use the sign up genius to alleviate anxiety from the HH committee. Anyone may help by contributing supplies. Items will be added to this wish list periodically. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/20U0FPPWV8U38?ref_=wl_share

• Concessions – 5th grade will have snacks, candy, and drinks available for purchase as a fundraiser for their well-deserved spring trips. Please bring cash to purchase items from them and support this fantastic class! (NO tickets accepted here or at Food Trucks)

• Food Trucks – No need to worry about dinner plans that evening! In addition to 5th grade snacks, we will have a few food trucks on site.
  Costumes are encouraged for everyone! Masks and weapons are NOT permitted.

If anyone has questions or problems signing up, please contact ridgleahillscarnival@gmail.com and we will make sure you get plugged in where you would like to be.

BOO!

Meredith Rowsey, Shelbie Shackelford, and Amy Wood

Book Fair is coming the first week of November!

We would love volunteers the whole week, but especially need them on Oct 27-28th for PREVIEW days for our Pre-K and Kinder babes who need extra help making their lists 

I have attached the schedule below and created a sign up genius at the link!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084AADAE2FA0FC1-rhebook

Please feel free to message me here or email @ monicarhawkins@gmail.com. Thank you!!

Local Live Thankfully food drives are usually conducted in the first 3 weeks of November. Live Thankfully volunteers pick up these heavy boxes of food weekly, transfer them to the Live Thankfully storage unit, and organize them for a Live Thankfully packaging party. These food drives collect enough food to fill 3,000 bags of groceries and donate another 5,000 plus food items to local area food banks. 

Parents, it is time for the Texas PTA Reflections Art Contest. Students will be bringing home information this week regarding entries. All entries must have a parent or guardian who has joined RHPTA this year. Entries should be entirely student done. More info and rules at https://www.txpta.org/reflections. Entries due 11/17.

Don't forget to JOIN the Ridglea Hills PTA - Only $10/person

(If you were a member last year, you DO have to rejoin each year)

Our PTA membership reflects the amazing support our school has from family, friends, parents, teachers, and the community! 

WHO can join the PTA?

• Everyone!  Parents/guardians, grandparents, family members, friends, community members, teachers/faculty, alumni.  We welcome and encourage anyone interested in supporting our school to become a member!

We have a goal of one PTA member for each student enrolled at our school.  We need YOUR help to make that happen!  Sign up your family and friends TODAY! 

Thank you to everyone who has already joined!  You should receive a digital membership card in your email within a few weeks of joining.  Please let Sara Cox (saradcox@hotmail.com) know if you have any questions or don't receive your card.  You can use your membership for some great discounts! Don't forget to pick up your membership stickers!

Easy Ways to Join: (Only $10/person)

Online:  (does not require an account/login)

https://rhpta.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/2109

(While you are here, you can login to also update your family's directory information at this website if you wish to be included in our school's online directory)

Paper: Turn in this PAPER FORM (click the link) with your cash or check attached for $10/Member to the school office.

Email Sara Cox - saradcox@hotmail.com - if you need any help or another payment method.

TOGETHER - WE ARE RIDGLEA!  Go Mustangs!!

• 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

The Pony Post has a new email this year! Sign up for the distribution list and submit Pony Post requests to Brooke Mooty: RHEPonyPost@gmail.com