Originally delivered on 10/23/2022 11:40 am

SUBJECT: RH Pony Posts: Sunday, October 23, 2022

Sunday, October 23, 2022
A Note From Principal Cotton

Happy Sunday!

It's a busy week at Ridglea Hills Elementary! On Friday morning I will be dancing on the roof with a special song for losing the Walkathon bet!

Love-

Mrs. Cotton

Coming Up at RHE

Monday, Oct. 24 - Friday, Oct. 28 

  • Bullying Prevention Spirit Week (see flyer below for details)
  • 5th Grade Fundraising is selling Boo Grams each day after school for $1 each; to be delivered on 10/31


Wednesday, Oct 26 and Thursday, Oct. 27

  • Pumpkin Patch submissions due (see flyer below for rules and details)
  • 6 pm - 8:30 pm AHHS Student Council Haunted House (both days) and Trunk or Treat (Thursday only)


Thursday, Oct. 27 and Friday, Oct. 28

  • Book Fair Preview Days (Book Fair is first week of Nov.)
  • Book Fair will be open for shopping after school on Fri. 10/28 until Carnival begins


Friday, Oct. 28

  • End of 2nd Six Weeks; Popcorn Friday
  • Carnival from 6 - 8 pm on the track


Monday, Oct. 31

  • Storybook Parade (8 a.m.)
  • Live Thankfully Food Drive Begins 


Tuesday, Nov. 8

  • Professional Learning Day/ Election Day - NO SCHOOL


Friday, Nov. 18

  • Career Day 
5th Grade Fundraising News
  • 5th Grade Fundraising will begin selling Boo-grams on Monday Oct. 24th after school in the front hallway.  Boo-grams are $1 and will be sold all week.  They will be delivered to classes Monday, Oct. 31st.


  • Our Live Thankfully Food Drive kicks off Monday, Oct. 31st.  RHE has partnered with LT for 11 years to help bring meals to families in our school and community at Thanksgiving time.  We are looking for canned goods, mac & cheese, peanut butter, boxed potatoes, rice, ramen noodles, and soup. The food drive will run for two weeks.
The Countdown to Book Fair has Begun!

Students will get a sneak peak this week (Thursday and Friday).


SPECIAL SHOPPING DAY... Friday, October 28th 3:20-6:00.  

We will only be open until Carnival starts so come get a great parking space and shop for some new books!


The Book Fair will be open before school beginning on Monday, October 31st through Friday, November 4th.


For those families that take advantage of the after-school care programs, we will keep the fair open on Wednesday until 6 p.m.


Consider using eWallets... they are a great way to help your kiddos shop without the need to send cash to school.


Check out our school's Book Fair Website:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/ridgleahillselemschool?fbclid=IwAR02B3YCHtpv5EU3SpUWjrThFYBLE5BIhtDkM7dlFEBkE5FEqNK4cEr1haI

Book Fair Volunteers Needed!

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 email me monicarhawkins@gmail.com. Thank you!!

Carnival is THIS FRIDAY October 28th!
Carnival Volunteer Sign-Ups and Additional Information Is Here!!

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

Congratulations Ridglea Hills PTA!!

We earned the Early Bird Award from Texas PTA!  This award recognizes our amazing PTA for achieving 100% of last year’s total PTA membership “early” by September 30th of this school year.  Thank you to all of you who joined the PTA at the beginning of the year and helped us earn the award!! Woo-hoo!!  It has already been such a great year because of your support and involvement!


 If you have not joined the PTA yet to take part in all the wonderful ways we support our school and advocate for our students and faculty, it’s not too late to sign up and add your voice to our organization! We need each and every one of you to represent our great school community!


Easy sign up online ($10/person): https://rhpta.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/2109


*Don’t forget to come to the next PTA event for your free membership sticker if you haven’t picked yours up!*

Texas PTA Reflections Art Contest

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.

Career Day is Friday, Nov. 18!
Carpool Map for the 2022-2023 School Year
Rainy Day Procedures

If it’s raining in the morning we will close the parking lot for drop off and do all drop offs in the front of the school.

Mustang Stampede is Back!

Mustang Stampede is back to let all your neighbors know that We Are Ridglea!

 - Celebrate your student with a stampede of mustangs in your front yard and help support 5th grade fundraising.  Great for birthdays, holidays and all special occasions!  

 - Contact Russell Lasiter with any questions: rlasiter1980@sbcglobal.net

 - Click the link below to sign up

Click Here for Mustang Stampede Calendar!
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

 

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