Originally delivered on 2/26/2023 7:38 pm

SUBJECT: RH Pony Posts: Sunday, February 26, 2023

Sunday, February 26, 2023
A Note From Principal Cotton

Congratulations and kudos to our Cowtown runners yesterday!  We are so very proud of you all! Special shout out to Brooke Mooty, Carolyn Lewis, and Jessica Molder for supporting and sponsoring our kiddos this year! Outstanding job!


Also, huge thank you to our Hot Dog Supper committee! Ashley Zucarelli, Bonnie Gipson, Erin Mitchell, Condi Aiken and Elizabeth Vasani, and soooo many wonderful parent volunteers on this committee and RHE peeps that just chipped in to make this one of the most special events for RHE!  We love you all and for ensuring our children have the best, best time ever!!!


We are looking forward to our magical Fine Arts Day on this Friday, March 3, 2023!! We can’t wait to see what Mrs. Robyn Urbani and her amazing team have done to make this one of the most memorable days we will never forget!  

Love,

Principal Cotton

Coming Up at RHE
  • Tuesday, Feb 28th: 6:15 pm - General PTA Meeting; 6:30 pm 2nd Grade Program 
  • Friday, March 3rd: Fine Art's Day
  • Wednesday, March 8th 9-10:30 am: Mustang Round-Up
  • Friday, March 10th at 7:30 am: Donuts with Dads
  • Saturday, March 25th: Time TBD: Parent Party & Auction
Thank you all for R E L I S H I N G Ridglea Hills with us on Friday evening!

Together (with over 450 of our Mustang family), we came together and reestablished a beloved RHE tradition - Hot Dog Supper! 


Our committee was honored to help in this effort and cannot thank every parent, administrator, staff, teacher, volunteer and donor enough who helped make this event a success! 


There are still opportunities to have your kiddos attend one of our fun Kid Parties and in the coming days we will share more event photos, fundraising stats, etc. However, tonight may we simply say thank you and encourage everyone to continue finding opportunities to relish our sweet school! 


Ashley Zucarelli

2023 HDS Chair

On behalf of my AMAZING committee - 

Bonnie Gipson, Erin Mitchell, Condi Aiken and Elizabeth Vasani

Attention Run Club Families!

You may wear your Cowtown shirts and medals to school tomorrow to show off your hard work! Our end of season party is tomorrow after school until 4:15 pm. 

Mustang Miles!

Carolyn Lewis & Brooke Mooty

brooke@safecarepartners.net

We did it!!! RHE Run Club ran the Cowtown Kids 5K on Saturday! Coach Carolyn Lewis and I are so happy for our run club crew! 

Thank you so much to all the families who showed up and made it happen. We literally could not do it without you!!!!! Way to go, Mustangs!

Fine Arts Day is TIMELESS!! March 3, 2023

Fine Arts Day is THIS FRIDAY, March 3rd!!

We will spend the day celebrating Fine Arts Day as TIMELESS!!! It will be a great day of fun activities for our students to enjoy! 

  • Only pre-registered volunteers will be allowed in the building after 8 a.m. on the day of the event. 
  • Volunteers, please check for an email from Laura Hixon
  • Parents, visitors and younger/older siblings will NOT be allowed to shadow or stop in to see their student on the day of the event. 
  • ALL students will need a sack lunch on the FRIDAY as the entire school will be eating in their classrooms. 
  • The students are also encouraged to leave their backpacks at home that day.

On Thursday, March 2, we have a school to transform!  We will start after school and run until we are done. The more hands we have the quicker we can get it done. If you have a craft kit with glue gun, scissors, LADDER and other essentials, bring it (but make sure everything is labeled)! If you don't, no worries, we will have everything ready for all areas of the building and outside! We need those that are and aren't crafty! Grab a friend, bring your high school age child (or make them babysit the younger ones) or come solo. Have a girl's night out, have a guy's night out, have a date night, feed the family and come on up, have a neighbor watch the kids while helping right after school, however you make it happen, come on up! If you want to know if we are still working at a certain time, text 817-688-3607 and I will let you know! We do ask that all Elementary school age and younger stay home though. We want your help turning Ridglea Hills into a spectacular TIMELESS Fine Arts Day!


Questions? Email Robyn Urbani at robynttu@gmail.com 

Your 2023 Fine Arts Day Committee – 

Robyn Urbani, Kim Caplin, Monica Hawkins, Laura Hixon, Erin Mitchell, Meredith Rowsey 

Take Action NOW Against Vouchers!

NOW is your time to take action against vouchers! Click this link, take 10 seconds to fill out the call to action, and then share with at least 10 folks in your network:  https://p2a.co/q9IwTzT

Texas PTA is opposed to Vouchers. Texas PTA is opposed to legislation that authorizes state funds to be used to pay for private school tuition and related costs. More info on Texas PTA position:

https://docs.google.com/.../1cI4r4DiMds6VJid.../edit...

Use YOUR powerful PTA parent voice to speak out against vouchers by participating in and sharing this call to action, RIGHT NOW! We need ALL our voices together and loud on this one!

https://p2a.co/q9IwTzT

Ken Kuhl
President | Fort Worth ISD Council of PTAs
www.fwisdpta.org

2022-2023 Yearbook Information
We're really excited about this year's Ridglea Hills Elementary Yearbook. Why? Because you can add your own photos and memories to your personalized copy. All you have to do is create a free account with TreeRing, this year's yearbook vendor. Your book includes two FREE pages for you to personalize with your own photos and memories. The personal pages are totally optional, so if you just want the more traditional yearbook, that's okay, too.
Link to Purchase: https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1016648081363523

Prices:
Soft Cover $22.70
Hard Cover $29.31
Custom Pages are FREE and are printed ONLY in your book. Want more pages? Each additional 2 pages is just $0.99.

Need Help?
Contact Treering-By phone: 877-755-8733 or Online: help.treering.com

Deadlines:
Custom Pages Completed by April 5th

Yearbook Ordered by April 26th

 Help us by uploading your personal pictures to be used in the 2022-2023 yearbook!
1. Once logged in click "Yearbook"
2. Click "SHARE SCHOOL PHOTOS"
3. Add photos into files by subject
4. Photos that do not fit into a specific folder, add it to the RIDGLEA HILLS folder.

Amy Burch, 2022-2023 Yearbook Chair 817-691-6755
*Flyer will be sent home this week. 
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

https://calendly.com/ridgleahills/mustang-stampede?back=1&month=2022-12&fbclid=IwAR2Il4AVye2H6-Md1caJuQIIFWghzcLFQ0NAEpAwzri7ppUFwPRuEp47_dI

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

 

The Pony Post has a new email this year! Sign up for the distribution list and submit Pony Post requests (submissions for Sunday's Pony Post should be in by Midnight on Friday of each week) to Brooke Mooty: RHEPonyPost@gmail.com

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