Originally delivered on 8/13/2023 1:50 pm

SUBJECT: RH Pony Posts: Special Back to School Edition

A Special Back to School Edition!
A Note from our Principal

Hello Mustang Families!


Thank you PTA and Mustang Staff

We are so excited to welcome you all back to school tomorrow morning!  We are thrilled to see all of our our students and parents enter our doors! I want to stop and take the time to thank our amazing PTA and our Teachers and Staff for all the hard work, and endless hours they have put in to prepare for this upcoming school year!  I am so blessed and fortunate to work with an amazing school family! 

Class Lists

If you were unable to attend Meet the Teacher, please look for your child/children's name posted on the grade level class lists posted on the walls in the foyer when you arrive on Monday morning.


Breakfast and Lunch

Remember, breakfast and lunch are free for ALL students. Students are required to have their ID that was assigned to them during enrollment/registration. Returning students use the same ID as last year."

Carpool

Please remember to “pack your patience” when arriving to school. Carpool can be extremely busy as we work hard to receive students on the first day of school. Please remember to fill out your yellow card with your child/children’s name and teacher(s)’ name and place it in your car window so that it can be visibly seen by staff. If you do not have a yellow card, you can obtain one from the office. 

Parent Thank You: 

Thank you, parents, for allowing me and our staff to serve you and your families!!! You could have chosen any school for your child/children to attend, but because you chose Ridglea Hills, we are grateful! We will do our best to love, respect, and encourage them to reach their fullest potential!


Welcome Home To Mustang Country!!!!!

With Love,

Crenesha Cotton

Principal

A Letter From Our PTA President
New Parent Breakfast

If you’re new to Ridglea Hills, make sure and stop by the New Parent Breakfast Table tomorrow by the Library. Grab a treat and a coffee! 

Tissues, hugs, and high fives will also be available! 

Carpool Map

To help move the line quickly and efficiently, please DO NOT exit your vehicle, note where you need to stop to pick up your student, and most importantly, be kind to our staff and volunteers that are helping! Thank you for your patience!

Show Your Mustang Pride!
Back to School Printable Signs

If you would like a fun, printable sign for the first day of school, visit our website to print off the sign you need and snap those great back to school pictures! (Thank you to Emily Pence for putting these together for us!)

Celebrate your child's birthday in style!

Mustang Stampede is back and ready to thrill your kids with a surprise appearance on their birthday or any special occasion! 

Your $30 donation (which goes to support the 5th grade field trip) includes 12 mustang signs and a Ridglea Hills sign. Happy Birthday signs can be included as well! Just let us know!

Reservations must be made at least a week in advance.

Reserve your special day now! What a fun way to support your 5th grade families and show the neighborhood your RH spirit!

We are now taking reservations for the month of August ONLY. Please email rhstampede@gmail.com to make your reservation. Include the date and address. You will receive an email reply to confirm your reservation (we have 2 sets of signs, so we can make 2 reservations per day). After your reservation is confirmed, you can pay via Venmo, via Membership Toolkit or cash or check. Information will be sent to you regarding payment. 

Mustang Mall

We hope you enjoyed shopping at Mustang Mall during Meet the Teacher!  In case you missed it, we were out of your size, or you are just interested in a few more spirit items, we’ve got you covered! An online store will open soon! Stay tuned to future Pony Posts and Facebook.

Mustangs Helping Mustangs!
Supplemental Supply List

FWISD Is providing school supplies for free to students this year, but there are still a few grade-specific supply needs requested by our teachers. 

Please see list attached to the left.

Stay in the know!
Membership Toolkit

Want to know when events are happening and get live updates to calendar changes?  Want to stay informed on class activities?  Need to connect with another parent?  Membership Toolkit is the program the PTA uses to keep you informed and connected! Download the Membership Toolkit app or go to the website and sign up today!   

 

Already on Membership Toolkit?   Log in and update you and your student’s information!  NEW this year – from the mobile app you can sync the calendar to your phone!!! 


It’s free and you will have access to the calendar of events, family directory (you choose what information you share and you must be a parent or staff member to have access to this feature) and more! Additional features like volunteer sign ups are coming soon!  

Join the PTA!

Do you want to help support the school and all that the PTA helps do?  

Did you know the PTA puts out the Pony Post, helps buy supplies for each teacher, sponsors afterschool clubs, buys things like the shade structures for the play ground and so much more?   

By signing up to be a member – your dues help support all the things we do throughout the year!   

There are no meeting requirements, but we’d love to have you come!   There are no volunteer requirements, but you are welcome to sign up if you have some time to give.   

It is $10 a member or $20 a family (2 adult memberships) and you can sign up online or if you’ve already signed up for membership toolkit you can sign up by clicking on “store”.   Need to pay by cash, check – then please fill out the form in the link below and return it to your child’s teacher.   Please consider joining the PTA and helping make a difference at RHE!  

  • If you're not signed up to receive our weekly Pony Post, email rheponypost@gmail.com with your child's name, grade and teacher and we'll get you signed up!  



  • Get involved by joining the PTA! We have many jobs, large and small, and all make a huge difference in helping to show our Mustang Pride! 


  • 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 Noon on Friday of each week) to Kelly Wooley: RHEPonyPost@gmail.com

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