Walkathon 2023 was one for the books. Thank you to everyone that came together to make it possible. Together, we raised more than $70,000 to support our wonderful school! 

A BIG thank you to Principal Cotton, Assistant Principal Starr, teachers & staff, our President - Julie Dore, our incredible Walkathon Co-Chairs- Brent Dore & Katie Whitten, VP Fundraising- Beth Timmerman, as well as the indispensable Walkathon committee: Brayden Hudson, Emily McNay, Whitney Burns, Bonnie Gipson, Trista Preda, & Kyle Zamzow for showing up to make our BIGGEST fundraiser happen!!

To the countless people that helped out this month--whether at spirit shop, directing traffic on Walkathon day, hauling tons of coins to school, or simply helping communicate the many dates to friends, families, and fellow RHE parents--THANK YOU. Walkathon only happens because the incredible RHE community comes together to showcase our Mustang Spirit! Also, a special thank you to the spouses of the Walkathon committee members!

We are also deeply appreciative to the many sponsors this year. We had over 130 family sponsorships and over 30 business sponsorships. A special thank you to our Platinum, Silver, and Specialty sponsors:

• Platinum Sponsor: Split Rock Resources
• Middle Road Madness Sponsor: Dore Rothberg Law, P.C. 
• Breakfast Sponsor: The Gallagher Firm, PLLC 
• Coffee Sponsor: Kelly Decker Law, PLLC
• Trailer Sponsor: B Smart Builders
• Silver Sponsors: Ridglea Hills Neighborhood Association, Jason's Deli, Walmart, Frost Bank, MasVida Health, LLC, A & E Concrete, & Elevate Design Build, Inc.

• Signs: If you haven't picked up your Sponsorship Sign or Pony Sponsorship Pennant, they are in front of school and ready to be picked up.
• T-Shirts for Sale: We still have extra t-shirts. If you forgot to order one or want to have one for every day of the week, email Brent Dore (brentdore@gmail.com) or rhewalkathon@gmail.com and they can get you set up. 
• Make sure to check out the Ridglea Hills PTA Facebook page to see all of the great photos from Walkathon!

We have one more event for you to add to your calendar: Spirit Night @ Fred's Texas Cafe (7101 Camp Bowie W Blvd) on October 17th. Come out and celebrate Walkathon 2023!

Do you want to talk to students about your career including the education/training it took to get there?

Do you know someone in the community who would be an excellent Career Day addition?

Career Day is scheduled for Friday, November 17 and we're looking for volunteers to help teach our students about the different types of careers that exist in the world today. Our goal is to expose students to a wide variety of careers with the hope that their interest will be piqued by one or more of them.  

Interested in volunteering? Please fill out this form by November 3.  

Questions? Please contact Tracie Harris, RHE School Counselor, at 817-815-1715 or tracie.harris@fwisd.org. 

If you have a student in 3rd - 5th grade, permission slips for our annual Battle of the Books went home last week and are due tomorrow - October 10. 

Please email Jenn Nevitt at Jennifer.Nevitt@fwisd.org if you have any questions! 

Picture day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 24! Please your order before picture day on mylifetouch.com and you'll receive $10 off purchase of $50+ & free shipping by using the code: NTTB-4Z4P-WJMM-3XD8.

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 October and November.

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.

Fort Worth ISD requires an online background check process for all school volunteers. Background checks must be completed every year for volunteers; they do not carry over to the next school year. For those with students in multiple schools, one background check is sufficient, as it covers all of Fort Worth ISD. To complete your mandatory application and background check to volunteer through Fort Worth ISD, please visit:  https://www.fwisd.org/volunteer.

Mark these upcoming dates on your calendar! 

Oct. 24: Picture Day 

Nov. 4: Arlington Heights High School Literacy Rally (open for all ages!)

Nov. 20 - 24: Thanksgiving Break 

• 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!  

• Also, stay connected with us on Facebook by joining our Ridglea Hills Elementary School PTA group. 

• 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 to receive the weekly e-newsletter by emailing Kelly Wooley at  RHEPonyPost@gmail.com

Pony Post News!! We have a new online submission form. Visit 

https://bit.ly/RHEPonyPost and fill out the online form with the information you want included in the post by Friday at noon. There's even an option to upload images, word documents and PDFs!