One more Meals for Mustangs!

We've got your dinner plans covered for Tuesday night!  Join us this Tuesday, October 17th at Fred's Texas Cafe for one last fundraising effort for Walkathon.  Fred's will donate 15% of sales all day to Ridglea Hills Elementary!  Let's show some Mustang Spirit and help us raise more funds for our school.  Wear your RHE Spirit Shirts and we will see you there!  Fred's Texas Cafe is located at 3458 Irene Dr. Fort Worth TX 76116

Last call for T-Shirts!  

Did you miss a chance to order shirts for this year's Walkathon?  Need a spare shirt for field trips this year?  Did we run out of the size you wanted?  We will be doing one last order for 2023 Walkathon t-shirts this week!  All orders must be submitted via the Membership Toolkit.  Deadline to order is this Friday 10/20/2023.  

• 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. All remaining signs will be removed at the end of the week. 
• Make sure to check out the Ridglea Hills PTA Facebook page to see all of the great photos from Walkathon!

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. 

Live Thankfully t-shirts are on sale!  Look for this flyer that came home Friday.  Orders must be received no later than Wednesday, October 18th. You can return the form, or can Venmo @live_thankfully. If you order through Venmo, please put "RHE" & student's name and teacher name in the comments. 

Chess Club is starting Oct. 18 for 2nd-5^th Graders. 

All students are welcome to attend.  

If your student doesn't know how to play chess and would like to learn, this is a great opportunity.  Pink forms have been sent home.  Please have your child return the attached forms to either Mrs. Maxon's or Mrs. Hixon's mailboxes by Tuesday, Oct. 17.  Students must submit forms by Tuesday in order to stay on Wednesday.  Meetings are in the cafeteria from 3:20-4:10.   Please be sure to let your child's teacher know if he/she is staying for chess.

Students of all ability groups are welcome as well as any parents or grandparents who would like to help.  Any adult who would like to help with Chess Club will need to have a FWISD background check completed.

Chess Club members may wear chess club t-shirts on Wednesdays.  Online orders will be accepted through Oct. 24 at 11:59.  To order, click on the link  https://rhechessclub2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Questions may be directed to katie.maxon@fwisd.org or laura.hixon@fwisd.org

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.

Be on the lookout this week for a note to come home regarding the PTA Reflections Art Contest. This creative arts contest recognizes the talents of Prek-12th grade students every year, at the council, state and national level. This year’s theme is:  “I am hopeful because…”

Students who submit entries must have a family member who is a paid PTA mender by 10/31. Entries are welcome in six categories, and are due by 11/10. More information, and rules can be found at www.txpta.org/reflections

All our fun RHE Fall Traditions will be happening soon! Stay tuned for information about Carnival (10/27), Pumpkin Patch Week (10/23-31), and Storybook Parade(10/31)

More details will be posted soon - including opportunities to volunteer! 

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. 17: Spirit Night at Fred's Restaurant

Oct. 20: House Day - Dress in House Colors

Oct. 23-31: Pumpkin Patch Week & Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 24: Picture Day & 4th Grade Music Program

Oct. 25: PTA Meeting (6pm in Mustang Multipurpose Room)

Oct. 27: Fall Carnival (6-8pm)

Oct. 31: Storybook Parade (8:15am)

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!